Highsage Leon and Lu Yin stared at each other for a while. After a bit, the Pirate King grinned. "Good, you’re not speaking to me all stuffy-like! If you ever try to be formal, I’ll kick your ass. Remember, you’ve always been a part of Leon's Armada, and this place is your family. You never need to be polite to us."

Lu Yin nodded. "I know. That’s why I’ve never made any plans for the Cosmic Sea."

"It's time that you did. I’m not the only one here," Highsage Leon retorted.

Lu Yin’s heart skipped a beat when he was reminded of this. "I almost forgot about that. What’s the deal with the Soldier Crew? I met one of their ships on the way here, but they completely ignored me."

"It’s just bullshit. That’s how they treat everyone. They don’t pay any attention to anything, and all they do is patrol their chosen territory. It seems like they’re guarding something." Highsage Leon pulled up his gadget and shared a map that indicated the Soldier Crew’s territory of the Cosmic Sea. “Anyone who enters that region gets their ass beat.”

"I heard that the Ignition Crew got beat before."

"Not just them. The same thing happened to the Longevity Brigade, and even some people from the Hall of Honor were kicked out. I don’t actually know what happened with the people from the Hall of Honor, so maybe they learned about something and decided...