Charlotte Oven was furious.
Today was the day of Mother's tea party, a day of celebration for the entire kingdom.
And yet, invaders had arrived at this exact moment!
Everyone invited to Totto Land by the Charlotte Family was an important figure in the New World. If something went wrong now and they embarrassed themselves in front of everyone, where would that leave Mother's reputation?
The air around sixteen-year-old Oven warped, and intense heat radiated from his body.
"Brother Oven, it's too hot!"
Beside him, a purple-haired boy who was much shorter than Oven instinctively moved a little farther away.
"Hurry up, Cracker!"
Only after his younger brother complained did Oven rein in his ability, though his expression remained stern. "Don't let these guys disturb Mother's tea party!"
"Of course!"
The young Cracker carried an oversized greatsword over his shoulder. His face was filled with reckless excitement. "We'll sink them to the bottom of the sea in no time—"
"But Brother Oven, I've never seen a fleet like this before."
Snails. A mighty procession of enormous snails was surging across the sea.
Each one was as large as a hill, and each carried a structure on its back.
Cracker truly had never seen a fleet like this before.
"Who cares!"
Oven clenched his right fist, and before he knew it, the intense heat had begun spreading again. "No matter what kind of opponent—"
"Oh! Oven! Long time no see!"
A cheerful voice came from atop one of the giant snails drawing closer.
Oven stopped and instinctively examined the boy standing on the snail's head in the distance.
He looked about the same age as Cracker.
But why did he look more and more familiar?
"Huh?!"
The next moment, Oven's stern face changed drastically. His eyes and teeth nearly flew out