I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"The way they greeted us here, and the fact that guy wanted to see us right away—I don't believe they weren't prepared beforehand."

Enkidu looked at Rubia and said, "I'm actually quite curious about how you obtained the information so quickly."

“I have acquaintances in the Corpse Alliance. When I was buying intelligence, I already knew that you had arrived in Osdkia. Then, coupled with the news of Fiana’s arrest some time ago, I deduced that you were definitely going to do something big,” Rubia said with a calm expression and tone.

"Then you can't stay in Austria forever. No matter how powerful he is, he can't protect you forever. So you will definitely leave Austria. The destination of your retreat will not be the most distant theocracy, nor the Holy Kingdom which is obviously problematic. In the end, I judged that you would come to Doragonia, and then I made contact with them and went to meet you."

The meticulous reasoning is almost logical, well-founded, and convincing.

Enkidu looked at Rubia with a complex emotion in his eyes, but quickly concealed it. "I see... Then I'll go see the Dragon King first, you can proceed according to the procedure."

"No, Dragon King..."

“Don’t worry about me…” Enkidu smiled at Leora, “I’m just going to see the Dragon King as an old friend.”

Chapter Fifty-Nine: Dragon King, Knight King

“How long ago did the Dragon King begin to rule this land?” Enkidu changed the subject. “I sealed Ester away for quite a long time, but I heard Gil say that she was actually ruling the country, so it’s a bit unbelievable.”

Leora paused for a moment before replying, "About several hundred years ago."

"That's quite recent. What did it do during the Demon King War a thousand years ago?" Claire asked with great interest.

"During the Demon King War, the Dragon King did not directly rule this place, and therefore did not intervene in the chaos of the human world. By the way, do you all know why this country is called a 'Prince'?"

"Oh?" Enkidu, watching Leora's explanation, gave her a strange look.

Leora's mention of it does indeed seem strange.

Since this is a kingdom ruled by the Dragon King, calling it a duchy seems illogical. It should more accurately be called a kingdom.

“A long, long time ago, this place was a duchy. The name we have now comes from that time.”

In the past, the rulers of the Kebulus Mountains were Grand Duke Macfarion, known as the "Dragon King," and his sons. Although the Dragon King had lived here since ancient times, he did not actively engage with humans, but rather, like other high elves, served as a figure worshipped and sacrificed in temples.

However, as time progressed, the centuries-long rule of the "Dragon King" clan gradually gave rise to incompetent rulers. With rulers who preyed on the people appearing year after year, the people began to frequently seek divine intervention from the Dragon King. Finally, Bahamut answered the people's plea and became the ruler of the Duchy of Kings.

"This happened about four hundred and seventy-five years ago—" Leora concluded.

"Initially, there seemed to be some people who were dissatisfied with the elves ruling the human world, but if they saw the current prosperity of Doragonia, I believe no one would have any objections."

"That's true. In fact, that guy actually has some pretty good skills."

Enkidu looked out the car window at the crowds of people coming and going, and smiled. "I have to say, she's very capable."

As the crowd chatted here, the dragon carriage passed through the city streets and entered the winding, narrow mountain road.

This area has steep cliffs, and it seems that the palace is not in the center of the town.

“It’s quite rare to find a castle located outside of town,” Linslet said.

Indeed, the Nifiscal Palace in the capital is located in the heart of the city, and palaces in other countries are probably the same.

"This place was not originally a castle, but a temple for worshipping the Dragon King. If you think of it as a palace like those in Austria, you might find it a bit strange."

At that moment, Leora pointed to the mountain peaks that could be seen through the window.

That is the famous 'Dragon Peak'.

"'Dragon's Peak'?" Ren asked, glancing out the window.

The mountaintop was shrouded in thick fog, making it impossible to see clearly. However, it was still possible to discern many dragons flying in the air.

"That place was once the territory of the great dark dragon 'Frido'. Although 'Frido' often descended to the human world to destroy and plunder, he was defeated by the saintess Aresia, who visited this place a thousand years ago, and is said to have been sealed in the temple on the mountaintop."

“…Frido?” Enkidu glanced at the mountain peak with a somewhat strange look. “It seems…there was such a thing? But it’s probably been too long, I don’t remember…”

After traveling along the treacherous mountain road for a while, the dragon carriage arrived in front of a magnificent valley.

A stone bridge spans the seemingly bottomless valleys on either side. At the other end of the bridge, a giant grotto carved into the cliff face can be seen.

“That is the main city of Doragonia, ‘Dragon Rock’—which we also call the ‘Fortress’.”

"Distinguished guests from Austria, thank you for waiting. Welcome to Longyan City."

The dragon carriage stopped in the square in front of the castle, and the group was greeted by the city's female officials after getting off the carriage.

Following Leora, the group passed through the massive iron gate and entered the castle.

“I see, it is indeed very different from the Nifiscal Palace…” Fiana said, looking at the walls and ceiling.

Structurally, this doesn't appear to be a castle built of stone, but rather a construction project utilizing a large grotto that was already located on this site. The ceiling is shaped like a stalactite cave, while the countless "fairy ores" buried within emit a dazzling light, resembling a glittering starry sky. Several dragon statues are carved on the walls.

"Boom!"

At that moment, an explosion rang out, startling everyone.

"...What happened?" Leora asked in a serious tone as she looked at the female official who was rushing over in a panic.

"Lord Red Dragon and the guest from earlier... got into a fight, but neither of them drew their weapons," the maid said with a wry smile. "It seems the guest from earlier provoked Lord Red Dragon."

Enkidu wore a helpless expression, and Ren's expression also became somewhat complicated.

"Hahahaha, Knight King, you've even regressed in your ability to raise your hand! Weak, weak, weak!"

Upon hearing this sound, Enkidu immediately understood what had happened.

"I'm sorry, my friends have caused you trouble. I'll go stop them," Enkidu said to the female official, then immediately took a step and walked towards the source of the sound.

……

Let's go back twelve minutes.

At this moment, Lian and the others were still on their way to Longyan City.

Jill had already arrived at this place long ago.

"Phew, although it's been quite a while, seeing this place still feels incredibly awe-inspiring... and the aura of the Knight King is right here too." Gil looked at Dragonrock City before him, sighed softly, and then walked forward.

"Halt! What are you doing here?..."

The girl who happened to appear at the entrance of Longyan City looked at Jill with a somewhat surprised expression.

"Ah, it's been so long. Shouldn't you say 'long time no see' first and then have a warm reunion? This isn't the Holy Grail War, so there's no need to be so tense, King of Knights."

That's right, standing there is one of the people Jill is looking for this time—Artoria Pendragon.

Gil walked towards Artoria step by step with a rather nonchalant attitude. "But, can you really say you're carefree? You know the Holy Kingdom is about to take action against you, and you still dare to be so leisurely?"

Chapter Sixty Interlude

"...I know about this. How many assassination attempts do you think I've dealt with?" The Knight King responded to the word "assassination" with an indifferent attitude.

"Well, I think I dealt with something like that before..." Jill scratched her head, "Although the assassin's skills were nothing to brag about."

Back in the world of Black Bullet, Kikunojo Tendo had a plan to assassinate Gillespie, hoping to cause Homra to collapse.

Even if you wanted to assassinate Jill back then, you shouldn't embarrass yourself if you don't have the skill to treat dodging magic traps like gymnastics. You'd die one by one if someone tried.

Then, over three days, Jill gave Chu Xingliu and the others a demonstration of what it means to "casually pull out a gun from your pocket and shoot someone while eating."

Trying to assassinate someone with the predictions of an omniscient and omnipotent star is harder than a novice trying to play a hellish RPG game.

“If that’s all you wanted to say, then I don’t want to talk to you anymore.” Artoria looked at Gil. “It’s best not to go inside; it’s too much trouble.”

"Well, if the Dragon King is inside, then I'll just have to go in and pay him a visit." Gil lifted his foot and walked into Dragon Rock City.

Artoria frowned. "Stop."

“…What, you don’t think I’m trying to harm the Dragon King, do you?” Jill turned her head and said in a slightly mocking tone, “You can’t threaten me with Excalibur now, so don’t do anything pointless.”

Artoria's eyes immediately showed wariness.

"Haha, looks like you've figured it out? This network can indeed use that power now—" He beckoned to Artoria with his finger, "Does it have to be this complicated if I want to harm the Dragon King?"

"You guy...!"

"Clang!"

The sound of metal clashing against metal exploded instantly.

Artoria had somehow acquired an invisible sword.

If you look closely, you'll find that the invisible sword in Artoria's hand is not entirely in a "hidden" state.

The golden blade and the silver blade collided, sparks flying.

"Hey, you're just going to start a fight over nothing?"

Demon Slayer and Excalibur clashed. Jill frowned. "Why are you so agitated? Although I can already use that power, can't you see that I'm still in excellent condition?"

"Shut up!"

With a thunderous roar, the Knight King pulled his longsword back and then unleashed a backhand slash straight at Gil's head.

"Don't look down on me, King of Knights!"

Jill roared. He wasn't one to mince words either. Since the other party wouldn't listen to his explanation, he simply decided not to explain anymore.

"Clang!"

Swords clashed, sparks flying.

Gil's physical strength far surpasses that of Artoria, and is incomparable to his Archer form.

Having unlocked all possibilities, his physical abilities are now far superior to what they used to be!

"Thump!" Gil blasted Artoria away with a powerful blow.

"Ha, naive and impulsive. Are you on your period lately? You don't even want to hear an explanation?" Gil raised an eyebrow and said, "I'm too lazy to harm the Dragon King, so you just stay here. I'll go pay a visit to the Dragon King and then come out."

Artoria frowned and looked at Gil, "Don't even think about it... Ann Duroyin!"

“I don’t want to listen to you.” The Demon Slayer in Gilgamesh’s hand disappeared. “Besides, I am Gilgamesh, not Ann Duroin.”

"..." Artoria frowned and raised her sword again. "I will judge the truth with my own eyes."

"...Hmph, boring."

Jill slowly raised her arm. "Then let's do it."

……

"Boom!"