Chapter 5: Another Hero King?
[This Open Class had not even officially begun when two people already met with disaster.]
[Charles Babbage, together with the Hero King Gilgamesh, the most important guest, suffered an unexpected calamity. Open Class clearly could no longer continue as scheduled.]
[...]
[Given the current situation, Tristan will be held accountable, and Finn will be suspended from duty. The Queen of the Land of Shadows, Scathach, will take over your class with an iron-fisted approach, showing absolutely no mercy.]
[Whether in the eyes of the academy or in the eyes of the other students, the three of you will all become sinners recorded in history.]
"But, I have a plan!"
Eikou raised one finger and said seriously.
His method was very simple and straightforward.
First, send the heavily injured Goldie to the hospital. After he wakes up, talk properly with him.
With the divinity-slaying capability [God-slayer] combined with the special attack against Middle Eastern Servants [Determination of Steel (Moon)], under the stacked effects of these two Skills, Eikou could gain an absolute advantage when negotiating with King Gilgamesh.
Then, just add one more cast of [High-Speed Divine Words] to achieve a great success—who knows, they might even obtain Gilgamesh's forgiveness and make him not pursue this matter any further!
However, this was only the beginning.
"Even if we obtain Goldie's forgiveness, the charge of [we ruined the Open Class] will not change. In the end, we'll still head straight for a bad ending..."
Eikou's expression became extremely solemn and cold, as if thousands of Gudako were charging straight at him.
"Therefore, we must use every possible means to complete the Open Class smoothly. We absolutely cannot let the other teachers discover this accident!"
"But..."
Gawain and Tristan looked at each other, truly not believing that this could be concealed.
Putting Babbage aside for now, Gilgamesh did not look like someone without problems no matter how one looked at it.
With the key figure, the Hero King, absent, how could Open Class possibly continue as normal?
"It's fine, leave Gilgamesh to me."
Eikou said, "I'll immediately take him to the infirmary, then use my connections to find other Gilgameshes to temporarily substitute for this Open Class."
"Other Gilgameshes?"
"Ha ha, don't forget—Hero King has many different versions as well. Kid Gil, the unrestrained and arrogant Tyrant Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh Prototype from another world, or Gilgamesh in the form of the mature and composed Sage King. I can just drag any one of them over, right?"
As he said this, Eikou's gaze suddenly turned sharp.
"Do you guys think there might exist a Hero King gender-swapped version, a beautiful blonde woman with a full, rounded bust?"
"We absolutely have to find that version!"
The two Knights of the Round Table spoke in unison.
"Alright, alright, no more joking,"
He stopped fooling around and directly hoisted the unconscious Gilgamesh onto his shoulder.
"Then I'll take Goldie to the infirmary first. Gawain, Babbage-sensei is entrusted to you—make sure he's fully repaired before Open Class begins; and Tristan, you're in charge of cleaning up and clearing the scene. Absolutely do not let any other teachers discover what happened here."
Gawain showed a bit of worry: "Just me repairing Babbage-sensei alone? That's pretty tough..."
Eikou also knew this was pushing him too far, but at this point there was no other choice.
"We're short on manpower. We can only split up. Even if you can't do it alone, you still have to find a way to do it!"
"This is for the long-term interests of our class. Everyone just do it with peace of mind—if we get discovered, at worst we'll just get beaten up by Scathach. I'm used to that bit of pain."
After saying that, Eikou proactively extended the back of his hand toward the two Knights of the Round Table.
His gaze became more resolute than ever before.
If we don't succeed, then there's no retreat left.
The two Knights of the Round Table were also influenced by his momentum and placed their hands one after another on the back of his hand.
"This concerns the future of our class directly. If we still want to have Off-campus in the future, then absolutely no mistakes can happen this time!"
The three of them spoke in unison.
We must survive!
Life Will Change!
[Time is tight. The next Open Class period belongs to Homeroom teacher Finn.]
[Gawain dragged Babbage to the physical storage room next door and began intense welding repairs using his Sun Sword.]
[As for you, you quickly sent King Gilgamesh to the infirmary, then without stopping at all went to look for other Hero Kings.]
[Tristan used the fastest speed possible to clean up the scene, not letting anyone discover this accident.]
[Just like that, half an hour passed...]
[Very soon it will be time for Open Class to begin. The other students gradually return to the classroom to prepare for class, yet you and Gawain have still not returned...]
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Half an hour later, Open Class is about to begin.
Eikou and Gawain are still nowhere to be seen.
Only Tristan stands alone at the classroom door, anxiously searching for the figures of the other two.
"Gawain and Sir Eikou still haven't come back..."
Could it be that they ran away?
Tristan nervously wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Up until now, he still felt that this plan was extremely unreliable. Leaving aside whether Gawain alone could really finish repairing Babbage, on Eikou's side he was surely running into obstacles nonstop—after all, how could an arrogant and willful Hero King possibly lower himself to help them take the blame?
This plan… could it be failing before it even truly began?
No!
Tristan suddenly revealed a sharp, cold gaze.
At this point, they had already passed through so many difficult trials—was this level of trouble really anything at all?
The only thing he needed to do right now was one thing——believe that these brothers bound by fate would definitely pull it off!
Tap tap tap.
At that exact moment, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly rang out in the corridor of the teaching building.
Tristan joyfully widened his golden eyes and turned his head toward the owner of those footsteps.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Tristan."
He saw Eikou striding forward confidently, head held high and chest out, walking toward the classroom.
Beside him was a tall, sturdy man with dazzling blond hair and handsome features.
"He really managed to bring another Hero King here?!"
It was simply unbelievable… Eikou had actually succeeded.
He truly persuaded another Hero King, and even got the other party to personally come and give them a hand!
"!"
Tristan widened his eyes and looked carefully.
No, wait—this person seems to be…
"Hiss——"
Seeing that tall, sturdy blond man approach, Tristan could not help but suck in a sharp breath.
"Ha ha, Tristan, let me solemnly introduce him to you!"
Eikou pointed at the blond man beside him, wearing a smile full of confidence in victory. "This is the Hero King Gilgamesh… I've brought him here!"
"!"
Gilgamesh: "Mongrel, your king has returned."
"Who are you trying to fool, isn't this clearly Roland from the neighboring class?! What kind of substitute fiction is this supposed to be?"
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