The Presumptuous Fellow

The small boat continued deeper into the mist when an eerie song suddenly drifted over.

"Yohohoho~"

"Yohohoho~"

The song was indescribably strange. In this fog, it sounded especially grim and terrifying, and Nami was instantly frightened when she heard it.

"W-What was that sound?"

"D-Don't tell me there really are ghosts!"

She swallowed, growing more frightened the more she thought about it. She instinctively moved closer to Oak to feel safer. Hearing singing in a place this eerie was truly terrifying, yet Oak gave her a half-smile and deliberately scared her.

"That's right, there really is a ghost. That song is being sung by a skeleton!"

Nami became even more frightened upon hearing that and let out a scream.

"Ah—"

She jumped up and clung to Oak.

Oak, meanwhile, unceremoniously supported her bottom with both hands, savoring the softness of the young woman's body with a perfectly clear conscience.

"Mmm!"

"So soft!"

The sensation made him feel wonderful, and certain parts of him began changing involuntarily. Nami, pressed tightly against his chest, felt it, but she had no time to care about him taking advantage of her. They had done far more excessive things before, so what did this count for?

"A ghost... There really is a ghost!"

"H-He's over there. He won't come here, will he?"

Nami was nearly scared to tears in Oak's arms. Her pitiful appearance only made Oak react even more strongly.

"Don't worry. With me here, even a ghost wouldn't dare trouble us!"

His hands unconsciously tightened a little as Oak smiled faintly and comforted her.

He truly had not lied to Nami. In a sense, the song really was being sung by a ghost, because the singer was a skeleton.

His Observation Haki clearly sensed an old pirate ship within the mist ahead. There