“What did you say? Say that again.”

“The outsider brought in by the Black Skull… just announced that he has become Crimhilde’s successor.”

“What kind of nonsense is that!”

“And currently, he’s leading the crowd that came to see him toward the central temple, demanding that the gate to the Sea King be opened.”

Giuseppe’s face twisted as he listened to the report hastily delivered by his subordinate.

“Crimhilde is the proud hero of our Venota! She’s a legend of the Floating Islands! Why would someone like her pass down her sword to an outsider?”

Despite aligning himself with Troyban’s …