We talked all night.
The aloof empress seemed to have rediscovered the carefree childhood she had lost, chatting and laughing with Cifer.
The latter listened quietly to her story until dawn.
"Cifer, may you say goodbye to me?"
The Little Ul was fully prepared and ready to set sail at any time. The Empress stood on the shore, looking at Cifer on the ship, feeling awkward and hesitant.
"As long as we live, we will meet again."
"Besides, this is Ulquiorra's territory. It's only natural to come back and visit when I have time, isn't it?"
Cifer stood at the bow of the ship, answering the Empress's question.
With a wave of the hand, the Little Ul set sail.
He said we would meet again... Does that mean he already wants to see me again even before we've parted ways...?
"And he said this is his territory... Is this a declaration of sovereignty... an engagement?!"
The Empress was so engrossed in her fantasy that she didn't even notice they had left.
"Seriously, is it good or bad to be tied to a man like this..."
Elder Nyon was worried about the future of the country, but she still supported Hancock's decision, after all, she was the current emperor of Amazon Lily.
"Don't worry, that guy will definitely turn the whole world upside down!"
"He's a man even more terrifying than my captain, no... he might be even more troublesome than your captain, that guy Rocks!"
Rayleigh watched the departing ship, his thoughts seemingly drifting far away. A glint of light flashed across his glasses, followed by a soft chuckle.
"How can I feel at ease?!"
The Elder Nyon was furious, not knowing what Rayleigh was thinking.
"Let's go! It's time for us to head to the place of cultivation."
Rayleigh had come to terms with it; he realized that he, an old man from the old era, could no longer keep up with the pace of the new era.
Nurturing these young talents and doing his part to fulfill Roger's last wish was all he could do.
After sailing for nearly a week, the Little Ul finally arrived at their destination: Twin Snake Island in the West Blue.
"It's that 'Black Winged Great Demon's' pirate ship! Why is it here?!"
At the port, both fishermen and pirates were terrified by the large ship docked at their pier.
However, they were not frightened and fled in panic like the people from the Qing Kingdom at the beginning, after all, they had seen many pirates before.
Generally, famous and influential figures in the world would disdain to lay a hand on the weak, let alone a top-tier figure like Ulquiorra.
"This place seems different from the islands I've visited before?"
Bonney has grown into an adult, and her life has become very simple since she reunited with the bear.
As long as I can eat delicious food every day and occasionally travel to some strange and wonderful places, I'm already very satisfied.
"This place seems to be an island famous for gambling."
Over the years, the bear had been to many places, and this place was no exception.
Unfortunately, there were no famous doctors here, so he arrived in a hurry and left in a hurry.
"Gentlemen, would you like to come and gamble at our casino? We're famous for making a fortune with just 10,000 Belly!"
"Sir, we offer the most perfect service here!"
As the group walked onto the street, passing by the casino, occasionally a henchman standing at the entrance would wave to them.
The group ignored them and went their separate ways on the street. Kuma took Bonney to buy something to eat, Lucci and Enel wandered around, guarding Robin and Chopper.
Only Nolan followed closely behind Cifer, heading towards the largest casino on Twin Snake Island.
During the Neural Scan, it was discovered that there was an incredibly powerful being on the island, compared to the others.
"Mr. Ulquiorra, are you here to gamble as well? What type of game would you like to play? I can give you some chips privately."
The casino manager had long ago discovered, through his informants, that a very famous and important figure had arrived on the island.
Upon learning that the man was even heading towards his own casino, he immediately went out to greet him personally, even going so far as to give him some money.
After all, nine out of ten casinos are rigged, and all they're really after is money.
The other party is a troublemaker who causes trouble wherever he goes. It would be best if we could make some goodwill towards him beforehand and prevent him from causing trouble in my casino.
"Us..."
"Don't worry about it. I'll play whatever I want."
Nolan wanted to state her intentions directly, but Cifer interrupted her.
"Uh... alright then, I wish Mr. Ulquiorra a good time. If you need anything, just tell someone in the casino to contact me."
"I will be there whenever you call!"
The person in charge sensed that they seemed to have come for something, but didn't intend to tell him, so he could only force a smile and speak humbly.
He waved to the two men, Cifer and his companion, as they entered. The manager waved back, and several casino staff members came forward. He whispered something in their ears.
The person in charge took a deep look at Cifer's retreating figure, then turned and walked towards his office.
Cifer and Nolan exchanged millions of Belly at the front desk as chips, then began to wander around the casino, eventually stopping at the dice table.
"Ladies and gentlemen, once you've placed your order, please proceed with caution!"
The staff covered the dice-shaking cup, and the three dice rolled for a few seconds before stopping under the vibration of the machine.
The dealer, holding the lid down, looked at the people sitting at the table with a smile.
"One, two, three, six o'clock."
Nolan looked at Cifer and, surprisingly, whispered what they had heard.
They pushed all the chips onto the area representing the small number, which surprised the dealer.
Cifer and Nolan were already renowned figures, and their first time gambling attracted a lot of attention.
"Open!"
Although the dealer had a bad feeling, he gritted his teeth and lifted the lid, and the number of points on the dice was exactly as Cifer two of them had expected.
"So strong!"
The other gamblers at the table were shocked, because in front of Cifer, there were already tens of millions of chips piled up.
Some people are itching to follow Cifer's lead and place bets, while others are still taking a wait-and-see approach, wanting to see how things go.
"Leopard."
After another dice roll, Nolan pushed all the chips in front of them onto the three of a kind, deterring most of those who wanted to follow suit.
"Open!"
The dealer opened the lid again, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat because all three dice inside the cup were sixes.
"No wonder he's a world-renowned figure! I must bet on him next time!"
The gamblers became excited. They didn't care how terrifying Cifer was; they only knew that a chance to make a fortune was right in front of them.
The dealer seemed somewhat unconvinced and ignored the glances he received from the staff around him, proceeding to start the next round on his own.
"Small."
When Nolan rolled out tens of millions of dollars worth of chips, the gamblers around him followed suit, pushing up all the chips in their hands.
Seeing this, the dealer's face flashed with a hint of smugness. He lightly touched a switch with his toes, and the dice in the cup turned slightly, but no movement could be seen from the outside.
"It's a real pity, ladies and gentlemen, this time it's a big deal."