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Chapter 23: There’s a Lot of Goldies

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  Keh: "Wait, isn't that El-Melloi II who showed up ierday's video?"

  Keh: "Waver! Are you saying you're El-Melloi II?!"

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  The revetion at the end of the st video had been too much for him to process. El-Melloi II, the persoh had been searg for, was actually Waver, his former student who had always been a thorn in his side.

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  Waver: "If you're asking me about it, I still…"

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  Chihiro: "Judging by Tohsaka Rin's age in the video, it must take pce around ten years iure."

  Chihiro: "Waver, what oh happens to you in that time? You seem to ge so much."

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  Waver: "I wish I knew!"

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  The thought of going from a young, idealistic student to a worn-out middle-aged professor in just over a decade was a bit too much for Waver to his head around.

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  Keh: "And what about me, then? If you bee El-Melloi II, what happens to me?"

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  This was the question burning ih's mind. If Waver was destio take ole of El-Melloi II, did that meah was destio disappear or lose his position? Could it be that something happened during this Holy Grail War?

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  [The sed question is over, and now we move on to today's st question.]

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  [This is a multiple-choice question. Please look at the following pictures and identify the one who is not the King of Heroes.]

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  Waver: "Ah, not this kind of question again."

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  Yesterday's question about different versions of Artoria had stumped nearly everyohe trauma was still fresh.

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  Keh: "So, does this mean the King of Heroes, like the King of Knights, has multiple forms across different worlds?"

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  Hero King: "Hahaha, of course! The greatness of my legend spans the world!"

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  The King of querors: "Yesterday it was the King of Knight . Today, it's the King of Heroes. I suppose my turn is ing up."

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  Waver: "With the way this system works, I wouldn't be surprised."

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  [A: The picture shows a version of Gilgamesh with his hair down, wearing a bck motorcycle outfit and riding a golden motorcycle.]

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  Waver: "This one looks like Gilgamesh."

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  Chihiro: "But doesn't it seem a bit too modern? It feels misleading."

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  Waver: "Yeah, I see that."

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  The King of querors: "Hahaha, Hero King, are you ied in modern maes? How about we have a race?"

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  Waver: "Better not."

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  Hero King: "Hmph, a king does not indulge in such trivialities."

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  Still, there was a glint in his eyes as he g the picture.

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  "Tokiomi, go find me a motorcycle like the one in that image."

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  Tohsaka Tokiomi: "...Yes, King."

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  [B: The image shows a child, unmistakably Gilgamesh, in a purple shirt, white jacket, and camoufge pants, with a long ed around him.]

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  Irisviel: "He's adorable."

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  Artoria: "So even the Hero King had a childhood."

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  The King of querors: "Hahaha, even the King of Heroes had to start somewhere."

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  Hero King: "…"

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  He g the image with a mixture of irritation and curiosity. The in the picture was unmistakably Enkidu, the of Heaven. That much couldn't be faked.

  Two possibilities occurred to him: either his childhood self had been summoned in some form, or this version of him had ed some kind of youth-rest potion.

  He was ined toward the tter. After all, he hadn't possessed the of Heaven as a child.

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  [C: The third image shows a younger-looking Gilgamesh with two swords strapped to his bad two bangs hanging down his forehead, looking more youthful and warrior-like.]

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  Artoria: "So, you wield a sword too, King of Heroes?"

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  Hero King: "Naturally. All ons are within my domain."

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  Waver: "He does look younger here than in the previous videos."

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  Hero King: "Are you implying I don't look youthful now?"

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  Waver: "No, it's just… a different feeling."

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  Gilgamesh sidered this and then styled his hair to match the bangs in the picture, startling Tohsaka Tokiomi and the others nearby.

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  [D: The image shows a blonde woman with twin ponytails. Her armor resembles Gilgamesh's, but her fad figure are distinctly feminine.]

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  Hero King: "…"

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  The King of querors: "Hahaha, Hero King, even as a woman, you have a rather nice figure!"

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  Hero King: "Be silent, fool. Ah eyes see that she's not me."

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  Keh: "Ihere isn't much resembnce."

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  While the versions of Artoria yesterday had a clear simirity, the girl in this picture didn't look like Gilgamesh at all.

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  [E: The image shows a Gilgamesh with a white headdress, holding a cy tablet in one hand and an axe iher. He looks slightly older but exudes an aura al authority.]

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  Gilgamesh reized the figure instantly.

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  Hero King: "Tch, so it's this version."

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  He knew very well that this depi was of his older self, though to see both versions sidered separate Heroic Spirits felt odd.

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  The King of querors: "You truly are a versatile king, Hero King."

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  The cy tablet and axe made it difficult to decide whether this form would be categorized as a Caster or Berserker.

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  Hero King: "Hmph."

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  [F: The st image depicts a nearly identical Gilgamesh to the one seen in previous videos, but with signifitly less clothing.]

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  [His outfit sists only of a bck loincloth, while his body is adorned with golden accessories and a bck clover-like emblem between his eyebrows.]

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  "Ah!"

  Several female group members quickly covered their eyes.

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  The image was quite a shock.

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  Chihiro: "Pfft! Gilgamesh, I didn't know you had this kind of… habit!"

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  Hero King: "Silence, you imbecile! That is definitely not me!"

  While he was known to go shirtless at times, this level of exposure was not his style.

  Seeing Tohsaka Rin g him with suspi, Gilgamesh's temper fred. "What are you looking at? Do you take me for some sort of exhibitionist?!"

  This accursed system seemed to revel in tarnishing his image.

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