You Bastard, Cursing Me in Your Head Again

Last night, after Perona's awakened Haki hurt her so badly that she passed out, Oak woke her up and helped her stabilize it twice more. As a result, they did not get up until the afternoon, when they arrived in the castle's main hall.

Kaido, Moria, Nami, and Robin were all there.

Four pairs of eyes turned in unison toward the girl who entered alongside Oak.

Oak looked refreshed and full of energy. Let alone going one night without sleep—with his current stamina, even ten days and nights without sleep would not be a problem.

Perona, on the other hand, was weak all over and walked listlessly. Her gait was extremely unnatural, and she occasionally let out a soft hiss. Whenever that happened, she would frown, squeeze her legs together, and shoot a dissatisfied glare at Oak ahead of her.

Seeing this, Nami and Robin both rolled their eyes at Oak.

"Animal!"

They got up and helped Perona over to sit beside them. The three of them whispered to each other from time to time, their gazes frequently falling on Oak, each one carrying the look one would give a beast. Perona in particular looked like she wanted to bite Oak to death, her little face flushed red.

"Big liar!"

"Big bastard!"

She kept cursing Oak under her breath.

As for Kaido, the moment Oak entered with Perona, he knew what had happened. Inwardly, he was full of contempt for his big brother.

After all these years, he was still like this. He could even lay his hands on someone so young. Pah!

He spat fiercely at his big brother in his heart, but his expression remained calm.

"Big Brother, you're here!"

The moment Oak entered, Kaido was the first to rise and greet him.

Oak merely gave him a