Sea Calendar 1503.
Sabaody Archipelago, Island 79.
At night, a bright full moon hung in the sky, its clear, gentle light spilling across the land.
After nightfall, the hotel district lit up with colorful neon lights. Resin bubbles shimmering with rainbow hues rose from the ground, refracting multicolored light and making the area seem dreamlike.
Outside a private room in a luxury hotel.
Du Feld, dressed in a purple suit, with a large belly and slicked-back hair, carried a large black suitcase in his right hand. After straightening his collar with his left, he gently turned the handle and opened the door.
Inside the private room, three people were already seated around a round dining table.
Dorag Pierrot—the Grand Mortician!
Giberson—the Invisiblity Master!
Umit—the Deep Current!
Including Du Feld, the King of Loan Sharks, this small private room had gathered four kings of the Underground World. They were all influential figures whose mere stomp could make the Underground World tremble three times over.
Thirty-three years ago, the four had risen like comets and made great names for themselves in their respective fields.
However...
Few knew that they had all once come from an organization called "Company." It was this bond that kept them in frequent contact despite each controlling their own industries, allowing them to expand many businesses together.
The reason they had gathered here today was simple...
Mr. K had contacted them through a special method.
That incomparably mysterious Black Emperor of the Underground World, who had once ruled the Sabaody Archipelago with an iron hand, had returned after disappearing for many years!
After all these years, not everyone among the four remained utterly loyal to that man.
But...
What left them helpless was that the man possessed their Vivre Cards!
As long as they remained alive, he could