Hearing Tobba's unsettling laughter, a cold shiver ran down Charles' spine. With his gaze fixated on his Navigator, he asked in a measured tone, "Tobba, what are you laughing about?"0

Tobba's unrestrained laughter abruptly ceased. He swiftly whipped his head around, and with a grin surfacing on his countenance, he looked into Charles' eyes and said, "Of course, I'm laughing over the great fortune we've acquired! We've defeated them and claimed all this good stuff. Are we supposed to cry instead?"0

It was only then that realization dawned upon Charles. Tobba's manic laughter might have resembled that of a scheming villain who had successfully carried out his grand scheme, but it was purely an expression of pure joy.2

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