I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

Chapter Sixty-One: The Failed Illusion

"Ah...is that so?" Gawain's eyes were filled with unspeakable anger. "Is everything really as you say?"

"I wouldn't stoop to lying." Jill curled her lip. "Whether it's true or false, you just need to check it for your Master, and you'll know."

"..." Gawain remained silent, then released Assassin.

"I'm sorry for being rude." That was very polite.

"...It's hard to dislike him, Rider," Jill said with a helpless smile.

"But I still don't understand why you want to protect my Master."

“My Assassin is looking for Caster, and Caster has targeted that school, you know?” Jill narrowed her eyes. “I just want to protect the person I care about.”

"...Is that so? But my Master only needs my protection!" Gawain said to Gil with righteous indignation.

Gil also looked at Gawain and used his Master privileges to check Gawain's attributes.

……

Class: Rider

Real name: ? ? ?

Master: Matou Sakura

Strength: B

Durability: B

Agility: B

Magic: A

Luck: A

Noble Phantasm:A+

……

The stats are pretty good. Although they're not as overpowered as Berserker's, they're still quite strong.

“Even so, do you have a way to protect your Master from Caster’s magic?” Jill asked.

"This……"

“We can form a temporary alliance with you, and we can also share some intelligence with you.” Jill threw out a huge bait, “For example, Lancer’s real name is Cú Chulainn from Celtic mythology.”

"...Assassin's Master, your behavior is appalling."

“I believe a wise knight like you can distinguish between good and bad, can’t you?” Gilles smiled. “Then tell me your answer.”

“…Phew, alright, I admit you convinced me.” Gawain bowed slightly to Jill. “However, I need to discuss this with Master before I can give you an answer.”

“It’s alright, then I’ll await your reply.” Jill nodded in agreement with Gawain.

……

After Gao Wen left.

“…Rider really is Gawain…Hehe, this is going to be interesting.” Jill chuckled, then sat down on the sofa and said.

"What? Master, if I may be so bold, that Rider, if we were to face him head-on, would probably be able to go toe-to-toe with Berserker for a few rounds."

"Or rather, if it were noon, Berserker would be dominated by Gawain," Gil chuckled nonchalantly. "However, the Matou family isn't a good card to play."

Because the so-called "mystery" is not something that everyone can know. If too many people know about a "mystery," then it is no longer a "mystery," which is the thing that magicians fear most.

Gawain's strength is not suited for fighting at night...

can only say……

What a pity...

Jill's expression suddenly turned serious. "Assassin, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Master, please give your orders."

"..." Jill paused for a moment, "Go buy me something to eat, I'm hungry."

“…Yes, Master.”

……

Van Helsing went out to buy things, and of course, Jill gave him money...

Jill is currently communicating with the template.

"Template, can I go back to the world I've been to once?"

"Beep... As long as certain conditions are met, it can return once."

"Hmph...that's more like it." Jill chuckled, then thought for a moment before asking the question he most wanted to ask.

"Template, how many world fragments are there exactly?"

"Beep... Reporting to the host, I don't know."

"Tch, then give me information about the fragments of this world."

"Beep... Transmission in progress."

"Zizi...Zizi..."

“…” Jill received the information, and her eyes flickered.

“Is it that thing…” Gil glanced at the arranged terracotta pot, “but if the Holy Grail isn’t summoned, it can’t show itself on its own, right?”

"Yes."

“What a hassle.” Jill walked over to the jar and put it away with the Gate of Babylon.

"It's best to keep this thing safe... By the way, how do I use the template and the Spring of Purification?"

"Then it can be used when the Holy Grail is summoned."

“I see.” Jill nodded, then continued, “Activate the illusion…”

"Yes, please select your Noble Phantasm to begin your training environment."

"choose……"

……

A little while later, Van Helsing came running back with steaming hot beef and ramen.

“Master…” Van Helsing pushed open the door, only to see Jill lying on the sofa with her eyes closed, looking as if she were asleep.

Van Helsing immediately placed the things on the table and then sat down quietly.

"..." A moment later, Jill felt as if she had been struck hard in the chest with a heavy hammer. Then Jill opened her eyes, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

"Master!" Van Helsing exclaimed in shock, "Are you alright?!"

"It's nothing, it's nothing... I was too overconfident. I thought that if I succeeded once, I could succeed a second time..." Jill waved her hand dismissively, coughed, and spat out the blood from her mouth.

He had just attempted to break the seal of the sun wheel, which transformed into armor (ka.vacha & kundala), and entered the illusionary space.

But he failed.

He failed on the third of the ten challenges.

and……

"Beep... EX level failed to be cleared. This level will be unavailable for the next week."

*Beep...* Mental evaluation level has been upgraded; current level is D.

*Beep...* Achievement earned: "The more setbacks, the stronger you become (E)". Reward: 500 World Coins, 1 Lottery Ticket.

"Gulp..." Jill felt a mouthful of blood well up inside her.

That's the punishment for failing an illusion—no, or rather, the punishment only for failing an EX-level illusion: half of what you suffer in the illusion is fed back to Jill herself.

"It's not that easy after all. Luck isn't always on my side..." Jill wiped away the blood, then took out a potion from the Gate of Babylon and drank it.

The burning sensation in her abdomen gradually subsided, and Jill looked at Van Helsing. "Assassin, is there anything unusual nearby?"

"Yes, everything is normal around here. Master, you're injured..."

“It’s nothing, just a minor injury.” Jill waved her hand. “So our strategy for tonight is to first visit Rider and his Master, and while we’re at it… kill that old bug.”

Chapter Sixty-Two Interlude

night……

Jill and Van Helsing are on their way to the Matou family's house.

“Master, I am now… consumed by boundless rage. The gods have commanded me to use this rage to burn those demons to death…”

"Shut up, speak like a human being."

"...Yes, I want to chop up that Matou Zouken you mentioned, because the filthy and disgusting atmosphere in that house is really serious."

“Because that old man there was a depraved fellow…” Jill sighed, “For five hundred years, he failed to uphold his original aspirations, instead degenerating further and ultimately committing such an unforgivable crime…”

“This is killing, but also a release for him.” Gil closed his eyes. “So, protect Matou Sakura when the time comes.”

"...Yes, my Master..."

Upon arriving at the Matou residence, Gil saw Gawain.

There was another person... bald, with limbs as thin as a mummy, a sharp glint in his deep-set eyes, a short, hunchbacked man, an oddball whose appearance and behavior were both unusual.

He reeked of decay. He wore a kimono in a combination of ultramarine and dark gray and carried a wooden cane.

Jill's expression was not good. "Rider, where is your Master?"

"Click click click... Sakura won't be coming out tonight..." The old man was the target of Jill's fifth side quest—

Matou Zouken!

“A filthy soul.” Jill’s face turned cold.