Powerful Devil Fruit

The sound of short heels striking the ground echoed as Conis slowly moved away from the spot, following the words etched into the crumbling wall and heading south.

The writing was vague and difficult to interpret. Conis could only understand parts of it, though she could roughly guess what it recorded.

Because the island resembled a crescent moon, it was called Crescent Island. A tribe had once lived here, isolated from the world like a hidden paradise, but they had eventually suffered a pirate attack and been slaughtered to the last.

The two sides had perished together during the resistance. As for who had thrown the treasure map into the sea, Conis had not found any record of it.

What followed was information about the tribe's customs and rituals. Overall, there was nothing particularly valuable.

Perhaps she had become too absorbed in reading, because Conis did not realize she was being watched.

"Captain, there's someone here."

Not far away, the pirate crew that had come from the other side of the island arrived. One of the pirates cautiously spoke to Eldrago.

"It's actually a beautiful woman."

Many of the pirates drooled. Just seeing that slender figure from behind made them excited, and greed filled their eyes.

"Hmph, she's just a woman."

To Eldrago, beauty was not worth as much as gold.

"Who's there?!"

Hearing the disturbance, Conis turned toward Eldrago and the others, her expression changing.

"Hehehe, she really is beautiful. She even has wings!"

Now that they had been discovered, the pirates swaggered forward and surrounded Conis, laughing obscenely.

Conis's pupils contracted as she looked at Eldrago, who stood at the front. She involuntarily cried out, "Shichibukai."

How could this be? Why would a Shichibukai appear here?

"Capture her. She might know where the treasure is."

Looking at Conis,