Previously, the school asked for student representatives to recommend for hosting Heroic Spirits, and he didn't hesitate to recommend this close friend.
He even directly gave up his own nomination spot to the other person.
He really didn't care at all about the qualifications to host Heroic Spirits.
"What is it?"
Wei Gong was slightly stunned.
It was one thing for little angel Ilya to say she had a surprise for him, but now a guy wanted to give him one too?
"You'll know later."
Julian pushed up his glasses, looking mysterious.
Despite being an ordinary person, he always maintained a calm demeanor in front of anyone.
This made Wei Gong look forward to seeing the look on his face when he eventually found out – moved to tears, willing to go through fire and water for him!
"Tch, if you're not going to say, then forget it!"
Wei Gong became even more speechless.
Two people in one day telling him they had a surprise for him, had they planned this together?
Oh well, it probably wouldn't be anything important, at most just some gifts.
At this moment, he saw another familiar classmate, Tohsaka Rin.
She had a cold expression, exuding the demeanor of a noble young lady.
Her legs, wrapped in black stockings, attracted countless gazes as always.
Hmm, if I hadn't seen her flustered state when buying groceries at the supermarket earlier, Wei Gong would have been fooled by this act.
The young lady's family doesn't have extra food either!
Huh? Why is she walking towards me?
Wei Gong was a little surprised and waved to greet her, "Yo, Miss Rin, good morning~"
"Good morning."
Tohsaka Rin gave a standard young lady's smile, though it seemed a bit stiff.
After watching the video "The Oldest King", she felt Ishtar looked exactly like her, and Nameless bore some resemblance to the young man in front of her.
This made her feel as if she was confessing to him!
And being ruthlessly rejected, with him claiming she was just a monkey.
However.
When Tohsaka Rin slept that night, he appeared in her dreams more and more frequently.
Sometimes jumping high on the sports field repeatedly.
Sometimes sitting on a chair, looking at her with a smile.
Or lying on the grass with her, shoulder to shoulder in a very intimate pose, and so on.
Each scene was incredibly vivid, so real that she could remember it clearly even after waking up.
Oh my god!
This is too strange, could I be cursed?
Tohsaka Rin decided to give the young man a huge gift to completely break free from this weird state.
She looked at him and said earnestly, "I owe you a favor from before, and I will repay it now."
"Uh, you don't have to be so polite."
Wei Gong quickly waved his hands in refusal.
Are a few coupons really worth being this polite?
"Hmph, you can refuse, but I can't not give it. Wait for your surprise from this young lady!"
Tohsaka Rin snorted, put on a proud air, and strode away.
Her heart had already started beating faster.
If she stayed any longer, something would eventually go wrong.
Wei Gong was a little confused.
Why was this young lady acting so tsundere?
Could it be that she felt ashamed and shy because she looked exactly like Ishtar?
Even as he walked down the street, he could clearly hear many people looking at Tohsaka Rin and whispering, "They really look alike," "This is a goddess reincarnated," and other similar comments.
He silently apologized in his heart.
Sorry, this really isn't my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame that bastard [Alaya].
If that guy hadn't exposed so much repeatedly, none of this would have happened.
"So, why do all three of you have to surprise me? Did you guys even plan this together?"
Wei Gong's mood was incredibly complicated.
One person was fine, two was manageable, but three felt like the saying "three people make a tiger" – a rumor that becomes accepted as truth.
He felt a sense of impending crisis, like a storm was brewing!
Ding dong~
Wei Gong felt his phone vibrate gently. He pulled it out and glanced at it—
[Your favorite Uploader has updated, come and check it out!]
"Holy crap, speak of the devil! It's only been a day?"
Wei Gong felt his peaceful daily life was about to be completely destroyed by this black-hearted scoundrel of a boss.
You just want me to be your tool again, don't you?
God, can't you find someone else to exploit instead of picking on me?
He decided to see what kind of exposé video it was—
[The Oldest King Side Story—Flower of the Underworld]
[This side story is told from the perspective of the Underworld Goddess Ereshkigal, detailing what happened after Nameless severed the connection between humans and gods!]
Back in the classroom.
Wei Gong saw everyone had taken out their phones and were staring intently at their screens.
Ring ring~
The class bell rang.
Teacher Hiratsuka, the eternally single woman, walked onto the podium and looked at the students below with a speechless expression. "Hey, hey, class is starting. Are you guys trying to rebel?"
It was supposed to be class time, but everyone was on their phones!
She instantly hardened.
Her fists clenched!
Do you guys not want to live anymore?
Julian reminded her expressionlessly, "Teacher, the Uploader [Alaya] has updated!"
"Ha, that's your excuse for being on your phones during class? Put them all away!"
Teacher Hiratsuka slammed the desks without hesitation.
Everyone reluctantly put away their phones, looking at her with resentful expressions.
Then.
The teacher turned on the projector. "What's the point of everyone looking at their phones individually during class? Let's watch it together on the big screen, isn't that more fun?"
"Long live Teacher Hiratsuka! We love you the most!"
Everyone started showering her with confessions.
This just showed how incredibly popular the Uploader [Alaya] was after their repeated exposures.
Wei Gong silently shed tears. The problem is—you're exposing my dark history!
Making traffic off other people's dark history—truly worthy of Alaya, the black-hearted capitalist who made him work 007!
On the big screen, the video began to play.
Facing the judgment of the gods in the heavens, Nameless, like the great hero Arash, sacrificed himself to unleash the full power of the Calamity Sword.
With one sword strike, he severed the connection between humans and gods, cutting off the heavens from the earth!
The world-ending flood that had surged forth suddenly dissipated.
It turned into a torrential downpour, blanketing all things in heaven and earth.
Gilgamesh stood in the pouring rain, watching his dear friend slowly collapse and fade away.
The battle against the gods was over, and humanity would be free from the constraints of the celestial gods, regaining a bright future.
Unfortunately, this future was not their future.
Loneliness, solitude, helplessness…
The arrogant King of Heroes, who was usually dismissive of everyone, displayed these emotions for the first time for all to see, making him appear even more real.
"He looks so lonely!"
The crowd whispered amongst themselves.
Just by watching the scene, they could feel that sense of profound loneliness.
The screen suddenly changed.
From vibrant and full of life, it became eerily silent and dead.
Not a single living creature could be seen on the entire screen anymore.
Animals, plants, insects, and everything else vanished.
Only endless oppression remained.
[Underworld]
The pale white prompt made everyone shiver, fearing a terrifying ghost might suddenly appear.
Nameless, who had previously collapsed and vanished, reappeared on the screen.
He was seen walking through a peculiar passageway, with specks of golden light shining in his hand.
Upon closer inspection, the golden light turned out to be a gleaming golden chain.
It was the one that bound the heavens and the earth, bound humans and gods, bound the Wedge of Heaven—
[Enkidu]
Its powers were reclaimed by the gods, its origin severed by the Calamity Sword, and it had completely returned to its original form.
Nameless held the golden chain and strode towards a door blocking his path, saying, "Ereshkigal, I've come to negotiate!"
Leading to the deepest part of the Underworld were a total of seven doors.
When Ishtar had wanted to see Ereshkigal, she had been stripped of all her divine powers, layer by layer, by these seven doors.
Even her clothes were peeled off, layer by layer.
By the time she reached the mistress of the Underworld, she was killed with utmost ease!
If not for the King of the Gods, Anu, personally resurrecting her, there would be no more Ishtar!
However, upon Nameless's arrival, the extremely ferocious stone door shimmered with a faint light, and a soft voice emerged—
[Answer my question first]
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