"Please follow me. His Highness is on his way."
The Kronos Kingdom had sent an officer to wait at the port.
There was no need for further explanation. The World Government's emissary had already contacted the Kronos Kingdom's officials by Den Den Mushi.
Since the Kronos Kingdom had not refused, they went straight to the point.
At the officer's words, the World Government emissary's mouth twitched, and his heart leaped into his throat.
He had expected to meet some puppet controlled from afar by the Tartarus Royal Family.
Instead, he was meeting Hades, the man known as "Pluton." Even without having seen Hades in person before, he felt immense pressure.
The two agents behind him focused on the Kronos Kingdom's troops at the port.
The moment they stepped onto the dock, they sensed several fighters at least as strong as themselves watching them.
This mission was important, but it did not depend on force.
They were CP0 members, though neither was particularly strong—only around commodore level.
The World Government had few capable fighters left in CP0. The war had taken its toll, and at God Valley, Uranus's bombardment had wiped out everyone but the CP0 Chief.
That was not something to celebrate, but it did mean the Kronos Kingdom did not intend to kill them.
No one wanted to die. Being CP Agents did not mean they lacked minds of their own.
Raised by the World Government, they firmly believed it was righteous and that their own actions were right.
But who wanted to sacrifice themselves like this?
Roughly ten kilometers inland from the Western Port, on the Kronos Kingdom's western coast, stood a secluded, luxurious estate.
The estate belonged to the Royal Family, and the Kronos Kingdom had chosen it for this meeting with the World Government.
Hades had