In between carrying out her usual duties in the Meridian family and reorganising her various businesses that had been put on hold temporarily, Pixel spent a lot of time with her mother.
The trials for the criminals were pushed forward and were proceeding smoothly.
The crimes were exposed too much for others to deny them or for anyone else to reach out their hands to offer any aid to their situation.
Key members were locked up in a dark and damp cell far below ground where light would never reach them.
Any hope of using the moonlight to their advantage when a full moon appeared in the sky was eliminated when they were locked inside with no sources of light coming inside.
The most heinous criminals that were the biggest danger of escaping or fighting back were kept in such places to prevent them from using the full moon to transform into their Sulong form which could be their final reliance to fall back on in such circumstances.
With an order coming down from the three Dukes of Zou, many had to allow searches into their households in order to secure proof that no more traitors were lurking around.
An additional task force had gathered in order to secure hair, teeth, nails, fur or anything else that belonged to the missing and captured Minks.
Any suspicious individuals that had not returned to Zou needed to be tracked down and the only way was through gathering such things that could be used to make Vivre Cards.
There was nobody on Zou that knew how to create Vivre Cards so it would be left to whoever was put in charge of acquiring them outside of Zou.
With the recent events that had taken place with two major families which handled voyages outside of Zou and other trade matters, the plan was put on temporary hold until someone could be trusted with such an important task.
Not only did the Vivre Cards need to be created from the parts of those they intended to create them for but they would play a big role towards tracking them down.
Whoever assisted in getting them made would most likely be assigned with tracking down some who had been captured or were wanted for treason.
Meanwhile in a swampy area with a deep muddy waters that contained many creatures floating near its surface, a small figure had appeared leaping from tree to tree with great speed and precision.
Her movements were quiet and agile as she effortlessly leapt from each tree to the next allowing her to go unnoticed by anything lurking around the area.
Pixel's amber eyes locked onto the swamp land below overlooking any dangers that was beneath her.
The slightest mistake and slip could cause her body to sink down into the deep swamp with a lot of difficulty to free herself while many other dangers existed within.
Some more solid areas that seemed quite stable could be sink holes or other potential threats with smaller deadly animals hidden nearby.
Being up high helped Pixel to avoid many of those potential dangers and keep a better view over the area beneath her.
Several shadowy figures followed behind of several shapes and sizes as they tried to catch up to her.
Among them were some familiar faces who were related to Pixel.
There was Micah, Cleo, Harley and Old Swifty while Misty and Liqorice had both been busy helping out in other areas like the businesses and spending time with their families.
Harley was without a family and was the direct assistant of Pixel while Old Swifty was her sworn 'Sword' making it difficult to have them anywhere but by her side.
Meanwhile Micah and Cleo were together whenever they could so they had both joined upon hearing what Pixel was up to.
Pixel came to a stop allowing them to catch up and she pointed downward saying in a quiet voice. "We got a lone one"
Micah had a wide grin on his face as he reached into his bag pulling out several small devices. "Can I test them on it?"
Pixel shook her head saying. "Not yet. Only use them if we get into any trouble."
Anything useful that created a lot of noise would only make things more difficult if others were drawn towards their location and gave away their position.
They had been quite stealthy so far but the creatures they were hunting still possessed quite a lot of power in their bodies.
If they slammed into the trees then staying up in them would be slightly more difficult.
That would only be amplified if more had come to aid the lone creature.
Without waiting for anything more to be discussed, Pixel jumped down from the tree branch landing onto the back of the larger creature.
Her Conquerors Haki was released down onto the creature that was a Wani like the one she had subdued years ago.
The Wani it out a quiet groan as it lost its strength causing it to float at the top of the swamp unmoving.
Pixel showed a small smile before looking back up towards the tree flashing a victory pose.
Her movements changed again as she waved towards them and said quietly. "Hurry and pass the ropes."