Inside the manor, everyone had moved from the previous room where they had been "negotiating terms" to the largest room.
It had not been decorated like a conference room, but rather in the style of a salon.
There was no long conference table, only round tables laden with food and sofas.
Dawn reclined on a sofa, catching up with Enel and Chloe, whom he had not seen in a long time. Beside him, Wapol, the great black bear, was stuffing himself.
Baby-5 kept shuttling between the food and the great black bear, delivering food to him and fulfilling her duties as a maid admirably.
Meanwhile, Fisher Tiger acted as the intermediary helping Moria and Tesoro get acquainted.
This was their first meeting, and Fisher Tiger was the best person for the role. After all, Moria had saved Tom, while Fisher Tiger was Tesoro's great benefactor.
For the moment, the three of them got along rather harmoniously.
"Sorry, I'm late."
The door opened, and Trick entered the room looking travel-worn, greeting them with a smile.
"It's fine. The journey must have been tiring, so go take a bath first," Dawn said with a smile. "There's no rush."
"Then please excuse me for now." Trick remained as elegant as ever, giving no indication that he was a great pirate whose name still resounded across the seas after all these years.
Ever since everything had gotten on track, Trick, who had been stationed at the Sky Island headquarters, had grown restless and set out to sea. After all, because their identities had not been exposed, Wapol and Chloe had followed Enel to the West Blue.
Normally, they could still go with Enel to the Grand Line and the New World to seek out opponents.
But Trick had been cooped up on Sky Island