With a tremendous blast of the horn, Amazon Lily, which had fallen silent and dark, lit up in an instant!
All of Amazon Lily went on an unprecedented state of alert, and the cause of that night's events was none other than Barn, who had vanished from the very beginning.
Barn was sitting on Laboon's back, the First-Generation Onikiri still in his hand, not yet returned to its sheath. Fitz stood on Barn's head, gazing curiously at Amazon Lily, which had suddenly blazed with light before them.
Barn had naturally heard the tremendous horn blast from the island, but he did not move right away. He waited a little, then, as though he could see it, patted Laboon's back just as the Royal Palace on Amazon Lily lit up and said softly,
"Let's go, Laboon. It's time for the leading man to make his entrance."
Barn slowly raised his head, his eyes facing the newly illuminated Royal Palace on Amazon Lily.
Laboon let out a cry to show that he had heard. He trusted Barn completely. Whatever Barn told him to do was always right-that was what he believed, so he did not hesitate in the slightest.
When Barn arrived at Amazon Lily on Laboon's back, the island's soldiers stopped him again. After the sudden attack, Amazon Lily was like a tightly drawn bowstring; the slightest provocation might send a thousand arrows flying.
But the soldiers on Amazon Lily now recognized Barn. Rather than making things difficult for him, they made his passage much easier.
"Lord Barn..."
The speaker was the same woman who had stopped Barn at the beginning. Once one of Aishi's followers, she had now become the commander of Amazon Lily's defense force.
Barn merely nodded, then said calmly,
"Take me to the old King. I know