"Princess Vivi, Slayer's ship is already almost out of sight. You should head back."
"Tiragotan, when did you get here? How did I not notice at all?" Watching the ship gradually disappear into the distance, Vivi turned to Tiragotan beside her and asked softly.
"Your Highness, I've been standing beside you for quite a while. I didn't deliberately hide my footsteps when I arrived—it was simply because you were too absorbed." Tiragotan looked at Vivi with a trace of concern in her eyes.
Vivi took a book titled Haki Training and Usage from her clothes. Looking at its cover, she softly said, "Is that so? Then it seems my vigilance is far too low. He was right—even after eating a powerful Logia Devil Fruit, if I don't train and develop it, I won't be able to bring out its full power."
"Tiragotan."
"Princess Vivi, I'm here."
"For the time being, prepare food for me. I'm going to train and develop my Haki and Devil Fruit abilities properly. I'll become stronger and protect Alabasta, and..." Vivi did not finish the last part. Her body turned into fine sand and drifted away.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Looking at the place where Vivi had stood before turning into sand and scattering away, Tiragotan sighed, her eyes full of worry. She muttered to herself, "Princess Vivi, I don't know whether everything that happened between you and Slayer is a good thing or a bad thing... Sigh!"
Finally, Tiragotan glanced once more at the boundless sea before turning and leaving.
"Since you were reluctant to leave, why didn't you stay a few more days?" Robin put down her watering can, walked over to Rody, and asked softly.
"I wasn't reluctant. I was just wondering what kind of emotion love really is." Rody gripped the deck