“Hey! Look over there!”

“Huh?”

The fishermen near the waters of El Pasa grew wide-eyed at someone’s urgent shout. El Pasa was the only imperial port city in the south, so it was not strange to spot a sailboat.

However, there were four ships.

Moreover, the ship at the front was flying a flag of the golden lion surrounded in laurel, representing the royal family, as well as the symbol of a black killer whale.

“I, isn’t that the imperial army?”

“That’s right! It sure is!”

The fishermen stopped what they were doing and began to murmur while observing the sailboats slowly cruising across the sea.  

“But if it’s the killer whale… Which one is it?”

“Well…”

The rest of the fishermen sank in thought, then one person exclaimed with a clap of his hands.

“It’s the seventh regiment! The seventh!”

“What!? Why has the 7th regiment come all this way?”

It was natural for the fishermen to be surprised. There was no reason for the 7th regiment to come all the way to El Pasa since they usually operated in the seas of Leus and the area around Merlade.

“Hm, does it not look like they are escorting the ships that are following?”

“Now that you mention it…”

The fishermen took a closer look at the other ships that were following behind the 7th regiment. Three of the sailboats looked almost identical to each other.

A moment later, everyone simultaneously widened their eyes in shock...