'Huh?'King Astro was shocked and glad to see Darryl at the entrance.'Is… Is that Mister Darryl? I didn't make a mistake, did I?'Feeling startled, King Astro rubbed his eyes and took a second look."Haha…" King Astro then collected his thoughts and burst into laughter. He rushed up and hugged Darryl. "Mister, I've missed you so bad." He sounded sincere.Yankee also saw Darryl and became excited. He sprang to his feet. "That's great, Mister Darryl. You're finally here."Yankee felt excited, but due to his identity, he did not walk up to hug Darryl and only rubbed his hands excitedly.Darryl was thrilled to see them looking happy. He chuckled. "Your Majesty, My King, how are you two doing?" In fact, Darryl only made a few friends on that mainland, and King Astro and Yankee were the few of them.Then, Ellie walked over and put her tongue out at King Astro. "Brother, you're always scolding me, always thinking I'll ruin things. Now you finally understood the surprise I brought.""Hmm!" Ki

"Heh!" Seeing the mayor pretending to apologize, Darryl laughed to himself and said unbothered, "Mayor, fret not. You're innocent. Let's just put this behind us."The mayor felt relieved to hear that and quickly nodded. "Mister, you're indeed a kind person."Then, the mayor said pretentiously, "But, come to think of it, those subordinates were obnoxious, and they almost ruined a great plan. I must punish them severely."As the mayor uttered the last sentence, he looked Yankee, pretending to look loyal. To him, Yankee was just a child, and he would be able to gain Yankee's trust by just putting up a show.'Wow, he's still in his character…'Darryl chuckled and nodded. "Since the mayor has spoken, well then. I remember the leader was of medium height, and his eyes were not big. He sounded evil when he spoke…"Darryl's eyes sparkled with cunningness as he spoke. 'Since you're still acting, I'll play along.''Uh…'The mayor was stunned.He thought Darryl would brush the topic off,

'Though what happened was annoying, this is Emerald Cloud City. It would not be good for me if I irritated the Mayor.'"You—" Ellie stomped her feet in rage when she saw Darryl siding with the Mayor and eventually returned to her seat.King Astro was a wise man. After seeing Darryl telling the Mayor to punish his subordinate and then following to console him, he realized the incident was not as simple as it appeared. "Okay, let us just put this past us," he said.The Mayor quickly clasped his fists and said to King Astro, "Thank you, my King, for your generosity." Though he was in control of the Emerald Cloud City, he was not as superior as King Astro, so he had to speak respectfully.King Astro nodded and smiled. "Mayor, you're welcome. Whether or not we can defeat Paya's army depends on the Emerald Cloud City's navy."The Mayor felt relieved when he heard that.King Astro was right. The Emerald Cloud City's navy was known worldwide, and they were invincible. For the past few ye

"Commander Arroyo, don't worry. I'll catch the culprit and punish him for you so that you can rest in peace."The Mayor sounded sincere. Even King Astro and Yankee nodded in approval.However...Darryl knew it was not just an assassination. He looked at the Mayor closely and noticed that he looked sad, but his eyes were wandering, showing his guilt.'Damn it!'Noticing that, Darryl immediately concluded that Ethan's death was related to the Mayor.Darryl secretly clenched his fists tightly; he wanted to kill the Mayor. However, after some consideration, he held back.'This is the Emerald Cloud City, and these are their men. I wouldn't benefit if a fight were to happen.'More importantly, I also need to consider King Astro and the young Emperor's safety…'Darryl inhaled deeply and suppressed his anger. Then, he said to the Mayor, "Then, we'd need to trouble you to catch that assassin as soon as possible."After that, Darryl turned around and said, "Your Majesty, let's return t

A few seconds later, Yankee asked impatiently, "So what do you think we should do?"Darryl sighed with relief. "Your Majesty, please call for the Mayor and order him to attack the River North Camp. We'll wait for his response.""Okay!" Yankee nodded and agreed to Darryl without any hesitation.After spending time with Darryl, Yankee had complete trust in him, and he would follow almost everything Darryl said.After their discussion, Yankee ordered his men to call for the Mayor.A few minutes later, the Mayor rushed over and knelt in respect. "Your Majesty, is there anything I can do for you?" He looked sincere and loyal as he spoke.Looking at the Mayor, Yankee could not conceal his anger, but he held himself back.Yankee looked expressionless and asked, "How's the preparation for Commander Arroyo's burial coming along?"The Mayor answered, "It's going well, and he'll be buried the day after tomorrow.""Hmm!" Yankee nodded and got to his point. "I have seen the warriors traini