Senku walks alone down a dark alley and encounters a mysterious man who asks to borrow a lighter. Senku obliges and the man provides information about the World Government planning to take over the Kingdom of Elenia. However, Senku shoots and kills the man, determined to pursue his own goals related to the annual festival in Elenia. Senku then travels by train to Elenia, getting in a confrontation with guards at the station and blowing one up with a bomb before boarding the train as police arrive.