Preparing to Go to the East Blue

To satisfy her curiosity, Robin intensified her spying. Crossing her hands, she sprouted several more pairs of eyes and ears throughout the hall, placing Oak under 360-degree surveillance with no blind spots.

Though she knew she could not hide it from Oak, she simply could not resist. There was no other reason—she was addicted!

Ever since she had accidentally obtained the Flower-Flower Fruit and used its ability to spy on someone else's secret for the first time, she had come to love the feeling. The thrill of uncovering other people's secrets brought her immense pleasure.

Later, during her life on the run, the overwhelming insecurity she constantly felt further amplified this habit. She used her ability at all times to keep watch over everything around her.

Inside the hall, Oak glanced around himself a few times and met one of Robin's pairs of eyes. He rolled his eyes helplessly, while Robin's eyes blinked playfully at him.

Oak could not be bothered to do anything about it. There were no secrets in the hall anyway, so it did not matter if she overheard something.

The two understood each other without words. Only Vivi remained completely in the dark.

"What... what did you do to me?"

Sitting on the floor, Vivi touched her neck with a terrified expression. She could clearly feel the bite mark there.

She did not know what the man before her had done to her, but she knew it could not be anything good.

"I merely planted a mark on you, so I can find you if you run away!"

Oak shrugged. What he had planted in Vivi was naturally a Vampire control method. From this point on, whenever he wished, he could turn Vivi into his "Blood Servant." Through that special connection, he could also sense Vivi's