39 Auction [3]

"I suppose I'm bored; in the future, I simply want to have a clean place to live in and protect. If this kingdom were to be destroyed, I would seriously question whether to be its savior or simply ignore the threat," Gilgamesh said. 

Gilgamesh changed his charismatic expression and spoke in a serious tone, "I want to marry and have several children. I still don't know if I'll have multiple wives or not; I'll simply travel the world and, at the end of my journey, build a place where I can live undisturbed and die like a simple human." 

"You could be one of my wives. Perhaps if you prove yourself worthy and don't disappoint me in your future choices," Gilgamesh smiled as he held Elaine's hand, his eyes locking onto hers, and he whispered, "I know what you're thinking, but believe me when I say I've never been married before. I could take everything in this world, kill the remaining gods here, but all of that would be very boring. I just want to die and live as a human, but not before I kill the one being who angered me long ago." 

Elaine's eyes went blank; she never imagined that Gilgamesh would read all her thoughts and answer her unspoken questions. With those words she had just heard, he confirmed many of the things she had been pondering since Gilgamesh freed her from her curse. 

"Don't worry; I can't read thoughts, but I can read your face. So let me ask you a question that will decide whether I accept you as one of my future aides: have you ever encountered a God?" Gilgamesh asked with an emotionless expression. 

If she says no, he will still know the answer without her needing to be honest. Truth be told, he had thought about it much more carefully, and Elaine could be an envoy of the Human God. All possibilities were open since in his previous life, the gods themselves created someone who, at that time, wasn't his best friend but had the power to match him in battle in every way. Therefore, he was unsure if this God who contacted him possessed those abilities. 

"A God?" She looked towards Simon with concern. 

"He won't betray me; he'd die before that," Gilgamesh glanced at Elaine and asked, "Do you know anything about it?" 

"There's a Dragon God in this world, but I've never seen it, even though I travel a lot. As for other gods, I've never had any contact with them before." Elaine replied honestly, but then added, "However, when I entered that temple where I was held captive, there were many mentions of a higher God. It didn't have a name, and there was no illustration of it, as if no one had ever known it." 

Gilgamesh raised an eyebrow upon hearing that. Elaine wasn't lying, and secretly, he was pleased because she could potentially be a future wife, one of them if he ever encounters another who piques his interest. 

"Now that's interesting. When I removed the seal on your heart, I discovered that it was made of divine energy that only gods possess. I suppose after breaking that seal, I angered some God of this world, but it doesn't matter. There's nothing that can defeat me," Gilgamesh said. 

"Why do you mention it?" Elaine asked with a curious look. She knew that the more knowledge she had, the more danger she would be in, but she didn't care. 

"When I had my awakening, a certain idiotic God invaded my dreams and asked me to kill that Dragon God. Of course, I refused, and from that day on, if I ever find anything related to that God named Hitogami with any being in this world, I will kill it with my own hands." Gilgamesh wouldn't let any follower of Hitogami escape, even if it were the king himself behind it all. 

"And can you defeat a God?" Elaine asked without much hesitation. 

Gilgamesh considered it for a moment and said, "I don't know how strong that God is, but I am not weaker than him. I could give you my answer when I test the strength of the Dragon God, although I have my methods to end the lives of gods." 

He didn't say this to boast but to acknowledge all of his abilities. He had faced demigods and envoys sent to kill him, confronted creatures created by the gods to punish humanity, and personally eliminated them all. 

In that war, humans won the battle against the gods, and he, Gilgamesh, was considered the emperor of humanity before he died. If you counted the feats of any other man, none of them, upon their death, would make the whole world weep, all forms of life, including plants. No one on Earth or in heaven could match him. 

"It's not that I have a hatred for the gods, but that particular one who stood before me in my dreams must be eliminated." Gilgamesh looked at Elaine and said before the auction began, "So, taking advantage of the approach, would you like to marry in the future and be one of my wives?" 

Gilgamesh's question was natural, as if it were something normal for a ten-year-old to propose marriage to an elf with over a hundred years of life. If anyone knew about this, it would be considered somewhat peculiar. However, he was neither a child nor a saint to deny that the most natural thing in life is to reproduce and die. 

Elaine looked into Gilgamesh's eyes; her heart fluttered, and she said with a smile on her beautiful face, "For now, I'll settle for being your business partner. If you still think the same in five years, then I'll give you an answer." 

Satisfied with that response, Gilgamesh asked, "By the way, what kind of weapons do you use?" 

Elaine was puzzled by this and replied, "I've always been better with the use of the bow, but it's a weapon that doesn't stand out much in combat when it comes to facing mages and swordsmen. That's why I learned to use a sword, and after dozens of years, I became a Sword Queen, although no one knows it." 

Gilgamesh rubbed his chin and murmured, "Yes, I believe I have a bow in my treasury..." 

Within seconds, a beautiful golden ripple appeared beside Gilgamesh, and after he reached his hand into that ripple, a gorgeous silver bow materialized in front of him. 

"This is a very powerful weapon; I took it from a hero... I believe it was from a very powerful enemy, but there's no need for you to know that. This weapon is strong; it will draw from your body as much as your magical energy or battle aura, so this will be our contract seal." 

"Do you accept?" Gilgamesh smiled, having revealed so many of his secrets; she would be a fool not to accept following him. But since she had already given her response, there was no need for her to refuse. 

"Then I will accept your proposal, Gilgamesh," Elaine said in a calm tone. She extended her hand and touched the beautiful bow that seemed like a weapon created by a deity. 

Finally, the auctioneer, who had entered and stood in the middle of the platform, announced the start of the auction.