After a lavish, casual lunch, Uta grabbed Baby 5 and went off to prepare the afternoon tea party.
Sephiroth escorted Yamato and Ulti to the Hanging Gardens airport behind the temple.
The Winter, the maglev warship he had given Yamato, was docked there. It was precisely because of that ship that Yamato could drop by Babylon from time to time.
Inside the passageway, Sephiroth and Yamato walked on either side, with Ulti between them.
Smiling, Ulti held one of their hands in each of hers, swinging her arms slightly as they walked.
Ever since she had left the Beasts Pirates' social Darwinist system and been thoroughly spoiled by Sephiroth, her already rather childish personality had only grown more pronounced.
Yamato let Ulti swing her hand, but her expression was serious as she spoke to Sephiroth.
"Heavenward... about Drake."
She might have seemed reckless, but she had a thoughtful side too.
At lunch, Yamato had only shared amusing stories about Wano Country, such as how Tama was already six and had been dragged off to school by Youmu.
Only now, with just the people involved present, did she bring up Drake.
"He knocked Sheepshead out of his position yesterday and became the new Headliner."
Hanafuda had called Yamato yesterday to tell her about it.
"Heavenward, is there anything you need me to do?"
Yamato figured Sephiroth probably already knew, so she wanted to ask how they should respond.
Yamato had met Bondrewd on Carnival Island. She did not believe Drake could have escaped from a monster like him, and suspected there was more to it.
"Better to stay put than make a move. Actually, what I want is for you to call me whenever you think something's wrong."
Sephiroth gave Yamato a thumbs-up with his free hand.
After all, his identity