The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

What the other party wants to prove is 'humanity'.

Humans...

—Overall, this is a race with endless possibilities, but also a great possibility of self-destruction, Orpheus ultimately concluded.

"So, guiding them, exploring their potential, and preventing them from truly self-destructing—that is the duty of a king."

Enkidu responded with a light laugh to Orpheus's assessment.

Humans are a rather interesting race... Orpheus quite agrees with Enkidu's opinion.

Observing the myriad aspects of the human mind and witnessing its brilliance and ugliness is a rather interesting thing.

But... is it the king's duty?

Orpheus walked to the throne at the end of the hall, a throne he had never sat on before, and stroked the highest-quality chair that only kings in the human realm could enjoy.

Unless he encountered some particularly troublesome events, Orpheus usually only had a very small part of his surface consciousness focused on the outside world, while the majority of his mind was still practicing the control he could within his body.

This explains why her eyes are often vacant and her mind wanders, and it also highlights her extreme indifference to worldly affairs.

However, if we rely solely on these superficial understandings...

Seeing Enkidu's smile, Orpheus's eyes flickered.

Let's add a little more consciousness... and be a little more serious...

Just for that smile that makes me feel at ease, as if I'm in her 'silence'.

With this in mind, Orpheus sat on the throne for the first time.

Enkidu's smile grew even brighter.

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From the day she made her decision, Orpheus began to study her inner thoughts more diligently, responded more to Enkidu, and was even often dragged by her to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

It was a very serious hand-to-hand combat.

However, Orpheus soon discovered that if she applied her energy in small amounts during combat, it would not only enhance her combat power but also greatly help her control over her most lacking trait.

So, what used to be Enkidu's occasional need to vent his hidden wildness by pulling Orpheus into fights has now become a recurring occurrence. Every now and then, Enkidu would feel his robe being tugged, and if he looked down, a pair of silver-gray eyes would meet his gaze. This 45-degree upward angle always gives off a rather adorable feeling.

Of course, the word "fighting" coming from the other person's mouth is definitely not cute.

However, this did give Enkidu an opportunity.

Just like guiding a child, Enkidu would usually only agree to accompany Orpheus... well... fight after Orpheus had completed some important tasks.

In fact, Enkidu felt that she still hoped that one day she could proudly say the word "play".

Even if all else fails, having some fun is fine, right?

Meanwhile, the city-state of Uruk, like the bond between Orpheus and Enkidu, flourished during their time together.

Enkidu himself knew almost nothing about governance, but fortunately, Orpheus inherited this knowledge from him.

While she cannot create a new order that perfectly fits the times and national conditions, she can still optimize the existing system.

Orpheus continued to study the magic of this era. He had collected almost all the magic that could be found among humans, but not many of them could truly help Orpheus, who possessed the memories of a dragon.

Fortunately, Enkidu had received a great deal of knowledge in this area from the gods.

Those were magic spells from the Age of Gods, whose power was comparable to the laws of later generations.

From the perspective of a dragon, Orpheus herself is not particularly talented in magic, except for simple and straightforward types like magic cannons. However, she feels that if she can acquire more knowledge in this area, it will be of great help to her future.

It's worth mentioning that Orpheus's energy is not magic, but a pure 'energy' without any properties. However, it can be transformed into any kind of energy that Orpheus has come into contact with as needed, which is consistent with Orpheus's infinite nature.

The reason why Orpheus in the knowledge can give power to others with 'snakes' is also due to this property; otherwise, the person given energy would probably just explode, right?

Although Orpheus herself could not convert very special energies, such as the kind of magic with the concept of 'destruction' that Baal possessed, she would have to spend some time analyzing it before she could imitate it.

Generally speaking, there is a speed delay in converting energy into magic... but this is unavoidable, since magic naturally relies on magic to drive it.

Unless Orpheus reaches a sufficient level in this regard and rewrites the spells to be used with his purest energy, he will not be able to completely get rid of this disadvantage.

Of course, Orpheus didn't forget about collecting treasures either. By now, she had basically collected everything that humans could collect using the technology of this era.

So, in an era where even ancient spaceships resembling fighter jets existed, why was there not even a single piece of paper?

Orpheus looked at the mountain of documents, texts, and magical texts and grumbled inwardly.

Although she herself was not ignorant of papermaking and such... she couldn't judge whether the various technologies and materials were compatible with this era...

In the days that followed, Orpheus's surface consciousness was spent in a cycle of handling political affairs with Enkidu, studying the magic of the era with Enkidu, practicing martial arts with Enkidu, collecting treasures with Enkidu, and playing and spending time with Enkidu.

With the collaboration of Enkidu and Orpheus, smiles appeared more and more on people's faces in Uruk, and the shadows that Orpheus had previously seen were becoming less and less.

However, what no one noticed was that an even bigger shadow was getting closer and closer to them.

Chapter 10 Nature's Fury?

"Your Majesty, the famine has lasted for a long time. Please make a decision."

Orpheus's face showed a rare hint of distress as he rubbed his temples.

Solving disasters and such is no easy task for her; she's not some Eastern dragon who can summon wind, rain, and the sun...

"I understand, you may leave now."

After the priest left, Enkidu came up. The gentle smile on her face had disappeared, replaced by a rather serious expression.

"Nature is angry."

"I will use my magic to form a barrier and spread it around, blocking storms, stopping heavy rains, evaporating floods, and minimizing all disasters."

Orpheus stared expressionlessly at the ongoing calamity, then looked at Enkidu.

Is this okay?

"Ugh?"

"Enkidu, you love nature, don't you?"

For several months in a row, natural disasters struck one after another, including strong winds, torrential rains, and floods.

For the people of Uruk, this was undoubtedly a devastating calamity.

Even if Orpheus managed to withstand the most direct damage with his infinite magical power in the most mindless way, the continuous abnormal weather would still severely impact agriculture.

However, this is nature's counterattack against human destruction.

In other words, this is a war between humanity and nature. Whether humanity can conquer nature in the future depends on how it responds to this situation.

Orpheus could sense the source of the disaster.

If that's the case, if we can get there, we should be able to find a solution, right?

At the very least, we can find out why the problem occurred.

However, the only thing she was wary of was the girl-like person beside her.

She—Enkidu—loves humans, but she loves nature even more than humans.

"Ah, yes..."

Enkidu gave a wry smile.

Orpheus could only sense where the disaster was coming from, but Enkidu knew exactly who was responsible.

Looking into the distance at the cedar forest where he was born, Enkidu's eyes filled with sorrow.

"Why would you do this, my friend..."

"Enkidu?"

At that moment, Orpheus's call came.

"what……"

"Enkidu, you've been distracted all day."

Orpheus lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then looked at Enkidu again.

"Enkidu, is it difficult for you?"

"This……"

"If it's difficult, I can just leave it at that."

For Orpheus, Enkidu, with that smile, was more important than the entirety of Uruk.

"That won't do, little Orpheus."

However, Enkidu once again put on a gentle smile and shook his head in refusal.

"Little Orpheus, remember, you are the king, and you cannot abandon your responsibilities as king."

"Is that so... If Enki wants that so..."

Enkidu gave a wry smile.

I have a feeling that although Orpheus has changed somewhat, he is too dependent on her now.

...This is not a good thing.

However, now is not the time for her to resolve this issue.

"Anyway, let's go take a look first?"

Having shaken off these thoughts, Enkidu spoke to Orpheus.

"kindness."

Orpheus nodded in agreement without expression.

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Accompanied by the crunching sound of branches snapping underfoot, two voices, one tall and one short, slowly strolled between the towering tree trunks.

It has been about three days since the two left Uruk.

The journey is quite long; it would probably take an ordinary person several months to travel it.

Although neither of them was in a hurry, Uruk, having lost the protection of Orpheus's power, would likely suffer unimaginable losses if they were to slowly traverse such a long distance. Therefore, at Enkidu's insistence, the two of them moved at full speed throughout this journey.