The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

For the first time since birth, it… no, it should be said that she, she herself murmured the name that had been given to her.

Enkidu gazed at the still-standing city-state.

She was quite clear about her mission and her responsibilities.

God punishes the king who fails to fulfill his responsibility as the 'wedge'.

This is the meaning of her existence, the reason she was created as a weapon, and as a 'lock'.

...That's how it should have been, no doubt.

However, Enkidu listened to the calls that continued to emanate from the city.

Such a call is not one person calling out to another, but rather a pull from the soul itself.

Enkidu could clearly sense the other's presence.

Orpheus, King of Uruk.

It was her first time experiencing this, and she felt an emotion called 'curiosity'.

She wanted to investigate why this pull existed, and what kind of being Orpheus was who did not obey the commandments of the gods.

With this in mind, she sped towards the city-state of Uruk at lightning speed.

Born of the gods, she possessed the most outstanding abilities and skills. With these, she easily entered the hall without alerting anyone else and came to the king's back, who was facing away from the door.

Unlike the others, Wang had already noticed her presence, but he didn't seem surprised by her arrival at all, simply turning around calmly.

Upon first seeing the king's face, Enkidu was not drawn to the exquisite features that rivaled her own, but instead focused her gaze on her pair of silver-gray eyes.

Clear and pure, yet devoid of spirit.

—This person is probably even more innocent than I was when I was first born.

This thought popped into Enkidu's mind.

All along, without guidance, I've only been gazing at an unattainable goal, constantly reaching out in vain, lost in my own world...

A solitary existence.

Why am I so lonely?

Enkidu could probably guess it.

Enki couldn't determine what kind of life form Orpheus was, but she knew that the answer was definitely not human or a god.

It possesses divinity, but is not as great as a true god, and its human nature is nowhere to be seen.

This is a being that exists in a world dominated by humans and gods, yet is neither human nor god.

In addition, there's that goal hidden in his eyes, a goal that even he himself denies.

An existence that was already far removed from the masses is now pursuing something even more distant.

There was no one by her side.

Surely no living being could understand this girl.

That being the case...

Enkidu lowered his body slightly.

This is a preparatory posture that many wild animals adopt before hunting or fighting.

"Do you... want to kill me?"

Looking at Enkidu like this, Orpheus tilted his head.

It was a cold and lonely voice.

—Of course she knew very well.

Seeing that Enkidu remained in the same position, as if he had tacitly acknowledged his question, Orpheus shook his head.

"I don't understand. But you... can't kill me."

—This person is someone I may never be able to reach.

but……

Just like this lonely girl who wanted to pursue a goal she thought was impossible, she also wanted to try reaching out and chasing after it...

With this in mind, Enkidu launched an attack on Orpheus.

He was quite clear that the opponent's attack had no effect on him. Under normal circumstances, given Orpheus's personality, he would probably just ignore the opponent.

However, even she herself didn't know why, she couldn't remain indifferent to this existence.

However, even Orpheus wouldn't use his magic cannon crushing theory to cause widespread destruction within this great hall.

For once, Orpheus moved his body, struggling to recall the many martial arts techniques he knew, clumsily waving his hands to defend against Enkidu's attacks.

Unlike Enkidu's current holy and beautiful appearance, she fights like a beast.

Even so, it was still a skill passed down from the gods, and it was definitely not something that Orpheus, who was not good at close combat, could handle... In fact, it could be said that Orpheus, who could hardly fight except when he unleashed his energy, was capable of dealing with it.

Being constantly on the defensive, even Orpheus felt a little annoyed, so he took out two longswords from his treasury, hoping to turn the tide of the battle by using the advantage of his weapons.

As it turns out, the difference in close combat ability between the two sides cannot be bridged simply by changing the way they swing their fists to swing two swords.

Although Orpheus was crushed in the battle, Enkidu was actually unable to inflict any wounds on Orpheus.

That's not quite right either. The wound was indeed created, but not a single drop of blood was sprayed out. Instead, the wound itself disappeared and healed in just a few seconds.

During the battle, Orpheus continuously integrated the knowledge in his mind, and with the help of his dragon race's physical abilities which far surpassed those of his opponent, he managed to gradually improve the situation.

However, Enkidu clearly wasn't going to let Orpheus off so easily.

She turned into soil, and then into countless swords, spears, shields, and beasts, launching a fierce attack on Orpheus.

Faced with the relentless onslaught, Orpheus could only respond by projecting the treasures he had collected over the years.

The battle lasted for several days.

Finally, Enkidu exhausted almost all the soil, and even the clothes he used to cover his body, symbolizing the awakening of wisdom and the development of a sense of shame, fell to the ground.

He must look quite disheveled, right?

Enkidu smiled wryly.

Orpheus, holding his last sword, used his energy to repair his clothes and walked to Enkidu's side, looking down at her.

For the infinite Orpheus, the physical exertion of these past few days was meaningless; there were other issues that were more worthy of her attention.

"why?"

She asked that question.

Are you asking why she was attacked? No, the other person isn't the type to care about such things.

So, you're asking yourself why you're working so hard, right?

Enkidu was thinking about it.

"Ah... I don't know either..."

With a gentle smile, Enkidu responded mildly, seemingly unconcerned about his current disheveled state.

"But...seeing you like this, I feel...heartbroken...I keep thinking, if only I could be by your side...like this..."

Orpheus's eyes gleamed, but in the end he did not swing his sword. Instead, he turned around, took a few steps, and then sat down.

Although the process and the roles changed considerably, in the end, the fates of the 'King' and the 'Lock' still intertwined.

This encounter completely changed the future trajectory of Orpheus.

Chapter 8 The Two Figures

On this day, the people of Uruk were overjoyed.

Their king, who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs, finally reappeared before them, and the order that had gradually collapsed due to the king's inaction began to be rebuilt.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is this alright?"

Orpheus placed the stone tablet with the written information on it aside and sat down again.

Why is it that in this era of such advanced technology... we still don't have paper...?

"What? You think you can do it if you want to, little Orpheus?"

"trouble……"

Orpheus sighed silently in his heart.

Last time, she herself didn't know why, but she neither killed this cuckolded woman nor banished her from the city-state, but instead left her here.

As a result, this guy was always trying to get her to deal with important matters.

Orpheus could never ignore this person, and despite his persistent harassment, he still managed to do something about it.

...If the other party showed even a slightly worse attitude, Orpheus might be able to convince himself to kick her out.

Unfortunately, this person was as broad-minded as her hair, and no matter how much you ignored her, she showed no impatience or agitation.

Well... actually, doing these things isn't such a waste of time...

In the end, Orpheus convinced himself of this.

After all, with the knowledge in my mind, managing the trivial matters of a town with less than 100,000 people shouldn't be a big problem.

Orpheus glanced at Enkidu, who appeared to be a beautiful young girl but was actually genderless, and shook his head.

Orpheus wasn't really stupid; she just didn't think about information she deemed unimportant.

After thinking it over, she roughly figured out why she cared so much about this person.

In the original timeline of fate, Enkidu was Gilgamesh's best friend. Although their fates have been completely disrupted, it seems that the bonds that should have existed are still intact.

And the one who should have been on the timeline of Orpheus's fate was Gilgamesh.

—In other words, it was a profound bond between Enkidu and Gilgamesh that could transcend even fate.

However, it was stolen by Orpheus.