"These guys really can't leave well enough alone."
In Kronos Kingdom, Hades sat in a park pavilion, wearing a dark purple robe tied at the waist. Its open front revealed his powerful muscles.
His loose hair was still damp. He had clearly just finished his daily training.
He held reports from the Netherworld and the Royal Intelligence Bureau.
The park was quiet now. As his children had grown, most had entered the Royal Military Academy.
This little world that had once belonged to them, once so lively, had fallen silent.
That suited Hades. He liked being outside.
Warm sunlight filtered through the clouds.
This was also when he handled state affairs.
Though the time he chose often changed with his mood and wherever he happened to be.
The reports in his hands concerned the other superpowers.
Kronos Kingdom had been keeping a discreet eye on their movements.
A mysterious battleship had appeared in Demon King Pirates territory. It had apparently crossed the Calm Belt from the West Blue into the New World.
The Kingdom's intelligence services had caught wind of it months ago.
With Heaven's Eye watching in secret, they had confirmed that the force capable of crossing the Calm Belt was Landis Kingdom.
Their intelligence network in the West Blue had quietly verified it as well.
What connection did it have to the Demon King Pirates?
It was no surprise that Landis Kingdom had grown restless and wanted a foothold in the New World.
What surprised Hades was that it had chosen the Demon King Pirates.
Not the Silver Axe Pirates, with whom it had a closer potential connection.
Silver Axe had come from Landis Kingdom, after all.
His unusual Haki, which naturally pierced armor, originated with the Landis Kingdom Royal Family.
There might be more to the story.