The Wheel of Karma

Momousagi had always resisted Chaton calling her by her real name.

In her words, colleagues should address each other by their codenames.

Yet now she had voluntarily told Lin Qi her name, leaving Chaton with a sour feeling in his heart.

He bore no ill will toward this junior, but he could not help feeling jealous.

"Huh? Look, this cat can actually smoke." Momousagi looked at the little cat in her arms in delighted surprise.

At some point, Tom had produced a lit cigar in his mouth.

Tom took a deep drag, then exhaled. The smoke formed a line of words in midair: Hello, beautiful miss.

"Wow, kitty, you're amazing! Your name is Tom, right? Do you want to come stay at Sister's house for a few days? There are lots of fun things there." Overjoyed, Momousagi hugged Tom and rubbed her face against him.

Tom wore a proud look as he raised a paw and pressed it against her face.

To help his master pick up girls, Tom had even brought out his signature skills.

Back when he was a cowboy in Mexico, he had used this move to charm countless little female cats.

Chaton's eyes widened. Had this cat become a spirit or something?

That move was so cool. He wanted to learn it too.

After seeing Tom, Momousagi's irritation at Chaton's relentless pestering instantly improved.

But Tom was not done. Like a magician, he pulled out one thing after another and quickly mixed up a fruit-scented drink as if performing a juggling act, then handed it to Momousagi.

"Hehe, is this for me? Thank you."

Momousagi took the cup and drank it in one gulp without the slightest suspicion.

After all, who would suspect a little cat inside Marine Headquarters?

What bad intentions could a kitty possibly have?

"It's delicious." Momousagi licked the last drop of liquid from the corner of her lips with her little pink tongue, still wanting more.

"No, hic... Y-you... what did you make me drink?"

Momousagi burped. The exposed skin on her body rapidly turned red, and the world began to spin around her as her steps turned unsteady.

Taking the opportunity, Tom jumped out of Momousagi's arms, stuffed a bottle of liquor into her embrace, then pulled out something unknown and sprayed it onto Lin Qi.

"Sister Gion, are you okay?"

Lin Qi supported Momousagi. Chaton wanted to help as well, but she glared him back.

"This stuff... is it really alcohol?" Holding the bottle, Momousagi's gaze gradually turned hazy and seductive.

"Sister Momousagi, where do you live? How about I help you back so you can rest?"

Lin Qi was miserable. Because of the difference in their heights, he had gotten a faceful of soft snowy mounds.

Fragrant and soft.

But this was the middle of the street. He had tried his hardest to think about disgusting things, or it would be utterly humiliating if anyone noticed.

Tom, Tom, what exactly did you make Momousagi drink? Why did I feel like she was looking at me as if she wanted to eat me...

As though sensing his master's thoughts, Tom held up five fingers as if asking for credit.

Five Dried Fish, at least five!

Tom had invented all sorts of potions. What he had taken out just now was one of his inventions.

"It smells so nice."

Leaning against Lin Qi, Momousagi inhaled the fragrance drifting from him. The more she smelled it, the more intoxicated she became, burrowing deeper into his arms.

"I'm not going home. Help me to your place instead."

The moment the words left her mouth, Momousagi wished she could slap herself.

She really was drunk out of her mind. What was she saying?

"Huh? Sister Momousagi, what did you say?" Lin Qi asked in surprise.

"I-I mean, take me to a café so I can sit down. I'll be fine in a moment."

"Chaton, don't touch me. Let Lin Qi support me."

Lin Qi helped the staggering Momousagi into a café and sat her down.

Chaton silently followed them in and took a seat opposite the two.

Momousagi's condition seemed to worsen. She held Lin Qi tightly, as though she wanted to knead him into her body.

"Damn it, I can't take this anymore!"

Feeling that lush, voluptuous body against him, Lin Qi silently grabbed a cushion and placed it over his lap.

Looking at Chaton across from him, Lin Qi felt increasingly awkward. Why did it feel like he was NTRing Chaton right in front of him?

Momousagi's watery eyes caught sight of Chaton across from her as well, and scenes from the past flooded into her mind, filling her with grievance.

Chaton's fanatical pursuit of her had already reached the point of affecting her daily life.

Because of his pursuit, she no longer had a single male friend, and even her female friends had greatly decreased.

No matter where she went, she could never shake off his pestering.

Perhaps Chaton had no bad intentions, but Momousagi had had enough of this life.

This bout of drunkenness made her resolve herself. No matter what method she had to use, she would definitely get rid of Chaton!

Even if she had to trouble Sister Tsuru.

"Wait, maybe there's a better way than asking Sister Tsuru."

Momousagi lowered her head and saw Lin Qi in her arms. Her eyes turned dreamy, and her face seemed to redden even further.

From the first time they met, she had thought this junior brother was incredibly handsome. Maybe...

"Lin Qi~" Momousagi breathed a fragrant breath, and the pleasant scent made Lin Qi's mouth go dry.

"Sister Gion, is something wrong?" Lin Qi looked up at this stunning woman.

Suddenly, Momousagi cupped Lin Qi's cheeks, lowered her head, and kissed him. Their soft, sweet lips met.

"Mm!" Lin Qi's pupils shook.

This was outrageous. So he had a day when he would be forcibly kissed too.

So this was karma, huh?

Please let this kind of karma happen more often!

Under the effects of the drug, things gradually headed in a strange direction.

"Hmph!"

Unable to endure the sight any longer, Chaton flung his sleeve and stormed away.

The instant he stepped out of the café, he felt as though something in his chest had shattered. A tear ran down from his right eye.

"Gion, Gion... why must it come to this..."

From the first day he joined the Marines, Chaton had caught a fleeting glimpse of Gion in the crowd and fallen hopelessly, deeply in love with her.

His efforts, his struggles, everything he did was for Gion.

Gion was everything in his life. He could even give his life for her!

Chaton knew Gion did not like him, but he had never been discouraged, no matter how many times she rejected him.

Because Chaton believed that one day, he would definitely move Gion's heart.

But today, his heart had shattered.

It seemed he no longer had a goal worth living and striving for...

BOOM!!!

At that very moment, an incomparably powerful wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted from the café, spreading across more than half of Marineford.

The walls of the entire Marine Base trembled.

Conqueror's Haki was the only ability that could not be changed through training. It only grew stronger as one's spirit grew stronger.

If one's spirit was powerful enough, even newly awakened Conqueror's Haki could move mountains and fill seas.

Centered on Lin Qi, people within the surrounding area collapsed like wheat being cut down.

Momousagi had already been barely conscious from the drug, and the blast knocked her unconscious as well.

The people who had been shopping on the streets moments ago rolled their eyes and fell one after another under the impact of the Conqueror's Haki.

Inside the Marine conference room.

Sengoku rose to his feet while gripping the violently trembling table. With a snap, he crushed his glasses in his hand, revealing just how unsettled he was.