Meanwhile, Mu Chen was aboard his warship, which had just reached the waters near the Red Line.
But rather than eagerly anticipating his meeting with Empress Hancock, he was drenched in cold sweat, because Qi Yuan was staring daggers at him.
Deathly silence hung over the warship's deck, broken only by the waves splashing against its sides.
"Can the hot springs on Amazon Lily really compare to the infirmary at Marineford?"
Qi Yuan suddenly spoke, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the hilt of Kinpira. The hairs on the back of Mu Chen's neck instantly stood on end.
He should have realized it sooner. Qi Yuan's Observation Haki was more than enough to catch every syllable that came through the phone.
"Zhiyuan, let me explain!"
He had barely turned when the scabbard slammed into the deck beside his feet.
"Explain what?"
Qi Yuan advanced on him step by step. "Explain how you coaxed her by calling her a good girl?"
"Or explain your treatment plan involving a personal massage?"
She forced the last two words through clenched teeth, startling the seagulls dozing on the mast.
Mu Chen looked at the scabbard buried thirty centimeters into the deck and swallowed. "That was just an expedient measure." "An expedient measure?"
"Hmph!"
Qiyuan suddenly laughed, her fingertips brushing the Marine insignia on his chest. "Admiral Mu Chen's expedient measure was agreeing to marry into Amazon Lily?"
Her nails scraped against the insignia with a piercing sound. Mu Chen felt as though his world had collapsed again.
Good grief, women really were terrifying when they got jealous!
Although he knew Qiyuan no longer minded his relationship with Hancock, he had been chatting with another woman right under her nose. Who could put up with that?
The next second, Qi Yuan suddenly grabbed Mu Chen by the