The Villain, the Name, the Humiliation

The scar-faced, bald man's arms trembled. His face was full of shock and bewilderment, and for a moment, he could hardly tell where he was.

What the hell!

A mere small port. An island city-state. Not an empire, not the headquarters of some famous maritime organization. It barely even merited a tiny mark on the nautical charts.

How had a powerhouse of this level suddenly appeared here? And where was his ship? A Celestial Phenomenon-level fighter without even a ship!?

This was a Celestial Phenomenon-level fighter!

A being standing at the peak of this world! There couldn't even be a handful of Celestial Phenomenon-level fighters in the entire world!

Forget a handful. He doubted there were even three in the whole world!

Then it suddenly dawned on him.

"...A hidden powerhouse searching for the Upper Realm? Right, with clues about the Upper Realm, there's no way those hidden powerhouses could sit still!"

The scar-faced, bald man was convinced he'd figured out the truth. His eyes narrowed as he looked toward the port.

At that moment, the other officers on the ship rushed up as well, Haki flaring around them. None of them were weak. The captains of the other ships also steered their vessels toward the Sea Emperor.

"Your Majesty! We haven't found his ship!" shouted a tall, thin man carrying an enormous pistol.

The scar-faced, bald man said solemnly, "Stop looking. He's a hidden powerhouse! He's also here searching for the aura of the Upper Realm, and we happened to cross paths!"

Everyone cried out in surprise. A beautiful, long-haired woman holding a scythe asked incredulously, "So hidden powerhouses really exist? I always thought that was just a legend... Can they really destroy a Legendary Ship that has recognized them as its master and formed a contract with them,