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"I permit you and your Master to die at my feet."

293. Gilgamesh's Gift / Gate of Babylon / Kariya Matou's Regret (4k)

As the Archer group, which has never appeared in the Holy Grail War, Gilgamesh has not been idle.

Because of their Master Tokiomi Tohsaka, and with the support of Kirei Kotomine from the Church, they were naturally the first to learn of the Caster Expedition Order.

But his thoughts are quite similar to those of Kiritsugu Emiya.

Tokiomi Tohsaka had no intention of exposing his Servant Gilgamesh to others so directly.

As a better solution, he also chose to operate by observing from the shadows.

This is naturally the best course of action—after all, revealing your own Servant prematurely is definitely not a good choice.

However, Tokiomi Tohsaka really didn't understand Gilgamesh at all.

As the oldest king, he disliked the situation of hiding in the shadows and waiting for the right moment to strike.

A king should appear before others openly and honestly.

Even if you have a powerful opponent, you should openly and honestly make him submit to you.

Ever since——

Gilgamesh followed his heart and went alone to where Caster was.

At the moment of his arrival, he happened to witness the collision between the Gordias Wheel and the Golden Spar.

It was an incredibly awe-inspiring scene, and even Gilgamesh, the king, felt immense pleasure from it.

"This is a battle worthy of my attention."

Gilgamesh, the oldest king, commented on that earth-shattering scene.

And then--

He himself appeared before Sakata Kintoki, and, as if announcing a decree, began to explain his ideas.

"You and Rider put on a battle worthy of the King's appreciation."

"And the king will grant you an end befitting it."

"Isn't all of this reasonable?"

Faced with the suddenly appearing, golden-glowing man, Matou Kariya had no idea of ​​his true identity.

However, judging from the barely suppressed arrogance emanating from the other person, they should also be a Servant from the Holy Grail War.

The bad premonition from before was now being fully realized.

Kariya Matou sensed a deadly threat.

"Berserker, stay alert!" he commanded.

however--

Kariya Matou never expected that his orders would have no effect at this moment.

Sakata Kintoki looked up at the sky where Gilgamesh was, muttering to himself as if lost in some kind of fascination.

"Golden!"

"It's absolutely golden!"

"The purest golden one!"

Sakata Kintoki has an instinctive obsession with things that sparkle.

And if, on this basis, the glittering object is also quite impressive and is genuine gold.

The impact on Sakata Kintoki was even more terrifying.

This is a negative effect that comes with the Berserker class's ability enhancement.

"golden?"

Gilgamesh repeated what Sakata Kintoki had just said, and then realized that the other party was interested in the golden armor he was wearing.

"Heh." The oldest king sneered.

"Do you think my armor is very beautiful?"

“Golden! You’re right!” Sakata Kintoki made no attempt to hide his concern, even though the other party was his enemy at this moment.

"Well--"

A halo appeared behind Gilgamesh.

"As a reward for your hard work just now, I will only use weapons made of gold in this battle."

"Now you can die content, right?"

A buzzing sound.

Just as Gilgamesh had just promised, what emerged from the halo was none other than a gleaming golden sword!

This is Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm, the Gate of Babylon!

The oldest king placed all the treasures that could be created in his time into this space that did not originally exist in the world.

He alone possesses the key to open it.

now--

That inexhaustible stockpile of weapons perfectly fulfilled Gilgamesh's promise at this moment.

Since there are people who know how to respect treasure, and at the same time put on such a perfect performance for themselves.

So--

We should have shown him great mercy and let him die beneath what he loved most.

This is the king's mercy, and the king's grace.

Phew!

The golden blade emerged from the king's treasury and then reached the sky above the fire.

It flew toward Sakata Kintoki at an extremely fast speed.

With a whoosh.

The blade pierced through the strong man's shoulder.

Blood splattered onto Matou Kariya's face.

The pungent, warm smell made him realize that the golden-clad man before him had appeared to kill him and Sakata Kintoki.

"Wake up, Berserker! If this continues, we'll die here!"

However, Matou Kariya's words did not have much effect.

Without the help of Zouken Matou's engraving insects, his "ordinary" level of magician skills were simply not enough to bring Sakata Kintoki back from his deep immersion.

"It's clear that you really like my weapon."

Gilgamesh said this.

"So--"

"I'll give you a few more as a reward."

A buzzing sound.

Gilgamesh once again unleashed his golden halos—only this time, there were far more of them than before.

Each blade has its own characteristics, and their appearances are quite different.

But they all have one thing in common—they are made entirely of gold, without any other substances mixed in.

This is the king's promise.

If you say you only fight with swords made of gold, then you only use them to attack your opponent!

A few swish sounds.

The blades flew out as before, striking Sakata Kintoki squarely.

Realizing that things couldn't continue like this, Matou Kariya forced himself to think about how to solve the problem.

Perhaps it was the adrenaline that came into play during the crisis.

Kariya Matou quickly came up with a solution—that is, to use the Command Seals he possessed.

This is a magical artifact that can force its followers to perform certain actions.

He didn't intend to use it in this kind of situation.

But now it seems that this is the only way.

Clenching his fist, Matou Kariya used the Command Seals on the back of his hand to give an order to Sakata Kintoki.

"Berserker! Counterattack now!"

As Matou Kariya uttered those words, a portion of the three-stroke Command Seal disappeared.

As a result of its effect, Sakata Kintoki, wielding his axe, launched a fierce attack on Gilgamesh.

Lightning flashed on the axe.

That was an impact that looked no less intense than when it had just collided with the Gordias Wheel.

however--

It merely appears to be no worse than the others.

In fact, after his direct confrontation with Iskandar, Sakata Kintoki had already accumulated considerable damage.

In addition to the piercing damage caused by the previous golden blades.

At this moment, he had actually lost a considerable amount of his fighting ability.

That seemingly fierce attack was actually at its last gasp.

Gilgamesh quickly saw through this as well.