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"Finally caught up." Kyros's voice came from under the ship. "Your Excellency, you really not making it easy for me to find you."
Ikki walked to the edge of the boat and looked down at Kyros, who was out of breath, and Rebecca, who was being held by him. Perhaps because of the intense rush to catch up with Ikki, or perhaps because of his one leg, Kyros seemed a little out of breath.
"Sir, I will not give up easily," Kyros said, looking at Ikki solemnly. "You said before that you were going to deal with the Donquixote Family, right? I understand that you are very powerful. If possible, I would like to cooperate with you."
As he was on his way, Kyros finally remembered who the man in front of him was. Once upon a time, when the news of the legendary pirate Golden Lion's defeat spread, news of Ikki, who defeated the Golden Lion, also spread throughout the sea. It's just that Kyros's energy was on how to overthrow Doflamingo, so he wasn't able to recognize him immediately.
"Will you cooperate with me..." Ikki touched his chin and looked up behind Kyros. There, a woman wearing a cloak and hiding her face was rushing over. Although her face was obscured, Ikki had a rough guess about her identity based on her clothes.
'Viola, I just felt like I was being spied on just now. Maybe it's because of this woman,' Ikki thought, looking up at the flying eagle in the sky.
"Get aboard first, Kyros," Ikki said calmly. "Since you are chasing me, I would be too stingy if I didn't even let you board the ship."
Hearing this, Kyros nodded excitedly. "Thank you!" With that, Kyros took Rebecca and jumped onto the deck of the Explorer. This time, he also clearly saw the crew behind Ikki, which included Sadi-chan and Hina, who had similar experiences to him.
Ikki nodded to Kyros and Rebecca, then turned to look below the Explorer. The woman in the tattered cloak seemed hesitant to move forward.
"You over there, since you're here, come up and have a chat," Ikki said, waving to the woman. "You've been using your ability to observe me since a long time ago, right."
"!!" The crew on the Explorer all frowned and looked at Ikki with unkind expressions. They had reason to believe that the visitor was a cadre of the Donquixote Family and an enemy.
"You know!" Violet raised her head and glanced at Ikki in surprise. This also completely exposed Viola's face to Ikki. Healthy, wheat-colored skin, a pair of bright and attractive eyes, slightly curly hair, and moist lips. It was Viola.
"Well, my experience is quite special," Ikki said, shrugging. "I can feel the prying eyes of others to a certain extent. Before, I always felt like I was being watched by birds in the sky. I think this is your ability..."
"So that's it, it's really amazing," Violet sighed. After making sure there was no one from the Donquixote Family around, she took off her tattered cloak and quickly came to the bottom of the Explorer.
"It's you, Viola!" Kyros asked with his eyes wide. "How can you be here?!"
"Long time no see, brother-in-law. Long time no see, Rebecca," Viola said, nodding to Kyros. "I happened to use my ability to see that the gentleman next to you had released the power of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, so I found a way to come here."
Viola then looked at Ikki with great solemnity. "Sir, please believe me, I have no ill intentions towards you. I'm here to tell you that the Donquixote Family leaders have noticed that there is something wrong with Sugar's abilities. They also asked me to find the person who was turned back into a human. Of course, I didn't tell them that you were here. I want to help you if I can."
Seeing Kyros and Rebecca next to Ikki, Viola guessed a lot. She suspected that Ikki was on Kyros's side, which meant he was on Dressrosa's side. Perhaps he was not truly on Dressrosa's side, but his desire to deal with the Donquixote Family was definitely the same. Viola understood that helping Ikki at this time was equivalent to helping herself.
"Help us, that's fine," Ikki said. "Since I agreed to let Kyros act together, it's not impossible to add you as well. Your Devil Fruit ability seems to be quite useful. It should be helpful to us. Come up, beautiful lady, and let's talk in detail."
Ikki patted the edge of the boat and extended an invitation to Viola. Viola naturally had no objection to this. She stepped hard on the ground with her feet and jumped onto the deck of the Explorer.
"I am a Paramecia Devil Fruit user with the ability of the Glare-Glare Fruit," Viola said, walking up to Ikki and quickly introducing her abilities and identity. "I can see through other people's lies and observe things within a 3,000-kilometer radius centered on me. Because of this ability, Doflamingo forced me to become a Donquixote cadre."
Her ability amazed Ikki and his partners. Ikki was amazed that the scope of Viola's ability was 1,000 kilometers less than in the original work. Of course, considering that this was two years before the plot, the ability was just a letdown. As for Ikki's friends, they were naturally surprised by Viola's ultra-wide range of surveillance capabilities.
"What a powerful fruit ability," Nami said, looking at Viola. "If you have this ability, wouldn't it be much easier to sail?"
Her words also made Ikki a little tempted.
'Nami's navigation skills and ability to perceive celestial phenomena are excellent. If the ability of the Glare-Glare Fruit is added to future voyages, wouldn't the ease of sailing be raised to another level?' Ikki touched his chin and looked at Viola's eyes, which gradually shone with a sharp light.