The Pirate Gathering Officially Begins (Bonus Chapter)

In the hall of the Black Palace, Alger stopped just as he was about to leave. The King of the Five Seas had spoken, and Alger glanced at Bone Crusher, who sat weakly on the Stone Platform, his brow furrowing.

Nast had good reason to intervene, but something still felt off...

That was it. Even if Dawak had broken the King of the Five Seas' rules again, Nast hadn't needed to stop him so quickly. It would have been more convincing to wait until the duel was over before punishing him.

I don't believe a summoned Devil could have escaped with Dawak from a venue the King of the Five Seas had arranged himself!

And the possibility of casualties among the pirates? Nast wouldn't have cared about that.

All in all, Nast's actions were reasonable, but they weren't his usual style...

Was he privately inclined to favor the Pale Admiral? Did they have some connection?

Alger gave himself a wry smile. It had nothing to do with him. He was just a "pirate" captain here for the trade fair. Why think so much about it?

In a second-floor lounge, Abner watched Mr. Gaston quietly put away a small mirror and had much the same thought as Alger. What troubled him, though, was that Agalito—or rather, the Death Announcer—had invested so much, yet learned nothing about the Pale Admiral's Pathway or the existence behind her...

Had Agalito really miscalculated?

No. Perhaps Nast's attitude was one of the things he wanted to test. From that perspective, Agalito hadn't come away empty-handed.

But that raised another question. The Prophecy Vice Admiral Iceberg had been deliberately led to see suggested that Maria might die after the gathering. That meant Agalito had acted despite knowing Nast would probably help her!

*What gave him the