Theus felt his mind explode with a boom, as though thunder had detonated inside it.
No wonder people had forgotten Monica's existence, just as they could not remember the Sea God. So that was the reason.
Monica had merged with the Sea God's soul. Th-That should have been a good thing, right?
Yet when he thought of that tiny Banshee, Theus still felt as though a piece of his heart was missing. Had that familiar little girl simply vanished?
Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar Banshee before him, she would now have to live as the Sea God.
Wait!
Theus suddenly realized something. No, that was not right. If Monica was the Sea God, then what was that thing in the Pirate King's Court?
The information Chloe had sent him had made it very clear: the monster entrenched in the Pirate King's Court was constantly absorbing the Pollution from the Storm Ocean. Judging from what Monica had told him, that thing sounded more like the Sea God.
Besides, since Monica knew all this, why had she never contacted him?
Why did it feel as though there had been some kind of misunderstanding?
"Monica, I'll ask you directly. You can now pass through the Storm Eye and reach Castel, right? Why haven't you gone over?"
Monica froze, then said hesitantly, "I... I don't want to go there. I'm already the Sea God now. As soon as I enter the Sea God Temple, I'll continuously absorb the Pollution from the sea. That Pollution was formed from the flesh and blood of the Sea God Church's believers, and it makes me feel..."
"You may not have absorbed it, but another monster has!" Theus was growing anxious. "Don't you know what's happening on the other side?"
"What's happening on the other side?" Monica looked slightly