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[gates_of_babylon]

 Is this truly the state of the world?

[Gilgamesh asked the machine while not realizing it was on, wondering if he was simply being shown a farce of the Earth. The reality of the world around him sunk in quickly, but he seemed a little disappointed. The King stood in the middle of the street, holding his tablet in one hand and visible in the corner of the screen he held a golden crown with a jeweled ring attached to the front of it.]

So few survivors left. With this artifact being the only interesting thing presented to me...

[His teeth clenched and his expression hardened.]  What a torrid vacation. The degradation of the world is no surprise, but these spoils are a disappointment. At the very least, I would have preferred to see the 'end' of civilization as it happened rather than being inclined to save it in its aftermath.

I, Gilgamesh, shall oversee this.

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[emptysword]

...The other side of the coin, huh.

[His words rang true in the boy's mind, and as much as he hates to agree with an old adversary, this time there's no ill will involved at the moment.

There was a little bit of respect as he muttered this.]

[gates_of_babylon]

You cannot be expected to understand so early in your life, boy. [Gilgamesh shrugged loftily, deciding that he understood fully now what he wanted to do in this world. Of all things, like any other goal he set for himself, it was a fairly precise one, yet loaded with a multitude of complexities.

Being the observer and the manipulator in the same breath.]

Yet, it's been assigned to you the task to work with this land.

[emptysword]

Yeah.

[...]

Maybe my path is something people calls foolish, but I'll give them aid no matter what happens to me.

['as long as I get to save someone...']

[gates_of_babylon]

Foolishness is something else entirely. No, perhaps it's simply naivety. You wear the same intent as a warrior first given a blade.

You simply don't know what you wish to wield it for when the world changes you. I imagine you're still too young to understand how your ideals will meet with reality.

[emptysword]

It's not wrong.

[His ideals were never wrong. After all, being a hero was what Shirou Emiya always dreamed of.

And for someone to say things like that... Well, he's used to it, to be honest.]

[gates_of_babylon]

Oh, no. It never is. I do not deny the truth you lend to yourself, but I do know better. Any hero who 'progresses' will know how the world will shape this view.

[With a smile, Gilgamesh shrugged nonchalantly.]

I'm not the one you'll argue with in the end.