I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

I just hope Theresa doesn't go crazy...

Ugh, my stomach hurts so much...

After Enkidu and Ren finished cleaning up all the bottles, they put them back in the box they had been in before. Also, since Fu Hua and Mei had already cleaned up the dining table, it wasn't too messy...

"...Ah, let's go check on Theresa first."

Jill rubbed her forehead and then slowly walked to Theresa's door.

Lian just pushed open the door and came out. When she saw Jill, she was stunned for a moment.

“Let me see how she is,” Jill said in a low voice.

"Um... Master, then be careful..." Lianxin glanced at the door with lingering fear, "Her strength is really amazing..."

"...What just happened?" Jill asked in a somewhat subtle tone.

Lian thought for a moment and concluded, "Master, do you know what it feels like to be hit by a carriage?"

Jill pursed her lips. "Has she gone on another drunken rampage... tsk."

Theresa's wines were, to be honest, not very good.

Although it only happens occasionally.

Sometimes when I'm drunk, I just sleep peacefully, but other times I'm drunk and run around like a little madman carrying Judah's oath...

And just like Lian said—if Theresa were to charge headlong into battle, she would have the impact of a car—don't kid me, I'm serious.

In fact, if it weren't for the Supreme Robe that Lian was wearing, which was usually invisible, Lian would probably have been in serious trouble.

“It’s okay, if she had hit me, she would probably have been the one flying out…” Jill shrugged.

Gilles currently possesses several trigger-type Noble Phantasms—that is, Noble Phantasms that are triggered upon encountering a certain level of attack.

One of them is a Noble Phantasm that can deflect impacts, but the trigger condition is very low; it will activate immediately if there is an impact that can pierce through a person's body.

So, assuming Theresa crashes into him, the best-case scenario would be that her head gets embedded in the wall.

"Alright, you should get some rest too." Jill ruffled Lian's hair, making Lian look somewhat resistant, but Lian didn't refuse Jill's action.

Since their reunion, Jill has become increasingly busy—

Too busy to spare a moment.

Jill also did this move when she successfully learned swordsmanship.

Looking back now... it seems like it's been a long time since I've seen my master and I act so intimately together...

"Get some rest. I have a mission for you tomorrow. I need you to find some people and bring them to St. Freya Academy."

Jill patted Lian's head. "It'll probably be about two days. Get some rest. When you come back, I'll grant you one request—don't cross my bottom line. You can ask for anything, okay?"

“…Okay! Master, I’ve made up my mind!” Lian nodded, then looked at Jill, “I want you to spend a day with me after I successfully complete my mission!”

"...Um...this one?"

Jill paused slightly, then nodded. "Alright, I'll grant your request."

Chapter 154 Speaking the truth while drunk

After Jill agreed to Lian's conditions, Lian went back to sleep contentedly.

Seeing that Lian's steps were even lighter because she was in a good mood, Gil shook his head.

He pushed open the door to Theresa's room and saw Theresa sitting on the bed, shaking her head.

Her face was flushed; she looked like she hadn't sobered up yet.

Jill patted that little face, "You should drink less, your alcohol tolerance isn't as good as Himeko's. If you can't hold your liquor, then don't drink or drink less..."

It was the tone of an older brother caring for his younger sister.

Theresa made a "mu" sound, then puffed out her cheeks, and with a sudden burst of courage, grabbed Jill's cheeks and pulled them from side to side. "Don't talk to me like that. I'm older than you!"

Although Theresa is very strong, for Jill, who is actually in superb physical condition, it's not much different from tickling.

It's probably to the point where you have to scratch an itch really hard?

"She's clearly... a person with an unpleasant personality and an arrogant attitude," Theresa muttered. "Really..."

As Gil listened to Theresa's words, several black lines appeared on her forehead.

Some say that people speak the truth when they're drunk, while others say it's just drunken rambling...

Well, Theresa's mind can be quick to adapt at crucial moments, but she's usually a bit silly and the type who "speaks the truth when drunk."

But is my image really that bad? Having been here for so long, and remembering my time in the Little Garden, shouldn't I be more approachable?

If he were truly arrogant, conceited, and disdainful of everyone, it would probably take him several more years to develop that kind of mentality.

"A cricket is Gilgamesh!" Theresa, seeing that Gilgamesh didn't react much, simply jumped onto the bed. "He's just a lolicon!"

"..." Jill gave a friendly smile, then pinched Theresa's cheeks from both sides. "Damn it, this is really annoying to be talked to like that!"

"Waaaaaah!" Theresa shook her head from side to side.

"Ah, never mind, why bother arguing with you..."

Jill pinched Theresa's armpits with a slight headache, then put her back on the bed like a baby.

"Waaaaaah..."

As a result, Theresa paused for a moment, then began to sob softly again.

"Cecilia... Waaah... Cecilia, I miss you so much..."

That was a vulnerable side that Theresa never showed on a normal day.

Cecilia Shaniat...

Jill remembered the last woman she saw on the battlefield, lying in Siegfried's arms, a woman as white as a lily...

And then there's the woman who once looked at me with the same motherly care.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, there was a moment when Jill was touched by that maternal instinct.

He clenched his fist tightly.

"Tsk!"

Jill gritted her teeth and then said impatiently, "Alright, stop crying. If people see this, it'll look like I'm bullying you."

Jill took out two tissues and wiped Theresa's tears. Then, she drew a sleeping spell on her index finger and flicked it onto Theresa's forehead.

Theresa collapsed immediately, breathing steadily.

Gilles's move can bring down almost anyone except those with magical resistance or whose magical power or "mystic" level is no less than his. Even Theresa is no exception.

Jill picked her up, covered her with the blanket, and then sighed softly.

If we were to name the person who had the greatest influence on Theresa—without a doubt, it would be Cecilia Shaniat.

That was, arguably, the person who loved Theresa the most.

Moreover, even Kiana's name was chosen by Theresa.

Kiana probably doesn't know that Theresa is her godmother and her mother's best friend.

"...I was wrong too..."

Jill pursed her lips and gently smoothed Theresa's hair. "If I had killed Celia faster back then, maybe Cecilia wouldn't have suffered those old wounds from the Destruction Factor..."

Six years ago, when Jill was facing the relentless attacks of the entire "Undying Blade" team all by herself, would Cecilia's fate have been rewritten if she had been a little faster?

"But you should get some rest..."

Jill stood up, then her figure twisted slightly and disappeared.

He used spatial teleportation to arrive at the watchtower of St. Freya Academy's airport.

The night breeze is blowing.

Jill could almost see the scene from that time.

"I have a dream: to establish an academy, an academy to teach Valkyries. I want to teach Valkyries who cherish their own lives, not Valkyries who are used as tools!"

That was Theresa's behavior in front of him.

Actually, the idea for St. Freya Academy was not originally Theresa's idea.

It was Cecilia's idea, not Cecilia's.

"...Tsk, not happy."

Gil clicked his tongue; the more he recalled the past, the more agitated he became.

His figure twisted once more, and then, in the next moment, he appeared in a deep, remote forest.

The sudden appearance of this aura caused countless pink and purple lights to shimmer in the dark forest that night.

Those were, without a doubt, Honkai Beasts.

“You guys are really unlucky.” Jill attached the driver to her waist and twisted the cap of the bottle in her hand. “I’m in a bad mood and need to vent… In order to prevent accidentally destroying the mountain, I can only use this toy to restrain myself a little.”

"Welsh Dragon! White Dragon! Completely opposite!"

Red and white half-body armor appeared in the air and suddenly covered Jill's body.

"boom!"

With the sound of explosions, the killing spree of the night began.

……

the next day.

morning.

"Wow... I had a good sleep..." Theresa swayed as she got up.

I glanced at the alarm clock; it was 7:32.

"Hmm... I overslept. Wait, I remember last night I should have been..." Theresa recalled that she should have been at the restaurant after drinking.

Theresa's nose twitched slightly. "Hmm, it must have been Lian who brought me back?"