I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

A fleeting, inexplicable emotion in Jill's eyes sent a jolt through her heart.

Lian buried her head in Jill's shoulder again, reached out and wrapped her arms around Jill's back, and said in a soft voice, "Well then, it's a date."

"Yes, we have an appointment."

Jill responded to Lian's words with a smile.

There was no mention of any foolish agreement, nor was there any talk of "you must come back alive."

Lian believed that Gil understood what she meant, and Gil did indeed understand what Lian meant.

At this very moment, the snow that had stopped around the afternoon began to fall again.

Like snowflakes of blessing, they fell gently as Lian left Gil's embrace.

“Then Master, from now on, I hope you will guide me.” Lian smiled and said.

"Hmph, you really dare to say that."

Jill chuckled softly, then vigorously ruffled Lian's hair, causing Lian to show a displeased expression.

“Master, I’m not a child anymore!” Lian protested.

"No, no, no, in the eyes of us elders, no matter how old a child is, they are still a child."

Jill lowered her hand. "What do you think of this world?"

"??" Lian gave a strange look.

“To be honest, this world and I do have a very deep connection.” Jill raised her hand, holding a deep blue bottle, as dark as the starry sky. “No wonder, it’s made of stars and snowflakes…”

After Jill finished speaking, she turned to Lian and said, "Lian, let's go back. Oh, and this is for you."

Jill placed a rather cute-looking plush toy into Lian's hands. It was a plush toy of a rabbit with long ears, the ears of which resembled those of lop-eared rabbits.

"This looks like a plush toy called something like 'Rabbit'—I thought it was quite interesting and that you girls would like it, so I bought one as a small gift."

Lian took the doll and then looked at Jill.

"what happened?"

Jill asked a question that seemed a little strange.

"Thank you, Master!"

So the girl immediately pounced on him and hugged Jill.

"Ah, alright, alright, let's go back now!"

"Ok!"

Chapter 179 How can we move towards the future without overcoming disaster?

"Transmission begins..."

Accompanied by the inorganic sound of the template, Jill and Ren successfully returned to St. Freya Academy.

Compared to the snowy weather over there, the weather here is obviously much more comfortable.

I left in the morning, and it's already evening now.

Lian carefully put away the hoodie and scarf, then thanked Jill, "Thank you, Master. I'm very happy today."

"As long as you're happy, it's worth taking you all over the world to play." Jill ruffled Lian's hair. "Then you go back first, I'll go rescue that expired loli who's still swimming in the Sea of ​​Documents."

"Master, it seems that if we talk about the academy head like this, he'll get hit by that golden cross," Lian reminded him.

"What are you afraid of? I have that golden cross too. Haven't you already seen it?"

Jill smiled. "If you want, the Oath of Judah is also yours."

"No need, and I have Restia, there's no need to use weapons I'm not even familiar with," Lian replied to Gil.

"Haha, that's right."

Jill looked at Lian, a hint of tenderness flashing in her eyes, "To be honest, I didn't expect you to have grown so much."

When Jill first met Lian, she was so thin and small, but now she has grown into a lovely girl.

"Alright, hurry back. I have another small task for you in a few days." Jill smiled. "Don't disappoint me then, okay?"

"No way."

"Haha, that's settled then—I'm off."

"Okay, remember to come home for dinner tonight!"

"Don't end up like that Archer with the red clothes and white hair..."

……

"Waaaaah..." Theresa stretched and rubbed her eyes. "Finally, it's all done..."

The documents in front of Theresa have all been processed.

Although she may seem naive and innocent on the surface, Theresa is, after all, the head of the Far East branch, and when she works seriously, she is quite capable.

"Yo, you've worked hard."

A hand reached out to Theresa and, as if by magic, flipped the glass of bitter melon juice to the side.

Theresa frowned her delicate eyebrows, then turned her gaze to Jill. "You really went too far, leaving me with so many documents and then going out to play all day by yourself."

"No, strictly speaking, it's only about twelve hours."

Jill took out a small dish with yokan on it and placed it on the table, then took out a can of green tea. "But you really are the kind of guy who'll do anything he wants."

"Hmph, do you even need to ask? So you went out to play all day today, did your little apprentice say anything to you?" Theresa took a big gulp of bitter melon juice. Normal people would scrunch up after drinking a sip of vegetable juice, but Theresa drank it like it was plain water.

This taste system is truly amazing...

Jill picked up a piece of yokan and put it in her mouth. "Yes, that's what I guessed."

“...Is that so…” Theresa lowered her head slightly, then hid her expression under her bangs.

“You have no idea how funny it is that kid pretends to be mature, hahaha…” Jill laughed. “Although he still looks very immature to me, I can’t run away from him because he has the courage to forge ahead.”

"So?" Theresa's voice trembled slightly.

“I haven’t agreed yet.” Jill picked up the canned green tea. “I guess this is what you wanted to tell me last night?”

“Theresa, although I may seem free and easy, I still have things to take care of—in other words, I’m not yet qualified to accept your feelings.” Jill took another sip of green tea, the mellow and slightly bitter flavors blooming on her tongue.

Although it's canned green tea, the taste is still pretty good. While it's far from the unforgettable flavor of Shennong tea, it's still good for quenching thirst.

"Fimbourne Winter...Ragnarok..." Jill murmured, "Isn't this true of all worlds? Without experiencing Fimbulwinter and Ragnarok, without overcoming disaster, how can we move towards a new future? Without conquering that cold winter, how can the world usher in hope?"

Jill looked out the window, the orange glow of the setting sun streaming into the room. "Theresa, some things only need to be said once."

“You’ve given me a reason why I must return to this world, so I will respond to you, but not yet…”

Jill stood up. "Okay, I'll be back, don't worry. Instead of looking so gloomy, why don't you think about what to have for dinner tonight?"

I want bitter melon juice!

"So, does this mean you can just eat bitter melon all you need to do?"

……

"Phew... Ha! I'm exhausted."

The black-haired boy tugged at his collar. "Honestly, I'm so tired..."

The boy was Kusanagi, who was going to the Azure Dragon's stronghold today to assist Kashu as the leader of the Azure Dragon.

Well……

Kusanagi stretched, "I feel like I can fall asleep the moment my head hits the bed..."

After all, it's quite difficult for three people to prepare meals for more than a hundred people.

In the past, many members of the Azure Dragon team used to eat out when they were in Sky City, so even though Kashu was the only one in the team who could cook, he didn't actually feel much pressure.

If you're supposed to cook for over 140 people all by yourself, even if Kashu had three heads and six arms, some people would probably skip lunch and just eat dinner.

However, with someone helping out today, Kashu's workload was reduced considerably, and he still managed to successfully provide lunch and dinner.

“【Tanuki】Kashu… Ah, he really is a dangerous guy.” Kusanagi sighed as he recalled the sense of danger he felt when he saw Kashu.

"I guess I still haven't been training enough." Kusanagi shook his head. "But... I'm still a little concerned about that [Silver Wolf]."

During their afternoon break, Kashu and Kusanagi chatted and shared their past experiences.

"A teenage mercenary... huh?"

Kusanagi raised the corners of his mouth slightly. "I'm sure the combat exercises in a few days will be quite interesting."

"Alright, let's hurry back, I'm starving..."

Kusanagi was unaware that a figure was following him from behind.

Chapter 180 I promise the days to come will be unforgettable for you.

"I'm back……"

Kusanagi pushed open the door and said this as was his habit.

"Yes, welcome back." Lian, who was curled up on the sofa like a black cat, waved her hand.

"……Um……?"

Perhaps sensing something, Kusanagi touched his chin. "Ren-senpai, the atmosphere around you today is a bit strange, like someone who's just had a failed confession..."

“Junior, sometimes…” Ren’s black eyes immediately…

"No, just pretend I didn't say anything." Although Kusanagi Gakuen wasn't very emotionally intelligent and was a herbivore-type guy, his sense of danger was extremely sharp. His instinct, which was like that of a wild animal, told him that it was best not to continue some topics.

And for this reason, he saved many lives in the previous two worlds.

Now, realizing he had seemingly stepped on a landmine, Kusanagi quickly changed the subject, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

"I don't know, my master didn't say."

Seeing that Kusanagi was so sensible, Ren simply stopped bothering to pursue the other party's rude behavior.