The Royal Palace of the Kronos Kingdom.
It was one of the Royal Military Academy's rare holidays.
"Where did Bullet get to?"
Young Kyle, Hades's nineteenth son, had inherited his mother's beautiful blond hair. Sitting on a stone chair in the pavilion, he looked at his older brother Jörmungandr and asked the question.
"Where else? Bullet and Gurado took Yates, Drax, and the others to the Beast Zone."
"Kasa, Kaz, and Bullet went to the Army Base to train."
Jörmungandr stretched and said enviously, "Honestly, we finally get a holiday, and they spend it training again. Don't they know how to take a break?"
"I heard Bullet's aiming to become an Army General, while the others want to make their way out on the sea."
"I can't do that. With my ability, Father would never let me leave the Kingdom whenever I pleased."
"I'm starting to regret eating the Mirror-Mirror Fruit."
Kyle and the other siblings understood exactly how Jörmungandr felt. They smiled but said nothing.
Compared with the Kronos Kingdom, the sea was no mystery to them, yet it held a powerful allure all the same.
Their father, Hades, had grown up on the sea. Deep down, they wanted to see the wider world too.
"It all comes down to strength, Jörmungandr. Once you're strong enough to handle any danger, those restrictions will disappear."
"And with the Mirror-Mirror Fruit, you can escape whenever you need to."
Laughter came from the side. Ignis approached, his long blond hair flowing over a dark-purple Combat Suit as his body floated through the air.
He reached them and slowly settled onto the ground.
"I just visited Mother. Saga went to train in the Gravity Room, and when I heard you were here, I came over."
"Oh! Ignis, what are you and Saga planning