Uchiha Hiko had no intention of explaining that it was because of her momentary action that she had earned his goodwill, allowing her to pick up a second chance at life.
"I'm short a maid on my ship. I need a decent-looking girl to help take care of things," Hiko casually made up an excuse. "In Doflamingo's eyes, you're a discarded pawn anyway. If you don't mind the hard work, stay on my ship and be a maid!"
Baby5's face instantly overflowed with bliss. She nodded again and again in intoxicated delight. Being needed by someone was exactly what she most wanted to hear. Seeking meaning in her life was Baby5's greatest weakness, and Hiko had struck right at it.
The crew suddenly grew from five people to six, and the atmosphere immediately livened up. They no longer had to endure Luo's terrible cooking. Although their eldest brother, Uchiha Hiko, had shown off his skills before, how could they dare ask him to cook personally?
Now things were much better. With an extra maid, many matters would become far easier in the future, and meals would no longer be such a problem.
All traces of the battle on the sea had completely vanished, as though four pirate ships had never been sunk there.
Hiko nodded at Jinbe, signaling for him to take the helm and continue toward Dressrosa. Without another word, Jinbe immediately slipped into the role of helmsman.
Hiko turned to Baby5 and asked, "Who told Doflamingo that I was coming?"
Baby5's emotions shifted quickly. By now, she had completely begun to see herself as Uchiha Hiko's maid and held no lingering loyalty toward Doflamingo as his former subordinate. "Everyone in the New World knows about what happened to you on Punk Hazard. Dofla... Doflamingo guessed you would come