As the saying goes, everything has an order of precedence.
Before Fujitora's resignation and the matter of the King Punch.
Over in the Elbaf Kingdom, the duel between Harald and Surtr finally came to an end after three days and three nights.
The result was that King Harald died beneath Surtr's Flame Greatsword.
The outcome was unexpected, yet reasonable when one thought about it.
King Harald was certainly somewhat stronger than Surtr.
But as long as he wanted his people and family to continue living on Sea Star, he could not defeat Surtr.
Within the Empty Throne Hall aboard Noah.
Imu sat upon the Empty Throne, looking down at the Fire Giant Surtr, who was kneeling on one knee atop the red carpet with both hands raised, holding a black spear, and the Frost Giant Utgard, who was similarly kneeling beside him.
The nearly thirty-meter-long spear was the symbol of Elbaf's kings—the Elbaf Spear!
Now that there was no longer any Giant King, the Elbaf Spear no longer had an owner.
So Surtr had brought it here as an offering to Lord Imu.
He hoped this would please Imu somewhat, allowing Elbaf's situation to improve considerably.
Imu naturally understood Surtr's intentions.
The next moment.
A pale blue radiance enveloped the Elbaf Spear in Surtr's hands, rapidly shrinking it to around three meters before instantly appearing before Imu.
Imu examined it for a moment before storing it in the Heavenly Dragon Realm, adding another piece to his collection.
It also represented his acceptance of Elbaf's offering. The previous matter was completely put behind them.
From this day onward, Sea Star would no longer have the Elbaf Kingdom, only the Elbaf Autonomous Region.
"Reporting to Lord Imu, I promised King Harald that I would take his eldest son, Loki, as my disciple.