Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

Holy moly, how did you get here faster than the Artoria?

Could it be that tone is tinged with envy and resentment over my treatment of the King of Knights?

Souma was utterly baffled.

Ever since Alaya released that video exposing all his actions in the Singularity of the "The Sacred Round Table Domain."

He'd been worrying whether the entire Round Table Knights—a dozen Heroic Spirits—would come knocking at his door.

After all, he'd personally taken down the unfortunate Tristan and Gawain.

With each kill, he'd twisted the knife by delivering a parting remark that left them dying with grievances unavenged.

Though they were merely Servants, the video's exposure would undoubtedly revive those memories.

Who knew if they'd band together to hunt him down then?

And that wasn't even considering King Arthur.

In the Singularity, he'd dramatically "gifted" her a human heart—quite the flourish.

Using the Grand strike learned from the First Hassan, the Grand Assassin, he'd severed the Lion King's divinity, reducing her from a true deity to a demigod.

Of course, that wasn't the Grand Assassin's limit.

Had he been willing to burn his Spirit Origin for that ultimate strike, not even a Beast of Humanity could've withstood it!

After summoning his alternate selves across timelines and morphing into his "Giant Hero" form,

Nameless had completely stripped the Lion King of godhood, casting her down as a mortal.

He'd even returned Avalon to her, bestowing a human heart so she could descend to the world as Lancer Artoria Alter.

Otherwise, in her divine form, humanity would've been mere collectible figurines in the Lion King's eyes.

Had she been left to "protect" Britain—

Well, a few hundred survivors out of millions would've been considered a blessing!

The Singularity had been successfully corrected by him.

Nameless had thought that since no one saw him, he could freely show off and make a cool exit.

But he never expected Alaya would expose everything by posting the video!

Damn you, Alaya!

So,

Why is it that King Arthur and Mordred haven't come after him, but you, a golden bastard, are here making a fuss?

Could it be that the mighty King of Heroes, the oldest of them all, is jealous of how he treated the King of Knights?

You're not even a girl, what the hell are you getting jealous for?!

Souma took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and replied, "Back then, you wanted to unleash All the World's Evils from the Holy Grail to purge the entire world, so I had to step in…"

"However, even if this king were to unleash All the World's Evils, it would only destroy a portion of humanity. Many, many more would survive."

Gilgamesh lounged on the sofa, idly swirling his wine glass. "But the Divine Lion King would slaughter the entire world, sparing only five hundred."

"Uh…"

Souma was momentarily speechless. After a pause, he answered, "The problem is, if I didn't fight you, you would've killed me!"

This guy was clearly still salty about the time Nameless had chopped off his arm and stabbed him through the heart. Now he was calling to settle the score.

He had to handle this carefully.

After all, this guy was a bona fide sadist. If he really sold Nameless's info to Jeanne d'Arc or Artoria, he'd be finished in an instant!

"The Lion King wanted to kill you even more."

Gilgamesh took a sip of wine, his tone still utterly indifferent.

The Lion King didn't care about human lives at all.

To collect a mere five hundred humans as her "figurines," she was willing to sacrifice the entire world!

Souma coughed awkwardly. "Ahem, back then, we didn't even know each other, and you were about to rip Illya's heart out—"

"So, my dear 'best friend,' you decided to stab this king through the heart first?"

Gilgamesh's voice was gradually turning colder.

"Ahem, in battle, there's no right or wrong—only life and death. Besides, you were just a Servant. Dying wasn't a big deal."

Souma's reply grew increasingly less confident. "But the Lion King was her true self. If she died, it would be permanent. That's why I saved her instead of killing her…"

After the Battle of Camlann, the Lion King, corrupted by the Holy Lance into a divine being, had survived for fifteen hundred years.

She then summoned the entire Round Table as her Servants and built the Holy City of Camelot in the desert overnight.

If she died, she wouldn't just revert to her Lancer Alter form—she would truly perish.

So, after fixing the Singularity, Nameless stripped her of her divinity, reducing her to a human—the Lancer Alter with a human heart.

"Hmph. This king thinks you just did it because she's a woman."

Gilgamesh's disdain for him grew even stronger.

So much for being the "oldest best friend." The moment a woman was involved, Nameless had stabbed him twice without hesitation!

"I promise you, there's a Singularity related to you later that'll make you insanely popular!" Hearing Gilgamesh's growing displeasure, Souma quickly tried to reassure him.

No matter what, he had to placate him first.

Once that later Singularity's story was released by that bastard Alaya, Gilgamesh—who had lost tons of fans in the previous Unlimited Blade Works video—would see his popularity skyrocket.

"Is that so? Then this king will wait and see. If it's anything like before, don't blame me for selling your info to every single Heroic Spirit in the world!"

Gilgamesh's tone carried an unmistakable, blatant threat.

Cough cough, "We're best friends, right? Look at my pure eyes—how could I possibly trick you?" Souma replied.

Damn Gilgamesh, you're not even a girl, why do you sound so damn flirty?

Or is it that...

In the end, bros end up closer than girlfriends?

"Exactly! The kind of best friend who'd take a knife for his bro but stab his bro twice for a woman!"

Gilgamesh sneered in response.

"...My phone's battery is down to 98%, gotta charge it soon, so let's talk later." Souma didn't hesitate to make up an excuse.

If this kept going, who knew if the guy would just barge over in person.

"Fine. This king will enjoy the show then."

Gilgamesh casually hung up.

He lounged on the sofa, swirling his wine glass lazily.

"Tomorrow's the Spring Festival, China's most important holiday. Should I pay a visit to my dear best friend?"

But before that...

The newly revealed video intrigued him far more.

After its release, the online backlash was absolutely terrifying.

The King of Heroes, who sought to destroy humanity, was even more chilling than his performance in Unlimited Blade Works.

Now, he could just sit back and watch the Britons make fools of themselves—how delightful!

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