Handling the smuggler ship didn't take them much time. According to the planned route, the two military ships arrived on Lighthouse Island precisely three days later.
Vice Admiral Snite and his entourage disembarked onto the island, while most of the combat personnel from the two warships remained on board, forming the security force for the celebration.
Aiven had no interest in this celebration event that was more of a merchants' carnival. Apart from unavoidable necessary patrols, he stayed on the ship to meditate and train, while also trying to avoid Zorro's attention.
Currently, his relationship with Zorro was that he knew Zorro, and Zorro also knew him; he was aware of Zorro's true identity, but Zorro hadn't connected him with the Navy Captain named Aiven Galliot.
In Aiven's mind, the two might not have any more interaction in the future, so rather than dealing with unknown consequences from revealing his identity, it was better to avoid it altogether from the start.
