"Wooo----!"
It was the sound of a ship's horn.
A long, drawn-out blast.
It came from an ocean-going cruise ship roughly four hundred feet long, leisurely sailing across the sea—a vessel commonly known as a mega-yacht.
The cruise ship was imposing and luxurious. Both its scale and appearance far surpassed those of ordinary luxury liners. It looked practically like a palace, resplendent in gold and jade, making it hard to imagine that such an extravagant object even existed in this world.
Even more unimaginable was the fact that such a luxurious cruise ship belonged to only one person.
In other words, it was private property—a castle of unparalleled luxury built solely for one person.
Its name was—"Tomb of the Deep Sea."
And its owner was the Duke of Aldeia of the War King's Domain—Dimitrie Vatler.
"I never thought I'd be back on this island after only a few months. I suppose this is what they mean by how unpredictable life can be?"
At that moment, Vatra stood at the front of the cruise ship's deck, facing into the wind while gazing into the distance.
A huge artificial island sat there.
It was Kageno Island.
After an interval of several months, nearly half a year, Vatra had returned to the island.
However, last time, Vatra had illegally landed on the artificial island for the "Feast of Blazing Light." This time, he had come openly and formally, aboard the luxurious cruise ship he was so proud of, to pay an official visit.
As far as Kageno Island was concerned, Vatra was now an ambassador from the Night Imperial.
Of course, Vatra's visit had not yet been officially announced, since his written application had not been approved.
However, for this vampire noble who had devoured two Third Generation members and was known as