Pirate: I Can Repel Everything

"After all, with a wise and mighty captain like Chris, how would he dare try anything? Right, everyone? Hee hee hee..."

Belo Betty leaned against the railing and shrugged. She exhaled a puff of smoke before speaking.

"Why make it so complicated? I just can't stand him. I don't like him. It's that simple."

"Do you need a reason to hate someone? Of course not!"

Reiju rested her chin on one hand and smiled. "It's simple, really. Not complicated at all."

"When you like someone, you magnify his strengths until they're all you see."

"And when you dislike someone, it works the same way. You magnify his flaws until they're all you see."

Reiju glanced around at the women with a bright smile. "Take Chris, for example. That should make it clear."

Honey Queen sat on the railing, swinging her feet. She smiled at Reiju.

"I have to say, that makes a lot of sense. It's quite insightful."

"Chris is cold, barely talks, and does nothing but train. He's practically a machine. Those are all flaws."

"Then again, those are precisely the qualities he needed on his path to success. He couldn't have done without them."

"Chris's immense strength overshadows all his faults. So naturally, all we see are his good points."

The others nodded, thoughtful expressions on their faces. They clearly agreed with Reiju.

At the battlefield.

Cavendish gripped Durandal and said through clenched teeth, "Doc Q, did you hear me? Get rid of this miasma already!"

"Damn it, I've admitted defeat! What more do you want?"

Doc Q landed on the ground, his body steadily recovering. He chuckled. "Weren't you having fun showing off? Now you're begging for mercy?"

"Pathetic. You're such a weakling, Cavendish. You couldn't even give me a decent fight."

"Forget it. I still