Orsto Castle.
The long-sealed Pentagram Array finally lit up completely.
Black patterns spread across the shattered stone tiles, while the dust was scattered by an invisible current of air.
Buzz—
The array's light suddenly flared, and two figures slowly stepped out of the distorted space.
Saint Qilin Gomu had both hands tucked into his sleeves as he lazily yawned.
Saint Somaz raised his head and looked around.
His gaze swept over the collapsed dome, the vine-covered stone pillars, and the ancient castle weathered beyond recognition by wind and snow.
Before long, undisguised contempt appeared in his eyes.
"This is Elbaf?"
"The legendary Giant Kingdom?"
Saint Somaz sneered.
"It's more backward than I imagined."
Saint Qilin Gomu rubbed his shoulder, his tone languid.
"They're just a bunch of barbarians who can't understand the order of the world."
"They've done well enough to build a broken castle like this."
Saint Somaz grinned.
"True."
"Weapons of war don't need to understand civilization. They only need to learn obedience."
Their voices echoed through the empty castle.
They did not immediately stay on guard, nor did they use Observation Haki to search the surroundings.
In their eyes, this was merely a border ruin of the Giant Tribe.
And they came from the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, from God's Knights.
That status alone was enough to outweigh everything in this so-called Giant Kingdom.
Wind and snow poured in through the cracks in the walls as the array's glow gradually faded.
Saint Somaz stepped out from the depths of the castle.
Saint Qilin Gomu followed slowly behind, still grumbling.
"So, we're looking for that prince called Loki?"
"A patricidal prince locked up by his own people sounds like a real nuisance~"
Saint Somaz sneered.
"A nuisance?"
"He's nothing more than a fallen giant prince."
"Give him