Mirror World.
When Garen returned here with Issho, there was no trace of the pirates left. All that remained were several hundred strange toys chattering noisily.
Sugar wore a smug smile. The moment she saw Garen appear, she wanted to step forward and claim credit:
"Lord Garen!"
"I've already dealt with those idiots—"
As she spoke, Sugar suddenly noticed Issho beside Garen and was so frightened that she swallowed the rest of her words.
The sight of Issho crushing Katakuri earlier had been far too shocking. It had left Sugar deeply afraid of this unfamiliar blind man with such terrifying strength.
Katakuri, whose stamina had recovered somewhat, immediately tightened his grip on his trident upon seeing Issho again and assumed a defensive stance.
"Don't worry."
Garen called out in time to stop them. "Issho isn't an enemy anymore."
"Not an enemy?"
Sugar finally relaxed, though she still did not dare get too close.
However, the toys around her erupted in agitation.
"Garen!"
"It's Garen? We're, we're doomed!"
Even after being turned into toys, these pirates retained their consciousness and could still speak freely.
Earlier, they had inexplicably been knocked out by anesthetic gas after the competition. When they woke up, they found that they had become toys enslaved and ordered around by a little girl.
That was not enough. Now they had discovered that the mastermind behind their misery was Garen, the Knight of Justice and the pirates' mortal enemy.
There was nothing more terrifying in the world.
The pirates immediately fell into panic and despair.
Cries of fear rang out one after another, turning the entire Mirror World into an unbearable uproar.
"Senior Garen! Senior Garen!"
Koala, who had also been turned into a toy, desperately shouted in an attempt to catch Garen's attention. But with several hundred toys