[Roar------]
Imu, in his study, suddenly heard a tremendous roar from outside.
At the same time, he sensed intense energy fluctuations coming from afar.
They were coming from the direction of Teresa's Heaven Queen Palace!
Imu turned his head in surprise.
Elsewhere.
Inside the magnificent Heaven Queen Palace.
Faced with the light, energy, and shockwaves suddenly erupting from Teresa's body.
The ever well-behaved Ubuyashiki Hina swiftly flipped over her right hand and instantly produced a card bearing the "Wisteria Flower crest" on its back.
[Whoosh!]
The card shot through the air.
The instant it came into contact with the incoming golden energy.
It immediately transformed into a cluster of tiny purple starlight, while surging waves appeared out of nowhere, forming a thick, curved wall of water that shielded Ubuyashiki Hina and the Merfolk maids behind her.
These were cards she had personally drawn with her Brush-Brush Fruit ability on paper books created by her "second sister," Hinaka, using the Book-Book Fruit.
The only drawback was that the cards disappeared after each use.
Fortunately, Hinaka could reproduce identical pages by copying the books.
Whenever needed, she only had to tear them out and give them to her, sparing her the trouble of drawing on the spot.
Still, Ubuyashiki Hina had not expected this newly arrived Empress to suffer such an accident after taking only her first bite of a Devil Fruit.
She could only hope nothing bad happened.
At the same time.
Outside the water wall, Teresa had her eyes tightly shut as she transformed into Rabona's Angel form once more.
She seemed completely unaware that she was releasing light and energy outward.
It even formed a pillar of light that shot through the ceiling, alarming everyone and every animal aboard Noah.
This was because Teresa was currently communicating with the