Age of Heroes: Alaya Exposed Me
Chapter 8

The Age of Heroes, I Was Exposed by Alaya

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In this video, the so-called Nameless Heroic Spirit actually arrogantly proclaimed that God did not exist and had Joan play a great liar who deceived the world.

To the French, she was a blasphemer who deserved to be sent to the stake!

Those people would believe without hesitation that the video had been made by the Britons!

Had she taken the wrong medicine this time?

Mordred casually twirled her gilded fountain pen and glanced at the mage with a slight frown. "I keep feeling that Saintess got some new toy and is showing off her ownership of it to the whole world!"

"Um, is it possible that she's showing off her ownership of the [Nameless Heroic Spirit] and warning off her other competitors?" Gawain said meaningfully.

"Hahaha, how could that be?"

Mordred reached out and patted the Knight of the Sun on the shoulder. Completely unable to stop laughing, she said, "That Dark Saintess couldn't possibly be warning my Father King, could she? Or is she warning me, too?"

"Hahaha, just kidding. It's only a Nameless Heroic Spirit. Whoever wants him can take him!"

She laughed extremely happily, as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world.

An ordinary Nameless Heroic Spirit had actually been treated as a treasure by the Dark Saintess, who could hardly wait to announce his ownership to the entire world.

Did she really think they would want to fight her for him?

No way, right? No way, right? No way, right?

Gawain's expression suddenly became a little strange. He had a feeling that she would regret saying those words!

It must have been an illusion, right?

Fuyuki Magic Academy.

It was also known as Academy City.

This was the Sakura Islands, as well as the world's largest magic academy, with a campus the size of a small city.

The academy was headed by the renowned Nine-tailed Fox, Tamamo no Mae.

The most talented onmyoji in Sakura, Abe no Seimei, served as vice president.

Countless magical prodigies gathered here.

Of course, far more people were completely unsuited to practicing magic and could only become researchers, logistics staff, or the like.

Wei Gong studied logistics-related subjects and was primarily responsible for maintaining and repairing magical tools.

It was lunchtime, and he was in the cafeteria.

The moment the class bell rang, countless students flooded in.

After buying a serving of mapo tofu and rice, Wei Gong found a corner and sat down casually.

Every student around him was discussing the video released by Alaya.

It was giving him an increasing headache.

He had clearly saved the world and returned to his daily life, so why had things turned out like this?

At that moment, a group of people around him cried out in surprise:

"It's here, it's here! Her Majesty Joan's press conference is starting!"

On the cafeteria's enormous projection screen,

the Saintess, wearing steel ornaments on her head and a black cloak over her shoulders, stared fiercely into the camera.

Under her extremely oppressive gaze, the students became completely excited.

One after another, they whispered things like, "Please, Queen, whip me."

"Give me a break. Sakura's finished!"

Wei Gong curled his lip, rendered completely speechless by this group of masochistic students.

The press conference began.

A French news reporter asked timidly, "Your Majesty, how do you view this video that slanders you?"

Under the gaze of countless people,

the former Catholic Saintess and current Emperor of France revealed an extremely aggressive smile. "Everything in the video is true!"

The venue instantly fell silent.

Everyone seemed to have been petrified, staring at her with looks of disbelief.

Before they could react,

Joan suddenly extended a hand and smiled as if inviting someone. "Nameless, I'm here. Why don't you come find me?"

In the enormous cafeteria, every display screen showed the exact same scene simultaneously.

The forceful and domineering Emperor of France faced countless reporters with cameras and microphones and said—

"Everything in the video is true!"

The moment her words fell,

the previously bustling cafeteria became so quiet that a pin dropping could be heard.

Everyone raised their heads, mouths agape and eyes wide, looking utterly shocked.

And then,

the entire cafeteria exploded!

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! Did I hear wrong? Her Majesty Joan actually said the video was real?"

"Hehe, as expected, videos can't be faked. Once it's posted, it's Joan!"

"Good grief, doesn't that mean Joan admitted that she deceived France?"

"Hey, hey, you're all missing the point—the Nameless Heroic Spirit really has a relationship with Joan!"

"Ahhh, my Her Majesty Joan was actually preached to and had her essence transmitted by another man? The problem is, that man upholds justice, is content to remain nameless, and is insanely handsome!"

"A new CP stock has hit the market?"

Everyone was young and naturally loved all kinds of gossip.

Now, the subjects of this gossip were none other than the famous Emperor of France, Joan, and a Nameless Heroic Spirit with absolutely no recorded information.

"Nameless, I'm here. Why don't you come find me?"

Joan's words instantly set the entire internet ablaze.

Those words were clearly a confession!

She was confessing to that Nameless Heroic Spirit with the entire world as her stage!

Countless people were instantly captivated.

A woman three years older could give you a brick of gold; a woman three hundred years older could give you an immortal pill; a woman three thousand years older could put you among the immortals.

Now, latching onto Joan's coattails meant saving oneself several lifetimes of hard work!

The crowd's gossip blazed fiercely, and they could hardly wait to find that man.

Don't forget.

Earlier, the Uploader [Alaya] had said at the end of the first edited exposure video, Vengeful Witch—

[This was merely the most ordinary experience in the life of the Nameless Heroic Spirit!]

The most ordinary experience was already like this. If they switched to something passionate and explosive, wouldn't it take off completely?

Wei Gong quietly watched the imposing figure on the screen. "That illiterate girl from back then has finally grown up."

Scene after scene from those days surfaced in his mind.

Born in an ordinary rural village, she should have become a pretty ornament and married into nobility.

But the girl had refused. She insisted on embarking on the thorny, blood-soaked path of saving her country.

She really was a stubborn girl. Though Wei Gong felt sorry for her, all he could do was help her as much as possible.

He had transformed into a family tutor, imparting knowledge and teaching her until dawn time and time again.

History, military affairs, politics, and more—he had made up her knowledge from every angle.

Clearly, after the video Vengeful Witch was released, that little village girl had remembered everything.

"This is going to be a huge problem..."

Wei Gong picked up his empty tray and took it to the designated area, then calmly left the cafeteria.

In just a short while,

these students with their excessively active hormones were frantically discussing him and Joan.

Only this little time had passed, yet countless versions, including Your Name and The Moonlight Box, had already spread.

What a bunch of bored idiots!

Now,

all Wei Gong could do was hope that Alaya would not release any more videos.

It would be fine if Joan found out. It would be difficult for her to track down him, whose spiritual foundation had shattered and who had practically become an ordinary person.

But if it were another Heroic Spirit, that would be hard to say...

He had just reached the club building when an acquaintance called out to him. "Wei Gong, come help me repair the heater!"

"Sure, I'll take a look."

Wei Gong walked over and skillfully pulled out his repair tools.

Although it was called Fuyuki Magic Academy, ninety-nine percent of its people were ordinary humans. Those capable of practicing magic were ultimately very few.

Most of the equipment they used was ordinary electrical appliances as well.

The other person asked expectantly, "Can you fix it?"

"Of course. Issei, go outside first. Don't disturb me."

Wei Gong nodded.

"Okay, I won't disturb you." The other person obediently pushed the door open and walked out.

At that moment, another set of footsteps came from outside the door.

Wei Gong casually glanced outside.

A pair of slender legs wrapped in black stockings quietly appeared in his field of vision.

The black fabric lightly outlined the rounded thighs, creating a slight indentation that made it impossible to look away.

To quote a classic line—

[I could play with those legs for a year!]

The person who had arrived was none other than the academy's immensely famous genius mage, Tohsaka Rin.

A legendary noble young lady, wealthy enough to casually throw gemstones around for fun.

However,

he knew very well that even the young lady's family had no food left in their pantry!

Just two days ago, he had seen her at the supermarket, looking dejected after trying and failing to snatch discounted pork. She was truly a "thrifty homemaker" of a young lady.

That gap was rather adorable.

"All done, Issei. It's fixed."

Wei Gong finished repairing the heater and stood up to leave.

He nodded slightly to the girl and brushed past her.

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