I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

“You don’t know… well, let me tell you.” Gil showed Theresa the back of his right hand. “This is an elven mark, proof of the contract between Esther and me.”

“Est is not human, but a sword spirit of the highest rank. However, she can transform into a human form—well, the form you see here.” Jill tilted her head, revealing a helpless smile. “She’s a rather exasperating child.”

Gilles pulled Ace back to his waist and said, "By the way, Theresa, there's something I need to ask you."

"? It shouldn't be too difficult for you to say 'please'... right?" Theresa asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No, it's not that... I just want you to help me get a legal identity." Jill raised an eyebrow. "Although I could do it myself, I would definitely leave a trace. It's better to just ask you to help me get an identity."

“…Okay, I understand.” Theresa nodded.

Basically, it's just about getting an ID card and detailed identification information...

This kind of thing isn't difficult.

"We've arrived, Miss Theresa," the driver said, stopping the car at that moment.

……

Jill looked at the villa in front of her. "Otto... he really put in a lot of effort, huh?"

Theresa led Jill to a villa.

Gil wasn't stupid; after arriving here, he basically understood that this was arranged for him by some archbishop.

"Is there something you don't want me to know... or rather, to find out about?" Jill said in a low voice as she sat in the living room.

Theresa seemed to have some official business to attend to and had already left ahead of time.

So Jill sat alone on the sofa and began to use her senses to perceive everything around her.

Jill's villa is located in a villa area, so it's impossible for Jill to be the only one living there.

As Jill sensed the forces around her, she silently counted.

"This aura belongs to Siegfried... and that little girl too. This aura seems very similar to the little girl's; it must be her mother..."

There were several groups of Valkyries nearby, about ten to twelve in total... Judging from their aura, these Valkyries were at least A-rank Valkyries.

Add to that Siegfried and his wife, and those two should both have the strength of an S-class Valkyrie...

With this kind of strength, even a Herrscher would have to think twice before invading.

In other words, Jill was placed in a surveillance circle.

Jill smiled helplessly.

Since I didn't mean any harm, there's no point in arranging so many people to monitor me...

It's really annoying to be monitored like this.

Jill snapped her fingers, and a pale golden magical energy instantly filled the entire villa.

Perhaps due to the fusion of the power of the Caster and Archer class cards, Gilles's magical power grew at an increasingly rapid pace.

Jill began to quickly master that already vast, ocean-like magic.

The more magic Jill masters, the faster she grows.

Jill's control over magic is now quite exquisite. In a very short time, he used his magic to check the room and found no surveillance cameras, except for some strange machines whose function he did not know.

Jill examined the machines; they were all peculiar containers related to Honkai energy.

“There are people watching me from the outside, but no surveillance cameras are installed inside…” Jill clicked her tongue. “What does that mean?”

At that moment, the telephone that was already in the room suddenly rang.

Jill picked up the phone, and Otto's voice came on.

"Your Excellency, how is the new accommodation arranged?"

It was still that same flamboyant voice, with a hint of smugness.

"Not bad, although it can't compare to my former palace, it's still pretty good."

Jill responded with this remark.

"Haha, that's good. I was really afraid that you would be dissatisfied and cause a huge upheaval in our Heavenly Mandate."

“As long as you don’t cross my bottom line, I won’t do anything to you.” Jill leaned back on the sofa. “You calling at this time means Theresa is asking me this question on your orders, right?”

“That’s right. Also, Your Majesty, I’ve never heard of such a bottle before. Who on earth created it? I really want to see it.” Otto asked with a strong sense of curiosity on the other end of the phone.

“…Well, you’ll find out someday,” Jill said.

He didn't give Otto a chance to continue speaking, hung up the phone, drew back the curtains, and sat back down on the sofa.

Outside the window, the setting sun bathed almost everything in a beautiful orange hue.

The boy sat on the sofa, the sunlight from the window shining on his cute face, making the scene look like a dream.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Cecilia Shaniat

Night fell quickly, and Jill went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"This is a bit unexpected... This guy has thought of everything..." Jill thought to herself, looking at the relatively complete selection of ingredients in the refrigerator.

Jill took the ingredients out of the refrigerator and then went to wash the kitchen utensils.

“Even the kitchenware is very complete…” Jill said, looking at the items. “Is there a reason for this…”

Jill sliced ​​a few lemons and then soaked them in a kettle.

He glanced at the ingredients he had taken out. Since it wasn't a very lavish meal, he figured he might as well keep it simple.

As Jill pondered this, she began to get to work.

Just as Jill was about to start cutting the carrots, the doorbell rang.

"Hmm?" Jill's senses swept across the area, and she could clearly feel the presence of the person who rang the doorbell.

"Kiana's mother?" Jill asked curiously, putting down the kitchen knife and untying her apron.

He went to the door and opened it.

"Hello, are you the new neighbor?"

The woman with long, silver-white hair greeted Jill.

There was a hint of curiosity in those sea-blue eyes, as if they were curious about the boy's young age.

“Yes, just call me Jill,” Jill said, nodding slightly.

“Jill…” The woman nodded, indicating that she understood. “I am Cecilia Shaniat.”

“…” Jill glanced at Cecilia. “If it were you, you would understand who I am and how dangerous I am, right, Cecilia?”

Cecilia looked at Jill with a complex expression in her eyes.

Jill glanced behind Cecilia, his eyes narrowing slightly. Then he turned to look at the clock on the living room table. "I still have to cook. If there's nothing else, I'll stop here for now."

Although Jill ate some bread on the way here, she still felt very hungry. If she hadn't known that she couldn't eat too much after being hungry for several days, Jill probably could have filled up on bread alone.

This was probably Jill's most miserable journey yet, going hungry twice in a row... Jill had never been this miserable on any of her previous journeys.

“…” Cecilia felt that the boy in front of her was like a hedgehog with all its quills raised.

He rejects other people's advances; it's more accurate to say that, except for certain individuals, it's very difficult for others to get close to him...

"Alright, since there's nothing else, let's leave it at that for now."

Jill closed the door, her crimson eyes flickering slightly.

Time to cook... But there's something I'm still concerned about.

Jill rubbed her head. "Let's get some rest and then plan what to do next."

“Let’s eat first. Tomorrow I’ll ask Theresa what attractions are nearby…” Jill walked toward the kitchen. “It’ll be a good opportunity to take Esther out for a walk.”

……

After dinner, Jill sat at her desk and continued drawing the architectural designs.

"Ah, it's only one centimeter short... No... I have to keep going..."

Esther woke up and was watching TV in the living room.

"Hmm...there's more here..."

Just then, the doorbell rang.

“…Hmm?” Jill paused, then put down her pen.

Jill opened the door, and Siegfried stood in the doorway, holding Kiana in his arms, with Cecilia behind him.

"Hey, you brat, I've brought Kiana to play with you!"

Siegfried smiled and waved to Gil.

“…Come in.” Jill stepped aside. “If your wife is here, let her in too. I’m not that heartless.”

Yes, it's not so heartless to just chase away neighbors who come to visit or say hello...

Siegfried thought to himself.

"What are you standing there for?" Jill turned around. "Do you want Kiana to keep you company while you're in the wind? Or do you want Cecilia to keep you company while you're in the wind?"

"Ah...okay..."

Siegfried walked into the living room.

In the living room, which was presumably decorated by Otto, Cecilia and Siegfried were sitting on the sofa.

Kiana was clearly drawn to Esther and was waving at her in a soft, cooing voice.

Esther was clearly also interested in Kiana, and the two of them started playing around.

"I only know how to make coffee, I hope you two won't mind?"

Jill came out of the kitchen carrying a plate and cups, skillfully pouring a cup of coffee for Cecilia and Siegfried, and then explained the relationship between sugar cubes and creamer to the table.

Jill first made a cup of coffee with sugar cubes and creamer and handed it to Esther, then poured herself a cup of coffee.

"Um... thank you..." Siegfried thanked Gil, then added a little sugar cube and creamer to Cecilia's coffee before starting to flavor his own.

“First of all, I apologize for my slightly inappropriate words at the time, Miss Cecilia,” Jill said to Cecilia. “After all, we are now under surveillance.”