I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"Take care on your journey," Restia said with a smile.

Jill waved, then grabbed Lian's hand and ran out.

"Master, where are we going?" Lian asked Jill with pleading eyes.

"Don't rush." ​​Jill looked into the distance, a sly smile spreading across her face. "Come with me first."

Jill didn't lead Lian towards the shopping street; instead, she headed towards a still-developing area behind the artificial island.

Lian found it strange.

"Master, why are we going this way?" Lian asked. "Isn't there nothing there?"

“No?” Jill smiled. “Just come with me. I don’t intend to take you to those familiar places. St. Freya Academy has been established for six years, and I’ve been planning this place for almost five years. Without a doubt, I’m the person who knows this artificial island best. I find places that I know completely to be quite boring.”

"...Although it's only for a short time, it shouldn't be a problem to take you to see it."

Jill half-closed her eyes. "Template, initiate world transfer."

"!!?" Lian looked surprised.

“Just hold my hand tightly.” Jill squeezed Lian’s hand. “Since we’re going to have a good time for a day, let’s go somewhere where nobody knows us.”

"However, the time is very short. Template, world coordinates are starting to lock, S665, D452, Q335."

Jill recited three sets of data, and on the template's light screen, images resembling countless stars began to rotate.

Finally, the template's light screen stopped flashing, leaving only one last point of light blinking.

That was the world Jill had chosen as her destination.

“Let’s go.” Jill reached out her hand to Lian once again.

"Ok!"

Chapter 176 The City Where Gentle Snow Falls

After the template temporarily shifted the world, Jill and Ren, feeling slightly dizzy, opened their eyes to find the world had changed.

It's not the same forest as before.

It is not the various architectural styles found in the miniature garden world.

It's not the medieval style of the world Lian originally belonged to.

Rather, it has a style similar to that of the Honkai Impact era.

“This…is…” Lian looked at the world before her with some surprise.

“It’s a world different from the one before,” Jill said, then he raised his hand and pulled a white hoodie over Ren’s head. “Be careful, it’s snowing here, you know?”

After Jill said that, Lian realized that it was snowing in the world before her.

“The last time I saw snow was in Lauren Frost’s territory, I think…” Lian reached out and caught a snowflake, then her expression became even more surprised.

"The snow isn't cold at all..." Lian said in a surprised tone.

Jill caught a snowflake. "Yes, it's not cold snow... it's gentle snow."

"Gentle snow?"

“After Fimbulb Winter, will it be destruction or hope…” Jill rubbed Lian’s head. “This world is going through the fate it’s meant to go through, and it doesn’t need our interference. We’re just here to have fun today, so have fun, be happy, and don’t think about anything else.”

Lian nodded. "Yes, Master, let's hurry up and go!"

"Okay, let's go. Hey, wait a minute, slow down, don't run too fast!" Jill watched as Lian ran off and chased after her with a helpless smile.

The girl was heading towards the old town of the city called "Tsukinosaki".

"Master, look at that clock tower."

The most prominent feature of this old town is the clock tower in the square.

“…It has quite a history…If I’m not mistaken, this clock tower is at least twenty years old.” Jill said, looking at the clock tower. “And what’s rare is that this clock tower has been repaired very little, probably only three or four simple repairs at most.”

"To be precise, it has a history of 26 years and has undergone three minor repairs."

Jill heard the voice and instinctively turned his head, but no one spoke to him.

A look of doubt flickered in Jill's eyes.

He had investigated this world himself before he arrived.

There are indeed "mysterious" things in this world, but there shouldn't be any mysteries that he can't perceive.

Jill's power now surpasses that of many worlds.

Even the world's top superpowered individuals would be defeated by Jill with a single move. Jill doesn't even need to use the Gate of Babylon or those two artifacts to defeat her opponent.

But, surprisingly, someone...

"Master? Master?" Lian waved her hand in front of Jill's eyes, pulling Jill back to reality.

"What's wrong, Master? Is there something I should be aware of...?"

"No, it's nothing, it's just... probably a side effect of staying up all night." Jill shook her head. "Let's go, let's go check out the area around the clock tower. I feel like something interesting might happen."

Lian nodded. "But it's so deserted here..."

“It’s probably because of urban development,” Jill said, glancing at the somewhat desolate street. “This used to be a prosperous area of ​​the city, but now there must be new urban development, which is why it’s slowly becoming deserted?”

"...It shouldn't be...here..."

“It’s just a saying.” Jill shrugged, then looked at the distant clock tower. “Want to go take a look?”

"Okay, sure." Lian nodded.

The two walked to the vicinity of the clock tower, where they could see it up close.

"Dong...dong...dong..." And at this very moment, the bell was ringing.

The bell tolled repeatedly, its sound echoing throughout the vicinity.

"...Lian, you can say whatever you want today."

As if she had thought of something, Jill looked at the clock tower, then slowly exhaled, white gas instantly filling the air. "Master, I will listen carefully."

This was the first time Lian had heard Gil refer to himself that way.

Gilles has always referred to himself as either "this king" or "I".

Today, however, he used a different self-designation, which is quite unusual for him.

"Well, it's not good to say too much. Let's go."

Jill turned her head and walked in one direction.

"Master, wait for me."

To be honest, Lian's mouth tasted a little bitter.

Jill's statement was, "Master, we will listen carefully."

Is it merely listening as a "master"?

Lian clenched her fist, feeling the hard object hit her palm, and her expression became a little more clear-headed.

"..."

Jill slowed her pace and walked forward step by step.

Then, Jill and Lian both stopped in their tracks.

"Bagu bagu." A little girl who looked to be only about ten years old was eating snow.

He had a youthful face that looked no more than ten years old, wearing a white hat, with white hair, all in white clothes, and fair skin...

He looked very happy, holding a snowball in one hand and chewing on it.

The first impression she gives is like a fairy emerging from the snow.

Pure white, untouched by the grime of the world.

"..."

Jill and Lian looked at each other, and finally Lian slowly stepped forward.

"Little sister?" Lian tentatively greeted her.

"Hmm?" The girl turned her head, her reddish-amber eyes looking at Lian with a hint of curiosity.

"Hey big sister, are you feeling lost?" the girl asked. "Because only lost children, only children who are confused, can see Xuexue, okay?"

“YukiYuki?” Ren read the name aloud.

"Yes, Xuexue is Xuexue, right?"

The child who called herself Xuexue nodded vigorously, then looked at Lian, "It seems like... you're confused about something..."

As Jill looked at the girl, a strange sense of intimacy washed over him.

Jill pressed her heart, feeling inexplicably strange.

This feeling of intimacy only occurred once.

That was the first time I saw the White Demon.

However, that was due to the convergence of world lines. Shamash helped Gilgamesh meet Enkidu in the underworld, and Shamash is the sun god, while White Yaksha can be considered a celestial spirit of the sun, which is why Gilgamesh felt a sense of kinship with White Yaksha.

But this time... this world should have no connection to me whatsoever, so why...?

Jill pursed her lips.

Do I feel...closeness to this child?

Chapter 177 Isn't my daughter your daughter?

Are you confused?

Lian thought for a moment, then shook her head. "No, I'm not confused. I'm prepared... I'll accept whatever the outcome, good or bad."

Xuexue smiled happily, "That's wonderful."

“…Let’s go, Lian.” Jill looked at Xuexue deeply, then exhaled a puff of white breath and turned her head away. “People will always feel lost. On the road ahead, you will occasionally question yourself, because that’s human nature. Think thrice before you act, examine yourself three times a day. It’s not strange to feel lost about things you don’t understand or that make you uneasy.”