Wano Country, somewhere unknown.
"Ugh... hah!"
With a sharp gasp, Lirisk jolted awake. He instinctively tried to take a defensive stance, but his body felt weak and heavy.
Clatter...
The Seastone chains rattled, but his efforts were useless.
So they caught me after all?
Being captured only made Lirisk calm down faster. He knew that if the Azure Dragon Admiral wanted to use him to lure his father, Oric, into a rescue attempt, he would not do anything else to him.
Darkness surrounded him. Only in the shadows far away did pink lights keep flickering, as numerous and densely packed as stars in the night sky.
By their faint glow, Lirisk made out a figure nearby. Every time that person paused, another pink point of light appeared in the darkness.
"That smell..."
Lirisk twitched his nose and asked, "Is that Dyna Stone?"
"Hm? You're awake?"
The busy figure stood and looked at him.
"Zoans really are something! You were hurt that badly, yet you got your strength back in just a few hours."
Ron sounded impressed, then lowered his head and went back to work.
"It is Dyna Stone. I have to admit, this stuff packs a punch! Sometimes I almost feel sorry for Vegapunk. He spent years developing a new kind of cannon, and it's still weaker than these naturally formed rocks."
"Hmph. A pointless effort."
Lirisk was not afraid. He gave a cold laugh.
"I told you, that man isn't the type to lose his head over his so-called son. This trap of yours won't work."
"Really? I see it differently."
"Oh? Then I'm... all ears!"
Ron handed the Dyna Stone to Kanjuro, who was helping conceal the traces of their work with terror written all over his face. Ron dusted off his hands and walked over.
"You've