Fangs Bared, Enemies Everywhere

There was no need to ask any more questions. He understood everything now.

The siblings had used Xiluo's Devil Fruit power to threaten people, while the sister used Hypnosis to control them.

But there was still something strange about it.

"Why do you like me? We've only met a few times, haven't we?" Wude asked.

"I told you yesterday, didn't I?" Daisis replied.

"That's it?"

"Yeah."

Wude rubbed his forehead. "Your view of love is way too cheap."

"Who cares? Why not put down your weapon and obediently become my husband?" Daisis drew a dagger and held it to the old man's throat.

"Everything can be discussed. Put down the knife first. Feelings can be cultivated slowly!" Wude hurriedly waved for her not to strike.

Daisis proudly raised her chin at him and moved the dagger away. "They can be cultivated?"

"They can." Wude nodded hurriedly.

Daisis turned back to look happily at her brother.

Xiluo ignored his foolish sister and nervously watched their surroundings.

Suddenly, pain shot through Daisis's hand. She cried out as Kuroh seized her.

"You're courting death!" Xiluo roared.

Daisis's clothes turned into strips of fabric and coiled toward her back.

"So you're a Devil Fruit user who can control cloth too. This power, hahaha." Wude laughed without an ounce of decency.

Kuroh's claws instantly tore apart Daisis's silk. It seized her dagger in a reverse grip, held it to her throat, and dragged her backward.

"Brother, I can see it! A black monster mimicking a woman's figure!" With her head pressed against Kuroh's chest, Daisis awkwardly tilted her head up to look at Kuroh.

Feeling her life threatened, she finally saw Kuroh clearly in her agitation.

But as she was dragged closer to Wude, she licked her lips and stared hungrily at him.

Her excitement at coveting a man's body washed away her fear of death, and she could no longer see Kuroh.

"At a life-and-death moment like this, could you please be serious, you idiot sister?!" Xiluo jumped in rage. He had been counting on his sister to point out that invisible thing's location.

"Pfft, hahaha... Sorry, I couldn't hold it in." Wude suppressed his laughter, raised his blade to Daisis's throat, and pulled her close. "Xiluo, it looks like we should exchange hostages."

"Fine. I think we can negotiate." Xiluo yielded to his idiot sister.

"What a warm chest. I'd be willing to lie here for the rest of my life." Daisis leaned into Wude's arms, and both men's expressions changed instantly.

"Sister, he wants to kill you!" Xiluo tried to persuade his lovestruck sister in despair.

"Nope, he's mine." Daisis even rubbed her head against Wude's muscles.

She wanted a man more than her own life!

Two words suddenly popped into Wude's mind. Could this woman be...

Leaning against his chest, Daisis awkwardly looked up at him, her sickly twisted expression filled with satisfaction.

"A yandere???"

Wude felt a huge warning sign hanging over his head.

He hurriedly shoved Daisis into Kuroh's arms.

"Sigh." Xiluo sighed.

Swish, swish, swish!

All of Daisis's clothes turned into silk, tightly binding her and Wude together.

"You're mine now~"

Wude felt something wrong with his mind and immediately slammed his head into Daisis's.

Daisis became dizzy and shifted her gaze away, her voice trembling slightly. "So this is skin-to-skin contact? I love it~"

Wude regained his senses and, with Kuroh's help, tore apart the silk Daisis controlled.

He knocked her out and handed her over to Kuroh.

Kuroh carried Daisis, who was now wearing only her underwear.

"Running into a female pervert is way too dangerous." Wude wiped away cold sweat.

It wasn't as though this woman could defeat him, but he had nearly been molested. It would be too embarrassing if word got out.

"How's my sister? Do you like her?" Xiluo teased.

"Shut up. Say anything irrelevant again, and I'll kill her!" Wude held his blade before the unconscious Daisis.

"Don't be so heartless. I'll release one person first, then you release my sister," Xiluo proposed.

Wude took out a piece of black cloth and covered Daisis's eyes.

She could hypnotize someone with a single glance. Her Hypnosis was far too dangerous.

"No chance. Release all of them," Wude bargained.

"Then you'll have to trade yourself for them." Xiluo grinned maliciously.

Wude gripped his sword and made several feigned cuts over Daisis's body to threaten him. "You don't love your sister?"

"Bastard, move that blade back!"

"Why should I listen to you? And how long do you plan to keep chatting? I don't have patience."

Xiluo clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and glared furiously. Then he suddenly laughed in anger and clapped his hands. "Do you not even care about your own people anymore?"

A group of people escorted more than twenty men out. They were the ones who had been helping Wude sail the ship.

"Haven't you siblings already controlled them? That's redundant." Wude snorted.

"You guessed wrong. I only threatened their lives; my sister never hypnotized them. They must be very hurt that you won't save them." Xiluo laughed wildly.

Wude looked at those people. They had only turned over a new leaf a few days ago. Were they about to lose their lives already?

"Enough nonsense. I think your sister is worth every one of them. What do you say?" Wude pressed his blade to Daisis's throat and glared at Xiluo.

"We've only met a few times, yet I'm so important to him." Daisis, who had just woken up, blushed shyly.

Wude ignored the bizarre woman.

"My lord, don't surrender!" Jia suddenly shouted.

"Yeah, we deserve to die!" Yi chimed in.

"My lord, being able to die for you is already an honor!" The other lackeys all glared at Xiluo and shouted.

"Bastards, shut up, all of you!"

Xiluo, who had been laughing wildly, angrily kicked Jia, the ringleader, to the ground and stomped hard on his face.

This guy was sabotaging the negotiations!

"My lord, getting beaten for you makes my whole life worthwhile!" Jia said with a swollen, pig-like face.

Not long after.

The negotiations went smoothly. Xiluo handed all the hostages over to Wude and removed the Blood Poison from them.

Kuroh held Daisis in its claws as they retreated in a tense standoff.

"My lord, the Log Pose hasn't finished recording yet. We can't leave at all," Yi reminded him.

"I know." Wude guarded the rear and led the large group backward.

On the streets, all the original patrons—pirates—and women drew the hidden blades, swords, and firearms at Xiluo's command.

It turned out that all of them had been controlled by the Xiluo siblings.

"Do you see? In many places along the Grand Line routes, terrifying killing intent lurks beneath the calm," Wude said to those behind him.

At that moment, everyone on the island had become Xiluo's tools and weapons.

"Don't tell me all these people were poisoned too?" Jia felt a chill run down his spine.

"Looks like it." Wude suddenly felt puzzled and turned to look at the old man and the little girl.

"My things are very safe. Don't worry, you'll be fine," the old man reassured Wude instead.

"It's nothing. That's not what I'm thinking about." Wude shook his head and continued leading everyone in retreat.

There was something wrong with the old man. He had already been controlled.

Of course, he wasn't afraid of being controlled. He could always slit his own throat.

"Daisis, make them clear the way!"