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When the sun begins to fall both Gilgamesh and Enkidu lay on the ground gasping for air. Gilgamesh's body is covered in dirt and bruises from suffering an onslaught of kicks. Enkidu can barely breathe from throwing kicks for hours, completely draining all her energy.

"I didn't realize you hated me so much to beat me so bad." Gilgamesh turns his head to look at the sweat-covered Enkidu.

"Haaaa haaaa You haaaaa Told me to." Her chest rises rapidly as she tries to get as much air as possible. Because her body condition is much worse than Gilgamesh she is suffering much more from training.

After resting for a few minutes Gilgamesh has Enkidu remove the boat so he can remove the metal rotator and fins from the boat and makes an iron dome for them to sleep in. Eating some jerky, fruit, and water they cover themselves for the night and go to sleep.

For the next few weeks, they continue to train every day until Enkidu's birthday arrives.

"Well, you're officially four now and this is your first of many birthdays as my handmaiden." Gilgamesh looks at the smiling Enkidu as she eats meat. "When you have been sleeping at night I made you a gift."

"Gift?" Enkidu tilts her head to the side "For me?"

"Right, on peoples birthdays they get presents." Lifting his left-hand causes a rectangular box to rise from the dirt. Twitching his fingers the cover is removed and the box floats before Enkidu.

"Ah?! For me?? So pretty." Jumping to her feet she pulls one of the tiger skin fur skirt and chest wraps from the box.

"I noticed your clothes were getting tattered as we trained so I made these out of durable tiger fur and iron thread." Looking at her amazed face Gilgamesh rubs his nose.

Because his last life was poor, his sewing may be one of his best skills as he constantly had to enlarge his old clothes with patch jobs and make his own underwear from scraps of cloth he found.

Because no tiger has the same stripes, every chest wrap, skirt, and panties look completely different. Seeing the new clothes she immediately begins to undress and change.

Gilgamesh quickly covers his eyes with a wryly smile "Enkidu girls shouldn't change clothes in front of boys."

"Why not?" Enkidu's confused voice returns to Gilgamesh's ears.

"Because boys are evil." Dodging the question he answers vaguely.

"Are you evil?"

Gilgamesh is quiet for a second. "No."

"Then it's ok?" Enkidu answers even more confused than before.

"Ok, but never change in front of another boy." Gilgamesh answers the best he can without digging a hole for himself.

Before he knows it Enkidu's arms wrap around his head. "I like it a lot, It's so pretty!"

Feeling the hard tiger fur on his face Gilgamesh removes his hand. Looking at Enkidu appearance she now appears to be a wild woman.

The tiger fur wraps around her chest and exposes her midriff. The tiger skirt extends to her middle thigh and her bare feet make her look like she just stepped out of a jungle.

"Ok, just because it's your birthday doesn't mean we won't train." Gilgamesh moves to their normal sparing spot and searches with his EM sense to make sure no living creatures are nearby.

"Right! You won't get off easy today!" After beating up Gilgamesh for weeks Enkidu's confidence has soared. Training for hours every day in this oxygen-poor environment has improved her physical fitness quickly.

As Enkidu stands before him Gilgamesh completely empties his mind and closes his eyes. As his breathing calms he tries to extend his senses outside his body, but before he can concentrate fully Enkidu has already leaped into the air next to him.

While hovering in the air her body spins and her left leg swings out like a whip. Her foot makes heavy contact with Gilgamesh's neck. His head bends to the side and his whole body is rocked to the ground from the power of the kick.

Crashing to the ground Gilgamesh tries to concentrate and push himself off the ground, but before he can move far Enkidu's foot crashes into his chin.

A heavy crunching sound fills the area and Gilgamesh reaches out his hand in desperation.

"Wrong place Gilgamesh!"

As he hears the sweet voice he quickly pushes off the ground and rotates in the air. Curling his body and guarding his head with his forearms he blocks a kick coming from his back.

Using the momentum from the kick he spins through the air and thrust his left arm to the ground to bounce to his feet.

Watching Gilgamesh rise to his feet Enkidu rushes straight towards him and leaps into the air.

Gilgamesh tries to sense, listen to her footsteps but hears nothing.

As Enkidu glides through the air towards Gilgamesh she curls her knees to her chest. A wicked smile appears on her face when she arrives right in front of Gilgamesh. Her feet shoot out like cannonballs and hit Gilgamesh's chest with a thunderous roar.

Enkidu falls towards the ground while Gilgamesh's entire body is shot backward without resistance. His back collides against a tree, sending a sharp burning pain throughout his entire body.

Enkidu rocks her knees back before kicking them up and pushing off with her hands. Using the force she jumps to her feet and charges towards Gilgamesh. Moving within range she leaps through the air and pulls back her leg to perform a roundhouse kick to his head.

Feeling a sharp pain in his body Gilgamesh touches his lower back. Feeling a warm liquid and a sharp branch stabbed into his back Gilgamesh's mind goes blank.

Hurt? Is this training worth it? I've waisted weeks and haven't improved? Am I really fit to live in this world?

The pain causes all the distracting thoughts that once clogged his head to disappear once and for all. Life of death, it doesn't matter. If you live your whole life in fear of what could happen you miss out on the things that will happen. Pain? So what. Death? So what, It's happened before.

"I came to this world to be free." As his resolve sets in his entire body loosens and his will explodes.

No longer bound to the cage of life and death the door that was half opened from sensing electromagnetic fields opens wide and illuminates the world. The aura of Enkidu appears in a two-dimensional image next to him with her foot heading straight for his head.

Stepping forward he removes himself from the tree branch impaling his back and ducks to avoid her kick.

Enkidu lands with her eyes wide, confused for a bit she throws out a front kick towards his chest.

Sensing Enkidu's aura kicking forward he turns his body to the side and easily dodges her kick.

Her brows furrow as she sends out a series of kicks but Gilgamesh still dodges each one with ease.

Gilgamesh smiles while enjoying his success, unaware that his face is becoming paler over time. Absorbed in the experience he continues to agitate his wound and Enkidu fails to notice the blood as agitation sets in from missing all her kicks.

Enkidu sends a series of kicks heading for his chest. Gilgamesh begins to dodge when he suddenly passes out and falls forward.

Flustrated Enkidu drives a heavy heel kick forward and finally connects with Gilgamesh's ribs. A heavy crunching sound echoes as a completely defensively Gilgamesh's right ribs crack.

When Gilgamesh finally falls to the ground unconscious Enkidu finally notices his back covered in blood. "Ahhh?! What happened!!"

Completely shocked Enkidu slides to her knees next to Gilgamesh. After panicking for a second all of Gilgamesh's teachings flash through her mind. Pulling the bag of medical supplies from her body she pours the entire bottle of disinfectant on his back and begins to wrap his wounds.

"You can do this, no big deal, he's counting on you now Enkidu!" Her hands shake as she sees the blood seeping through the bandage, so she continues to wrap tighter and use more bandage until she no longer sees any blood.

"Is he ok now?" Looking around the nearby trees a creepy feeling comes over her because she can't see anything in the denser areas of trees.

Slapping her cheeks she calms down. Setting Gilgamesh down softly she rises to her feet. "We are going to much more dangerous places, I can't be scared off here."

Taking a few steps back she looks at Gilgamesh on the ground and remembers his words. "I don't need you to do what you can't do, but do everything you can do." Taking a deep breath she calms down. Because she can't help him further she starts practicing her kicks and thinking about how to use her fruit.

The night passes and a new day arrives. Gilgamesh opens his eyes to the sun beaming down on his face. Turning his head he sees Enkidu with dark circles around her eyes.

"You're awake?" Enkidu smiles as she looks at Gilgamesh before falling down on her but and collapsing on her back.

"Enkidu?!" Struggling to sit up he sees that she's only sleeping and releases a breath. Looking at the bandages wrapped around his waist he quickly figures out what happened.

Smiling kindly towards Enkidu he slowly closes his eyes to find the feeling from yesterday. As Enkidu's aura appears again he takes a deep breath and concentrates. Soon the aura of the trees and plants appear as well.

Continuing to focus he releases the EM control from his mutant powers and Goro Goro no Mi. Like blending paint, his Observation Haki and Electromagnetic Sense combines to form a new Color of Observation.

The world around him ripples and transforms, from a two-dimensional image to a three-dimensional world.

Every movement and every noise within 500KM is within his range.