Dressrosa, Royal Palace.
Inside Princess Scarlet's bedroom, Violet stood gracefully in a purple dress and a long black shawl. In front of her, a porcelain teapot filled with cow's blood was poured into a large bowl within an iron cage. Inside the cage was a palm-sized Bat clone, which needed to consume two or three times its own body volume in blood every day. Violet had always been curious how this small creature could suck up so much blood. The Bat clone, smelling the aroma of blood, immediately woke up, flapped its wings twice, landed in front of the bowl, and began to quickly suck the blood.
WHOOSH!
Suddenly, a streak of deep red light sliced through the void, and spatial ripples spread rapidly to both sides. Sephiroth, clad in a black leather suit, a sword in his hand and two long swords tied to his waist, walked out of his Spatial Door.
"Sephiroth," Violet greeted casually. She watched the silver-haired youth suddenly appear in the room without showing the slightest surprise. Sephiroth did often return from time to time, and she had already forgotten how many times she had met him suddenly appearing in her bedroom. She was very used to this sight.
Sephiroth glanced around the bedroom and didn't see Scarlet. He then asked, "Where is your sister?"
"She went to take care of the armaments."
"Oh, I see," Sephiroth nodded and sat down on the sofa. His gaze fell on a stack of small books on the table, and he read their titles casually.
How to Be a Quality LeaderSocial Speaking SkillsBiography of the King of DressrosaBusiness Economics
In addition to her status as the Princess of Dressrosa, Scarlet also served as the general agent for the Umbrella Corporation in the New World. She was also in charge of the kingdom's infrastructure. Because of this, Scarlet was indeed quite busy every day.
Just as Sephiroth was about to choose a book to look at, Violet was already leaning on his right side. The brown-haired girl grabbed his arm with both hands, shook it slightly, and said coquettishly, "Sephiroth, can you go shopping with me?"
"Uh, okay!" Sephiroth glanced at his beautiful sister-in-law and reluctantly agreed. Lately, he had noticed that it was getting harder and harder for him to refuse the flirtatious behavior of the girls around him. As long as their requests weren't too outrageous, he would usually grant them. My LSP-ness is getting stronger! Sephiroth couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
As soon as she got the answer she wanted, Violet happily pulled his arm and walked out of Scarlet's bedroom.
On their way out of the palace, the two of them met the gray-haired King Riku by chance.
"Where are you going?"
Violet, with her hand still wrapped around Sephiroth's arm, said with a laugh, "Going shopping!"
King Riku's gaze unconsciously shifted to the position where the two were embracing. As a father, he naturally had concerns about his second daughter. He always felt that Violet's relationship with Sephiroth was a little too close, and sooner or later something would happen if this continued.
King Riku didn't mind the relationship between Scarlet and Sephiroth, and even enjoyed the success it brought. After all, Sephiroth was very strong, and thanks to him, Dressrosa had benefited greatly. The country's power was growing, and its people were beginning to live prosperous lives, no longer having to struggle to make ends meet.
However, he still felt a little reluctant if he had to marry both of his daughters to Sephiroth as a sign of gratitude.
No! When I have time, I must talk to Violet and straighten out her mind in time.
Because of Sephiroth's presence, Violet didn't ask for the king's army to escort them. After they left the palace, the two of them went straight to the main street.
Violet lifted her head slightly, looked at the sharp and handsome cheek of the silver-haired youth, and said hesitantly, "Sephiroth, am I cute?"
"Hmm, very cute, Violet will definitely be a great beauty in the future," Sephiroth replied perfunctorily.
"Then do you like me?"
"!!?"
Upon hearing this, a momentary look of astonishment flashed across Sephiroth's face. He lowered his head, and with a questioning look, looked at the brown-haired girl holding his right arm.
Sephiroth found that, at some point, Violet had already raised her own right hand and placed it on her right eye. Her index finger and thumb touched, forming a circular "OK gesture," and a thin purple membrane appeared instantly.
"..."
"Tell me, do you like me?!" Violet pouted and pressed.
PLAK!
Upon hearing this, Sephiroth immediately stopped. With a dark face, he raised his left hand and slapped the brown-haired girl's butt lightly. "Stop asking these strange questions!"
"Hee hee! I know."
After being patted, Violet wasn't embarrassed. After taking off the "OK" position on her right hand, she hugged Sephiroth's right arm even tighter. Because, through her Giro-Giro no Mi ability, she already knew the answer, and she was very satisfied.
Sephiroth: "..."
This sister-in-law is completely out of control!
Compared to four years ago, the current Dressrosa Kingdom was much more prosperous. There were more merchants and tourists coming to visit. Thanks to Scarlet's ability to use the Ishi-Ishi no Mi to manipulate stones, a towering rock barrier had been built over the years at the border of Dressrosa to defend the country. Aside from the four gates in the southeast and northwest, if one wanted to enter this country, they could only fly to the sky or dig underground.
In addition, on that ring-shaped rock fortress, thousands of Howitzer Cannons produced by the Umbrella Corporation had been loaded, providing a very strong attack against maritime fleets. From tens of kilometers away, they could blow ships to smithereens. The current Dressrosa was simply a super-sea fortress that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it had been rated as the strongest military power in the New World.
Inside the "high rock wall," there was another scene. The streets stretched in all directions, new homes and buildings, colorful lands, as well as songs and dances that still lingered in the ear. All of this made people feel the prosperity and strength of this country.
Walking in the business district where people came and went, Sephiroth from time to time could see guardian statues made of stone standing on both sides of the street. This was a result of Scarlet's ability, and under her control, these soldiers could move and attack. These soldiers might not be strong enough to face the strong, but they were more than enough to subdue some ordinary people and troublemakers.
Sephiroth, after mastering the technique of releasing Conqueror's Haki, gave it to Scarlet. After years of training, Scarlet also successfully mastered the autonomous release of Conqueror's Haki, although local release was still a bit difficult. In terms of Observation Haki, she could be said to have made rapid progress and could already use it skillfully.
However, her Armament Haki had a somewhat unsatisfactory strength and storage capacity. She could only perform local hardening and weapon entanglement, while air release was beyond her reach. Nonetheless, with the advantage of her home ground, as well as her Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki, Scarlet was no longer threatened by pirates and small groups whose bounties were over 100 million. Sephiroth's original intention of giving her the ability to protect herself had long been achieved, so he didn't want any more.
After walking around for a while, Sephiroth looked at Violet, who was still holding his right hand, and he asked, "Are you out to buy something?"
"No! I just want to take a walk," Violet replied with a laugh.
"..."
Okay! Sephiroth could see that the girl just wanted to pass the time, but it didn't actually matter where she went. He raised his hand and pointed to a hill in the distance, which was the location of a sunflower field.
"Since you don't have anything you want to buy, why don't we go there?"
"Okay~!" Violet didn't refuse and immediately agreed. Seeing this, Sephiroth couldn't help but feel overjoyed, because the girl finally stopped shopping aimlessly. Fearing Violet would go back on her word, he immediately pulled a sword from his waist with his left hand. He sensed the approximate location of the sunflower field through Observation Haki, opened a Spatial Door, and stepped inside with the girl.
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