The sight before Werther took him by surprise.
Queen's ability in a mass battle went beyond anything he could call powerful. Looking at Red-Haired, who seemed somewhat overwhelmed amid the sea of spiders, Werther finally understood why Tillman had stopped him from killing Queen.
Queen's Devil Fruit power made her a perfect war machine. She could rapidly gather a Puppet Army loyal to the death, and when its members fell in battle, they turned into swarms of spiders.
As things stood, Werther and the others did not even need to act. The spiders alone were formidable opponents. Even if Wano Country killed every last one, it would pay a heavy price.
Frenzied, brutal, and fearless of death—that was the impression the spiders gave Werther.
As Werther watched the battlefield, he suddenly heard a thud beside him.
He turned to see that Queen had returned to her human form and collapsed on the ground.
"Quick... get me out of here. I can't put up any resistance right now."
Werther frowned slightly. He did not know why Queen trusted him so much.
One casual stroke of his sword would take Queen's life. Not that Werther was likely to do it, given his principles.
He could go utterly mad against an enemy, but he would never treat an ally that way.
Werther hoisted Queen onto his shoulder and looked back at the battlefield. Red-Haired was watching him.
Werther drew Intent Blood and pointed it straight at Red-Haired. Red-Haired raised the saber in his hand and pointed it at Werther in turn.
Their message was clear: the next time they met, they would fight a bloody battle to the death.
Back behind his own lines, Werther was greeted by the sight of wounded people groaning in pain everywhere.
That was war. Both sides paid