I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"Uh... I messed up..." Gil showed a helpless expression. He had used too much magic, and the power of Soul Flash - Avalanche exceeded his expectations. However, Gil adjusted the position of Soul Flash - Avalanche, which only sent Ilya flying without causing any real damage.

……I guess so?

"Ilya!" Miyu ran towards the collapsed building first, followed by Luvia, Rin Tohsaka, and Ruby, who had been thrown away for some unknown reason.

After Gil dispelled the dream summon, he also ran over.

"Ilya! Are you alright...?!"

Jill was about to say something when she was rendered speechless by the scene before her.

"Ouch... Waaah... Looks like I got hit." Ilya clutched her head, a small red bump on her forehead. Because she had deactivated her Ruby Transformation, Ilya was now dressed in a cool outfit of short sleeves and shorts.

"Huh? What's wrong with you guys?" Ilya asked, looking at the group who were too shocked to speak.

She probably didn't notice, did she?

In Jill's eyes, there was another "Ilya" sitting next to Ilya at this moment!

That Ilya looked exactly the same as the Ilya after using "Dream Summoning," except her hair was a bit darker and her skin was a bit darker.

At that moment, as if they had a telepathic connection, the two Ilyas simultaneously turned their gazes toward each other.

The room fell into an indescribable silence once again.

But someone quickly realized that it was the black-clad Ilya.

A complex expression appeared on Ilya's black face, but she darted away like a cunning rabbit.

Unfortunately, Jill wasn't alone this time.

"Enkidu!" Gil reacted quickly, shouting as the black-clad Illya prepared to flee.

Countless golden chains then spread throughout the space, enveloping the black-clad Ilya.

Jill waved her hand, and golden chains spread throughout the space. Several of these golden chains, like serpents, attacked the black-clad Ilya directly!

The large net formed by two chains enveloped the black-clad Ilya, leaving her with virtually nowhere to hide!

At that moment, the black-clad figure of Ilya vanished, disappearing directly from Jill's sight.

"It's a transfer!" Jill shouted instinctively, and golden ripples reappeared in the space.

However, the figure of the black-clad girl was no longer in the space.

Jill frowned and looked into the distance with a somewhat surprised expression.

"...Is it that far?" Jill clicked her tongue. "Never mind, let's stop here for now..."

"I'm sorry, Gil, she got away." Enkidu came to Gil's side and said apologetically.

“It’s alright, it’s not your fault.” Gil looked at Ilya. “It’s just that this matter was somewhat unexpected. I should have used that ability directly in this battle.”

……

Luvia's residence.

At this moment, Jill and the others gathered together.

“Now, there’s a question…” Luvia looked at Gil, “Gil, do you know what that… is?”

"A Class Card, I suppose. It's probably something inside Illya that fused with a Class Card and developed consciousness, resulting in this product." Gil took a sip of the black tea on the table. "It tastes good. Would you like another cup?"

"I'm glad you like it." August then bowed slightly.

“…” Gil gestured to Luvia with his eyes, and Luvia nodded. “August, you can go out now.”

"Yes, Miss." August bowed slightly and then turned and left.

"...Illya, what do your parents do for a living?" Rin Tohsaka asked this direct question first.

In the somber atmosphere, Ilya said, "I don't know either. My parents are always traveling..."

“We can’t get any information out of you by asking…” Jill snapped her fingers. “I’ll just tell you what I know first.”

"First of all, Archer in the Class card has now merged with another consciousness within Illya's body... let's call it that for now, and has become the black Illya that we see."

"We don't know if the other party is good or bad. It's a pity I originally wanted to keep her here, but I didn't expect her to have mastered the skills of a magician and used spatial magic to leave. We still don't know if she's friend or foe." Jill tapped the table. "Secondly, there's Ilya."

"Huh?" Ilya pointed to herself.

"Yes, that's you. Your aura seems a little weaker now," Jill said.

"...Getting weaker?!"

Everyone asked this question.

“Yes, she’s gotten weaker.” Jill nodded. “It must be that the black Ilya separated from Ilya… Let’s use that term for now. When she separated, she took away a portion of Ilya’s magic power… In game terms, it’s like her MP cap went down…”

Jill said that.

"So what do we do next?" Rin Tohsaka rubbed her forehead. "Reporting to the Mage's Association is going to be a hassle..."

Chapter 163 You're the one, the glorious bait!

"What's next..." Jill stroked her chin, "I don't know either, we can only wait and see."

"Speaking of which, ever since the Berserker battle, I've wanted to ask, how do you know how to use Class Cards? Using yourself as a medium to summon the power of a Heroic Spirit from the Throne of Heroes to possess you..." Rin Tohsaka looked at Gilles and said, "After analysis, the Mage's Association only knows that Class Cards are made using extremely advanced magical theories, and they've only researched the limited-expansion usage method..."

“Because I wanted to know how to use this, so I found out, right?” Gil said matter-of-factly. “However, all I know is how to use the Class card. I don’t know who the Class card maker is or how it’s made.”

Jill didn't notice that the wary look in Miyu's eyes had also relaxed slightly.

“I am a Heroic Spirit myself. After using a Class Card, I can use my own power and the power of the Heroic Spirit on the Class Card at the same time for a certain period of time, just like when I used Saber’s Class Card just now,” Gilles said. “It’s probably a great boost to my combat power.”

"This is practically cheating!" Rin Tohsaka slammed her hand on the table and glared at Gilgamesh.

"Well, probably." Jill shrugged.

“Let’s leave it at that for today…” Jill looked at the four girls. “We’ll see what happens next before we discuss the specifics.”

……

the next day.

Jill hugged the blanket and comfortably rolled over.

Sleeping until you naturally wake up, counting money until your hands cramp... these are the happiest things in life.

Unfortunately, Jill just wanted to get a good night's sleep; there was no need for her to count money.

Since he himself doesn't know how much wealth he has, there's no need for him to count it.

However, Gil has indeed not had a good night's sleep in a long time. Since the last three months in the world of Dark Bullet, things have been piling up one after another. He didn't get a proper rest even after returning to the world of K. And now, because of the Class Card and Enkidu, he has hardly been able to get a good night's sleep.

So it's been several months since I last slept so well.

Gil was sleeping very comfortably, and Enkidu looked on with a happy expression.

"Hmm...so cute..." Enkidu looked at Gil's sleeping face and smiled. "Hmm, Gil is definitely cutest at this time."

"Mmm..." Jill rolled over, and then...

boom……

Jill fell to the floor.

"..." So Jill, who had fallen to the floor, rolled over and lay back on the bed.

Enkidu, seeing this, had no choice but to nudge Gil, "Gil, it's time to get up... It seems like there's something important to do today."

"...I'm not awake yet, don't wake me..." Jill said in a drowsy voice.

"So, the person I'm talking to now is..."

"..." So Gil turned over, his back to Enkidu, conveying his "I just don't want to get up" attitude, and prepared to continue sleeping.

“…There’s no other way, Jill. If it hurts a lot, then…”

Jill rolled over and said, "Tch, I know, really... threatening someone to wake them up?"

"There's nothing we can do. Ilya was attacked this morning."

"Oh? Tell me about it?" Jill immediately became interested and asked.

"Yes, Luvia told me about this, and apparently Miyu relayed it..."

In short, after Ilya arrived at school, well... she was ambushed. Miyu saw the enemy. Although it's a long story, it's basically like this.

“…Hmm…So for now, we’ll classify this black-clad Ilya as an enemy.” Gil tapped his fingers on the table, a dark glint flashing in his crimson eyes. “But why is she attacking Ilya?”

"Jill, can't you predict it directly?"

“What’s the point of knowing everything…” Jill sighed helplessly. “Alright, it’s time to go. Let’s go see Ilya. Didn’t you say she was slightly injured? Let’s go check on her.”

……

About half an hour later, Gillespie brought Enkidu to Luvia's mansion again.

Because Ilya was injured and dared not tell her family, she was temporarily moved here.

"...So what's the point of all this, Ilya?" Gil asked helplessly. "Isn't your house right across the street?"

"...What can we do?!" Ilya said, with a band-aid on her head. "There's nothing we can do about it."

"Well... never mind. For now, we can confirm that they are the enemy." Gilles pondered. "So, what was the purpose of attacking Ilya?"

“…I don’t know.” Miyu shook her head. “But I will definitely protect Illya!”

"Heh heh, young lady, this is interesting?" Gil looked at Ilya with a slightly dangerous smile.

“Brother Gil… your smile is so dangerous…” Ilya couldn’t help but say, looking at Gil’s smile.

“Well, if we don’t know what their purpose is, but we’re sure they’re hostile to us, then we just need to capture them and ask them what’s going on, right?” Jill said, narrowing her eyes.

"You casually changed the subject?!" Ilya was a little annoyed.

“Yes, indeed, this is an important matter…” Rin Tohsaka nodded. “So, Gil, do you have any good ideas?”

“If we’re talking about good solutions, I do have some, but it would require someone to make a sacrifice,” Jill said, picking up her teacup, taking a couple of sips.

“For example…?” Ilya asked.

So everyone turned their attention to Ilya, who still looked completely clueless.

“…like our lovely little Ilya,” Jill said.