Morning sunlight streamed into the bedroom. Rubick covered his eyes with an arm, but after squinting for a while, he still found the sun too bright.
He gave up and woke fully. One of Kalifa's legs was still draped over his waist. Rubick couldn't resist reaching out to stroke her again.
Kalifa stirred awake. She caught his hand and said, "It's working hours. What you're doing counts as sexual harassment."
Rubick burst out laughing. "I'm giving you the day off. Now it isn't sexual harassment!"
Kalifa gave a startled cry as the world spun around her. By the time she came to her senses, she had become a Dragon Knight.
At noon, a neatly dressed Kalifa finally came to the bedroom to call Rubick for lunch. She had changed out of her fishnet lingerie and into a normal black women's suit, though her skirt was still only long enough to cover her hips.
Having studied Rubick's tastes, she knew he didn't like his women dressing that way. She had worn it before only because her research had led her to believe he liked seeing other people dressed that way.
Rubick was now in Orc Form. The ten-meter-tall Golden Dragon sat cross-legged on the floor, eyes closed, as though meditating on the mysteries of the universe.
Kalifa knocked on the door. Only when Rubick opened his eyes did she say, "Time to eat."
"I don't want lunch," Rubick said. "I want to eat you."
"Stop fooling around. I can't take another round."
Kalifa adjusted her glasses. "The boat you planned to take to sea is finished. It's at the seaport on Jaya Island."
The boat Rubick wanted was small, since he had planned to sail alone. It was about the size of the little boat Nami had used to rob Buggy