Beneath the morning sun, gold shone dazzlingly.
Everyone stared at Arthur, dumbfounded and disbelieving-his black hair had turned gold, and so had his black eyes.
And everyone knew what gold represented in the Inner Bay.
The Golden Lion Family!
And yet...
Why did merely looking at Arthur bring tears to their eyes, set their hearts surging, and make them want to kneel?
Everyone was horrified.
Barro Hamlet and Pistrie Hamlet were even more horrified.
They were all too familiar with this power that inspired wholehearted submission.
Lion Pride!
It was an ability rumored to belong exclusively to the Golden Lion Family, but most of its members had never awakened it. Only the Old Lion had awakened this talent.
"Impossible! Impossible! How is this possible?"
Barro stared at Arthur, his face twisted as he roared.
"Was... was this your goal?"
The Old Lion's Youngest Son looked at Arthur with an utterly conflicted gaze.
In fact, it was not just the Old Lion's Youngest Son. Jimte, Carral, Anna, and the others beside him, everyone inside the academy, and the watchers hidden in the shadows all wore complicated looks at that moment.
In that instant, they had all guessed why Arthur had come.
And Arthur, who was watching them, would naturally not disappoint.
He took a step forward-
Thump, thump, thump!
Hum!
With each fierce, powerful heartbeat, the air began to tremble, and his short golden hair rose in the currents.
The power of [Bloodline Mark: Lionheart King] reached its peak at that moment.
Those heartbeats were like a bugle call.
Or the pounding of war drums.
At that moment, they commanded everyone's attention.
"I came to the Inner Bay to take back what belongs to me."
His voice was neither arrogant nor meek, and every word rang clear.
Upon hearing those words,