I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

They are Ashdown's witches, first-class criminal sorcerers.

Ashdon once performed a dangerous magical ritual within the territory of the North Sea Empire, causing a massive disaster that wiped out an entire state.

It appeared on Itogami Island ten years ago, causing unprecedented damage.

However, the fact that the witch's guardian was instantly killed in one blow demonstrates the opponent's strength.

So they secretly began activating the spellbook behind the scenes.

However, this was almost useless against Enkidu, who had a keen sense of perception.

"It's a pity I hate you, but I won't choose to torture you. Instead, I'll kill you and give you a quick death." Enkidu's eyes, which were slowly turning golden, were filled with intense disgust.

If Jill saw this, she would be very surprised.

Because Enki never showed any obvious disgust—

Aside from Ishtar, she doesn't show obvious dislike towards anyone.

But now, she is very angry.

She wasn't as cold-blooded as Jill.

Although she is more inclined to protect plants and flowers than humans, there are very few things she can truly despise.

Because the other person's behavior angered her.

Chapter 318 The Author Who Failed to Revive from the Dead and Fell Asleep While Writing

boom!

The magical fluctuations in space caught Enkidu's attention. Enkidu sidestepped, dodging a beam of magical energy. "Who is it?"

The figure made her face darken.

At this moment, Kojou Akatsuki and Yukina Himeragi also arrived.

"Yuma...!" Kojou Akatsuki shouted out the name of his childhood friend.

Unfortunately, what he saw was what is known as the cruelest truth in the world.

A magic circle drawn with blood, and witches standing on the left and right sides.

And standing in the center of the magic circle was a boy dressed in a black tuxedo. It was a vampire-style tailcoat, a costume that Nagisa had prepared for the old castle.

"You've arrived very early, ancient city."

The boy turned around and called out Akatsuki Kojo's name.

He was the kind of ordinary-looking high school student you'd see everywhere. His only distinguishing feature was the color of his bangs, which shone a bright white, as if illuminated by moonlight—

Standing there is Akiko's physical body.

"You've always been like this. You know nothing, yet you always end up in important places."

"Yuma...you..."

Staring at his own body, Akatsuki Kojou looked troubled.

Yuma held a magic book in her hand. The immense magical power flowing from her fingertips drove the magic book, causing the space around it to distort.

This fact filled Akago with despair.

"Koujo, step back." Enkidu stretched out his hand, and the silver chains wrapped in golden light shone. "The grimoire in her hand is probably the source of this incident. All the anomalies may even have been caused by that book."

"What exactly is your purpose, Sendou Yuuma!" Enkidu's voice was stern and accusatory.

"Don't worry, this body will be returned to you soon. So, could you wait a little while? We'll find it soon." Yuma ignored Enkidu and turned her gaze directly to Akatsuki Kojou.

As if she were concerned about the ancient city, Yuma smiled gently.

"Found...what exactly happened...?"

"She's my mother. Although we've never met since I was born."

"—That's enough, Kojo. Could you please stop approaching her?"

Why are you here...!?

Xiao Gucheng turned his gaze in astonishment toward the direction of the sound. Standing there was a blond, blue-eyed young nobleman.

Demitriel Vatola, a vampire from the realm of the War King...

"Oh, the ancient city. It's only been a while since I last saw it, and it's become quite adorable."

The sound of Vatola, which sounded like licking his tongue, sent a chill down the spine of the ancient city.

"Were you involved in this?" Enkidu asked.

"No, no, I'm just waiting here... waiting for them to open the prison barrier."

"Prison barrier...!?" Akatsuki Kojou's face showed surprise.

Enkidu frowned.

Both the ancient city and Enkidu had heard the legend of the prison barrier.

That was a phantom prison, a ghost detention center, sealing away vicious magical criminals. But where it was, and whether it even existed, no one knew.

It's a place where the souls of murdered criminals wander aimlessly, unable to attain enlightenment, or perhaps it's known as the Temple of the Evil God, submerged at the bottom of the sea. It's one of the most famous urban legends in Hyunshin City.

"That kind of thing is just a legend, isn't it...!?"

“No. The prison barrier is an artificial otherworld created using the power of the dragon veins flowing in the ‘Demon Special Zone.’ Its existence is invisible. Even the council that created it doesn’t know where it is. But it does exist, and it’s somewhere on Itogami Island,” Vatora said.

“I see. This distortion of space… is to find the location of the prison barrier…” Enkidu instantly understood the other party’s purpose.

In order to find something existing in the distorted space, Yuma distorted the space of the entire Itogami Island. Just like using a pencil to blacken out the ink on a sticky note, she used this method to find the prison barrier.

"By the way, to break the seal on the prison barrier, one needs an excellent spatial control technique and a vast amount of magic power that can surpass the dragon vein."

After listening to Vatora's explanation, Akatsuki Kojou once again turned his gaze to Yuma, who was standing there silently.

Enkidu frowned.

She could manipulate magic that transcended the dragon veins, but neither Jill nor her opponent could use spatial magic.

But there is one person who possesses magic that transcends the dragon veins.

That makes sense—

Sentoki Yuuma is a witch skilled in spatial manipulation. However, no matter how much protection she receives from demons, she lacks magical power that surpasses that of the dragon veins. The only one possessing such power is the true progenitor of the vampires—Kojo—who is treated as a natural disaster.

Kojou Akatsuki, who unexpectedly gained the power of the Fourth Progenitor, is still an incomplete being as a vampire.

He possesses almost no special abilities befitting a demon, and even the familiars residing within his body are only three in number, which he managed to tame with great difficulty. However, Akatsuki Kojou's physical body does indeed possess extraordinary magical power.

Although it was magical power that Akatsuki Kojou couldn't control and was wasted, Yuma, with her knowledge of magic, should be able to manipulate it. That's why Yuma needs Akatsuki Kojou's body.

"So that's how it is..." Akatsuki murmured.

Sendou Yuuma said she was searching for her mother, which is why she wanted to break the seal on the prison barrier. Because her mother was inside the prison barrier.

"..." This is probably the reason why it all started.

Enki had guessed some of it; it was probably a backup plan left by criminals who were unwilling to be imprisoned.

So, this girl is like a tool, isn't she?

Thinking of this, Enkidu looked at Sendouyuuma with a touch more pity.

Yes, children born as tools—their fate must be tragic.

Enkidu looked at Sendouyuuma with a hint of pity in his eyes.

After all, such a fate is so similar to my own...

However, they probably all met people who could change their lives—that's probably the greatest blessing in life.

However, what this child is about to do—I must stop her.

That prison barrier is definitely something bad; that's my gut feeling.

To be honest, if it had been Jill who came along, perhaps out of interest... she might have let someone go or something...

That would be terrible...

Or Jill might open the prison barrier once and for all, and then kill everyone inside...

This seems really bad...

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Looking for a powerful mentor (lol)

Chapter 319 This is the truth, isn't it? — Nazuki-chan

far away.

Jill's expression turned serious as she looked at the cone of light rising from the Keystone Gate.

However, sensing that the power of "Son of Man, bind yourself to the gods (Enuma Elish)" had been restrained, Gilles' expression relaxed a little.

After all, if Enkidu were to unleash his Noble Phantasm at full power, Itogami Island would probably collapse in half.

If you cast "Enuma Elish, Son of Man" at the Foundation Gate, the entire Itogami Island will sink into the ocean.

This is no joke—because Enkidu's Noble Phantasm truly possesses that kind of power.

Although Gil could do it too—he has hundreds of ways to sink Itogami Island to the bottom of the sea if he wanted to.

Off topic.

He had dealt with the necromancer who was manipulating corpses and was preparing to head towards the Keystone Gate.

At that moment, an immense magical power beyond the norm was released from the Gate of Foundations, and the explosion of the magical power also stirred up a terrible, raging wind.

The massive building, which was supposed to be isolated in another world, was forcibly pulled into normal space because the boundary between the worlds was torn apart. This was the cause of the storm.

Jill's pupils contracted, as if sensing something, and he looked into the distance—

At the northern tip of Itogami Island, in the sea, lies a small island covered in rocks. Atop it stands a towering stone shrine.

"Prison... Barrier...!"