Powerful emotions brewed as people's hearts trembled.
Gilgamesh had sacrificed himself to save Fujimaru Tachibana. Such an act, such bearing—it struck people so hard their minds went blank.
Then, countless people in the real world who already idolized Gilgamesh could not help crying out in grief and excitement, calling for "the King" or "King Gilgamesh."
Enki frowned, a sharp pang filling his heart. "The King of Heroes... Gil... actually doing something so self-sacrificing. You really are... impossible to deal with."
Gil-chan was stunned, then frowned before his expression eased again. "If it were me, I would have done the same... But for a king to do something like this is truly unbelievable. Still, if one bears humanity's future upon one's shoulders, then protecting humanity's last Master is only natural, isn't it?"
Mash covered her mouth. "King Gilgamesh... saved Senpai..."
Fujimaru Tachibana nodded, her expression complicated. "Yes, he did. He saved me. Perhaps, in his eyes, I—someone tasked with saving the world—was more important than he was..."
On the Light Screen, Fujimaru Tachibana's pupils shook as she could not help crying out, "King Gilgamesh..."
Her thoughts were in chaos as she spoke, because she had no memory of a scene like this. Clearly, nothing like this had happened in her previous life.
Sure enough, had this terrible situation occurred because something important was missing?
Gilgamesh, having suffered a fatal wound, broke into a cold sweat from the agonizing pain. As he clutched the wound on his chest, blood gushed endlessly from between his fingers, forcing him to give up trying to stem it.
Even as blood flowed from him, Gilgamesh did not stop. More than three hundred Divine Seals continued unleashing Melammu Dingir in a relentless bombardment.
Then, Gilgamesh turned his gaze toward Tiamat. "You actually dared to snipe