"What an interesting sight. This is the first time I've seen someone who looks so much like the captain."
A group of Descenders on the outskirts watched the black dragon radiating overwhelming killing intent. Each of them seemed like an outsider, casually stepping aside and starting to comment on the scene as though they were spectators. Their attitude lacked only some sunflower seeds and beer to complete the show.
"Yeah. Tsk, tsk, that gaze and that killing intent—aside from being a little chuunibyou, she's exactly like the captain when she was young."
"Now that you mention it, she really is. It feels like it happened yesterday, back when the captain was still chuunibyou."
"Hey." In the distance, Sarah tugged at the corner of her mouth as she watched her teammates point and jeer. "You're making me sound like I'm ancient. I'm still young, aren't I?"
But as she said that, she paused slightly, suddenly noticing the rings of age in that little one's eyes.
Tsk. Hey, hey. A hundred years old? I can't be seeing this wrong, can I?
Boom!!
Their unconcerned teasing seemed to provoke Gou Dan, who was already furious. Black-red flames shot into the sky, causing the surrounding space to look as though it were melting. It twisted into darkness, forcibly burning what looked like a black hole into existence!
At the center of the black hole, the scales covering Gou Dan's body slowly fell away, trailing flames as they dropped into the sea. Yet they did not go out. They continued burning on the surface, as though there were nothing these flames could not incinerate—not even the vast ocean itself.
"Well, well." The white-haired youth below snapped out of his daze, his face full of regret. He hurriedly flew down and used a tool resembling a