56 Do We Have to Go So Slow?
The region of Fittoa is a fief of the Asura Kingdom to the northeast. It is located in the central continent and is a vast agricultural area on the borders of the Kingdom. The lands in the Fittoa region are mostly rural with many forests.
That was Gilgamesh's goal, his first stop on the incredible journey he was about to embark on.
To soothe his restless soul, he decided to travel by carriage, and it was one of the most torturous expectations he had ever experienced.
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City of Roa.
A few days later...
"Are you looking for a place to rest and gamble?" Asked a young man with a somewhat peculiar expression on his face as he noticed all the jewels on the young man in front of him.
"Are you talking to me?" Gilgamesh, who was atop a beautiful white horse, looked down at this peculiar encounter with the unknown person.
"Of course, my lord. Just by looking at you, I could see a divine spark in you to make great amounts of money while having fun with beautiful girls!" The man standing beside Gilgamesh's horse exclaimed.
"Don't you know that my gambling skills surpass anyone in this place? Don't be foolish, and get out of my way. I don't enjoy taking belongings from your little friends." Gilgamesh responded somewhat disinterested. Just as he had arrived in this city, the last thing he wanted was to spend time gambling, although he was interested in relieving any rivals of their coins.
"Is your gambling prowess unmatched in this world?" A pair of narrow eyes widened stupidly until they filled with tears of surprise. Such a feat was not something that could be claimed by a newcomer who had just arrived in the city; it was undoubtedly an arrogant statement made by a common noble.
The man standing beside Gilgamesh moved his mouth anxiously. If it weren't for the fact that he was eager to lead a foolish gambler to the gambling house where he worked, he definitely wouldn't want to get involved with a man like Gilgamesh.
"My name is Elijah; everyone calls me Jah, but those are just my late mother's friends. Of course, you can call me Elijah with every one of its words aligned and together." Elijah said to himself, "If this young fool doesn't know how to gamble and ends up in ruins, he might come looking for me to cut my throat, so I'll just leave him at the gambling house and disappear from this place as I always do."
"How much money per game are we talking about? Ten thousand coins per game, is that it, or is it more?" Gilgamesh asked, squinting his eyes. If the game was fun, he could spend some time gambling while Simón went to the Greyrat's house to introduce himself so they would be prepared for his arrival.
"How could you bet less than ten thousand coins? Of course, it's more; some even bet half a million coins." Of course, Gilgamesh was talking about the kingdom's largest currency, the Asura Gold Coin, but Elijah was talking about the Asura Copper Coin, which was 999 times less valuable than the Asura Gold Coin, so this confusion could go a long way.
Gilgamesh raised his eyebrows in surprise, touched his chest, and found a small coin pouch there because carrying a large amount of coins was cumbersome, so he usually carried a few million at his Babylonian gate. After all, he was a prince and was expected to have money. "Then take me; maybe winning a few million could be beneficial for me."
"Then follow me, through this way." Elijah was surprised but continued walking without understanding what had just happened. Had he really convinced someone to accompany him to the gambling house?
Gilgamesh laughed as he rode his beautiful white horse forward and said, "If I manage to win a few coins, I'll reward you according to the winnings."
Elijah secretly scoffed, but just as he was about to turn the corner, he saw some people dressed in black behind Gilgamesh, all of them looking very muscular. "Don't tell me those are your guards, sir?"
"Hahaha, they're just here to help me take care of my horse." Gilgamesh said while petting his precious white horse.
"God, what kind of person is he?" Although Elijah was scared, he had no choice but to take a rich newcomer to the auction house.
They headed to a side street off the main one where Gilgamesh had entered. This street was considered the most extravagant place in Roa. It was bustling with activity, packed with a wave of people moving back and forth.
Gilgamesh, of course, didn't worry about entering this area with his large horse and moved ahead. He advanced while looking at the numerous stalls around him with a curious expression, but Elijah was worried that this big client might slip away due to a distraction, so he didn't stray too far from him.
After leaving the main street, there was a large restaurant not far to the north known as the Happy Meat Restaurant. Supposedly, this was one of the many businesses owned by the Greyrat family, but behind that restaurant was the gambling house where Elijah was taking him.
It was supposed to be a secret place for gambling, where no type of law could stop them, even betting up to the soul, as Gilgamesh had understood. Knowing this, Gilgamesh couldn't let that training center slip away after being so bored. At the very least, he should clear his mind a bit before visiting the Greyrat family.
Gilgamesh was about to direct his horse forward when a group of people suddenly appeared from the margins of the road. In the front was a young girl, walking in a dejected manner, and she suddenly shouted, 'Stop following me! You're making me angry!'
A dark-skinned woman with a peculiar appearance caught Gilgamesh's attention. She was dressed in a revealing leather outfit, with rippling muscles and scars all over her body. She wore an eyepatch, and her chiseled face emitted a vibe of a delinquent leader. She felt entirely like a warrior from some fantasy story. And it seemed she was trying to persuade the crimson-haired girl who was ahead.
'What a woman!' Gilgamesh couldn't help but admire that incredible body. However, he focused on the girl in front who appeared to be his age. She was pouting, but what made this scene not bother him was that she was cute.
'Should I be hanged for having these thoughts? Besides, I never had a childhood sweetheart...' Gilgamesh murmured as he held his chin. Besides, he was still just a child.
The crimson-haired girl, who seemed to be throwing a tantrum in her anger, noticed a boy looking at her in a very strange and fixed way. She took a deep breath and began to curse, 'What are you looking at, you damn pervert!'
She was already feeling very angry due to what she had heard an hour ago before heading into town to buy her favorite sweets. Now, seeing a boy with his eyes fixed on her, shamelessly staring her up and down, Eris, who had suddenly found someone to vent her anger on and calm her mind."
