I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

In this pitch-black environment, a skull falls from a large tree and stares directly at you...

This scene is absolutely stunning...

Logically, a normal person should have been terrified at this point, but Jill only glanced at the thing that was obviously a magical artifact and said, "Ketter, you're getting more and more boring."

“Well, what can I do? I have nothing to do.” Keitel jumped down from the tree. “Kevin is hiding now, and you spend your days playing with your pets. I’m all alone, of course I’m bored.”

“…A king can be aloof, but he cannot be lonely.” Gil shrugged and said, “Aloofness and loneliness are not the same thing, and the feeling of doing something together with your subjects is not bad.”

“…I can’t understand how you feel, that’s just how it is…” Keitel shrugged and said bluntly, “My subjects are only skeletons, undead, and undead creatures.”

“Then why don’t you go and find someone who shares your values?” Jill smiled. “To find someone like that would be a blessing in itself.”

Keitel nodded thoughtfully. "I see..."

“But where exactly did Kevin go?” Jill suddenly remembered this question and asked Keitel.

“I don’t know either. If he wanted to hide, we wouldn’t be able to find him,” Keitel simply said. “No, it should be that you can know, but I don’t.”

"...I know I won't go to him, or rather, I know he might be waiting for something... Forget it, why say such meaningless things? I'm leaving now." A faint golden light flashed across Jill's body, and his figure vanished from the spot, leaving only fragments of golden particles behind.

Keitel stretched. "That's fine... Let's make do outside for a while longer, and then enjoy ourselves properly when we get back to the Little Garden."

"Hmm... Come to think of it, it's been so long since I went back... But it seems like only three years have passed in that world. I'll go back and see how the community is doing now..."

……

the next day.

After finishing her history lesson, which was quite interesting for Jill that day, Jill went to Dragon House as usual.

He needs to give Gawain some food rich in star essence...

He didn't actually have to do that, but...

"Why did I agree to do Kevin this favor..." Jill sighed as she tidied up the food in her hands. "Feeding the dragon and all that, that little glutton is already enough to keep me busy every day..."

Because Arthur's appetite is 20% greater than that of a normal Pal, and because Gil doesn't want to rely on others to feed Pal, he has always prepared Pal's food himself.

The task has now been doubled.

"Really..." Jill strolled slowly to Arthur's dragon house, put down Arthur's food, patted Arthur's head to let him eat slowly, and then took the second portion of food and walked towards Gawain's dragon house.

At that moment, Jill saw a figure in front of Gawain's Dragon House.

The figure was wearing the girls' uniform of the Ansar Riding Dragon Academy, and was rather petite, probably only fourteen or fifteen years old.

Her platinum blonde straight hair reached shoulder length, cascading down with slight curls. A pair of large, watery eyes, as if inlaid with amethyst, adorned her like stars, radiating a mysterious light.

Her skin was extremely smooth and white, shimmering like pearls. Her delicate face was like a doll's, exquisitely sculpted. She exuded a fragile aura, giving people the impression that they wanted to protect her, easily arousing sympathy and goodwill in others.

The sunlight streaming through the window fell on the figure, giving the surroundings a fairytale-like atmosphere.

The girl's ears were much longer than those of a normal human, and they were pointed, elf-like ears.

This elven girl stood before Gawain's dragon chamber, looking as if she wanted to approach but dared not, which made Jill think of a possibility...

Chapter 136 What's the use of running away?

Jill considered a possibility, so instead of going forward directly, she concealed her presence and watched the interaction between the girl and Gawain.

However, the girl's amethyst-like eyes stared straight at Gawain, who was dozing in the dragon room. Her beautiful eyes held affection and closeness, but also fear and apprehension, as if she wanted to get closer but dared not, which was very contradictory.

Jill only needed to observe for a moment to be certain that the girl in front of her was Gawain's dragon breeder.

But something's strange... Gawain is a holy dragon, and this girl in front of him is at most fifteen or sixteen years old. So does that mean this girl is a dragon knight?

In fact, many elves and monsters belong to the category of "long-lived species". For example, some who claim to be seventeen years old may actually be underage girls who are only seventeen years old.

Jill could clearly sense the girl's vitality; she was indeed fifteen or sixteen years old.

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, she was in the final period of the beginner class at the Ansaribong Dragon Rider Academy, which meant that this girl was a genius who had already obtained the title of Dragon Knight in the beginner class.

In the Kingdom of Loreiamon, very few people of a girl's age become dragon knights.

Jill carefully observed the girl and gently shook her head.

At this moment, the girl's shoulders were trembling slightly. Her eyes held a longing for Gawain, but also an indelible fear, keeping a distance from him. She seemed to want to approach him, yet hesitated to do so.

The girl's behavior, and the distance she maintained, seemed incredibly unnatural for a dragon knight and her Pal.

Given Gao Wen's stubborn and proud nature, how could he possibly accept her?

Jill sighed softly, then observed Gawain.

His eyesight was excellent, and he could tell at a glance that Gao Wen was not asleep, but rather squinting and pretending to be asleep.

Jill sighed softly and helplessly, glanced at the girl's performance again, and finally came to only one conclusion.

The girl seemed afraid of riding Gawain.

The girl's eyes were filled with struggle. She lifted her feet, then lowered them, then lifted them again, then lowered them again, repeating this motion over and over, her shoulders trembling.

After a long while, the girl still did not choose to go forward. She gripped her uniform tightly with both hands and called out softly.

"Gawain..."

Jill sighed helplessly, thinking, "With this attitude, it's no wonder Gawain would never accept you."

Although Jill didn't confront Gawain directly, if Jill had treated Arthur like that, Arthur would definitely have been disappointed and angry.

Who knows, one of those feedings might result in me getting a fireball in my face.

Although Jill could never be afraid of riding a dragon just because she fell off its back, the girl in front of her was not the same person as Jill.

Sure enough, probably because of the girl's behavior, Gawain let out an angry roar, causing the girl to take two steps back and turn to run away.

Snapped--

A hand grabbed the girl's wrist.

Jill grabbed the girl's hand, but her eyes remained fixed on Gawain's direction. "Why are you running? That's your Pal, isn't it?"

"..." The girl was silent for a moment before speaking, "I...I want to go over, but Gawain won't let me..."

"They won't let you pass?"

Jill laughed as if she found it amusing. "Are you afraid to approach Gawain, or is Gawain preventing you from going over?"

The girl's face immediately showed a look of astonishment, but Jill was not the kind of person who would care about the feelings of a stranger.

“Come with me.” Jill grabbed the girl’s hand, while still steadily holding the huge plate meant for dragons in one hand.

The girl was startled by Jill's actions and instinctively tried to struggle, but Jill was too fast. By the time the girl realized what was happening, they were already in the dragon chamber.

"Wait...wait!" the girl exclaimed as she realized what was happening.

"No...don't get close to Gawain, he doesn't allow anyone to come near, be careful not to get hurt!"

“Roar…” Gao Wen immediately roared, but he no longer had the ferocity he had shown before.

The voice was more of a question than a threat.

The girl who noticed the change in Gawain's voice was stunned.

“To be honest, I’m on your side, but just for my sake, you don’t want things to go on like this, do you?” Jill said to Gawain.

Jill tossed the plate in her hand in front of Gawain, then led the girl to Gawain's side.

“Look, it’s coming closer, isn’t it? Go touch Gawain—” Jill said to the girl, pulling her hand back.

Jill knew why the girl was afraid of Gawain, but since she had been asked to do this, she was happy to resolve the matter.

“Ugh…” Gawain looked at Jill with dissatisfaction in his eyes.

“Protest denied!” Jill bared her fist, her eyes also threatening.

“…Ugh…” Gao Wen had no choice but to stop acting like that and lie down.

This scene surprised the girl on the side.

"Alright, hurry up, you're Gawain's dragon breeder."

Jill spoke to the girl without any mercy.

Gawain actually listens to him so much...

So, can I also...?

Perhaps it was Jill's actions that gave the girl a glimmer of hope, for she finally reached out her hand to Gawain.

However, just as the girl's hand was about to touch Gawain, her hand stopped.

This wouldn't normally be a problem, but at this crucial moment, the girl suddenly stopped, and Jill saw a hint of fear on her face.

"Roar—!" When Gawain saw the girl like this, his eyes flashed with obvious disappointment and anger, and he roared at her.

"Waaah..." The girl burst into tears again, turned around, and rushed out of the dragon's lair without looking back...

Seeing this, Jill shook her head helplessly, "Never mind... what does this matter...?"

Without a doubt, Jill knew from the fear on the girl's face that she must have remembered falling off Gawain's back.

“What’s the point of running away all this time…” Jill patted Gawain on the head. “Really.”

"Alright, alright, just eat your food... I'll have Arthur help you gather some more Star Essence later... Although I don't know when I'll be leaving, I can still provide you with some Star Essence before I go." Jill removed her hand from Gawain's large head. "I'll do this because you share the same name as that Knight of the Round Table who fought alongside me back then..."

Chapter 137 Unexpected Event

Abian Forest.

This is a very special forest—

What makes the Abion Forest special is that it's the place where the Abion Pact was established with the Kingdom of Loreiamon, and it's also the dwelling place of the dragon race's origins.

That is, the place where the Mother of Dragons dwells.

Because the dragon race could no longer sustain itself by supplying star spirits, the dragon race, which was once on the verge of extinction, developed the Sage Dragon Magic Abian, which fundamentally overturned the dragon race's ecosystem. The Dragon Mother took on the task of reproduction, and from then on, dragons born would no longer have gender distinctions and would not be able to reproduce.

In other words, the Mother of Dragons is the mother of the entire dragon race today.

The Mother of Dragons dwells in the Forest of Abian.

This forest, which is usually only open to the public at the beginning of the "Rite of Infancy" and can be called a "sacred place", is now welcoming its guests.