In the real world, countless sighs, countless feelings of melancholy, countless lamentations arose at this moment.
Comparing the Uruk shown in the Light Screen footage with the city of Uruk now, where only a few ruins remained, people felt it most deeply.
Time had changed everything. Thousands of years later, Uruk truly had nothing left but a few traces and fragments of ruins.
Yet the real-world people had clearly witnessed Uruk's former prosperity and flourishing through the Light Screen footage.
That was precisely why the impact felt so intense.
Especially for nations with long histories—countries like the Flame Kingdom—they were deeply moved by such changes and could not help lamenting them.
When an ancient civilization fell, its legacy might continue for another two thousand years. But when a new civilizational system rose, the light of the old civilization would ultimately be completely replaced by another.
Thus, the people of the Flame Kingdom understood this best, because among the many ancient civilizations, only the Flame Kingdom had truly endured the trials of time and continued its legacy to the present day.
Now, witnessing the death of a brilliant civilization made those feelings all the more profound.
In the Light Screen footage, Fujimaru Tachibana and the others seemed to feel the same way. They were quite melancholy and saddened. Though the girls' feelings were not quite so profound, they had still developed such emotions—perhaps even more intensely.
After all, no matter how deeply the people of the real world felt, they were only watching through the Light Screen footage, while Fujimaru Tachibana and the others had been direct participants and witnesses.
Seeing the girls' reactions, Gilgamesh slowly spoke. "Remembering the dead is a necessary act for continuing to live."
"Ritsuka, you should know. There was once a man who feared death and