Although Maud had promptly dealt with Brulee and Cracker as soon as they boarded the ship,
they had still inevitably shown the enemy their direction while flying toward Thriller Bark.
This gave the enemy a chance to catch up.
Thriller Bark.
Everyone returned to the castle.
As soon as they entered the castle, Aokiji really did return to his room to sleep.
His actions saved Maud quite a bit of trouble.
That was because what Maud was about to discuss involved Impel Down, which Rayleigh had mentioned.
After all, that place was Marine territory.
Therefore, as a former Marine Admiral, Aokiji would inevitably be somewhat sensitive about it.
Afterward, Maud took only Jaya, Rayleigh, Shakky, and Luo to his bedroom.
As for the rest of the crew, they each returned to their duties.
Lafitte, for example, had to take charge of navigation, while the others had to stand watch at their assigned positions and observe their surroundings until Thriller Bark left Whole Cake Island airspace.
"Uncle Rayleigh, what exactly happened?"
Inside the room, Maud sat on the sofa, staring solemnly at Rayleigh across from him.
When they had fought on Cake Island, Maud's only thought had been to end the battle quickly and return to Thriller Bark to question Rayleigh.
Jaya had her hands clasped together, staring intently at Rayleigh as well, a trace of urgency showing in her eyes.
Shakky's expression was somewhat gloomy, and she could not help glancing at Rayleigh's now-empty shoulders.
Under the gazes of Maud and the others, Rayleigh lowered his head slightly and let out a contemplative hum.
"The three of us set out from East Blue and eventually reached the Sabaody Archipelago..."
Rayleigh spoke in a low voice, slowly recounting the entire sequence of events.
A dozen minutes later.
After hearing Rayleigh's account,