However, with Vegapunk's word, both Hancock and the two Charlottes behaved very honestly this time. Even if Hancock was still quite arrogant, she didn't speak with a sharp tongue, and the two Charlottes were even more quiet.
Although Rebecca was young, having lived alone in these flower fields for nearly eight or nine years, her skills were quite good. The only problem was that the stored food was not much, and several big eaters could only eat until they were half full.
When they were about to leave, seeing that Rebecca's stored food was running low, Katakuri and Charlotte Smoothie each used their fruit abilities to give her a large amount of Mochi and Juice, while Violet simply stuffed a large sum of Berries into her hand.
After leaving the flower fields, the originally smiling Violet gradually became calm, showing a cautious and humble expression as she approached Vegapunk:
"Lord Vegapunk... may I ask which organization you are from? What should we do next?"
Although Vegapunk's name had once circulated on the sea for a period of time, it was basically among the high-level officials.
Coupled with the fact that Violet was young at that time and happened to encounter a great upheaval, she basically knew nothing about Vegapunk, not even specifically what Vegapunk did.
Or rather, Violet had never even heard the name Vegapunk!
"From which organization? You've got me there... have you heard of Umbrella?"
"Umbrella Corporation? Of course I've heard of it. It's the largest technology company on the sea. It's said that its strength is very powerful, almost comparable to the level of a Four Emperors crew, it's just that there's no truly top-tier powerhouse on the sea sitting in command... Could it be, Lord Vegapunk, that you are the mysterious boss behind the Umbrella Corporation?"
"Hmm... the boss behind the scenes? I suppose I am..."
Vegapunk thought about it carefully. Logically, the boss of the Umbrella Corporation should be Stella, right? But to say he was also the boss behind the scenes seemed to fit.
Hearing Vegapunk's words, Violet also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Umbrella Corporation was not exactly law-abiding and often hovered in the grey areas, in this world of One Piece where everyone was terrible, it could already be called a conscientious company.
If it were a truly pure and conscientious company, Violet wouldn't quite dare to believe it! In this terrible world, a purely conscientious company would be lucky to develop to the size of a single country.
In this world, wanting to develop into the world's strongest while remaining law-abiding is completely impossible unless there is an absolute powerhouse to suppress everything.
Just look at Dressrosa! This so-called land of love, toys, and passion is a perfect textbook example! It's glamorous and righteous on the surface, but the inside has long since turned pitch black.
"As for the next step..."
Vegapunk thought for a moment, then looked at Violet,
"Didn't you just assign us a task?"
Violet was stunned for a moment, then saw Vegapunk's face full of smiles:
"To hunt down Doflamingo! With so many Devil Fruit abilities, if I don't go for him, who else would I go for?!"
Doflamingo had a large number of Devil Fruit Users under him, and they were basically Paramecia-types, which had the highest research value for Vegapunk. He himself was also a rare awakened ability user... Of course, the main thing was, aren't we already here anyway!
In Vegapunk's eyes, all Devil Fruit Users in the world today were his potential test subjects. He was just waiting to take down the World Government before dealing with them. But since he could take out the Donquixote Family while he was at it, Vegapunk wasn't stingy about wasting a little time.
Violet's mind raced, and only then did she think of what she had said to Rebecca. Her face suddenly turned red, and she stammered in a bit of a panic:
"I'm sorry, Lord Vegapunk, I didn't mean you were an enemy of Dressrosa... nor was I saying you are pirates..."
Vegapunk waved his hand:
"No need to explain. It's normal to have resentment in your heart. If someone dared to run wild in my territory like this, I would have hammered his head into his ass long ago!"
"It's simply because our strength is too great and irresistible for you, so you had to surrender to us... just like what you did under Doflamingo!"
Her breathing hitched, Violet's face turned slightly pale, her body trembled, and she even felt a sense of dampness beneath her.
Vegapunk's gaze looked at Violet with interest. However, in Violet's eyes, those eyes were nearly pitch black and bottomless, as if they were dissecting her inner thoughts completely clean, leaving no room for any concealment.
"I... I'm sorry... I'm very sorry... Lord Vegapunk! I... I will change... please give me some time..."
Violet waved her hands, her mind completely in chaos. By the time she realized what she had said, she was almost slumped on the ground.
"Don't worry, I don't care what you think, I only care about what you do."
After Vegapunk nonchalantly applied some psychological pressure on Violet, he gave her a task with a smile:
"Aren't you a Glare-Glare Fruit user? Go and search for Doflamingo and the others now! I'm sure you can do this well!"
"Yes, I understand!"
Violet endured the terror in her heart and the slight chill beneath her. She now understood that what just happened was Vegapunk's way of warning her, and she quickly agreed.
In any case, Violet had no psychological burden when it came to taking action against her former employer.
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