After recognizing the person who had come, Ajak lowered his hunting rifle.
She asked in surprise, " Makkari? How did you know I was here?"
"And the person in your arms is...?"
When she saw who Makkari was holding, she exclaimed in surprise, " Gilgamesh?!"
With tears streaming down his face, Makkari held the unconscious Gilgamesh tightly, and in a flash, he was in front of Ajak.
She held Gilgamesh tightly in her arms, her eyes filled with pleading and longing.
Ajak understood her expression and immediately said, "Let's go inside!"
After saying that, she turned and led the two into the Wooden Cabin.
Under her direction, Makkari carefully placed Gilgamesh on the bed.
Ajak placed the double-barreled shotgun on the cabinet, walked to the bedside, and placed his right hand on Gilgamesh's chest.
A soft golden light emanated from her palm and penetrated deep into Gilgamesh's body, rapidly circulating throughout his entire being.
"His injuries are very serious!"
Ajak said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Makkari panicked and began to use sign language.
( Ajak! Save Gilgamesh! Please!)
Seeing this, Ajak couldn't help but sigh.
Having lived together for thousands of years, she knew how deep and unwavering Makkari's feelings for Gilgamesh were. She had already said and advised him thousands of years ago.
But Makkari's feelings remained constant and unwavering, leaving her with no choice but to let it be.
Ajak said irritably, " Gilgamesh is also my comrade, I will save him!"
After saying that, she held her breath and began to carefully manipulate her healing abilities to repair the broken blood vessels and damaged organs in Gilgamesh's body.
Makkari watched nervously from the side the whole time, never leaving her side.
Nearly three hours passed before Ajak slowly withdrew the healing energy from his palm.
Under Makkari's expectant gaze, she let out a slightly weary sigh and said, "I've treated the most serious injuries in Gilgamesh's body."
Upon hearing this, Makkari immediately smiled with delight.
She reached out her arms, wanting to rush to the bedside and embrace the still unconscious Gilgamesh.
Ajak quickly reached out and grabbed her. "What are you panicking for! I haven't finished speaking yet!"
Makkari turned his head and looked at her with a puzzled expression, as if asking 'why'.
Ajak rolled his eyes at her and said irritably, "He's very weak right now and needs to rest for a while."
"His current state of dormancy is perfect for his body's self-healing process. So it's best if you don't disturb him."
Makkari nodded obediently.
Ajak rubbed his temples and said, "Come out with me first!"
After saying that, ignoring Makkari's weak struggles, he grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the bedroom.
After that, Ajak forcibly pressed Makkari down onto the sofa, and sat down close to her.
"Now tell me, how did Gilgamesh get all these injuries?"
Makkari hung his head, his eyes darting around.
She clutched the hem of her clothes, neither looking up nor using sign language.
Seeing this, Ajak couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.
"You think you can just ignore this and let it go?"
She knew perfectly well what the other person's weakness was, so she chuckled and said, "Without my follow-up treatment, Gilgamesh's injuries would require at least five months of bed rest!"
" Makkari, you know Gilgamesh's personality very well, don't you..."
Do you think he's the kind of person who can stay in a hospital bed for months on end?
Upon hearing this, Makkari panicked.
She hurriedly looked up and quickly began to sign.
( Ajak, no! I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!)
"Hmph~"
Ajak snorted softly, crossed his arms, and said with a cold, stern face, "Speak."
Makkari pursed his lips and began to speak using sign language.
( Gilgamesh said that a new church organization, the Red Order, had suddenly appeared on Earth...)
He used the Dark Wizard Alliance he secretly controlled, to conduct a detailed investigation of this new church. To his astonishment, he discovered that this new church had subjugated and annexed Kamar-Taj in less than a year...
Upon seeing this, Ajak gasped and exclaimed, " Kamar-Taj? You Sorcerer Supreme the Kamar-Taj of the Ancient One?!"
Makkari nodded emphatically.
(Yes, that's Kamar-Taj.)
"How is this possible?!" Ajak couldn't help but raise his voice. "With the Ancient One's strength and personality, how could anyone possibly defeat and subdue her?!"
Makkari used sign language to explain.
( Gilgamesh says that the mastermind behind the Red Order is one of the Ancient One's students.)
"A... student?!" Ajak exclaimed in disbelief, "When did such a genius appear on Earth?!"
Makkari's expression became very serious, and she quickly began to use sign language.
( Gilgamesh said that person was likely a Dimension Lord!)
" Dimension Lord?!" This even more explosive news left Ajak speechless.
Makkari nodded emphatically and continued gesturing in sign language.
( Gilgamesh said that this person was likely to be a stumbling block to the future Emergence, so he ordered his Dark Wizard Alliance to raid the Switzerland Branch of the Red Order and abduct all the Crimson Cultists from that branch.)
However, after studying the Red Order's Crimson Power, Gilgamesh said that behind this Dimension Lord should only be a newly emerged Dimensional Space, and it does not yet pose an obstacle to the future Emergence.
Ajak said with certainty, "So, Gilgamesh was later approached by the Red Order."
Makkari nodded weakly.
Ajak continued inquiringly, "Was Gilgamesh injured by the Ancient One's student, that Dimension Lord?"
Makkari pursed his lips, his expression becoming somewhat complicated.
( Gilgamesh... Gilgamesh was injured by a very, very fierce group of Crimson Cultists...)
Ajak:...
"Sigh..." she sighed deeply, " Gilgamesh is too confident, too arrogant."
"The person who could make the Ancient One hand over Kamar-Taj with peace of mind couldn't be that simple."
Upon hearing this, Makkari's fingers trembled as he tried to refute Gilgamesh.
In the end, she could only silently lower her head.
"So..." Ajak's tone shifted abruptly, "How did you know I lived here, Makkari?"
Makkari's body stiffened abruptly.
"Did Sprite tell you?" Ajak said quietly.
Makkari's breathing became rapid, and she unconsciously gripped the hem of her clothes.
"Where's Sprite?" Ajak continued to ask.
Makkari hurriedly shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
Unexpectedly, Ajak didn't even need her to answer before saying, "She's on the Starship outside, right?"
Makkari raised his head and looked at Ajak with a shocked expression.
Ajak stood ramrod straight, her arms crossed, her expression icy.
When Makkari saw her angry expression, he was so frightened that he quickly looked away and lowered his head.
At this moment, Ajak turned to look at the doorway of the Wooden Cabin and said coldly, "Aren't you coming in?"
'Squeak~'
The wooden door was pushed open from the outside, and a figure walked in, covered in snow.
Ajak recognized the person who had come, and in surprise lowered his arms and stood up.
" Ikaris?!"
Upon hearing this, Makkari quickly looked up and, after recognizing the person's face, also showed a surprised expression.
The towering Ikaris nodded calmly to Ajak and Makkari.
"Long time no see, Ajak, Makkari."
Then, instead of closing the door and going inside, he stepped aside to make room in the doorway and said in a deep voice to the empty space outside, "Come in, Sprite."
Three seconds later, a phantom appeared in front of Ikaris.
Sprite, depicted as a child, stood with his hands behind his back, his right toe tapping nervously on the floor.
"I... Ikaris, it's been a long time."
Ikaris's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly as he raised his hand and gently ruffled Sprite's fluffy curls.
"Come inside, it's cold outside."
A hint of joy flashed across Sprite's face, and she couldn't help but think sweetly to herself, "He cares about me! Ikaris cares about me!!!"
In an instant, her mood became extremely cheerful.
"Yes, yes! Close the door! Close the door!"
Sprite grabbed the door frame and slammed the wooden door shut.
Then, she stretched out her palms and pushed Ikaris's lower back, cheerfully pushing him towards the sofa.
" Ikaris, please sit down!"
" Ajak, do you have any hot coffee? Or hot water will do too! Quickly pour Ikaris a cup!"
Ajak watched yet another couple whose lovers were in love but whose partners were not, and sighed silently.
She could only smile and reply, "Please have a seat, I'll go get some water."
After saying that, he quickly walked into the kitchen on the right.
On the sofa, Makkari moved to the single sofa on the left.
Ikaris sat upright on the right side of the two-seater sofa, while Sprite sat right next to him without any hesitation.
With a happy smile on her face, she chattered on and on, asking Ikaris questions.
" Ikaris, where do you live now?"
" Ikaris, how have you been lately?"
" Ikaris, do you think I've grown a little taller?"
" Ikaris, what have you been up to lately?"
" Ikaris ..."
Ikaris answered each question carefully, without the slightest impatience.
Seeing this, Makkari couldn't help but lean forward, resting her arms on the solid wood coffee table, tilting her head and resting her chin on her hand, revealing a maternal smile.
She couldn't help but imagine a future where she and Gilgamesh could be as sweet and happy as they were.
At that moment, Ajak came out of the kitchen carrying a tray.
She placed the hot water on the table in front of the three of them, and then sat down on the single sofa opposite Makkari.
Ajak crossed his legs and leaned against the back of the sofa.
His gaze swept past Sprite, Sprite was slurping hot water from a glass like a little hamster, and landed on Ikaris, who was sitting upright.
" Ikaris, it's been a long time. What brings you here?"
Ikaris glanced at Sprite and Makkari, but didn't answer; he simply nodded.
Ajak immediately realized that what he was about to say was not suitable for Sprite and Makkari to hear.
So he nodded in response and looked away, glancing at Sprite.
" Sprite..."
Sprite paused in his slurping motion.
"Huh? W-what happened?!"
Ajak said with a half-smile, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Sprite held her water glass, her little face full of confusion. "What did you say? I have nothing to say to you!"
His questioning expression, combined with his childlike, innocent face, made him look utterly naive.
"Hmph~" Ajak snorted and said, "What's going on with the Starship outside? Shouldn't you explain that to me properly?"
"Uh..." Sprite blinked, looking completely innocent, and said, "I don't know!"
Ajak narrowed his eyes, and his tone began to turn dangerous.
"Say it again if you dare."
Sprite's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly shook her head, saying, " The Starship really has nothing to do with me!"
She pointed at Makkari and said urgently, "It's Makkari! She's the one who brought the Starship here! I... I just pointed out the way!"
Upon hearing this, Makkari's eyes widened in surprise.
Seeing Ajak's unfriendly gaze turn towards him, he quickly raised his hands and waved them repeatedly.
(It has nothing to do with me! It really has nothing to do with me!)
Sprite was immediately unhappy.
She slammed down her water glass, turned to glare at Makkari, and shouted, " Makkari! You need to have a conscience when you speak, OK!"
"It was clearly because you were worried about Gilgamesh's injuries that you begged me to let you fly the Starship to Ajak!"
"Oh, now that your Gilgamesh is safe, it's all my fault?!"
Makkari's fingers trembled as he tried to refute the statement with sign language, but seeing everyone's gaze, he blushed and lowered his head in shame.
She used sign language to apologize to Sprite.
(Sorry, Sprite.)
I... I was afraid Ajak would scold me, so I did that in my haste...)
"Hmph!" Sprite snorted, turning her head away, still angry.
Ajak rubbed his forehead, looking troubled.
They've been on Earth for thousands of years, yet one or two of them still have such immature personalities.
"I warned you not to start the Starship without authorization! With Earth's current level of technology, there's a chance we'll be able to detect Starship."
Makkari abruptly raised his head, his fingers flying across the keyboard.
(Go ahead and curse me! It has nothing to do with Sprite!)
(It was I who begged Sprite to let me start the Starship!)
( Gilgamesh's injuries were too severe! Only by activating the Starship can we get him here for treatment as quickly as possible!)
Tears welled in her eyes, her lips were tightly pursed, and she wore an expression that said, "You can hit me or scold me as you please."
Ajak felt a tightness in his chest, and a deep sense of frustration welled up inside him.
Seeing this, Ikaris interjected, "Don't worry, Ajak. I followed the Starship the whole time; I can confirm that not a single satellite detected Starship presence."
Ajak nodded with a somewhat grim expression, and said nothing more.
Ikaris stood up and said to Sprite and Makkari, "I have something to discuss with Ajak. You two stay here and think it over."
After saying that, he turned to Ajak and said, "Let's talk on the Starship."
"Okay." Ajak stood up and walked towards the door without looking back.
Ikaris gazed at her slightly hunched back, his eyes flickering.
He murmured softly, " Ajak... she's exhausted."
After saying that, he chased after them.
"Hey..." Sprite reached out to call out, but then, afraid of interrupting him, she swallowed her words.
She picked up the water glass, puffed out her cheeks in a sullen manner, and slurped up the hot water as if to vent her frustration.
At that moment, Makkari gently nudged her arm and apologized using sign language.
(Sorry, Sprite.)
"Hmph!" Sprite wrinkled her nose and turned away, ignoring her.
Makkari darted to the sofa on the right, continuing to put on a fawning smile.
Sprite rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Fine, fine, I forgive you."
Makkari's eyes immediately crinkled into a wide smile.