I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"...You're right...Let's go..."

……

To deal with Azdakar, the rulers of the three regions—East, South, and North—along with various communities, gathered here to form an alliance against the oldest demon king.

Currently, the rulers of all classes and the community have gathered in a city—which they have set up as a camp.

Perhaps because of the impending storm, the entire sky was shrouded in a thick layer of dark clouds, making it appear extremely gloomy.

Beneath this pitch-black sky, an ancient castle floated there, like a floating island, seemingly standing directly on the unseen ground, unaffected by the raging winds.

Jill gazed at the ancient castle from afar and murmured, "I think I went inside that place once."

Chapter Seven is coming back to cause trouble?

"Leticia's castle, didn't you just barge in that time?" Enkidu rolled his eyes at Gil. "Let's go. In a few days at most, the guy who was hit by your simulated cosmology will come out. This time we can revise our plans."

“…Well, that’s fine too,” Jill said. “After all, someone with my fighting strength joining the front lines…”

“Wrong, it’s that we need to consider how to face an even more powerful enemy.” Enkidu said bluntly, pinching Gil’s cheek. “Don’t you know that your worldview will be imitated by the other side’s simulated cosmology?!”

"What's there to be afraid of? At worst, I'll just use my amplified power to beat him up, and then let them finish him off," Jill said, pursing her lips.

"Alright, alright, we're almost there, stop bickering." Chenxi controlled the magic. "Sorry, Ren, I was careless just now."

“It’s alright, Mr. Chenxi… But speaking of which, why does Mr. Gil look almost ten years older in less than a month?” Ren asked, looking at Gil with some curiosity.

Jill replied, "Actually, it took me more than ten years to come back..."

Ren looked at Jill with a speechless expression, and Jill shrugged, "Nobody believes me when I tell the truth~"

"arrive."

After Chenxi finished speaking, everyone left the flying magic and landed on the castle.

When Leticia still ruled this castle as the Demon King, everything within it seemed buried in the long passage of time. It hadn't been there in ages, leaving behind ancient traces everywhere, like a ruin.

When Jill arrived here, she didn't see much, but she still got a little impression of it.

However, at this moment, the place is much more lively than it was before.

Now, in this ancient castle, along the streets, groups of fully armed people occupy the surrounding buildings, creating a lively scene.

On each of these buildings, which were clearly occupied by groups of people, a flag fluttered in the wind.

Those flags are the flags of various communities.

Looking at the scene, Jill sighed slightly, "So many communities..."

“After all, it’s a grand alliance,” Chenxi said. “Besides these various communities, the hierarchy rulers have also come. Our purpose in gathering here is to defeat Azdakha.”

“Speaking of which, have you seen Kevin and Keitel?” Jill asked Chenxi. “They teleported with me, but when I arrived, they were gone…”

"Ah, this... they must have set up spatial coordinates or something before?" Chen Xi waved her hand. "It's alright, it's alright. Both of them have at least four-digit strength, and after so many years, their strength should be extremely close to that realm, so there's no need to worry."

"Does that mean three digits...? Keitel at full power should have three digits of destructive power. I'm not so sure about Kevin—he's never gone all out, and he relies heavily on Honkai energy weapons..."

Jill thought for a moment and then described the approximate strength of the two men.

“To correct you, Kevin’s full-power attack definitely has a destructive force in the hundreds,” Chen Xi replied. “The Herrscher core on the Heavenly Judgment has long been filled with even more powerful energy.”

“I see.” Jill nodded. “Luckily, I have no interest in playing with fire and committing suicide.”

“…Ha, saying it’s suicide isn’t entirely wrong. After all, that thing is thankless and sometimes you lose a thousand to the enemy and a thousand to twelve to the enemy.” Chen Xi nodded. “Let’s go find our community partners.”

“Let’s go.” Jill nodded and then gestured for Chenxi to lead the way.

Jill looked ahead.

“It should be in the throne room,” Gil said.

At the top of the throne room, in front of Gilles's line of sight, three flags fluttered in the wind.

The ruling class of the Eastern District, the community to which White Yaksha belongs—[Thousand Eyes].

The ruling class of the North District, the community to which Sandra belongs—[Salamandra].

There is also the flag of an unfamiliar community.

Jill wasn't truly unfamiliar with the Little Garden; he raised his eyes and stared at the flag. "That's the flag of the Southern District's ruling class, isn't it?"

“[Dragon Horned Vulture],” Chenxi said. “That’s an alliance of five communities.”

Jill nodded in understanding.

"Ren, let's go." Chenxi gestured for Ren to follow. "He actually did something like this behind my back. I'll beat him up for you later!"

"Wait, Mr. Chenxi, Mr. Otto's proposed plan is..."

Just as Ren was about to say something on Otto's behalf, a hand landed on Ren's shoulder. "Don't worry, Ren, I'll beat up Otto for you too."

A vein throbbed on Jill's forehead. "I don't know why, but hearing this name makes me want to punch someone."

"...Did Otto offend you?" Chenxi looked at Jill with some confusion.

“…Yes.” A vein throbbed on Jill’s forehead. “I’ve been to that world before. How do you think he would offend me?”

"..." Chen Xi asked curiously, "How did I offend you?"

“…” Jill glanced at Chenxi, “It’s best not to ask if you shouldn’t ask.”

He once genuinely harbored murderous intent towards himself... and this time he casually threw out the current leader of his community into such a dangerous collaboration!?

Gil glanced at Ren. "Don't worry, that guy isn't Izayoi after all. At most, I'll just punch him; I won't bomb him with the Gate of Babylon."

"Isn't that basically saying that Izayoi-san can be smashed with a divine weapon?!"

"What's there to be afraid of that bastard! That bastard Izayoi is incredibly tough; my Noble Phantasm has never managed to harm him!"

As Jill grumbled this, her gaze shifted slightly.

The next moment, he suddenly raised his hand, grabbed Enkidu and Jin beside him, took a step, and rushed to the side.

A figure suddenly rushed towards the direction where Jill had just been—if Jill hadn't dodged quickly, she might have been knocked away by the person who was rushing at that speed.

Wow! That speed is incredible!

Ren had a bad feeling.

The speed was so great that a cloud of smoke rose up in the corridor.

"Hahahaha! Little guy, you didn't expect this, did you! This old man has come to get his revenge!"

As the smoke cleared, standing there was a boy with headphones around his neck, dressed in what looked like a school uniform.

Izayoi Sakamaki.

Chapter Eight: Let's Play a Gift Game!

"...What are you doing..." Jill was silent for a while before finally saying this, "And how did you know I was back?"

“That’s what Otto said, so I came here to settle the score with you first.” Izayoi Sakamaki looked ready to fight, which made Gil rub his forehead in exasperation.

"So what exactly are we calculating?" Jill asked in a somewhat listless voice.

He had already foreseen the outcome, an outcome that Jill could easily predict even without the All-Knowing Star or the All-Seeing Eye.

"Of course, I'll settle the score for you letting us run first while you sat there playing the hero." The boy's lips curled into a smile. "Then, let's settle this with a game of grace."

Jill sighed again; just as she expected, things had turned out this way.

Izayoi Sakamaki is a problem child—yes, a complete problem child.

He is arrogant and somewhat violent, capable of throwing objects at third cosmic velocity, and possesses the gift of shattering the heavens and the power to shatter that gift. He is a guy with terrifyingly strong physical abilities.

Moreover, although the other party only has miscellaneous knowledge, his knowledge is quite extensive and his logical reasoning ability is excellent. In this respect, he can also be described as a person of intellect.

Jill never underestimated the other party.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Jill didn't intend to use the All-Knowing Star to play the game of grace proposed by the other party.

After all, the other party said they wanted to settle accounts with them.

"So what do you want to play?" Jill asked.

"Hey, that's quite a cold attitude... You had the authority to command me before, didn't you?" Izayoi raised the corners of her mouth. "This time, let's play that game again, but the rules need to be changed."

“Oh? In this cramped indoor space?” Jill glanced at the surrounding buildings and the community members stationed here. “This is Leticia’s territory. I don’t want to play those kinds of games with a destructive guy like you here.”

Izayoi smiled slightly, "Then let's play another game..."

"For example?" Jill yawned. The other party would choose a game that wouldn't be too dangerous and wouldn't rely on luck to play with her.

“Then let’s play something simple. We’ll charge at each other and attack at the same time. Whoever grabs the other first wins—of course, you can dodge, and little guy, you can’t use your spatial abilities.” Izayoi proposed this seemingly simple game, which was actually very advantageous to him in a certain sense.

Izayoi's short sprint could absolutely come very close to, or even directly reach, the third cosmic velocity.

That's practically the speed of a cannonball's head-on attack. Only a terrifying individual like Izayoi, whose physical body can withstand Noble Phantasms and who can even take several hits without any problem, could withstand the terrifying pressure brought by such speed.

A normal person would probably have been crushed into a pile of minced meat by the wind pressure, and wouldn't be able to move at that speed.

In this kind of game where you're charging towards your opponent, the worst outcome for Izayoi Sakamaki is a draw...

Unless the other party is faster than him.

But if the rules are so restrictive, then Jill...

“Alright, then let’s make the distance limit one hundred meters, one hundred meters.” Gil nodded. “Like a charge in a duel between knights.”

"Hey, little guy, are you planning to finish this quickly?" Izayoi blinked and asked.

"It's not appropriate to call me 'little guy' now, and isn't a quick and decisive battle exactly what you want?"

Jill narrowed her eyes. "Hurry up, it only takes a second for us to decide the winner."

After the agreement was reached so quickly, a contract for the Gift Game appeared once again.

……

Gift Game Name: Knight's Charge Duel

Contestant 1: Gilgamesh

Contestant 2: Izayoi Sakamaki