Bai Zhi had come to realize that every one of his knights was quite the character.
There was the jar, whose persona had completely fallen apart; Yu, who hid a yandere streak; and Laura, who had always been coveting his body. The first three were already like this—it was hard to say what sort of beings the remaining five would be.
"What, are you done with everything?"
Pulling his gaze away from Laura, who was lying face-down on the ground nearby and apparently having a rather painful trip, Bai Zhi looked at Yu, who sat down in front of him as if nothing had happened.
Having shed her former identity as a Fusion, Yu had essentially regained new life. Her armor shone in dazzling golden yellow; if she had once been like the ashes of a dead fire, she had now become a radiant sun once more.
"Yes, it has basically all been taken care of."
Yu nodded somewhat stiffly.
"The next wave will arrive in three days. It is said that, at that time, the Extreme Darkness Sea may raise colossal waves over ten thousand li high. This Dark Tide has entered its final stage, and every time it reaches this point, those Original Sins come to cause trouble. That will be our best chance to capture the other Original Sins."
"Three days from now... do you have a plan?"
After pondering for a moment, Bai Zhi asked.
"My recommendation is that we start with [Wrath]."
Her body instinctively straightening, Yu spoke in a low voice.
"The abilities of the other Original Sins are all too troublesome. Only [Wrath] is purely combat-oriented. I have fought him many times before, so I am quite familiar with his strength."
"Combat-oriented...?"
"Yes. Compared to the other Original Sins, [Wrath]'s ability is actually