Sabaody Archipelago, 71st Island.
Inside the study of a grand villa.
Sephiroth, dressed in a white suit with a black cape draped over his shoulders, raised a hand to remove the white mask from his face. He plopped down onto the long sofa and leisurely crossed one leg over the other.
Gild Tesoro sat on a single sofa, fastening the buttons of his white shirt as he complained:
"Boss, why are you always wrapped up so tightly whenever you come here? And you always enter through the window... Can't you use a more normal method?"
"Blame me? Who knew you'd be playing office roleplay with Stella in broad daylight..."
The silver-haired youth shrugged helplessly.
When he transformed into a swarm of Black Bats and arrived at the study balcony, he saw Stella, dressed in a black office-lady uniform, already sitting on the desk. Gild Tesoro was bare-chested, reaching down to unfasten his belt...
The scene had been incredibly awkward for all three of them!
Luckily, Stella was the first to react. She quickly put on an unconcerned expression, climbed down from the desk, hurriedly pulled down the short skirt that had slipped to her waist, smoothed out its wrinkles, and briskly left the study, shutting the door behind her.
Gild Tesoro hurriedly coughed awkwardly and changed the subject:
"Cough!... Boss, let's talk business instead! You asked me some time ago to help find the technology for feeding Devil Fruits to weapons. Through a few connections, I've already found a seller."
Sephiroth picked up an exquisite porcelain teapot and poured black tea into a cup as he casually asked:
"Oh!? Who's the seller...?"
"You might not believe it, but it's Vegapunk, the Marines' chief scientist."
"Huh!?"
Sephiroth froze upon hearing that, even pausing as he lifted his teacup.
He had considered