The space beyond the surrounding sealed area had begun to shift.
After mastering the ability to seal space, Dunn's perception of space had become far clearer than before.
The changes in the space around the island were now incredibly distinct.
That also meant the time had come.
Dunn had two choices now.
One was to completely deal with Im before him, then return to the original world once the sealing duration ended.
The other was, naturally, to remain here and wait to return to another world along with this space.
"Ahhh—"
A shadow screamed as it swept past Dunn, then quickly dissipated.
This had already begun happening some time ago.
Im thought he was a monster, and he thought Im was a monster too.
It seemed that every time consciousness was transferred, its influence remained behind—or rather, a fragment of the soul.
At this point, it was astonishing that the guy had not gone completely insane earlier.
He really was something else.
But Dunn could now sense that, perhaps without the suppression of something, the overwhelming assault of consciousnesses could no longer be assembled into one complete consciousness.
Still, that was fine.
Dunn watched the shadows drift out from the flames before quickly vanishing.
He did not know whether reincarnation existed in the world of pirates, but it existed in this next world.
Perhaps these people would have such an opportunity as well.
The flames burned as countless black figures flew into the sky like black smoke left behind by a fire, then dispersed.
Dunn simply watched as nothing at all remained of Im.
Whether it was consciousness, presence, or anything else, nothing had been left behind.
"So, that settles it?"
Dunn muttered to himself, then turned around. In a flash, he was standing atop a sand dune.
This seemed