What kind of person was Lafitte?
The original story didn't provide much information about Maud.
The most memorable scene involving Lafitte was when he infiltrated the Shichibukai round-table meeting at Mary Geoise alone.
The Shichibukai side had major figures like Doflamingo, Kuma, and Hawk Eyes in attendance, while the Navy side had Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Staff Officer Tsuru present.
Yet in the face of such a lineup, Lafitte remained completely composed.
Setting aside how he infiltrated Mary Geoise, his mental fortitude alone was extraordinary.
Apart from that, after several encounters with Lafitte in Mad Hatter Town, Maud couldn't say they had any real relationship. It was more an attitude of leaving each other alone.
In other words, you kill your people, and I hunt my prey.
As long as we had enough resources, we could each go about our business.
That was more or less it.
So even now, Maud still didn't understand why Lafitte had suddenly appeared and blocked Aokiji's attack for him.
That alone would have been enough, but Lafitte had even said, "Let me follow you."
No wonder Maud had begun to doubt Lafitte's sexual orientation.
After all, love at first sight, combined with the bonus of romance, could often explain some unreasonable phenomena.
Lafitte was silent for a moment before saying lightly, "I understand. So is that a refusal?"
"..."
Lafitte's answer made Maud involuntarily take a step back.
This guy... Is he really one of those?
Lafitte calmly watched Maud retreat and added, "Please rest assured. My sexual orientation is perfectly normal."
"Oh, I see."
Maud relaxed and moved on to the most important question.
"Then why do you want to follow me?"
At those words, Lafitte's blood-red lips curved into a beautiful smile. As he tilted his head slightly upward, the glimmer in