I would say that we are already close to the climax of the story, because the duke as such already has everything he wanted to be able to carry out his plan, which although there are clues as to what it possibly is, is still partially unknown, I would say that there are still some loose ends to tie up, such as the pirates and Shanni's tribe, I say this because in the previous chapters of the game, before the villains fully realized their plans, they always eliminated any variable that could be a risk factor, and the only risk factors left for the duke, as I have already said, would be the pirates and Shanni's tribe XD.
Of course this is just my guess, maybe N_taii has some ace in his deck that we haven't seen yet XD
Of course this is just my guess, maybe N_taii has some ace in his deck that we haven't seen yet XD