Anno's eyes suddenly widened at the items Gilgamesh had taken out.
The Key of Heaven—the Chains of Heaven!
That bastard was planning to—
"Heh heh, mongrel! Be proud enough to sing until your voice gives out, for making me use such means against you!"
"Because being able to make me take you seriously is already an honor in itself!"
Clatter—
The crisp sound of chains colliding rang out as Gilgamesh's body became wrapped in chains.
And the Key of Heaven—
Squelch!
Gilgamesh drove the Key of Heaven into his own chest, into—his own heart.
—Bzzzz—
The space around Gilgamesh began to tremble.
The flying Noble Phantasm beneath his feet even let out a pained creak.
"Mongrel."
"Bear... the wrath of this king."
A spear entwined with chains appeared in Gilgamesh's hand.
—Boom!!!
Leaping down from the unsteady flying Noble Phantasm, Gilgamesh struck the ground with such force that he blasted a huge crater into it.
Anno's gaze turned grave.
As a Servant of the Archer class, his close-combat abilities would be correspondingly weakened in order to emphasize the class's essential nature of "attacking from afar." Gilgamesh had been no exception.
But now, things were different.
With those two items, Gilgamesh could break free from the restraints of his class and unleash all of his abilities within their range.
Gilgamesh, whose body had been reinforced by chains and whose every ability had been released by the key, was absolutely not an opponent on the same level as the Gilgamesh whom Anno had kicked flying at the banks of the Mion River.
Gilgamesh said nothing more. With a push of both legs, he charged at Anno.
Though he spoke of making Anno bear his wrath, Gilgamesh would not underestimate his opponent again this time.
He could tell that Anno's close-combat skill was