I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

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“He and I had a brief conversation,” Jill replied with a smile, quite naturally.

“…Is that so…No wonder that guy in the Void Treasury also disappeared.” Otto chuckled softly. “Then, my life should be coming to an end soon, right?”

"Probably... Do you want me to tell you something?"

Jill looked at Otto and asked in a low voice.

"Tell me, I hope it's good news," Otto said with a smile.

“I’ve seen you in another timeline.” Jill sighed. “In that timeline, Kallen was rescued.”

Otto remained silent for a long time before finally opening his mouth slightly, a smile appearing on his lips.

"...Haha, hahahahahahahaha..." He burst into laughter, his face beaming with delight.

He forced himself to stand up. "Hero King, thank you."

"Aren't you going to ask how it went?"

“No need to ask, I know perfectly well. If that’s the case, even if Kallen doesn’t like me, I’ll still silently wish her well, right?” Otto staggered forward, passing Gil. “Actually, all these years, I’ve never mistreated Kiana… I’ve always treated her almost the same as Theresa…”

"I know."

"Fate...fate...in truth, if Karen were to come back to life, I would give up even my own life, let alone a mere destiny?"

"Ah."

Otto whirled around and pressed hard on Gilgamesh's shoulder. "Gilgamesh, I know you have something very important to do...! But you can't let Theresa down! That child has always liked you! Do you know that?"

"……I know."

“...Haha...Actually, it wasn’t until I was on the verge of death that I realized I didn’t even have anyone to confide in…” Otto said with a bitter smile.

Jill gave a regretful look. "Does it feel pathetic?"

“What’s the point of bringing this up now?” Otto said with a smile.

“I can give you a chance to live again, but I have one condition.” Jill held up a finger. “Aton for everything you’ve done.”

"...Atony? Even now, can I ever atone for my sins?" Otto said with a bitter smile, "I've done far too many wrong things in these five hundred years..."

"If you don't try, who knows if those kids will forgive you?"

Jill exhaled. "Where is your original body?"

“Come with me.” This time, Otto answered Gil’s question very readily.

Otto led Jill to a wall, first raising his hand and knocking on the wall a few times. A section of the wall rose up, and then an LCD screen appeared there.

After Otto unlocked the door, a door opened, and Otto led Jill inside.

As she stepped inside, a chill ran through her, but Jill paid no attention to it and simply looked ahead.

That direction leads to a culture chamber.

Lying there was a white-haired girl.

A pale face, long white hair, and a remarkably similar appearance to Kiana...

"...Is she Karen?"

Jill looked at the girl, her eyes flickering.

The other party has indeed sacrificed himself.

There was no sign of life at all.

“…Yes.” Otto smiled bitterly. “How I wish Kallen could wake up like this, even if she blames me, scolds me, I wouldn’t mind, even if she doesn’t like me, even if she likes that pseudo-Herrscher from the Far East, I wouldn’t mind at all… As long as Kallen can live… just live…”

Even though he was a man who had lived for over five hundred years, Otto couldn't help but shed tears at this moment.

“…Is that your body?” Jill asked, looking at the frail body on the other side, which was being kept alive by medical equipment.

It was the body of an old man, with white hair and a face full of wrinkles. He was in relatively good health and was not very thin.

“Well, after all, I’m already five hundred years old,” Otto said.

Jill approached Otto's body and took a vial of potion from the Gate of Babylon.

It was a bottle of liquid that looked like sewage mixed with strawberry milk; although the color was quite bizarre, but…

Jill walked up to Otto's body and then gulped down the entire vial of potion into Otto's mouth.

"Alright, hurry back. That's a potion to reverse aging. Since you're five hundred years old, you'll need about that much potion to look like you're in your twenties, so don't worry."

"You?!" Otto looked at Gil with surprise. "Why?"

“I’m the kind of guy who does things based on interest,” Jill chuckled. “Just think of it as a whim.”

"...on a whim..."

"Hurry up, the Honkai energy is already disappearing. If you don't switch back to your body soon, I'll have to use some harsher methods. Then you won't have any good memories left behind."

"Okay, okay..." Otto sighed helplessly, then activated a certain device—

He didn't see the extremely pleased smile that Jill was wearing behind him.

“Alright, Otto’s matter is settled. Now it’s time to deal with these students one by one—first the Sea of Quanta…” Jill took a step forward and disappeared from the spot.

……

I don’t know how long has passed——

At least that's how Otto felt.

He opened his eyes and saw a snow-white ceiling in front of him.

It's normal to feel a bit weak. After all, even a young person's body will become limp and weak after so many years of not exercising or walking.

Moreover, Otto himself was not a physically strong person, otherwise he wouldn't have been left behind five hundred years ago, when Destiny was a martial organization.

"Grandpa, you're awake?" A familiar voice rang in his ears. Otto turned his head slightly, and a white-haired, blue-eyed face that looked so much like young Karen appeared before him.

"Theresa..."

The soft voice startled even Otto himself.

"The surgery was a success, and Grandpa is now Grandma!"

"puff!"

Otto was so frightened that he fainted again as soon as he woke up.

Jill stood to the side, smiling without saying a word.

You little brat, do you think I won't get revenge after you've ambushed me so many times?

Jill patted Otto's cheek. Otto now looked like a girl with long blonde hair, and seemed a little younger than Theresa...

"Okay, this isn't such a hard reality to accept, is it? Wake up!"

"Ugh... King of Heroes... what have you done?!"

“Yeah, it’s just a woman’s body anyway, it shouldn’t be a big deal.” Jill smiled. “I’ve changed before, haven’t I?”

"Don't you have any shame at all..." Otto remained silent for a long time before finally uttering these words.

"Ah? My body is flawless, regardless of gender! What is there to be ashamed of!"

These words left Otto silent for a long time, before he finally let out a long sigh, "You win."

"Hahahahahahahahaha... Kiana, look at Otto's face, hahahahahahaha..." At the door of the ward, a middle-aged man with white hair laughed so hard he fell to the ground. Then, two identical white-haired girls walked over with helpless looks and dragged the man away.

"...Tsk...So annoying."

Otto smacked his lips.

"Otto, how are you feeling?"

“I’m a little weak, but I feel much better than before.” Otto looked at his hands, then turned his gaze to Jill. “You did this, didn’t you?”

“That’s right.” Jill smiled. “Anyway, I’ll spare no effort in exploiting your labor.”

“…Hmph.” Otto turned his head away.

“But this is probably the best ending for the world,” Jill said with a smile, walking to the window.

Under the shade of the trees downstairs, Seele and Bronya were sitting side by side, while the child named Apricot, Lilia, and Rosalia were making a ruckus.

Cocolia was holding Sirin, seemingly saying something.

Mei embraced her father, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

Himeko was leaning against a big tree, reading a book.

Kashu and Kusanagi were chatting, and Kashu's gaze kept drifting towards Bronya, making Kusanagi somewhat amused and exasperated.

Randolph was wearing a hospital gown because of his rather serious injuries, but judging from his behavior of still daring to chat up Himeko, he's probably fine.

Although he was kicked and stumbled.

Gross and Rita seemed to be discussing something, but judging from Gross's personality, he'd probably try to flirt with her eventually.

Beneath the cherry blossom tree, a figure with fox ears sat quietly, watching everything before him with a smile in his eyes.

"Hero King."

A sound I hadn't heard in a long time came from behind me.

Walter Young greeted him with a smile, but...

"...Why is this guy in the same hospital room as me?!" Otto exploded.

I wonder if it's because his body has shrunk, but this guy's thinking has also become a bit childish.

"Haha, just make do with this." Jill just laughed and didn't say anything more.

Theresa, as if sensing something, whispered, "Jill..."

Jill raised her hand and ruffled Theresa's hair. "I'm leaving."

In an instant, everyone's eyes were drawn to this.