Chapter 45

"Just say it."

Chris flipped through the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, as calm and indifferent as ever.

Seeing the Den Den Mushi's appearance, Perona and the others immediately understood who the caller was.

The only female Shichibukai—Boa Hancock!

"How strange. Why would she call Chris?"

Honey Queen looked at the Den Den Mushi ahead of them, confusion showing on her pretty face. She couldn't figure it out.

Belo Betty took a puff of her cigarette and said lightly, "What's there to think about? Chris left a few days ago, so he must have gone to discuss the Alliance."

Perona flew around in the air, her little face full of envy. "Even her Den Den Mushi is so beautiful. I wonder what she's like in person."

"As expected of the world's most beautiful woman. She's really gorgeous. Haa haa haa..."

Reiju nodded lightly, touching her fair chin as she agreed, "Boa Hancock is a legendary beauty."

"It's said that most men who see her are turned to stone. She's truly breathtakingly beautiful."

"Now that I've seen this Den Den Mushi, I know the rumors really weren't exaggerated."

Baccarat looked at Reiju, blinked her beautiful eyes, and smiled gracefully.

"You're right, but Chris clearly isn't one of those men."

"No matter who that woman is, she's not much different from anyone else in Chris's eyes."

Baccarat turned to Chris and said with a radiant smile, "He's a man destined to accomplish great things. All his energy is focused on Cultivation, so he simply won't care about any woman."

At that moment, the Den Den Mushi transmitted a pleasant, melodious voice.

"Chris, I've already set out. It won't be long before I enter the Grand Line."

The Den Den Mushi imitated Hancock, gathering her hair as she smiled sweetly. "I'll enter the New World before you. I'll wait for you there!"

Marigold and Sandersonia exchanged a glance.

So this was what Chris looked like.

The Chris simulated by the Den Den Mushi wore black clothes and black pants. His expression was calm and composed, and he hardly ever smiled.

As for his looks, he was truly handsome.

Combined with the voice coming from the other side, the two of them immediately understood Chris's personality.

A very calm and rational man!

"Judging from the Den Den Mushi's appearance, this Chris really is powerful!"

Marigold leaned close to Sandersonia's ear and whispered.

Sandersonia nodded lightly and agreed, "The qualities of a strong person can't be faked."

"He really is powerful. Elder Sister is right—he truly has the strength of an Admiral."

At that moment, Chris spoke in a calm voice. "You won't encounter much danger in the First Half of the Grand Line."

"But in the New World, your strength won't be enough."

"If you encounter anything you can't handle, call me. Don't try to tough it out alone."

Since Hancock had listened to his advice, left the Calm Belt, and embarked on the path of becoming stronger,

how could Chris be so cold-blooded? Naturally, he had to care about Hancock's safety.

At that moment, his impression of Hancock had improved considerably.

This woman wasn't completely unreasonable after all. She was still worthy of praise.

"Chris, don't you dare look down on me."

Hancock became coquettish and said reproachfully, "All of you look down on me. None of you believe in my strength. Hmph, hmph~~"

"Once I enter the New World, I'll prove with my strength that all of you are wrong."

She could accept Elder Nyon denying her.

But when the person denying her was the man she loved, Hancock absolutely couldn't accept it.

She secretly made up her mind that no matter what happened, she wouldn't ask Chris for help.

She didn't want the man she loved to look down on her.

Even if she faced the greatest danger, she absolutely wouldn't contact him.

"Fine. That's all for now."

Chris completely ignored Hancock's coquettish tone. He didn't have any other thoughts about it, remaining as calm as ever.

With that, the call ended.

The women in the Training Room were all stunned after hearing Hancock's reproachful tone.

Their faces were filled with astonishment!!

Their minds had completely short-circuited.

"Did I hear wrong? Boa Hancock was acting coquettishly toward Chris?"

Honey Queen turned to look at the others, her beautiful eyes opened wide. She still hadn't recovered.

Belo Betty nodded and couldn't help smiling bitterly. "It seems Chris's charm really is too powerful."

"Even the world's most beautiful woman has fallen for him."

Perona flew through the air and said with a giggle, "Although this princess doesn't understand love, there was definitely something wrong with that woman's tone."

Reiju looked at Chris's figure, a look of emotion appearing on her flawless, stunning face. She murmured, "Actually, it's not strange at all. It's perfectly normal."

"Chris is too outstanding. His strength is so powerful that it's entirely reasonable for Boa Hancock to fall in love with him."

Baccarat smoothed her Deep Red hair and joked,

"If the men outside found out that the world's most beautiful woman already belonged to someone, they'd probably all be furious enough to vomit blood."

"They'll definitely envy Chris and admire him."

(Folks, by this point, you already know that Hancock will definitely encounter danger later, but she definitely won't call Chris. As for what will happen next, I won't spoil it here. In any case, it'll be exciting (*￣︶￣).)

Chapter 45

Four days later.

Inside the Training Room.

"Which Devil Fruit do you think Chris should choose?"

Honey Queen looked at the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia on the table and spoke with a radiant smile.

Belo Betty exhaled a cloud of smoke and said lightly, "This isn't something we can decide. We should let Chris choose for himself."

Perona was as usual, floating in the air with an enthusiastic look on her face.

"I think the Mythical Zoan Bat-Bat Fruit is really powerful."

"As long as someone eats this Devil Fruit, they can remain young forever and never grow old."

"Tsk tsk, what a powerful Devil Fruit. Haa haa haa..."

Reiju gently shook her head, resting her delicate hand against her exquisite chin. A gentle, charming smile bloomed on her breathtaking face.

"For other people, this Devil Fruit would definitely be extremely important. Everyone would want to obtain it."

"But for Chris, it seems very ordinary."

Reiju looked at Chris's figure, her beautiful eyes filled with deep admiration. She said confidently, "Chris's development of the Repel-Repel Fruit has reached an extreme level."

"I believe that one day, he'll definitely develop some kind of ability—for example, repelling aging."

"When that happens, the Bat-Bat Fruit will be completely useless and seem rather pointless."

"So, personally, I suggest not choosing this Devil Fruit."

Baccarat nodded, smiling faintly as she said with equal certainty, "Chris will definitely develop that technique. There's no need to doubt it."

"Although the Bat-Bat Fruit is a Mythical Zoan and exceptionally rare, it really isn't suitable for Chris."

Honey Queen flipped through the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, finally stopping at a pineapple-shaped Devil Fruit.

The fruit was light purple, with a snail-shell spiral pattern on its surface.

"Chris mentioned many Devil Fruits. The one he was most interested in was this Dark-Dark Fruit."

Honey Queen looked at the strange Devil Fruit and furrowed her delicate brows in confusion. "This fruit can't let its user become elemental. That flaw is too fatal."

"I think it's better not to choose this one."

Belo Betty leaned against her chair, crossed her legs, and took a drag of her cigarette. "Among the fruits on Chris's list, the one I favor most is the Paramecia Crush-Crush Fruit."

"Just from its name, you can tell how powerful this fruit is."

"If Chris ate it, then with his astonishing talent, he'd definitely be able to crush everything in the future."

Perona shook her head repeatedly and began objecting. "If you want to choose a Paramecia, you might as well choose the Bone-Bone Fruit."

"After eating it, you can make bones grow out of your body. How fun would that be? Haa haa haa~~"

Reiju looked at the others, a sweet smile blooming across her delicate, fair face, and shared her opinion.

"If I were choosing, I'd suggest that Chris eat the Pressure-Pressure Fruit."

"If Chris obtained this Paramecia Devil Fruit, it would be like adding wings to a tiger."

"He could control the Air Pressure across the entire battlefield and detonate it directly when his opponent wasn't paying attention."

"And he could repel space and leave instantly, without facing any danger at all. His opponent, however, would inevitably suffer severe injuries."

Reiju touched her fair chin and said with a smile, "Of course, that's only my personal opinion. It may not be correct."

"Your analysis is very thorough. Chris must have considered all of that already."

Baccarat gathered her hair and smiled gracefully. "However, among the Paramecia fruits, the one Chris values most is the Clone-Clone Fruit."

"If he ate this fruit and then created another version of himself, his combat strength would increase geometrically."

"Just imagine it. Two against one—who could possibly be Chris's opponent?"

Suddenly, the Lookout's voice came from the doorway.

"Re..."

"We've arrived at Callet Town ahead. We've arrived at Callet Town..."

Upon hearing the Lookout's voice, the women stopped chatting.

Honey Queen closed the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and said with a smile, "All right, let's stop discussing this. We'll let Chris decide for himself."

"What we need to do now is hurry into town and buy some cosmetics. That's the most important thing."

Honey Queen touched her cheek and sighed. "We've been drifting around at sea this whole time, and my skin has gotten worse. This time, I definitely have to buy more."

Belo Betty glanced at her and said irritably, "Every time we arrive somewhere, you buy a huge amount of cosmetics. How can you still complain?"

"We've reached the town! We'll have to explore it properly later. It's been so boring on the ship." Perona was extremely happy, flying up and down through the air.

Reiju smiled and added, "Since everyone's buying things, I'll get some lipstick too."

At that moment, Baccarat looked at the figure ahead of them and spoke gently.

"Chris, pause for a moment. I feel that good luck has arrived."

The women were stunned when they heard that.

Good luck again so soon?

It was truly unbelievable.

"Let's go."

Chris had always been decisive. He sheathed the Blood Red Saber and walked toward the door.

Honey Queen stood up and said with a faint smile, "I wonder what it'll be this time. A Devil Fruit, or a new recruit?"