Chapter 117

"Alright, you two should have a good talk and discuss it."

At this point, King Riku stood up, turned his back to the two women, sighed, and said, "If you really don't like Chris, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

"However, sometimes, making sacrifices for the country is unavoidable, sigh..."

After saying that, he shook his head and strode towards the door, his back looking somewhat hunched and filled with a sense of loneliness.

Quiet.

The room fell silent.

Just now, the two of them were actually joking and teasing each other; they didn't mean anything by it.

But now, King Riku has turned their joke into reality.

This is simply too unbelievable.

"I thought Father wouldn't say these things, but I didn't expect him to say them anyway. Sigh..."

Viola rubbed her forehead, sighed, and a helpless look appeared on her pretty face...

Rebecca hadn't yet processed what King Riku had said. Hearing Viola's words again only deepened her confusion.

She frowned, looking puzzled, and asked, "Aunt, have you discovered something?"

"Besides, why would Grandpa say such things? We've already partnered with Chris, why would we need a marriage alliance?"

"Grandpa's confused; he must have said something wrong."

Viola shook her head and said with a wry smile, "You still don't understand? Father wasn't busy with anything just now; he deliberately walked away."

"Why? They just want us to be alone with Chris, to create opportunities for the two of us."

"You really think he has something important to do? How could that be?"

Rebecca was a clever woman, and she immediately understood what was going on, and became somewhat angry.

"How could Grandpa do this? We don't even know Chris, and he just makes arrangements haphazardly. It's infuriating!"

"No, I'm going to talk to Grandpa and make him give up his idea."

"You can't force things when it comes to feelings; that's going too far."

Rebecca looked at Viola and said angrily, "Aunt, we absolutely cannot agree to this; we must firmly refuse."

Seeing Rebecca's adorable expression, Viola smiled and waved her hand, saying, "It's not as serious as you think. Actually, it's quite nice this way."

"Chris is such an outstanding young man, there's no doubt that many women would like him."

"As for me, I'm actually quite interested in him and plan to get to know him better and try to get to know him."

Viola smoothed her hair, blinked her beautiful eyes, and teased, "Don't tell me you don't like him."

"Aunt knows you like him too, am I right?"

Rebecca snorted and said irritably, "I just think he's amazing and I admire him, but I would never like him."

"Aunt, please don't say such things! I have no such thoughts at all."

Then, with a look of curiosity, she asked, "Aunt, you really like Chris, you're not kidding?"

Viola shook her head slightly and said with a wry smile, "I can't really explain it, but I have a pretty good impression of him."

"Alright, I'll try spending time with him and see how things go."

Rebecca's eyes lit up with excitement. "It's not just a try, it's a must-success!"

"Aunt, let Chris be my uncle! Don't hesitate, you must pursue him relentlessly, good luck!"

Viola rolled her eyes at her and said irritably, "Don't get involved. Your Aunt will make the decision herself."

"Alright, I've been out for a while now, it's time to go back, lest I arouse Doflamingo's suspicion."

After speaking, she stood up and walked towards the door with elegant and graceful steps.

"Come on, Aunt, you must win Chris over, hee hee~~"

Rebecca watched Viola's retreating figure, her beautiful eyes gleaming with mischief, and she grinned, looking particularly innocent and adorable.

Viola snorted, said nothing more, opened the door, and left...

(I feel this chapter is a bit filler, I admit it. Sigh, I love Viola so much that I went overboard while writing, I'm so embarrassed. Please forgive me, I'll be more careful next time o(╥╥)o.).

Chapter 117

Four days later.

Inside the Training Room of the Chris.

"Alvida, I don't know why, but every time I'm with you, I feel like touching your skin."

Carina looked at her, her beautiful eyes filled with envy, and murmured, "Of all the people I've ever met, you have the best skin. I'm so envious!"

Perona flew around in the air, nodding her little head, equally envious, "Yes, yes, I love this skin too, hahahahaha..."

"Ever since Alvida boarded the ship, everyone's been the same—all they feel is envy."

Nami looked at her, blinked her big eyes, and smiled slightly, saying, "As a woman, Alvida is truly successful; she's so admirable."

Alvida rolled her eyes at them and said irritably, "I've told you so many times, this is all thanks to the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, what's there to be envious of?"

"I used to be fat, with freckles all over my face, a total ugly girl, so ugly."

Her beautiful eyes gazed at the busy man ahead, and an elegant smile appeared on her fair and delicate face as she spoke.

"I have to thank Chris for all of this; he helped me."

It turns out that Chris's Wanted Poster had led to a significant increase in the number of Pirate in the East Blue.

During a battle, Alvida was defeated and, while fleeing, happened to encounter the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.

After that, she became so beautiful, with amazingly good skin.

Then, a few days ago, we encountered the Chris at sea, and needless to say, we were definitely on board.

"Even though it's an effect of Devil Fruit, it's really enviable. I really want to have such a great level 30 skin."

Honey Queen touched Alvida's delicate hand, shook her head, her pretty face filled with emotion, and said something.

"This skin, wow, I don't even know how to describe it, I want it so badly!"

Belo Betty took a drag of her cigarette, a rare hint of anticipation in her eyes. "I don't really care much about looks, but if I could have skin like this..."

"I'll definitely be very happy, and I'll be in a good mood and cheerful every day."

Mei Di smoothed her light blonde hair, smiled gently, and said, "Let's put it this way, every woman envies Alvida; that's for sure."

Carmen nodded, looked at Alvida, and joked, "I must say, seeing how beautiful you are, I've even fallen for you."

"Alvida, how about it? Let's sleep together from now on, okay?"

Makino smiled gently, her eyebrows arching, and said Gentle, "There are many people who want to sleep with her, but I'm afraid you won't have that chance."

Kaya nodded repeatedly, her smile pure and sweet. "Yes, I wanted to sleep with Alvida, and she agreed."

"Sister Alvida, is that right?"

Alvida stroked Kaya's hair and said with a smile, "Who told you to be so cute? I really like you, so I'll give you this chance."

Reiju ignored their conversation, looked at Baccarat with composure, and said something.

"Boa Hancock, you're so fast!"

"We're still in the East Blue, not yet in the Grand Line. But she's already in the New World."

"Most importantly, they've made a name for themselves; that's really impressive."

Baccarat looked at the newspaper and saw a picture of Boa Hancock, the world's most beautiful woman.

She gently put down the newspaper, smoothed her Deep Red hair, and smiled, saying, "After the setback last time, she has changed completely and is now diligently Cultivation."

"Her strength has definitely increased significantly now; she's no longer the arrogant woman she used to be."

"He defeated the Giant Tiger, Tie Gelin, right after entering the New World. Tegrin has a bounty of 230 million Beli; he's a true great Pirate."

"Boa Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, she truly deserves that title now."

Honey Queen sneered, a mocking expression on her pretty face, and said directly, "Who told this man to lack ability?"

"He's clearly not strong enough, yet he dares to covet her beauty and want to possess this woman. He's simply an idiot."

"It's best to get rid of this kind of man as soon as possible."

Belo Betty took a drag of her cigarette and said calmly as always, "It's not that he's too weak; it's more that Boa Hancock is too strong."

"A queen with Conqueror's Haki and a heart set on becoming stronger—it's truly unimaginable how far she can go in the future."

Carmen shrugged, a look of admiration on her pretty face, and said with a smile, "She has become a role model for many women; everyone admires her."

"Joining her team is an honor, and more and more people will definitely flock to her, strengthening her power."

Nojiko nodded, smiled sweetly, and praised, "Honestly, for a woman to reach her level, life is already without regrets."

Mei Di smiled and said, "Yes, even decades from now, her name will still be known on the high seas. That's for sure."

"After all, women are inherently a vulnerable group, and their innate conditions preclude them from becoming too strong."

"Her ability to carve out her own niche through hard work is truly something all women should learn from."

Alvida smoothed her long, glossy black hair, crossed her arms, and said with an elegant smile, "That's right, that's what I think too."

"If I met her, I would definitely choose to join her and fight alongside her."

"For no other reason than that, as a fellow woman, I must give her my support; it's just too difficult for her."

Nami looked at them, blinked her big eyes, and laughed, "What you've said has made me really eager to see her stunning beauty right now."

Just then, an alarm sounded outside the door.

"Report..."

"Loguetown is just ahead! We're about to enter the Grand Line! Ahead lies..."

His voice was much louder than usual, and his tone was very excited, carrying throughout the entire ship.

Upon hearing the alarm outside, the women immediately stopped chatting, their faces beaming with excitement.

Carina's beautiful eyes sparkled as she excitedly exclaimed, "We've arrived! After sailing for so many days, we're finally entering the Grand Line! Hehehe~~"

"So happy, so happy, hahahahaha..."

Perona soared through the air, emitting a silvery laugh.

Makino smiled slightly, still as Gentle and generous as ever, "Everyone is very happy, and so am I. I really want to set foot in that mysterious sea."

Carmen nodded, smiling sweetly, and said, "We're actually doing alright; people outside must be incredibly excited right now."

Nami clenched her small fist, a determined look on her pretty face, and said resolutely, "Next, I will definitely observe the weather carefully and conquer this dangerous sea."

"You can definitely do it, no problem." Nojiko patted her on the shoulder, encouraging her with a smile.

At this moment, Chris stopped Cultivation and calmly said, "Let's go, let's take a look around Loguetown."

After saying that, he walked straight towards the door.

The women were stunned for a moment, then exchanged glances, somewhat incredulous.

After all, Chris is a Cultivation fanatic; why would he want to waste his time?

However, after thinking about it, they understood what was going on.

"Yes, this is the last place."

Alvida shrugged and casually said, "Chris will definitely value it; consider it a wonderful memory."

Honey Queen tossed her hair, a sweet smile on her face. "Loguetown is the hometown of the Pirate King, Chris would definitely love to visit it."

"After all, we're Pirate. It wouldn't feel complete if we didn't make a trip to Loguetown."

Belo Betty exhaled a puff of smoke and said calmly, "Alright, let's go out."

"I'd like to see what's so special about this 'Town of the Beginning and the End'."