Chapter 322 (Continued)

"But he hasn't called you in ages!"

Baccarat brushed back her deep-red hair and smiled faintly. "The fact that he remembers to call now and then is good enough."

"After all, Reiju's father is notoriously cold-blooded."

Nami looked a little envious. Whatever his reasons, Reiju still had a parent who thought about her.

"No matter why he does it, it's nice to have a father who remembers you!"

Reiju gave a helpless shrug and sighed. "Excuse me."

In truth, she had made her peace with it long ago.

Chris's reassurance had helped her greatly. She no longer minded at all.

She treated it as just another part of everyday life.

She walked gracefully to one side and answered the call.

She didn't need to ask why Judge had called. He wanted to find out how the Chris Pirates were doing.

That was why Judge had sent Reiju to the Chris Pirates in the first place.

What he didn't know was that Reiju had long since become one of Chris's most loyal companions.

Her so-called regular reports contained nothing beyond the ordinary.

She had settled this with Chris long ago: as long as it wasn't a secret of the Chris Pirates, she could tell them.

"Reiju, it's been a long time since we last spoke!"

"We just conquered another country a couple of days ago! Hahahaha!"

The Den Den Mushi mimicked Judge's delighted grin as he laughed.

It seemed things had been going quite smoothly for the Vinsmoke Family lately.

And ever since Chris had personally warned Judge, his attitude had been far better than before.

Niji gave a cold laugh and turned the question on her. "Reiju, why haven't you contacted us all this time?"

"Has life with the Chris Pirates been so comfortable that you've forgotten your mission?"

Yonji