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"…"
General Perry could not answer easily.
'The Council of 17 to be held on the Grand General's island. General 3 probably plans to completely sweep away the Grand General and all the key officials, from Island 2 to 18, at that moment.'
Cale Henituse, in front of her, realized this and said it.
'Use General 3's plan against him?'
General Perry was not someone who didn't understand the meaning of those words.
"……."
That was why she couldn't give an answer immediately.
Cale asked that Perry again.
"General. Are you okay with that?"
"...How far do you plan to kill?"
"¡!"
Cale was surprised by General Perry's sudden question.
'What is she saying?'
Surprise. He answered quickly.
Because he felt there might be a serious misunderstanding.
"Kill how far? I have never thought of such a thing!"
Of course, he planned to deal with General 3, since they are those Wanderer guys.
"I like peace."
Of course.
"As I told you at the beginning, General Perry, I believe we must convene the Council of 17, decide the successor of the Grand General and, moving forward, stop the chaos and current war in this Marine Union. I believe there should be no more losses for the entire Marine Union."
Of course, he planned to make that Marine Union, which would preserve its strength, become an ally on Cale's side and then help in the war against the Hunters of the Five-Colored Family.
'The battle targets of those Five-Colored Family guys in this New World are decided.'
The Absolute God, the First Emperor, the first Wanderer, and the Wanderers of the Five-Colored Family.
The target they will fight against in the end—
'It is this world.'
He planned to make the entire New World fight against those guys.
The world against the Five-Colored Family.
"Heh."
We must crush them with overwhelming numerical superiority!
Cale, imagining it, let out a laugh without realizing it.
"……!"
General Perry's pupils shook violently, but Cale didn't notice because he was saying words to explain his laughter.
"Ahem. Thinking that peace will come to the Marine Union, without realizing it, a laugh escaped me."
"...Anyway—"
General Perry asked carefully, with a tense voice.
"Then, you do not want to see more fighting within the Marine Union? And you also do not plan to kill the Grand General."
"Yes! That's right!"
General Perry was not an expert in schemes, but as a guardian, she had faced many people.
"General, I will only solve this problem and then I will leave here."
That is why, at least she could tell that those eyes were sincere.
'Yes. Let's trust for now.'
Otherwise, there is no way.
'I can no longer maintain neutrality.'
General Perry of Island 16, who proclaimed herself a guardian and maintained neutrality.
Since she was the only person, apart from the Grand General, who had the authority to convene the Council of 17, everyone recognized her neutrality to a certain extent.
But now, the war has intensified, crossing that line.
'It is not enough with just General 7 and me.'
To change this landscape and achieve peace in the Marine Union—
'Sometimes, you must join hands with someone, even if it is a calamity.'
And the calamity—
'Sometimes it also cleans everything completely.'
Fog, ghost ship, calamity, ruler of the sea.
To that man who had created all those names in a short period, General Perry, unlike the first time, bowed her head slightly.
"I will cooperate."
And she added.
"Thank you. I will never forget this favor, this kindness."
Island 16 survived thanks to Cale Henituse and his group.
"If there is ever a time when you need help from Island 16, even if that place is not the sea but the mainland, I will definitely go."
Facing General Perry's sincere gaze, Cale smiled and extended his hand.
"I am counting on you."
"Yes. Sir Cale."
The two shook hands.
While they gave that brief handshake, Cale considered that it had been a good decision to choose and recruit Island 16 first.
Because General Perry in front of him was showing her sincerity transparently, without hiding anything.
'Young master. If our side cannot take control of the Marine Union, shouldn't we have a second option?'
The words that Ron, who had been gathering information, said.
'It is said that the Grand General appreciated General Perry of Island 16 more than General 7, who is of his own blood. It is said that he always stated she resembled him the most, even if General Perry's ability was not outstanding.'
Cale was satisfied.
Because he had gained an ally with quite a few possibilities.
"Well then, shall we prepare things one by one?"
Furthermore, we will interfere in the affairs of those Wanderer guys, and it seems our profit will increase.
"Ron."
He acted immediately.
No, he was already acting.
"Young master, I have brought them."
Outside the door, two Wanderers who had stayed at the Cotton Candy Castle of the Seventh Evil had visited this place.
"Cho, Ryeon."
Cale received them and extended his hand.
"Did you bring the item?"
Ryeon, the older sister, handed him the item she had received through Aurora, the mediator of the Demon clan of the Mediator Union.
"Ohhh."
After capturing the Wanderer Mujeon, Cale had immediately communicated with the castle of the Seventh Evil and asked them to bring an item through the Demon World.
"So this is the seal that the Third Emperor possessed, right?"
It was said to be the seal that the Third Emperor, the Dragon King, stamped as confirmation when handling matters of the Five-Colored Family.
"The Demon King's side had already confiscated and stored all the belongings of the Third Emperor, the Dragon King."
A smile of satisfaction appeared on Cale's lips.
He extended his hand toward Cho, who was standing indecisively.
"Pass it to me."
"Uh, uh."
Cho hurriedly also handed the existence he was carrying to Cale.
"Follow me."
He moved, taking them with him.
"Now we will take down Mujeon."
The Transparency Level Wanderer, Mujeon.
Cale saying he will take him down.
The Wanderer siblings Cho and Ryeon, hearing that Mujeon, of their same level, would be taken down, followed Cale hiding their complicated feelings.
Knock knock knock.
Cale knocked on the door politely.
Creaaaak—
Of course, he didn't wait for the other's answer.
He opened the door without hesitation and entered.
"……!"
Mujeon.
He opened his eyes wide upon seeing Cale, who had returned.
Confined in the depths of the main residence of the Shark pirate of Island 19, outside the cabin, he had to suppress his heart that was beating violently upon seeing Cale.
'Is he coming to kill me?'
Cale Henituse and his group really didn't ask Mujeon for any information.
Rather, they treated him well.
'Don't you want something to eat?'
The guy called Heavenly Demon said without emotion.
'Why, why do you treat me so well?'
To his question, the Heavenly Demon replied with a bored expression.
'Shouldn't you eat what you want to eat before dying and then die?'
Like someone who is going to execute a death row inmate, like someone who is going to do a job. Facing such serene sincerity, Mujeon couldn't help but think that they would really kill him.
'There is no benefit.'
Because the more he thought about it, the more it seemed to him that Cale Henituse would get more benefits killing him than keeping him alive.
"You, you guys—"
Then Mujeon could see the people entering behind Cale.
In fact, he discovered them first because he was afraid to look at Cale and averted his gaze.
"You guys—!"
Cho and Ryeon.
When anger appeared in Mujeon's eyes upon seeing the two Wanderers.
"Hey, hey."
Cale intervened.
"They also had no choice in order to survive. If the Third Emperor, the Dragon King, was captured, to survive they would have to join me, wouldn't they?"
"¡!"
The Wanderer Cho's pupils shook slightly.
'But isn't it like that?'
He and his sister Ryeon didn't join Cale because the Dragon King lost, but rather they crossed over to Cale's side a long time ago.
Tap.
Under his sister Ryeon's touch, Cho silently observed what Cale was doing.
"Ah, no—"
But he couldn't help it.
"Ho— tha— that—"
At Cale's voice, Mujeon, who was looking at him.
Mujeon, who could finally see Cale properly, now began to tremble all over his body.
What Cale was holding in his hand and moving like a toy.
'My big brother's seal...!'
The seal of the Third Emperor, the Dragon King, was in Cale's hands.
Mujeon couldn't ignore what that meant.
"It seems you recognize it, huh?"
Cale threw the seal.
Thud.
Rolling, rolling---
The seal rolled and stopped upon touching Mujeon's feet, tied to the chair.
"……."
Mujeon's pupils shook ceaselessly.
Kiiing—
Then, a sound was heard.
Kiiing—
With an inexplicable chilling sensation, Mujeon raised his head.
A small water snake poking its head out from behind Cale—
'No, it isn't.'
That is not a water snake.
It had become so small, and its appearance had also changed to a more childish one, so it was difficult to recognize, but...
Mujeon, who had a water attribute wave Singularity,
Mujeon, who more than anyone had seen the power of his big brother, the Dragon King, a lot.
"Ah, aah—"
He couldn't ignore that existence.
"Water Dragon—! Why is the Water Dragon here!"
The Third Emperor, the Dragon King.
His subordinate, the Water Dragon, who dominates the sea.
That Water Dragon was hanging on Cale Henituse's back in its reduced form.
"It's cute, right?"
Cale petted the Water Dragon. As if it were a pet.
Kiiing, squeak!
And the Water Dragon, happy with Cale's gesture, acted adorably, as if trying hard to be seen.
Because the Water Dragon, for her part, wanted to show herself well before Cale to become a complete subordinate.
"……."
The light disappeared from Mujeon's eyes upon seeing that scene.
That the Water Dragon was like that meant that the Dragon King had really fallen.
'What Cale Henituse said was all true.'
He could feel every last glimmer of hope disappearing.
"Your other sworn brothers will be on Island 3, right?"
Mujeon looked at Cale's words with powerless eyes.
Meanwhile, Cale, smiling broadly, continued speaking.
"What your brothers are trying to do seems to be a bit troublesome for me."
"……."
Mujeon, dazed, listened to those words without thinking about anything.
'Anyway, this guy will kill me—'
Then, suddenly, he had a thought.
'Why?'
Why is Cale Henituse coming specifically to find me now, showing me and telling me all this?
"¡!"
Light seeped into Mujeon's eyes.
Hurriedly he raised his head and looked at Cale Henituse.
Smirk.
The corner of Cale's lips lifted.
"Hey, you are smarter than I thought, huh?"
Mujeon, without realizing it, moistened his dry lips with his tongue and spoke.
"Is there a way for me to survive?"
After the Third Emperor, the Dragon King, lost, the Wanderers Cho and Ryeon betrayed the Five-Colored Family and joined Cale Henituse.
Cale showed that to Mujeon.
What would that mean?
"Can you do anything to survive?"
Cale asked.
And Mujeon, the Wanderer who didn't want to die again, spoke.
"What must I do?"
Cale tapped Mujeon's shoulder.
"I will give you the opportunity to join me."
He pointed to Cho and Ryeon.
"They gave me information about the Five-Colored Family. That is why I decided to leave them alive."
It's not like that.
'Mujeon, they are fooling you!'
The Wanderer Cho had things he wanted to say, but he suppressed them forcefully.
Because Mujeon was someone who had always looked down on him and his sister a lot.
"So you must also do something for me."
"What must I do?"
Cale, looking down at Mujeon's anxious face, smiled and said cheerfully:
"What you originally planned to do."
"……!"
Mujeon's expression froze instantly.
'What I planned to do...?'
Thinking, he soon found the answer.
"Ah."
After taking control of Island 16, impersonating General Perry and convening the Council of 17.
And delivering all this news to his second brother, General 3, and helping him take control of the Marine Union at the Council of 17.
"Can you do it?"
At Cale's question, Mujeon hesitated for a moment.
Because he realized that now he might be betraying his sworn brothers.
"Do you want to die?"
"I will do it! I will do it immediately!"
But at Cale's whispered question, Mujeon had no choice but to answer hurriedly.
'How am I going to beat someone who defeated the Dragon King!'
Neither the First Emperor nor the Second Emperor would come to save him.
Mujeon had to choose to survive.
'Yes. They also betrayed, didn't they?'
Cho and Ryeon in front of him.
There are already guys who betrayed first, so there is no reason why I cannot do it.
'Later, if I have the chance, I can escape and blame everything on those siblings, Cho and Ryeon.'
Mujeon, who even prepared a final escape route, soon shone with hope towards the future.
"Good. That is a very good look."
And Cale observed him with satisfaction.
"Well then, shall we start?"
"Mujeon has done his job well."
General 3, upon verifying the message transmitted through visual communication, sketched a wide smile.
<Control of Island 16 completed. Immediate activation of the Council of 17 planned.>
"Our younger brother does his job well."
The four sworn brothers, including the Dragon King.
At the third one's words, General 3 nodded with satisfaction.
Tap. Tap.
His appearance, looking at the visual communication device and tapping his knee, seemed quite cheerful and happy.
"Hmm~"
Even humming, he couldn't contain his joy and jumped to his feet.
"Soon the time will come to kill all these boring sea guys!"
"It must have been hard to wait, right?"
The third, Uho, swallowed saliva while watching the back of his second older brother, who was heading toward the window.
"Yes. It was hard. I just wanted to kill them all at once. But to preserve strength, I held back a lot."
Drip drip.
Drops of water began to form on the window where his second older brother was standing.
Since he knew that the smile of that older brother, who was laughing as if he were happy, was the expression of extreme excitement right before a scene of massacre, the third, Soyeon, spoke quickly.
"Soon, everyone will be pierced by the rain and die."
"Yes. That's right."
Swooooosh—
Suddenly, it began to rain on Island 3.
While he watched that rain, the second, Uho's eyes began to shine even more ominously.
"But it is strange."
Uho let out something that came to his mind.
Just one thing that felt especially rough, like chewing sand.
"The Third Emperor. Why has our big brother not shown any signs yet?"
"Who knows? Maybe something happened to him in the Demon World?"
The third, Soyeon, answered without thinking and then shuddered.
"Third."
"I- I am sorry, older brother!"
His second older brother, Uho's gaze, directed toward him. His whole body trembled.
"That something happened to our big brother? He is the one who dominates the sea. Nothing can happen to him."
"Yes, yes! I only meant to say that maybe someone is bothering him, that was all!"
"Ah."
Uho nodded his head.
"That could be. Cale Henituse, that human seems very cunning. But as long as the Demon King cooperates, our big brother will handle things without problems and return."
A smile appeared on Uho's lips.
"Probably our big brother is enjoying himself somewhere, taking his time to handle things. Don't we know his character?"
Uho spoke with a look of envy.
"Surely, our big brother is organizing a fun party. I should be by his side. What a pity."
Soyeon swallowed saliva.
Because the "fun party" Uho referred to would probably be something terrible and horrifying, covered in blood.
"...Won't that kind of stage open here soon too?"
"Yes, you are right."
A wide smile appeared on Uho's lips.
Uho, known as one of the strongest of Transparency Level.
'Will it really be like that?'
Soyeon looked at his second older brother, of whom that was said, and thought.
'Older brother is definitely hiding his strength. No, he hasn't shown it completely. Because there hasn't been a situation for it.'
That Uho was probably stronger than what was known.
Soyeon suppressed his tension.
It was then.
Swooooosh—
Suddenly, the sound of waves reached the interior.
"……."
"……."
The gazes of the two were directed toward a magic device that had not been activated in several years.
A crystal sphere the size of a palm.
Swooooosh—
The water inside formed waves, and the ship on that water began to turn and turn.
Then, soon the ship moved in a direction, and the waves moved continuously toward that direction.
Swooooosh—
The direction the ship's bow was pointing.
"...Island 1."
It was pointing toward Island 1, where the Grand General resides.
Swooooosh—
The sound of waves filling the space.
That sound will not stop until reaching Island 1.
"It activated correctly."
The convocation of the Council of 17 had been activated.
"Then, we will depart."
General Perry, seeing Cale nod, immediately turned around and shouted.
"Unfurl the sails!"
Swooooosh—
Swooooosh—
Toward Island 1, where the Grand General resides.
Cale began to move toward there.
It was the moment when the ship, which bore no flag, moved once again.
It was half a day before the convocation of the Council of 17 was activated.
