Dressrosa: Preparing for a Team Battle / Dressrosa: The Team Battle Begins

"It's fine," Lin Mo said calmly. "If you're scared, hide behind me."

Kaku froze, then asked in shock, "Captain, are you feeling all right?"

A tiny question mark seemed to pop up over Lin Mo's head. "?"

Kaku broke into a delighted grin. "Captain, you never used to say things like that! Hahaha! You know, back on Enies Lobby, Enel said the exact same thing to this old man."

Lin Mo: "..."

This guy...

Kaku went on, "Even if we really have walked into Doflamingo's trap, this old man isn't afraid. I've already died once. There's nothing left for me to worry about. Every extra day I get to live is a bonus."

The moment Kaku finished, Lin Mo smacked him on the head.

Kaku staggered and nearly fell.

"Captain, why'd you hit me?" Kaku asked, caught between laughing and crying.

Lin Mo replied coolly, "As long as I'm here, none of you will die."

With that, he picked up his pace and continued forward.

Kaku watched Lin Mo's back recede, then couldn't help smiling. He hurried after him and said as they walked, "Captain, once we leave Dressrosa, could we take a detour to an island I've always wanted to visit before heading to the next one? If not, forget I asked."

"Sure," Lin Mo said without a moment's thought.

"Really?" Kaku asked, pleasantly surprised.

Lin Mo gave a faint nod. "Yeah."

He didn't know where Kaku wanted to go, but it made no difference. With the Flying Ship, a detour wouldn't take much time.

They could treat it as a chance to relax. The system's check-in tasks had no time limit anyway, so it didn't matter whether he completed them early or late.

Still, they couldn't take a detour without a dedicated Log Pose.

Lin Mo did have