"The flames of the fire create a stunning view. However, this beautiful scenery is cursed for Roberto and the other soldiers.

Roberto tries to calm himself. After he calms down, he promises to himself, 'Jebi, I will give you a painful death.'

Roberto speaks loudly to the other soldiers, 'Listen, everyone, no matter what we do, we can't save others right now. Don’t let despair control you. We will take revenge.'

Jebi finishes his tea. After finishing it, he says to himself, 'Now it's time to hide.'"

"Robertio and his soldiers are now twice as aggressive as before.

On the seaside:

Robertio's ships are positioned in the middle of the sea, totaling 20 vessels.

The marine captain of the Sound Empire is aboard ship number 01, the largest vessel among the fleet, equipped with surface visibility.

An individual informs the army general that 'Arlov and his armies are ready to accompany them.'

However, they suddenly hear noises coming from the other ships."

"The marine general panics and asks one of his soldiers, 'What's happening?'

Suddenly, a soldier informs them that the ships are on fire. The general exclaims, 'How did the fire break out? Forget it. Instruct everyone to abandon ship and jump into the sea.' All the soldiers jump into the ocean. However, Arlov orders the soldiers behind him to attack them.

The soldiers behind Arlov are originally Jebi's soldiers.

On the other hand,

Robertio and his elite soldiers are now inside the castle. They have captured Jebi's army general and the other high-ranking officers, but Jebi is missing. They can't find him.

Robertio thinks to himself, 'Why would Jebi need to hide? He can choose anyone as king. Did he choose me as king? Yeah, that makes sense because that could be the reason for him to hide. Otherwise, there would be no need for him to hide. On the contrary, I can't harm him because if I kill him, everything is over. After all, he is the only one who knows who the real king is.'"

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Robertio asked his men, "Any news from the seaside?"

His men replied, "No, my lord."

Robertio inquired further, "What about the soldiers of Jebi? Did you learn anything from them?"

A soldier responded, "Unfortunately not, my lord. They only said they never saw their king leaving the palace."

After a while:

Cristy stands in front of the separate room that Jebi made to hide and lock the diary.

Cristy knocks on the door of the separate room. The door and walls of the room are so strong that it's incredibly difficult to open without the key.

In a low voice, Cristy asks, "My lord, are you in that room? The king of the Sound Empire is now on the first floor. I somehow managed to come into this room."

From inside the room, Jebi replied, "Wait, I am going to tell you the key."

Actually, this door has a lock. It operates using a password system instead of a physical key.

Jebi instructs, "Press the 5th button twice, then the 3rd button five times, followed by pressing the 1st button once. The door will open."

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Suddenly, someone puts their hand on Cristy's shoulder. It's Robertio's hand! However, Cristy doesn't panic.

In reality, she is the traitor. She has betrayed Jebi.

Robertio expresses gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much for your help. Now there's no doubt Jebi is inside."

Cristy agrees, "Yeah. We were afraid this door might be some kind of trap, but now there's no chance of a trap because Jebi is inside."

Robertio instructs Cristy to open the door.

"This room is on the 3rd floor of the palace.

A soldier stands directly below that room, but since the room is in the corner, the soldier is actually outside of the palace. The soldier's face is hidden behind armor.

The soldier begins to move forward. After advancing about 3 meters, the soldier stops.

The soldier's face is concealed by armor.

The soldier continues to move forward. After another 3 meters, the soldier comes to a halt.

Then, the soldier opens their mask.

It's none other than Jebi.

Jebi sits in a chair and begins to enjoy his tea.

Suddenly, a bomb explodes in the palace, causing destruction and setting the building ablaze. The sky turns red.

But after a short while, the red sky fades into white. The white sky becomes brighter and brighter.

In the blink of an eye, everything turns into a white, bright place. It's the same place where Jebi first met Robertio.

Jebi remarks, 'Hey, it's rude, you know. I didn't even finish my tea.'

Robertio responds, 'I'm sorry, but I have tons of questions for you!'"

(Jebi) - "Yeah, I know. Let me explain. So, if I start from the beginning, it would be like this: first, I found out about Arlov's secret lover and blackmailed him. He took care of your marine army. That's clear, okay?"

(Robertio) - "All clear."

(Jebi) - "Now, about the other thing... I slowly planted a seed inside of Cristy. When I had the chance, I told her that I am not the real king. After revealing that, I was almost certain that she would betray me because I wanted her to betray me. I knew that when a life-and-death situation came, she wouldn't hesitate to betray me. Before you came to the castle, I had already left using a secret passage."

(Robertio) - "No. We heard your voice from inside that room."

(Jebi) - "That's because I connected one side of a pipe in that room and the other side is outside. I knocked out your soldier and wore his suit. After that, I just waited for you to arrive at the palace. When you questioned those officers, whom I intentionally left there to tell you I didn’t leave the palace, and after that, she might have told you the location of that room. Either way, even if she didn’t tell you, you still ordered your men to search the whole palace. So, the thing is, I set a bomb using gunpowder. I was just waiting for when you guys would open that door. Another thing is, I can hear voices using that pipe and also communicate with you through it. This way, I deceived you guys into thinking that I was in that room. That's all."

(Robertio) - "I see, that's how I was defeated. Well, I don't have any regrets; on the contrary, I am grateful to you. After all, you are the one who freed me from this curse."

(Jebi) - "Don't you think you should give me the key?"

(Robertio) - "You are the key. The moment you defeat me is the moment when your command becomes the key."

(Jebi) - "I see. By the way, can you tell me about 'The Card' which controls another 50%?"

(Robertio) - "I knew you were going to ask about it. It's in a different dimension, a different world. Long ago, a man, no, a demon from that world manipulated my wife to betray me and took the card with him, although he is just a human. He even managed to outsmart our whole empire. His name is Vincenzo. Looks like it's my time. By the will of gods, you will be teleported into a dimension where you can find Vincenzo, defeat him, and you'll have the card. Remember, behind Vincenzo, there is an evil god. The god of games."

Robertio begins to turn into dust. Robertio and Jebi shake hands as a goodbye.