"What kind of strange ability is that? A Devil Fruit?"
Tsugikuni Yoriichi gripped his sword in one hand and looked toward the young woman beneath the distant pavilion, quietly speculating about her ability.
In this world of the Pirate King, there were simply too many bizarre Devil Fruits. As the true ruler of the World Government, the one hidden behind the Gorosei...
No matter what kind of ability Imu possessed, Tsugikuni Yoriichi would not find it strange.
Even her breathtakingly beautiful face, that of a woman barely in her twenties and in the prime of youth, did not surprise Yoriichi in the slightest.
An immortal...
This was not the first time he had encountered one!
Not only had he seen one before, he had personally killed one!
"To evade Saturn and the others' search and find this place... Tsugikuni Yoriichi's ability has truly exceeded my expectations."
"And judging by how clear his objective is, did he know of my existence from the very beginning?"
"Was finding this place merely a coincidence?"
"No. There are not that many coincidences in this world."
"From the very beginning, this man's target was me!"
Imu sat on a stone bench. As Tsugikuni Yoriichi scrutinized her, she was scrutinizing him as well.
Within the entire World Government, only a tiny handful of people knew of Imu's existence. Throughout the eight hundred years of history, the fact that Imu was still alive had never been revealed to the outside world.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi was the first outsider to ever meet Imu.
In Imu's eyes, this could not have been a mere coincidence.
Ever since Tsugikuni Yoriichi entered Mary Geoise, Imu had been closely watching his movements despite remaining in the garden. When she learned that Yoriichi had massacred Celestial Dragons throughout their town, she had believed him