"I...", Kuma opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Before this, he had held high expectations for Dragon in his heart.
At the very least, he thought Dragon would come to see them, even if he couldn't rescue them.
But who knew, Dragon didn't even come at all.
If it was because Dragon wanted to hide himself, or because he was escorting others to the New World, that would be one thing.
But in reality, Dragon appeared directly in the East Blue, and even fought with Kaido for several days, showing no intention of hiding himself at all.
With this kind of performance, it doesn't make sense to say Dragon was afraid this side was a trap.
After all, he was already discovered over there, so the probability of this side being a trap was extremely low.
Now, even Kuma himself didn't know how to explain it for Dragon.
"I don't know either...", Kuma lowered his head, finally uttering ambiguous words.
Words spoken are like water splashed out.
He couldn't bring himself to break a promise, but if he kept the promise, the price to pay would be Ginny.
This, likewise, was something he couldn't accept.
"Ginny, what's your view on this matter?", Moa's gaze swept towards Ginny. Seeing Kuma's tormented expression, she admitted she had felt some satisfaction just now.
'This is how it should be.'
'Those who trust Dragon never come to any good end.'
"Saint Rosse!", Ginny suddenly raised her head, ignoring Moa, and stared directly at Rosse.
"Oh? What is it?", Rosse looked back with interest, very curious about what Ginny might say.
"I volunteer to be your slave, to be at your disposal. I'll cooperate with whatever you want me to do, even if you make me mat**e with a pig. But can you please let Kuma and Ivankov go."
Ginny solemnly cried out, and even to express her sincerity, gritted her teeth and proactively knelt on the ground.
"Hmm! An interesting deal."
Rosse became even more interested.
This kind of scene was exactly what he wanted to see.
The brilliance of human nature always sprouts in desperate situations.
He was very willing to give everyone a chance, as long as they could pay the corresponding price.
"Ginny, no!"
Kuma looked at Ginny in horror, pleading with his voice.
He couldn't accept or endure the situation Ginny described.
If he lived at the cost of Ginny's suffering, what meaning would his life have?
Thump!
Kuma knelt on the ground, tears in his eyes as he looked at Rosse:
"Saint Rosse, you can do whatever you want with me. I can be your test subject, but please, just let Ginny go."
"Oh? Although your value isn't high, your conditions are simpler than Ginny's," Rosse sat on the deck chair, leaning forward slightly, looking with interest at the two kneeling figures.
"Heh! You evil Celestial Dragon, you probably won't let us go anyway," Ivankov glared at Rosse, still looking indignant.
Rosse couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind, just giving a look to Vanessa who was beside him.
In less than a second, Ivankov was pinned to the deck by Vanessa, her high heel stepping on his head.
"Your spirit in daring to propose ideas is quite good, but you are all prisoners now. Why should I agree to you?"
Looking at the two before him, Rosse countered.
"There are many things you still need my cooperation for, right? No matter how perve*ted your ideas are, I won't commit suic*ide or resist, and I'll even cooperate according to your wishes. How about those terms?", Ginny lightly bit her lip, saying extremely shameful words.
She had already been defl*wered and toyed with by Rosse's fingers anyway, so many things didn't matter anymore.
Besides, compared to Kuma's life, she didn't value herself that much.
"Not bad terms. And you?", Rosse neither agreed nor disagreed, his gaze turning to Kuma.
"I..."
Kuma's mind wasn't as quick as Ginny's. After thinking for a moment, he simply plagiarized her words, "I volunteer to be your test subject. You can make me do anything. I can even be your mount, as long as you let Ginny go."
"Tsk! Unfortunately, your terms aren't good enough."
Rosse shook his head regretfully, ruling Kuma out.
Aside from Ginny's own development value, he also didn't like a yes-man.
With Ginny's personality, she might bring him quite a bit of fun in the future.
But if it were Kuma, it would probably just be dull.
Such a person wasn't suitable to keep by his side, but throwing him outside would be quite good.
"Saint Rosse, then can you let them go?", Hearing this, Ginny couldn't help but be overjoyed, looking at Rosse with hope.
She had originally prepared herself for the possibility that Rosse was just toying with them, but now it seemed Rosse might really let them go.
"Not 'them', just 'him'!"
Rosse smiled slightly, pointing to the other two, "One person for one person, fair, right?"
"This...", Ginny hesitated for a moment. She still hoped to save both, but was afraid her words might provoke Rosse.
"What? You still want to trade one for two? To exchange for 2 people, you'll have to add another person," Rosse looked at her with a teasing smile.
"Then fine... I'll trade for Kuma!", Ginny finally compromised, not trying to bargain.
They were all Rosse's prisoners now; saving one was better than none.
In the future, there might be other opportunities.
"No problem."
Rosse said with a smile, turning to Vanessa, "Throw that guy into the dungeon. Public execution in a few days at Drum Kingdom."
"Ivankov...", Watching Ivankov being dragged away, both Ginny and Kuma's faces showed reluctance.
They had known each other for many years, though there was a period when they lost contact, their relationship was still quite good.
They really wanted to save him, but they could hardly save themselves now, with no way to...
Thinking of this, they ultimately lowered their heads in guilt.
'Ivankov, don't blame them, blame Dragon.'
'Look, even though they were prisoners who lost the bet, Rosse was still willing to let one of them go.'
'If Dragon had come, perhaps they would have been saved by now.'
At this moment, both Kuma and Ginny couldn't help but feel resentment towards Dragon in their hearts.
"Come here."
Rosse smiled as he looked at Ginny, beckoning to her.
"You promised me you'd let Kuma go."
Ginny pressed her lips together, but ultimately proactively walked over to Rosse, allowing him to hold her and play with her large breasts in front of Kuma.
"Ahn!"
Compared to the previous coercion, because it was her initiative this time, it felt even more intense.
Just a slight touch gave her a physiological reaction.
Seeing this scene, Kuma was absolutely furious, wishing he could rush up and take Ginny's place in suffering.
"I promised you, but I can also propose a small deal."
Rosse smiled, gently blowing on Ginny's earlobe, "If you cooperate with me right now, I'll give Kuma a small wooden boat. If you choose to let Kuma go now, I'll throw him into the sea and give him a life ring to fend for himself."
"Now, choose!"