I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

The sword blade was bound by golden chains—

“Enkidu!” Gil was a little excited. After all, it had been four years, and now he was finally seeing Enkidu again.

So he reached out his hand toward the Enkidu.

But at that moment, the sword suddenly emitted a buzzing sound.

Then the longsword suddenly broke free from the stone, and then, as if trying to break free from the chains of heaven (Enkidu), it flew toward Jill.

but……

"Idiot sword spirit, you should know that it is my dearest friend who is binding you."

The blade stopped just short of Jill's forehead. "She won't let you hurt me."

Golden ripples shimmered, and golden chains spread out, merging completely with the Heavenly Lock (Enkidu).

“Welcome home, Enkidu.” Gil smiled broadly, like a child who had secretly eaten candy but hadn’t been caught by the adults.

Enkidu also responded to Jill.

【I'm back.】

This is probably what Enkidu wanted to express.

Jill smiled gently, a smile that no one else had ever seen... no, perhaps only she could see.

There is only one such person.

……

"...You've returned...Welcome home, Enkidu." The wise king smiled happily. "Welcome...home."

"The return is faster than expected..." The wise king looked at everything displayed on the stone slab before him. "In that case, there's definitely enough time. This time... it definitely won't happen again..."

……

As Gil watched the Enkidu being completed, he casually gripped it, and the Enkidu tightly bound the sword spirit.

“No, you can’t ruin my reunion with my best friend!” Jill thought for a moment. “Well, that’s perfect, I just happen to be missing a good sword…”

So Jill reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword spirit's sword.

—O proud spirit sealed within an ancient holy sword!

—You should serve me as your master and form a covenant, then I will be your sword sheath!

—I have commanded you thrice to forge an alliance with me!

The sword spirit began to fight back fiercely.

"It doesn't matter what painful past you have!"

Jill declared in a resounding voice, "As long as you serve me as your master, I will accept everything about you! Neither the Destructive Factor, nor the evil of this world, nor some other chuunibyou can kill me!"

"So what if your past is shameful?!" Jill said. "The king acknowledges it, the king permits it, the king will bear the weight of the entire world!"

Upon hearing this sound, the sword spirit seemed to agree with Gil's words and gradually calmed down.

A bluish-white light flashed, and the sword spirit vanished.

On the back of Gil's hand, there was a pattern of two swords crossed.

This is the proof of the Spirit Contract—[Spirit Imprint].

“Is it a steel-attribute sword spirit… Very good…” Gilles smiled. “Your power is great, I can feel it. If you can even break through an A+ rank Noble Phantasm, then without a doubt, you are definitely comparable to that dark elf.”

"So feel honored, my new partner."

……

whoosh-

Jill was moving very fast, heading back to Aresia Academy.

Although Jill has been here for three years, she knows very few people.

Well... how is that girl Lian doing?

He's my apprentice after all, but his swordsmanship talent is truly astonishing. With the Elf Magic Armor, he should be able to have a good few rounds with the Knight King.

Well, thinking about it this way is actually quite pleasing.

Jill landed outside Grevas's office, then flipped over and slipped through the window.

No... kicking down the window and breaking in would be a more appropriate response.

"Hey, Grevas, thank you so much." Jill laughed at Grevas, who was working. "Although it took me a while to wait, I'm glad to see my best friend again, so I won't hold it against you. I'll let you off this time."

"It really is... never mind, your apprentice will be back soon," Grevas said.

"Oh? What's wrong?" Jill asked, narrowing her eyes.

“I sent her a letter, and she rushed over immediately.”

Grevas glanced at Jill and then spoke.

"...Tch, keeping me in suspense, it's probably some kind of messy stuff again." Jill frowned. "Never mind, I'll wait for her with you."

Chapter 176 My Disciple Has Gone Weaker?

So Jill simply sat down opposite Grevas and started making her own tea.

"What? Are you in a good mood today? Even the tea you brought out is different?" Grevas reached out to take the tea that Jill had brewed.

“I don’t mind you drinking it, but your current physical condition is supported by that, isn’t it?” Jill took a sip of tea. “This tea can cleanse the body of foreign substances, toxins, and harmful substances…”

Jill put down her teacup. "Are you going to die doing this?"

“…Alright.” Grevas withdrew her hand, then her gaze suddenly fell on Jill’s right hand, which was holding the teacup.

"What's wrong? Is there anything strange?"

After taking a sip of tea, Jill asked.

"Strange things? Male elf users aren't strange things?" Grevas looked at Gil with a serious expression.

"Don't be so surprised." Jill smirked. "Besides, although the Demon King is still a king, how can that kind of guy be compared to me?"

Grevas paused for a moment, then nodded. "That's true. You're not the type to lie. But there's something else I find very strange."

"They can't find my birthplace, my household registration, my parents, or anything like that, right?" Jill said with a half-smile. "Don't bother trying, there's no way you can find that kind of thing."

“Actually, I’ve been wondering for a long time who you really are,” Grevas said, narrowing her eyes. “If you hadn’t shown no hostility, I would have made my move long ago.”

"Don't you know very well that you are no match for me?"

With a half-smile, Jill said, "And there's one thing you know better than I do."

"Your health has worsened again, hasn't it?"

"..." Grevas remained silent.

At that moment, the door was pushed open.

The girl had long, blue hair styled in a ponytail and slender, hazel eyes. Her refined and beautiful face radiated an extraordinary charm. She wore a silver breastplate over her uniform, giving her the appearance of a knight.

"Why are you here again?" The girl's expression turned displeased the moment she saw Jill.

"Do I need your permission to be where I am, Miss Alice?" Jill said with a hint of helplessness. "By the way, I have something important to discuss with the headmaster in a bit, so what brings you here?"

Having already had several encounters with the girl in front of him, Jill had some understanding of her personality.

Alice Frangelto is the second daughter of the prestigious Frangelto family, a family known for its martial arts prowess. She is the captain of the Wind King Knights of Aresia Academy, and in addition to her role as captain, she also holds a position similar to that of Grevas's secretary.

He has a very serious personality, though a bit rigid, but Jill isn't unfamiliar with this type of personality...

No, or rather, I've seen this kind of personality too many times...

King of Knights, Munakata Reisi, all have this kind of personality.

Jill wasn't bad at dealing with these kinds of things, she just found them quite troublesome.

"Oh, right, it's about the transfer student." Alice nodded. "Headmistress, I object to this transfer student..."

"Why?" Jill asked first.

"Having one man is already troublesome enough, if another one comes along... I simply cannot accept it!"

Why must we bring another man to this sacred Priestess Academy!

Jill raised an eyebrow and looked at Grevas.

Grevas mouthed a sentence, and Jill nodded, picked up her teacup, and continued drinking her tea, no longer pursuing the matter.

“Because I need this man. Isn’t that reason enough?” Grevas responded to Alice.

"You mean, our strength alone is not enough?"

“I don’t mean to belittle the Knights. But that guy is special.”

"You mean, he's a man who can communicate with elves, is that right?"

"Hehe..." Jill suddenly laughed at this moment.

Golden ripples shimmered, and a sharp longsword appeared beside Jill.

"Still eavesdropping?!" Jill's voice suddenly turned stern.

The person outside the door cried out in alarm, but the golden longsword shattered the office door and pierced the surrounding ground.

"Gulp..." The boy (?) swallowed hard. "This isn't..."

*Thud...* Gil, dressed in white, appeared before the boy. “You’ve gotten weaker, my apprentice.”

His crimson eyes held a sharp gaze that seemed to pierce through the boy's body.

"Ugh...!" The heavy pressure made the boy's bones groan involuntarily.

"Hmph, you're way too slow, Kazehaya Shinjin."

A voice came from the office, sounding rather unhappy.

"Tch... You wretched witch... I'm sorry, Master, there are some things I will explain to you later."

The boy stood up despite the pressure and walked towards the office. As he passed Jill, he said the following words.