A Dead Silence

Maud was on his way to Dressrosa.

Violet was being hunted by a group of powerful pirates and had been forced to flee Dressrosa.

Their meeting here was by no means a coincidence.

But Violet's sudden awakening of Observation Haki had happened to merge with the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit. Then, guided by the thoughts in her heart, it crossed the sky and clouds to find where Maud was.

That could be called a coincidence.

For Violet, it was even a miracle.

It was as if a ray of dawn had fallen into her heart just like that.

She looked up at the sky, her eyes bright and captivating.

Telles carried Rebecca, who had lost the ability to resist.

The soldiers on the armed merchant ship were far too weak to pose any threat.

This pursuit mission could be completed without the slightest effort.

Although they had given up the chance to plunder Dressrosa, these two princesses of Dressrosa could be exchanged for even greater gains.

"Oh?"

Telles suddenly noticed the change in Violet's gaze.

The despair that had been written all over her face was gone. For some unknown reason, her exotic eyes had suddenly become bright and captivating.

The abrupt change left Telles puzzled.

"This woman?"

Telles furrowed his brows.

He disliked Violet's current reaction, especially that gaze, as though she were looking upon a god. It disgusted him from the bottom of his heart.

"Are you foolishly hoping that a 'god' will come to save you?"

"How stupid can you be?"

A cold glint flashed in Telles's eyes, and his lips curled coldly.

Above the clouds high in the sky, Thriller Bark hovered motionlessly.

The spacious training ground was utterly silent.

Everyone stared at the completely motionless Maud in confusion.

Just seconds ago, they had clearly