The shores of the Nether Sea lay in dead silence.
A hazy fog blanketed the water and sky, making the light within sight exceptionally dim.
Then, three cannon barrels suddenly emerged from the darkness.
A moment later, a massive warship with a pitch-black hull, white sails flying high, and black Five-Circle Cross emblems printed across them sailed grandly into this unfamiliar Underworld.
The crashing of the waves was especially distinct.
As the entire ship emerged beneath beams of ghastly white light,
its appearance could be clearly seen to be identical to the warships once used by Marine Headquarters.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni stood at the bow of this Underworld Army warship, wearing a purple Coat of Justice over his crimson Samurai robes.
He silently gazed at the distant shore and the layers of mountain shadows even farther away.
Behind him stood Kokushibo, Michikatsu Tsugikuni, likewise wearing a purple Coat of Justice over black Samurai robes.
His right hand rested on the hilt of Empty Cry Divine Departure, while the terrifying six eyes on his face quietly watched Yoriichi's back.
At the same time, he waited for the coming war.
Meanwhile,
officers and soldiers of every rank from Underworld Army Headquarters stood watch along both sides of the deck.
Their cold expressions carried a murderous solemnity, their gazes unusually deep and resolute.
That was because every person present was a warrior who had truly experienced death.
The oppressive aura radiating from them seemed to become vast shadows that slowly spread across the broad Underworld lands on shore.
Meanwhile,
identical black warships continued sailing in one after another from behind.
This was clearly a massive Underworld Army fleet.
The fleet commander was Yoriichi Tsugikuni, currently a Vice Admiral at Underworld Army Headquarters.
Kokushibo, Michikatsu Tsugikuni, who held the rank of Rear Admiral, served as