Golden, shimmering waves spread through the air. The pitch-black sky was suddenly overtaken by a sea of dazzling, brilliant stars.
"After parting ways with the gods, the species known as 'Man' allowed civilization to flourish and sang the praises of prosperity. They invented everything, realized every possibility, and looked toward every future. —The blueprints for all of it are stored within my vault. Their value is absolute."
One, ten, a hundred, a thousand, a million—infinitely increasing ripples connected to the King's treasury expanded until they covered the entire horizon.
"Goetia! You pathetic Beast who feeds on regret and knows nothing of love! Behold the patterns you dismissed as meaningless and worthless. I shall show you the true scale of human potential!"
The King's voice thundered across the temple.
"Raise your battle cry! This is the opening of the war to take back our future! O Beast of Pity—savor this ultimate battle to the very marrow of your bones!!"
In an instant, an unquantifiable amount of wealth was unleashed upon the world.
"NOW—SING IN YOUR DEATH THROES, MONGRELS!!!!"
The oldest inventions. The newest possibilities.
The blueprints of humanity's genius, stacked from the dawn of time to the end of the future—the collective assets of the human race turned their fangs toward Goetia and every one of his pawns.
『All Demon Pillars, engaging simultaneously! —This is incredible! It's a one-sided slaughter! Everything in this space is being bombarded by countless attacks! The Demon Pillars are being erased before they can even move!』
Roman's voice crackled over the comms, filled with awe. The sheer mass of Gilgamesh's wealth was overwhelming. In every focal point, in every chamber, the treasury rained down.
The originals of every weapon humanity had ever developed.
The final forms of every machine humanity had ever invented.
The completed shapes of every hope humanity had ever dreamed.
Past, present, and future merged into a golden light that tore the Demon Pillars apart.
"GUOOOOOOOH!! GILGAMESH, YOU BASTARD—!!"
Flauros was incinerated the moment he regenerated. And he wasn't the only one.
"Eastern Terminal Nerve destroyed. Pillars 1 through 8 unable to maintain stability. The Heroic King's offensive shows no signs of slowing."
"Western Autonomic Nerve destroyed. Pillars 26 through 33 failing. The King's battery count is still increasing."
"Basal Framework crushed. Heroic King's bombardment increasing toward infinity. —We must—"
One after another, the Demon Pillars were hunted and erased by the King's treasures.
"Recommend withdrawal. Withdraw—"
"No, that is impossible. Not as long as Ea is here. And not as long as we have the 'Lesser Key, Lemegeton.'"
The Demon Gods had committed a fatal error. They had asked the nameless Ea to join their ranks. In doing so, they gave her a name, a True Name, and a destiny that rivaled Goetia's.
The name: Lemegeton. The Lesser Key of Solomon.
That name was now a seal, binding the Demon Gods with absolute authority. As long as the soul bearing that name existed, not a single Demon God could escape this place.
The "Lesser Key" Goetia had given her had become the Absolute King's Key, locking the demons into a fixed future of annihilation.
"How is this possible?! How are we being overwhelmed? By a single hero… how can we be harmed like this—?!"
You are wrong. He is not just 'a hero,' you monsters.
Ea's voice rang out with absolute conviction.
Standing here is the Absolute King of the Beginning! The King of Heroes among all heroes, Gilgamesh!! The origin and the pinnacle of all legends! He is my… he is my…!
The bombardment didn't stop. The dead were killed again as soon as they were reborn.
The person I love most in the whole world! He's funny, he's wonderful, he's cool—he is the greatest King of all!!
"FUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Do not praise me so! Any more, and I might truly get serious—and then these wretches would truly be a pity!"
The King's batteries squared in number. The momentum doubled, then tripled. Countless, thorough, relentless, and brilliant—the treasury pulverized the Demon Gods into nothingness.
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