The next time Gilgamesh encountered Kirito, the swordsman's attitude had changed markedly. As soon as he caught sight of the ancient king, the whelp dropped to a knee and bowed his head, forcing his Master to do the same. Intrigued, Gilgamesh held off on skewering him for the time being.
"Rejoice, dog, for I have deemed you worthy of an opportunity to make reparations." he said magnanimously, gesturing to the kneeling figure in front of him.
"Oh ancient and powerful King of Uruk, I offer you my apologies for the undeserved insults which I bestowed upon you when last we met." Kirito intoned. "Upon further investigation, I discovered that you graced my Master's father with your presence during the preceding War – and so I thought it prudent to honor that former association with a gift, in hopes of stemming your ire. This treasure, which comes from my personal legend, is one of the things dearest to my heart, and yet I realize that it would be of far greater value in the possession of one so mighty as you." Keeping his head bowed, he held out his hand palm-up to reveal a necklace adorned by a single teardrop-shaped crystal.
Gilgamesh examined the object, and he quickly realized that it contained power equal to that of a Servant in and of itself. "I accept your gift, as well as your apology." he conceded, placing the necklace within the treasury of his Gate. "Perhaps I shall keep you around once the War is over, as long as you remain mindful of your place."
"Your forgiveness is unparalleled." Kirito replied. "And pardon the presumption, but may I ask how familiar Tokiomi was with modern technology? His daughter's aptitude in that field is sorely lacking."
Gilgamesh laughed aloud at that as Rin silently fumed. "You're an interesting one, aren't you? I never chose to learn, as such technology was beneath my notice."
"Sooo… that means you don't know how a Trojan virus works?"
"And why should I? My power comes from magic, not machines."
Kirito grinned cheekily at him. "Because that necklace was one. Sorry, but you're no longer a player in this War."
"What? Insolent mongrel!" Gilgamesh opened his Gate to skewer Kirito, only to be met with… nothing. "What? How can this be?"
"Well… Yui just moved all your 'item. phantasm' files to her internal storage, so now she has all your Noble Phantasms and you have none. And on top of that, none of what I said to you earlier was a lie. In gamer lingo, I believe that would translate to: 'get freaking rekt, scrub'."