[ Just as Illya was relying on fierce artillery fire to make Tohsaka Rin scurry away with her head in her hands, a familiar voice came from the rear flank.
"In my city, ON MY RACETRACK—!" Gilgamesh was seen driving a motorcycle he had meticulously crafted himself, speeding along the cliff tops.
"I forbid you from doing such tasteless things! MEATBALL DARUMA—!"
Hearing this annoying voice, Illya gritted her teeth and looked to the side: "KIMPIKA—!"
Tohsaka Rin looked dumbfounded at Gilgamesh, who was taking the unconventional path: "Where are you running?" ]
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 7th Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—
"What did you call this King? Kim, Kimpika?!"
The Wise King Gilgamesh's mouth twitched upon hearing this address. The local gangs were too rude; this was going too far.
Watching Gilgamesh suddenly join the race on the screen, Ishtar also consciously used his nickname:
"Kimpika, are you sure you want to participate in this race?"
"So what?"
The Wise King Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow. To be honest, he was a little tempted by such an interesting competition; it was all for amusement.
"Nothing, as long as you're happy…"
Ishtar said with a relaxed face, but in reality, she was almost unable to hold back her laughter, laughing maniacally in her heart.
She had already figured it out. In this seemingly normal racing competition, not a single participant was a normal person; each was crazier than the last!
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〜Detective Conan World〜
Watching Gilgamesh speeding along the cliff, Conan complained speechlessly:
"This isn't scientific at all… Can you respect gravity a little? Mr. Newton is crying!"
I know you like standing on streetlights and don't like taking the usual path… but I didn't expect that this time it wouldn't even be a road. Where are you driving that vehicle?
Little did he know, as Conan said this, Haibara Ai, next to him, was looking at him like he was an idiot:
"Do you think there's a possibility that the Mr. Newton of our world is crying even more?"
Heh… stop joking. Do you think kicking a soccer ball hard enough to explode a satellite is very "Conan-tific"?
At least they can use mysterious magic to explain it; we can't explain our side at all.
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[ "Any car that dares to run in front of me… I won't let a single one go!" Gilgamesh seemed to embody a veteran driver at this moment, swinging forcefully at the remaining motorcycles.
The golden Suzuki motorcycle passed through the hillside like a flash of lightning. Looking at the Berser-Car below, without saying a word, he launched an attack: "Bind him for me, Enkidu!"
The Chains of Heaven instantly shot out from the ground, binding tightly onto the Berser-Car. Because of Herc's divinity, the effect was super effective!
Under the pull of the Chains of Heaven, the Berser-Car plunged headfirst into the ground, embedding even the cannon barrel deep into the earth.
Illya, furious, immediately wanted to fire a shot at Gilgamesh: "I HATE YOU!! Shoot him! Berserker!"
The next moment, the cannon barrel embedded in the ground exploded directly. Illya and Berserker were completely blown away, announcing their retirement.
Hearing the explosion from behind, Gilgamesh laughed with great pleasure: "Hahaha! You actually self-destructed. This ending really suits you, you ugly muscle Daruma. It's too ridiculous~" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"As everyone knows, divinity is a debuff. Apart from adding weaknesses to oneself, it is useless."
Watching Illya blow herself up, everyone looked at each other in dismay… No, you've been in the race for less than a minute, and you're already out?
Although compared to Emiya Shirou, who only appeared for a few seconds of screen time, she had a few dozen seconds more, but this exit was a bit too fast!
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 7th Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—
"…"
Kingu, watching this scene, suddenly really wanted to beat Gilgamesh to death.
Can you stop using Enkidu for every little thing! What about that pile of Noble Phantasms in your treasury? Are they sitting there gathering dust?
He wanted to say this back when fighting Emiya Shirou… It feels like, regardless of whether the opponent has divinity or not, Gilgamesh always starts with Enkidu. It has become standard procedure.
Can he not fight without using Enkidu?
Meanwhile, in the Ziggurat on the other side, the Wise King Gilgamesh, who was being roasted by Kingu, had a very satisfied smile on his face:
"Good, very good! This motorcycle is truly interesting."
Especially that noble gold color scheme, coupled with the golden ornaments; it suited his taste too well. He wanted one too.
Looking at the somewhat tempted The Wise King Gilgamesh, Siduri was currently confused. When did the King… learn to drive this kind of vehicle?
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[ "Good, excellent!" Driving the motorcycle, Gilgamesh felt very comfortable at this moment. His right foot shifted gears skillfully, and he soon caught up with Tohsaka Rin ahead.
"Racing is considered a decent program! But…" Gilgamesh questioned the helicopter in the sky: "What is the meaning of not inviting me, Kotomine!"
Kotomine Kirei's somewhat troubled voice sounded from the nearby broadcast: "Because you won't follow the rules at all…"
"So what?" Gilgamesh looked as if it were only natural: "This King is the rules! Everything in the world must honor me as King!"
At this moment, Archer stood on the spacious trunk of the convertible sports car, projecting a fake Caladbolg in his hand: "You are too willful, King of Heroes!"
And around Archer, dozens of Noble Phantasms also emerged, aimed at Gilgamesh. ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Good lord, no wonder there was no part for you at the beginning; it turns out you weren't invited. The King of Heroes successfully got himself isolated by everyone."
"Rules?? Sorry, we haven't seen any since the race started…"
The Berser-Car taking shortcuts and firing cannons! The truck carrying the temple gate, Kimpika joining the race halfway, and Medea taking a trip on a whim…
By the way, did this game originally have rules? Why does it feel like everyone is messing around!
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〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"The only one who followed the rules is probably Brother Dog."
Kamijou Touma's face became somewhat depressed, thinking of Cú Chulainn's tragic state.
After all, he blew up before running even 100 meters. He focused on being swift and fast; he didn't even have the chance to violate the rules. Isn't he the most law-abiding one?
The main point is that as long as I die fast enough, I won't violate the rules.
〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline
"To think you dared not to invite this King to such an interesting competition?! Kotomine, you've got some nerve!"
Gilgamesh's face turned somewhat ugly as he mocked sarcastically.
All the Heroic Spirits present were invited, but they didn't call this King. Where does that leave this King's face?
And saying this, the King doesn't follow rules—look at Archer now, is he following the rules? Copying this King's fighting style to deal with this King is simply turning things upside down.
Kotomine Kirei was silent for a moment:
"…Doesn't this make you appear special?"
"Oh? That is true…"
Gilgamesh thought about it and found it made some sense.
If this King were to appear at the starting line with the other Heroic Spirits, it would seem too mediocre and completely unfitting of this King's pomp.
Watching the Heroic King's anger vanish instantly, alarm bells rang in Emiya Kiritsugu's heart… What a terrifying Kotomine Kirei; even Gilgamesh was manipulated by him.
( Translator-kun: Don't worry about it!, I know Kirie isn't present at the banquet of the three kings. Maybe Author-san forgot about it. Don't worry about it... )
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[ "SHOOT YOU DOWN—!" The projected Noble Phantasms shot out towards Gilgamesh like red beams of light as if they were free. Archer wasn't idle either, constantly drawing his bow and nocking arrows!
"Hmph!" In response, Gilgamesh smiled disdainfully. In the past, he would definitely have deployed the Gate of Babylon to blast back, but now he chose to gently squeeze the throttle.
"DON'T UNDERESTIMATE MY DRIVING SKILLS!!"
Under Gilgamesh's control, the gold-colored motorcycle not only agilely dodged the attacks but also increased in speed.
Archer turned pale with fright because he felt it looked somewhat familiar: "This driving style… WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ADDICTED TO IN THIS ERA!!"
Subsequently, Gilgamesh's memories appeared in the video.
Lying leisurely on the sofa, reading a magazine, with the table full of motorcycle information, occasionally playing motorcycle games, assembling motorcycle figures, and so on…
The idle King of Heroes had transformed into an otaku and had long since raised his motorcycle driving skills to the top level!
After the memory ended, while dodging attacks, Gilgamesh appeared even more excited: "Everything, EVERYTHING!!" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"You ask what I experienced? Of course, I was addicted to games, unable to extricate myself!"
Watching the images flashing on the screen, the suspense in everyone's hearts from other worlds finally died… During the ten years remaining in Japan, HE COMPLETELY TURNED INTO AN OTAKU—!!
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Tohsaka Rin was directly stunned by this news:
"No wonder the King of Heroes didn't cause trouble for 10 years; he really just stayed at home."
This explains it. No wonder with Gilgamesh's bad temper, he didn't cause any big commotion in Fuyuki City; it turns out he was playing games at home every day.
Artoria looked at Gilgamesh beside her with a complicated expression:
"The Wise King really became the Idle King… too depraved. Look at how idle you've become day by day."
"Do you people not avoid the person involved when speaking ill of this King…?"
Veins popped on Gilgamesh's forehead; he suddenly really wanted to chop someone.
However… the one he wanted to chop was himself in the video. Although he had been a bit of a homebody these past few years, this King hadn't reached that level of otaku-ness!
〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 7th Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—
"I have to say, this question of yours is also what this King wants to ask."
The Wise King Gilgamesh looked at himself on the screen with black lines covering his face. What have you been doing these past few years?
Do you know? This King has been working diligently here, and the majesty accumulated has been completely thrown away by you in one go.
"Do you have anything else to say? Humanity's Oldest Otaku!"
Ishtar tried hard to control herself, but she still couldn't help shaking her shoulders gently.
Here it comes, here it comes. I knew there would definitely be dirt on this Gilgamesh! During the ten years remaining in the modern era, he actually lived the life of a shut-in, playing games and playing with figures every day.
No wonder he could chat so well with that shut-in Merlin; it turns out they are hidden fellow enthusiasts—fate!
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