I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

It's not meant to be grape juice; it really is just grape juice...

Gil smiled, his eyes narrowed; he would never drink in front of Enkidu.

At least not in this situation.

So Enkidu reached out, pinched Gil's cheek, and pulled it from side to side, making a very funny face. "You really think you can do whatever you want in your current state?"

“I’m not Siyun, I’m not Hu Jieyang…” Jill was being pinched so hard that she couldn’t speak clearly.

Enkidu, being Gilles's best friend, instantly understood what Gilles meant...

Even in the past, I would have done the same...

Okay, Enkidu increased the force in his hands, causing Gilles to wave his hands wildly.

This looks like an older sister bullying her younger brother, of course, because the guy who activated his bratty mode on his own had brought this upon himself...

(Flirting with the edge of having one's face pinched.gif)

After joking around for a while, Jill reached out and rubbed her cheek, which was almost swollen from being pinched, and continued to ask, "Speaking of which, after you met Rami, what did he say?"

“He accepted the commission from the masquerade ball, and he might be targeting you,” Enkidu said.

"For the power of existence?"

"Well, that's right."

Rami collected the torches in order to activate a massive free magic. The title "Bone Collector" was earned by Rami by possessing the torches and collecting their power over hundreds of years.

The reason he did this was simply because Rami wanted to restore an item that his former lover had given him.

An item that Rami never even had a chance to look at before it was damaged.

Repairing this item is not easy at all. Jill believes that unless she has a concept of "time reversal", it is almost impossible for her to repair this item.

However, Rami truly lived up to his reputation as the most powerful Free Master in the Crimson World. He spent hundreds of years collecting the power of existence while successfully creating the Free Law in this area.

However, to activate this free law, an extremely large amount of existential power is required.

Rami did not want to achieve his goal by devouring the life force of humans, like the other Crimson World Apostles.

He believed that the existence power that devoured humans would eventually be defeated by the Flame Haze, and the risk was too great. Rather than taking the risk, it was better to take the time to achieve his goal.

Therefore, Rami resides in the torch to achieve his goal of manifesting in this world without expending his own power, and slowly collects the power of the dying torch to show the world that he is a harmless being and will not attract the Flame Haze's attacks.

Of course, this means that Rami, who cannot reveal his true form or freely use the power of existence, is practically without any fighting ability.

Jill had long suspected that there was a second Crimson World Apostle in the city, but the aura was too difficult to track and was very weak, so Jill simply gave up the idea.

"So, how is he going to target me?" Jill muttered to herself, squinting her eyes thoughtfully.

His crimson eyes gleamed with contemplation. "It's probably some kind of 'free law' he's planning to use against me."

After all, Rami is the most outstanding Free Master in the Crimson World.

If you want to target and attack someone, then you can only start with the Dharma of Freedom.

Gil looked at Enkidu. "Well, Enkidu, I might need your help for the next while, you know?"

“As long as this is what you want.” Enkidu sat up and gently hugged Gil from behind. “I will definitely help you. I will definitely protect you.”

"Hmm..." Gil leaned back slightly, nestled in Enkidu's arms. "I'm a little sleepy."

It was already noon.

Jill and her friends were located under a big tree, a very comfortable spot.

"Take a nap," Enkidu said, gently hugging Gil.

"If anything happens, just wake me up..." Gil said, curling up slightly in Enkidu's arms and closing his eyes.

Chapter 401 A Month of Calm

A gentle breeze blew by, and Enkidu looked at Gil, who was like a kitten in his arms, and smiled silently.

"Because you carry the hopes of the entire world on your shoulders..." the girl whispered. "We can't help you forever. The final battle is one that only you can win alone..."

"Besides, you're actually no different..." Enkidu murmured to himself, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"You actually made that face?" A deep old man's voice sounded from the side as Rami sat down next to Enkidu.

"Is it incredible?" Enkidu asked in a low voice.

"It is indeed surprising..."

Rami said, "Your expression and attitude when you threatened me were the complete opposite of how you treated this child."

"Because he is my best friend, the only and most cherished friend I would risk my life to protect," Enkidu said.

She was unaware of just how tender her gaze truly was.

That gentleness, which could almost infect everything around her, deeply moved Rami.

"Then... for one month... you can try to relax for the next month, but be careful a month from now."

Rami adjusted his hat and said those words.

"Why are you telling me all this?" Enkidu asked.

“Because I don’t want to offend the masquerade ball, and I certainly don’t want to be your enemy,” Rami said. “I have a feeling… the masquerade ball might have to pay a huge price…”

For the Zero Hour Pawn in that boy's possession. But now I finally understand why this child possessed it.

"Well, that's all I wanted to say." Rami stood up. "Oh, and I should also thank you for not stopping me."

“Don’t flatter yourself…” Enkidu’s voice rang out, “I just didn’t want to disturb Gilles’ rest.”

"Haha...that's interesting." Rami chuckled.

"Finally, I wish you good luck." With that, Rami turned and left.

Enkidu gently stroked Gil's short hair and whispered, "I will never let them hurt you again..."

Whether it's Gilles or Enkidu, if one of them is seriously injured, the other will definitely fight with all their might to kill the one who injured them.

When Enkidu was stabbed by a demon controlled by Sentomo Aya, Gilles even drew his Ea sword.

When Gilgamesh was injured by the 666 Beasts, Enkidu also gave the 666 Beasts a sound beating.

The two of them have walked together, relying on each other like this.

This is actually a reflection of Gilgamesh back then, who had Enkidu by his side.

“He schemed against Gil... so it shouldn’t be too much to ask me to beat him up, right…” Enkidu looked at the sky and muttered to himself.

It's unclear who plotted against Jill, but one thing is certain—

Enki is angry; she's quite unhappy right now!

……

Jill woke up just over half an hour later.

"Gil, did you sleep well?" Enkidu gently stroked Gil's hair and asked.

“That was comfortable, thank you, Enkidu.” Gil said, regaining some of his composure. “But someone’s coming.”

So Enkidu looked in the direction Gil was looking.

Margaret and Shana were standing there.

Gilles pulled away from Enkidu's embrace, straightened his slightly disheveled coat, and headed in that direction.

Enkidu was slightly reluctant to part with her.

However, she still stood up and followed Jill.

“Hey, eulogy reciter, can you listen to me properly now?” Jill said with a grin.

"Tch." Margeryne's face showed displeasure. Marcusias, possessed by the hardcover book on her back, shouted loudly, "Oh, kid, you're a perfect opponent. Want to have another match?"

Clearly, this battle-crazed Crimson World Demon Lord, known as the "Minion of Destruction," had developed a considerable interest in Gil. "Fighting you was so exhilarating! Wasn't it, my beautiful Margery Doe!"

"Shut up, you idiot Marcusias!" Margeryne said with a displeased expression.

“How noisy…” Jill picked at her ear, then, as if suddenly remembering something, “Oh right, the mourner, you’re also a master of liberation, aren’t you?”

Jill's words made Marjorie frown.

"What's wrong?"

“Enkidu, why don’t we let her give it a try?” Gil asked with a wicked smile.

“…I think she’s not as strong as Rami. But the level of mastery of the Free Method isn’t that closely related to strength…” Enkidu looked Margery up and down a few times and said.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?!" Enkidu's words clearly angered Marjorie.

Rami, known as the Bone Collector and Corpse Collector, exists in the world by relying on those nearly extinguished torches, which are called "residues" by the Crimson World Apostles and Flame Haze Warriors. He has never shown much combat power.

The real reason was that Rami was collecting the power of existence, but did not want to waste too much of it in the mortal world, so he stayed inside the torch. Because he did not want to waste too much of his power of existence, he avoided fighting.

Enkidu didn't believe that the Spiral Organ was actually weaker than the person reciting the eulogy in front of him. The most skilled Free Master in the Crimson World was not someone that this person reciting the eulogy could compare to.

Marjorie was unaware of this.

Jill and Enki exchanged glances, confirming one thing.

Marjorie was unaware of Rami's true identity.

Therefore, it's better to talk about this.

Not now, though.

“Then, come with me to a place first,” Jill requested.

Those crimson eyes flashed with an undeniable determination. "This is related to what I'm about to tell you."

Please don't refuse.

As soon as she finished speaking, a tremendous amount of magic suddenly erupted from Jill's body, so much so that Margery even had difficulty breathing.

"...Tch, I know."

Marjorie understood perfectly well that this was a blatant threat.

There was no way around it; Jill had already demonstrated her formidable strength.