I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"This world cannot materialize Esther, so we don't know Esther's current situation... but the information left by the template..."

It was probably because he was so badly injured that Esther was also implicated...

However, Jill was still surprised.

"Someone I can't handle even at that level..."

In the world of Elemental Blade Dance, Gilles was already able to use multiple class cards. By simultaneously using his two unique class cards, coupled with the use of Ea, Gilles was virtually invincible in many worlds.

Even so, she was still severely injured... no, according to the last record in the template, Jill even died once...

If someone could kill someone to that extent, then that opponent must be unexpectedly powerful.

Such a formidable opponent...

Jill clenched her fists tightly.

"Enkidu... I hope you are safe and sound..."

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Conversation with Kayaba Akihiko

Jill's solo victory over the boss once again caused a sensation.

After all, the headlines in the Aincrad newspapers the next day were things like "Sword Dancer Successfully Soloes Boss Again," so it would be hard not to cause a sensation.

Just then, Jill received an email.

“…” Jill scratched her head. Someone would still send her an email at this hour?

However... it's strange that there are no signed emails.

Jill opened the email, which contained only three simple words: "Who are you?"

Jill narrowed her eyes. This really was... a simple and straightforward question.

Furthermore, there was no signature. Logically speaking, in SAO, apart from friends, no one should be able to send you emails...

Apart from……

“Kayaba Akihiko?” Jill quickly typed these words into the chat box and sent it.

A while later, the email came back: "bigon".

"What business do you have with me, the creator of the infamous death game?" Jill simply sat down and began to talk to the developer of SAO.

"I have a few questions for you, such as what's going on with your skills?" It seems that Kayaba Akihiko has recovered from his initial surprise.

"Skills? Who knows?" Jill raised an eyebrow.

If the template is fully restored, it's even possible to seize control of SAO from the other party.

After all, this was something made by that man who could be called a genius...

“I remember I didn’t set up such a strange skill. Although I did design a program that the [initial sword skill] would change depending on the user, your skill tree has changed not only the initial skill but also the entire skill tree.”

Akihiko Kayaba's reply made Gil chuckle softly.

Rather, the template manipulation is quite sophisticated; the entire skill tree has been altered, turning sword skills into sword dance skills.

Jill suddenly realized that templates were practically a universal cheat code for all kinds of game worlds.

It's not about adding programs from the outside, but about the ability to modify them internally...

"Maybe I'm really special enough to affect the program?" Jill replied casually.

He gave a small yawn; after all, it was still quite early, probably around 5 a.m. in reality.

For some reason, Kayaba Akihiko ended the conversation and changed the subject, asking, "What do you think of this world? Or rather, what do you think of Aincrad?"

“…What you should really be asking is how this world you created is doing, right?” Jill said.

This world, this Aincrad... or rather, the entire Sword Art Online, is the culmination of Kayaba Akihiko's hard work.

It's not surprising that someone would ask such a question.

Rather, Jill doesn't dislike such direct conversations.

"Well, apart from the awful taste of the bread on the first floor... everything else is fine, it's actually quite good." Jill swiped her finger and typed this sentence. "Also, although this world is very close to reality, there are still some differences from reality."

"Tell me about it?"

“For example, weaknesses. Monsters should have specific weaknesses designed. Do you know how terrible it is when I attack the place that should be the opponent’s weakness every time but don’t get the corresponding effect?” Jill complained a little. “But the AI ​​will learn this. It’s very well designed.”

In SAO, the AI ​​of the monsters on higher floors that have "humanoid" shapes has the ability to learn. Every time they face attacks from the players, they will learn and react accordingly the next time they encounter the same sword technique.

This is one of the things that makes Jill feel the game isn't so boring.

"...Thank you for your kind words."

"Let me guess..." Jill continued sending messages, "You, will be the final BOSS of Sword Art Online, the BOSS of the 100th floor, right?"

“I’ll be waiting for you on the hundredth floor, and we’ll fight.” Kayaba Akihiko replied.

This sentence marked the end of their conversation.

……

"...In the end, it'll just be casual chatting...a hundred floors...right?" Jill clenched her fist. "Then, we need to speed things up."

"Alright, today I should go and cause trouble for the cute little monsters in the maze area on the 75th floor." Jill stood up and walked out of the house.

"To get out of here as soon as possible." Jill gripped the teleportation crystal and teleported away.

……

At this moment.

In another world.

"Mr. Chu, countries around the world have sent us this." The young man in the white coat handed a document to the man behind the desk.

The young man was wearing a sun hat, and his gray hair was well-groomed, making him look very energetic.

"Hmm." The man addressed as Mr. Chu glanced at the documents with a pair of somewhat weathered eyes, then tossed them aside. "Isn't he just some bastard who came to cause trouble while our king is away?"

"That being said, some people in the D-Kyo region still resent us," the young man said. "After all, our king issued an order that we would never help the D-Kyo region, and Aldebaran's Gastrea killed quite a few residents."

"Heh... those scumbags, Wang ran away too quickly back then. He didn't let Aldebaran wipe them all out before dealing with it. What a miscalculation." Mr. Chu... who was one of the founders of HOMRA, the organization that belonged to that world, alongside Jill in the world of Black Bullet, Chu Xingliu, chuckled and said.

“Well, I don’t object to what the king did, but after that incident, the king’s plan was really too audacious,” the young man said.

“Nakizawa, you underestimate him too much.” Chu Xingliu chuckled. “However, if he comes back, I believe that those scumbags will definitely not make a move again.”

"Unless, they want to truly experience the king's wrath."

……

drip...

zizi...

Fantasy Fragment collection is 85% complete; World Template functionality is beginning to recover.

The system restarts, and system self-testing begins.

Test completed. Conclusion: No abnormalities found.

The host's body was examined, and the results showed that the host was weak and hungry.

The host's mental state was assessed and found to be good.

The template component is now linked to the world...

The link is complete, and the process of constructing an identity for the host body in this world begins.

Construction complete, template restart complete.

Welcome back, host.

Chapter 30: Cheat Renewal Successfully Completed!

"The template... is back." Jill blinked, looking at the blue crystal screen floating beside her.

"Beep... This template restart took 19 months, 4 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes, and 12 seconds. During this time, the system operation was repaired and completed. Rank B privileges are granted to the host. Welcome back, host."

The template's monotone voice made Jill feel a little warm.

"Honestly, aside from being a bit of a masochist, you're a perfect system," Jill remarked softly. "Template, I have a question."

"Host, please speak."

"My current body is made up of virtual data, so what about my physical body?"

“In reality, an appropriate identity has been assigned based on your current performance, and your body has been protected,” the template answered Jill’s question.

Jill raised an eyebrow. "Based on my current performance? Then what is my identity?"

"Gilgamesh, the sole heir of the XX Foundation."

"...What's with this strange sense of déjà vu?"

"It's alright, host. Anyway, you can make it multiply by tens of thousands of times with your investment of four thousand dollars. Consider this identity as a free template."

Jill: "..."

……

Although the template has successfully returned, the collection of fantasy fragments is not yet complete, so Jill cannot do anything for the time being.

Fortunately, we received information from the template that we only need to wait another six months at most to collect the last 15%.

Moreover, the closer one is to the person who created the fantasy world, the faster one can acquire fantasy fragments.

Anyway, since the template was successfully restarted, the speed of collecting fantasy fragments has increased a lot, so all you need to do is be a little patient.

“By the way, template, who defeated me and led me to this place?” Jill asked.

"The host was severely injured by the Demon King of Absolute Evil, and his body was greatly damaged. The template used a backup plan left by one of the Creators to help the host reshape his body. However, the three spirits residing in the host's body were damaged and need to be repaired by the fragments of fantasy. The host's memories will be restored after this world ends," the template answered Jill's question.

“The Demon Lord of Absolute Evil… Azdakkaha from the Garden of Shadows?” Gil gave a troubled look. “No wonder, even if I regained all my power from my prime, I still wouldn’t be able to defeat him. After all, that Demon Lord is someone who can only be killed by humans.”

"Well, we can only deal with that demon king after we've repaired them." Gil casually slashed down a monster that was charging at him. "We're just a little short of materials to upgrade the Inscriptioner's enhancement level to 49. Let's continue the hunt."

As for who gets the first fantasy fragment, don't even think about it, it'll definitely go to Esther.