I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"Heroic Spirits? You mean Valkyries..." the raven asked in a somewhat puzzled voice.

"Ha, as expected, you don't know. Well, after all, we have different worldviews, so I will forgive your ignorance." Gilles jumped down from the podium and continued, "Heroic spirits are the beings that have become after their great achievements have been passed down as legends and have become objects of worship. And I am one of them."

Then, Jill looked at the two guys in front of her, whose heads were spinning from the sudden influx of information, with a delighted expression, and then chuckled unkindly.

Hmm... If Enkidu were here again, and Gilles were to laugh out loud again, Gilles would definitely be tied up by Enkidu again and bounce around like a salted fish being hung up.

However, Jill didn't continue laughing. Instead, she said something that surprised both Yase Motoki and the crow.

Chapter 283 I think my own sword spirit is quite troublesome in some ways.

Dawn.

Three hundred and thirty kilometers away in the sea south of Tokyo, a ship is sailing leisurely.

The ship's name is "Oceanus Grave". It is an ocean-going cruise warship with a length of approximately 400 feet, commonly known as a mega-yacht.

A magnificent vessel with a hull comparable in size to a military destroyer, adorned with lavish decorations that even luxury passenger ships could not reach. Its imposing presence could even be described as a palace on the sea.

However, the "Tomb of the Sea God" was entirely private property. It was an awe-inspiringly luxurious city built for a single ship owner.

This may seem like an unreal fact, but anyone would understand after hearing the ship owner's name. The owner of "The Tomb of the Sea God" is Duke Ardeal, Demitoriye Vatora—a nobleman of the "War King's Domain."

Meanwhile, the ship owner was enjoying a moonbath on the roof deck of his beloved ship, leisurely sipping blackcurrant wine from a glass while lying on a luxurious summer bed.

He was a handsome blond man with blue eyes, and he looked to be in his late twenties.

However, his title is that of a nobleman. This means he is a vampire from the "Ancient Generation," possessing extraordinary abilities. His vast territories within the "War King's Domain" are constantly maintained with a formidable fighting force comparable to that of Western Europe. He himself is a monster with immense power capable of instantly destroying a major city.

"A fake land created from scrap metal and magic? What a massive waste. That's what makes humans interesting."

The young man muttered to himself in a tone that was both derogatory and complimentary.

“And I could feel it… that intense aura…” the young man grinned, “The aura of a hero… and… my beloved Fourth Progenitor…”

……

early morning.

This is the start of the day. As the saying goes, "The early bird catches the worm," and Jill naturally understands this principle. He slightly opened his eyes and glanced at the alarm clock.

Today is Wednesday, and as usual, it's time to go to work...

Well, judging by the weather, it should be a good day...

Jill rubbed her eyes and sat up straight.

As soon as Jill moved, she felt something pressing down on her...

"Ugh... Ah, Brother Gil, no..."

The soft voice made Jill feel terrible.

“Estelle… I didn’t do anything, I don’t want anything…” Jill sighed and said helplessly.

Esther has returned. Just a few days ago, when she went to the Keystone Gate to resolve those matters, this sword spirit, who had been dormant for over a month, awoke once more.

Well... after that, I started to return to a normal routine.

So, once again, the delightful thing happened—the sword spirit, wearing only knee-high socks, crawled into bed...

Jill is a perfectly healthy man, both physically and mentally, but with an exceptionally strong will, so he would never do such a lewd thing!

And next door lives a guy who can make the whole building disappear if he does something bad...

Hmm... I'm not kidding, are you scared of a meteorite crater? Me and Enki from the next room could make a super big one!

If someone were to walk in at this moment and witness this scene, then it would definitely be...

“Brother, wake up…” Nero, who had just entered the room, was stunned by what he saw.

"..."

A deathly silence fell over the room.

So Jill remained silent, stretched out her index fingers, and plugged her ears.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

Screams echoed through the building.

……

Jill sat next to Esther, the little girl chewing on bread, her hands holding it, her cheeks bulging, looking just like a squirrel, exceptionally cute.

"Ugh!" Nero bit into the bread hard, his face unusually fierce, as if he had been angered and was venting his frustration on the bread in his hand.

Enkidu sipped his coffee leisurely, a mocking expression on his face.

Jill just stared blankly, a piece of bread in her mouth, seemingly lost in thought.

"I'm full." Enkidu didn't actually need to eat. She and Esther were similar in that they didn't need to eat, but they did so just to enjoy the food.

However, Enkidu's statement that he was full triggered a chain reaction.

Nero then stuffed the bread directly into his mouth, his fierce expression reminiscent of a wolf that had been starving for ten days.

Or a golden retriever would be nice too.

Emmmmm......

Jill simply finished her bread and drank the water in front of her. "I'm full."

After Esther finished eating the bread, she transformed into a small, silvery sword along with the light particles and landed in Jill's hand.

“Nero, you can ask Esther about this later,” Gilles said, smiling at Nero.

"Hmm... alright." Nero had no choice but to nod.

Jill left half a sentence unfinished—

As long as Esterken and Nero tell this matter.

……

On the tram, Jill glanced at her phone, pressed a few buttons, and then put the phone to her ear.

"That's rare, you actually called me first?"

Nangong Nayue's voice came through, and Gil continued speaking in his usual helpless tone.

“Did something happen last night?” Jill asked.

"Huh? You know that?" Nangong Nayue made a strange sound.

“Don’t ask me how I know. On Itogami Island, I set up some surveillance magic barriers, and last night, a significant portion of these barriers were destroyed,” Gilles said.

"So it seems like it might be an explosive device, right?"

Jill was startled awake once in the middle of the night yesterday because her perception magic barrier was destroyed.

This perception barrier is used for recording information. Jill can periodically read it to obtain the information.

However, last night, the "attachment" to the barrier was destroyed.

All Jill could do was confirm that something had happened.

"Your senses are still so sharp...Are you a hunting dog...?"

"No, that's not true." Jill tilted her head slightly, looked out the car window, and let out a soft "hmm."

"What's wrong?" Nangong Nayue asked.

“…No, it’s nothing,” Jill shook her head and said.

Through the car window, he saw a super-large cruise ship, unlike any Jill had ever seen before, docked at Itogami Port in the distance.

Chapter 284 Dimitriye Vatora

After the morning classes ended, Jill went to the rooftop for lunch.

Normally, the rooftop door is locked, but Jill has a key that can open any lock.

"That's not how you use the master key in the Gate of Babylon!" The wise king seemed so angry that he threw his magic book down.

“Well, making the most of everything is the key…” Jill said, sipping her yogurt.

"You seem quite carefree..." The wise king's voice echoed in my mind, "I would never use treasures for such trivial things."

“Treasure is meant to be used, isn’t it?” Jill retorted.

"Hmph, that's true, I don't object to that." The wise king agreed with this point.

Just then, a paper crane wobbled and flew towards Jill.

"Hmm?" Jill was a little puzzled, so he reached out and steadily let the paper crane land on his fingers.

"Heh heh... such a simple trick by shikigami?"

Jill raised an eyebrow.

The term "shikigami" was first created by the Onmyoji Abe no Seimei and passed down by the Tsuchimikado family, Seimei's direct descendants. During the Edo period, it became an important part of Tsuchimikado Shinto and was highly regarded by the Tokugawa Shogunate. Shikigami refers to spirits that are commanded by Onmyoji, and their power is related to the Onmyoji who controls them.

The word "shiki" means "to serve". Shikigami can be understood as "serving gods", which are gods or spirits that serve their masters. It was first created by Abe no Seimei, the "Japanese Jiang Ziya", and passed down by the Tsuchimikado family, Abe no Seimei's direct descendants, and became an important part of Tsuchimikado Shinto in the later Edo period.

Onmyoji refer to these lower-level spirits and deities, invisible to mortals, as "shikigami." They are usually shaped like paper cutouts and can be summoned using talismans. They can even be used to control human souls. Some shikigami are based on living beings, but these are mostly used as curses.

The one in front of me is just a shikigami that delivers messages.

So Gil used magic to guide the shikigami, and the shikigami transformed into a letter.

The letter, adorned with gold leaf, was sealed with silver wax, engraved with a pattern of snakes and swords. Although it looked very elegant, the design somehow gave off a cold and sinister feeling.

The letter was sent by Duke Dimitriye Vatora of Arudial.

Jill: "..."

I don't know why, but looking at this name suddenly makes me feel uncomfortable.

However, since they are so polite, there's no harm in taking a look.

Jill opened the letter and read it.

"A party... and we need to bring people along?" Jill frowned.