Although Heiduo was no genius, he could still see the teasing in Blue's eyes whenever she spoke.
Fortunately, growing older had given him no other strengths except thicker skin. Before Blue could say anything else, Heiduo took the parasol from her hand.
This parasol had been transformed by Blue's Ditto. When it came to turning into all sorts of strange objects, her Ditto was second to none.
"The sun's pretty strong. Let me hold it for you."
Blue froze for a moment. Looking at Heiduo standing less than a meter away from her, her cheeks flushed slightly. "Y-Yeah, thanks."
The atmosphere became somewhat subtle after Heiduo took the initiative.
As for exactly how subtle it was...
Silver, standing nearby, only felt that he should never have come. At the same time, he felt as though his forehead were glowing with the incandescent white light unique to a lightbulb.
Hm? Why did he feel that way?
On the deck of the Aqua, the plump sailor leaned over the railing and looked down, finding Heiduo strangely familiar.
It felt like he had seen him somewhere before.
Right! Back at the Whirl Islands! That guy who had secretly boarded the ship and seemed to know the major!
"Ah! It's you!"
The plump sailor couldn't help shouting.
Heiduo looked up and shifted the parasol blocking his view. "Oh! Hello! I happened to need something from you. Sell me two tickets. Price is negotiable. You definitely have connections, don't you, Chief Mate?"
Even if he forced his way aboard, nobody could drive him off. But there was no need to save that little bit of money. Unfortunately, tickets for the Aqua only went on sale two or three days before departure, and online purchases weren't available.
Unlike the high-speed rail in his previous life, where