"Mm, I'll send you off first."
Liltotto said, "Once I've sent you out of Mary Geoise, we'll meet again in the Empire."
"OK."
Beltz and Liltotto both had their own purposes for coming to One Piece this time.
Beltz naturally had to return to the Sorbet Kingdom; after all, the Memo-Memo Fruit was hidden there, and Ginny was there too.
Liltotto, on the other hand, was to continue negotiations with the Gorosei.
Leaving Mary Geoise from here didn't take long, and they soon reached the edge of Mary Geoise.
"There's about half an hour left, you need to hurry."
Previously, they had only sustained the Gorosei and their group for half an hour, and because they hadn't recovered much before entering again, the time they could stay inside was still half an hour.
"Mm."
Liltotto nodded and sent Beltz out.
After Beltz left the mirror, he didn't immediately transform into a Azure Dragon to leave. Instead, he first completely left Mary Geoise and reached a deserted place before transforming into the Azure Dragon.
Meanwhile, Liltotto returned to Pangea Castle once more, emerging from within the Room of Authority of the Gorosei.
At this moment, the Gorosei had long since returned from being lectured by Imu. They were discussing their next deployment when Liltotto emerged from the mirror.
"You again!"
Seeing Liltotto appear, the Gorosei immediately stopped their discussion and focused all their gazes on Liltotto.
Before coming to One Piece, she and Beltz had already discussed their mission for this trip, even planning out exactly how they should speak.
Thus, she directly expressed her disdain: "What on earth are you doing? I created such a good opportunity for you for nothing, and in the end, you only caused that little bit of destruction."
"Hmph... Are you truly the descendants of that Ancient Kingdom from back then?" Saint Saturn snorted coldly, voicing his doubts.
"...What do you mean by that?" Liltotto frowned.
"Fine, then let me ask you," Saint Saturn said in a deep voice. "How did you fail back then?"
"First of all... we went into hiding before the war even ended."
Liltotto replied directly: "Secondly, even within the Empire, there are classes. We are just ordinary officers and are not clear on many things."
"The one who finally took action against you is our Leader, whose status is similar to yours in the World Government. Would you tell all your intelligence to your subordinates?"
"You have absolutely no need to doubt our identity, because those who went into hiding during the war hundreds of years ago could only be your enemies from back then."
There was truly nothing wrong with this point.
Although they did have some doubts about Liltotto's previous words, they could confirm that it was indeed a nation that had hidden away hundreds of years ago due to a defeat in war.
Such a nation, it seemed, could indeed only be the Ancient Kingdom of the past.
Though they had some doubts in their hearts, there was indeed no good reason to refute it.
And most importantly, Imu's meaning was already very clear: regardless of whether they were descendants of the Ancient Kingdom or not, they were a power that needed to be eliminated.
Therefore, they no longer dwelled on this point and continued: "We need time to organize another war."
"Organize another one?"
Liltotto mocked: "Stop dreaming. You won't have the chance. They have reinforced the world; without a 'mark', one cannot enter it at all."
"And my taking you in before has already aroused the suspicion of those people. After all, my Mirror-Mirror Fruit is the most likely way to bring you in, so I cannot let you in again for the time being."
"..."
Hearing this, the Gorosei immediately frowned and looked at Liltotto.
If that was the case, this woman's value was gone.
The so-called mark... was understandable.
Because they also possessed the ability to teleport through the 'Abyss'.
And to pass through the Abyss, one also needed a 'mark'.
Since their side had a similar ability, they wouldn't think the other party's ability was nonsense; after all, there was a factual basis right here.
"Hmph, then what are you still doing here?"
"Do you want to break our agreement?" Liltotto said coldly. "Don't forget what you promised me before."
"To become a Celestial Dragon?" Saint Warcury said in a deep voice. "Are you prepared to leave your country and stay in Mary Geoise for good?"
"What else? I can no longer tolerate that place. You should have seen it; how can life in such a place compare to yours?"
After entering the Wandenreich, they had indeed seen the cold, dark, and barren nature of that place, and they agreed with Liltotto's words a bit more.
That was indeed a place very unsuitable for survival. Compared to the extravagant and dissipated Celestial Dragons, the people there were like paupers from the slums.
But they didn't want Liltotto to truly break away, as Liltotto was currently their only means of contacting that nation.
If Liltotto left, they would completely lose contact with that nation.
The five quietly exchanged a look, and finally, Saturn said: "We will naturally abide by the treaty, but we need to wait until those people are completely wiped out."
"Are you playing me?" A powerful aura suddenly erupted from Liltotto. Her Reiatsu was converted into Haki in this world, and it seemed as if black lightning was bursting forth.
The Gorosei's expressions immediately turned grave.
This woman... her strength was also very great.
Just how did that nation cultivate so many monsters?
"Of course not," Saint Warcury spoke again.
"It's just that since you've chosen betrayal, we must pull out the roots. Only by completely eliminating those remnants can we be at peace, can't we?"
"..." Hearing this, the lightning erupting from Liltotto's body gradually disappeared, and her expression also became solemn.
"You want me to continue being an undercover agent?"
Liltotto said coldly: "But I've already said before, they might have already started to suspect me. I can come out, but to bring you in, that's almost impossible to achieve now."
"There will be an opportunity sooner or later," Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro said.
"We promise you the status of a Celestial Dragon, and we can even make you a member of the Knights of God and grant you Immortality. That way, even if you can't find a chance to bring us in, your life won't be in danger."
"You should have seen our Immortality. What do you think?"
In their view, such a reward was enough to make Liltotto continue to risk her life for them.
After all, in the previous battle, their Immortality had been highly effective, and Liltotto's companions had been unable to break it.
This way, even if Liltotto's identity was exposed, she could rely on Immortality and the Mirror-Mirror Fruit to escape, which could resolve her worries about the future.