"I know what's troubling you, but I have no sexual desires, and I feel that my master Gilgamesh has no desire for my body either. Even if he did, I highly doubt it's something he desires to the extent of creating a space for it in his heart." Medusa inclined her emotionless perfect face and responded to Eris's worries.
"Did I even ask that?!" Eris exclaimed, her white face flushing with embarrassment and the realization of being caught.
"Haha! I tend to ignore the fact that, even if you're not jealous, you believe that someone could hide your true worth from my eyes." Gilgamesh turned to Eris and told her directly, "You are my fiancée, your value in my eyes is unparalleled, so don't think of something like that. If you want it, we just have to let time pass to get married."
"You... Right now, why do you say such embarrassing things?!" Eris shouted before turning around and heading angrily toward her room, but she also seemed somewhat happy.
"Medusa, protect her at all times when I'm not around... She is my future wife; I wish I hadn't seen it, but lately, I've been unconsciously using my ability to see the future with her." Gilgamesh returned to his usual self, as if he became softer only in Eris's presence, as if it were some instinctive reaction to her attitude.
"If that is your wish, I will watch over her at all times, my lord." Medusa responded with a gentle voice as she disappeared into illusion and her aura headed toward where Eris had run off to.
"May I ask who she is?" Ghislaine walked out of the shadows toward Gilgamesh, and the only reason Medusa didn't act against this figure is that she had been in the same spot since she was summoned to this world.
"She is a Spirit, and her name is Medusa; she will be responsible for protecting Eris at all times, no matter the day or hour," Gilgamesh's eyes shone slightly as Ghislaine finally decided to move from her position.
"May I ask you a question?" Ghislaine gave Gilgamesh a meaningful look and asked, "Why do you act with more kindness when you're with Eris-sama?"
"What may surprise you is that I do not act in front of her. I respect her, and I have never had any low thoughts when I'm with her. I'm simply becoming that way, and I'm okay with it, but she is very vulnerable," Gilgamesh looked at the darkening sky and said, "I have special eyes; I can see both the past and present of people I choose."
Upon hearing that, Ghislaine was like a lightning bolt, looking at Gilgamesh with disbelief and asking, "What did you see?"
"I analyzed her future without my presence, and it was truly tragic. If I hadn't appeared in her life, she wouldn't end up marrying me. She would lose her parents in the mana explosion that is forming right now, and then her grandfather would be beheaded after revealing his intentions to use the Greyrat family fortune to rebuild the Fittoa region destroyed in that disaster..."
Gilgamesh sounded very serious when he said that, but after that point, he decided not to continue looking into Eris's future and certain special people around him. "Of course, most of that timeline would never exist in the first place due to my presence... I stopped looking into the future when I knew we got married in the timeline where I exist, nothing more than that."
"Who beheaded Sauros-sama in that future you saw?" Ghislaine sat down next to Gilgamesh, her tone sounding normal, but a hint of fury was seeping through her words.
Gilgamesh smiled, sat down, and said, "That doesn't matter because I've already killed them. That future doesn't matter because it doesn't exist."
"When did you acquire this ability?" Ghislaine, now understanding a bit more about the boy beside her, knew that he must have spent many years seeing possible futures and pasts of the people around him. If that's the case, each of his decisions is a choice that will bring him more benefits and a peaceful life in the future.
Gilgamesh recalled his past life and replied, considering those memories, "I was born this way, the perfection of men in life... I am the light that can rule this world if I so choose. I declined when I thought about it, and only the desire to live a peaceful life passed through my heart for a long time, but people won't let me rest..."
When did all this start?
He didn't want to be a King, at least that's what he thinks right now. But that part of him that loves humanity and wants to guide it on the right path, educate it, and harness its potential makes him naturally gravitate towards the throne.
"So why do you want to be King now?" Ghislaine might have been the only one who, when Gilgamesh mentioned that he would be King, had a different intention, not seeking power.
"People don't live the right way in this world, Ghislaine. I see it that way, and it tears at my heart. When I see those nobles revel in their vain power, it makes me want to crush their heads and trample their hearts because around the corner, there's a girl being enslaved, crushing any desire for a life that's just beginning."
Gilgamesh smiled and said, "Maybe that part of me led me towards the throne, where I will guide everyone to a new world where all can be happy. Realms that don't know how to govern according to my principles will be conquered by my banner, and I will make every idiot disappear from power."
Ghislaine listened in silence. The only thing she felt deep within her was the urge to cry. Somehow, Gilgamesh's words had touched her deepest side. She looked at the boy beside her, and for a moment, the silhouette of an adult Gilgamesh appeared in her view. She knew that the adult Gilgamesh was sad, but when she thought she was hallucinating, she returned to reality.
"It's been a long time since I felt this way, Ghislaine. Do you trust me?" Gilgamesh looked at Ghislaine.
"Every word of yours is trustworthy, but I believe that this time, it's not solely your responsibility... I'm sure that by the time you become King, there will be people who support you."
"Will you be one of them?"
"Of course!"