Summit War

"Young Master! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!!"

At the summit of a mountain range a thousand meters high, Arlong knelt in black mud, utterly consumed by regret.

His boss had warned him long ago that Teach was no weaker than veteran Ghost Ranks in either strength or cunning. He had been told not to act rashly, and that even if he went to eliminate Teach's forces, he had to work together with Roman.

Yet Arlong had stubbornly acted alone, and sure enough, he had fallen easily into Teach's hands, triggering this great battle.

"Young Master, everyone!"

Now was not the time to cry. Arlong gritted his teeth, his eyes red as he shouted:

"Thank you for coming to save me, but there's no need!"

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The many superhumans who had landed on the sea, along with the Sea Kingdom Folk, looked up in confusion at the figure kneeling miserably on the mountaintop, tears and snot running down his face.

"I brought this upon myself by acting on my own. Please go back—"

"No."

At a height of a thousand meters, level with the mountain range, the Young Master of the Sea Kingdom stood at the edge of Suzuka Mountain, leaning on the divine sword Manifest Link as he calmly interrupted Arlong's tearful cries.

"I was the one who sent you to teach the Sea Kingdom's traitor a lesson."

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"No, it was clearly—"

Just as Arlong instinctively tried to refute him, Otake-maru's voice rang across the entire battlefield.

"Kujira, I ordered Arlong to eliminate Teach's forces, didn't I?"

"Yes, Young Master."

On the sea below, Kujira, dressed as a samurai, answered without hesitation.

"You were the one who ordered Arlong to come."

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"Arlong, looks like you've suffered quite a bit."

Elsewhere, Crab Princess, clad in a pink kimono and