I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

When Enkidu arrived at the scene, Artoria and Gil were already standing on one side.

However, the difference is that Gil was simply standing there holding the silver holy sword, while Artoria seemed to have just come out of the hole that had been blasted open.

"Alright, I think you should be able to feel it now?"

Jill brushed the dust off her shoulders and said.

powerful……

That's too strong, it's simply too strong.

Artoria struggled to stay upright and stared at Gil.

"...Alright, I'll admit it for now—but if one day you are truly consumed by that power, I will be the first to strike and kill you."

She sheathed the invisible sword and said.

“Unfortunately, the one who could make me die like that—” Jill raised the corners of her mouth, “was definitely not you, but the one who brought me the greatest salvation.”

Jill's Demon Slayer sword transformed into a small silver dagger, which he tucked into his lower back. "Perfect timing..."

"Enkidu, you've arrived. Let's go see the Dragon King." Gil raised his hand and waved in Enkidu's direction.

"...Try to be mindful occasionally, so as not to cause them any trouble. Look at these places, they'll have to fix them again..."

"It's alright! I'll fix it when I come back!"

Gil, who only knew a little bit of runes and runes, said this.

Compared to the wise king who recited incantations exactly as written on the mud tablet, Gilles' magic might not really be considered half-baked.

Hmm... You lure them over by chanting a spell over the stone slab, then lift the slab in your hand and slam it to the ground. That's how it works.

Grand Caster are not normal magicians.

“…Alright, alright, let’s go. You don’t need to worry about the other girls. I’m sure Bahamut will take care of them.” Enkidu said helplessly, looking at his childish best friend.

“There’s no need to worry about this,” Jill shrugged. “Let’s go, let’s hurry.”

Jill walked to the end of the corridor and arrived at the huge iron gate—

With a rumbling sound like the earth humming, the iron gate slowly opened inward.

"Oh dear, it seems we've made too much noise; the other side already knows we're here."

With a fearless smile, Jill lifted her foot and stepped directly into the space behind the iron gate.

Enkidu followed Gil in his footsteps and walked into the iron gate.

The iron gate closed slowly after the two entered, making a dull thud.

Gil nodded slightly to Enkidu, then walked ahead of Enkidu as if to lead the way.

Chapter Sixty-One: Bahamut, the Dragon King

After Gil and his companion stepped inside, it wasn't long before the light pouring down from the ceiling cast the enormous shadow of the Dragon King Bahamut behind the curtain.

"Long time no see, Enkidu, who was once both friend and foe, and the one who pursued the chains four years ago." The Dragon King's voice roared.

“You didn’t need to talk to us, the two people who know your true colors, right?” Enkidu said with dissatisfaction. “Bahamut, we used to be enemies and friends only because of our positions. Now that the position issue is gone, we can directly change that enemy and friend relationship to friends.”

"...That's true, but what are you here for this time?" The Dragon King's shadow slowly moved, and the curtain that concealed its form slowly opened.

After the curtain in front of the Dragon King was opened, what appeared before the two of them was—

She was a beautiful girl entangled in countless wriggling branches.

She had a pair of captivating deep red eyes, and her long, glass-like hair shimmered with phosphorescence. The girl's skin was as white as snow, and she had limbs as slender as a doll's.

Although her appearance suggests she is a young girl, she is clearly not human.

This is because she has two beautiful horns growing on either side of her head.

The girl, covered by wriggling branches, looked down at Gil and his companion with a relaxed, naked posture.

"...To be honest, if you hadn't explained that you were sealed by something, I probably would have gotten really angry and beaten you up."

Jill narrowed her blood-red eyes and then spoke.

"What?!" Enkidu looked at Bahamut with a surprised expression.

"...?" Bahamut gave him a strange look. "Don't you know? I can't leave this castle, and I have almost no power to interfere with anything outside the castle. I'm just such a weak being."

"...Unable to leave..." Enkidu was indeed completely unaware of this matter.

Suddenly, the Dragon King revealed a dreamlike smile.

"Yes, it's all because of that wretched curse that the Earth Elf King placed on me."

She twisted her body slightly among the plant vines.

In that instant, the wriggling plant vines immediately restrained the girl's limbs.

“…!?” Enkidu’s eyes were filled with undisguised astonishment.

"This is the curse of the Earth Elf King. Not only can I not leave this place, but I can also not return to the Elemental Elf Realm. I am bound to this land of Doragonia—"

“…” Jill frowned. “Ester should be able to do it, right? If she can break the curse.”

“The saint who visited this place a thousand years ago did the exact same thing.”

The Dragon King shook his head.

"Saintess Arecia?"

"Yes... but she failed. The power of this curse was simply too great, even turning against the sword spirit's contractor—her own body..."

Gil cast an inquiring glance at Enkidu.

Enkidu shook her head; it seemed she knew very little about the matter.

Jill thought for a moment, "Enkidu, when you met Arecia, was Esther already by her side?"

"That's right... It seems to have happened about three hundred years ago when I was asleep."

Enkidu thought for a moment and said, "When I first came to this world, I was taken care of by Bahamut because my condition was not complete. Later, because my soul was damaged too severely, I could only repair it by sleeping."

When I first awoke, I met Arecia… However, I didn't go to Doragonia with Arecia afterward; instead, I traveled between Odicea and Holy Lugia. Before Arecia passed away, she asked me to take Esther away, and Esther willingly allowed herself to be sealed away by me—and when she awakens again, that will be when you come into this world.”

“It seems the timelines are misaligned.” Jill nodded. “However, just because Arecia can’t do it doesn’t mean I can’t.”

The Dragon King looked at Gil and remained silent for a moment. "Four years ago, I asked you whether you were the [Demon King], the successor of the lord I serve."

“My answer at the time was, ‘The Demon King is not worthy of my title,’” Gil continued, recounting his memories. “Because I am the King of Heroes.”

"Hero King... But you becoming an Elf Master as a man does indeed fit the Demon King's criteria, doesn't it? To prevent the five Elf Kings from discovering her plan, the Lord deliberately chose to reincarnate only as a male. If you didn't have not a trace of dark power in you, and if the Lord's power had already been inherited by someone else, I might really believe that you are the successor to the Demon King," the Dragon King smiled and said.

The "lord" mentioned by the Dragon King is none other than Lian Ashdoy, the Dark Elf King from a thousand years ago.

However, almost all of Ren Ashdoll's power has been inherited by Ren Ashbell.

"Alright, let's get back to the topic. I am the contractor of the Demon Slayer. If I can't help you lift this curse, I should be able to."

Jill stared at the big tree. "Perhaps I couldn't do it before, but now, I can break this level of seal."

The Dragon King frowned. "Don't be too arrogant, or you might be corrupted by the Holy Sword..."

"Haha, it's alright, it's alright..."

Jill raised her hand. "The corruption of the Holy Sword is nothing compared to the malice of seven billion people."

"The ruthless Steel Queen, the holy sword that slays demons and monsters, here transforms into a steel blade, granting me divine power!"

The elven scripture was spat out by Gil, and the silver dagger that Esther had transformed into once again became a silver holy sword.

"There are not many reasons why Esther's power cannot break the curse—one of them, let's think about it for now, is that the saintess's power is not enough to fully unleash Esther's power."

Gil took a step and slowly walked towards the Dragon King.

The vines seemed to sense something and bared their fangs and claws, trying to rush up.

However, a layer of golden light on Jill's body blocked the vines. No matter how ferocious the vines looked, they could not break through the golden light layer on Jill's body even a little bit.

"Phew, so weak." Jill clicked her tongue. "Next, the main event."

"To be honest, if Esther can't break the curse, it might be because Esther's power isn't enough. If that's the case, then all I need to do is help Esther fully amplify her power to a sufficient level!"

Jill slowly raised her left hand, and a crimson light ignited upon it.

Chapter Sixty-Two: Information about the Dark Elf King

Crimson gauntlets inlaid with emerald green gems appeared on Gil's left arm, accompanied by a crimson, flame-like light emanating from Gil's arm.

Its somewhat ferocious appearance and dragon claw-like design immediately caught the Dragon King's attention.

"what is that?"

The Dragon King raised his question.

"What is it? Oh my, it's definitely an item that can free you from your seal!"

Gil's desire to liberate the Dragon King was not without its own selfish motives.

First, the current Dark Elf King is Lian, who is his apprentice. This Dragon King is an elf who is loyal to the Dark Elf King, so providing assistance to his apprentice is definitely a good choice.

Secondly, it's because Enkidu had a good relationship with the Dragon King.

If that's the case, then it's okay if it takes a little effort.

“Phew, let’s begin.” Jill raised the Demon Slayer sword. “Draeg, come on.”

"laugh--"

The scorching, intensely hot magic ignited directly, producing this sound the moment the moisture in the air came into contact with the magic.

"Boost!"

The Dragon King immediately sensed that the aura emanating from the young man opposite him had surged, becoming twice as strong!

And this is not the end.

"Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost! Boost!"

Every ten seconds, Jill's aura swelled once more after a voice message was heard.