The birth of Guernica, the Evil Ocean, meant that the World Government's foundations had grown even deeper.
CIPHER POL finally had a god-tier Aegis capable of permanently guarding the "Holy Land."
Together with the newly promoted Sword Saint, Figarland Garling, Mary Geoise could now rest easy.
It would be impossible for people to come and go as they pleased again.
At last, time reached April 1st.
There was nothing particularly special about the day itself.
But early that morning, when the people of Sea Star received the World Economic Journal,
they saw a bold headline on the front page: "Registration for the Third Sea Star Top 100 Combat Power Tournament Officially Opens!"
Only then did many realize that another four years had passed.
Soon afterward, the Publicity Department released the relevant news through the Super Den Den Mushi Network and the electronic technology-based internet.
Registration would begin in April, while the preliminary selection would be held on June 1st.
The social atmosphere of Sea Star, which had only gradually calmed after March's first Magical Creature Battle Tournament, was ignited once more.
All sorts of events from the previous tournament once again became topics of discussion.
The most shocking piece of information back then had been that the Underworld also seemed to be under the World Government's rule!
But the authorities never made any statement afterward, and as time passed, the topic lost its heat.
Yet the public's awe toward the World Government and the Creator only continued to grow.
At the same time, they began wondering who this year's Top 10 would be.
Meanwhile, in the Demon Slayer World.
A man and a woman were walking through the forests of the Western Ghats in southern White Elephant Kingdom.
The biodiversity here was incredibly high, and there were many endemic species.