"Dominate the arena? Heh! Should I call you naive, or admire your courage?"
Before Golden Fang could try to dissuade him, a mocking voice suddenly rang out not far from the two of them.
"Hm?" Both turned toward the newcomer in surprise.
This was a competitors' lounge in the arena. Under normal circumstances, security would never let anyone in without the occupant's permission.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Dark Shadow, leader of the Dark God Temple." The newcomer walked into the lounge with two subordinates, acting as though they were already acquainted.
He wore a strange black metal mask and a black robe embroidered with gold, giving him an air of mystery.
"D-Dark Shadow?!" Golden Fang nearly jumped out of his skin.
As the leader of the Dark God Temple, one of the Seven Great Pirate Gangs, Dark Shadow naturally had an imposing reputation in the Shattered Star Region. Of course, among pirates, "fearsome" might have been a better word.
"The Dark God Temple?" Nie Yun raised an eyebrow.
Red Dragon, Black Sail, the Dark God Temple, the Dragon Cavalry, Gold Coin, Madmen, and Kalon—even among these Seven Great Pirates, the Dark God Temple ranked near the top in strength.
Nie Yun's thoughts raced, and he quickly worked out why someone so important might suddenly have come looking for him.
The first possibility was that one of the poor bastards he had just killed belonged to them, and the aggrieved party had come knocking.
The second was that his brilliance had shone so brightly that he had caught their interest.
Either way, the fact that their leader had come personally showed how seriously they took him. That made things interesting...
"You're Ghost Captain? Hm? Wait! A robot?" Before Nie Yun could speak, Dark Shadow noticed something amiss and was