I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"Ugh, this is so annoying. It's so uninspiring to fight like this. I could have easily defeated you with just the Knight System I used earlier..." Gil scratched his head. "It's really annoying!"

Vokani did not continue the pursuit, but simply watched Jill.

“…Hey, you, you don’t seem to be controlled, nor do you seem to be corrupted.” Jill stared at Vokanik. “So what are you doing here stopping me?”

“It’s just about keeping the covenant—” Vokanik replied. “In short, just obediently let me defeat you.”

Covenant?

In other words, is there some kind of agreement between them and the Elf King, who is the mastermind behind everything?

Jill chuckled dismissively. "Even if you were at your peak and wanted to defeat me, you wouldn't be able to do so without bringing along several opponents of similar strength—"

"However, I'll play with you a little longer! Don't die, you interesting opponent."

A bright green gem suddenly shimmered on Gil's body.

"Boost!"

Gil's aura instantly doubled after that voice, and accompanying this expansion was the source of the elves' power, known as Divine Might—

"Soul Flash - Triple Combo!"

Three flashes of light appeared one after the other, like an attack tearing through the atmosphere, bringing a tremendous momentum as they slashed directly at Volcanic!

Volkannik's pupils contracted sharply; in that instant, all she saw was the sharp edge of the sword.

"Boom——!"

The violent wind pressure tore through the atmosphere, ripping apart anything that stood in its way, and as a result, a section of the roof of the Nifiscal Palace was gloriously bald.

Although the notch is perfectly smooth.

Jill looked at the sword in her hand and clicked her tongue in displeasure.

Because the sword was already full of cracks, it turned into countless pieces in Jill's hands.

"Even weapons made through weapon refinement are no good..."

Jill dropped the weapon that had already shattered into pieces.

Normal swords and blades can no longer withstand that kind of force.

“You’re really lucky,” Jill remarked. “Next time, I won’t just use weapons like that to fight you.”

Volcanic's body was covered in crimson flames, and there was a thin bloodstain on his face.

"After all, I have achieved my goal. I look forward to our next encounter." The jewel on Gil's body shimmered once more.

"Boost! Boost!"

Jill once again produced a finely crafted weapon. "Anyway, I've already achieved my goal this time, and fighting you has left me with absolutely no energy..."

"Bye, then."

"Soul Flash..."

Jill's longsword shattered once more, its material utterly unable to withstand the infusion of Jill's immense magical power. Even in the very beginning, cracks appeared on the sword.

"Duantian!"

The powerful magic transformed into a giant dragon, sweeping up and creating a raging storm.

The raging winds whipped up sand and dust, forming a massive dust tornado that obscured the view of everyone present.

After the storm passed, the crimson figure had disappeared.

"..." Volkanik looked in the direction where Jill had been standing, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Meanwhile, below, chaos reigned due to Jill's sudden attack and the aftershocks of the fight between Vokannak and Jill.

"...I really don't want to fight someone like that..."

Vokani held a piece of metal in his hand.

The fragments of the weapon, which should have vanished as divine power, were now held in the palm of the Fire Spirit King.

"However, if this is considered a provocation, then I accept it, King of Heroes!"

……

Underground ruins.

"Very good, everything is going according to plan, very smoothly."

Enkidu opened his eyes. "Claire, Linslet, we're about to leave, but before we go, let's leave those ANBU guys with a little trouble."

Chapter Forty-Nine: The Ultimate Sword

"Thanks to Master, he drew everyone's attention away from that..." Lian carried Fiana, whose mental energy was exhausted from breaking the elven formation, and returned to the underground ruins with Alice.

"I have to say... the fact that the person we teamed up with was actually a terrifying, cataclysmic being... makes me a little scared." Alice said with a wry smile.

Lian rewound Hades' invisibility helmet back into the shape of a hat. "No, Master is actually a very nice person."

“If I could get closer to him, the world I could see would be much wider…” Lian smiled gently. “I like that kind of master. He and Grevas gave me the skills to survive, and Restia gave me love… They are the most important people to me.”

At that moment, a dark shadow suddenly sprang up from the shadows, and a sharp flash of light instantly shot toward Lian!

"careful!"

Another flash of light suddenly erupted, blocking the attack that was aimed at the lotus.

Black hair drifted down in the night sky. Kusanagi held Mikazuki Munechika in one hand, watching with a cautious expression the figure that had suddenly attacked Ren.

Ren and Alice stepped back slightly. "Kusanagi...?"

“Senior Ren, this person…” Kusanagi Kakuzu gripped the hilt of the short sword in his hand, “is not simple.”

"You're the one who surprises me more." The figure slowly stepped into the light, revealing its true form. "To be able to withstand my sword strike like that, and even emerge unscathed, is truly impressive."

When they saw the person's face, both Lian and Alice were stunned.

"No way..." Alice's expression showed strong unease.

Although Lian was somewhat prepared, she was still shocked.

“Lilac Leaf Richardi… the eighth seat of the Twelve Divine Generals, the Hand of Miracles…!” Lian gritted her teeth and uttered that name.

Indeed, the person before them was none other than Liuli Ye, one of the Twelve Divine Generals who should still be far away at the Aresia Academy.

The strongest healer in the Austrian Empire—

"Go! This is not the time to hesitate!" Kusanagi roared in a low voice. He took off his Mystic Eyes and threw them aside, his brown eyes instantly turning ice blue. "I'll hold her off!"

Lian handed Fiana to Alice, saying, "Alice, take Fiana to the underground ruins. Kusanagi and I will hold them off here."

"Let's go, don't delay the king's plan!" Kusanagi waved his hand, looking cautiously at Ruriyo who was watching the show.

“…Then…let’s go!” Lian made a quick decision and led Alice away.

"What's wrong? Are you so confident that you can stop me by yourself?" Ruri looked at Kusanagi with a strange expression.

She held a silver longsword in both hands, which made Kusanagi look at her with a hint of caution.

So similar——

Kusanagi looked at the pair of swords in Ruriyo's hand with a somewhat puzzled expression.

It was precisely because he had fought alongside Gil that Kusanagi was able to see the something amiss with the pair of swords in Ruri's hands—

Those twin swords are so similar to the Demon Slayer!

Besides being two swords in total, they even share the same design in the guard and hilt decorations.

Liuliye lightly tilted the Elf Magic Sword to the side, assuming a fighting stance.

Although I've never seen it before, using offense as defense is the best defense!

Kusanagi then gripped the short sword in his left hand (backhand) and Mikazuki Munechika in his right hand (righthand), assuming a fighting stance.

Liuliye slowly inhaled and then exhaled—in just an instant, Liuliye closed the distance in one breath.

This is the Shrinking Ground Technique—exploding the [Divine Might] gathered at the soles of her feet, a basic martial art technique in this world. However, the speed she displayed was unusual.

Instead of retreating, Kusanagi advanced, his magical power instantly gathering at his feet, and he charged directly at Ruriyo in a similar manner.

"Clang—!!!"

Sparks flew. The intense scraping sound of steel clashing against steel echoed throughout the street.

Kusanagi used Mikazuki Munechika and his short sword to parry the powerful blow. The sound of the swords clashing was extremely piercing.

“Ugh… Damn it!”

Kusanagi discovered something terrible—

That means you might not even be as strong as your opponent.

In the struggle between the two sides, Kusanagi Village was even losing ground, but it was still putting up a brave fight.

At that moment, Liuliye swept out the holy sword in her hand.

A powerful impact erupted, sending Kusanagi flying.

"Hmm!" Kusanagi steadied himself in mid-air and landed on a wall, staring at Ruri-no-Ye.

"Hmph... It's hard to believe that the eighth seat of the Twelve Divine Generals is this strong... How strong must the previous seats be!" Kusanagi said with a wry smile, holding Mikazuki Munechika's hand. The stinging sensation in his palm told him that his tiger's mouth was cracked, probably from the fight just now.

"Chatting like this is not something you should be doing in battle!"

Liuliye revealed a fierce smile and took another step forward.

Boom—she shook off the heavy thud, like a cannon shot, and charged straight at them.

(!!)

Kusanagi leaped off the wall with a lightning-fast sidestep, barely avoiding the impact of the glass leaf.

"Boom!"

The impact caused countless cracks to appear on the wall.

"Phew—tsk, if that hit had landed directly!" Kusanagi leaped onto the wall once more.

If the opponent is not someone you can defeat, then what should you do?