The sound of a shutter rang out.
Lafitte was still savoring the moment and pressed the shutter several more times.
Maud glanced speechlessly at the inexplicably excited Lafitte, then looked toward the direction Brook had gone.
"Yohoho...!"
As if responding to Maud's gaze, Brook's light skeletal body shot into the air from inside a nearby mansion.
Like Lafitte, he was also carrying an unconscious middle-aged Celestial Dragon.
Both of them had gotten lucky. They had managed to capture a Celestial Dragon in such a short time.
This had greatly reduced the difficulty of retreating from the lightning raid.
Maud withdrew his gaze from Brook and looked toward the enemies rising into the air from the ground one after another.
Those responsible for maintaining order in the Holy Land all seemed to be skilled at using Geppo.
"Lafitte."
Maud directly tossed the Celestial Dragon family of three, bound by slender shadow ropes, toward Lafitte.
Lafitte put away the camera Den Den Mushi and caught the Celestial Dragon family of three Maud had thrown over. A hint of inquiry entered his gaze as he looked at Maud.
"You and Brook retreat first."
"Understood."
Realizing that Maud intended to stay behind and hold off the enemy, Lafitte did not waste time being coy. He answered without hesitation, then beat his wings and flew toward Brook.
Carrying people while using Geppo would clearly affect both one's posture and speed.
Even Brook, whose skeletal body was extremely light, could not avoid that effect.
Lafitte, however, had no such concern. When he passed Brook, he took the middle-aged Celestial Dragon from Brook's hands.
"Eh?"
Brook watched as Lafitte took away the five Celestial Dragons without hesitation. An unusual look appeared in his empty eye sockets, invisible to others.
"Let's go."
Lafitte beat his wings and flew