I, Goldie, Am Going to Be a Foolish King! [20]

The next day, Mr. Goldie suddenly realized something was wrong.

Covered in poison, female, named Serenity… Did I accidentally create a Hassan?

“Do not appear before me.”

Gilgamesh murmured to himself.

“When the time comes, am I going to hear bells along with feathers, and then a humanoid tank rushes out and says to me, ‘The evening bell tolls thy name’?”

Gilgamesh shuddered and looked around. There was nothing that looked like a skeleton.

Thank goodness.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Only one’s own strength is true strength. I must continue being foolish.

[FOOLISHNESS POINTS]: 7

Mr. Goldie fell silent.

“That cannot be right. Has this king been possessed by the power of seven? Why is there only this little? Do the people in charge of military affairs have no complaints about Lily at all? And what of the bards spreading my evil reputation?”

Gilgamesh scratched his head in confusion.

“Siduri. Attend to me.”

When in doubt, ask Siduri.

“My king, what are your orders?”

Siduri walked out from behind a pillar. Ever since she discovered that Gilgamesh had gained Clairvoyance that could see through the present, she had always felt as though a gaze were fixed on her, making her deeply uncomfortable. Only hiding behind a pillar gave her even the slightest peace of mind.

“How fares Lily’s matter? And the bards? Report everything in detail.”

Although he possessed Clairvoyance that could see through the present, Gilgamesh did not want to observe every single thing. Otherwise, how was he supposed to peep—scratch that—watch the things that truly mattered?

Mr. Goldie’s face was full of righteousness.

“Lily said that your questions yesterday made her sense the two virtues of Honesty and Justice. After returning, she summoned all members of Uruk in her capacity as Princess of Uruk and commander of the Knights of the Round Table, and announced the establishment of the knightly order. She honors you as the King of Knights and has taken the eight great virtues embodied by you—Humility, Honesty, Mercy, Valor, Justice, Sacrifice, Honor, and Soul—as the Knightly Code. The knightly order has sworn to forever defend the great king and Uruk. The citizens of Uruk have all praised this, and have even begun spontaneously spreading the title of King of Knights. The bards are also spreading word of your wisdom to distant countries.”

Gilgamesh’s face darkened on the spot.

This Lily may not look that clever, but she’s actually someone who knows how to observe. She saw this king’s true essence. But this isn’t what I wanted! This kind of empty fame does feel nice, sure, but what use does this king have for empty fame? Can it make me truly comfortable? Only a foolish king can truly be comfortable. And if you do all this, how am I supposed to earn Foolishness Points? Lily is still too young.

Seeing Gilgamesh’s poor expression, Siduri praised him all the more in her heart. As expected of my king. Has he truly reached the point of being this indifferent to fame and profit?

But this cannot do. How could such a great king be allowed to remain nameless? Fortunately, I have also helped spread my king’s fame. Otherwise, the position closest to my king might have been stolen by Lily.

And so Siduri stepped forward and spoke slowly.

“My king, there is also the matter of the bards.”

“Continue.”

This matter probably failed too. Otherwise, my Foolishness Points wouldn’t be this low.

Though he knew in his heart that this matter had failed, Gilgamesh still wanted to hear where things had gone wrong, so he could correct his righteous path back into evil in the future.

“My king, according to your instructions, I sent the deathsworn under my command to dig through feces and used the formula you gave me to create gunpowder. After testing it, its offensive power is truly astonishing. With this divine artifact and these high walls, why would we need to fear the army of Kish?”

Siduri grew somewhat excited.

“Deathsworn?”

Gilgamesh was dumbfounded. Did I say to use deathsworn?

“I know my king wished to stain his own reputation, but how could that be allowed? You wished to blacken your own name to give the King of Kish the impression that you were weak and exploitable, fueling his arrogance and making him overconfident, so that you could then deliver the fatal blow. We all know that is what you intended.”

Siduri grew more and more excited.

“We?”

“Yes. All of Uruk knows this now.”

So I’m the only one who doesn’t know I’m this wise.

Gilgamesh was beginning to have trouble sitting still.

“And Kish?”

Gilgamesh felt there was still hope. Perhaps Kish thought he was a foolish king. Hadn’t he gained six Foolishness Points? A slow stream over time.

Siduri suddenly looked somewhat ashamed. “Originally, your plan succeeded in Kish. It is just that the King of Kish seems to have capable people at his side as well. They saw through your plan and instead began spreading your fame far and wide, portraying you as a wise king who even freed the slaves, an exceedingly benevolent ruler. They are using this to motivate Kish’s nobles. After all, if they do not defeat you, Kish’s slaves may revolt, and when that happens, the nobles will be the first to suffer. It was my planning that was inadequate and caused my king’s plan to fall through. Now, apart from the slaves, everyone in Kish is united from top to bottom. But I believe that under your rule, Uruk will surely defeat the army of Kish.”

That’s not right. The army of Kish is that strong, so why bother with all this? Just crush us directly. Why pull this kind of showy maneuver? Doesn’t your conscience hurt?

The more Gilgamesh thought about it, the angrier he became, and he rushed out of the palace.

“My king, where are you going?”

Siduri hurried after him from behind, but Gilgamesh did not even turn back.

Mr. Goldie charged into the street, injured a passerby, and had the guards seize the passerby and throw him into prison. Then he burst into a shop, ordered his men to seize all the goods, and had the guards arrest the owner and throw him into prison as well. Finally, he saw two old men sitting by the roadside and slacking off while fishing. His heart hardened, and he had the guards throw them into prison too, while he seized the fish they had been catching.

“This king refuses to accept it.”

Mr. Goldie flew into an impotent rage.

He jumped into the river and vented for a while. Although behaving like a foolish king this way had no style, Gilgamesh thought it should not possibly lead to any more accidents, right?

“Bwahahahaha! If even this produces some absurd accident, then this king shall drink this entire river dry on the spot!”

Siduri suddenly walked to the riverbank and said in a voice filled with worship, “As expected of my king. You actually found the spies Kish had planted here. Now there will be no more accidents in dealing with Kish, correct? My king, there will be no more accidents.”

Gilgamesh spat out a mouthful of water and smoothed his hair. “There will be no more accidents.”

The drops of water on his face—who knew whether they were tears or river water?

Why cry?

Just keep smiling.

T/N: just keep smiling………..

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