Roger was that kind of person.
When he found his very first crewmate, his reason had been, "Want to turn this world upside down with me?" And Rayleigh had actually been talked into joining his crew.
Now he wanted to use "I'll give you my beloved Shakky" to suddenly rope Dimon in...
Dimon was too weak to even complain.
"Since when did Shakky become yours?"
Roger chuckled. "Yesterday, we ran into the Kuja Pirates. After all these years, Shakky doesn't like Rayleigh anymore. She even kindly told me where you were headed, which proves she likes me now!"
What was with this excessive self-awareness? The three great illusions of life were perfectly embodied in him.
Dimon had no response.
Still, the news that Shakky had suddenly lost all feelings for Rayleigh surprised him.
A few years ago, when Shakky heard that Rayleigh did not want to see her, her heartbreak had triggered lovesickness. In the end, the Elixir of Immortality had saved her.
So it was because of that?
Dimon could not help looking at Rayleigh.
Rayleigh nodded. "That's indeed what happened..."
Now Dimon became a little gossipy himself, filled with curiosity.
"Did you do something bad? Like getting caught red-handed spending the night in a red-light district?"
"...The last time I met her was ten years ago." Rayleigh explained with a face full of black lines, "She said herself that her lovesickness had been cured. Before that, she had merely been afflicted by a virus."
"You didn't deny visiting red-light districts?"
Dimon secretly thought, So even a serious-looking guy like you is into that?
But on second thought, it was perfectly normal. They were pirates, and hot-blooded young men at that. If they had needs, they had to deal with them.
If he had not captured a bunch of