I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

“Actually… I am not some holy sword…” Esther clutched her sleeves with both hands, “I am just an ominous demonic sword…”

"..." Jill didn't speak, but quietly took a sip of her coffee. "So what are you trying to say, Esther?"

“Brother Gil…”

"I know everything about you. As the Holy Sword, you possess the power to break curses, but in reality, you store the resentment and hatred of the elves annihilated by the Holy Sword within it. When the curse exceeds the limit of its storage, it will begin to backfire on the body of the Holy Sword's contractor, causing the contractor to die."

The Demon Slayer is a sword capable of breaking all curses, but those curses do not disappear from the world. At a certain point, the sword, having accumulated countless curses, will unleash them back upon its contractor.

"So what? What does it matter?" Jill put down her cup, propping herself up on the sofa with her hands. "Oh dear, little Esther forgot—"

“When I made a pact with you, I said, ‘The king will bear the responsibility, the king will allow it, the king will shoulder the entire world.’ Did you think I was joking?” Gil looked at Esther seriously. “You’ve actually refused my use of your power several times already, haven’t you?”

“You’re afraid,” Jill pointed out incisively. “You’re afraid I’ll abandon you, afraid I’ll despise you after I find out the truth, right?”

"Baka~ I told you, you are my Hero King, Gilgamesh's sword, and also my partner." Gilgamesh came to Esther's side, reaching out to vigorously rub Esther's little head. "Besides, I have some divine wine here that can dissolve curses. Drinking a little every now and then won't harm you at all~"

Esther's mysteriously beautiful purplish-blue eyes widened.

“Really?” Esther said in disbelief.

“It’s true.” Jill removed her hand from Esther’s head. “I don’t stoop to lying.”

“Then…I pledge my loyalty to you…my master.” Esther wrapped her arms around Gil’s neck and kissed him on the lips. “I am your sword, and I will surely cut down all enemies before you.”

"...Este...what is this...?" Jill was taken aback by Esther's sudden kiss and asked.

“…It’s a vow,” Esther said.

An oath is a ritual used by elves to make a pact.

This tactic is frequently used in important agreements such as those for forming alliances.

If a spirit user violates the agreement made through the "oath," the breaching spirit user will be severely punished, such as being unable to receive the blessings brought by the ley lines for a long time, being hated by spirits, and in severe cases, even losing the power to command contracted spirits.

Moreover, the oath only becomes effective when the other person is kissed.

Furthermore, there is another version of the contract: when the highest-ranking elves sign a contract, they will offer their kisses to symbolize their loyalty and thus complete the contract.

However, although making a vow is a very solemn matter, but...

“I remember, the vow doesn’t necessarily require the two people to kiss on the lips…” Jill narrowed her eyes, “The back of the hand works too, right?”

"Um... I forgot."

"..." Who would believe you!

Moreover, Jill seemed to have forgotten something.

"So Gil is really a silver-haired loli-con after all?" Enkidu looked at Gil seriously. "I only noticed it before. Look, whether it's Kushina Anna (silver hair and red eyes), or Ilya (silver hair and red eyes), or Kuro (silver hair and amber eyes), and finally Esther (silver hair and purple eyes), they are all silver-haired lolis!"

“Nonsense! I’m not!” Jill retorted loudly.

"You are!"

"I don't!"

"You have it!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

“…stare…” So Enkidu stared at Gil.

"..." Jill thought about it for a moment, then pondered for a while.

Meow, I really acted like a silver-haired lolicon!

Enkidu casts a gaze at Gilgamesh!

It dealt 10,000 points of true damage to Jill!

Jill collapsed! Unable to get up again!

……

Fuyuki City, river bank.

A taxi came from the other end of the Fuyuki Bridge.

It stopped at one end of the sidewalk on both sides of the bright red bridge.

The taxi door was suddenly flung open.

A figure stepped out of the car.

Short, magenta hair and pupils. A beauty mark under her left eye. A woman dressed as a woman in a red bean-colored suit and a magenta tie.

She was wearing gloves with strange patterns on her hands, and a tube was slung over her back.

This person exuded a sharp aura, and her eyes swept around, her brows furrowing.

"Strange, I can't sense any distorted source of magic power."

……

Jill raised her head at that moment.

The "revelation" of the omniscient and omnipotent star has arrived.

“Tsk…” Jill clicked her tongue. “What a troublesome piece of crap.”

"What's wrong?" Esther asked.

“No, it’s alright…it’s just a guest,” Gil said. “It’s fine as long as she doesn’t cross my line, I won’t do anything. What bothers me is that Rin Tohsaka and Luvia didn’t tell me about this.”

"The Clock Tower has changed personnel to handle the Class Card recycling." Jill picked up her slightly cold coffee from the table and took a sip. "And he's a rather troublesome guy."

"Even you, Gil, would say it's troublesome?" Enkidu was somewhat surprised.

"It's not exactly troublesome—after all, the opponent is someone with combat power comparable to a Servant, so it's necessary to be a little cautious," Gilles said. "It's just that although it's troublesome, it's far from posing a threat."

"As long as you don't cross my bottom line..."

“Bajet Fraga Macremis”.

Chapter 204 The Visitors Are Not Friendly

Jill chose to go out today.

Well, leaving Enkidu and Esther at home... should be fine, right?

It was the look on Esther's face when Jill left, like that of an abandoned puppy, that Jill found hard to handle.

But who is Jill? She turned around, slammed the door shut in one smooth motion, and then went out for a stroll.

Although I do feel a little guilty...

Jill yawned as she strolled down the street.

"Another parallel world...?"

Jill muttered.

At that moment, Jill and the girl in the suit brushed past each other.

“…Hmph…” Gil stopped in his tracks.

The other person also stopped in their tracks.

Even as they merely brushed past each other, Jill sensed a faint killing intent emanating from the other person—

However, that killing intent wasn't directed at Jill.

But it's very unpleasant.

The two stopped with their backs to each other.

(Is the other party also after the class card? They didn't conceal their magical power... They're no ordinary person. Should I test them?)

The girl in the suit, Bajette, began to exude a murderous aura.

(Trying to test me? Interesting... but I have no interest in making a move.) Jill sensed the other's actions and a nonchalant smile appeared on her lips.

However, Jill did not intend to make a move and simply continued walking forward.

Jill's actions made Bajette frown.

(The other party has no intention of taking action... That's fine, then I can focus my energy on the class cards... Besides, I can't be sure if the other party has the same goal as me, and I also have a mission to complete, so it's better to avoid unnecessary trouble.)

Bajette adjusted the cylinder slung over her shoulder and then left.

"..." After walking a long way, Jill turned back and looked deeply in the direction where Bajette had just left.

“We’ll see each other again soon,” Jill said, then turned and left.

……

At this very moment, Rin Tohsaka and Luvia are also discussing matters related to Class Cards.

Because Rin Tohsaka explored the ley lines, and at a convergence point deep within the ley lines, there was a mirror world!

Gilles already knew about this, but the original Heroic Spirit inside should have been Jeanne d'Arc, but the one inside now is unknown.

The previous one had been possessed by the Destruction Factor, but since the Destruction Factor was destroyed, this world line itself should no longer exist. However, during the period when the world template was initiating a stagnation repair, a new Class card was added into it.

Jill was unaware of this.

"Is it really that deep?"

In the reception hall, Luvia looked at the diagram showing the location of the ninth class card that she had taken from Rin Tohsaka and couldn't help but marvel.

"Building an underground passage at this depth is no easy feat; it can't be accomplished in a short time..."

“The ley lines are already located quite deep, and this class card is on one of the main branches of the ley lines, so how could it not be deep?” Rin Tohsaka also had a troubled expression.

"No wonder even the Association couldn't detect the existence of this class card in such a deep place... I guess it's as expected of a Heroic Spirit? And it sensed it immediately..."

"And thankfully we discovered it early, otherwise, if we had continued to let this class card absorb magic power in the ley lines, who knows what the consequences would have been..." Luvia glanced at the diagram in her hand.

"Judging from the current situation, it will take at least half a month to complete the underground passage leading to the Mirror Realm..."

"Let's get as fast as we can!" Rin Tohsaka waved her hand. "Letting such a dangerous thing run rampant in the ley lines could cause other problems!"

"Then let's get started as soon as possible!" Luvia folded the diagram in her hand and handed it to August, who had been waiting nearby. "August, this matter is in your hands!"

"Yes, Miss!" Auguste quickly put away the diagram and walked out of the reception hall.