Thump...
Gawain was completely exhausted and collapsed to the ground. Seeing this, Kuma quickly went over and gave him a Cat Claws.
With difficulty, he stood up, just as Gawain was once again immersed in the oppressive force of super gravity.
A golden light flashed, and Kizaru stopped precisely outside of Ichisho's gravity range.
He put his hands in his pockets, curled his lip, and looked at the crowd in a lewd manner.
"How terrifying, it reminds me of when I was in the training camp at headquarters."
Back then, I was just as tirelessly striving as you are now!
At this point, Kizaru took his right hand out of his pocket and then waved it slightly at Gawain.
"Saint Gawain, Your Majesty. It's exactly nine o'clock now, and I'm not late."
"So, may I find a place to have tea?"
"Go...!"
Gawain responded with a sweat dripping down his face, and Kizaru immediately smiled, found a recliner, and lay down comfortably.
Wearing an eye mask, Kizaru appeared to be sleeping soundly, but in reality, he was quite surprised.
The entire crew of the Dark Bird Ship actually relied on the methods of that unknown powerhouse Yi Xiao to conduct devilish training using super gravity!
In that case, it's likely that even Momousagi's strength will soon surprise the whole world!
Even Rayleigh, a man in his seventies, has such perseverance!
This group of people is truly terrifying!
While Kizaru was half-asleep and observing, Gawain and his group practiced for another hour.
Around 10:20, the two little girls woke up.
As soon as she got up, Shirahoshi went straight to Gawain, as expected. After sweetly saying good morning to Gawain, who was struggling against gravity, the little girl skillfully rushed into the woods and played with the many animals she had recently met.
And Uta...
Long after Shirahoshi got up, Uta was reluctant to get out of bed, finally managed to get up, get dressed, and tidy her clothes.
A moment later, Uta saw Gawain, who was covered in sweat.
"Gao Gao Gao... Saint Gawain!!!"
What... what are you doing... oh?
Seeing the little girl so surprised she couldn't even speak, Gawain took a deep breath and then, with all his might, opened his mouth to speak to her.
"I'm training... You... do as you please!"
It's already quite a stretch for Gawain to be able to say even a few words; his passion for training is something many people can't even imagine.
After all, people in the Pirate World can't imagine how tempting extraordinary power would be to someone who once lived in a world without magic.
Upon hearing Gawain's words, Uta lowered his head with a hint of regret.
Her hair fell silently down, blocking the sunlight in front of the little girl and casting a shadow over Uta's face.
In the thick shadows, the little girl suddenly spoke calmly to Gawain in a completely emotionless voice.
"Since Saint Gawain is busy, then Uta will say goodbye here."
After the concert following the gambling skills competition and the concert featuring the Dark Bird Ship, which you specially invited.
Uta should go home too!
As soon as she finished speaking, Uta turned and left without hesitation.
As she walked, Uta glanced at Gawain one last time with her utterly calm gaze.
No wonder he's so much like his father; he seems quite indifferent to parting!
Yes, a man like my father always has his sights set on something further ahead.
Even if your closest family members are by your side, even if your beloved daughter is in your arms.
Everything will be easily abandoned by those who pursue distant horizons.
Although Saint Gawain wasn't one of those ruthless pirates, he was still a visionary and important figure.
How could these important figures, who could turn and leave at any moment, possibly say any symbolic or pleasant farewell words to an ordinary songstress like herself?
Besides, she wasn't his daughter; he just resembled her father in some ways!
Thinking of this, Uta pursed her lips, then quickened her pace, and Gordon, who had been taking care of her, hurriedly followed behind.
But then, in the next moment...
Gawain raised his right hand with difficulty.
"A smile!"
"Receive."
Yi Xiao nodded and then removed the gravity from Gawain's body on his own.
Thump!
Suddenly relieved, Gawain's body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground with remarkable ease. The sound of his fall reached Uta's ears.
At the same time, Gawain also shouted from where he was lying down.
"Wait, Uta."
"Why?"
Upon hearing this voice, even though Uta herself didn't know what she was expecting, she still turned around with anticipation.
As a result, she was shocked to see Gawain lying on the ground with a pathetic smile on his face.
Gawain lay there, raised his hand, and weakly beckoned to Uta.
"Wait a moment, don't rush to leave, I have something else to tell you."
Is it okay to wait until lunchtime?
"Why?"
Uta paused for a moment, then nodded expressionlessly.
"Then thank Saint Gawain."
After saying that, Uta turned his head and glanced at Gordon.
Seeing Uta's look, what could Gordon say? He nodded and then put the bags of equipment aside.
Seeing that Gordon had put his things away, Uta continued to look at the group of people who were training, especially Hancock and Gion. Uta couldn't help but purse his lips.
Those two older sisters are already so strong, why do they still have to undergo such difficult training?
Therefore, as long as you work hard enough, even a girl can beat the vast majority of men!
For a moment, Uta was startled, and then she went to the ship's side in the distance and began her daily vocal practice facing the sea.
Accompanied by Uta's various high notes, Gawain trained until exactly noon, and finally it was lunchtime.
Since we only needed to entertain Uta at noon today, we didn't have a large banquet like we did yesterday when we entertained the Whitebeard Pirates.
Aside from preparing a special feast for Gawain and Uta, everyone else simply enjoyed a buffet lunch, just like they did on Amazon Lily, and did their own lunch in their preferred way.
At that moment, seeing everyone's smiles made me feel a little confused.
To his left, Rayleigh lay on a recliner with his Erlang crossed, grinning at the newspaper while using his free hand to fork up various dishes and toss them into his mouth.
To his right, Gion was preparing her ochazuke (rice with tea) with a solemn expression.
Gion found a kettle and a portable stove, and personally brewed herself a pot of green tea that she was extremely satisfied with.
Next, she personally cooked a pot of heather fish soup.
However, after tasting it, Gion went to the food station with a smile and got the meat soup prepared by the chef.
After carefully mixing the broth and tea in the correct proportions and pouring it evenly into the rice that had been prepared the night before, Gion easily forgot about the briarfish soup she had cooked.
Next, balance the contrast between the crystal-clear tea soup and the rice. This way, each grain of rice will be distinct, and the tea soup will be best absorbed into the rice.
Besides Gion, Jinbe brought out a specially made 3,000-meter-long fishing line, set up a fire on the side of the boat, and began fishing.
Jinbe felt incredibly refreshed after a long workout, and decided he Jinbe had to grill a fish he caught himself!
Kuma's task was much simpler than the others. He grabbed a sandwich in each hand and quickly stuffed over two hundred sandwiches into his mouth...
Besides that, Hancock ate with Shirahoshi in the pool as usual, and after working up a sweat, the girl naturally needed to take a shower.
Thinking of this, Snake Princess glanced at Gion was preparing ochazuke (rice with tea).
That guy doesn't count as a woman!
With a mental grumble, Hancock picked up various kinds of meat from the float in the pool and elegantly fed them to herself and Shirahoshi.
Seeing everyone acting like this...
Yi Xiao took a deep breath.
What an unpretentious team!
A moment later, Issho leisurely walked over to Jinbe, and the two shared the fishing line and then happily started fishing.
Meanwhile, after a quick shower, Gawain put on his clothes and went to the dining table where Uta had been waiting.
Seeing Gawain approach, Uta left his stool, stood up, and bowed with a smile.
"Saint Gawain ~."
"Don't be shy, have a seat."
Gawain waved his hand and sat down opposite Uta.
As soon as she sat down, before Uta could even speak, Kalifa moved closer to Gawain.
"My lord, Franky has applied to me for 1.2 billion in ship repair funds. Since the Treasure Tree Adam are materials from the Red Line and Mary Geoise, Treasure Tree Adam will be much cheaper to buy them in Mary Geoise."
This price is already very reasonable.
"Okay, approve it for him."
Gawain nodded, then gently rubbed his forehead.
Their own crew's battle with Whitebeard resulted in the destruction of four Thousand Sunny...
The main problem was that most of it was caused by his own Conqueror's Haki.
Why...
Kalifa glanced at the reports beside her.
"Sir, Fish-Man Island needs a batch of building materials recently. Most of their underwater building materials are not suitable for use on land."
At the same time, because Sabaody Island is the territory of the Yarukiman mangrove, there are not enough other types of trees on the island.
However, the mangroves of Yarukiman cannot be cut down at will, so we need to provide Fish-Man Island with a batch of building materials unique to the land.
Of course, King Neptune will settle accounts with pearls and jewels, so I expect the Fish-Man Island construction project to bring us a large sum of money in the near future.
The construction of homes for millions of Fish-Man and Merfolk will require a considerable amount of materials and the pearls and gems we will be trading.
Regarding the sale of pearls and gemstones, I intend to dump the latest batches into the Balewood Kingdom.
Their king, King Hanburg, was very interested in these kinds of goods, so in recent years, the demand for gems and pearls among the nobles in the Balewood Kingdom has surged.
This is also the result of my discussion with Mr. Iceburg.
"Okay." Gawain nodded.
Seeing this, Kalifa turned to a page of the report and continued speaking to Gawain.
"Furthermore, sir, I have a suggestion. I think that as our personnel become more and more numerous, we seem to need a set of uniforms for our cadres with a relatively uniform style."
What are your thoughts on this?
Upon hearing this, Gawain put down his knife and fork and pondered for a moment.
After a moment, he nodded.
"A unified style of clothing would indeed help enhance public memory of us; this is a good suggestion."
As for the need for a unified style... let's mainly focus on the colors.
As for the specific clothing styles, apart from members Dark Bird Emblem who can personally participate in the design of their own clothing, the action group and the logistics group can each set a unified style of clothing.
As for style and color, all our clothing will be based on black, and my outfit will be black and gold.
As for everyone else, let them choose their own secondary colors.
In the afternoon, we contacted the Sabaody to find some excellent designers to bring on board, so that we could produce the initial design sketches of our future clothing before we leave Sabaody.
Besides that, is there anything else you need?
"No, sir. These are the three main things I need to report to you this morning."
After Kalifa finished speaking, she bowed slightly and left. After she left, Gawain gave Uta a helpless smile.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Uta."
"Saint Gawain is too kind. As a songstress, Uta is an honor to receive your repeated invitations."
Uta gave a professional smile, and then, after Gawain picked up his fork, she took a small sip of her drink.
Meanwhile, Gawain casually remarked to Uta as he forked a steak.
"It would be too much of an honor to accept such a request. I just hope you won't find my invitation troublesome."
"In that case, I can continue to invite you."
"Why?"
Uta's face lit up with joy.
"You mean you'll continue to invite me to sing in the future?"
At this moment, Uta finally regained some happiness; it seems Saint Gawain still really likes his singing.
Even before he had left, Saint Gawain was already thinking of inviting him again.
And Gawain.
Seeing Uta's happy smile, he smiled and said to Uta.
"I won't just invite you to sing on my ship, Uta."
I'll also invite you... to sing on my boat forever!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain put the steak in his mouth, then scooped up a bowl of stew with a spoon and sipped the broth.
And Uta...
The little girl froze, blinking in confusion.
"You're inviting me... to sing on your ship forever?"
"Yes, your singing voice is the most beautiful I have ever heard. If such a voice were to disappear from my ears, even I would feel reluctant."
So, come aboard my ship and travel with the Dark Bird Ship, what do you say?
"Me... me...?!?"
Uta's red and white hair buns jumped up violently, and she stared wide-eyed in utter shock.
"You just said... you want to invite me to be your ship's... musician?!?"
After all, this is the world of pirates, and musicians on board are very common, so Uta immediately understood what Gawain meant.
Across from him, Gawain nodded slightly upon hearing Uta's reply.
"Yes, I hope you will become our musician."
"Wait... wait?"
Uta was so surprised that she backed away repeatedly, and in her panic, she even knocked over her own chair.
Seeing Uta's flustered appearance, Gawain stood up with amusement and went to Uta's side.
Gawain gently tugged at the little girl's arm and rubbed her head.
"Is it really necessary to be so surprised? A songstress as talented as you must have received many invitations to accompany ships."
Or are you actually not surprised, but afraid?
Are you afraid I'll force you to stay on my ship?
"No, no, no... Huh?!
Can this be forced?
Uta's eyes widened, her mouth slightly agape as she looked at Gawain in disbelief.
"I... I... I'm so surprised... how could someone like you invite someone like me?"
Even my father didn't want me on his ship, how could you... how could you...?"
"Ha ha!"
Hearing this, Gawain laughed and patted the little girl's head.
"Your father is Shanks? That guy's a pirate, his ship is too dangerous."
Did you know that over the past few years, he's had several serious battles with those Emperors of the Sea in the New World?
You see, as a father, how could he bear to let you board his ship? Because if real danger were to occur, even if he were by your side, he might not be able to protect you."
"That's not a reason!!!"
Uta interrupted Gawain with utmost seriousness, and then she solemnly addressed Gawain.
"If he truly loved me, he shouldn't have become a pirate!"
He himself said that there is no true equality between people!
He clearly told me that he would never leave me, his daughter.
But he still left, just like that!
If he didn't want to properly adopt me, then he shouldn't have called me his daughter in the first place!!!
At this point, Uta lowered her head and Uta softly in the gloom.
"And you, even though your ship is also in danger, you were willing to invite me to be the musician on board."
"And him? If he really wanted to, he could easily keep me by his side!"
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