The Sunia Sea was never truly calm. Even on nights when scarlet moonlight was enough to illuminate the sea's surface, hurricanes and lightning could occasionally be seen raging back and forth in the distance.
On the open sea, the sight of a torrential storm gradually drawing near gave one the oppressive feeling that the Apocalypse was constantly approaching. But to the Future, which had sailed these waters for many years, this was merely a commonplace squall.
Of course, the fact that it was currently traveling along a safe route was also the fundamental reason the storm had not spread too far.
Klein, who had just been steadily defeated by Frank's absurd and bizarre interests, stood sideways by the rail when he suddenly spotted a dark, massive object approaching at the edge of the storm.
"A sea monster?" Klein recalled the rumors he had heard in taverns, thinking of the terrifying beast said to be capable of swallowing an entire ship in a single bite.
The Future did not stop, nor did it accelerate. Yet amid this steady voyage, the dark giant gradually closed the distance.
"A ship?!" Klein's eyes widened as he looked at the enormous sailing ship, over two hundred meters long. Its black paintwork and three rows of cannons proved that its combat strength was not to be underestimated, while the black tombstone painted upon its sails proclaimed its identity.
"The Death Announcer?!" Frank, who had somehow already discarded the silver-scaled fish flowing with red-wine blood, came to Klein's side and grimly named the ship.
As a Bounty Hunter who had just happened to encounter the second mate of the King of Immortality, Klein could more or less understand why they had run into each other. But what would happen next?
The King of Immortality should give the