I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"No... actually, it's because when making the selection, you have to choose the one with the deepest bond with those four people—you might not believe it, but those four bastards can drag me out no matter what they do in the Holy Grail War or what artifacts they get." The wise king's lips twitched as he spoke.

"……so……"

“So, you’re the one who inherited everything from me.” The wise king reached out and pressed Gil’s head. “Whether in the past, present, or future, you can’t decide your birth, but you can decide the path you take and where you go.”

"I……"

"No matter what—you are now Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes—"

The wise king straightened up. "Have you forgotten what you said to that android? You can think, you can laugh, you can express joy, anger, sorrow and happiness—you are human, without a doubt. You are not some kind of bullshit gene. You are just a human being, a somewhat special human being."

"And you told Kusanagi Gakuen, right? Keep going, no matter what happens, keep going—you don't need to worry about so much anymore. In this world, just do what you want to do."

Chapter 379 Interlude

“Then I have another question—” Jill asked, “What is the World Fragment?”

From the moment Jill began his journey until now, he has been collecting so-called "world fragments".

He still doesn't know what the fragments of this world are essentially.

“It means exactly what it says—it means ‘fragments of the world,’” the Wise King answered Gilles’ question.

“After the world was destroyed by the Destruction Factor, it did not completely disappear, but was broken into countless fragments. These fragments are scattered in other worlds seeking protection,” Chen continued. “Moreover, if these fragments are collected, the world can be repaired. So far, relying on the world fragments you have collected, we have repaired more than six worlds.”

“We protect more than a hundred worlds, and these world fragments are also in these worlds. The more world fragments you collect, the more worlds are repaired, and the more blessings and feedback the world gives you.”

“Of all these feedbacks and favors, the strongest I know of is the Traveler’s ability—Conceptualization,” Chen said. “That ability can materialize one’s desired concept into a physical form, and it will always take effect. However, it has little effect on Destruction Factors, and its cooldown is very long.”

"Is it because there's no 'concept' for the Destruction Factor?" Jill thought for a moment and then understood the problem.

Indeed, the Destruction Factor is essentially a pawn of the concept of destruction, and the general concept for dealing with the Destruction Factor is destruction or annihilation.

However, this concept is not very effective against destructive factors.

The concepts attached to the Ea sword used by Jill are "Opening" and "Annihilation," which are necessary to successfully destroy the Destruction Factor.

“No… it’s not that there aren’t any, but rather that there are very few.” The Wise King shrugged. “The Ea sword is fine. The Ea sword is imbued with the concept of creation, which is why it can destroy the destructive factor.”

"Six worlds have been repaired... What blessings have the worlds bestowed upon me?" Jill asked.

"One is that you can use the Omniscient and Omnipotent Star to connect to the database of any world you are in, so that you can find and know even the most deeply hidden information. The other is that your luck will always be very good, not in terms of the golden ratio, but because you will always be guided to the right path when you are searching for world fragments," the Wise King continued.

"That sounds good."

“I’ve told you everything you wanted to know,” Chen said. “Then take a good look at the wise man’s notes. Also, get out of here now.”

"at last--"

The wise king looked at Gil, his eyes carrying a strange meaning.

"I hope you will keep your vow—"

"And now, you are the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh the King of Heroes. Cut off everything from the past and bravely face yourself."

Jill just smiled and said, "I refuse."

“You can only grow by carrying the past, right?” Jill smiled slightly. “If I threw away the past, then I wouldn’t be much different from a coward.”

“If it’s my fault, then I don’t need to deny it.” Jill shrugged. “Because it is my fault, and you can only grow by carrying it.”

Jill looked at Chen and said, "I also want to thank you—if what you say is true, you have given me a new life."

Jill reminisces about the people she met during her travels.

“You’ve given me this life,” Jill said with a smile. “I have no complaints.”

“If I made such a mistake in the past, I don’t think it’s atonement—it’s my own decision.” Jill stretched out his hand, and the stars in the Sea of ​​Stars began to pulsate for him.

"I'm going back now. And thank you all." Jill smiled slightly, then her figure disappeared into the Sea of ​​Stars.

The wise king watched Gil disappear into the sea of ​​stars, remaining silent for a long time before finally speaking, "...Is it alright to tell him the truth so soon?"

"He'd find out sooner or later, wouldn't he? Besides, it's something he figured out himself, so I can't be considered to have broken the rules, and that green-headed sage can't say anything about me."

Chen's eyes flickered, and the wise man appeared before the sage king once more. "Sage king, how confident are you about that plan?"

"It's hard to say for sure—actually, I have another question." The Wise King looked at the Sage, "Tell me, how come you four can summon me with any kind of sacred relic?"

"I'm not sure of the reasons myself. The Traveler is the most compatible with you, the Sage is probably because his head color is similar to your best friend's hair color (green), and the King is because you are too similar in essence," the Sage analyzed.

"Hmph... the best compatibility, the color of the head... what does that mean?" The wise king suddenly remembered this question.

"...I can't say, I can't say. If I do, he'll kill me when I go back." The wise man waved his hand. "Speaking of which, why did you come back in the first place?"

"that……"

……

Jill's consciousness returned to her body.

He took the book off his face.

"So this is ah……"

Jill finally understood many things.

For example, in the world of Fate/Saty Night, even though my mental state was very low at that time, I was completely indifferent to the evil in this world.

Because the evils of this world cannot threaten him at all.

Even when he saw the 666th Beast, despite being shocked, he still felt no fear.

Because the original essence of his soul was the greatest evil—the destructive factor—that was opposed to the world!

Jill closed the book and jumped off the bed.

In truth, his heart was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

“Fragments of the world…” Jill reached out, as if trying to grasp something. “The world gave me these… Then I will do my best to help you.”

Starlight flowed through his hands.

……

In the next room, Shana lay on her bed, looking at the book in her hands.

“It’s rare to see you so quiet because of someone.” Alastor’s voice came from the pendant Shana was wearing.

"...It's not because of that—I always felt that he was hiding something, and that he held the most crucial thing, the thing that could lure that person out..." Shana slammed her book shut and said.

"The Lost Child of Zero Hour?"

Fariagni's goal was undoubtedly the lost child in Jill's hands.

So it's safe to say he'll come knocking again!

Chapter 380 Strange People

At this moment, in a dark space.

The enormous bonsai, a replica of Misaki City, still emitted a faint glow as before.

Fariagni floated in the air, holding the doll Marianne in her arms, her eyes fixed on the garden-style bonsai below.

Inside that bonsai tree, there were many tiny flames burning.

That is the torch.

The torch was used as a "substitute" for a person who did not exist.

That is, after the Crimson World Apostles stole the "Power of Existence," they left behind these "torches" as a substitute to mitigate the distortions that occurred in reality. Then, as time goes by, once the "torches" have burned out, the people who were replaced by the "torches" will eventually fade from people's memories.

It is also a measure to prevent the world from becoming distorted because of someone's sudden disappearance.

If the Crimson World Apostles cause too much distortion, they will be besieged by all the Flame Haze warriors and many of their comrades.

Therefore, the torch is also a necessary measure for the Crimson World Apostles to address the doubts surrounding their consumption of the power of existence.

Suddenly, Fariagni paused for a moment.

A tiny flame went out just like that.

"what?"

Fariagni let out a strange, soft sound.

"What's wrong, Master?" Fariagni asked, holding Marianne.

“…How strange,” Fariagni muttered, “How did the torch suddenly disappear…”

That extremely faintly burning torch could burn for at least another day or so before it went out.

But for some reason, this torch came directly, without any warning...

went out.

……

Jill was looking out the window at the stars.

After a long while, he yawned and rubbed his eyes; he must have been getting tired.

He yawned and suddenly sensed a subtle energy fluctuation.

Jill sensed the fluctuation, shook her head, looked down, and her crimson eyes flickered.

“That person is…” Jill recognized the figure. He walked past someone, the listless person—or rather, the torch—and disappeared.

Jill's eyesight even allowed her to see that the man held a ball of pale blue flame in his hand.

Jill knew very well what that pale blue flame was—

The power of existence!

That listless human must be the torch that's about to go out.

Throughout the entire process, the man didn't make any significant movements.

Should we stop him?

Jill asked herself the question, then shook her head.

No, if the answer to the question the All-Knowing and All-Powerful Star asked the world is correct, then it doesn't matter if he destroys some torches. Besides, since he hasn't shown any murderous intent or hostility towards me, I'll let him go for now.