Before everyone's surprise had faded, they saw a wisp of flame take Ling'er's form and cling to Lott's other side.
A short while later, falling cherry blossoms swirled before Lott, and a figure gradually emerged among the petals.
It was none other than Robin.
At that moment, Robin wore only a happy smile.
But she had missed Lott no less than Nami and Ling'er had-in fact, she had missed him even more.
Yet she did not cling to Lott the way Nami and Ling'er did.
Though she wanted to as well, the reserve she had cultivated over the years kept her from doing so.
The atmosphere was a little delicate.
One woman clung to each of Lott's sides, Robin stood before him, and Boa Hancock stood behind him.
Seeing this, everyone from Amazon Lily looked away, pretending they had seen nothing.
Nyon, however, gazed intently at Lott's back, sighing inwardly that things really were just as she had imagined.
But she had thought Lott would have, at most, one or two other women out there. She had never expected there to be three besides Boa Hancock.
She could not help worrying for Boa Hancock.
Although their relationship usually seemed rather strained, she truly valued Boa Hancock like her own daughter.
Naturally, she did not want Boa Hancock to suffer.
Even setting Boa Hancock's own interests aside, if she could not secure a relatively important place in Lott's heart...
Then Amazon Lily naturally could not receive much attention from Lott either.
Nyon was beginning to feel conflicted, unsure whether entrusting Amazon Lily to Lott had really been the right decision.
But with things as they were, she could hardly intervene.
All she could do was look away again.
"Um... Nyon, the scenery in the Sabaody Archipelago really hasn't changed much, has