Getting the Clear-Clear Fruit for Free

"I let my guard down." Rain frowned and was about to step forward.

However, Kuma, who was standing nearby, moved faster. His mountain-like body flashed to Carina's side, and his broad, gloveless palms with pink paw pads gently struck her back without joy or sorrow.

"Pressure Peeling · Pain Repulsion!!"

"Bang."

With a dull, soft sound, a semi-transparent paw-shaped energy bubble the size of a human head, crimson all over, was forcibly extracted from Carina's body from afar by Kuma through causality and repelled into the air.

The bubble suddenly exploded in the sky, turning into crimson sparks scattered across the ground, completely harmless.

"Cough... cough cough cough..."

After the internal injuries and excruciating pain in her body were all repelled in an instant, Carina finally took a deep breath and slowly recovered from the pile of splinters, her entire body limp.

She rubbed her shoulder, which had nearly been scraped raw, in disarray. Her fox-like eyes, usually brimming with cunning, were now filled with lingering tears of fear.

Staring fearfully at the cold-faced Rain in black, she could not help loudly complaining in grievance:

"Rain! You bastard! I wanted to turn invisible on the deck and give you a surprise... but you didn't even look before hitting me with something that vicious the moment we met! If Mr. Kuma's ability hadn't been so miraculous, you'd only be able to reunite with my ashes in the earth's veins today!!"

Hearing the female thief's resentful accusation, Rain's mouth twitched. The savage killing intent around him, like that of an ancient demon god, finally dissipated into the sea breeze of the harbor under the strange gazes of everyone aboard.

Rain crossed his arms and walked over to Carina somewhat helplessly, looking down at the bedraggled Phantom Magician.

"Enough complaining. If I hadn't