Sakazuki's indifferent voice rang out:
"Take him away."
Several soldiers shakily carried him away.
Enel had already dealt with the remaining few, stuffing them into Nutrient Pods to be carried away as experimental material.
Only then did Sakazuki look at Rosinante aboard the ship.
"Any more?"
Rosinante froze for a moment.
"No..."
Sakazuki raised an eyebrow.
"Then get down here."
Rosinante finally snapped out of it.
"Oh, right."
"Let's go, Luo."
He grabbed Luo, whose legs had gone weak, leaving the boy utterly bewildered.
"Wh... what?"
"Aaaaaah!!!!"
With Luo in his grasp, Rosinante leaped straight off the Warship's deck.
The instant they landed, Luo collapsed onto the ground and couldn't help shouting at Rosinante:
"Are you an idiot!!!"
"That was so high! You just jumped without warning!!!"
Rosinante realized his mistake.
"Ah! Sorry!"
Suddenly, a huge shadow fell over Luo.
Luo turned to look and saw that Sakazuki's towering figure had cast a shadow that completely enveloped him.
He swallowed and instinctively reached for Rosinante's trouser leg.
Sakazuki looked Luo over.
"So this is the kid who ate that fruit worth five billion."
Rosinante answered sheepishly:
"Yes..."
After all, he had stolen the fruit and given it to Luo without permission.
And he had obtained the information from his adoptive father, Sengoku. In a sense, that already amounted to stabbing Sengoku in the back.
Although Sengoku had later taken responsibility for the failed transaction and hadn't blamed him,
deep down, Rosinante still felt he had let Sengoku down, and any mention of the matter made him feel guilty.
Sakazuki shook his head with a smile.
"Don't worry. Sengoku won't blame you."
"Children are bound to misbehave sometimes."
"Do you really think that fruit matters more to Sengoku than you do?"
"Don't overthink it."
"There isn't much to see on the