A Pair of Bickering Lovebirds (Continued)

There are more and more strange people in Uruk.

She lamented, "Why can't there be more people like Ushiwakamaru and Leonidas, who not only have good personalities but also cause me less worry?"

Siduri sighed, feeling a headache coming on.

"Have you had enough fun, King Gilgamesh? I don't have time to mess around with you. If you keep bothering me, I'll get serious!"

"Heh, you dare to speak so boldly, you mongrel! I'd like to see how you get serious!"

"Okay, you said it, so don't go back on your word later."

On the other side, beneath the throne, the two also got into a real fight.

After realizing that repeated warnings were useless, Rovey directly increased his power output, covering himself with all kinds of efficient enhancements, and then directly gave King Gilgamesh a numerical shock.

"Why have you suddenly stopped talking, King Gilgamesh?"

Rovey squeezed Gilgamesh's hand and gradually pressed him down.

"You mongrel's power has really grown quite a bit, but you're still far from being able to compare to me!"

Gilgamesh looked at the light emanating from Rovey, stubbornly continuing his taunts while opening the treasure vault and unhesitatingly consuming a handful of [Strength Pills], along with various herbs and conceptual items to enhance strength.

"Even if you mock me, it doesn't change the fact that you rely on external forces. You ridiculous King Gilgamesh, you should go back to the forest and continue to lead your monkey army." Rovey suddenly bumped head-on with him, and then retorted with words without any politeness.

He didn't know what was wrong with him. He was usually quite refined and easygoing, but as soon as he encountered this Gilgamesh, his mind went completely into chaos, especially since this guy had taken the initiative to provoke him and wanted to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson.

My goal in becoming stronger is to live happily. How could I let you bully me now? Wouldn't all my efforts to become stronger have been in vain? How could I tolerate this? I just learned the Whale Slaughtering Fist. If I don't teach this stubborn guy a lesson today, Rovey feel like I'll develop inner demons.

However, in Merry's opinion, perhaps they are actually quite compatible.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Gilgamesh took a liking to his Master and wanted to take him as a slave to serve him. The last person to receive this treatment was Enkidu.

So their relationship was truly fraught with misfortune, and their compatibility was absolutely top-notch.

Especially when this guy was picking a fight for no reason, Rovey recalled how miserable he had been in World War IV, trying to beat him up, and how he had almost been overturned by him. So his temper flared up immediately, and he started fighting.

The last person to fight Gilgamesh like that was Enkidu.

Having noticed this, Rovey had reason to suspect that this idiot, like Rameses II, was treating him as a substitute for his best friend.

Realizing this, Rovey didn't have time to play games with him, so he continued to increase his efforts. At this moment, the crimson third hand also transformed into red light and covered his right arm, completely merging with his arm. Instantly, his aura and magic power surged again.

Then, the items that enhanced Gilgamesh's strength began to unravel at a visible rate. The Sacred Right directly targeted these items, so Gilgamesh could feel his strength constantly draining away.

"You scoundrel, how dare you play tricks—!"

He was about to curse Rovey for being shameless, but after glancing at his fully armed body covered in golden artifacts, he swallowed his anger and could only watch helplessly as the Sacred Right destroyed all the Noble Phantasm, and Rovey slowly pried his hand back.

"Damn it, this guy's strength has gotten way too much! Damn it!!"

Gilgamesh gritted his teeth, but he had to admit that in terms of numbers, Rovey was indeed superior to him. However, with so many people watching, he didn't want to admit defeat; that would be too humiliating.

But he couldn't pull his hand away at all. Rovey's strength was too great, and the Sacred Right's targeting was always accurate, so he had no choice but to fight head-on.

"..."

So, at the last moment, Rovey let go, allowing Gilgamesh to pull his hand back, and then pretended to take a few steps back.

"Alright, the warm-up game is over. This boring contest of strength is meaningless to both of us. Fighting isn't about strength or intelligence, but a combination of both. How about we call this a draw?"

Gilgamesh glanced at his swollen, red hand, then at Rovey was deliberately backing away to give him a way out, and felt incredibly conflicted.

'This kid is still so flawless, you can't find a single fault with him.'

If it were anyone else, King Gilgamesh would definitely have launched a tirade of mockery at this moment. But this time, he was given a way out, so he could only cough a few times, then put his swollen hands behind his back and say, "Ahem, you're right. Now is not the time for casual play. Rather than wasting time here, we should save our energy for the fight. A draw is a draw, I grant your permission."

Rovey: "..."

Why are you panting now that I just said you're fat?

I'm trying to save face for you, but you act like I'm the one saving face for you? Have I been giving you too much face?

Looking at the arrogant Gilgamesh, he said nothing, only casting a disdainful glance at him. Feeling somewhat guilty, King Gilgamesh turned his head away and stopped looking at him.

This was indeed a bit unethical, but that was all he could say. Admitting it was impossible; that would be too humiliating, and his dignity as king was of utmost importance.

"Alright, the test is over. After my verification, I have a general understanding of your strength. You are indeed much stronger than when you fought me before, and you are now barely qualified to stand by my side."

Gilgamesh continued to stubbornly deny everything.

As the main antagonist of the first volume, he tried his best to salvage some of his prestige.

"..."

Rovey smiled without saying anything; everyone knows how things will turn out.

Although he really wanted to go up and give this stubborn guy a good beating, he remembered that he needed to use his Clairvoyance, so he decided to let him have his moment of verbal sparring for now.

Leave a way out for others, so you can meet again in the future.

Although, Rovey didn't think he would be able to see this guy again after he finished everything this time.

The Tablet of Destiny has been returned; this ill-fated relationship should also be severed.

"——"

Gilgamesh returned to his throne, his expression once again becoming serious, his posture meticulous.

His demeanor was as if nothing at all had happened, leaving the housekeepers astonished. Merlin and Merry gave him a thumbs up for his shamelessness.

'As expected of Gilgamesh, even his skin is several times thicker than that of ordinary people, befitting a king.'

"Um?"

Looking at the group of people below with their varied expressions, Gilgamesh frowned slightly and then questioned, "What are you all standing there for? What else is there? If there's anything that requires my decision, bring it up quickly! Do you expect me to ask you for it?!"

"Yes!"

"Yes, sir!"

As internal affairs officers, they could naturally sense Gilgamesh's displeasure, so they nodded rapidly like chickens pecking at rice and quickly handed over the clay tablets they were holding to report the problem. Among them was Merry, who returned the Tablet of Destiny to Gilgamesh.

Seeing Gilgamesh bustling about again, Rovey asked, "King Gilgamesh, about Lily, Nitocris, and Tiamat..."

"These things aren't urgent, we can talk about them tomorrow. I still have a lot of work to do." Gilgamesh shook his head, then looked at Siduri beside him and said, "Siduri, take this bastard down to rest... Hmm? Wait a minute, don't go down, just come up here."

Gilgamesh just about to tell Rovey and the others to leave, but before he could even speak, he seemed to have suddenly thought of something and called Rovey up.

Then, while Rovey was completely bewildered, Gilgamesh slammed the four-meter-high mud slab between them.

Bang!

"What are you doing...?"

Seeing the stack of mud slabs taller than the two of them combined, Rovey Wei suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Hmph, is there even a need to think about that, you mongrel."

Gilgamesh's lips curled into a sly smile. He then patted Rovey on the back and said, "Relax, dizziness is normal, you mongrel. As I said before, I never intended to deny your achievements, which of course includes your defeat of another version of myself. Besides, I still vividly remember your abilities. Aren't you very good at handling interpersonal relationships and leading humanity? In that case—I'll let you know how great it feels to work 26 hours a day!!"

"Is this blatant personal vendetta? And the reason is childish!"

Hearing this guy's nonsense about arresting laborers, Rovey couldn't help but retort, "If you, as king, just hand over power to a foreigner like this, your people will cry!"

"Hahahaha! Isn't this great? What do I care whether they cry or not? As long as the work is done, that's enough. So from today onwards, half of these clay tablets from Uruk are yours to handle, [Child of God]! Let me witness your EX-level leadership and charisma!"

"No, I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!!"

Ignoring Rovey's refusal, Gilgamesh gently pushed the mountain-high mud slab towards him, quickly engulfing him completely, leaving him no way to refuse.

"Merry, Merlin ..."

Rovey reached out and called out, but the two Nightmare who realized something was wrong and adhered to the principle of not working overtime had already fled when Gilgamesh called Rovey up. Now, among the people who accompanied him, only Anna remained in the palace.

"Need my help?"

Anna tilted her head; she happened to have nothing to do, so she could help Rovey.

"No, it's nothing..."

Rovey hurriedly shook his head. Putting aside the fact that he didn't have the habit of employing child labor, Anna wasn't human, and she couldn't possibly understand how to solve the problems recorded here, such as the arrangement for "[How to repair the roof?]".

So in the end, Rovey could only let Anna go out first, and then silently cursed Merlin and Merry in his heart for being so heartless as to refuse to help him with his work.

"Hmph, at least they ran fast."

Gilgamesh couldn't help but snort coldly when he saw them all run away.

Those two guys never did anything productive, so they urged Rovey to hurry up and get to work.

Gilgamesh didn't really want to delegate his work to others, but he had more important things to do and needed to speed things up. With that said, after handing the tablet to Rovey for processing, Gilgamesh examined the Tablet of Destiny in his hand and began trying to find a solution within it.

"..."

Noticing that Gilgamesh suddenly quieted down, Rovey didn't bother arguing with him any further.

He could, of course, see that Gilgamesh currently deep in thought, intently studying the incomprehensible Tablet of Destiny. Since that was the case, it wasn't unreasonable for him to contribute more. After all, everyone was working hard, and he should do his utmost as well.

Only--

He really doesn't know how to fix a roof!

Looking back at Gilgamesh, who was deep in thought, Rovey couldn't bring himself to ask the question, for fear of being ridiculed by King Gilgamesh.

So he silently closed his eyes, used Apocalypse, and began to ask the one above, "Lord, how do I repair the roof? I need a guide, I'm waiting online, it's urgent."

[...]

After waiting for a long time, and confirming that God probably wouldn't fix the roof either, or more likely just didn't want to bother with him, Rovey could only seriously start thinking about how to fix the roof.

Although his head is full of knowledge about demonic arts, he also knows Department of General Fundamentals. By the way... what do the roofs look like in this era?

They encountered difficulties right from the very first step.

Before we knew it, we had been working overtime with King Gilgamesh until late at night.

After dealing with these absurd issues—roof repairs, moat repairs, city wall repairs, and even postpartum care for ewes— Rovey finally gave up completely.

He had assumed that Gilgamesh's decisions while on the throne concerned lofty issues like Uruk and the future of humanity. However, upon ascending the throne, he realized that compared to the royal systems of Rameses II and Artoria, the city-state and Lord systems of this era were incredibly rudimentary, merely nascent. This left the king utterly alone, truly embodying the entire nation and shouldering all the responsibilities and duties.

From setting up the defenses to fixing the leaky roof, Gilgamesh did everything himself. What were all those housekeepers and priests for? The answer is, to supervise Gilgamesh's work.

Upon discovering this, Rovey was utterly shocked.

He suddenly realized that although King Gilgamesh was a bit playful, he was actually quite great. The fact that he could work non-stop without dying from exhaustion showed just how great his physique and spirit were.

This is hardly a king...

This is clearly the father of all of Uruk!

Without Gilgamesh, the entire Uruk fell apart.

Furthermore, she discovered that people in this era had become so dependent on Gilgamesh that even things like liking a girl but not daring to confess were written on clay tablets and sent to them.

This infuriated Rovey, who wanted to shove the clay tablet back and retort, "What can I do?" However, Gilgamesh took the clay tablet and used his Clairvoyance to look at their future, then arranged their marriage before they were even born, and that was the end of it.

Having seen so much, Rovey now respects King Gilgamesh quite a bit, but at the same time finds him rather ridiculous. If he's so wise, why doesn't he learn from the later Lord system and create some assistants? That would be at least three times more efficient. Letting the king decide on every little thing only slows down important matters.

However, Gilgamesh's answer was—Do I have time? The Demonic Beast are appearing too fast, there's no time to train talent, let alone reform. Merlin, whom I summoned, and that Merry don't work either. What can I do?

In response, Rovey could only express his condolences.

After Gilgamesh had roughly understood the contents of the Tablet of Destiny and saw that Rovey's efficiency was really too low, he stopped making things difficult for him and simply told him to go home and leave, leaving the rest to him.

As for Tiamat and her lovers, Gilgamesh had a pretty good idea of what was going on. As for more information, he would wait until tomorrow.

If these clay tablets aren't dealt with soon, Uruk will descend into chaos.

——

The roof of the palace was exceptionally dark tonight.

A green figure walked over from not far away.

"Mr. Rovey, I am truly grateful for your help. It is thanks Tablet of Destiny you that the King is so happy today. Moreover, the King did not actually intend to trouble you to govern Uruk or participate in the management of the residents. Please allow me to apologize on his behalf, because it has been a long time since I have seen King Gilgamesh laughing so happily, so I did not immediately stop this farce, causing you unnecessary trouble."

After being driven out of the palace by Gilgamesh, Rovey was looking for a place to stay and was about to sleep on the palace roof when he happened to meet Siduri, who was still working hard at night, and the following conversation took place.

"It's alright. I know I'm not cut out for it. I'm good at leading people out of trouble and being a spiritual mentor, but when it comes to governing a country, we'll have to look to Gilgamesh. After all, he can even fix roofs and toilets..."

Rovey blinked, then answered.

"You jest. However, I can sense that you do possess leadership qualities, though they are quite different from those of a king..."

"The temperament of a religious leader is indeed not suitable for doing this kind of thing."