Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

No matter how you looked at it, this was just weird!

Meanwhile—

Qin Shi Huang was also watching his most respected teacher with a strange expression before nodding slightly.

So that's how it was!

So this was the teacher's preference—lolis!

No, no, no matter how you thought about it, this was just weird!

The revered Imperial Tutor of China... actually liked lolis?!

King Arthur, too, turned to stare at Souma.

She vaguely recalled how, when she was young, his care for her had been meticulous in every way.

But as she grew older, he seemed to grow more distant.

Hmm... had she passed her expiration date?

"..."

Under their gazes, Souma grew increasingly awkward.

Hey, hey, stop looking at me like that!

The great savior of the world, now suspected of being a pervert—where was the justice in that?!

His earlier actions had been purely to lower little Ana's guard, making it easier to resolve the Singularity.

Everything for the preservation of humanity!

Look at my pure and innocent expression, I really don't have any strange thoughts!

He, the glorious and mighty Nameless, only knows a few little girls like Illya, Miyu, Kuro, Ana, Abby... and that's it!

Just as he was feeling awkward.

In the video, the scene changed.

After going through a series of daily quests, the battle began.

A colossal, giant-like entity made its appearance.

It had a pair of golden wings, with a wingspan stretching hundreds of meters.

An enormous serpentine tail, equally extending over a hundred meters.

On its head were dozens of venomous snake-like tendrils, each tens of meters long, making it appear extremely ferocious and terrifying.

The towering figure loomed in the sky, exuding a crushing, mountain-like aura of dread.

Enkidu, the newly resurrected divine weapon using Enkidu's body, frowned as he gazed at the distant giant. "How impatient can she be?"

The soldiers were all thrown into panic.

It was too enormous!

A single swipe of its tail could effortlessly flatten an entire city.

No one could stand against such a monstrous beast!

The gigantic creature looked down upon the crowd and declared, "Insignificant ants! I am humanity's sworn enemy, the leader of the Three Goddess Alliance, the Beast Mother you call the Beast Goddess. Upon seeing me, shouldn't you be prostrating yourselves in prayer?"

This god-level terror.

Merely standing there was enough to make everyone struggle for breath, suffocating under its oppressive presence.

Merlin rubbed his temples in frustration. "This is bad. I can't even move a finger!"

"Kouhai, take deep breaths!"

Nameless quickly reminded her.

"Y-yes, Senpai!"

Mash immediately followed his advice, taking deep breaths.

Drawing from her previous experience fighting against the divine Lion King, she forced herself to relax.

Nameless then turned to the side. "Merlin, breathe through your gills!"

"Damn it, what kind of nonsense is breathing through gills?! Though I hate to admit it, Merlin and Merman do sound similar!"

Merlin couldn't help but complain.

He too took deep breaths, finally managing to shake off the god's overwhelming pressure.

However.

Roya, who was watching the video, couldn't help but stare at the Beast Goddess's chest. "S-so big!"

Gulp~

She swallowed hard, feeling an almost suffocating envy.

Too big!

Unimaginably huge.

"Damn it, just give me a tiny bit!" Roya gritted her teeth.

The problem isn't scarcity, but inequality!

What's the point of having so much? Why not share a little with me?

Souma rolled his eyes in disdain.

Truly a brat, with such a bizarre focus.

But don't worry.

You won't grow an inch!

In the video.

The Beast Goddess's smile grew increasingly cruel. "A pitiful, fragile bunch of ants. Let me crush humanity's last hope. Weep and die!"

Boom!

Its massive body lunged toward the people on the city walls, aiming to obliterate Uruk in one strike.

At that moment.

A figure shot toward the Beast Goddess like a streak of light.

Leaving behind only a radiant smile and a voice calling out, "I'll hold her off! Master of humanity, I promise you I'll return alive!"

It was the summoned heroic spirit, Minamoto-no-Yoshitsune!

A mighty warrior from the land of cherry blossoms.

"Hey, hey, don't go! You'll die!" Nameless tried to stop her.

But Yoshitsune showed no fear. "As long as children a thousand years from now still admire me, Yoshitsune, I will fight with everything I have!"

She transformed into a blur, stepping onto the massive body of his opponent and lunging directly at the Beast Goddess.

"Hmph, another insect? How annoying. Let me crush you!" The Beast Goddess seethed with fury, intent on killing her.

Yet, she was far too agile.

Darting swiftly across her body, she taunted, "What a joke. You're no Miyamoto Musashi—how could such a clumsy, hulking body ever catch an insect?"

Leaping onto the Beast Goddess's tail, she sprinted up its length straight toward her brow—

"Shana-ou Ryuuritan, Second Scene: Hakuroku—Tenjin Shukuhou!"

Whoosh!

Her entire being dissolved into countless afterimages as she thrust toward her forehead.

But even with this all-out assault, she failed to slay her.

An immense surge of magical energy erupted from the Beast Goddess's body, instantly healing her wounds.

Boom!

Beneath the writhing serpentine locks of the Beast Goddess, she fell—shattered.

The sight left countless spectators aghast—

-[Truly a god... her power is suffocating!]

-[Ushiwakamaru! Even a thousand years from now, children will still revere you!]

-[Sigh... Ushiwaka died so tragically. Will we need Emiya the Great to sacrifice everything again to defeat her?]

-[Dammit! Get the name right first! I was just getting emotional, and then you hit me with 'beef meatball'!]

...

At that moment.

A heroic spirit wearing a helmet, wielding a shield and spear, fearlessly charged toward the Beast Goddess.

This was none other than Leonidas, the King of Sparta.

His most renowned feat was leading three hundred Spartan warriors to hold off the Persian army of one hundred thousand at Thermopylae!

Now, summoned as a heroic spirit in the Age of Gods, he stood against this terrifying deity.

The Beast Goddess glared furiously at the obstacle before her: "Heh, mere insects. I'll tear you apart and feed you to my beasts!"

"Nonsense! If you wish to kill anyone, you'll have to step over my corpse first!"

Leonidas roared back, his eyes blazing with fury.

Hum~

Behind him, three hundred spectral figures materialized.

They were the legendary three hundred Spartan warriors who had once followed him into the annals of history!

On the screen.

The Conqueror, Iskandar, grinned broadly: "Leonidas, it seems you and I are truly alike!"

Indeed, like Leonidas, he too commanded countless followers.

Once he deployed his Noble Phantasm, Ionioi Hetairoi, he could summon every one of them.

And each of those followers possessed combat prowess on par with ordinary heroic spirits.

Among them were even those who surpassed him in strength.

A force mighty enough to sweep through all opposition!

Under the gaze of all present.

Leonidas stood alone—an army unto himself.

The three hundred Spartan warriors stood resolutely behind him.

Gripping his spear, he slammed it into the ground: "You dream of our surrender, of us offering everything to you? Then come and take it!"

All the Spartan warriors echoed his cry—

"Come and take it!"

"Come and take it!"

...

After the battle cry.

Leonidas swung his spear.

The three hundred Spartans behind him instantly assumed spear-throwing stances.

Countless spears hurtled toward the Beast Goddess's colossal form.

Under this onslaught, deep, ghastly wounds appeared on the Beast Goddess's body.

Yet, in the next second, they healed completely.

Her regenerative abilities were suffocatingly formidable.

The Beast Goddess sneered dismissively: "Heh, what use are a bunch of insects?"

"Gorgon—once transformed into a monster by the goddess Athena, a creature that slaughtered countless heroes—you shall be vanquished by us!"

Leonidas brandished his shield and spear, roaring once more, "Charge, my comrades! Pour your souls and lives into this battle—"

[Thermopylae Enomotia]!

Hum~

Three hundred golden shields shimmered into existence.

The Spartan warriors surged forward, charging madly toward the Beast Goddess.

Facing the oncoming warriors, the Beast Goddess bellowed in rage: "Perish, all of you!"

Boom!

Dark crimson beams erupted from her Mystic Eyes, mercilessly striking the Spartans.

Crack~ Crack~

Shields shattered one after another, unable to withstand the assault of her Mystic Eyes.

Yet.

Leonidas stood firm, stubbornly holding his ground—somehow managing to endure!

The Beast Goddess roared in disbelief: "Impossible! How can you resist my Petrification Mystic Eyes?"

"Heh, mere heat rays can still be deflected. Ancient goddess of Greece—no, you monstrous beast, Gorgon, transformed by Athena, slayer of countless heroes!"

Leonidas gritted his teeth against the petrifying onslaught, revealing her true name.

"Damn bastard, how dare you mention that name! Die, you insect!"

The Beast Goddess grew even more furious.

Her Mystic Eyes erupted with even more terrifying dark red beams.

Under this onslaught,

Shields shattered one after another, even Leonidas's own shield was destroyed.

"Though abandoned, you never forsake anything, King of Flames—let you fall as a hero!" The Beast Goddess unleashed her Mystic Eyes at full power.

Yet,

Leonidas showed no fear, instead glaring coldly at her: "Spears may break, shields may shatter. Flowers wither, men die. So too do gods—yet this is our song!"

In the face of this lethal attack,

He suddenly abandoned all defense, hurling his spear with all his might.

Whoosh!

A dazzling golden beam shot straight toward the Beast Goddess's abdomen.

To her disbelief, it pierced clean through her!

All spectators were equally stunned.

Just like the legendary arrow of the great hero Arash.

Once again, a mortal stood against a god!

Leonidas raised his head to gaze at the colossal deity and solemnly declared: "Gudao, the last Master of humanity, carry these words to our homeland. We have kept our oath—to fight fiercely, and to rest eternally here!"

His mighty, towering form began to petrify from the feet upward, spreading until his entire body turned to stone!

He became a statue, frozen in a fearless stance of defiance against the gods!

Gudao, humanity's last Master—Nameless familiar to all—sighed:

"King of Flames, you are truly worthy of being the King of Sparta! Wait for us—we will surely defeat the gods and reclaim humanity's eternal freedom!"

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