Thinking of this, Maude was curious about where Barrett and Festa planned to hold the celebration.
To know-
When many forces gather together, ordinary islands cannot accommodate so many people, let alone support the role of a battlefield.
The live broadcast projected on the wall continued for a while.
Festa, who had already announced the important information, promptly cut off the live broadcast.
Anyway, everything that needs to be said has been said, and all the information that needs to be made public has been made public.
After that, it was up to those who witnessed the live broadcast to make their own choices, and they had to quickly set up the stage.
Inside the restaurant.
When the live broadcast ended, the projector phone clicked and he closed his eyes, and the light and shadow on the wall quickly disappeared.
Anyone who has watched this live broadcast knows that the headlines about this live broadcast the next day will spread throughout the world within one day.
"Don't be affected. Eat and drink when you need to."
Maude glanced at the empty wall and raised her glass to drink.
Under his leadership, the atmosphere of the banquet slowly returned.
After a while.
The restaurant became lively again.
time flies.
Late at night, the party ended.
Those who came to the banquet as guests, such as Hiyori, Mansheli, and Rebecca, all drank a lot, so Maude let them stay in the castle for one night.
Since the person who made the proposal was Maud, the princesses did not refuse and all chose to stay in the castle for one night.
After the banquet, Maude went straight to Luo's research room with a plate of delicious food prepared by Jia Ya.
There was no other way. Luo didn't even want to attend Feng Xichen's banquet in order to stay in the research room for a while longer.
Arriving outside the door of the research room, Maud skipped the steps of knocking on the door and pushed the door directly in.
Crunch—
The sound of the door hinge turning disturbed Luo, who was immersed in research, and a ray of anger appeared on his slightly pale face.
He immediately stopped what he was doing and looked at the door with angry eyes.
After seeing that the uninvited person was Maud, the anger that had just risen suddenly died down.
"I'm not hungry now."
Law glanced at the food on Maude's tray.
Although the aroma wafting from the tray was very tempting, he didn't want to interrupt his research because of eating.
"Do you need me to convey this to Sister Ya for you?"
Maude smiled and placed the tray on one of the tables in the study room.
“…”
Hearing what Maud said, Luo sighed, walked over quickly, picked up the food on the tray and ate quickly.
Maude sat aside and looked at Luo who was gobbling up food like a hungry ghost.
In order to save more research time, this guy swallowed the food without even chewing it.
In just ten seconds, all the food that Maud brought was wiped out by Luo.
This eating speed is comparable to Wang Luffy.
Looking at Luo who put down his bowl and chopsticks, Maude asked in time: "How is the progress of chimera research?"
"There are some clues."
When talking about chimera research, Luo's eyes flashed with a glimmer of light and he said seriously: "If everything goes well, the experiment can be officially started in less than half a month."
"So fast?"
Maude's eyes lit up when she heard this.
He just asked casually, but Luo actually gave him a surprise.
"I still think it's too slow."
Luo shook his head and frowned slightly: "And the next experimental stage will also be a long process, and a lot of devil fruits may be wasted..."
"It doesn't matter, everything happens at your own pace. As for the consumption of Devil Fruit, that's not something you should worry about."
Maude smiled and reached out to pat Luo's shoulder.
He was already extremely satisfied with Luo's work ability.
After all, Luo managed the entire chimera research on his own, which is an incredible thing in itself.
But this also includes Jia Ya’s contribution.
It was she who specially opened a small stove for Luo, allowing Luo to have more time and energy to conduct research.
If not, I'm afraid that the research on chimeras has not yet progressed, and Luo would have become the first crew member of the Mod Pirates to die from overwork.
"Pay attention to rest."
Before leaving, Maude gave her the usual reminder.
However, he only had time to turn around, and Luo went back to his research work, perhaps not even hearing his words.
Maude shook her head and left the research room with the tray and cutlery.
It was late at night.
The stars are like a river in the night sky, and the full moon hangs high.
The bright moonlight passed through the window like a silver gauze and fell on the wide and deserted corridor.
Maude walked forward on the corridor in the moonlight, and the sound of her footsteps echoed far away in this quiet environment.
In addition to the footsteps, there was also the sound of breathing, just around the corner four or five meters away.
Maud looked over.
Under the corner wall, there is some patterned fabric hanging on the red carpet, and it can be vaguely seen as the hem of the kimono.
"Waiting for me?"
Maud suddenly asked.
As soon as the voice passed through, the kimono hanging on the red carpet swayed.
Immediately afterwards, Hiyori dressed in kimono walked out slowly from the corner.
"I apologize for any offence, Lord Maude..."
Hiyori saluted Maud, which was a standard courtesy for a ruler and his ministers in Wano.
This ambitious woman has placed her position and position in the most correct place.
"It's out of the way."
A shadow wave appeared in Maud's palm, she put the tray and cutlery into the shadow box and asked, "What do you want from me?"
Hiyori raised her eyes to look at Maude and whispered softly: "It's about the country of Wano."
"oh?"
Maude raised her eyebrows slightly and raised her hand to signal Hiyori to continue.
Hiyori looked directly into Maud's eyes and said:
"Ever since you defeated the Beasts Pirates, you have not paid attention to the situation in Wano Country. Therefore, Hiyori took the initiative to gather homeless refugees in the name of Kozuki and sent dispatch orders to the daimyo everywhere. , start reconstruction work... "
"Hiyori, I know all the things you did."
After listening to part of Hiyori's explanation, Maud interrupted at the right time.
Hiyori was startled for a moment and looked at Maude silently.
She specially waited for Maud here because she wanted to get a clear attitude from Maud.
Only by understanding Mod's attitude towards Wano can she restore Wano to its former vitality and prosperity without any hindrance.
Maude also guessed Hiyori's intention, so she interrupted the subsequent meaningless explanation.
"As long as you don't mess around, I'm willing to give you enough freedom and a safe environment without persecution. In return, you have to give me something in return."
"So… "
Hiyori nodded and was about to ask something, but was interrupted by Maud again.
"Even if I don't say something, a smart woman like you should know what can and cannot be done."
After Maude left these words, she left the corridor without looking back.
Hiyori looked at Maud's retreating back and was speechless.
She certainly knew what she could and couldn't do.
But if she can figure out Maud's bottom line, no matter what she does in the future, she will be confident and don't have to worry too much.
"A smart woman like me..."
Hiyori smiled bitterly.
She looked towards the end of the corridor where Maude's footsteps could no longer be heard, and said quietly: "But doesn't a man like you have the slightest intention to rule these countries?"
In her opinion, it is not a bad thing that the country of Wano, which is in urgent need of self-cultivation and recuperation, can be ruled by Maude.
But she couldn't see any desire to dominate or rule in Maud.
A person who clearly has no intention of ruling a country's territory has accepted one country after another.
Hiyori really couldn't figure out what Maud wanted to do.
But tonight's trip was rewarding, at least she saw Maud's statement.
"What a strange man."
Hiyori murmured softly, then returned to her room.
As soon as he opened the room, he saw Yamato standing behind the door.
"Aren't you asleep yet?"
Hiyori looked at Yamato who had changed into pajamas but was not lying on the bed with a smile.
Yamato nodded towards Hiyori and suddenly said: "I thought you wouldn't go back to your room to sleep tonight."
“…”
Hiyori immediately understood the meaning of this sentence, and a blush suddenly appeared on her fair face.
Yamato, who made a joke, didn't care about Hiyori's reaction and just lay down on the bed.
"How does Maud express his position?"
She turned sideways and looked at Hiyori, who was about to go to the bathroom to wash up and change clothes.
Hearing Yamato's question, Hiyori said softly: "He will not oppress Wano, but he has never thought of controlling Wano."
"Uh, what does that mean?"
Yamato was a little confused.
Hiyori smiled.
"Lord Maud... gave the country of Wano freedom."
... ... ... ... ..
Maude sent the tray of cutlery to the kitchen and then returned to her room.
As a result, I saw a person on the corridor outside the door.
"Tezolo?"
Mod looked at Tezzolo standing outside his room, a little surprised.