Go Back and Train for Another Thirty Years

"I'm a Hollow-Hollow human who can plunge everyone into a negative state. You rude intruder, be defeated at the hands of Lady Perona, the Ghost Princess! Horo-horo-horo-horo..."

Her peculiar laughter echoed through the corridor. Hogback finally relaxed, leaning against the wall as he wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

"Phew... phew, I nearly lost my life. How did this woman sneak into Thriller Bark? What a terrifying woman. She even looks like a master swordswoman."

His eyes darted around before Hogback let out a strange snicker and absentmindedly voiced his fantasy of how to deal with the defeated enemy.

"Her swordsmanship isn't bad. Turning her into a general zombie wouldn't be beneath her. If Absalom got his hands on her..."

"What is it? An enemy has arrived? Where's the intruder?!"

As they spoke, a burly man with a lion's face and human body, clad in a black trench coat, appeared. Before he could finish speaking, his eyes widened into circles.

"Th-this-this! This is! A woman, a delicate woman, such a beautiful woman!"

Absalom trembled all over, so excited that he was beside himself. On this dreary Thriller Bark—

Aside from Hogback's zombie Cindry and the young but arrogant Perona, he could not even remember the last time he had seen a female creature.

Her emerald-green hair was exceptionally beautiful, like a glazed jade jewel that had drifted into a foreign land. Her dignified and elaborate hairstyle further highlighted her noble and elegant bearing.

Her refined and graceful attire, along with her gentle and elegant demeanor, was simply a ray of hopeful light piercing through the impenetrable, layered fog within Thriller Bark.

"Hey, Hogback, if you plan to turn her into a zombie, I absolutely won't allow it! A delicate woman like this—I must marry her!"

Overwhelmed with excitement, Absalom