"What was with this feeling of resistance mixed with a little anticipation?"
Vivi had wanted to object, but for some reason, she was starting to feel excited too, so she quietly told Gato about it.
"Oh? Looks like you were born to be a pirate, Vivi. Adventure-loving pirate instincts flow through your veins. I knew I wasn't wrong about you, gahahaha!"
"Is... is that so?"
There was nothing wrong with saying she liked adventure. She had always enjoyed exciting things; otherwise, she would not have risked herself to investigate Baroque Works. Couldn't she have left something like that to someone else?
"That's right. I thought you might not adapt to pirate life, but it seems I don't need to worry about that... Oh, right, Vivi, you're the artist of our pirate crew. Don't you have some kind of performance for us? When I asked whether you could dance, you gave me an affirmative answer."
Although Vivi was cheerful, she was still the princess of a kingdom. She had never performed in public before. Though she had prepared herself mentally long ago, when Gato actually brought it up, she still felt a little embarrassed.
"Then I'll need a dance partner. Dancing alone would be too embarrassing."
"Is that so..." Gato glanced at Enel and winked at him meaningfully, thinking, Your chance is here, kid. Get moving!
Before Enel could react, Vivi stepped up to Gato first.
"Big Brother Gato, may I ask you for a dance?"
Now it was Gato's turn to panic. He awkwardly refused her.
"Huh? Um, I don't know how to dance."
There had been social dances in his previous life as well, but back then, he had lacked any sense of security. He had never dared to engage in something as close-contact as dancing with unfamiliar women