I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

For example, a certain weapon or something.

After the powerful Honkai Beasts are annihilated, their corpses should not be wasted, right?

For example, more than a year ago, the ancient Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chi You, which appeared in the waters of China, was blasted with a large hole by Gil using Excalibur. However, because of its tenacious vitality, it was blasted several times by Gil in its Tyrant Dragon form before it died.

The Chi You Cannon, made from materials taken from its corpse, is still stored in the Far East Branch's armory.

Because of its incredibly tenacious vitality, Jill's attacks nearly blasted most of Chi You's body away before finally killing him.

By the way, the Honkai energy core can no longer be intact...

Because Jill eventually discovered that Chi You could recover without destroying his core, Jill simply multiplied his attacks six times, blasting away Chi You's upper body and core with a single punch.

However, they only dared to take such action after confirming that Kiana and the others, who were originally inside Chi You, had safely escaped.

Even Jill would consider the interests of her allies to some extent.

Many people who are strong as enemies but weak as allies are not necessarily "three times stronger when they turn evil, and twice as weak when they turn good." Rather, it's because once they become allies, they have more people to consider, and their weaknesses naturally increase.

Otherwise, given Jill's personality, when he began his probing attack, it wouldn't have been a simple attack from Excalibur, but rather the Star Sword, which the Thirteen Round Tables had unleashed to liberate him from his constraints.

That attack would have absolutely sent Chi You flying, not just created a hole.

However, while Kiana might be considered a complete theoretical idiot, her actual combat record is absolutely undeniable...

it is good.

If we're just talking about combat experience, Gil believes Kiana could definitely become an A-rank Valkyrie.

In the arena, the white-haired girl showed no fear even when surrounded by more than six assassins. She nimbly dodged their attacks while easily striking their weaknesses.

Jill didn't think Kiana performed poorly; on the contrary, she really did perform exceptionally well.

"At least in terms of actual combat, she's really quite good..." Jill added points for Kiana on the scoreboard.

Just thinking about what he had seen through the telescope made Jill's face darken.

However, the future is not something that remains unchanged...

Jill closed her eyes, then opened them again.

Let's try that method then.

After thinking it over, Jill finally came up with a solution.

It's not like it's impossible...

Chapter 211 Test Ends

“However, Kiana is in an exceptionally good state today…” Jill said in a low voice, resting her chin on her pen.

From Jill's perspective, Kiana's condition today is indeed quite perfect.

After all, if Kiana were to face six scythe-wielding assassins alone, including a scythe queen, she would definitely be overwhelmed and confused.

Today, Kiana seemed to know the attack trajectories of all the assassins in advance.

You need to know that line of sight is very important in combat.

Kiana easily anticipated the numerous scythe-wielding assassins' tiered attack, forced them back, and then counterattacked...

"Hmm...this is interesting..." Jill muttered, then glanced at the other venues.

Several students in their own class were still frantically dealing with these assassins. The smarter ones chose to take them down one by one, while the more ruthless ones...

"Click——"

With a flash of light, the sixth scythe-wielding assassin was cleaved in two with a single strike. Kusanagi sheathed his short sword in his thigh, clapped his hands, and finished the test.

Kusanagi was the seventh person to complete the test.

Although he was the only male student at St. Freya Academy, his performance was outstanding.

Moreover, he did indeed go easy on them.

"Well done."

Jill picked up the bottled water next to her and tossed it to Kusanagi.

"Ah, thank you, teacher."

In different situations, Kusanagi-gakure will use different names.

Although Gil isn't particularly particular about titles, Kusanagi-gakure still insists on it.

"You did well today. Are you ready for the next sparring session?" Jill asked as she opened her phone.

"No problem."

Kusanagi nodded. "Apart from Ren-senpai and the class representative, I can take on everyone else..."

"And unfortunately, the random assignment table has just been released."

Jill swiped her phone screen. "You and Lian will conduct a practical evaluation."

Instantly, Kusanagi's expression turned into a blank, scraggly one.

"...Can I abstain?"

“What do you think?” Gilles chuckled softly. “I’ll allow you to use the Knight System, but not the Noble Phantasm, because Ren won’t use Restia or the Robe of the Supreme.”

"...Does that mean you're stronger than me even without using those two powers...?"

Kusanagi fell into a brief state of self-isolation.

“You’ll get used to it. After all, Lian is my first disciple.” Jill picked up a can of tea that had somehow appeared out of nowhere. “Hmm, let’s guess how long you can hold out before you fall?”

"That won't happen. Besides, didn't you say that?" Kusanagi took out the crocodile bottle. "The more you think about how long you can hold out, the easier it is to lose. It's better to focus on how to defeat your opponent. Sometimes, offense is the best defense."

"Hahahaha, very good, very good." Jill laughed heartily. "That's the attitude, very good indeed."

only……

"Well, do your best." Gil reached for a bottle of mineral water and threw it at Ren, who was about twenty meters away.

Lian was talking to Fu Hua at the moment, and didn't look in Jill's direction at all.

Just as the mineral water bottle was not far from Ren, and just when Kusanagi thought that the bottle and the water inside would definitely hit Ren, Ren suddenly reached out and grabbed the bottle.

“Intuition and mind's eye are one kind of talent and the other kind of training. If your movements, dodges, and perceptions are more inclined towards intuition, that is, you mostly act on instinct, then Lian learned mind's eye through the most arduous training.” Jill nodded in Lian’s direction, and Lian raised the water bottle in her hand to indicate this, then unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle to replenish her water.

"Arduous training?" Kusanagi asked curiously.

Jill nodded. "Actually, I didn't teach Lian all of her sword skills. She had another teacher, and both of us used very strict methods to teach Lian her sword skills."

“Between twelve and fifteen years old, if I remember correctly, Ren learned all of Grevas’s sword techniques within those three years. Hmm… let me think… Ren was probably fourteen years old when she was already able to fight against that monster who had used the self-modified Berserker back then.” Gil said something that made Kusanagi’s eyes widen.

Because this is indeed a rather astonishing fact.

However, it's possible for a demon-level elf to fight a Berserker who has lost his mind... provided that the berserker isn't an overpowered being like Hercules.

Although Ren did not defeat the demon-level spirit, at least when Gil saw Ren severely injured, the demon-level spirit's body was covered with black divine power and wounds.

Then, as the demon-level elf roared at him, Gilles unleashed a Noble Phantasm that blasted him into countless fragments.

“Don’t think that power can be obtained without paying a price,” Jill said, half-closing her eyes. “The wounds on Lian’s body back then were much more severe than when you were attacked.”

Kusanagi nodded.

"However, she also gained an advantage over you. You probably rarely used the power of your eyes during your sparring with her, right?" Gil stared into Kusanagi's eyes and smiled. "Kage, you didn't notice, did you? You've been consciously or unconsciously suppressing the use of your eyes, while Ren has been using Kamui all the time. So losing isn't shameful at all."

It's definitely not shameful.

Gil left out half a sentence: even if Ren relied solely on her physical attributes and swordsmanship, she could easily overpower Kusanagi.

After all, she grew up in that "educational college".

Although Ren rarely uses the assassination techniques taught at the "Academy," her body has a solid foundation due to the training in these skills, which enabled her to learn Gilles and Grevas's sword dance techniques.

"Next, we will begin the practical test. Students whose names are called, please proceed to the designated examination room. Group A..."

The St. Freya Academy's loudspeaker rang out, and Gil patted Kusanagi Gakuen on the shoulder, "Go."

"Yes!"

Kusanagi put down the mineral water bottle in his hand and ran towards the direction where his exam room was located.

“…” Jill smiled softly, then took a sip of green tea.

"...It tastes awful."

……

"Group A No. 7, Ren Ashbell, versus Group A No. 12, Kusanagi Gakuen. The practical test begins. Rankings will be based on scores in the final battle; the test will end when the opponent is defeated." Himeko, acting as the referee, raised her hand. "Begin!"

"Junior, bring it on!" Ren lowered his body, and black divine power began to surge beneath his feet.

“Ah, just what I wanted.” Kusanagi picked up the squeeze driver and fastened it to his waist without hesitation.

Then, he twirled the cracked bottle in his hand, fastened it into the slot on his belt, and pressed down the wrench, all in one smooth motion.

"Danger! Crocodile! Tear, devour, pulverize! Crocodile in Rouge! Oraa!"

"tread……"

With just that soft sound, Lian disappeared from the spot.

Kusanagi was not careless at all. Without saying a word, he performed a tactical roll and directly avoided the blade of the prototype pulse katana that Ren was thrusting at him from the front.

At the same time, relying on the excellent defensive capabilities of his armor, Kusanagi avoided the first frontal attack without hesitation and charged towards Ren while protecting his vitals.

Using her enhanced vision through her clairvoyance, Lian glanced at Gil on the field and pursed her lips. Gil's posture of covering her head and taking a beating made her the perfect target for Lian.

Even though most of Soul Flash's sword techniques are direct, offensive sword techniques, does that mean that his ultimate sword techniques are too?

"Absolute Sword Technique Second Form: Meteor!" The stinging sensation coming from the sky instantly alerted Kusanagi. He immediately raised his prototype pulse short sword and swung it fiercely, just in time to block Ren's sword technique.

"Zizizizizi..."

The purple Honkai energy blades burst into sparks upon impact, and Kusanagi felt a chill once again.

"Sixth Form of Absolute Sword Technique: Shattered Fang!" Ren's divine power surged, and Kusanagi could see cracks appearing on his weapon.

Kusanagi understood instantly; this was a sword technique that destroyed weapons.

So, it's not that I don't have such moves!