The Scam of the Century

When he left the shipyard, Angel gave Ohm a Nightmare Illusion suggestion, making him forget what had happened earlier before departing.

With no other leads to be found, he decided to start with the Feather Fan, the ship Lucas had sailed on. Unexpectedly, he did uncover some valuable information.

For example, Angel learned from Ohm about Lucas's ultimate fate. Ohm said with great certainty that the history books recorded he had been sentenced to death.

Professor Gorman had only speculated that Lucas might have been executed. Yet Ohm's words carried absolute conviction: Lucas had definitely been sentenced.

Clearly, the historical facts they had confirmed might have become distorted over the course of their transmission.

None of them knew that Lucas had not actually been executed.

Besides that, Angel learned something else—something recorded both by Professor Gorman and in the ship's log, yet never explained in detail—

What exactly was Lucas's scam of the century?

According to Ohm, it had happened when Lucas's family had fallen into ruin and he had been strapped for money. He went to the royal palace to petition the king, saying that he wished to sail through the Devil Sea, take the lead for the king, and open up new territory.

At the time, the Devil Sea had already become a forbidden region. No one had the courage to sail into it. Yet if they wanted to discover other continents, they had to cross the Devil Sea.

The king had long offered an enormous reward in the hope that someone would put to sea and investigate. Unfortunately, no one had ever claimed it—until Lucas volunteered himself.

Overjoyed, the king readily agreed to Lucas's request and provided him with vast quantities of supplies. Even the Feather Fan had been constructed with the full backing of the royal