Who Is This Woman Again?

Kuina was filled with shame and rage.

It was extremely rare for him to roar at Lin Yan.

It seems that the nickname "Sword Demon" displeased her greatly.

This is only natural.

No matter what, Kuina is still a girl, and it's really hard for her to be given such a nickname.

But it's reasonable nonetheless.

Inheriting the Asura Path from Lin Yan, Kuina displayed extreme ferocity in battle. Her fierce aura, coupled with her terrifying speed, truly earned her the title of Sword Demon.

But even so...

We absolutely must find a chance to twist the head off the bastard who gave me this nickname!

Kuina secretly thought this to herself.

At the same time, she glared at Lin Yan with shame and indignation, putting on a terrifying expression that said if she brought this up again, she would be accused of betraying her master and ancestors.

"Alright, let's not talk about that now. Where's Olvia?"

Lin Yan expressed her helplessness regarding this.

But she didn't continue to tease the embarrassed and angry Kuina. Instead, she turned to Aokiji and asked.

"They're still in the cabin, aren't they?"

Aokiji scratched his head, increasingly confused about the relationship between the two masters and disciples. However, adhering to the principle of asking as few questions as possible to avoid trouble, he decided to skip the topic.

"I'm here. What happened here?..."

Just then, Nico Olvia also came out.

Apparently, he had heard the commotion outside, and couldn't help but give the three of them a puzzled look.

The two girls' eyes met.

Who is this?

Looking at Kuina standing prettily next to Lin Yan, Nico Olvia slowly typed a question mark, but she didn't seem to have any hostility.

The girl was about the same age as Robin, and moreover, she was right next to Lin Yan, Nico Olvia was naturally full of goodwill.

"... teacher?"

However, Kuina's attitude was somewhat strange.

As Nico Olvia disembarked from what should have been Lin Yan's boat, Kuina paused, then turned to Lin Yan and asked.

"This is Nico Olvia, your teacher and an old friend of mine. She'll be joining us on our journey to Water 7."

Lin Yan reached out and lightly tapped the somewhat rude Kuina before introducing her.

"An old friend~"

Not minding Lin Yan tapping her head at all, Kuina breathed a sigh of relief and then gave Nico Olvia a friendly smile.

"Hello, Aunt Olvia! I'm Kuina!"

Nico Olvia:...

Lin Yan:...

Good lad!

That's incredibly accurate in identifying potential pitfalls!

As everyone knows, age is a taboo subject for women, especially being called "auntie." Nico Olvia's pretty smile immediately became forced.

Although Kuina is Robin's age, it's not wrong for her to call her that.

But I'm so annoyed!

I can't keep smiling at all!

Lin Yan couldn't help but chuckle as he looked away. He could understand Nico Olvia's feelings, and in his opinion, she was still beautiful. It was best not to make any more mistakes at this point.

I wonder if Kuina did it on purpose...

As for the Aokiji...

They had already quietly retreated to the side long ago.

I immediately used Flash to escape the battlefield!

You didn't expect that, did you!

From the moment Kuina flashed her radiant smile, Aokiji knew something was wrong. These two women clearly had a close relationship with his captain, a fact Aokiji could easily discern.

So, to avoid being caught in the crossfire, Aokiji wisely chose to ignore everything and instead focused intently on studying the ship's rudder, as if it held some treasure worth discovering.

Nico Olvia and Kuina looked at each other.

A literal, forced smile...

Finally, Lin Yan clapped her hands, breaking the utter silence.

"Alright, stop fooling around. We've replenished our supplies, it's time to get going."

Lin Yan said to the two of them, somewhat annoyed.

"Phew! Got it, thanks Lin."

Nico Olvia took a deep breath, smiled at Lin Yan, and, not wanting to stoop to Kuina's level, walked back to the cabin first.

"Oh~"

Kuina gave a triumphant smile and stepped onto the boat.

Then Lin Yan grabbed him by the back of his collar and dragged him back.

This guy definitely did it on purpose!

"Teacher? What's wrong?"

With Lin Yan grabbing the scruff of her neck, Kuina knew something was wrong and immediately put on a cute expression as she asked Lin Yan.

"How dare you ask me that?"

Lin Yan squinted at her.

But seeing Kuina's expression, which seemed determined to get away with being cute, Lin Yan could only manage a smile in the end.

"You're a grown woman now, why are you still the same as before? Olvia has a story, you'll find out later, and don't forget to apologize afterwards."

"Okay, I understand."

Seeing Lin Yan's serious expression, Kuina nodded obediently.

But deep down, I became even more curious.

What exactly did Lin Yan experience during her years of disappearance? How did she come to know Nico Olvia, and why did she say that the other woman had a story?

Kuina was incredibly curious.

However, now was clearly not the right time to ask questions, so with that thought, Kuina followed Lin Yan onto the cabin.

What followed was naturally a long and tedious voyage.

Having already promised Lin Yan to apologize, Kuina quickly appeared in front of Nico Olvia's room. After hesitating for a moment, she still reached out and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

"It's me, Kuina."

"... Come in."

Relieved that he hadn't been harassed, Kuina breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, he wasn't usually like that and didn't like to make things difficult for others; it was just an instinctive reaction when he saw an unfamiliar woman suddenly appear next to Lin Yan.

They are already reflecting on their actions.

After receiving permission, Kuina pushed open the door and entered. When she saw Nico Olvia sitting by the window, a hint of embarrassment flashed across her pretty face.

"Um, what happened before was my fault, I'm sorry."

Kuina sincerely apologized.

"It's okay, compared to you, I really am an auntie now..."

Nico Olvia smiled, showing no intention of making things difficult for Kuina. Nico Olvia could somewhat guess what Guina had been thinking.

Nico Olvia sighed as she looked at Kuina before her.

If that incident hadn't happened, her Robin would probably be just as lively now, wouldn't she?

Thinking it over, Nico Olvia spoke again.

"Did you come all this way just to talk about this?"

"Hmm, it's Master's request..."

Kuina nodded, then paused slightly.

"Sister Olvia, how did you and the teacher meet?"