Doflamingo's Scheme

As soon as those words fell, Viola staggered slightly as she hurried into the cabin.

Watching this, Kozuki Hiyori wrinkled her delicate nose and said, "You're awfully big-hearted. Aren't you afraid she'll suddenly run away?"

Run away?

Qin Yu shot Kozuki Hiyori a dead-fish-eyed sideways glance. "She won't run!"

"Because, like you, she bears the blood-deep hatred of having her country taken by pirates, along with the burden of restoring it."

"That burden is more important than life itself!"

Though his voice was not loud, his words struck deep into Kozuki Hiyori's soul like an invisible sledgehammer.

All this time, she had thought the bald man before her was completely unreliable.

Yet now, he had said something so astonishingly serious.

Looking at Qin Yu, who still wore that dead-fish-eyed, lazy, unserious expression—

An absurd thought surfaced in Kozuki Hiyori's heart.

Was this bald man's unbearably lazy, casual, foolishly cute nature real, or was it merely a perfect disguise?

If it was real, then why had he just said something that did not suit his personality at all?

Most importantly, Kozuki Hiyori had never expected Viola to bear the same fate as her.

Qin Yu took in the change in Kozuki Hiyori's expression.

Still, he could not help wondering whether the old author of the Original Work had run out of ideas and insisted on using the same plot device.

Dressrosa had a woman who endured humiliation and bore heavy burdens.

Wano Country was no exception.

And Vivi from Alabasta had been the same.

It made Qin Yu suspect that the old author had some strange fetish.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Viola hurried out of the cabin.

Compared to her earlier shock, she had clearly recovered. After hesitating briefly, she took out a Log Pose and said, "This is