"Isn't that the Armored Dragon?" Gilgamesh asked as he looked at the man in the white mask.
Almanfi's voice turned notably cold; his gaze shifted towards Gilgamesh, and he responded with more firmness this time, "Pelagius Dola is a high-ranking member of the Dragon Tribe, bearing the title 'Armored Dragon King' and one of the Seven Great Heroes who sealed the Demon God Laplace 500 years ago. He currently resides in the floating castle Chaos Breaker, awaiting the resurgence of the Demon God."
"Should I personally thank him for his great deeds?" Gilgamesh asked, tilting his head forward slightly, expecting a response.
"What?!"
"As far as I'm concerned, sealing an enemy is a clear humiliation and defeat. If you can't kill your enemy, then you've lost. Now he's in that floating fortress, traveling back and forth, waiting for the resurgence of another enemy."
Gilgamesh vanished, and when he reappeared, he was in front of Almanfi, who hadn't reacted in time. The moment he realized what was about to happen, he gathered all his strength to defend himself.
Boom!
A loud explosion resounded.
Almanfi, who was the one affected, suffered significant damage to his body. He crashed to the ground, making it impossible for him to get up for a while.
"If you're looking for information, tell him that Gilgamesh was the cause. Furthermore, remind him that if he's afraid that enemies from the past will be released in this era, I will take care of eliminating them myself. This time, I'll be kind, but next time, if he wants answers, tell him to come himself and not send a weak spirit like you."
Gilgamesh, who had arrived in front of Almanfi, whispered, "In addition, tell him that his enemies are of no importance to me. I'm already busy searching for a certain God who likes to play hide and seek... If your lord knows what I mean, tell him that we might meet in person when the time comes."
"I will deliver your message!" Almanfi said this while looking at the large crater behind Gilgamesh, implying that he was still trying to understand what had happened here.
"Are you still interested in that? I killed a God's fly for you. If the one you serve is perceptive and strong enough, he will understand what kind of energies were present in this place. He will know perfectly well whom I eliminated and why I did it. If he can't understand that, then he's not worth my attention." Gilgamesh sheathed his EA weapon in the Gate of Babylon and brushed the dust off his chest.
"Then I shall take my leave and deliver your message to my lord!" Almanfi glowed in a golden light and disappeared from the location.
Gilgamesh made no move and watched Almanfi disappear; his presence was merely interesting in his eyes. Nevertheless, he wanted to know in detail what had happened in this place without having to search for it himself.
"My lord, was that an enemy?" Kaelen arrived at the forefront and asked this question in a doubtful tone.
Gilgamesh turned his head, looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "It's not about an enemy. By the way, what happened in this place from the beginning?"
"We came to recruit the girl named Sylphy, as you had proposed, but she wasn't at home, so I decided to talk to her parents first. Just at that moment, we were attacked by an enemy that Falken took care of eliminating."
As Kaelen explained, they arrived in front of a woman who had been dead for some time, surprising many who didn't know she was a woman.
"It turns out she's a woman, and that corrupted energy still has dense traces of another being... That seal on her body was similar to Elaine's, so this must have happened to her if I hadn't eliminated it in time. I must come to understand that it happened because she didn't succumb to the curse unlike this woman; this is very interesting indeed..."
Gilgamesh could see the seal that had cursed the woman in front of him, so there's no need to draw further conclusions about her condition. What makes this interesting is that there might be more apostles much closer than he thought, so he must be even stricter with his precautions and pay more attention to the small details.
"Oh, Prince Gilgamesh, I must thank you for helping save our village. There are no words to describe the gratitude we feel for solving this problem," Paul spoke, not having the chance to arrange his words properly, so he blurted them out when he finally had the opportunity to speak.
"I am a prince of this kingdom, and that is the least I can do with my status. Moreover, I will certainly help those in need, even if they are ignorant," Gilgamesh's response was simple and straightforward, causing some surprise in Paul, who knew little about the prince in front of him.
"My lord, should we at least take that girl named Sylphy with us? Her future may be somehow connected to you..." Kaelen made this suggestion that caught everyone's attention.
Gilgamesh nodded and said, "I will send her to Elaine; she is a woman of the same race as Sylphy and can train her better... She has the talent to shine, so it would be a shame for her to stay in that place. Besides, she will be properly protected there."
Paul took a step forward and asked, "Why were those people looking for a girl? Sylphy is a friend of my son, so I should at least protect those who are part of my family."