I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

“Since Master has entrusted me with this task, there is no reason why it is something I cannot do.”

Lian's voice was calm and emotionless. "I only know that carrying your trust is much simpler than carrying the future of the world."

“Mr. Randolph, that’s all I wanted to say.”

……

"Beep...beep...beep..."

The sound of the communicator being disconnected echoed in Randolph's ears.

“…Is that so…” Randolph chuckled softly. “I see. No wonder the King trusts you so much, Lian Ashbell.”

"Commander-in-Chief, how is it?"

The blond-haired youth, carrying a rifle, asked.

"...No problem. This level of awareness is enough for me to approve. Whether it's enough for you to approve is up to you." Randolph put away the communicator in his hand. "The guardian mechs of Sky City, how about you all come at me together?"

"I estimate the losses will be less than 30%, and we can annihilate the enemy completely," the blond youth said after thinking for a moment and calculating the combat strength of his subordinates.

"Given ten men, a narrow terrain, and eighteen Sky Guardian mechs—can you defeat them with such losses?"

Randolph asked.

“…It’s possible, but I’d say it would be a bit difficult with equipment like that,” the blond youth said.

"Hmm...Is that so...I must say, no wonder he was personally trained by the King." Randolph nodded. "Let's go, call it a day, go home and rest."

"Ugh, really, asking such a nonsensical question again... But it's been a long time since I've seen the big boss. He must be having a great time with that nun?"

"Forget it, who could withstand that nun's strength?"

Randolph gave a wry smile. "Have you forgotten that if the Heavenly King hadn't dragged her away, our bar would probably have had to be renovated? Gutt, I think it's best not to make up stories about that nun."

Gutt trembled, feeling a slight headache. "No, no, I can't forget it. I really can't forget being thrown against the wall like that..."

When Jill came to China to purchase goods years ago, she chose Sky City as her base, and she brought Theresa with her. However, I don't remember who in [Azure Dragon] encouraged Theresa and Jill to drink together...

Jill had no problem with alcohol tolerance; she knocked out several people in one go, and her complexion didn't change much.

In contrast, Theresa passed out after two bottles of vodka and then started acting crazy while drunk.

Yes, Judas swung around in a 360-degree spin, slamming several people into the wall.

Honestly, if Jill hadn't been there, I doubt many people in this bar could have handled Theresa's drunken rampage, and the bar would probably be much newer...

Randolph glanced into the distance, in the direction of St. Freya Academy. "Your Majesty...did you sense something?"

As the Grand Commander and leader of the Azure Dragon, Randolph was one of the earliest people in this world to follow Jill.

If I had to describe him, I would compare him to Chu Xingliu, a figure from the dark world of bullets.

The backbone of the Azure Dragon is that even if Jill leaves, as long as Randolph doesn't fall, the Azure Dragon will still be a powerful force capable of defeating even the Valkyrie unit, the Undying Blade.

Randolph, however, had already sensed something from Jill's order and the way Jill tossed Lian over.

"I think the King probably wants to hand over the behind-the-scenes position of [Azure Dragon] to that Miss Lian."

Randolph said something that left Gutt speechless as he walked forward, “Presumably, the King has something more important to do, which is why he sent his most trusted disciple to take over [Azure Dragon] and our future plans.”

Chapter 162: A measure to gradually relinquish one's own power?

The next day.

morning.

"Come on, Yin, today I'll play with you seriously."

On the beach of the artificial island of St. Freya Academy, Gil watched Kusanagi Gakuen warming up and said these words.

"...?" Kusanagi asked curiously, "What?"

"Don't you understand?" Jill picked up the black and red Build Driver and put it on her waist. Accompanied by the standby sound, the yellow belt accurately fastened around Jill's waist.

Kusanagi immediately followed suit, attaching the blue squeeze driver to his waist.

“You were able to suppress that belligerent impulse, so it seems your intelligence hasn’t been squeezed out. That means I can add more to the Hunter Gear: Reaper.” Jill picked up two full bottles. “To test just how much you can control it, I’m going to test your strength myself.”

"...Ah, I understand...but Your Majesty, please be gentle..."

Kusanagi looked somewhat uneasy, then picked up the bottle and twisted the cap.

"Danger!"

"I'll try my best."

Jill shook the full bottle and then fastened it into the groove on her belt.

"Star! Welsh Dragon! Just match!"

Jill turned the handle, and blue and crimson armor, like a deep starry sky, appeared in mid-air. It then struck Jill, transforming into armor that was half blue and half red, with a dragon-shaped helmet.

"Merge, transform, change—Red Star Dragon!"

Kusanagi pressed down hard on the handle, and a beaker-like vessel and purple liquid instantly appeared, enveloping him.

"Crocodile! Tear! Devour! Crush to pieces! Crocodile In Rogue! Oraa!"

Purple, cracked armor appeared on Kusanagi's body.

"Attack," Gil said to Kusanagi in his usual calm tone.

"Yes!"

As if to rouse his spirits, Kusanagi roared and charged forward.

"Uoooooohhhhhhh!"

Kusanagi pressed down hard on the handle, using a running start to charge towards Gil, his purple energy surging instantly—

"Crack up Finish!"

When he was still some distance from Jill, he leaped into the air, and purple energy transformed into a giant crocodile snout, which bit directly towards Jill!

"Very good, but it's not right to use such a physically demanding skill right from the start!"

Jill stretched out her arms and forcefully blocked the massive crocodile bite. "This skill is indeed powerful, but—it's still lacking!"

Although Draco's Full Bottle only retains the power to multiply, being able to use this Full Bottle means that one's physical abilities must be at a certain level.

Even with the same armor and belt, different users will cause them to perform differently.

"Take a good look at it; you're still a long way from being truly skilled!"

Gil raised his hand, and Kusanagi instantly felt an irresistible, immense force surge from his legs. With a "bang," the purple energy was instantly shattered by the red energy, and Kusanagi was blasted away, rolling several times before landing on the ground.

"Hey, you're still a long way off, Hidden." Gil shrugged. "Come on, but pay a little more attention to your fighting style."

"...Ah, I understand!"

Kusanagi immediately flipped over and stood up, charging towards Gil again.

"...There's no flaw..."

Kusanagi glanced at Gil, then pressed down hard on his feet and rushed out.

"Drink ah ah ah!"

Purple energy overflowed and slammed directly into Jill's chest.

"It's too obvious!" Gil raised his hand, grabbed Kusanagi's fist, and squeezed it tightly, extinguishing the purple energy instantly. "It's just too weak!"

"Huh?!" Kusanagi's eyes widened.

impossible……!

Even with my full effort, the energy emanating from the king was almost the same as my reaction...!

Why was my own energy even directly crushed?!

"Even with the same power, different users will manifest it differently."

Gil's over-the-shoulder throw sent Kusanagi reeling into a dizzying spin, while a sharp pain shot through his back, causing him to groan in agony and exhale almost all the air from his lungs.

"You see, it's still far from good enough."

Jill shook her head. "Train hard. I'll add some more gear to your Hunter Gear: Reaper, so for now, focus on mastering your armor. Stand up and keep going!"

"Yes..." Kusanagi swayed as he stood up, then, as if remembering something, asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, where did you send Senior Ren?"

"Oh? This... Haha, I have a gift for her, let her go get it herself."

Jill stretched her shoulders. "You'll probably get a share too. Come on, let's keep going! Don't let your guard down! Charge!"

"Ah, yes!"

Kusanagi let out a roar to urge himself on, then stood up and charged toward Gilgamesh—

……

"Yesterday, the people of [Azure Dragon] fought with [West Wind] and then annexed [West Wind]'s territory?"

Theresa looked at the new intelligence sent by [Shadow] with a strange look in her eyes. "I remember, [Azure Dragon] is that... that legion from a few years ago, right?"

Thinking back to how she had acted drunkenly on someone else's turf, Theresa blushed slightly, but then composed herself and continued reviewing the intelligence.

"Single-handedly destroyed more than eighteen Sky City Guardian Mechs? And this white mech... the girl from the Prototype Sub-God Mech Mistiltein... Isn't that Ren in the photo? What is Ren doing in Sky City...?"

Although she didn't know what was wrong, Theresa, who had a vague sense of unease, quickly followed the information.

—No, the prerequisite is that she has to be able to stand watching it.

Theresa's unease reached its peak at that moment.

The silly, adorable little girl demeanor of the usual girl was gone, and Theresa, deep in thought, displayed a level of thinking befitting her status as the head of St. Freya Academy and the head of the Far East branch of Fate.

"Back then, it was Gil who took me to [Azure Dragon]..."

Theresa stared intently at the intelligence report. "Is it just my imagination? I have this feeling that Jill is gradually handing over her power...?"

Chapter 163 Are you willing to believe me?

A measure to gradually relinquish one's power.