"Little Garden?"
A faint glimmer flashed through Maud's eyes.
The moment he heard Arthur mention the Devil Fruit, he immediately became interested.
He had pretended to know about it because he wanted Arthur to continue.
He had not expected this Devil Fruit to be connected to Little Garden.
"Yes, it's a very interesting prehistoric island."
After sitting down, Arthur casually grabbed an empty cup, then poured himself a glass of wine.
The young man sitting before him was no longer the drudge from that weapons shop. He was now a great pirate with a bounty of over a hundred million.
The change in status had also brought about a substantial change in Arthur's attitude toward Maud.
Before, he had ignored or looked down on Maud's existence.
Now, he had to face Maud's existence—perhaps even look up to it.
Hearing Arthur's words, Jaya subconsciously glanced at Maud.
The prehistoric island Little Garden was something Maud had once told her about.
Toying with his wine cup, Arthur raised his eyes to look at Maud's calm expression and continued:
"According to the survivor who brought back the Devil Fruit, the island is filled with highly dangerous ancient giant creatures, as well as... two extremely powerful giants."
"..."
Maud pretended to look highly interested.
In truth, he already knew all of this.
However, he wanted to know why Arthur had specifically come to tell him about it.
Seeing Maud's keen interest, Arthur felt slightly reassured. He first raised his cup and took a sip, then continued talking about Little Garden.
"Maud, those two giants have extraordinary origins. Do you know about the Giant Soldier Pirates?"
"No."
Maud cooperatively shook his head.
Beli looked at Maud and inexplicably felt a subtle sensation that was rather familiar to him.
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