I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"As I thought? Summoning you back then was a mistake." Altair sighed.

“Heh…” Jill chuckled, and then golden ripples appeared around her.

This scene made Altair's eyes flash with anger. "Do you intend to fight me now?"

“No, how could that be?” Jill laughed, and then two golden cups fell to the ground.

Next, Jill reached out again, and a golden pot fell out.

“Although it’s not something you can display in a formal setting, it’s the best drink you can have.” Jill tilted the pitcher, and the liquid inside poured out into the golden cup.

Gil extended a cup to Altair.

Altair hesitated for a moment, then took the cup.

“Drink up. My treasury contains only the finest treasures.” Gilles said with a hint of pride, then took a sip of the liquid in his cup.

Altair looked at the purplish-red liquid in the glass, hesitated for a moment, and then took a sip.

"Grape juice...? I didn't expect the King of Heroes to like these things?"

"I suppose so, after all, I am a king...?" Jill took another sip of juice. "Why?"

“No, it’s nothing.” Altair looked at Gil. “I just think the King of Heroes truly deserves to be called a king.”

"Are you trying to say I'm moody?" Jill swirled her glass, then reached out, and this time another flask appeared.

Gil poured himself a glass of wine and gestured to Altair at the same time.

“I, too, have my own principles.” Jill took a satisfied sip of his drink, savoring its clean yet potent flavor. He narrowed his eyes. “We’re not enemies right now, are we?”

“It’s only temporary.” Altair put down his cup.

“You possess something that I must obtain.” Jill downed the wine in her glass in one gulp. “I will not allow the one who takes what I need to live.” Jill looked up at Altair.

"Ah, is that it? A white ball of light?" Altair stretched out his hand, and a white ball of light floated there.

It was exactly the same world fragment that Jill first saw from Yashiro Isana.

"What? You're not going to give me this fragment, are you?" Jill asked, staring at Altair with her red eyes.

“No, of course not.” Altair’s smile vanished. “This is my only hope of challenging the gods!”

“So if you want it back, come and take it!” Altair said.

"...Hmph, so the negotiations have fallen through." Jill snapped her fingers and collected all the cups and pots. "Although I really want to kill you right now and take back the fragments, it's probably not going to happen now."

Gil's crimson snake eyes stared at Altair. "This is not a place where we can cause a ruckus. I know you don't care about that, but this is not a place where you can run wild."

“…Very well, then I’ll look forward to it. I’ll look forward to the day when you and I will have our final battle.” Altair said this, his body floating gently into the air.

Jill gently clenched her right fist.

“Then come on… let’s see if your All Things Are More Powerful, or My Gate of Babylon Is More Powerful…” Jill murmured, clenching her right fist.

"No, I'm just testing whether you can withstand my final trump card..."

……

Time passed quickly.

Soon, the festival will begin.

Operation plan, named "Elimination Room FES", has begun.

This is arguably the biggest anime convention ever.

"From darkness to light, the boundary is gray. The blessing of the Book of Magic bestows guidance upon this realm of star resonance, yet the realm of darkness and dawn cannot summon light..."

As Meteora chanted, the "birdcage" gradually began to take shape.

"With the division of Yin and Yang, the blessing of time, a brilliance that even the stars cannot match..."

This is the incantation for activating the Noble Phantasm added at Gilles' request.

Thus begins the prelude to the event called "Elimination Room FES"!

Chapter 40 The Final Battle Begins - Prologue

"The spells and wisdom of all things are with us, proclaiming to us who are here... Manifest, [Knight of Vogel]!" Meteora continued chanting, preparing.

……

"Welcome back, Knight Vogel!" Serega ran up happily, opened the mech's cockpit, and entered to begin piloting it.

"Wow, so cool!" Jill couldn't help but exclaim when she saw the beautiful white mecha.

"Then I can't fall behind..." Because of the rules of this world, Gilles temporarily obtained the "Holy Grail" and possessed enormous magical power.

Jill waved her hand, "Unfurl the Gate of Babylon!"

The background setting that Takeuchi and Suna gave Gillespie was "that he was transported to another world by chance after obtaining the Holy Grail".

The enormous skyship slowly floated up, and Jill sat on it, with golden ripples representing the Gate of Babylon shimmering behind her.

"Vimana!" With Jill's call, the Golden Ship revealed its full form.

Jill was wearing a white shirt, but her chest and abdomen were completely exposed, revealing the red tattoos underneath. She wore a red cloak and a golden skirt armor.

Jill's appearance was also designed by Takeuchi and used as a character in a certain mobile game.

"Hey, hey, why do they all have vehicles? Seriously." Mirokuji Yuya looked at the golden ship and the two huge mechs in the sky and couldn't help but click her tongue.

Then, he raised the black knife in his hand and swung it fiercely.

The long sword emitted a burst of sword energy, which condensed into long blocks of ice.

"Oh, this power increase is quite good." Mirokuji Yuya revealed a wild smile.

“Then let’s get ready to begin.” Jill smiled. “I’m really looking forward to the fight with that guy…”

……

Time passed, the sun set, and Altair finally appeared.

"It's been a long time, everyone." She bowed to everyone, a very standard gesture of etiquette.

“Hey, Altair…” Jill looked at Altair, “I thought you were scared.”

“Unlikely, King of Heroes, it’s time to begin. Not just me, not just you, but all those who know all this, and even my pathetic creator who made me, and those who treat our story as entertainment…” Altair raised his hands, and countless sabers immediately flew towards Gil and the other two!

Serega and Rue Kanoya both controlled their mechs to take off, while Jill released the Law Aias Seven Rings to block Altair's saber.

“Seleja, Kanoya, create an opportunity for me!” Jill said through the communication channel.

"learn!"

Serega then unleashed her machine guns on Altair, and Kanoya also fired purple beam cannons at Altair.

Altair remained calm, easily blocking Serega's Ferguson Knights' barrage with a row of sabers, while another row of sabers tore through the purple light cannon.

Seizing the opportunity, Gilles unleashed a dozen Noble Phantasms in quick succession without hesitation. The Noble Phantasms hurtled towards Altair with a piercing sound as they struck!

Altair reacted quickly, blocking the attacks from both sides and immediately maneuvering all the sabers in front of him.

The immense impact of the Noble Phantasm was unavoidable, and Altair was thrown dozens of meters away.

“Then come on!” Gilles raised his hand, and the golden twin swords fell into his grasp. “Let’s have a good fight!” Gilles’ boots had been replaced with Hermes’ flying boots. He stepped into the air, and Vimana was collected by golden ripples.

"Gil, watch out...!" Serega shouted.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh..." Gil raised his twin swords and slashed at Altair.

At that moment, a streak of purple light flashed and approached from afar.

Jill's eyesight allowed her to see the other party's presence. Just as Jill was preparing to react again, the purple streak of light crashed straight into the giant mech controlled by Ruki Kanoya.

“Looks like you have something in store for you too…” Gil distanced himself and looked at Altair.

"Well, sort of." Altair said with a calm smile.

“It’s really annoying how you laugh,” Jill sighed softly. “You’re a real pain in the neck.”

“But if you dare to show murderous intent towards the king, then be prepared to face the consequences!” Gil declared, then charged toward Altair.

"Ah, just what I wanted, King of Heroes!" Altair also picked up two sabers and charged towards Gil.

……

"Immortal in the eternal moment, unparalleled key, you will cross the Styx River, freeze time, and all the changes in the realm will become nothingness, thus becoming infinite..." Meteora chanted the spell belonging to the barrier.

Everything around us began to change.

The birdcage—it's about to appear.

……

The battle between Gilles and Altair has begun.

The weapon in Jill's hand is also one of his trump cards.

It was precisely because of these two swords that he had the confidence to fight Altair.

“Then I’ll have to start with a little trick of my own…” Jill gripped her twin swords tightly. “After all, it’s all thanks to my creator!”

A book appeared next to Jill.

A grimoire, this is the true nature of this book.

A ring of golden runes surrounded Jill, flashing and leaping, before suddenly flying towards Altair!

"Boom!" The saber and the rune collided, creating a huge cloud of smoke!

That's Jill's magic!

Takeuchi and Mushroom gave Gilgamesh the setting of the Wise King as the "Caster (Magician)" class, which also added the reason for Gilgamesh's use of magic in the secondary settings.

"Magic... huh? I really can't afford to be careless with you, King of Heroes." Altair appeared after the smoke cleared, still looking exactly the same.

"You really have to look at me in a new light. Even though my magic is only half-baked, I gave it my all," Jill sighed.

At this moment, Altair sensed something was amiss.

"...It's a barrier. I didn't expect the King of Heroes and Wanli's pursuers to set up a barrier together...I want to distort and destroy this world, and you want to stop me, but this barrier is too obvious, isn't it?" Altair looked at Gil with a mocking gaze.

“What do you think I lent out my collection for…” Jill sighed. “Now, there’s nothing to worry about.”