Carol leaned back slightly, but did not use his ability to evade.
Just as the pitch-black hand was about to touch Carol's neck, it stopped.
"Mr. Carol?"
Bullet shook the snow off his body and stood up.
That great mound of snow had actually been Bullet sitting still.
Even after becoming an Admiral candidate, Bullet still addressed Carol and Sakazuki respectfully:
"A Devil Fruit ability, huh."
Carol let out a soft breath:
"Whew-"
"That was close."
"You're way too fast."
Bullet smiled.
Carol took out a package and handed it to Bullet:
"That's right. Admiral Sakazuki found this fruit for me."
"The Paramecia-type Teleportation Fruit."
Bullet looked at the virus and Fruit Reclaimer inside the package, nodded, then looked at Carol:
"Teleportation, huh..."
"That's pretty good."
Carol said:
"That isn't convincing in the slightest."
After all, if Bullet had not stopped, Carol would already have been caught...
Bullet spread his hands helplessly.
Carol shook his head with a smile and checked the time on his watch:
"We'll wait another two hours, then make our move."
Late at night.
The Royal Palace of the Drum Kingdom.
Two figures, covered from head to toe, suddenly appeared.
They stared at the obese King Wapol, who was fast asleep in bed with a woman in his arms.
Bullet walked over and opened the glass bottle containing the virus.
He poured it straight into Wapol's wide-open, snoring mouth.
Even after the entire bottle of virus had been poured in, Wapol merely smacked his lips a few times, rolled over, and continued sleeping.
But within seconds, the sleeping Wapol began to feel terribly unwell.
His chest tightened, he could not catch his breath, and his entire body felt utterly drained.
He groggily opened his eyes, wanting to call for a servant.
But a large hand