I'll Give You This Chance

The man had yet to arrive, but his voice came first.

Maud's tall figure slowly emerged at the prison entrance.

He had come alone. Standing at the prison entrance, he stared expressionlessly at King, who stood midway down the corridor, as well as the little mouse that could relay messages and conduct surveillance.

Maud's arrival immediately changed the atmosphere in the corridor.

King's body tensed. With enemies before and behind him, he turned without hesitation to face Maud, exposing his back to Yamato.

This instinctive reaction and choice indirectly showed that King considered Maud's threat far greater than Yamato's.

And that was the truth.

The judgment King made in an instant was wise and correct.

Yamato's gaze passed over King and landed on Maud.

An excited smile then appeared on her face, as if she had already seen freedom.

Inside the cell.

Gaban swallowed the braised pig's leg, meat and bone alike, then used Observation Haki to lock onto Maud's aura and position.

"Maud, you're dazzling like the sun now."

Sensing Maud's far more powerful aura, Gaban smiled as he gave his assessment.

Maud could not see Gaban inside the cell from where he stood, but he could also use Observation Haki to lock onto Gaban's aura and position.

Gaban's aura was very steady, which put Maud somewhat at ease.

"Impossible!"

At that moment, Hiyori's incredulous voice came through the eye-shaped curse mark on the little mouse's face.

"You were clearly still in the front area behind the torii... and you even took down a Banebreaker!!! But how...?"

The little mouse raised its head, the eyes on the curse mark fixed intently on Maud. If the eye pattern could convey emotion, it would probably have been filled with confusion and shock at that moment.

Hearing Hiyori's voice, Maud shifted his