Above the sea, a small boat sailed steadily onward.
On the deck, an Ink Snake controlled the vessel, slowly heading toward its destination. As for Dawn, he was naturally spending the night within the lavish fortress space.
It handled the food, the lodging, and even the helm while traveling. Ouroboros had practically put cooks, helmsmen, navigators, and even ships out of work, serving Lord Dawn in perfect comfort.
After all, a cook who could not steer a ship was no good innkeeper~
Ouroboros had long grown used to such basic chores. It was an emotionless tool snake with no snake rights, performing the duties of multiple crew members all by itself. Easy stuff~
After defeating Bullet, Dawn used the excuse of taking a vacation to leave the main group and head for his next target island.
As for the permanent Log Pose to Laugh Tale in Bullet's possession, Dawn had instructed Ouroboros to quietly deliver it to Luffy during their battle.
And as expected, Luffy immediately crushed the pointer, allowing Dawn's switcheroo to proceed flawlessly.
Dawn was not idle during the journey either. Having just finished dinner, he was preparing to "negotiate terms" with the newly awakened Bullet, hoping to turn an enemy into an ally.
Otherwise, Dawn could only kill him to strengthen himself.
But that was the worst possible option. Killing Bullet would be a waste, mainly because Dawn found his "experience package" redundant—its role overlapped with Kaido's.
Taking Big Mom as an example, after her death, she had given Dawn "a massive amount of souls + physical attributes," making up for his weakness in soul-related power.
But if he killed Bullet, Dawn estimated the boost he received would be a large increase in physical attributes, making his Armament Haki even stronger.
While that boost was indeed excellent,