The next day.
"If you keep following me, I'll cut off your legs."
Ever since their fight, Queen had followed him everywhere, keeping just enough distance. The look in her eyes had grown hotter by the hour.
"Kaido, control your subordinate."
Kaido acted as if he hadn't heard and kept drinking.
"Werther, bear with it. Queen becomes obsessed with men who defeat her. The side effects of that Devil Fruit are just too strong.
"It sounds powerful, but it has the worst side effects of any Devil Fruit I've seen. Maybe that's the trade-off. Without them, Queen would be even stronger than she is now."
Werther pushed Queen away as she edged closer, at a loss for words.
"How long is she going to cling to me? I'm going to end up killing her. She even follows me when I bathe or sleep."
Werther had surrounded himself with an Electromagnetic Barrier while sleeping the night before. When Queen suddenly approached, he had leaped up with his sword drawn.
Tillman coughed and gave an awkward smile, raising one finger.
At the sight of that finger, Werther clung to one last shred of hope.
"One day?"
Tillman's smile grew more awkward. He cleared his throat.
"One month."
Werther drew Intent Blood, ready to cut Queen down.
"Werther, calm down. You have to stay calm. Queen may keep clinging to you, but she won't hurt you. Besides, she's had a rough life. Let it go."
Tillman grabbed Werther and pulled him aside.
Queen struggled against the desire surging through her and tried to move closer again, but Jack seized her.
"Let go of me! I want to go over there."
Jack didn't budge. He held her fast.
"Werther, when do you plan to head to Wano Country? It's right ahead, but we can't