May, Sea Era 1490.
Something earth-shattering had happened within the World Government, something unseen in nearly eight hundred years.
The nineteen Celestial Dragon families, including the leading families of Mary Geoise, could hardly believe it.
The World Government had strictly suppressed the news.
Word had reached the Kronos Kingdom as well.
"Are you serious, Victor?"
A rare look of surprise crossed Hades's face.
"It's true. The Holy Land is in an uproar. Even some old-timers who'd kept themselves hidden have come out. Nothing like this has happened since the government was founded."
On the other end of the line, Victor sounded just as incredulous. He gave a helpless laugh.
"I don't know what he was thinking, proposing at the Celestial Dragon Council that every Celestial Dragon move down to live on the sea."
"He even wants all the Celestial Dragons to give up their status."
"He says Celestial Dragons and ordinary people are human beings alike."
"That man named Homing... I never imagined a good person like him could exist among the Celestial Dragons."
"The council rejected his proposal, of course. But three days ago, he applied to give up his family's Celestial Dragon status and privileges. He wants to move down to the sea and live like an ordinary person."
"He's really..."
"Too naive!"
Hades finished Victor's thought. "I can't decide whether to call him kind or foolish. He's an outlier among the Celestial Dragons."
Hades had lived two lives, and no matter how he looked at it, giving up Celestial Dragon status was as foolish as it got.
He could hardly imagine how someone like Homing had appeared among them.
How had their upbringing produced a person like that? It was almost unbelievable.
Hades had known about Doflamingo's descent to the world below.
But knowing it would happen