After the victory banquet ended.
Sephiroth and the others returned to the Silent Ship. The night navigation lights above the dock were already on.
Inside the Silent Ship's communal lounge, warm light filled the entire space evenly.
Yamato, Ulti, Reiju, Nami, and Tashigi filed into the lounge in the VIP quarters.
The Silent Ship's VIP quarters were reserved for core members and important guests.
The area resembled a hotel, with separate rooms that each had their own bathroom. The lounge, study, small bar, and small dining room were shared.
"It's finally over~!"
As Nami entered, she raised both arms and stretched hard.
It wasn't that she disliked banquets. She meant that this operation was now over, so they could easily make it to Vivi's birthday party.
"Oh, Nami. You can really hold your liquor!"
Reeking of alcohol, Yamato saw that Nami was still full of energy after drinking and gambling at the banquet and gave her a thumbs-up.
The way Yamato pronounced Nami's name wasn't because she was drunk. She just had a bit of a Wano Country accent. With Yamato's constitution, drinking was purely for fun.
"Ahaha... I'm no match for Big Sis Yama... Big Bro Yamato. Is that drinking capacity of yours for real...?"
Nami waved her hand like a lucky cat. She could certainly drink; she had quite a talent for it.
She had won a hefty sum off some of the Whitebeard Pirates in drinking contests at the banquet. She wasn't short of money. She mainly enjoyed the feeling of earning it.
But when a drinker like Nami, who could knock back cases, met someone like Yamato, who could just keep drinking forever, she could only bow down to the master.
"...It's all right, I guess. Haaah-"
Yamato breathed out a long, boozy sigh and flopped