Thank You, Senior

An arrow carrying a terrifying aura, shining with a blinding white light, shot from atop Maelstrom toward the four Demon God Pillars. It traced a blue tail across the sky like a meteor.

Jason sat on the deck of the Golden Hind, staring blankly at that blue arrow.

He could not help feeling his nose sting.

"What I pursued was never this kind of strength..."

"Why was it that you, my great senior, could always stand upon the sea with a smile, so bold and free, as though nothing in the world could stop your steps from moving forward?"

That was what Jason had asked when he used the Holy Grail to summon Oceannus.

Then Oceannus punched him.

Then he gave him an answer.

"Think about it yourself. Everyone has their own reasons—you have to find yours!"

So Jason went searching.

He thought what he should seek was what he had failed to obtain back then: that nonexistent kingdom with himself as its king.

Then, under Medea's brainwashing, it had changed into the so-called "perfect nation where all beings were equal."

"That was all bullshit." He did not know when he had started crying.

Tears kept falling down his cheeks.

Looking up at Oceannus, who stood atop a towering waterspout, roaring as he battled the Demon Gods, Jason cried.

"What I wanted to pursue from the very beginning was only that carefree spirit of yours."

"My great senior..."

"I was just someone who wanted to keep chasing your back. It was not about enjoying reaching your height—it was about enjoying the process of chasing after you. That was all."

"I'm sorry, my great senior."

"Truly... thank you so much."

BOOM—

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!!!

The arrow erupted at the center of the four Demon God Pillars.

It churned