Sudden Incident

Momousagi glanced around, then leaned close to Lin Qi's ear and whispered, "Actually, Marshal wants to use him as bait to catch all the remaining members of the pirate crew in one sweep."

A fragrant scent filled his nose, making his ear itch.

Lin Qi nodded. Wasn't this the same tactic they would later use on Whitebeard?

So Sengoku had done this more than once already. No wonder he was so skilled at it.

It seemed there were loyal and righteous people among pirates too.

But compared to that, there were still far more vicious pirates.

"By the way, what did this Star Pirates crew do to get targeted so badly by Sengoku?"

"I heard they massacred more than half the nobles in a Kingdom."

Lin Qi: "..."

He took back what he had just said.

His palm itched. Lin Qi snapped back to his senses and realized Momousagi was using her slender fingers to keep drawing circles in his palm, teasing him.

"Be good and wait for me at home tonight. Big sis found something good for you on this trip."

"O... okay."

Lin Qi really couldn't find a reason to refuse. He could only hope the two women would not come over together that night.

He didn't dare imagine that battlefield-like scene.

Night fell.

After finishing a day of training,

Lin Qi returned home to find Hina, like a sweet little wife, had prepared a whole table of food and was waiting for him to come back and enjoy it.

"You're back. You must be exhausted." Hina jumped down from the sofa and ran over in her slippers with a patter, helping Lin Qi take off and hang up his coat before fetching him a pair of slippers from the entrance.

Lin Qi stared in a daze until Hina poked him awake with her finger.

"Dummy, what are you thinking about?"

Lin Qi smiled. "I was thinking how wonderful it would be if you were my wife."

"Id... idiot. What are you saying?" Hina's pretty face instantly turned red. "Hurry up and wash your hands for dinner!"

"Haha, I'm going, I'm going."

Faced with a table full of delicious dishes, Lin Qi was just about to pick up his chopsticks when his foot suddenly kicked something.

Looking under the table, he said, "Whoa, where did this pig come from?"

Tom looked at Lin Qi pitifully.

"Ahaha, so it was Tom."

As he ate the delicious food, he recalled what Hina had said during the day.

"Didn't you say you had something to discuss with me?"

Hina took out a Devil Fruit from behind her.

"My father had someone deliver this to Hina this morning. Hina checked the Devil Fruit encyclopedia. It's a Paramecia-type Cage-Cage Fruit. Hina can't decide whether to eat it, so she wanted to ask you."

Hearing that, Lin Qi fell into thought.

If a woman asked you, it meant she couldn't make up her mind.

At times like this, you had to give her a definite answer, rather than hedge.

He took Hina's hand and said, "Don't eat it. I can find you something much better in the future."

"No, I want to eat it." Hina seemed to have made up her mind as she gripped Lin Qi's hand in return.

"Why?" Lin Qi didn't understand why she had suddenly changed her mind.

"Because only then can I help you, dummy."

"You don't have to do this."

"Don't say any more. My mind is made up."

"..."

The two gazed lovingly into each other's eyes, their faces gradually drawing closer until they kissed.

"Meow~"

Tom jumped onto the table and took a picture of the scene with his camera.

After a long while... their lips parted.

Hina's little face was flushed red, looking adorable and charming.

"I think... I won't leave tonight, okay?" Hina panted, her ample chest rising and falling.

Lin Qi's mouth went dry. "Could it be..."

One look told Hina what Lin Qi was thinking, and she couldn't help rolling her eyes at him.

"Pervert, are you thinking about something bad? Which room of yours is empty? I'm moving in."

"So what if I'm being a pervert? You'll be mine sooner or later anyway."

Seeing Lin Qi speak so bluntly, Hina said coyly, "Tom is still watching right there~ Besides, who says I'm yours?"

Seeing the two of them look over, Tom gave them an expression that said he understood, then vanished with a whoosh.

"Oh? If you're not mine, why did you kiss me just now? No, I have to kiss you back."

"Mmph!"

Hina hadn't expected Lin Qi to be so shameless. With her little mouth sealed by his kiss, she couldn't make a sound.

In the end, Hina's lips were kissed swollen, and she was sent back to her room on unsteady feet.

Lin Qi smacked his lips, which still carried a sweet taste, and leaned against the sofa laughing.

There should be another visitor tonight.

The clock hand rested at eleven. As the sound of a key entering the lock rang out, Lin Qi knew she had arrived.

Even her exhaustion could not conceal Momousagi's outstanding presence.

Unlike usual, Momousagi had not only her sword at her waist today, but another sword in her hand as well.

"Gion, over here."

Lin Qi waved at Momousagi from the darkness.

"Why didn't you turn on the lights?" Momousagi asked doubtfully.

"Tom is asleep. I'm worried about waking him."

"Fine." Momousagi dropped onto the sofa and sprawled across it with her limbs spread wide.

"You must be exhausted, Gion. Let me give you a massage."

Lin Qi kneaded Momousagi's shoulders, and she narrowed her eyes in comfort.

"Let me tell you, that old Sengoku..."

Momousagi suddenly deflated. "Forget it, let's not talk about Sengoku. This sword is a gift I brought for you. See if you like it."

"I wanted to find you a Great Grade Sword, but unfortunately I could only find a Good Grade Sword."

Lin Qi drew the blade. Under the moonlight, it appeared incomparably sharp, with the words Dragon Abyss engraved upon it.

"Thank you, Gion."

"Gion?"

Lin Qi turned around and discovered that Gion was too exhausted. She had already fallen deeply asleep against the sofa.

Worried that Momousagi would catch a chill, he picked up her alluring body and carried her into another Guest Room.

After tucking her in, Lin Qi was about to leave when a slender hand suddenly grabbed him.

Momousagi murmured groggily in her sleep, "Don't go..."

Suddenly, a powerful force yanked him forward. Worried about waking Momousagi, Lin Qi didn't dare resist and was pulled straight onto the bed.

"Mmph... I... I can't breathe!"

Lin Qi had only just struggled to pull his head free from something indescribable when a fleshy Long Leg pinned him down completely.

Lin Qi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Forget it. To avoid waking Momousagi, I'll just have to suffer a little."

With that thought, Lin Qi rested his head against that soft place again. Breathing in the rich... fragrance, he slowly fell asleep.

In the darkness, Momousagi's body temperature rose higher and higher before finally settling down.

At one in the morning, a rapid series of system notifications woke Lin Qi.

Detected that the Sun Pirates intend to rescue the slaves in Mary Geoise. A new Life Choice has been activated.

Life Choice One: Ignore all outside matters. Sleep soundly while holding Momousagi. Reward: Great Grade Sword · Nidai Kitetsu.

Life Choice Two: Go stop the Sun Pirates. Reward: Paramecia-type Love-Love Fruit.

Life Choice Three: Help the Sun Pirates free the slaves. Reward: Different rewards will be accumulated and distributed according to the degree of liberation.

"This is the first time a reward that can accumulate has appeared..."

And what was with the second option? Hadn't the Love-Love Fruit been eaten by the Empress?

Could it be that the Empress would die tonight?