At the rear, where no one was watching...
Pangaea Castle stood deep within Mary Geoise.
Two figures slipped inside in secret.
They were Dragon and Kuma.
With Mary Geoise in chaos, the World Government's strongest fighters had been called away, and the Celestial Dragons had been escorted to safety.
This time, no one noticed the two of them.
After the Blood Mosquito Calamity broke out, no one had the attention to spare for the rear.
Dragon and Kuma were free to move about.
With plenty of time, they gathered even more treasure than before.
But with the World Government's defenses stretched thin, Dragon set his sights on uncovering its secrets.
Compared with treasure,
intelligence about the World Government was far more important.
It would help him understand his enemy.
His time as the Navy Base Commander of Mary Geoise had already given him a deep understanding of the World Government.
But what he had mostly seen was the Celestial Dragons' extravagance, corruption, and depravity.
He knew far less about the World Government itself.
If its secrets were hidden anywhere, they had to be in Pangaea Castle.
"Here it is." Hidden in a corner with Kuma, Dragon gazed at Pangaea Castle, solemn and imposing after centuries of history.
"The legendary Empty Throne is inside, along with the weapons of the Twenty Kings." Even Kuma was curious.
Many kings of the World Government Member States had visited Pangaea Castle several times in their lives to witness the Empty Throne.
When a Kingdom first became an Affiliated Nation, its king had to come to the World Government in person, undergo a series of elaborate ceremonies, and take a solemn oath.
"Kuma, stay here. Leave the moment anything seems wrong."
Dragon's expression was grave. Pangaea Castle seemed shrouded in shadow, drawing him in like