"You are already 22 years old, is this true?!"
Before Moria woke up, the "Flask" had already left the "Devil's Triangle".
On the deck, Kalina and Nami stared at Perona, who looked like she was trapped in a wolf's den, her face pale and her eyes full of fear, but answered every question she asked, with a look of disbelief on her face.
"Ala ala…"
Even Robin looked at Perona in surprise, with a glimmer of envy in his eyes. He suppressed his inner jealousy and said, "With this body shape and appearance, I really can't tell."
"You…you are so rude. How can you just ask a girl's age?"
Perona, who had been staying in the "Thriller Bark" and was inexperienced in the world, seemed to take Karina and the others' envy as a provocation, and immediately threw aside her fear of them and shouted in anger.
"Sorry, sorry…we didn't mean that, wait!"
Karina apologized subconsciously, then stared at Perona's tear-stained face. An idea suddenly occurred to her. She took Perona's hand and said with a smile, "Let's check if she's 22 years old!"
"Hey hey hey…where are you taking me?"
Perona yelled as she was pulled by Karina towards the stairs leading to the top floor of the cabin.
"Hehe, I'll go take a look too."
Nami smiled at Dewey and Robin and followed them to join in the fun.
"Ala ala… It's really curious, Captain, I'll go and take a look too."
Robin also showed rare interest. After leaving a word to Dewey, he also walked up with his long legs.
Looking at their backs, Dewey shook his head helplessly.
He really didn't understand women's happiness.
However, with Karina and Robin's communication skills, as well as Perona's personality, she should be able to integrate with them quickly.
With the addition of another user of the "Ghost Fruit" ability, the threat posed by the Dewey Fleet has once again skyrocketed.
If used properly, it might be able to kill most people on the sea in seconds, except for those true masters who have both mental skills and physical strength.
"Wow…so beautiful!"
"I have become more mature. Sure enough, it is because of my hairstyle and clothes."
"Perona, you are such a scheming woman. You are deliberately pretending to be young? Or are you a country girl who doesn't know how to put on makeup?"
"You…you are the country girl!"
"…"
Soon, several women's voices were heard from the corridor on the top floor of the cabin.
Nami looked at Perona with contempt and mocked her mercilessly.
At this time, Perona no longer feared them, but became shy instead.
Perona seemed like a different person. The childlike crown on her head had disappeared, her pink twin ponytails were let down and straightened to her waist, the heavy makeup on her face was turned into natural makeup, and she was wearing a black long skirt.
At first glance, he looked a few years older than before. He was full of youthfulness, but also had a hint of maturity.
Add to that a pair of healthy features that are in line with her age, and she is simply a legal loli with a baby face and a big body that can be described as 'beautiful and cute'.
"This is much better looking. It's a pity that we don't have Gothic style skirts here, otherwise it would better bring out your temperament." Karina looked at the drastically changed Perona, nodded with satisfaction at first, and then said with a little regret.
"Thank you, Kalina."
At this time, Perona apologized to Karina in a low voice, feeling a little embarrassed.
Perona, who is well protected by Moria, retains the most precious and pure innocence.
After seeing that Kalina and the other girls had no ill will towards her, Perona, who had been speculating maliciously about them before boarding the ship, now felt as guilty as she had doubted before.
So, the senses naturally change.
Of course, Perona's perception of Dewey, who was holding the Autumn Water against Lord Moria, did not change at all.
That 'big devil' will be defeated by a brave man sooner or later!
Looking at Perona who had grown several years older, Dewey, who had no idea what she was thinking, was full of admiration for Karina's makeup skills.
It has to be said that, just like her previous title "Phantom Thief", in addition to her flexible mind, Kalina also has unparalleled patience, which allows her to master a lot of skills, superb acting skills, excellent communication and eloquence, as well as cross-dressing, etc. … These are things that Dewey and Nami cannot learn.
Likewise, when it comes to fashion, Kareena is top notch.
Usually, Kalina is in charge of Dewey's dressing style, and Nami sometimes asks for her opinion.
Now, after being dressed up by Karina, Perona's appearance and temperament have changed drastically, improving by at least eight points.
As the number of crew members increased, the large "Flask" became more and more lively.
Although the world of three of them was gone forever, Kalina and Nami's lives had undoubtedly become richer.
When they were alone together, Kalina and Nami could only chat with each other, besides acting cute with Dewey.
And now, with Robin and Perona in the girls' circle, and Dewey, the prince charming, by their side, Karina and Nami are undoubtedly happy in this life.
Because the sailboat is incredibly large, and places like the gym and sword hall are all on the lower floor, the upper floor belongs to Kalina and the other girls, and the lower floor belongs to Dewey and Zoro.
Apart from sleeping, Dewey rarely joined Kalina and the others, but instead came to the lower level to check on Zoro's progress.
It has been more than a month since Zoro joined.
Over the past month, Zoro has undergone a complete transformation.
Having been taught the basics of swordsmanship by a famous teacher since childhood, he has entered the "realm of a swordsman". His world-class willpower and the fighting spirit stimulated by the prohibition of drinking are slowly being transformed into "domineering". At this moment, Zoro's body, sitting cross-legged, is like a famous sword unsheathed, emitting an incomparably sharp edge.
This is a sign of domineering awakening!
"Hey… Dewey, wanna have a fight?"
As if he heard Dewey's silent footsteps, Zoro, who had his eyes closed, opened his eyes full of fighting spirit and smiled excitedly.
The moment he finished speaking, the sharp aura on Zoro showed signs of transforming into Shura's ghost energy.
"It looks like the first thing you'll awaken will be Observation Haki."
Dewey looked at Zoro with approval, and then said, "That's great. Let me check your homework for the past few days."
After saying that, Dewey took Zoro and flew out of the window towards the sky island.
Time flies, and soon it is the end of February.
After passing through the "Devil's Triangle" and "recruiting" Perona, the "Flask" arrived at the Red Earth Continent for the first time, achieving the achievement of "the end of the first half".
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar of thunder, a dazzling column of lightning struck down, sinking a sailboat that was firing at the Flask into the sea.
Seeing the strange yet familiar lightning pillar, the pirates and bounty hunters who had been greedy for the Flask's gorgeous appearance and sails without any flags were frightened out of their wits and fled in embarrassment.
Before the "Flask" arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, the news that the "Bounty Three" had come to the Sabaody Archipelago again immediately spread throughout the lawless areas.
Upon hearing the news, the pirates with bounties on their bodies fled the Sabaody Archipelago in a hurry, as if the Celestial Dragons were being attacked and the navy sent admirals to clear the area.
This is the deterrent power of the "Strongest Hunter" and the "Three Big Bounty Hunters".
"Really, these idiots still haven't changed at all."
Under Perona's wide-eyed gaze, Nami waved her lightning wrist back and complained: "Don't you think about it, can these "mandarin dogs" who live in groups deal with people who can sail this kind of sailboat?"
"You'll get used to it. Whether it's the Four Seas or the first and second half of the Grand Line, there are the most idiots like this…"
Karina and Robin were reading and answered without looking up, but their tone paused slightly at the end.
Then, Kalina looked up at Zoro, who was lying on a beach chair and fanning her with a giant iron, and said, "Boss, how about we draw a logo on the sail and ask Dover to give us Morgans' phone number and have him promote the Flask in the newspaper?"
"That's a great idea. The pirate ships of the world's famous pirate groups all have their own names." Robin agreed, "Just like the legendary "Aurore Jackson" and the "Moby Dick" of the world's strongest man, the fame of a sailing ship will also change with the reputation of the captain, and it can even be ranked as a legend."
"Okay, Kalina, you make the decision."
Dewey said without any objection.
"Yoshi, let's draw a logo for the sailboat."
Karina stood up with full of fighting spirit, and said to Nami, Robin, and Perona who was making a new doll for herself, "Nami, Robin sister, Perona, let's go to the painting room to discuss it."
"Eh? I don't want it. I want to create the second generation of Kumasi." Perona said with a look of disgust.
"Stop it. Can't you change your hobbies? Your temperament is obviously more in line with the dark style than Kalina's." Nami lifted Perona from behind and pushed her towards the stairs.
After a while, the four women disappeared from Dewey and Sauron's sight.
"The Sabaody Archipelago, I heard from you that it is the end point of the first half of the Grand Line. In other words, it is full of pirates, right?"
At this time, Zoro stopped swinging the giant iron, looked at Dewey with sweat on his forehead, and a look of anticipation appeared on his face.
"Um."
Dewey nodded, as if he knew what Zoro was thinking at the moment, and said slowly: "But Nami's attack just now has scared away a large number of pirates. Unless there is an arrogant supernova above, your expectations may be dashed."
"Really? I really hope I can compete with those guys from other seas."
The anticipation on Zoro's face remained unchanged as he muttered to himself as he looked at the outline of the island gradually appearing in front of him.
"This is just the final stage of the park."
Dewey yawned and said, "Train hard. When you master Haki, I'll take you to the arena in Dover. The stage there is much more fun than here."
"In that case, I won't go to the island. You guys go have fun."
Upon hearing this, Zoro, who had great trust in Dewey, suddenly lost interest in the Sabaody Archipelago. He picked up the giant iron and returned to the lower level of the cabin to continue his daily hellish training.
When the "Flask" was about to arrive at the Sabaody Archipelago, Kalina and the other three girls came out.
At the same time, on the coast of a small island in the Sabaody Archipelago, a burly man was gazing at the "Flask" from afar with domineering aura, with a silly smile on his face that made people unable to help but feel good about him, but his eyes, narrowed into slits, were filled with a light that was in contrast to the silly smile and was frightening.
"Haha …."
A unique laugh sounded in his heart. Knowing that the other party possessed the ability of the "Thunder Fruit" to monitor everything, this person did not dare to show any excitement or ferocious smile.
Yes, this person is Marshall D. Teach, who rushed here from the New World after asking for leave from Ace.
As the craziest gambler in the original novel, Teach has been gambling all his life. After becoming Blackbeard, his hard work paid off and he won all the consecutive big bets.
And now, seeing that his lifelong 'dream' had finally appeared, even though the other party had been eaten, Teach still put everything on the line, ready to take a gamble.
Just as he said, Kalina's appearance turned his hope from "zero" to "one".
And this "one" refers to the probability that the user with the ability will parasitize nearby fruits after his death.
For this, Teach was extremely grateful for his choice back then. He kept a low profile all his life. Even when Dewey and Nami visited the Whitebeard Pirates, he hid behind the crowd and watched.
There is no bounty on his head, and not many people know his identity.
Therefore, Teach came here ahead of time before the "Big Three Bounty Hunters" arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, ready to use his honed acting skills to join Dewey and the others.
Yes, Teach's plan is to join Dewey and the others.
Only by joining them would there be a slight chance of success. Otherwise, even if Teach succeeded in killing Kalina by means of sneak attacks, fighting, ambushes, etc., he would inevitably be hunted down by Dewey and Nami afterwards.
With his strength, he could not withstand the combined pursuit of the Flame-Flame Fruit and the Thunder Fruit, especially the latter's extremely amazing perception range, which made him unable to even escape.
The only way to have a little hope is to win their favor and wait for the best opportunity like staying in the Whitebeard Pirates.
The things that have allowed Teach to stay in the Whitebeard Pirates until now are time and patience.
As for whether Dewey and the other two would agree to his joining?
Teach was prepared for this.
He planned to use the secret of the Dark-Dark Fruit to get Dewey and the other two to agree to let him join.
Teach believes that no one can resist the huge temptation of the secret of the "Dark-Dark Fruit".
It has to be said that Teach's plan was perfect. He was even willing to share the secret of the "Dark-Dark Fruit" just to bet on that "one" hope.
If Dewey were an indigenous person, he might have really fallen into the trap.
It's a pity that Dewey is the only bug in this world, a time traveler who knows the plot and has an incomparable understanding of certain people.
From the very beginning, Teach's gamble was lost.