Five days later.
Dressrosa Royal Palace.
In the early morning, bright sunlight streamed through the curtains on the balcony and into the bedroom.
Brrr, brrr~!
The Den Den Mushi suddenly rang in the room.
Sephiroth, lying on a large bed, slowly opened his eyes.
Scarlett was still sleeping on his chest.
Smack~!
Sephiroth carefully shifted away, got out of bed, took a few quick steps, and reached for the trousers on the long sofa. He pulled the Den Den Mushi from inside.
"Hello!"
"Boss, we're ready. When are you coming over?"
Gild Tesoro's voice came from the Den Den Mushi.
Sephiroth lowered his head in thought before replying:
"Give me two hours. I'm still in the Dressrosa Kingdom."
"Huh!? The Dressrosa Kingdom is so far from the Sabaody Archipelago... How could you possibly make it here in two hours?"
Gild Tesoro's voice was full of disbelief. The two places were separated by thousands of miles. Forget two hours—even with favorable winds the entire way, it might not take less than two days to reach the Sabaody Archipelago from the Dressrosa Kingdom by ship. Not to mention crossing the Red Line or going through Fish-Man Island ten thousand meters beneath the sea...
"It is a bit rushed... I'm hanging up first!"
Sephiroth offered no further explanation and casually hung up.
Then, he lay back down on the bed and leaned close to the ear of the still-sleeping pink-haired girl. As he gently nudged her, he whispered:
"Princess, time to get up~!"
"Sephiroth~! Let me sleep a little longer!
"We went to bed so late last night..."
Scarlett sleepily turned onto her side and hugged a pink pillow, leaving only her snow-white back and slightly disheveled waist-length pink hair facing him.
"Today's the day we leave. Wake up!"
"No~! I want to