Chapter 110 / Chapter 111

Mei Di nodded and smiled sweetly, "She's wearing Flamenco costume, so she must be a very skilled dancer."

Kaya her simple mind and sweet, innocent smile, said, "I think Viola is very nice, very easy to talk to."

"As a princess, she has no airs at all; she 'Gentle and generous—truly a wonderful older sister."

Makino smiled, her eyebrows curving upwards. "If I have the chance to meet her, I'll definitely want to see her dance. It must be beautiful and incredibly captivating."

(Some readers guessed it was about combat members, but it's not. The answer will be revealed in the next chapter; it's about a secret, not a person (￣￣).)

Chapter 110

The New World, the Dressrosa Kingdom.

"It's terrifying that Chris has such a capable woman by his side."

Viola held the Den Den Mushi, her flawless face filled with surprise.

She truly admired and envied Baccarat's Devil Fruit Ability.

But the thought of Chris made her a little angry.

"This guy is so cold-blooded, it's infuriating!"

"From childhood to adulthood, I've always been the apple of everyone's eye. All the men liked me and treated me very well."

"That bastard, though, wouldn't even answer the phone; he had to Baccarat do it for him."

"How can there be such a man in the world? I hate him so much!!"

Viola shook her head, sighed, and stopped thinking about all that nonsense.

The most urgent task now is to find what Chris wants; that's the most important thing.

She thought about it carefully and realized that she didn't have any valuable treasures with her.

And Rebecca certainly doesn't have it either.

"It seems that Father is hiding something from us; he must have a secret he hasn't told us."

Viola frowned her beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows and began to analyze the situation carefully.

Since Baccarat has said so, then there must be something on our side.

She believed that Baccarat would never joke about something like this.

"Go talk to Father. That's the only way."

Viola's eyes shone with determination; without further hesitation, she strode out of the room...

The next day.

The usual spot, King Riku's Revolutionary Army base, the Flower Field.

At this moment, there were still only three people in the room.

King Riku, Rebecca, and Viola.

"Viola, why are you contacting us again?"

King Riku sat in his chair, looking at his daughter with a serious expression, and said in a deep voice, "Such frequent contact, what if Doflamingo finds out? Have you thought about the consequences?"

Rebecca quickly waved her hand, a sweet smile appearing on her beautiful face, and began to persuade her.

"Grandpa, since Aunt is looking for us, she must have gotten in touch with Chris."

Rebecca turned to look at Viola, blinked her beautiful eyes, and smiled gently, saying, "Aunt, I wasn't wrong, was I!"

Viola leaned back in her chair, legs crossed, exuding elegance and grace, and said with a smile.

"Clever."

"I did get in touch with Chris, and he promised to take care of that bastard Doflamingo within two years."

"But..."

Viola looked at King Riku, frowned slightly, and said with a wry smile, "He made a demand: he will only rescue Dressrosa if we agree to it."

Seeing Viola's expression, Rebecca quickly asked, "Aunt, what did Chris ask for?"

"Is this request too much, which is why you're upset?"

King Riku glanced at Viola and said in a hoarse voice, "Speak, what did he ask for?"

"As long as the conditions aren't too unreasonable, Father will agree to them."

Viola brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and explained with a slight smile.

"Here's the situation."

"There's a woman named Baccarat next to Chris. She's Devil Fruit User and can sense good luck coming her way."

Viola looked at the two of them, her pretty face showing an extremely serious expression, and said, "Her intuition tells her that we have something here that Chris needs."

"She couldn't say exactly what it was, but she knew it was definitely in our hands."

"I've thought about it a lot, but I still don't know what she meant, so I came to discuss it with you."

Viola looked at King Riku, paused for a moment, and then slowly asked, "Father, Rebecca and I don't have anything valuable here."

"Are you hiding something from us? If possible, I'd really like to know what it is."

Rebecca and King Riku were both shocked by her words.

The Lucky-Lucky Fruit —it's unbelievable that such a powerful Devil Fruit exists.

This is absolutely unbelievable!!

Rebecca snapped out of her daze and looked at King Riku with a puzzled expression on her pretty face. "Grandpa, is what Aunt said true?" she asked incredulously.

"Are you really hiding something from us? Grandpa, you're not that kind of person, are you?"

Silence.

King Riku didn't answer immediately. He leaned back, sighed, and said to himself, "If I'm not mistaken, what Chris wants is indeed in my hands."

Yes, there really is.

Viola and Rebecca exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

King Riku on the two of them, treating them like his precious darlings.

There was no reason for them to be hiding anything, which truly shocked the two of them.

Rebecca, not being as composed, glared at King Riku, snorted, and scolded him playfully.

"Grandpa, you've been keeping secrets from us. I thought you loved us the most."

"I'm never talking to you again."

Viola rolled her eyes at her and said irritably, "What are you talking about? If Father didn't tell us, he must have his reasons."

Then, turning to look at King Riku, a gentle and charming smile appeared on her pretty face as she asked curiously, "Father, can you tell us now what it is?"

King Riku waved his aged hand, his smile kind and gentle, "It's not that I'm trying to hide it from you; it's a rule passed down from our ancestors."

"800 years ago, our Riku Family became the new Royal Family of Dressrosa."

"From then on, each King would pass on a map to the next king."

King Riku shook his head, sighed, and said, "In my generation, only daughters were born, so I didn't inform you two."

"Sigh, this map is useless anyway. It's a good thing it was lost in my generation."

Rebecca's beautiful eyes lit up, and interest immediately appeared on her exquisite face as she hurriedly asked questions.

"Grandpa, what kind of map is it? Why does it look so mysterious?"

"It's been passed down for 800 years, it's practically a family heirloom!"

Viola nodded, a complex expression on her pretty face, and murmured, "So, Baccarat really did predict it."

"If she hadn't told me, I would never have known in my life that there was such a secret within the Royal Family."

King Riku looked at the two of them, a kind smile on his face, and said in an aged voice, "This map is said to lead to the Devil Fruit Tree."

"Of course, this was passed down from our ancestors 800 years ago. Whether it's true or not, nobody really knows."

"In my opinion, it was completely unnecessary for our ancestors to keep this map all this time."

King Riku smiled slightly and said with certainty, "Even if this map is real, so what?"

"Where the Devil Fruit Tree grows is none of our business. Even if we knew, what could we do about it?"

"Besides, this map is incomplete. We need to collect the other fragments before we can find the final destination."

"In short, this is a map that's basically useless."

King Riku looked at the two of them and said with a sincere smile, "For various reasons, that's why I didn't tell you about this; there really was no need to."

(Guys, this is the answer. This tree is really important to Chris. There must be other rare Devil Fruit on the tree that no one has ever seen before. Where are the Ocean-Ocean Fruit? We'll find out later (*￣￣).).

Chapter 111

"I knew it..."

Rebecca looked at King Riku, her eyebrows curving into crescent shapes, and said with a fresh and sweet smile, "How could Grandpa possibly keep it from us? Grandpa loves us the most!"

Viola in agreement with Rebecca's words.

She brushed a strand of hair from her forehead and smiled gently, saying, "Father, since this map isn't very important, let's give it to Chris."

"Trading a map of little value for the peace of the entire Dressrosa is undoubtedly a very worthwhile deal."

King Riku frowned, a worried look appearing on his weathered face, and said something.

Giving the map to Chris wouldn't be a big problem.

"What Father is worried about is whether he will turn his back on us and stop helping us after he gets the map."

King Riku looked at the two of them with a solemn expression and said, "This is a question worth pondering!"

Rebecca nodded, stroked her delicate chin, and began to analyze.

"Grandpa is right, this is indeed something worth thinking about."

"Chris asked for things first before agreeing to help us, which is really disadvantageous for us."

"If he takes the map and runs away, there's nothing we can do about it."

Rebecca looked at Viola, blinked her beautiful eyes, and smiled gently, saying, "Aunt, do you have a better idea?"

Viola shrugged, a bitter smile on her pretty face, and said helplessly.

"You don't understand Chris. He's too domineering and authoritarian. He doesn't allow anyone to question him, and he's not open to bargaining."

"Since he's said that, then we have no other choice but to do it this way; there are no other possibilities."

Viola looked at King Riku and Rebecca with an extremely serious expression and said, "But I can guarantee that he won't go back on his word."

"Just because Baccarat is Devil Fruit User, I won't doubt him."

Rebecca nodded and said with a smile, "That makes sense. Since he knows we have something, he can definitely contact Doflamingo."

"In that case, our things won't be able to be preserved either; they'll be taken away by him just the same."

"Therefore, I agree with Aunt's opinion that the map can be given to Chris."

King Riku frowned, a thoughtful expression on his old face as he analyzed the pros and cons.

Finally, he sighed and said with a sigh, "Fine, I'll give it to him then."

"After all, this is our only hope. If we miss this chance, we'll never have another one."

"Who is Doflamingo? The king of the Underworld, renowned and fearsome, his name shakes the entire ocean."

"The only person who dares to challenge him is Chris."

King Riku looked at Viola with a serious expression and said, "Contact him now and agree to his request."