I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

This is not a baseless speculation.

Theresa had thought about this more than once.

Both the Gate of Babylon and the Shadow are currently at St. Freya Academy.

【Dragon Fang】has formed an alliance with Anti-Entropy.

[Apocalypse] and [Sharp Blade] are guarding the land of China.

[Azure Dragon] has caused such a big commotion again.

Jill, are you really planning to hand over all these forces you've cultivated one by one?

Theresa furrowed her cute eyebrows, then jumped off the chair and ran out of the Dean's office.

If I'm not mistaken, he should be on the beach right now, training that boy, right?

Anyway, during this period of St. Freya Academy's reconstruction, the engineering department has been busy with the work. Yesterday, Jill and Theresa had already prepared all the building materials and construction equipment and tools, and they are just waiting to be delivered to the engineering department tomorrow so that construction can begin.

The Gates of Babylon will also provide inventions to help.

Moreover, Theresa has been diligently working on her documents these past few days, finishing them early, and today was no exception. This has allowed Jill to enjoy several rare days of leisure, which she finds somewhat unusual.

That's why they brought out Kusanagi to train him personally.

Theresa arrived at the beach and saw Kusanagi, whose armor had been removed after being attacked, and Gil, whose armor had just been removed.

"It needs improvement, but it's still pretty good. You should be able to equip the device on the Hunter Gear: Reaper, but it will consume a lot of stamina and magic power when you use it—so keep up the good work and train your body more. Keeping up your stamina is an important thing."

After Gil reverted to his original form, he handed the deep blue Fullbottle to Kusanagi, saying, "You can use this bottle for now."

"Yes……"

As Kusanagi took the full bottle, Gil helped him up, saying, "Alright, you can go back now."

Jill looked in Theresa's direction. "I'll talk to Theresa about the remaining issues regarding the academy's renovation."

"Yes." Kusanagi nodded and then quickly left.

Jill looked at Theresa, who was walking towards him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

“…I’ve always felt like I can’t see through you…and I still can’t now…” Theresa sighed as if she had given up, then looked into Jill’s eyes. “Jill, are you already starting to hand over your power?”

“Yeah.” Jill nodded, then looked at Theresa, who seemed to want to say something, tilted her head, and suggested, “Shall we talk as we walk?”

“…Okay.” Theresa agreed to Jill’s proposal.

The two of them walked slowly on the beach.

"Theresa, are you concerned that I'm transferring my power away so quickly?"

As they walked, Jill suddenly spoke up and asked this question.

Theresa nodded. "I really do care..."

"Actually, there aren't that many complicated reasons. Would you like to hear a elaborated answer or a simple one?" Jill walked ahead, her eyes fixed straight ahead, not looking in Theresa's direction, and asked this question.

"If you make it simple, you'll just go around in circles and eventually veer off-topic to avoid my answer, right?" Theresa said, making a (￢_￢) face.

Jill nodded. "The simple answer is that I think I've found a job that suits them well. It's always better to have something to do than to just sit around doing nothing, right?"

Theresa stared in Jill's direction, but Jill neither responded to her gaze nor said anything further, clearly wanting to end the conversation there.

However, for some reason, Theresa felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this answer.

But there's another problem: Jill doesn't lie, or rather, she doesn't do things she hates, and lying is one of them.

Jill, however, remained remarkably calm.

The other person doesn't like this topic.

Theresa suddenly remembered something, jumped up, and grabbed Jill by the back of her collar. "Look at me properly when you talk!"

Yes, Jill hates lying, but she will still hide some things, although she doesn't really like it, but she doesn't hate it either.

Just as the world is not absolutely black and white, there are also gray areas mixed in between.

If lying is placed in the dark zone of Jill's heart, a place he absolutely refuses to touch, then concealing certain things and saying only half a sentence both fall into that gray area.

Theresa remembered this incident, which is why she brought up the topic again, saying, "You don't lie, but you do hide things you don't want to talk about...!"

Jill turned her head. "You've already guessed it's something I don't want to talk about, so do you think I'll say it?"

Indeed, getting Jill to reveal something he doesn't want to tell anyone is no less difficult than taking a hit in the face from the current Jill's simulated Cosmology.

Theresa bit her lip, looking at Jill's "This isn't your problem, just watch" expression, and a surge of annoyance instantly welled up inside her.

Anger welled up inside her, and malice took hold. In an instant, Theresa straddled Jill's neck, shouting, "If you don't tell me, you're not getting off here today!"

“…Is it so hard to get you down?” Jill tilted her head and pointed in a certain direction. “Look, Homu.”

"Where where?"

Sure enough, Theresa's attention was drawn, and then Jill pulled her down.

"Waaaaaah! Despicable! Despicable!"

"Thank you for the compliment." Gil tucked Theresa under his arm and walked expressionlessly toward the office. "Anyway, if I don't want to say something, no one can make me say it, right? Even Enkidu wouldn't force me to do something I don't want to do."

Theresa puffed out her cheeks, looking just like a wronged hamster.

"Haha, don't make that face." Jill laughed, then looked towards the sea. "Believe me, Theresa. Everything I've done has a purpose. Whether it's the [Gate of Babylon], the [Apocalypse], the [Blade] and the [Dragon Fang], or even the [Azure Dragon] and the [Shadow], I created them all with a plan. Do you want to believe me?"

“Believe you…?” Theresa looked at Jill strangely.

"Believe me, I can prevent the tragedy of the previous era from repeating itself in this era."

Jill gazed into the distance, "Believe me, I can make the Honkai completely disappear in this era."

Chapter 164 Reality is always more convoluted and bizarre than stories.

How can we make the Honkai disappear in this era?

Theresa looked in Jill's direction with some disbelief.

That's almost impossible.

Whether it's the results from this era or the remnants of the previous era that were previously discovered, the answer is always the same: "Human civilization is struggling under the weight of collapse."

And the person before me says he wants to eliminate the Honkai?

This is unbelievable...

Although he once had the feat of defeating a Herrscher single-handedly, that was ultimately just a Herrscher, not the "Honkai" itself. Even if Sirin obtained a portion of the Honkai's power, it is still unknown whether that portion is one percent or ten percent.

Although she knew that the person in front of her, with whom she had spent more than ten years, was very powerful, could he really defeat the Honkai as he claimed?

"Theresa, what is Honkai?"

Jill kept Theresa tucked under her arm, like she was carrying a child, and asked.

"Huh?" Theresa asked in a puzzled tone.

"What is Honkai?" Jill asked the question again. "Natural disaster? Man-made calamity? Divine punishment?"

"In my view, Honkai is actually just a kind of 'purifier' created by humanity for its own civilization and for all civilizations."

Jill walked slowly, then looked at the distant sky, "Dead soldiers, Honkai Beasts, Herrschers... Honkai energy, Soul Steel, Mechs..."

"The Honkai is fighting against the weapons created by humans themselves, using its unique weapons."

Humanity used its own abilities to resist the collapse that resembled a natural disaster, a divine punishment.

Jill clenched her fists. "Isn't it ridiculous? Humanity has created its own [Purgers]."

Gil recalled the past, when he and many other communities fought together to defeat the Demon King.

【Absolute Demon King】, 【The Final Trial for Humanity】, Az Dakhaha, the evil god of the Zoroastrian Church.

If the "Honkai" were to enter the world of the Little Garden, it might very well become the "Final Trial for Humanity," right?

However, given the nature of Honkai and its history of causing the destruction of civilizations, it is undeniable that if it were to become the "Final Trial for Humanity," concepts such as "it cannot be killed unless it is human" and "it cannot be killed unless the puzzle is solved" would apply to Honkai. In that case, Honkai would undoubtedly become the most troublesome "Demon King."

It can only be said that, thankfully, this world is no longer a three-dimensional, parallel, and intersecting world of sandbox management.

The nature of the "Final Trial of Humanity" is "destruction created by humanity itself".

The fate of the "Final Trial of Humanity" is to be defeated by human heroes. Even if there is a temporary upheaval, it is only a matter of time before it is defeated.

Could the Honkai Impact 3rd be like this?

"Put me down! You bastard!" Theresa was furious when she realized she was still being held under Jill's arm, so she tried to kick Jill.

"Hey, with your short legs, you should just give up and go away."

"Asshole! I'll fight you!"

"Tsk! You dare to bite me! You little dwarf!"

"You're the one who's guilty! You actually managed to pull out that demon armor! I almost lost my teeth!"

"This is a scheme, you foolish little dwarf—"

"Bastard! Aaaaaaaah!"

Ultimately, in her daily battles of wits with Jill, Theresa lost once again.

……

"Hoo... umm..." Lian yawned widely, sat down at the bar, and looked listless.

"Come on, don't be so listless." Randolph poured a glass of beautiful, icy blue soda and handed it to Ren, adding plenty of ice. "Wake up."

"Mr. Randolph..."

Lian picked up the glass and took a big gulp of the cold soda water. The stimulating taste and refreshing sweetness made her feel much more awake.

"Thanks..."

Lian sipped her soda water, looking at the young man standing behind the counter. "Mr. Randolph, how many people are there in [Azure Dragon]?"

"Yes, about 140, including 20 from the logistics team," Randolph replied, wiping his wine glass.

Lian silently sipped her drink, "As expected, it's really hard to convince everyone slowly..."

Randolph shrugged. "So, it's okay if you can't do it. At least I acknowledge you. But let me make it clear, I only acknowledge your ability, not that you can carry us all forward."