Just a short while ago, an apprentice scholar had declared that Baron Leech Clarence—the new heir to his late father's castle—had little more than a day to live. Fortunately, the apprentice added, Baron Leech would be able to pass the last moments of his life in a painless coma.
After his passing, Baron Leech's younger brother, Leo Clarence, would inherit the barony and the dilapidated Porcupine Castle. And when Leo, in turn, returned to the embrace of the Four Gods, he would pass the title and fiefdom on to his eldest son, ensuring the Clarence line would continue forever.
That was, of course, assuming Baron Leech actually died.

'So, what is that yellow dot?'
'My golden finger is summoning tombstones? Am I supposed to crush people to death with them?'


The ocean waves relentlessly crashed against the reef, exploding into a white curtain.


The splashing spray transformed into a mist in the air, carried by the cool spring breeze to sprinkle upon his face.


Leech gently wiped his face. 'He had to hand it to his men for managing to find their way up such a difficult path.'


A cape. A cliff towering over the sea. Slaves and militiamen stood guard before a cavern. By the time Leech arrived, they had discovered a corpse on the ground.


It was the height of a seven or eight-year-old child, with blue skin, long fingernails, and a large belly. It was wrapped in animal hides.


The corpse's head had been caved in by a hoe. The blood that flowed out was also blue. The blue blood ran down the reef and mixed with the seawater, vanishing without a trace with each splash of the waves.


Seeing Leech approach, a quick-witted militiaman immediately went to support him.


Chapter 59 - Chapter 59: Cape Dungeon