Sabaody Archipelago, 71st Island, inside a room in a villa.
Awoo~!
Awoo~!
Erha, the gray wolf, was in high spirits. With his mouth open and tongue hanging out, he pinned a snow-white she-wolf fiercely beneath him.
A red line cut through the air. Sephiroth, dressed in a black suit and wearing a white half-mask, stepped out of a Spatial Gate with a long sword in hand.
The sudden appearance of a person made both wolves freeze. Once Erha saw who it was, he immediately shot him a resentful look.
"Ahem! Sorry for interrupting... Carry on!"
Sephiroth scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed. He quickly left the room and entered the study on the second floor, where he found Gild Tesoro and Stella.
"Boss!" ×2
The two rose from the long sofa and gave Sephiroth a slight bow. He nodded and gave an "Mm!" in response.
"There's news about Gekko Moria?"
Sephiroth sat down in a single armchair and poured himself a steaming cup of black tea from the teapot.
"Yes..."
Gild Tesoro nodded and handed him a document envelope containing two photographs, a map, and several sheets of paper.
Sephiroth opened the envelope and glanced through its contents. One photo showed Gekko Moria's profile, while the other showed his back as he controlled zombies to dig up graves in the dead of night...
Gild Tesoro explained:
"Recently, there have been several cases in West Blue where the graves of famous powerhouses were dug up...
The Underground World over there traced Gekko Moria's whereabouts through this lead.
So I had them look into the graves of other relatively famous powerhouses, as places where Gekko Moria might appear in the future."
Looking at the marked locations on the map, Sephiroth's smile grew increasingly obvious.
"Not bad!... Not bad!...
Looks like I'll have