I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

In mid-air, Gil, with his reckless and arrogant attitude, ruthlessly crushed his opponent's confidence.

"What's wrong? Why don't you do something!"

The Noble Phantasm struck Angelica hard, knocking her back—

"Damn it...damn it!" Angelica unleashed even more Noble Phantasms, but Gilles just scoffed.

"It's no use!" Jill roared, and a huge black greatsword came crashing down from the sky, smashing fiercely towards Angelica!

"Hmph! Don't underestimate me, King of Heroes!" The same enormous black greatsword clashed with the weapon Jill unleashed!

“Boom—”

Angelica's Mountain-Splitting Sword was cleaved in two by Jill's Mountain-Splitting Sword. Angelica's Mountain-Splitting Sword was split in two, and Jill's Mountain-Splitting Sword slashed down fiercely towards Angelica!

Angelica narrowly avoided the attack of the Mountain-Splitting Sword, which created a huge storm on the ground and directly collapsed many of the Eindsworth family's buildings.

"Oh dear, after all, a fake (Faker) is a fake (Faker). Although a fake can never beat the real one, that principle doesn't apply to you, does it?" Gil showed a bored expression. "What a boring guy."

"hateful……"

"Hahahaha... Your imitation of me is completely off... Eh? Where's that crazy woman who used the giant hammer last time?" Jill casually glanced around. "I haven't seen her..."

"Huh?" Jill shifted to the side, and the huge hammer came crashing down beside her, but she missed.

"What--"

Two surprised voices followed.

"...A sneak attack? Then let me show you! Soul Flash - Shadow Binding!" Jill raised her foot and kicked out with a powerful whip kick, slamming the pink-haired girl who had launched the sneak attack to the ground.

"what happened……"

"Oh? You didn't know? Well, after all, he's a fake (Faker)... It's already pretty good that he can use my Noble Phantasm arsenal... Well, he even used EA back then? Although it was very weak." Gil's face revealed an undisguised malicious smile. "Well then, let me show you just where the difference between you and me really lies!"

"Clang—" Golden ripples flashed, and a long spear landed in Jill's hand.

It was a magnificent lance, with golden light shimmering on it.

The silver-white lance exuded a sacred aura, with golden light shimmering and spreading, making Jill appear entirely divine.

"That is……"

“Hey… then let me tell you… this gun—the King of Knights’ Gun, shining in the Gun of the End (Rhongomyniad), no, or rather…” Gilles’s malicious smile widened, “can you use, or rather, unleash the Noble Phantasm from the treasure vault?”

Seeing Angelica's face gradually turn pale, Gilgamesh couldn't help but cover his face and burst into laughter, "Hahahaha... After all, he's a fake (Faker)?! No, rather, he really is a fake (Faker), which is why he can't use his Noble Phantasm, so..."

Gilles deflected a flying Noble Phantasm with his lance. "That's why you wanted to imitate me, that's why you wanted your life to have meaning, that's why..."

"So this is what a human is?" Jill's expression changed. "A mere doll actually possesses human emotions?"

“That’s quite surprising, Angelica.” Jill pointed her lance at her. “It’s decided—”

Jill's expression turned cold. "I will personally kill you!"

At that moment, a blue signal suddenly appeared below.

"Hmm... It seems Ilya has completed the mission perfectly..." Gil took a step in the air and floated backward.

"What's wrong? King of Heroes?! Are you trying to escape?!"

"Escape? Well, it's just a small strategic retreat... and I have a question."

Jill's malicious smile returned once more. "Have you ever seen fireworks?"

"What does it mean!"

"Fireworks, like firecrackers, originated from China and their structure is similar to that of firecrackers."

The process of making fireworks also involves adding luminescent and colorant agents to give them their vibrant colors. Luminescent agents are powders of metallic magnesium or aluminum. When these metals burn, they emit a bright, incandescent light. Colorant agents are simply metallic compounds.

Metal compounds contain metal ions. When these metal ions react violently with oxygen molecules, the compound burns with a distinctive flame color.

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"Because soon, beautiful fireworks will be going off here!"

Jill grinned mischievously.

"After all, those [high explosives] can't be detonated without magic as a spark—why do you think I'm stalling for time? Because I'm waiting, waiting for the person who planted the explosives to leave..."

Jill stretched out her hand, and magic surged throughout her body, causing her golden armor to vanish. Her clothes transformed into a white hat, white shirt, and white trousers.

"That form, after all, cannot perfectly control magic."

The Destiny Slab landed in his hand. "Now, let me show you the power of me as a Caster, shall I?"

"Rune unlock!" At Gil's command, Angelica swiftly drew all her Noble Phantasms and unleashed a barrage of attacks at Gil—

"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!" Countless ripples flashed behind Gillespie, knocking down Angelica's Noble Phantasm.

"Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!" Jill roared, and then all the runes disappeared into space.

"Heh heh... So this is the end. I hope you can fix your house... Angelica..."

Jill burst into laughter: "Hahahaha—"

With that loud laughter, the entire Eindsworth house exploded!

The "Nobel's dynamite" that Jill gave to Ilya, even if it was only Class C, would still have the power of a ton of TNT even if it was only the size of a fist.

Jill handed three brick-sized pieces of explosives to Ilya, who didn't know how much to use. As a result, almost every corner of the Eindsworth house was filled with explosives.

Although none of them were very large, and Rin Tohsaka, Luvia, and Miyu had all been rescued by Illya.

After learning about everything through the omniscient and omnipotent star, Jill chose to retreat.

The Eindsworth house was left in the midst of an explosion—

No Game No Life Prequel Side Story 1

This is a story from a very, very long time ago.

This was before Jill had a template, or even before the template had been created.

……

A certain world.

The sky was overcast and gray.

It seems that the sun used to exist on this planet.

The legend goes like this: the white flames emitted a dazzling light, while the sky was a clear, incomparably blue.

It is said that the war waged by the gods and their creations turned the earth into scorched earth, and ashes covered the sky.

The ashes struck the flowing starlight in the sky—the Elf Corridor—and emitted a light that dyed the sky red.

That red color covered every piece of land where the mutual slaughter continued.

Or perhaps it was the planet's own lament and its own flowing blood...

In the blood-red sky, only—blue-gray drifted down.

[Spiritual remains] are a deadly poison for most living beings, including humans.

If it touches an exposed body, the skin will be charred. If it gets into the eyes, it will cause blindness. If ingested, it will cause the internal organs to dissolve.

It shines with a blue light, yet it is called "Black Gray" because that thing is equivalent to "death".

"This is... truly a terrible and appalling environment." The young man was enveloped in golden light, completely blocking the spirit body from entering. "Ha, I didn't expect that after finishing up this business and going out for a trip, I would see such a horrible world..."

The young man had a pair of pale golden, clear eyes that seemed otherworldly, and long white hair that made him appear prematurely aged. He wore only ordinary clothes, but his aura was impossible to ignore.

The strange monster that made the strange cry, "gyeaaaa—", was a full six meters tall and seemed to be searching for something.

The monster was covered in black fur and had sharp, uneven teeth, making it look extremely ugly.

Then, the monster looked at the young man.

Those were monsters created by the sudden mutation of the Fantasy Species—the Demon King, whose race was called the Demon Species.

Basically, they are low-intelligence monsters, or you could say they are beasts with half-baked wisdom.

The young man stared indifferently at the demon species, which roared and charged towards him.

"Watch out—!" a voice rang out.

“…Ha…” the young man laughed.

His voice was disdainful and cold, and his pale golden eyes gleamed with a chilling light.

"What a joke, you piece of trash, get out of here." A cold light flashed in a semi-circle, instantly splitting the demon in two.

In just one exchange, the demon species was dead!

"..." The three people behind him, who had completely covered their faces with cloaks, were stunned.

"...Hmph..." The young man turned around and walked up to three people who were completely covered up by cloaks and dust masks.

"Why are you dressed like this?" the young man asked.

The three men assumed a wary stance. The young man paused for a moment, then burst out laughing. "Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself..."

The young man pointed to himself, "I am a traveler of the world, just call me a traveler."

The golden light emanating from his body spread out and enveloped everyone. "Don't worry, this thing can protect you from those blue, harmful things. If you are human, then I am on your side."

"If we are human? Aren't you human?" So the youngest-looking person asked this question.

“No… if I can be considered human… after all, I have lost some things and am now trying to get them back.” The traveler said this, and a golden ripple shimmered, from which a pale golden orb of light drifted down.

"I don't like gods, don't get me wrong. And seeing this scene in front of me, which is obviously created by the so-called gods, makes me want to vomit—" The traveler looked at the sky with a disgusted expression. "By the way, there's no need to cover it up, take a look."

So one of them looked up at the golden light.

Golden light spread out, and all those things called "black ash," which brought death, were shattered by the golden light.

"Hmm...you're called Traveler, right..." The leader removed his windproof mask and hood, showing his trust in the young man.

"Heh heh, quite young... Thinking back to when I was your age, I was just constantly training myself." The traveler said, looking at the leader's excessively youthful face.

“My name is Rick, the leader of the human settlement,” the boy said. “Why…are you here?”

“I’m a world traveler, so there are always things I want to see. Now…” the traveler laughed, “I’m getting a little interested in you.”