"My son is called… Gilgamesh!"
Lugalbanda carefully took the baby from his wife, Rimat-Ninsun.
"Thank you, my wife. Everything we did was worth it."
He knew his wife was a goddess.
He knew their son was born under a heavy fate.
Yet as they spoke and lived together, they fell deeply in love.
"He will become the greatest king and make the people happy."
Rimat-Ninsun sat up and nursed the child.
[With loving parents, Gilgamesh grew strong.]
[This year, when Gilgamesh was twelve, he ascended that seat and became king.]
[After becoming king, he was dissatisfied with the status quo and wanted change. To protect the people, he had to play the tyrant.]
"Hahahaha! Take these plans away—this king is the greatest architect in the world!"
Gilgamesh handed a clay tablet to a priest.
"Your Majesty, with Uruk's current resources, this is… and building all of this will exhaust the people. Isn't this excessive?"
A black-haired woman in green spoke up.
"Siduri, as king, every decision I make is correct. You need only obey. I don't want to hear such words again."
"The people's potential hasn't been forced out yet. They will build these walls and weapons. If they can't, then they're useless, and I'll replace them."
His tone froze, the air turning colder.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I understand."
Siduri sighed under her veil.
[Holy—baby King of Uruk is so cute. But his tone hasn't changed at all.]
[Bet he's 1.5 meters tall right now. Maybe not even that.]
[He ruled over a hundred years, nearing two hundred. Guess he still has growing to do.]
[He's adorable. Hits my exact taste.]
[I'm officially a kid-king fan. Please step on me, Your Majesty…]
[Stop making weird noises. You're ruining the viewing environment.]
Britannia, inside the grand palace—
"This video is about the Hero King… is this another parallel-world version of him?"
"Imagine him meeting another 'himself.' That would be hilarious."
"There's a saying from the Dragon Dynasty: one mountain cannot contain two tigers… I'm not talking about you, Father!"
Mordred hurriedly added when the Round Table knights and Artoria looked over.
"I mean two hotheaded kings meeting would be interesting."
If the Hero King heard this, he would sneer:
That impostor isn't me. I'll crush him in one hand.
Gilgamesh would never acknowledge another "self."
But Artoria's eyes held a different light.
A faint familiarity gnawed at her heart.
Was this also one of the white figure's parallel lives?
"Little Mordred. Explain Gilgamesh to me. What regrets did he have, and why did he become a Heroic Spirit?"
Most Heroic Spirits had wishes or regrets.
A mysterious organization's research suggested so.
"Uh… I didn't research him deeply. I'm not sure."
Mordred looked awkwardly at Artoria.
"Then you're still not thorough enough. You must know foreign heads of state inside out. Otherwise you lose initiative in any confrontation."
Artoria gestured at her secretary.
"Let me explain. Gilgamesh's greatest regret was likely the death of his dearest friend, Enkidu."
"His friend became a mindless weapon and stayed by his side. Watching his death made Gilgamesh fear mortality. He sought the herb of immortality, but failed. Only the king himself knows what truly happened."
"In the end, he became a wise king, guiding his nation to his last breath."
The secretary adjusted her glasses and stepped back.
"According to Gilgamesh's own words on descent, he came to seek 'pleasure.' But his true intent is unknown."
Ministers fell into thought.
The Round Table knights pondered, too.
"Let's keep watching. We may find the answer."
Artoria turned back to the screen.
Images shifted.
Uruk was once just a huge settlement without walls.
Then it became a fortified city.
But the citizens groaned in hatred of those towering walls.
Because building them devoured countless lives and resources.
"Did you hear? The king wants to build temples and draft more labor."
"My child was drafted. He hasn't come home in ages. No letters. I don't even know if he's alive."
"What about this year's famine? We can't harvest. Humbaba's monsters block the forest—no hunting, no fruit."