As Bell-mère left, Kaos waved to Stussy and motioned to the two little girls in the distance.
Stussy smiled brightly, immediately comprehended, and she disappeared.
After a few breaths, she appeared next to Kaos again, holding some candies in her hands, all of which were specially offered to Celestial Dragons, a delicacy that ordinary nobles could not taste.
This kind of candy is produced within the World Government, and even Charlotte Linlin has some candy deals with the World Government.
Holding the candy, Kaos walked towards the two little girls. Seeing this, Nami and Nojiko were startled, quickly covered their eyes, and shrank behind the tree.
"Nojiko, what should I do? We got caught peeping."
"What are you doing, Nami? We didn't do anything wrong. If we got caught, then we got caught."
"But, but Nojiko, what if he falls in love with me and wants to marry me?" Nami covered her face with a shy expression.
Nojiko was quite speechless.
Just as she was about to say something, a shadow loomed over them.
Looking up, she saw the handsome big brother standing nearby at some point.
He looked good from a distance.
Now that he was closer, Nojiko didn't even realize that her chubby face had turned as red as an apple, steam practically rising from her head—she looked incredibly cute.
"B-big brother."
Meeting him for the first time, Nojiko did not forget her manners and stammered a greeting.
Hearing Nojiko's words, Nami let go of her hands covering her eyes and curiously looked in Nojiko's direction.
Then she saw Kaos beside Nojiko. She was stunned for a moment, then screamed again, covered her eyes once more, and her face turned as red as Nojiko's.
Seeing this, Kaos shook his head amusedly.
"I didn't expect little girls to like my face so much."
Kaos murmured.
But most likely, it had to do with my temperament, right?
Crouching down, Kaos showed a gentle smile. "Hello, what's your name?"
"I-I'm Nojiko."
"And what about her?"
"Her name is..."
"Nojiko, don't tell him! I want to say it myself."
Nami hurriedly let go of her hands. Though still shy, she mustered up the courage to introduce herself. "My name is Nami, and I dream of traveling to every corner of the world and drawing a map of the world."
"Is that so?"
Kaos nodded with a smile. "That's a truly great dream, but realizing it will be very difficult."
"I'm not afraid of hard work." Nami said seriously. "I will definitely fulfill my dream."
"Hehe, I believe you. Now, do you want some candy?"
Kaos opened his palm, revealing the candy inside as he asked.
Nami, who had been bold earlier, suddenly became hesitant.
She swallowed her saliva weakly.
She wanted to eat it.
But then she thought about how kids love candy. The big brother in front of her would never fall for a child, right?
Thinking of this, Nami hesitated again.
Nojiko didn't overthink things. After a brief hesitation, she looked at Genzo.
Genzo nodded.
Only then did Nojiko take the candy, peel off the outer wrapper, and pop it into her mouth. She immediately closed her eyes in delight. "It's so sweet."
Hearing this, Nami realized that Nojiko had already started. She instantly dropped her hesitation. "Since you ate it, Nojiko, then I will too."
With that, she took the candy and ate it. Like Nojiko, she broke into a happy smile. "It's really sweet."
"If you like it, you can have all of it. But don't eat too much, or you'll get cavities."
Kaos stuffed all the candy into Nami's hand. Unable to resist, he reached out and pinched Nami's soft, fair cheek.
She was beautiful even as a child—truly adorable.
Looking at the candy in her hand, Nami became even happier. "Thank you, big brother."
After speaking, Nami stood on tiptoe and kissed Kaos on the cheek.
Leaving behind a bit of drool.
And a hint of orange scent.
Kaos rubbed Nami's head, amused.
At that moment—
Bell-mère came over, holding in her arms some marmalade she had made herself. "Your Highness, here, I made this myself. You should try it."
"By the way, the oranges in the garden are ripe. You can pick them as you like."
"Okay, I will—after all, these oranges smell amazing."
Kaos smiled and nodded.
Then he picked an orange, peeled it, and ate it.
It was indeed sweet.
After that, Kaos left.
He didn't stay long.
After all, he was in no hurry.
Then Kaos continued wandering around Cocoyasi Village under Genzo's guidance.
In fact, it was a rewarding experience.
At the very least, Kaos realized that in this world, it was easy for ordinary people to become his followers.
But—
Pirates can't disappear!
Only when there is danger will people recognize who is protecting them!
"The residues of the sea in the New World can be suppressed, but the profession of pirates cannot be completely eliminated."
Kaos murmured.
If in this world, pirates completely disappeared,
Then it would be very detrimental to the absorption of faith.
Without pirates, there would be no external dangers, and people's lives would become stable and happy.
I am already living a happy life, why should I believe in you?
"So the idea of clearing the sea of pirates can be canceled, and this profession must continue to exist in the world.
"However, it cannot be allowed to grow stronger."
"As long as I control it well and let it exist, but I can't let it cause waves, it'll be fine."
Kaos stroked his chin, thinking so.
It is estimated that the villagers in the village would not have thought that Kaos, whom they believed in and were grateful for, was by their side at this moment, thinking about how to better control them.
Because Kaos came.
Night fell.
A bonfire was lit in the village.
Under the leadership of the village chief, many people took out their treasured food to entertain Kaos.
To be honest, he was tired of delicacies from mountains and seas, but he still found these quite delicious after tasting them.
So Kaos was very satisfied with this.
Seeing Kaos satisfied, the villagers also breathed a sigh of relief.
After the bonfire banquet,
Kaos also returned to the cruise ship to rest.
In a blink of an eye,
Overnight passed.
The next morning,
Kaos woke up under the maid's call to bed service, washed up, and after breakfast, he didn't go to Cocosia Village but instead came to the second world through the double door.
Just as he arrived,
Eleanor's figure appeared in front of him.
"Your Highness, you've finally arrived. I was just about to send someone to inform you."
"What's wrong?"
Kaos asked.
Eleanor replied, "That Esdeath is coming soon. I noticed that you have paid attention to this person before, so I thought you would come to see her when the time comes."
"Is that so?" Kaos suddenly asked, putting his arms around Eleanor's soft waist. "Do you know how long it will take?"
"Well, about an hour or so. Along the way, we have CP members secretly watching her."
"Since that's the case, let's go and have a look. When the time comes, I'll subdue her by the way."
Kaos said.
He left the palace with his people and prepared to go directly to the gate of the imperial capital.
The entire imperial capital had been controlled by Kaos.
So under Kaos's order,
Soon, the guards who originally belonged to the imperial capital immediately cleared the way, and they arrived in front of the gate of the imperial capital.
With a light jump, Kaos came to the city wall and sat down, waiting quietly as the maid beside him brought juice and dessert.
Such movements naturally attracted the attention of some ordinary people.
They all became curious.
"What happened here?"
"Is there going to be a war?"
"Are you kidding? We are protected by the god, who dares to seek death?"
"Then why?"
"Wait until you see it, and you'll know. There must be a reason."
Ordinary people discussed it one after another,
with doubts.
But soon, they knew.
They saw outside the city gate,
on the road,
A figure came on horseback.
That was Esdeath...
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