Pirates: I can repel everything

"He did say that."

Belo Betty took a drag on her cigarette and spoke casually.

Reiju watched Chris, her eyes curving into crescents as she smiled. "Our captain always has something surprising to say."

Baccarat nodded, leafing through the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia with a faint smile. "His understanding of things is the deepest on this ship."

"It's just that he's too calm and rational, and he doesn't talk much, so we rarely get to hear those insights."

Carina rubbed her fair chin, a reminiscent look crossing her pretty face as she smiled. "There's one line I thought was pretty good."

"Anger without strength is meaningless."

Mei Di looked at them, blinking her sparkling eyes as she joked, "Chris has said plenty of good things. We could put together a whole collection."

"We could call it Chris's Quotations. Hehe!"

At that, all the women nodded and said in unison, "Now that's an idea! Hahaha..."

On the deck.

"Interesting. This ship really is the perfect place for me."

Van Augur tapped his shoulder with his gun in a habitual gesture and said flatly, "This is fate!"

Gin had just explained the ship's rules to him, along with their upcoming plans and the basics of Haki...

Every single thing had left Van Augur utterly stunned.

Surprise had crossed his usually stern face several times.

"You still have plenty of room to grow. Once you learn Armament Haki, Doc Q definitely won't be a match for you."

Gin looked at Van Augur and said impassively, "As you are now, no matter how good your marksmanship is, you'll get killed if you run into a Logia user."

"All right, that's everything you need to know. The captain will teach you how to train your Haki later."

With that, he paid him no further attention and