After all this time spent developing, Gurumba Arena had changed dramatically.
The streets of the town outside had been widened to roughly twice their former size, and many new shops had sprung up nearby, most of them run by fiends. Soran seemed different from other Demon Lords. This newly risen Demon Lord seemed particularly fond of building things, and Gurumba Arena was already beginning to resemble a large town. Many fiends believed that if Soran did not fall, then at this rate, Gurumba Arena might well become the next [Broken Realm Town] within a few centuries at most.
As mentioned before, Broken Realm Town was ruled by the succubus Red Shroud, a succubus lord who leaned toward the lawful alignment.
She was said to be the daughter of the Succubus Queen, Malignant. She ruled Broken Realm Town and laid down its rules, which even devils and fiends had to obey within her territory.
Both demons and fiends believed that Soran was currently imitating Red Shroud.
Even the devils approved of Soran's conduct, as traces of one or two high-ranking devils had recently appeared in Broken Realm Town.
Naturally, the devils had not come for sightseeing.
Soran had established contact with all these devils through yugoloths, intending to invite some belligerent high-ranking devils to take part in Gurumba Arena's duels.
The Abyss was chaotic.
Absolute chaos held infinite possibilities, and even order existed within chaos. Thus, the devils could understand the occasional oddity appearing among demons.
Once Soran was compared to Red Shroud, demons, devils, and fiends alike readily accepted it.
After all, there had been precedents.
Meanwhile.
Near the River Styx on the third layer of the Abyss, a strange, enormous ship was approaching.
This ship was called a Chaos Ship.
Strictly speaking, however, it should have been called an