Buzz~
Golden whirlpools appeared behind Gilgamesh.
Each whirlpool contained a Noble Phantasm.
They covered all human-made treasures from ancient times to the present, including those from myths and history!
The Gate of Babylon were truly unleashed in reality, brimming with power capable of destroying everything.
Merlin could clearly see this.
It completely crushed the Unlimited Blade Works's version of Shirou, which had the terrifying power to easily destroy Fuyuki City.
"Are you the reinforcements Romani called?" Merlin asked, stunned.
Only that otaku doctor would be so obsessed with turning him into Magic☆Merry!
How could such a disgusting otaku summon the King of Heroes?
"Romani? Don't know him!" Gilgamesh fully unleashed countless Noble Phantasms, blocking every escape route.
This guy was a child of nightmares, capable of traversing dreams.
If his true body didn't appear, Gilgamesh couldn't locate him hiding in the Tower of the End.
"Not Romani? Then did you come at the request of Nameless???"
Merlin was even more confused.
Besides that disgusting otaku doctor, only Nameless could possibly call him.
They had always been enemies.
The problem was, in Unlimited Blade Works, Nameless had cut off Gilgamesh's elbow. Then ripped open his chest and blasted him to pieces.
Alaya revealed everything, letting the whole world witness your tragic defeat.
You got killed by the one you considered friend yet you just smiled and let it go?
"Heh, a mere bastard hiding in Avalon. Do you think I need your permission to do what I want?" Gilgamesh's crimson eyes stared coldly.
This guy was quite the troublemaker.
First stirring chaos in The Perfect King, now wanting to mess with Nameless.
"King of Heroes, please stop. I've spilled blood for humanity, served King Artoria, you can't do this to me!" Merlin swallowed hard.
This guy was clearly serious.
He deeply regretted coming with his true body.
In terms of combat, he was just a minor support, offering healing and mana recovery—no match at all.
However, the other side seemed determined, swirling the gender-bending potion in his hand with a malicious smile.
"Don't come near me!!!"
Merlin instantly showed a looked of horror. If he really became Magic☆Merry and that bastard Nameless found out…
That guy would definitely broadcast it worldwide and execute him publicly!
He'd even force Merlin to feed cake to that disgusting otaku doctor!
Thinking about it made him tremble all over, utterly unacceptable.
At this critical moment, Merlin hesitated and asked, "King of Heroes, aren't you even a little angry after watching Unlimited Blade Works?"
"Why would I watch that video?" Gilgamesh looked at him as if he was an idiot.
"!!!"
Merlin almost burst out swearing.
Damn it, Golden Bastard, you didn't watch the exposure video at all!
￥…￥%…&%*
Suppressing his anger, Merlin said politely, "King of Heroes, Unlimited Blade Works tells your story with Nameless. You can watch the video before deciding whether to deal with me!"
Damn it, you got your elbow cut off and heart ripped out, yet you still want to help him fight me?
You really deserve multiple public executions!
"Oh, my business with Nameless?"
Gilgamesh looked a little surprised.
Previously, The Oldest King had already told the story of him and Nameless. How could there be things he didn't know?
Anyway, since he had sealed all escape routes, he might as well watch a bit.
Gilgamesh took out the latest tablet from the King's Treasury and started watching Alaya's new video —
Unlimited Blade Works
It began with a cute white-haired little girl playing games.
Very ordinary.
But the barrage of comments was different—
AlmightyMiddleFinger-[Nameless is awesome! Cut more of the Heroic King's elbows!]
SirFucksalot-[Friendly reminder: I'm only a fan of the Wise King; I don't recognize the King of Heroes in this video!]
...
"Hah, what nonsense?"
Gilgamesh was a little confused.
Earlier in The Oldest King video, countless comments praised him, and many switched to being fans.
He even gained a huge legend boost and significantly increased strength.
But now, countless people were cursing him.
What had he missed?
Merlin smirked and quietly reminded, "King of Heroes, please fast-forward to 3 minutes and 12 seconds!"
"Hmph! I want to see who dares execute me!"
Gilgamesh coldly snorted.
He started fast-forwarding.
After a moment, he finally saw himself appear.
The golden shining figure identical to him said to two combat maids below, "Then wither like a flower!"
He struck fiercely, killing the two combat maids immediately!
"That's nothing,"
Gilgamesh frowned slightly.
That was how battle worked. If you didn't kill enemies, they'd kill you. No mercy.
Shortly after, the main character Illya appeared, summoning Heracles to fight alongside her.
The King of heroes in the video immediately summoned the Gate of Babylon and defeated him strongly.
"No wonder even the other timeline's me is unmatched!"
Gilgamesh was increasingly puzzled.
The video's him was just a little chuunibyou, why was he hated by so many?
Then, he saw "himself" defeat the Berserker, when a boy stepped in front.
It was the young Nameless.
Merlin smiled, "Now comes the main event."
"Oh, young Nameless?" Gilgamesh's crimson eyes fixed on the video.
The two clashed fiercely.
The video's Gilgamesh was extremely arrogant, calling Nameless a mongrel and a faker repeatedly, reminding him of his younger self.
When they met back then, Nameless changed him into the Wise King.
Then, a huge black hole hovered in the sky, endlessly dropping black mud.
"I will bring disaster upon the world, wipe out the useless trash, and see how many remain. Isn't that fun?" the king sneered cruelly.
The barrage of comments immediately poured in with denunciations.
"..."
Gilgamesh frowned deeply.
That was indeed the kind of thing he did during his chuunibyou period!
Back then, before meeting Nameless, he really wanted to remove useless trash and rebuild Uruk into a perfect city.
After meeting Nameless, he chose to accept everyone and be a Wise King guiding the people.
A bunch of black history!
"Now comes your battle with Nameless."
Merlin suppressed his laughter.
Tsk, Nameless, you're totally doomed!
When the King of Heroes saw himself killed by you, he would definitely come after you!
Keep watching.
In the video, the king drew the Sword of Rupture and unleashed the most terrifying strike.
But future Nameless chose to shield young Emiya with his body, pass on everything to his younger self, then disappear as light.
"That bastard Nameless, always playing this trick!"
Gilgamesh wanted to curse him.
When they fought gods together, Nameless also sacrificed himself to fully unleash Ea.
He thought Nameless was dead and was deeply saddened, but had to bear the pain and lead his people to the future. He claimed to have seen through fate and accepted his destined death, but part of the sorrow came from losing two dear friends.
Later, when Alaya released the video, Gilgamesh realized Nameless was just faking!
He never really died!
Watching this Unlimited Blade Works video made Gilgamesh understand why Nameless would go berserk at him at first sight.
Not to mention Nameless, even Gilgamesh himself despised his chuunibyou self!
Continuing to watch, Young Emiya unleashed Unlimited Sword Works and beat the chuunibyou goldie.
Gilgamesh sighed helplessly,
"That bastard was right, I only collected the Noble Phantasms, never mastered them."
Yes, he simply wanted to collect every treasure in the world, but didn't fully master them. Against someone with transcendent level of skill, he naturally couldn't fight one-on-one.
Once again it played to where the young Shirou cut off the chuunibyou's arm holding Ea.
Gilgamesh watched the scene with increasing disdain.
He had the Sha Naqba Imuru(The Omniscient Star), capable of seeing through everything, and could let the sword work automatically.
He still didn't take advantage of these two biggest strengths.
Instead, he chose to fight Nameless at his strongest point.
That bastard Nameless had Avalon within his body, and even borrowed the Sword of Promised Victory, Excalibur from Artoria to kill him directly.
The script had long been written, just waiting for someone like him to jump in.
It's honestly hard to watch!
"King of Heroes, can we talk about cooperating now?" Merlin asked expectantly.
Even after witnessing Nameless kill him, he still wanted to help Nameless? I swear on my dignity—that's absolutely impossible!
"Cooperation, huh?"
Gilgamesh looked at him coldly.
Although the version of him in the video was so cringey it made people recoil, there was no denying that was him.
In other words…
His dark past had been fully exposed. A public execution.
People all over the world had seen the video, and he lost countless fans!
But Gilgamesh didn't hate Nameless for it. Even he was embarrassed by his past chuunibyou self, let alone Nameless.
This was all Alaya's fault!
That bastard already exposed part of his black history in The Oldest King. Why keep revealing more?
Just a mere Nightmare… You really thought I'd go after Nameless just from watching the video? What, do you think I dream too?
After a moment's thought, Gilgamesh nodded at Merlin. "Fine."
"Pleasure working with you, then! I'll take my leave!" Merlin's smile bloomed like a flower.
He cautiously began walking away—only to find Gilgamesh made no move to stop him.
This was a done deal!
Nameless, let's see how you get out of this one!
After Merlin left…
Gilgamesh showed a gleeful smile.
"Nameless, you tricked me back then, and now this black history has been exposed. I'll repay you for this properly. Once I've enjoyed your performance, I'll help you capture Merlin. You can do as you please with him."
He placed his right hand over his chest and clenched it tightly, as if seizing hold of the future.
Whether it's watching that heartwarming father-son drama, or turning Merlin into Merry…
This king wants it all!
Next…
Gilgamesh pulled out a Noble Phantasm to disguise himself as an ordinary citizen and began walking the streets.
And thus, kind-hearted citizen Mr. Gold was born!
Achoo—
Walking through the school campus, Sanjiro couldn't help sneezing.
Who's talking about me again?
But it was just a fleeting thought.
Ever since Alaya began recklessly exposing him, countless people had been searching for his whereabouts.
Sanjiro could only hide his presence more and more tightly, afraid someone might track him down.
If anyone found him, his peaceful retired life would be over for sure.
After so many years of fighting, there's no way he wants to keep going!
Isn't lying down and doing nothing a beautiful thing?
After a while…
The two little girls finally came back.
He quickly stepped up. "How was it, Illya?"
Earlier, Tamamo-no-Mae had called Illya over to ask about the video situation. That had worried both Sanjiro and Kirina, so they'd come along to check it out.
"Mhm, everything's fine. The principal is really nice." Illya smiled sweetly.
"That's good."
Sanjiro let out a breath of relief.
That fox's true form was incredibly powerful—even with his strongest(guess) form unleashed, she would be a serious challenge.
"Next, we'll be welcoming three heroic spirits. I need you to help me rehearse." Illya said.
"Rehearse…?"
Sanjiro felt utterly drained.
Just one thing after another. These friends of his sure knew how to "surprise" him.
He was actively trying to avoid heroic spirits, yet they insisted on throwing him right into their arms.
I've treated you all kindly—why are you doing this to me!?
Fine then. I absolutely must avoid Goldie, so I'll just greet Artoria and Mordred.
That golden bastard's black history had been exposed, publicly humiliated.
And previously, Sanjiro had sacrificed himself to sever the bond between gods and men with a single strike, thoroughly tricking the guy.
Old grudges and new resentments piled up.
Goldie was definitely hunting him down right now!
Wait… it's been a whole day since the video was posted, and that guy still hasn't shown up. Don't tell me he's already snuck into Fuyuki City?
Knowing him, that bastard really might do it!
No, no, it can't be.
This isn't Chuunibyou Gil—it's Wise King Gil.
If a powerful Servant like him secretly entered another powers jurisdiction, it'd be no different from declaring war.
With Wise King Gil's personality, he would never do such a thing.
I'm overthinking it.
Once he arrives in two days, wherever he goes—I'll go the opposite way.
Let's see you find me then!
Sanjiro silently made up his mind to stay far, far away.
Otherwise, with that guy's clairvoyance, he'd definitely see through any disguise!
"Hmph, you two get to rehearse together. I'm so jealous!" Kirina pouted sourly at them.
She really, really wanted to interact with the heroic spirits up close!
Sanjiro reached out to pat her head. "Go on home for now. I'll make you something delicious tonight."
"Hmph!"
Kirina puffed up her cheeks, looking more envious than ever.
Why didn't they pick me!?
After watching the two of them leave, she stomped her foot and began wandering around.
There was still time, so she figured she'd look around to see if any new Servant merch had come in—she'd just secretly saved up a bit of allowance money.
As she walked along, someone suddenly asked her, "Excuse me, are you a student here?"
"Huh?" Kirina looked at the person curiously.
He was dressed in a sharp suit, with a strikingly handsome face.
Was he trying to flirt with her?
"Hello, I just arrived in Fuyuki City. I wanted to check out the Academy City—could you show me around?"
The man smiled warmly and gently.
"You can call me Mr. Gold."
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You lots prolly gonna enjoy this cuz most of the chapter this week are 2K to 4.6K long XD.
Expect chapters that long from here on out as the og author find the fic gained a lot of tractions so he be pumping word counts like that.