I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

The orange-red sunlight shone on the girl's silver hair, bringing a dazzling color and impact, a scene that stunned Jill.

Jill went from being initially surprised by Esther sneaking into her bed to now just being stunned for a moment...

People often say that habits are a terrible thing, and they're absolutely right.

Gil rubbed his head. "Where's Enkidu?"

“I’m sorry… Brother Gil…” But Esther’s answer was completely different from what I was asking, “Because of me, you drank so much.”

After hearing this, Jill simply reached out and ruffled Esther's head, stroking her long hair like she was petting a kitten. "It's alright... I'm not the kind of person who gets drunk after just a little bit of alcohol. I just fell asleep because I was a little tired."

"Mmm...so comfortable, can you pat my head again, Brother Gil?" Esther showed an expression of enjoyment.

"Okay, sure." Jill stroked Esther's hair again, just like before.

“Hmm…” Jill couldn’t help but smile at Esther’s expression of enjoyment.

I always feel like... raising an elf is no different from raising a cat?

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Chapter 234 Aside from Jill, no one can call themselves my friend.

After patting Esther's head for a while, Jill stopped.

It was already evening, and it wouldn't be good to continue sleeping, so Jill got up.

Of course, he first used a blanket that had somehow ended up covering him to turn his sword spirit into a caterpillar before getting out of bed.

Jill straightened her clothes. "Estelle, where's Lian?"

“I don’t know,” Esther shook her head and said.

At that moment, the door was pushed open, and Lian walked in and sat on the bed.

Seeing his apprentice's annoyed expression, Jill understood—

Something must have happened.

"What happened?" Jill glanced at Lian. "You're injured?"

After teaching the fastest and strongest move of the Soul Flash Single Sword, how could someone actually injure Lian?

“This…” Lian’s expression became somewhat evasive.

Jill sighed, raised her hand, and golden ripples spread as the red bottle landed in her hand.

"Here, drink this." Jill tossed the potion bottle to Lian. "He injured his ribs...looks like he was hit by something, and secondly—"

"You took that hit for someone else, didn't you? The attacker wasn't targeting you."

Lian took the medicine and sighed, "As expected, nothing could be hidden from you, Master..."

“There are very few things that can be kept from me.” A wine jar and stack of wine bottles reappeared beside Jill, and he slowly poured himself a drink. “What do you think, Restia?”

“Yes…but teacher…” Restia, who appeared out of nowhere, looked at Gil seriously, “I’ve wanted to ask this question for a while now…”

"Do you know something about that thing?" Restia's twilight-colored pupils flashed with a cold light. "Even, did you release that thing?"

“…My goal is to annihilate that thing—” Jill finished her drink. “I don’t have the ability to control that kind of thing.”

“Besides, I only came into this world four years ago…” Gil was about to pour himself another glass of wine, but he quickly stopped himself. “To be infected to the extent that Lian described, it would be impossible in less than a hundred years.”

Yes, only through continuous erosion can even the Elf King, who is on par with "restraint," be eroded.

It's impossible for almost all consciousness to be completely covered without reaching a period of hundreds of years.

Jill pressed a hand to her forehead. "More than that... there's something else I'm really concerned about."

Jill pulled out a thick notebook.

A thick notebook wrapped in cowhide.

The cover had sharp, knife-like handwriting, but neither Ren nor Restia could understand it.

Because those notes don't belong to this world.

"...This is a diary, not written by me, but a notebook from someone else...There are some records in it."

This diary is a template displayed on the store's homepage, costing 1,000 World Coins.

Jill bought it, and the diary is called—

Traveler's Notes.

The document contained only a portion of the information about the Destruction Factor; the rest consisted of observations and experiences from around the world.

Well, he has all the stories and experiences from the JOJO world, so this guy has really traveled to a lot of worlds.

This diary records travelogues from two worlds. One is the world he has read, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and the other is a world that Jill doesn't know what it is, but the destructive factor in that world has already been resolved.

For a moment, Jill doubted the origin of the diary.

After all, think about it, how could a template be sold for something so simple?

But if you ask about templates...

"Insufficient permissions, unable to access".

At that moment, Jill really wanted to pick up a stick and smash the template to pieces, even knocking its head off.

But this was futile, so Jill gave up.

Gil copied the intelligence report into the language of this world and handed it to Restia and Ren.

“...That really does match.” Lian nodded.

“Yes…that’s true.” Restia nodded in agreement.

"Alright, in that case, you should start preparing for the party." Jill stood up, closed the notebook in her hand, and said, "I'm going out."

"Huh? Master, at this time, you're going to..."

“Go see that person.” Jill pushed open the door without turning her head. “My apprentice is not someone anyone can bully.”

A sharp aura wafted over, and Esther had somehow transformed back into a small sword, which Gilles had tucked into his lower back.

Gil learned a very good habit from Suoh Mikoto: protecting one's own.

You could say they're extremely protective of their own.

"Master, wait, let me finish." So Lian quickly grabbed Jill and began to explain the whole story.

"Hmm... okay, I understand." Jill nodded.

"I'm glad you understand, Master..." Lian breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll go break her legs right now, otherwise my apprentice's injuries will have been for nothing!" So Jill picked up a wooden stick she found somewhere and headed out.

"Master, you..."

"Clang!" Suddenly, a chain shot out from behind Jill and bound her tightly.

"???" Jill looked puzzled.

The next moment, Jill's expression turned to horror.

The chains were suddenly pulled backward, suspending Jill upside down.

"Awooo! My dear friend, put me down!" Jill struggled frantically, like a salted fish being hung up.

“Gil… have you forgotten something?” Enkidu, who was holding the other end of the chain, sighed. “During the Elf Sword Dance Festival, you must not cause trouble.”

"So what? Anyone who hurt my disciple, I'll chop them all up, waaaaah!"

Enkidu looked speechless.

Restia looked at Enkidu with a hint of interest. "These chains... could you be another contracted spirit of that savior saint from back then?"

“I’ll correct a few mistakes you made…” Enkidu looked at Restia. “First, I am not the contracted spirit that Arecia claims to be; it’s just a cooperative relationship.”

“Secondly… Gil is my only friend. No one else, besides Gil, has the right to call themselves my friend…” Enkidu opened his eyes, his emerald green eyes filled with a sense of oppression. “Remember this.”

“…My dearest friend…I’m so touched by what you’re saying…but could you please put me down first?” Jill said, tears streaming down her face.

Lian chuckled softly, and that was like a fuse; everyone in the room except Jill burst into laughter.

"Aww! Don't laugh!"

Gil... your dignity is slipping away so fast...

Chapter 235 Evening Party

As evening fell, the opening ceremony of the Elf Sword Dance Festival began at the castle tower, which served as the representative players' residence.

Many guests had already gathered in the main hall of the city gate tower, chatting and laughing in various places.

The venue was filled with elegant music and decorated with crystal chandeliers adorned with countless jewel-like minerals.

On the central dining table, a lavish array of delicacies from land and sea, along with various fruits, was laid out side by side.

Those invited to participate in the opening ceremony were elf envoys representing various countries, as well as nobles and royalty of high status.

Jill looked at the lotus in front of her and said, "To be honest, I didn't really want to come here."

The nobles maintained a polite facade while engaging in heated debates.

Looking at these guys, Jill really wanted to grab a stick and knock their heads off.

"Master, please bear with me..." Lian straightened her somewhat complicated dress. "I don't like it either, but I had to come here..."

"I wouldn't have come if it weren't for you," Jill said with a helpless tone.

Esther and Leticia had disappeared somewhere, but Jill didn't care where they went.

Enkidu wasn't there either, because he also disliked the occasion.