The Summit War Was About to Begin

Rochi tilted his head slightly and glanced at the little girl huddled tightly at his feet.

Lily stared fixedly at Boa Hancock and the others, her eyes filled with extreme terror and an intense desire to survive.

That stubborn, vicious gaze, like that of a young wolf driven into a corner, inexplicably amused Rochi.

It was as though he had seen his sister, desperately protecting him amid the ruins of Locke Village.

Or perhaps he had seen his former self, raging helplessly against the World Government beneath a torrential downpour.

Rochi withdrew his gaze and looked back at Boa Hancock, the mocking smile on his lips growing more pronounced.

"Kuja Island's rules have nothing to do with me."

Rochi crossed his arms over his chest. "I've taken a liking to this little one."

"Besides, that little boy has already been dealt with by you. You've more or less carried out your rules."

Rochi leaned down slightly and pointed at Lily on the ground with a slender finger.

"From now on, I'll take in this little girl."

"No problem with that?"

Rochi spoke those four words very softly, yet to Boa Hancock and the Kuja warriors, they were like deafening thunder, carrying an absolute pressure that could not be refused.

Boa Hancock's face turned livid.

But as she looked into Rochi's heterochromatic eyes, deep blue and crimson intertwined, she eventually closed her eyes and forcefully buried all her emotions within her heart.

"We're leaving."

With an extremely suppressed cold snort.

Boa Hancock led the Kuja warriors away, swiftly vanishing into the depths of the dense jungle.

The surroundings fell into deathly silence once more, broken only by the occasional sound of raindrops lingering on the leaves striking the muddy water.

Rochi slowly turned around.

Lily still sat collapsed amid the mud