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Reno's Dream, Carmen's Wild Beauty! (Please support me with stats)

At this moment, Reno still had no idea that his battle with Hawk Eyes

had unexpectedly won Chef Carmen's favor, leading her to join the pirate crew as a matter of course.

Outside the restaurant.

Sparks flew.

The more Reno fought, the more excited he became, his eyes blazing with energy.

Swordsmanship, Haki, Teleportation, Healing Power.

One method after another emerged without end.

Hawk Eyes, meanwhile, grew increasingly frustrated.

And he finally remembered what that familiar feeling was.

"What is Golden Lion to you?!!"

In the midst of the fierce battle, Hawk Eyes asked in a deep voice.

He had already felt that Reno's moves seemed familiar.

They were clearly Golden Lion's signature techniques.

Could he be Golden Lion's disciple?!

That sickly lion was still alive?!

Reno knew Hawk Eyes had misunderstood, but he had no intention of explaining.

"Hahahahaha, Hawk Eyes, defeat me and I'll tell you."

Hawk Eyes: If you don't want to tell me, just say so.

Forget it.

Clang!!

Black Blade Night slid back into its sheath.

Reno froze for a moment, then appeared. "Why did you stop fighting?!"

He was just getting into it.

Hawk Eyes twitched the corner of his mouth, but still admitted frankly, "Your swordsmanship and Haki are inferior to mine, but... I am not your opponent."

It was a very objective assessment.

Reno's strange and unpredictable Teleportation Power gave him a tremendous headache.

Even Observation Haki was helpless against it.

If Reno's Haki were on the same level as his, he would lose in an instant.

As the World's Greatest Swordsman, he had seen a great deal.

But Reno's Teleportation Power was something he had never heard of. It simply made no sense.

What shocked him most was that Reno continuously used Teleportation and swordsmanship without his stamina diminishing in the slightest.

His face was not red, and his breathing was not labored.

East Blue truly was a strange place.

It was clearly the weakest sea.

First there was the Sea King that bit off Shanks's arm.

Now there was someone even he could not defeat.

Krieg was still easier to bully.

Krieg: ??

Hey, feed me peanuts.

"You're right. Haki is indeed my weakness." Reno nodded without denying it.

At present, his Three types of Haki were still from the beginner gift package, at the lowest level.

Compared with Hawk Eyes's Haki, they were naturally far inferior.

But as long as he had Teleportation and Healing Power, he would always remain undefeated.

He might not be able to win, but he would never lose.

"Can you tell me your name now?!" Hawk Eyes repeated his earlier question.

"Reno. Captain of the Reno Pirates. A newcomer who has just set sail." This time, Reno answered truthfully.

Hawk Eyes nodded expressionlessly.

After hesitating for a moment, he continued asking, "Reno, what is your dream?!"

Reno: ??

Why was he suddenly asking such a baffling question?

Hawk Eyes stared at Reno with an air of refusing to stop until he got an answer.

He wanted to know.

A rookie pirate already possessed such a troublesome ability.

What about the future?!

Weak Haki could be trained.

Once Reno's Haki improved, combined with limitless Teleportation,

no one would be able to match him.

In Reno, he saw the power to stir up storms.

That was why he urgently wanted to know Reno's ultimate purpose in setting out to sea.

The pursuit of wealth?!

Power and status?!

Or the throne of One Piece?!

Or something else.

Reno thought for a moment, clasped his hands behind his head, and turned toward the restaurant.

At the same time, a light, drifting voice carried over.

"I want beautiful women. Lots and lots of beautiful women."

Hawk Eyes: ...

Fine, you win.

"Reno, I'll wait for you in the New World." Hawk Eyes grinned in Reno's direction.

Someone like Reno was destined not to remain holed up in the tiny waters of East Blue.

They would have another chance to meet.

Reno waved without turning back.

Hawk Eyes left, riding his Coffin Small Boat and taking his frustration with him.

He could not wait to find Shanks for a good talk.

They would talk about the Sea King, Reno, and the strange waters of East Blue.

Before leaving, he slashed at Krieg and Gin, who had tried to seize the chance to slip away.

Krieg's pirate dream was completely shattered.

When they saw Reno approaching, the diners gathered at the entrance all moved aside, looking at him with either admiration or fear.

"Brother Reno is amazing."

"Captain."

"Reno."

Kaya and the other women all called out to Reno.

Reno smiled slightly in response.

"Why are you here?!" Before long, he spotted Carmen among the women.

The usually bold and free-spirited Carmen seemed a little off.

She actually had the shy, bashful manner of a young woman.

"Ahem." Nami cleared her throat, pulled Carmen over, and said solemnly, "Reno, let me formally introduce this beautiful Chef Carmen. From this moment on, she has officially joined the Reno Pirates."

"She is already a member of the Reno Pirates."

Reno: ???

Something this good actually happened?!

What exactly was going on?!

He had not even made a move yet. How had Carmen already joined?!

He had only fought Hawk Eyes once and gained another beautiful female crewmate. Wonderful.

"You didn't do anything to her, did you?!" He looked at the women.

The women shook their heads one after another, saying they had done nothing.

"Captain, they didn't do anything to me. I wanted to join of my own accord. Please take care of me from now on." Carmen stepped forward and extended her hand.

Looking at Carmen's wild beauty, Reno suddenly felt something stir within him.

Then—

He settled the bill, took the women back to the Merry, created Island Cloud, and had it carry the Merry up a thousand meters into the sky.

The whole process was smooth and completed in one go.

All the women were dumbfounded.

"I knew it would be like this!!"

Watching Reno and Carmen vanish from the deck with a whoosh, Nami stomped her foot again in anger.

There was no need to guess what they had gone off to do.

Nojiko and the other two women covered their mouths and laughed.

"Looks like I'll be unable to sleep again tonight." Makino yawned.

"Kaya, isn't the Merry way too poorly soundproofed? Did they cut corners when building it?!" Nami demanded with her hands on her hips.

Kaya spread her little hands, her expression helpless. "I didn't know things would turn out like this today."

Nami let out a sigh.

She would have dark circles under her eyes again tomorrow.

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This round of Navigation instruction had perfectly exceeded Reno's expectations.

Carmen gave him an entirely different feeling from Nami and the other four women.

The four women showed obvious similarities in learning Navigation. They all learned passively and found it difficult to take initiative.

Even when drawing inferences from one example, they were somewhat clumsy.

But Carmen was different.