"It feels like some kind of emotional dispute!"
Nolan covered his flushed face, excitedly watching the girl who seemed to be giving Captain Cifer an abdominal massage.
The other two people and one deer on the boat also sat on the boat watching the show with great interest.
Bonney naturally heard what Nolan said, and her face flushed red with embarrassment.
"Damn it! How could the gap be so huge!"
She struck Cifer with all her might, but he seemed completely unaffected. What was worse, no matter how she activated her abilities, it had no effect on him at all!
"If that's all the ability you have, you can't do anything."
Cifer reached out, grabbed her fist, and slammed her into the cabin.
"Captain Bonney!"
Inside the cabin, her companions saw Bonney lying against the wall and rushed out, drawing their knives and guns.
"We...we absolutely will not let you hurt Captain Bonney! Captain Bonney just wanted to go to sea to find her family!"
"We have never done anything immoral or heinous!"
The crowd stood like a wall in front of Cifer, and Bonney's words to them before the battle were completely forgotten.
Bonney brought them to this sea, showing them different scenery and an adventure they had never experienced before.
They absolutely could not stand idly by and watch her being bullied; even if they were powerless to help, they would give their lives for her!
"Step back, all of you, and I might let you go."
Cifer thought highly of them, acknowledging that they were indeed crew members of a future Supernovas, possessing even the most basic maintenance skills of a captain.
Although everyone's hands and feet were trembling, they did not move an inch, their eyes fixed on Cifer with fear yet unwavering determination.
"Who do you think I am? I didn't come to this ocean just to get beaten up by this guy!"
After her dizziness subsided, Bonney stood up again and looked at her subordinates who were forming a wall around her, a ripple of emotion stirring within her.
She then pushed them all away and stood in front of Cifer again, but this time, there was no one behind her.
"Then I'll trouble you all to die with me!"
Bonney knew she had no chance of winning, but giving up was not her style.
"Good!"
Looking at their imposing manner, Cifer suddenly had the illusion that he was the villain.
"Phew~"
Bonney took a deep breath, and her already beautiful figure became even more stunning, her face appeared more mature, and her aura improved.
"Relying on the power of the future? What a pity!"
Unfortunately, her improvement was negligible to Cifer.
"Turn into a little devil for me!"
She raised her powerful fist and charged at Cifer, while the crew behind her also raised their knives and attacked him.
"Let's end the game here. I wasn't satisfied, but it's enough."
Cifer dodged Bonney's punch by sidestepping, then his eyes widened and a massive Spiritual Pressure swept across the deck, causing his crew members to fall to the ground, almost all of them losing consciousness.
"You bastard! What have you done to my companions?!"
Bonney was furious, but she didn't lose her temper. She immediately turned around to check on the people on the ground and found that they had just fainted.
"Right now, you can't do anything at all. Do you really think you can fulfill your dream of going to sea?"
Cifer's words were like a sharp blade piercing Bonney's heart. She pursed her lips tightly, making the ill-fitting lipstick stand out.
At that moment, a large hand grabbed Cifer's ankle.
"We mustn't bully Bonney!"
At this moment, the only remaining conscious man shouted out, tears streaming down his face.
"What exactly are you trying to say?!"
Bonney looked at the uncle who had been by her side for so long and felt a great sense of injustice that she hadn't felt in a long time. She couldn't help but want to cry.
But remembering that he was a renowned pirate, he forced himself to hold back his tears.
"I like you very much, let's be companions!"
Cifer's large hand reached out towards Bonney, who was kneeling on the ground. At that moment, the sunlight was penetrating, and she was shrouded in Cifer's shadow.
"It's a confession! Captain Cifer actually..."
Nolan looked like he was watching the drama unfold, Chopper followed Enel asking all sorts of questions, but Robin remained calm; she couldn't see the right atmosphere at all.
"Huh? Are you a pervert?!"
Bonney seemed to have misunderstood as well; she wasn't about to just go with some weirdo.
"I'd say there are more monsters than monsters!"
Cifer did not retract his outstretched hand.
"When I became Shichibukai, someone asked me to look after you, if you're willing."
Bonney understood; no wonder he hadn't killed everyone on the ship right away, as the rumors had suggested.
Wasn't the Shichibukai he replaced that man?!
Whether it was that man or that Marine Admiral, the fact that they Cifer proves that he is a reliable person!
"That person... is it Bartholomew Kuma...?"
Bonney couldn't stop her tears at this moment. She tried hard to keep her lips pursed, but she choked up as she spoke.
"Didn't you already guess that?"
Bonney sobbed uncontrollably. After more than a month, she finally heard about that man again from someone else—her own father.
"If I follow you... will I be able to see that man?"
Bonney asked the most important question to her while sobbing.
If the price of staying by Ulquiorra's side was never seeing her father again, she would rather continue sailing the seas, risking her life.
"It's definitely a better chance than you wandering around blindly, and if anyone in the world can rescue your father, I'm the most likely one!"
"So, you're going to make me keep stretching my hand out like this?"
Bonney kept wiping away her tears with one hand, while with the other, she took Cifer's outstretched invitation.
His companions were all very kind to him, but the pirate game should end here.
Bonney wants to follow this man to pursue her goal of going to sea.
"Can my crew come with you?"
Most of them were just chefs with little skill who wanted to experience the vastness of the world, while some were uncles who had come with them from the South Blue.
It would be too dangerous for them to continue sailing on this vast ocean.
"I'm sorry, my ship doesn't need that many people. I think it's time for you to say goodbye to them."
Cifer directly and clearly refused.
"What should they do... If they're left alone in the Grand Line, they'll definitely get bullied..."
She couldn't think of a solution in her little head for a moment.
After all, along the way, they had to solve problems on their own when they encountered slightly stronger opponents, as the other people were mainly responsible for cooking and sailing.
Without my help, it's hard to say whether they could have safely returned to the South Blue.
"It's fine!"
After learning everything, the man finally let go of Cifer's hand, tears streaming down his face.
"You must find the bear cub... We will return safely to the South Blue and wait for you..."
The Tyrant who inspired fear in the world was his childhood friend and the one who saved their country.
He followed Bonney on her journey simply to protect his daughter and reunite her with him.
Now that there are better candidates, it is indeed time for us to step down.
He always knew that, aside from cooking and sailing, they had been holding Bonney back.
A series of memories flashed through his mind, and he seemed to see the day when everyone would meet again.
"Thank you so much for everything!"
Bonney, who was determined to become Great Pirate in her own right, kept shedding tears and could only nod vigorously.
"Brubrubru~ Brubrubru~"
In this touching atmosphere, the Den Den Mushi in Cifer's arms rang at an inopportune moment.
"It seems... perhaps we can send someone to give you a ride."
Cifer could roughly guess what the call was about at this time.
The Shichibukai Conference!