I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

However, Jill couldn't be bothered to care what was happening here.

He was feeling rather sleepy.

"call……"

Gilles, leaning back on the throne and breathing softly, and Kusanagi, standing obediently behind him, seemed to interact in a manner remarkably similar to that of an ancient monarch and his subject.

"Did Master cause a huge scene last night?"

After giving Enkidu control of Vimana, Ren took a short rest and had time to ask this question.

“Someone must have angered Gil? What I saw was a slash from Gil that split the entire city in two,” Enkidu said.

"Duan Tian... Master said I could reach a high level, but actually I'm still far from it..." Lian gave a bitter smile, a complicated expression on her face.

In Soul Flash, there are very few "vertical" moves; they are mostly horizontal slashes. If we say that the ultimate sword technique is a sword technique that includes almost all levels of swordsmanship, it is a sword technique that is effective against air, ground, and weapons, as well as against large and fast enemies.

Soul Flash can be described as a typical example of crushing enemies with "violence".

Overwhelm your opponents with magic, and sweep away everything with ferocious swordsmanship—

Although Soul Flash also has exquisite techniques like Soul Flash: Breaking Army, it must be said that the essence of Soul Flash—the violent suppression of the enemy—will not change.

Jill's reason for taking a short break is quite simple.

That means he hasn't had a proper rest for three or four days.

It's not that I didn't want to, but I completely forgot about it because I was busy dealing with these other things.

...It is not hard to see that Gilgamesh's death from overwork was not without reason.

Once you get completely absorbed in your work, you forget about sleeping altogether. According to the wise king's memory, he was working and finally had a moment to rest. He tried to close his eyes for a bit, but when he woke up, he was in the underworld...

Enkidu seemed to have thought of this, and ran up to grab Gillespie and shake him a couple of times. Gillespie yawned, squinting his eyes, "Enkidu... let me sleep a little longer, I haven't slept for about three days..."

Aren't you afraid of overworking yourself to death?

"I won't die if I don't sleep for more than a month... I'm just a little sleepy right now... Give me about four more hours of sleep and I'll be fully recovered," Jill said with an indifferent expression.

Of course, if you weren't saying this with your eyes half-closed and in a half-asleep state, I would truly believe you...

Enkidu stared at Gilles, then reluctantly placed Gilles back on the throne.

As soon as Jill returned to the back of her chair, she fell asleep again.

"...Haha...Master, this is really..." Lian smiled wryly, "But...Enkidu, aren't you controlling Vimana?"

“It’s alright, my mental strength is huge enough, I’m not afraid of anything going wrong,” Enkidu said.

"But if we just barge into Doragonia without warning... won't we be attacked by the air fleet right away?" Lian asked, narrowing her eyes.

Enkidu smiled and responded—

"Do you think their inferior weapons can break through Vimana's defenses?"

"..." Lian was speechless.

Having read quite a bit about human civilization and history, as well as myths and fairy tales, she naturally knew the origin of the spaceship beneath her feet.

Frankly, she didn't believe that the spaceships and elves of this world could penetrate Vimana's defenses.

Perhaps she could, but ordinary elves couldn't. The attacks of high-ranking elves might cause some fluctuations in Vimana's defenses, but they absolutely couldn't destroy them unless their numbers reached a certain level. Otherwise, high-ranking elves couldn't break through Vimana's defenses with their individual attack power alone.

“However, it seems there’s an aura heading straight for us.” Enkidu’s aura perception is like radar, detecting the approaching target. “Eh? It’s a strange aura, yet also somewhat familiar…”

Claire, who was standing at the very front of the deck, suddenly shouted, "It's my sister!"

Both Lian and Enki looked in that direction and saw a spaceship with a perfectly streamlined appearance, and judging from Claire's words—

"Is that Rubia's spaceship?"

Enkidu looked at the spaceship with some surprise.

Rubia Elstein – a girl who once led the "Purgatory Apostles" team to fight against Gil at the Elf Sword Dance Festival, and also Claire's older sister.

"Why is it here?" Enkidu looked at the spaceship with some curiosity.

As the spaceship gradually approached Vimana, the hatch opened, revealing a girl with long, crimson hair similar to Claire's.

"Come on up." Rubia said to the group in front of her, "We can catch up later, I have something very important to tell you now."

Chapter Fifty-Six: The Holy Kingdom Prepares to Attack the Knight King

The time was twenty minutes after Jill regained consciousness.

The location has changed; the scene before us is no longer Vimana, but rather on Rubia's spaceship.

"Ugh, I still want to sleep." Jill rubbed her temples and sat down on the conference room table.

“We’ve been waiting for you for two hours, so please calm down a bit,” Rubia said, looking at Jill with some dissatisfaction.

"Okay... but I'm also quite curious about what you want to say."

Jill patted her face; although she was almost fully awake, she did it anyway.

“First, there’s what happened after you left… Don’t count on those children, even Lian is pretty much the same,” Rubia said. “First of all, there’s the Elf King’s strange behavior.”

"The Elf King's strange behavior?"

Because the meeting room is well soundproofed, Rubia and Jill are the only two people discussing things here right now, while the others have either been arranged to rest or are still waiting outside.

“…Holy King, Alexander’s strange behavior,” Rubia said in a low voice. “Because, you know, I was originally an elf maiden serving the Fire Elf King Volcanic.”

"After you liberated all the Elf Kings, things should have been peaceful. We were even summoned once, and then the Elf Kings said they needed to return to the True Temple to discuss specific matters..."

“Then…” Rubia’s expression turned serious, “Although my contract with Vokani almost disappeared because of the pursuit and the contract I made with Levadin, I could still sense that something seemed to have gone wrong with Vokani…”

"After that... I sensed something was wrong, so I took all the children and left. Ren and I went to deal with some of the otherworldly darkness's 'gates,' but I always felt that something about that otherworldly darkness seemed to have changed... The aura seemed a little weaker, and it didn't feel like a crazy destructive will anymore, but the elves still went berserk when they touched it," Rubia continued.

Jill nodded slightly. After all, he had killed almost all of those Destruction Factors back then, and the intelligent parts of the Destruction Factors were also completely destroyed by him with the Ea sword. The remaining things could almost be considered E-level Destruction Factors, and their most likely fate was to be devoured or assimilated.

“Then, I discovered that there were actually several gates within the Holy Kingdom that were protected by the Holy Kingdom’s knights—” Rubia said, uttering a shocking statement.

Jill merely frowned. "Did you destroy those [doors]?"

“Do you think I would let something like that go unchecked? It’s just that I feel the Holy Kingdom is still protecting those ‘gates,’ or perhaps someone is already able to manipulate that ‘otherworldly darkness,’” Rubia said in a low voice. “Later, I rarely found ‘gates’ within the Holy Kingdom. I’ve cleared away the ‘gates’ in other places. Now I suspect that the reason I can’t find ‘gates’ within the Holy Kingdom might be that the Holy Kingdom is deliberately hiding them…”

"So, is there any other important intelligence?" Jill asked.

“That’s probably the most crucial point.” Rubia nodded. “The Holy Kingdom is about to launch an operation against the [Crimson Dragon].

Jill nodded. "Looking for death."

"...Huh? Shouldn't we be concerned about that [Red Dragon] right now? Besides, I haven't even said who the [Red Dragon] is!" Rubia looked at Gil with a surprised expression.

"I only know one red dragon, and that red dragon is not someone to be trifled with—"

Jill held up a finger. "You mean Artoria Pendragon, right?"

The only person Gil could think of who was called the "Red Dragon" was this Knight King.

"...Indeed...She was targeted by the Holy Kingdom because she damaged several gates within the territory of the Dragon Kingdom."

“Oh, then those guys from the Holy Kingdom are practically asking for death. That Knight King, though a kind and overly naive little girl, is undoubtedly a strong one—though she can’t beat me,” Gilles commented. “Moreover, she still has crucial Noble Phantasms and mounts that she doesn’t have, otherwise she would be even stronger.”

Indeed, neither "Rhongomyniad" nor "A valon" is in Artoria's hands. Otherwise, Artoria would certainly be more powerful than most people in this world, and might even be able to rival the Elf King.

Rhongomyniad, the spear of the farthest reaches, possesses destructive power comparable to or even greater than Excalibur, and is a secluded paradise that can block all attacks and heal wounds.

Although one cannot use a sword and scabbard when using a gun, the destructive power of the Rhongomyniad is no joke.

Even if the Holy Kingdom's bastards called upon the crippled Volcanic, they wouldn't be able to do anything to Artoria, no—

and many more? !

Jill immediately looked at Rubia, "Take us to the Dragon Kingdom!"

"I almost forgot, that guy is just too gentle."

Jill clicked her tongue. "Although she has the decisiveness of a queen, she is not a queen now. If someone she considers a friend falls into the hands of the Holy Kingdom, that person will definitely be hesitant to act!"

“…We will be arriving at the capital of the Dragon Kingdom soon, and you will be in charge of the negotiations then.” Rubia nodded and said.

Jill breathed a sigh of relief. "I understand. I can finally go see that guy from back then."

Rubia, who was standing up to leave, gave Gil a strange look. "Do you know anyone in the Dragon Kingdom?"

“Besides the child I fought at the Elf Sword Dance Festival and the Knight King, I also know someone else—” Gil raised his index finger, “Although we can’t say we’re very close, it’s just a one-time meeting, but I believe that if I go to visit him, he shouldn’t refuse.”

"...Who is that?"

"Knowing too much is not good—by the way, let me ask you a question."

Jill also stood up. "Vokanik, what kind of Elf King is she? Or, to ask, how strong was she at her peak?"

“…I don’t know, but someone who can seal an elf like Leivatin must be stronger than Leivatin,” Rubia finally said, then walked towards the door.

"...The one we defeated that time was just an avatar; it's hard to judge its full strength..."

Jill thought about it for a moment and decided to put the problem aside.

"Never mind, I should get ready."

Jill stretched and walked towards the conference room door.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: A Decisive Battle

Just as Jill was about to leave the conference room, the ship's alarm bells suddenly rang loudly.

When Jill came to the deck, she saw the fleet arrayed ahead.

The opposing force consisted of three Wing Loong-class frigates and one Colossus-class warship.

It's roughly equivalent to the size of three destroyers plus one cruiser.

Although Rubia's spaceship had been modified, it was still only a medium-sized military vessel, and it would not be difficult for the enemy to shoot it down with their firepower.

“It’s the Imperial Sky Knights. They’re moving faster than I expected,” Rubia said, observing the enemy fleet through her cylindrical telescope.

"So? Did everyone else stay in their cabins?" Jill asked.

He planned to shoot down those spaceships directly, so he needed to ensure the safety of everyone else.

“Don’t worry, they should still be inside.” Rubia looked at Jill. “So what are you going to do?”