He Told Me to Treat You Sisters Well

"What do you want with Straw Hat and the others?"

As Nojiko wiped the blood from A Jian's forehead, she looked at Lin Yu in confusion.

She found his behavior strange.

If he was not a bad man, then he was the infamous God Slayer, a vile criminal who had killed a Celestial Dragon and a king, and had even injured A Jian.

But if he was a villain, why had he let A Jian go?

If he had kept threatening her with A Jian just now, she might have already agreed to his demands.

Yet he had stopped to eat oranges at a time like this...

Besides, Nojiko had seen the kind of villains who killed people at the slightest disagreement, so she still placed Lin Yu among the good guys.

If Anna and Shalria knew what Nojiko was thinking, they would probably want to slap her twice.

Although Anna and Charloss had both become completely infatuated with Lin Yu and neither wanted nor dared to resist him.

Neither of them thought Lin Yu was a good person.

"Because I'm going to steal Nami away."

Taking a bite of an orange, Lin Yu looked at Nojiko and stated it as if it were only natural.

Anna knelt behind Lin Yu, massaging his shoulders.

Charloss sat kneeling beside him, peeling oranges, removing the white pith, and feeding the segments into his mouth.

"You're even setting your sights on Nami?"

A Jian grew furious again upon hearing Lin Yu's words.

This bastard not only intended to take Nojiko away, but he also wanted to take Nami.

"A Jian, don't get worked up."

Nojiko held A Jian down to keep him from getting injured by the other party again.

Casting A Jian a glance, Lin Yu stood up.

He had finished the orange. It was time to take Nojiko and leave.

"Come on, Miss Nojiko."

"Otherwise, A Jian might get hurt again."

Walking up to Nojiko, Lin Yu spoke with a smile.

This man really was a villain!

Hearing Lin Yu threaten her with A Jian, Nojiko felt that her earlier thoughts had been naive.

"Nojiko, don't agree..."

A Jian was about to resist again when Anna pressed him down with one hand. This time, though, she restrained herself and did not hurt him.

"All right, I agree."

Watching A Jian struggle continuously, Nojiko finally nodded.

Before Lin Yu, she had no other choice.

Then she looked at Lin Yu and said, "Can I say a few words to A Jian?"

"You can."

"I'll wait for you up ahead."

Nodding, Lin Yu left with Charloss and Anna.

"Why are you carrying that basket of oranges?"

After walking a few steps, Lin Yu looked at Anna strangely.

"Young Master likes them." Anna spoke as though it were obvious.

Lin Yu was speechless for a moment before saying helplessly,

"Then why didn't you dig up a few orange trees from her yard?"

Charloss's eyes lit up, and she spoke before Anna could. "I'll go right away."

With that, she immediately ran toward Nojiko's house.

Anna wanted to please Lin Yu, but Charloss wanted the same. It was only that the pride she had once possessed as a Celestial Dragon kept her from doing something as proactive as Anna's seduction.

"If you want to go, then go too."

Lin Yu glanced at the eager Anna beside him.

"Young Master, I'll be right back." Hearing that, Anna set down the basket and rushed after Charloss. She could not let Charloss take all the credit.

Meanwhile.

Nojiko was also trying to persuade A Jian.

"A Jian, whenever I saw Nami freely sailing the seas and having adventures, I was always so envious."

"Sometimes, I thought that if only I could go to sea like her. How wonderful it would be if I could form the Thief Sisters with Nami."

"But I also knew that I didn't have that kind of ability."

"Now that Lin Yu wants me to join his crew, I want to accept."

Nojiko wiped the blood from A Jian's forehead and smiled.

Every word was sincere.

Of course, the main reason was that with the strength of someone carrying a 1.5 Billion Berries Bounty, if Lin Yu truly wanted to do something, no one could stop him.

Rather than that, Nojiko might as well join him willingly, lest he do something excessive later.

Whether it was A Jian or the villagers of Cocoyasi Village, Nojiko did not want any of them to be harmed.

"But the way he treats you..."

A Jian knew Nojiko was telling the truth, but Lin Yu's words from earlier still worried him deeply.

"Don't worry."

"Even the World Noble Shalria, whose father and brother were killed, is doing perfectly fine by his side."

"I doubt he would make things difficult for me."

"Besides, he's rather handsome. Becoming his woman wouldn't be such a loss."

By the end, Nojiko could not help laughing.

If Lin Yu had not been so forceful, she might really have willingly gone to sea with him for the sake of his handsome face.

After all, sailing the seas like Nami was something she had always wanted to do but could not.

Lin Yu's arrival had instead let her see a glimmer of hope.

Hearing Nojiko's words, A Jian fell silent.

He knew Nojiko desperately wanted to sail the seas like Nami, yet he truly could not stop worrying about Lin Yu.

"That's enough."

"I should go find them."

Nojiko hugged A Jian and whispered, "Take good care of yourself, Dad."

After saying that, Nojiko turned and left.

A Jian stood where he was, watching Nojiko leave as tears instantly welled from his eyes.

This was the first time he had ever heard Nojiko call him Dad.

"Don't worry, A Jian. I'll treat her well."

"This Devil Fruit is a gift I prepared for her."

After Nojiko left, Lin Yu appeared at A Jian's side again.

A Jian was an irreplaceable family member to both Nami and Nojiko, so Lin Yu naturally did not want him to misunderstand.

Seeing the Devil Fruit in Lin Yu's hand, A Jian fell silent.

Every Devil Fruit was worth at least one hundred million Berries, something he could never afford in his entire life.

As long as Nojiko ate this Devil Fruit, she would be much safer.

He had not expected Lin Yu to be so thoroughly prepared.

Thinking of how Lin Yu had traveled all the way from the North Sea to the East Blue just to bring Nojiko aboard.

Although A Jian did not know why, he understood Lin Yu's sincerity.

"Bastard, you'd better treat her well."

"Otherwise, I won't let you off even if I become a ghost!"

A Jian took a small bottle of liquor from his pocket, drank a mouthful, then handed it to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu's lips curled upward. He took the small bottle and drained it in one gulp.

"Don't worry, Father-in-law."

"I'll treat both Nojiko and Nami well."

"This is your betrothal gift."

After saying that, Lin Yu left behind a chest of treasure and ran toward Nojiko in the distance amid A Jian's furious expression. He then scooped her up and ran toward the God Slave.

"What did A Jian say to you just now?"

Carried over Lin Yu's shoulder, Nojiko asked curiously.

She had just seen A Jian drinking with Lin Yu.

"He told me to treat you sisters well."

"..."

A Jian chased after Lin Yu and shouted,

"Bastard! If you dare lay a hand on Nami, I'll never let you off!"

Lin Yu chuckled at that and continued sprinting with Nojiko in his arms.

Meanwhile, Anna and Charloss each emerged from Nojiko's house carrying an orange tree. They joined Lin Yu and ran toward the God Slave.

Before long, the God Slave set sail amid A Jian's furious curses.

Nojiko had officially come aboard!