I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"Hey, boss? Ah, yeah... wait! Boss! Boss!"

Such a scream came from Hijikata Makoto's room.

Hijikata Makoto pushed open the door, and Yoon Jia behind him covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Yin Jia, in twenty minutes we may never see each other again."

"It's alright, I will visit your grave on time."

Kushina Yoru grinned as he watched Hijikata Makoto walk out.

"Good luck! If you leak this out this time... what kind of punishment will the boss give you?" Kushina Yoru patted Hijikata on the shoulder with a smile.

"Haha, I'm not afraid at all..." Hijikata forced a smile.

(Smiling on the outside, cursing on the inside).

"Alright, stop forcing a smile." Kushina Yoru's expression was also a bit bad. "I've been having a really tough time lately. All sorts of forces are calling me like crazy, saying they want clues about the [Holy Sword]. There are guys willing to do anything to get them."

Jill explained that the weapon that killed Scorpio was the "Holy Sword," and of course, Jill's statement wasn't entirely wrong...

"You're doing alright..." Chu Xingliu walked over, looking exhausted. "Yesterday, the boss went out on a mission and left me to handle the documents... I didn't sleep all night..."

After he finished speaking, he let out a long yawn.

"Excuse me..." The girl had short, slightly blond hair, but two braids that reached past her shoulders. Although she had clear, bright eyes, they exuded a subtle coldness. Dressed in a subdued long-sleeved dress and tight pants, she looked at the three people before her. "Where's the brother who saved us yesterday?"

At this point, both Kushina Yoru and Chu Xingliu understood who the girl was referring to.

"It's not really a rescue..." Chu Xingliu rubbed his nose, "It was just the boss's order."

Yesterday, when Chu Xingliu was taking these cursed children away, he also gave them the option of joining Homra or returning them to IIOS...

What do you think the cursed children will choose?

All thirty cursed children joined Homra.

The child in front of you is one of them.

"No...it's a blonde with red eyes..." the girl described it.

at this time……

"What happened? Stop blocking the way here! Hijikata, why aren't you getting back to your work? Hoshiryu, you're off today. Give me those documents, Kushina, you're getting yours." The boy carrying a long cloth bag saw the scene and issued a series of orders.

"Yes, boss!" The three then scattered like birds and beasts.

"...Are you the initiator of the Ikuma Shrine?" Although they had only met once, Gil's complete memory had made him remember the girl in front of him.

“Yes, I am Chizu Natsuyo…and thank you for saving us.” Natsuyo’s large, clear eyes sparkled as he bowed to Gil.

"Well, it's nothing really." Jill patted Xia Shi's head. "Are you getting used to it here?"

"I'm not quite used to it yet," Xia Shi replied softly.

"...Try to integrate into the new atmosphere and environment as soon as possible...This is a place where you can experience happiness you've never experienced before." Gil gently ruffled Xia Shi's hair, making it a little messy. "Remember, this is Homra. Everyone here is a friend and family. No one will make you feel wronged. Enjoy this warmth."

Jill's words made Xia Shi murmur softly, "This is truly an incredible place..."

"Hmm... then go and rest for a bit." Jill tidied Xia Shi's messy hair, then patted Xia Shi's head and said.

"Um... um... what should I call you?" Xia Shi asked.

“…Then just call me Gil,” Gil replied, but then he seemed to suddenly remember something, “Xia Shi…would you be interested in being my partner?”

"Eh?"

……

So Jill led Xia Shi to find Hijikata Makoto and the people from the Tendo Civil Security Company who had come today.

"What? Gil, you want to train with Rentaro?" Kisara asked incredulously.

“Yes, but this time it’s a competition between groups.” Gil answered Kisara’s question, patting Natsume’s head as she stood next to him. “I think Natsume and I can get along very well, so I want to find a group with her to practice with first.”

"Huh? Boss, you mean we're going to do a combination drill?" Hijikata Makoto looked at Gil with a puzzled expression, knowing that Gil had refused to be assigned an Initiator by IIOS several times.

“Yeah, I also want to try having someone as a partner. Rentaro, Enju, let’s practice together.” Gil looked at Rentaro eagerly.

"Why does it have to be me who comes..." Rentaro sighed.

"Is it really okay, Gil... brother?" Xia Shi asked.

“No problem, we’ll just go easy on them.” Gil raised his hand, holding the Spirit Blade Cherry Blossom in his grasp. “That’s why I didn’t bring out the imitation Spirit Blade Ice Bloom.”

"Great! I'd also like to see what qualifications you have to be the one to start Gil's lineage." Lan Yuan Yanzhu was full of energy and was even doing warm-up exercises.

“Enju has no objections, Rentaro, why don’t you come too?” Gil tilted his head and smiled.

"...Sigh, I know, I know." Rentaro sighed.

"Okay, that's good. Now, Hijikata, get ready."

"Okay, okay..." Hijikata cleaned up the training ground. "Alright, let's begin."

"Xia Shi, provide backup for me, be careful of Enju—" Gil quickly uttered these words, then took a step forward, wielding the spirit sword, Cherry Blossom Blizzard—

"Soul Flash - Five Thrusts!" Gil swung his spirit blade, five blade marks spreading through the air like blooming flower petals, the blade's aura extending far into the distance—

"Hey, he actually went first! That's despicable!" Rentaro shouted as he crouched down to dodge a blade of light and charged straight at Gil.

"Brother Gil, don't underestimate me!" Lan Yuan Yanzhu also jumped up, dodging the blade light of Soul Flash Five Thorns.

"Soul Flash... This is too incredible..." Kisara looked at the blade light that Gilles was swinging, but she silently suppressed the fighting spirit in her heart.

This swordsmanship... is simply unbelievable...

"I never said I would underestimate you..." As soon as Jill finished speaking, several practice bullets came flying through the air, aimed directly at the two who had dodged Jill's blade!

"What?!" Although both of them were surprised, they reacted quickly.

Yeonju deftly twisted her body in mid-air, landed on the ground, and rushed towards Gil.

At that moment, Rentaro also made a large movement, narrowly avoiding the bullets, and fired a few bullets at Xia Shi, who had just fired the shot.

P.S.: This was originally supposed to be the first chapter tomorrow, but it's being released today.

P.S.: ...To put it simply, I realized I haven't gotten any drops in a long time...so I had a gut feeling that I would definitely get a drop today!

Ding! Shipped!

So my intuition tells me that I might have it.

...Divine Hymn Fragments +30

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Chapter Ninety-Six: We're Compatible

Xia Shi also quickly dodged the bullets fired by Rentaro.

"Hey, it's not good to ignore me, Soul Flash - One Star!" Gil stomped his right foot and flew towards Rentaro at super speed!

"Ugh!" Rentaro looked surprised and twisted his waist hard to barely dodge Gil's stab.

"Rentaro! I'm here to help you!" So Aihara Enju prepared to rush towards Gil.

"Oh dear... there's a slight opening... Soul Flash - Seven Wheels!" The sword technique that Jill used would actually be more powerful if used with two swords, but Jill wasn't facing a real enemy, so she only used one sword, which made the power of these sword techniques weaker.

This sword technique... Jill had looked for it in the template shop, but it wasn't there...

Jill didn't know where this set of sword techniques came from, but after using it repeatedly, she discovered that Soul Flash had eleven moves, each named with a number from zero to ten.

Formless, One Star, Two Stages, Three Links, Four Spins, Five Stabs, Six Flowers, Seven Wheels, Eight Slashes, Nine Kills, Ten Lives.

Originally a dual-wielding swordsmanship, Gil's two years of training have allowed him to use only one sword.

Jill didn't know why she used it; it was almost like a bodily instinct.

But that doesn't stop him from getting stronger, and that's enough.

The template revealed that Jill's current strength was not strong enough in some worlds, and that she might even be instantly killed if things went wrong. After that, Jill began to train herself like crazy.

He began to master the Gate of Babylon, began to practice swordsmanship, began to practice spear techniques, began to practice magic...

Practice, practice, and more practice... He was far from strong enough, but now he can completely overwhelm Munakata Reisi at the beginning with just his physical fitness and swordsmanship!

This also made him strong enough...

When Gil unleashed his seventh round, Hijikata Makoto's lips twitched. "Boss's getting serious."

The Seven Wheels had a vast range. When Jill was enraged, his twin blades swept across all creatures within a fifty-meter diameter. On that occasion, all the Gastrea around Jill were shredded into pieces.

Because the seven-wheel attack is a circular, strangulation attack—

"Rentaro!"

"what!"

So the two jumped at the same time and barely dodged Gil's Seven Wheels. Because the Seven Wheels' speed, power, and range would all decrease when there was only one sword, this allowed Rentaro and Enju to successfully dodge.

However, the only way to avoid this is by jumping...

But if they jump, then they lose.

Because Jill is not fighting alone...

"General!" Jill grinned.

Xia Shi, who had kept his distance, aimed his rifle at the two men from a distance.

Yeonju's little face fell down a bit.

The outcome of this match is already quite clear.

If this were a true life-or-death struggle, even if they managed to dodge Jill's Soul Flash Seven Wheels, they wouldn't be able to avoid the sniper fire from behind.

Jill alone was enough to deal with the two of them. Although Xia Shi did not show any outstanding performance, Jill knew very well that Xia Shi was not a combat-type Initiator.

He likes to be at the forefront, and he needs a reliable supporter behind him.

"Xia Shi, we get along really well," Jill said with a smile, patting Xia Shi's head. "From now on, I'll be relying on you for support. Maybe we can apply to form a new duo!"

"Okay!" Xia Shi's tone carried a slight hint of happiness.

Jill naturally sensed this change and a smile appeared on her face.