Makino's Considerate Nature

Crash!

With Lin Yu's identity exposed, the other villagers in the tavern were shocked. Then they hurriedly fled, knocking over quite a few tables and chairs.

In the blink of an eye, only Lin Yu and Makino remained in the tavern.

"I-I'm willing to get on your ship."

"Take me away now."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's identity, Makino did not resist.

Instead, she came before Lin Yu and begged him to take her away as quickly as possible.

Dadan's family would soon come to celebrate Luffy receiving a 100 million Bounty. If Lin Yu ran into them, things would become very troublesome.

"Heh, what a kind woman."

Lin Yu patted Makino's pretty face and smiled.

He liked considerate Makino very much.

He knew perfectly well that Makino had made this request to keep him from hurting anyone.

However, it also made Lin Yu suspect a certain possibility.

So Lin Yu was in no hurry to leave. Instead, he began wandering around the tavern.

Before long, he found Makino's room and lay down on the bed.

Seeing that Lin Yu had no intention of leaving, Makino grew frantic.

If Lin Yu waited any longer, not only would Dadan's family return, but the other villagers of Foosha Village would also come to rescue her under the village chief's lead.

With Lin Yu's 1.5 Billion Bounty, Makino could see no hope of being rescued at all.

Instead, any conflict that broke out might cause heavy casualties among Dadan's family and the villagers. That was something Makino absolutely did not want to see.

"Please, take me away quickly."

Makino knelt beside the bed and kept pleading with Lin Yu.

Though she did not know why Lin Yu wanted her on his ship, she only wanted to leave this place with him as soon as possible.

And the more she acted this way, the more certain Lin Yu became of his suspicions.

Lifting Makino's pretty face with a finger, Lin Yu smiled and said, "Miss Makino, is this how you beg someone?"

"Look, there's still an empty spot beside me."

Hearing Lin Yu's words and sensing his undisguised desire, how could Makino not understand what he meant?

She struggled for a long time.

Makino pressed her lips together, rose to her feet, and shut the door.

After letting out a long breath, Lin Yu realized that being a villain felt pretty good.

No wonder everyone in this world liked being pirates.

This was the beauty of a lawless world.

Of course, to enjoy that beauty, one first needed enough strength.

Or one could join the protagonist's group and wash away their sins. Then there would be no need to worry about being captured or killed.

Even scum like Caesar was like that.

But joining the protagonist? That was not Lin Yu's style.

Turning the pirate world into his private garden and making it tremble beneath his feet—that was Lin Yu's goal.

Well, in the words of the pirate world—

That was Lin Yu's dream!

And now, this was the first step toward achieving it...

"Let's go."

Stretching lazily, Lin Yu walked out the door.

Makino watched Lin Yu leave. Without even having time to tidy herself up, she pressed her lips together and hurried after him.

She feared that if she were not by Lin Yu's side, he might do something terrible.

Once they reached the street, Lin Yu saw the chief of Foosha Village standing far away with a large group of people, surrounding Makino's little tavern.

"Let Makino go."

The elderly village chief stood trembling in the distance, putting on a fierce front as he spoke to Lin Yu.

"Your courage is commendable!"

Lin Yu praised the crowd around him.

The fact that these people had stepped forward for Makino's sake was enough to show just how beloved kind-hearted Makino was in Foosha Village.

"I'm following Mr. Lin Yu of my own free will. Don't misunderstand."

"So hurry up and leave."

Makino shielded Lin Yu with her body and shouted at the villagers of Foosha Village.

Then she grabbed Lin Yu's hand and pleaded, "Mr. Lin Yu, ignore them. Let's leave quickly."

"Fine." Lin Yu nodded and allowed Makino to pull him away beneath the villagers' furious stares.

After all, he had grown up on that land. Naturally, he would not harm innocent people.

Watching Makino get taken away by Lin Yu, the chief of Foosha Village returned to his house in a furious state. He took out a Den Den Mushi and prepared to tell the Marines what had happened so they could contact Garp.

Garp had left it with him precisely to guard against emergencies like this.

Foosha Village was only a small village. The reason its residents could live freely, safely, and happily was the prestige of the Marine hero Garp.

After leaving the village, Lin Yu scooped Makino into his arms and headed up the mountain.

"W-What are you doing...?"

"Please don't go looking for Dadan's family, all right?"

Seeing the direction Lin Yu was taking, Makino's face turned pale as she struggled desperately.

Lin Yu ignored her and continued up the mountain.

"As long as you don't go after Dadan's family, I-I'll do whatever you say."

Lin Yu stopped at that, cupped Makino's pretty face, and smiled. "Is that true?"

Makino looked at Lin Yu's face so close before her, feeling his breath against her skin. She looked aside and nodded faintly.

"It's true."

"As long as you take me away right now and don't go after Dadan's family, I'll do anything you ask."

Lin Yu looked at Makino's expression and smiled. "You said it."

Makino silently nodded.

"Then let's go." Lin Yu released Makino and continued onward.

Seeing Lin Yu continue up the mountain without changing direction, Makino's face went deathly pale. She grabbed Lin Yu's hand. "Didn't you say you weren't going to look for Dadan's family?"

"I never planned to look for them. I'm just heading to the Goa Kingdom from here."

After saying that, Lin Yu pulled Makino into his arms and smiled. "But don't forget what you just said. From now on, you have to behave and listen to me."

Makino instantly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Lin Yu, she smiled. "Mm, I'll behave and listen to you."

She was not upset at having been tricked. Instead, she was sincerely happy that Dadan's family had escaped disaster.

Tsk, she really was kind.

In front of you, a 'great villain' like me is practically ashamed to show his face.

Looking at Makino's smile, Lin Yu, the "great villain," felt a little annoyed. He smacked her backside, successfully making her blush.

That was more like it.

Seeing Makino's flushed face and slightly uncomfortable expression, Lin Yu chuckled and carried her as he ran toward the Goa Kingdom.

By now, Reiju should have already infiltrated the Goa Kingdom's palace with Anna and Charloss, so he needed to hurry over and support them.

Meanwhile.

In the Goa Kingdom's palace, Reiju sat on the throne, boredly filing her nails.

Before her, Anna and Charloss were interrogating Sabo's brother, forcing him to hand over the key to the Kingdom Treasury.

The newly crowned King of Goa Kingdom, Sterry, was kneeling on the ground, bruised and battered, his body covered in whip marks. He kept begging Anna and Charloss, "Please, stop hitting me."

"I'll give you everything. I'll give you whatever you want."