"Do you want to go see your father?" Ryan asked tentatively.
Although finding Vegapunk would be difficult for him, after all, it was a top secret of the World Government, and only high-ranking Marine and World Government officials knew where he was.
But as long as Lory agreed, Ryan would definitely do everything he could to help her.
After coming to this world, through all their shared experiences, he had come to see the crew aboard his ship as his true companions!
Time was truly a terrifying thing. It could change so much without anyone noticing. Whether it was Lory, Kid, Robin, or Fujitora, they had all boarded the ship with their own motives, yet through their daily interactions, they had unknowingly become part of this big family.
"Affection grows with time. The ancients truly did not deceive us!"
Take Ryan and Robin, for example.
Love knew not where it began, yet it grew ever deeper!
That was the best illustration.
"No. He is not my father," Lory said coldly. Bone-deep chill radiated from her as she spoke. It was not merely figurative, but physical as well. The temperature around Lory suddenly dropped, and faint frost began to form!
"Alright!" Having understood Lory's feelings, Ryan said no more. After all, this was her family matter, and it was not his place to interfere.
Lory: Actually, you can interfere. Hehehe!
Compared to her mother, Alice, Lory perhaps hated the father she had never met, Vegapunk, even more. After all, he had never fulfilled his duties as a father.
Ryan now understood why Lory's bounty had remained so low. It was not solely because of her combat strength; it was likely also connected to Vegapunk.
He wondered what Vegapunk would do if he discovered that he had a daughter.
*There probably would