King Riku, accompanied only by Repant, the captain of the King Riku, escorted Violet to a high cliff by the sea...
Violet's "friend" had also appeared by then— Sig deliberately circled around a bit, not emerging directly from Violet's shadow, so as not to frighten them... How thoughtful of him!
And at this moment, Sig was showing a side that was least exposed to others, a side that few people could recognize—a purely human appearance, without revealing any abnormality.
Even so, Sig's physique looked similar to Kyros's, both standing at 2.67 meters tall, and possessing a well-proportioned and "robust" build.
Judging from King Riku's experience of seeing so many gladiators, he could tell that this "friend" was undoubtedly a master.
Of course, it didn't look that tall!
Mainly...
King Riku now very sensitive to people with this kind of body type; his last daughter was kidnapped because of this!
More importantly, Violet just said that her friend could get her to the island where the Warrior were sheltering from the storm before Weevil and Zephyr. King Riku was reluctant for his daughter to be in danger, but he understood that as Princess, and especially as the heir to the throne, Violet should go.
"You're the friend Violet mentioned? This journey is bound to be extremely dangerous. Violet is the Princess of Dressrosa and has no choice but to take responsibility, but you are not from Dressrosa..." King Riku tried to offer some indirect advice.
"It's alright, what's a friend's business is my business." Sig didn't bother to introduce himself, but he immediately shut King Riku up.
After all, Whitey Bay was the one who wanted to meet Sig, and now that Violet was willing to help with navigation, that was naturally the best thing ever.
King Riku, upon hearing this, was undoubtedly even more uneasy. "What exactly is your relationship with Violet...?"
Before King Riku could speak again, Sig bent down and pulled a large airplane out of the shadows—well, as far as airplanes go, they weren't that big, just a few meters long with double wings, no cabin, only two decks in the middle that looked like you could lie down, it looked like a rudimentary glider...
This is Sig put together over the past few days for his role as the "Wind-blessed"!
King Riku's eyes widened—the plane was being pulled from the shadows; this was clearly Devil Fruit manipulation. Although he didn't know what kind of fruit it was, King Riku couldn't be that ignorant...
The reason why King Riku stared wide-eyed was because he thought that the person in front of him was going to use the glider to get to that rocky island!
If it's that close, do you still need to go?
King Riku initially believed that Violet's friend possessed some special Devil Fruit ability, which allowed her to arrive at her destination "quickly," but now...
You're going to use this?
Are you sure you're not just taking this opportunity to lure my daughter for a drive?
King Riku didn't know whether he should be worried or relieved—at least this thing didn't look like it could fly to that island.
Violet, seemingly completely convinced, went to look at his plane. "This is... a glider? We'll be flying it in a bit?"
"Hmm, are you on top or am I on top?" Sig ignored King Riku and asked Violet directly.
"I want to go up there." Violet thought for a moment, feeling that the top was a better place to look at the sky, her eyes revealing a desire for excitement.
"Wait, are you sure about this thing..." King Riku couldn't help but question.
"Then lie down, you can lie face down here, with your feet resting here," Sig said, unfolding the frame for the person lying face down in the middle.
Since it was just something hastily put together, it's naturally very basic.
"Wait! How high is it from here? Even if we glide with the wind..." King Riku watched as Sig commanded Violet to lie down, and Violet, as if she had no common sense, actually did as he was told, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.
However, immediately afterward, Sig lifted the glider with one arm and, as if throwing a paper airplane, threw it and Violet on it towards the sea right in front of King Riku!
King Riku:!!!
Before King Riku could stop him, Sig took two running steps and jumped out, his body landing sideways on the support frame directly beneath Violet...
King Riku was about to jump into the sea to rescue the man, a blast of air hit his face, blowing his hair and beard into disarray.
Indeed, without Sig, it was just a rudimentary glider.
But when Sig was on it, it was a jet...
Although the Vampire Fruit allows flight, it is limited to nighttime only. Flying directly using the "Wind-blessed" ability is about the same distance as gliding.
So Sig built this "glider"—it allows for low-cost flight and also helps to "farm" the Wind-blessed's role-playing progress.
Once it actually took flight, Violet couldn't help but cheer.
But she quickly recovered and said sheepishly, "A little to the left, a little more to the left..."
Violet also remembered the important matter—rescuing the Warrior of Dressrosa!
She will act as a "navigator," using her exceptionally long-range vision to directly guide Sig.
Given the speed of flight, as long as he doesn't encounter too many extreme weather events along the way, Sig should be able to make it in time. Sig can sense and avoid extreme weather in advance, but if he encounters them one after another, the detour time will be too long, which will also delay him!
However, it must be said that the probability of encountering extreme weather in the New World is indeed too high, especially when flying at high speeds; the longer the distance traveled, the more likely one is to encounter it.
It was just a hastily assembled glider, and it was in danger of falling apart in a "normal" New World storm, so Sig had to take a detour...
After circling around for more than five hours, they were only getting close to the target, a small rocky island.
Violet exclaimed several times during this time— Weevil was getting closer!
Fortunately, twenty minutes earlier, Zephyr intercepted Weevil...
While Violet didn't harbor such deep animosity towards the Navy, nor would she wish for their deaths, compared to the Warrior of the King Riku... well, after all, you received so much Celestial Gold, didn't you?
Moreover, Violet believed that the legendary naval hero Zephyr should also be able to defeat Weevil.
Sig suspects that the "Vivre Card" was hidden among the treasure looted by the Gugu Pirates, and that Zephyr tracked down Weevil so accurately by following the guidance of the "Vivre Card".
"Quick! The two sides have made contact, Weevil has jumped onto the naval deck!" Violet shouted.
"It's already fast. But it will still take at least another half hour... Keep me updated on the situation." Sig didn't care about Zephyr or the Navy, but he was very interested in Weevil.