Lynn removed the rag from his face and put on his pants. Still bare-chested, he folded his arms and looked down at the knights and King Beasts who had been waiting below the deck for hours, holding the Monocle with a smile.
"So, you still haven't left?"
He acted as though he had known all along that they were waiting outside.
And had deliberately refused to see them.
He walked to the edge of the deck, planted one foot on the railing, and looked down at the Deep Sea knights and King Beasts below the ship amid the ocean's rolling waves. The corner of his mouth lifted.
"You've seen it yourselves. This is the kind of person I am. If you're hoping to find even a trace of that Great Lord you worship in me, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. His name is Lynn, and so is mine, but there's no question that we're two completely different people."
He was flippant, a frivolous smile playing at his lips.
Below the deck.
The hundreds upon hundreds of knights and the several King Beasts all had conflicted looks in their eyes.
Most of them had escaped Silia's control after Lynn killed her, while the King Beasts had been purified by him directly, allowing them to be reborn. Without the man before them turning the tide, the entire Endless Sea would probably already have been engulfed in tremendous turmoil.
They felt no contempt or suspicion because of the behavior Lynn had displayed.
They remained silent.
Then, with no telling who took the lead, they all dropped to one knee before Lynn, offering him the Sea King Palace's highest courtesy and respect.
They drew their swords and thrust them into the ground.
Because no matter who he was.
Whether he was a