Arthur recognized that hand, of course.
Or rather...
That hand, and even the ring on it, remained fresh in Arthur's memory!
It was Death's hand.
And Arthur was not surprised in the slightest by Death's appearance-the Human Puppet impersonating the Old Lion had undoubtedly been his handiwork.
The Death Poetry Society had found protection in the Inner Bay.
Death had been one of the anchors in the Mystic Art [Distortion].
Then there was the appearance of [Deception Fragment One].
Of course...
There was also his Talent, [Breath of Death].
All of this had led Arthur to suspect that Death had not only arranged for the Human Puppet impersonating the Old Lion, but had also targeted him long ago.
His Talent, [Breath of Death], had emerged through an upgrade because of Death, bringing him tremendous convenience.
But,
It might also carry hidden dangers.
For instance, Death might be able to peer into his mind at a certain moment.
As for stripping away death?
That was possible too.
That was why Arthur always had [Parasitic Revival] ready.
But death had never come.
Clearly, something had gone wrong with Death's plans, or some unforeseen factor had appeared: [Omniscient Cuisine]!
[Omniscient Cuisine], which belonged to him alone and concealed the War God's Three-Piece Set beneath the guise of a Talent!
It had been a gift from Old Charlie.
It was also the safeguard Old Charlie had given Arthur to keep him alive.
Before, Arthur had still harbored doubts.
But after his brief conversation with Old Charlie, he had been certain.
Arthur would never overlook that look in Old Charlie's eyes.
That was why Arthur had been looking forward to formally meeting Death.
He truly wanted to end the "fated entanglement" between Death and Creados.
So Arthur had been entirely sincere when he said, "You