Dragon

"Hehe, Father, don't let his delicate looks fool you. He's actually a Marine Captain," Hina said sweetly.

"A Marine Captain? At such a young age?"

Kelly eyed Lin Qi skeptically. Why had he never heard of such a young Captain in the Marines? Could his daughter have been deceived?

Seeing this, Lin Qi had no choice but to show him what he could do.

"Please excuse me, Uncle. Yari Yubi!"

He suddenly drove his finger into a solid stone pillar beside him.

When he pulled his finger back, the solid Granite pillar had been pierced by a hole ten centimeters deep.

"Hiss!" Kelly sucked in a sharp breath. He grabbed Lin Qi's hand and examined it repeatedly. "Kid, is your hand all right?"

He had never seen anyone vicious enough to poke through stone with their bare hand.

Could a hand really be harder than stone?

When he saw that Lin Qi's finger was completely unharmed, Kelly drew another sharp breath. "Impressive. I believe you're a Marine Captain now."

The maid beside them had stars in her eyes. What a powerful finger!

His attitude instantly made a complete turnaround, and he excitedly clasped Lin Qi's hand.

"Then I'll leave the matter of the bandits to you, sir. Our family will reward you handsomely afterward!"

"There's no need for a reward, Uncle. I'm only doing this for Hina's sake."

The smile on Kelly's face froze as his gaze darted back and forth between the two of them.

These two... couldn't they have already done that?!

Had some pig rooted up his precious daughter?!

Hina's little face turned red beneath his stare, and she jabbed Kelly hard. "You're awful! Why are you looking at Hina like that?"

Night fell.

Lin Qi stood at the highest point in the country, his fierce eyes surveying the land in every direction.

The Candlelight Fruit had enhanced his vision to the point where, even without a scope, he could rival a Sniper.

Coupled with his fairly decent Observation Haki, as long as the thieves dared to make a move tonight, he would definitely catch them all in one sweep!

"They're here!"

Around midnight, those rats finally couldn't resist making their move. They quietly infiltrated a luxurious residence.

The instant they acted, Lin Qi noticed them.

"Tekkai? Steel Fist!"

The three-meter-tall Burly Man, along with his weapon, was smashed to pieces by Lin Qi's punch.

"Miss, you weren't frightened, were you?"

At the critical moment, Lin Qi rescued the wealthy family's daughter from the thieves.

"Th-thank you."

The Girl had clearly been scared senseless and had no idea what to do.

It was the servants who finally pulled her away.

"Y-you, who are you?!"

"How dare you oppose our Revolutionary Army? Are you tired of living?!"

When they saw their companion reduced to nothing but powder by the newcomer's punch, everyone was shocked.

Still, they gathered their courage, hoping the name of the Revolutionary Army would scare him away.

"The Revolutionary Army?" Lin Qi sneered. "If Dragon knew what you'd been doing, he'd probably come personally to slaughter you."

"You're right."

Crack—

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky.

At some point, a man cloaked from head to toe had appeared in the corner of the room.

He pulled back his hood, revealing a face covered in slipper marks.

The world's most dangerous criminal.

Monkey D. Dragon!

"Dragon?"

Lin Qi was quite surprised to see the man.

"You know me?" Dragon looked at Lin Qi in confusion.

"I know your father."

"The Old Man..." Dragon raised a hand and rubbed his faintly aching cheek.

At that moment, the bandits had already been scared out of their wits by Dragon's arrival.

They had spent their days flaunting the Revolutionary Army's name to swindle and deceive others. Who could have imagined that the real deal would come knocking one day?

Dragon turned around, a hurricane forming in his hand. "You damaged the Revolutionary Army's reputation, so... repay it with your lives."

"I'm sorry, we were wrong!"

"We'll never use the Revolutionary Army's name to do evil again!"

Some of them dropped to their knees and begged for mercy, while others turned and ran.

Who in their right mind would dare attack the legendary Dragon?

The few who tried to flee were instantly torn to shreds by the hurricane in Dragon's hand.

Another hurricane appeared in Dragon's hand, but Lin Qi suddenly spoke up.

"Remember to leave the remaining ones intact. Better yet, leave one alive. I have a use for him."

"Why should I listen to you?" Dragon's stern face showed not the slightest emotion.

"I wasn't discussing it with you, Dragon."

Lin Qi's right hand transformed into Dragon Claws, with Flames burning across them.

"Mythical Zoan!" Dragon fell silent for two seconds. "Fine. I agree."

Five seconds later,

More than thirty bandits had been killed, with only one survivor left unconscious.

Without looking back, Dragon turned into a gust of wind and departed.

"They say you're cold-blooded. After seeing you today, I believe it."

Dragon's cold-bloodedness was terrifying. A person like him would only weigh gains and losses when doing things, never allowing emotions to sway him.

No wonder Luffy was already eighteen and still didn't know he had a father. He probably thought he had popped out of a crack in a rock.

Lin Qi picked up the unconscious bandit and returned to the family estate.

As for the corpses on the ground, they would probably be hung from the city walls tomorrow. He had no need to worry about them.

The family estate.

Kelly burst into laughter when he saw the bandit Lin Qi had brought back.

"My worthy son-in-law, Hina told me about the matter between you two. I approve with both hands."

In his excitement, Kelly had even started calling him son-in-law.

Lin Qi's mouth twitched.

This Old Man... changed his attitude pretty fast, didn't he?

Who knew whose gaze had looked like it wanted to stab someone during the day?

"Mission accomplished."

The more Kelly looked at the bandit on the floor, the happier he became.

The bandit problem that had plagued him for days was finally over.

"It's getting late. You've worked hard, son-in-law. Go get some rest."

"All right, Uncle."

Led by the butler, Lin Qi returned to his Guest Room.

He took off his clothes and shoes, lifted the blanket, and lay down. His eyes immediately widened.

A warm, soft body was in his arms!

Hina drowsily rubbed her sleepy eyes.

"Lin Qi, you're back."

"Hina, why are you here?" Lin Qi lowered his voice. If they were discovered, wouldn't his future father-in-law chop him alive?

"Hehe, wasn't Hina worried that you'd be scared sleeping alone?" Hina wrapped her arms around Lin Qi.

"This is Hina's home, so of course Hina has to be a good host."

"Don't mess around." Feeling the softness beneath his hand, Lin Qi's heart pounded. "By the way, are the walls in your house soundproof?"

"What are you thinking, you bad guy!" Hina coquettishly pounded Lin Qi's chest with her little fist.

"You're only allowed to hold Hina while you sleep. You're not allowed to think bad thoughts."

"Then touching is okay, right?" Lin Qi tried to negotiate some benefits for himself.

"Mmm... all right." Hina hesitated symbolically for a second before decisively agreeing.

She had long wanted to sleep with Lin Qi.

In Hina's heart, she would belong to Lin Qi sooner or later anyway. Letting him touch her was nothing.

But Hina would soon pay for her decision.

"It's a little cold outside. Can I put my hand inside?"

"Mhm, go ahead." Hina took the initiative to lift her nightgown.

Before long.

"Don't your clothes feel uncomfortable? Why not take them off?"

"What are you thinking? Bad guy!"

"All right, all right, Hina will take them off herself."

A while later.

"I'll just rub against it. I won't go in..."

Not long afterward, the maid heard the sounds coming from the room and blushed furiously.

It was not until the sun was high in the sky that he finally fell into a deep sleep with Hina in his arms.