42. Penetrating Dezaya

A few days later.

The news of the Big Daddy Pirates raiding Loguetown was not as hot a topic as the brief appearance of Belo Betty, the commander of the Revolutionary Army East Army, in the town.

After all, Daddy was just a rookie pirate with a bounty of 30 million Beli, while Belo Betty was a wanted criminal of the World Government with a bounty of 400 million Beli!

After spending a few days together, the chef Carmen finally integrated into the Big Daddy Pirates, and several female pirates from the former Candy Pirates were relegated to kitchen chores.

Dezaya's Candy Pirates actually possessed several high-speed motorboats; they had originally intended to form a motorboat unit, but now it had all become a windfall for the Big Daddy Pirates.

Nami quickly mastered the techniques for operating the motorboats and took charge of them, while Dezaya lost all her authority, being kept by Daddy like a slave.

If she didn't come to her senses, she was nothing more than a vase, incapable of doing anything!

This morning, Daddy climbed off Dezaya, feeling refreshed, while Dezaya lay on the bed like a puddle of soft mud, her skin flushed and burning, looking both satisfied and stubbornly cold.

"It's been three days. Your mouth is tough, but your body is honest! If you truly don't want to follow me, I give up. You can commit suicide; I won't stop you anymore!"

"However, I will have your crew buried with you so you won't be lonely on the road to the afterlife!"

Daddy said indifferently while getting dressed. If three days of intense conquest still couldn't make this woman face reality, he wouldn't force it anymore!

In any case, he wouldn't be short of such women in the future!

Dezaya only held the slight advantage of being the first woman in Daddy's heart, which was why he had tolerated her repeatedly!

Even Nami didn't enjoy such high-level treatment, let alone Honey Queen, the female pirate he had taken by force.

But the current Daddy, with the increase in his killings, found his emotions growing increasingly thin.

Hearing Daddy's words, Dezaya's pupils trembled, and her heart felt a flicker of panic.

"This is the Paramecia-type Sube Sube no Mi. It can turn any woman into the most beautiful person in the world. If sold to the Celestial Dragons, it might fetch a high price of over 1 billion Beli."

"Eat it, and you might even be able to compete with the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock for the throne of the world's most beautiful woman!"

"If you decide to follow me, this fruit is yours! Of course, you can also choose this dagger instead!"

Daddy took out the Sube Sube no Mi and a dagger, placing them before Dezaya, his tone indifferent. Three days was the absolute limit of his patience.

He didn't have the patience of Kuro, who could spend five days and nights wearing down Steel Bear; back then, it had only taken Daddy half a day to break El Drago.

"Can't you just coax me a few more times like you used to?"

Dezaya gritted her teeth and snatched up the Sube Sube no Mi, biting into it. She had already lost Granny and the others, as well as the Candy Pirates; now, she only had this man, Daddy!

She wasn't willing to leave Daddy to a vixen like Honey Queen!

She was Daddy's first woman!

She would take everything back!

This Devil Fruit, worth over 1 billion Beli, was barely enough to soothe the sorrow of losing Granny.

At least this man still valued her somewhat.

"This Sube Sube no Mi is the gift I prepared for you! And back in the Barto Family, you couldn't even protect our house—what else is there for you to be attached to regarding them!"

Seeing Dezaya make her choice, Daddy chuckled, his clothes falling to the floor again as he decided to study the effects of the Sube Sube no Mi with her.

Because Dezaya, having consumed the Sube Sube no Mi, saw her beauty climb at a rate visible to the naked eye, making Daddy unable to resist starting another round of conquest.

This would be another full day of research and exploration.

The crew of the Big Daddy Pirates had already grown accustomed to Daddy "educating" his ex-girlfriend, Dezaya, though only Nami gritted her teeth in frustration.

It's just that she's bigger there and perkier here! What's so great about that!

The 17-year-old Nami pouted, thinking that she wasn't exactly flat herself.

Why was Daddy completely unmoved by her?

She touched her short orange hair. She really did look a bit like a tomboy now; did Daddy prefer long hair and mature girls?

For this reason, Nami decided to grow her hair out and learn about fashion and style from Honey Queen; she couldn't keep wearing such dowdy t-shirts.

The next day.

When Daddy appeared with the incredibly beautiful Dezaya, even Nami, Honey Queen, and Carmen were moved, while Steel Bear and the others quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look too long; the captain's woman was simply too beautiful.

They were afraid that if they looked too much, they would be beaten to a pulp by Daddy!

Is this really Dezaya? Can doing that actually make you more beautiful?

Nami and the other women stared blankly at the beautiful Dezaya, and even the female pirates from the former Candy Pirates couldn't believe the world-shaking beauty before them.

"Dezaya will be an officer on the ship from now on."

Daddy said casually, not granting her excessive power; she was, after all, just one of his women.

Although Dezaya was his first woman and had become a great beauty after eating the Sube Sube no Mi, if her strength couldn't keep up, her status would remain exactly where it was!

"I was Daddy's woman before he set sail! But now that I am the last to board, I am a newcomer. I hope everyone will take care of me!"

Dezaya said with feigned humility while emphasizing her relationship with Daddy, carrying a hint of a "green tea" attitude. She glanced a few times at her little rival, Honey Queen, and didn't even bother to put the dowdy, short-haired Nami in her eyes.

This made Nami clench her fists, shouting in her heart: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; don't bully a young girl for being plain!

"Two years from now, I'll be even more beautiful than you!"

"Zoro, let's spar!"

Daddy ignored the sparks flying between these women; after moping for a few days, he was ready to resume his training.

Having witnessed the formidable power of Belo Betty, Daddy felt he was still far too weak.

Daddy also ordered his crew to double their training intensity.

They had nearly been wiped out by commoners empowered by Belo Betty's Pump-Pump Fruit, which was utterly humiliating.

As long as it doesn't kill you, train until you're half-dead!

The Dreadnaught Sabre, a massive three-decked sailing ship, offered plenty of space, and with the Big Daddy Pirates currently numbering only twenty-odd people, everyone had more than enough room to train and relax.

When this vessel served as the flagship for the East Blue Overlord Krieg Pirates, it could accommodate two to three hundred people at once.

Following Daddy's orders, the Big Daddy Pirates had been slowly approaching Reverse Mountain, the gateway to the Grand Line, ever since departing Loguetown.

However, according to the map, there were still a few small islands ahead of Reverse Mountain, including a Marine Branch fortress.

Loguetown was merely the closest medium-sized island to the entrance of the Grand Line, not the absolute nearest island; it was simply more famous due to the Pirate King Roger.

"Captain Daddy! The island ahead is Warship Island!!"

Nami shouted loudly upon spotting an island shaped like a warship; seeing this island meant they were truly not far from Reverse Mountain now!