Why was the Gate of Babylon here?
Who had done this?
Could it be...?
Countless people's heartbeats suddenly quickened, their scalps tingling with disbelief.
After all, not long ago, that king had perished along with the collapse of Uruk's land.
If it was that king who had acted, didn't that mean he was not dead? That he had arrived and intervened at this critical moment?
And the method was so "ancient," so nostalgic and familiar.
Filled with endless surprise and anticipation, as Fujimaru Tachibana and the others looked up in delight within the Light Screen, the camera moved upward. Upon a protruding cliff ledge stood the king whom countless people had been hoping to see.
Yet his appearance left the people of the real world stunned.
Because this was not the Wise King form that had come to represent Gilgamesh in people's minds, but a far more "ancient" form.
His hair was styled in an upturned, spiky hedgehog cut. He wore nothing on his upper body, exposing his well-developed muscles, with only a golden necklace around his neck. Red tattoos covered his body, noble and mysterious.
His lower body was clad in golden armor, along with a red armored apron, as he stood there in place.
A bright, flamboyant smile rested on the king's face.
There was no doubt that this was Gilgamesh, but not the Wise King. Rather...
"Servant, Archer, King of Heroes Gilgamesh."
"You were taking far too long, so I came to lend you a hand!"
"No need to be surprised. It is nothing much. Having come this far, this level of defiance against common sense should still be within acceptable limits, no?"
"After all, since this is the Underworld, making a 'dead person' descend according to his own will is still something I can accomplish."
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