New Mary Geoise, inside the dungeon.
"They're here! They actually... came!"
"Damn it! After hiding for so long, I've still... still been found?"
Imu's bound body thrashed uneasily, rattling the dozen or so chains holding him.
He was clearly on edge, almost frantic.
It was as though he had seen something terrifying.
"This is bad! Something's happening!"
"What's gotten into Imu?"
"What do we do?"
The guards panicked.
If Imu truly went berserk, the few of them could never hold him.
"Those bastards really found this place!"
Imu looked up at the sky, his eyes full of fear.
"Hurry! Tell the others!"
Several guards rushed off to report what had happened.
At the same time.
In space beyond Pirate Planet.
Three figures in black robes floated there, their eyes bearing the same concentric rings as Imu's.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the place," said one of them. He stood around three meters tall and radiated an air that warned others to keep their distance.
Judging by his voice, he was only in his early thirties.
He was noticeably larger than the other two.
"That's right. This is it."
"That bastard Imu made us search for eight hundred years!"
Another Black-Robed Man had spoken.
His voice was deep, like that of a man in his forties or fifties.
"Heh heh. Does that mean we can slaughter them all today?"
The last Black-Robed Man spoke up as well.
He sounded barely past twenty.
A bloody red gleam seemed to shine in his eyes, giving him an ominous look.
His voice brimmed with excitement, bloodlust, and frenzy.
He seemed like a Death God.
"Of course... Everyone on this planet can die."
"But Imu must be captured alive."
"We have to bring him back ourselves and present him to our clansmen."
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