The Leaked News, the Boiling Sea!

"See? What did I tell you?"

In the tranquil deep sea, Oric, dressed in luxurious black robes trimmed with gold, held the intelligence report and smiled faintly.

"As expected, Azure Dragon brought out Pure Gold. The Five Elders are thrilled to death... Just wait, he'll definitely make another move."

"You actually guessed it right!!"

Sugar stared at him in disbelief. "Just how did you figure out what he was going to do, Lord Oric?"

If she hadn't personally gone to Kolkra and been able to guarantee that Oric had left no clues for Azure Dragon to find, Sugar would have suspected the two of them were in cahoots.

"You wouldn't understand even if I explained. It's a kind of... mutual understanding between ambitious people."

Oric chuckled, speaking with some emotion. "Actually, I rather admire him. That little guy has always had a lot of nerve, but every time, he still manages to refresh my understanding."

"Your nerve... isn't small either."

Sugar muttered.

With Oric's current identity, who would have thought that he would still dare to appear in the Sabaody Archipelago?!

Appear right under the government's nose?!

...Simply appearing was one thing, but he had calmly sat in a tavern drinking, waiting for the ship's coating to be finished, without showing the slightest bit of tension the entire time.

He was clearly a wanted criminal the government desperately wanted dead, a walking treasure chest with an explicit promise that anyone who captured him could have any wish granted. Yet Oric lived as though he were on an outing, utterly calm and carefree.

To be fair, Sugar thought both of them were quite bold.

Just then, a group of Fish-Man Island soldiers riding massive seahorses swam over from the waters ahead.

"Who goes there?! Fish-Man Island has recently prohibited landings. If