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The snow is falling, and the days remain the same.

On the carriage, the Cyclone family passed by Babecaner.

They bid farewell to the people they knew here, and set off for their next destination, the Holy City of Kakarl.

Snow began to fall all over the continent, but it had yet to reach the eastern end.

Nevertheless, the boatmen began to return, even before the first snowfall.

This village, which used to be a neutral area, is now occupied by the Allen army.

The military personnel here are in charge of managing Allen's borders.

Normally, these military camps are meant to prevent the invasion of the dwarves coming from the south.

However, the ministers of Allen City believe that this military expansion is necessary to control all coastal trade routes from west to east across the continent.

Of course, for Daniel, this is considered a strategically important zone for the country's development.

Being a coastal village, it naturally attracts the attention of pirates.

Although the presence of the Allen army also disturbs this village to some extent.

But Daniel knows that pirates carry many items looted from all over the world.

By acquiring these items, he can not only sell them to the local villagers, but also gather information about various parts of the world and the development of civilizations, in a low-cost and quick manner.

However, the military personnel are completely unaware of Daniel's far-sighted intentions.

For them, this is simply Allen's territory, and they are the administrators responsible for guarding it.

They set up camp on high ground, away from the coastline, observing the changes in the downstream area each day.

Today, the last boat has already returned, but now there is another ship approaching.

"What is this?"

"Hmm?! Isn't this ship...?!"

A bearded old man pushed aside the young soldiers and ran to the edge of the cliff, quietly observing with his telescope.

"Is it a new emerging pirate? At this time?"

"It can't be~ Look at that flag, it's not the kind of design for someone trying to be edgy."

"That makes sense~ Hahaha~"

The three young soldiers laughed and joked, but the bearded old man turned around and scolded them.

"Quiet! Alert everyone!!"

The bearded old man's words clearly caught everyone off guard.

It was not until he began sweating profusely that he looked at everyone again.

"Are...are you all deaf?! Everyone, be on high alert!!!"

"Yes, sir!!"

With their commander's angry shout, the people in the military camp finally snapped back to attention.

Everyone picked up their weapons and waited for their commander's next order.

"Should...should we go out to intercept?"

"What kind of ship is that?"

Two young soldiers, just like their commander, observed with their telescopes while asking.

"That's a penance ship..."

"Penance?"

"It's a special ship used by the Sea Bend Prison!"

"Sea Bend Prison?"

"Really, how do you two not even know about Sea Bend Prison? It's a place specifically used to punish criminals, an isolated island that was established by the first generation of King Allen to isolate offenders."

"Oh, I see. But why don't they just kill the criminals directly?"

"..."

The commander, becoming speechless, punched the soldier who asked the question.

"Really! How should I know?!"

"Commander!!"

"What now?!"

"No...the ship's charging directly towards the beach..."

"What?!"

The grizzled officer picked up his binoculars again and watched as the redemption ship landed, and a person jumped down from the ship.

"No way... Get down... Get down!!"

All the soldiers obeyed the commander's order, but as they looked at the anxious officer, countless questions arose in their minds.

The grizzled officer ignored their doubts. In this moment, his mind was completely emptied.

Cautiously crawling forward, he secretly looked through the binoculars again.

For now, only one person had disembarked from the ship.

"It can't be, it can't be... Why is that man here?! That... that murderer!"

"A murderer?! No way?"

"It must be him. After six years, I can't forget what happened that day... He is the killer, the mad warrior Onigashima, who killed over four hundred people in Allen City six years ago."

Upon hearing the officer's words, the soldiers began to feel nervous.

"The worst... The worst monster is back. Wasn't he supposed to die in Prison? How did he come back?!"