Vice Admiral Tanuki

Lind planned to use this time to visit his captives. Vice Admiral Tanuki was a beauty with both a lovely face and a stunning figure.

Lind figured chatting with Vice Admiral Tanuki for a while would probably put him in a better mood.

"Allison, have all the Marines we captured been taken care of?" Lind suddenly asked Allison beside him as he left the banquet hall.

"Don't worry, boss. After we arrived on Oran Island, Axel and Larry had them locked up in the prison at our base."

"Rex and his squad should be guarding them now!" As Lind's secretary, Allison was thoroughly professional and gave him an immediate answer.

"Good. Since I've got nothing to do right now, take me to see how those Marines are doing! They're our funding, after all!" Lind smiled in satisfaction at Allison's answer and continued.

With that, he headed straight toward the prison.

After arriving, Lind first greeted Rex, who was in charge of the guards, and offered some encouragement to him and his squad before heading into the prison.

Perhaps because the humans in this pirate world were far stronger than those in his previous life, most prisons were built a dozen or even several dozen meters underground.

Oran Island's prison was no exception. Situated several dozen meters beneath the surface, it made escaping extremely difficult. With sufficiently powerful guards as well, the prisoners had virtually no chance of getting out.

As he walked through the underground prison, even Lind found it oppressive, which made him worry about the condition of the jailers and guards who worked there.

"Allison, make arrangements when we get back. Be sure to rotate the prison guards, and recruit more outsiders to handle routine patrols."

"We only need to send a few of our core members to oversee things each time. This working environment is a bit too oppressive." As their boss, Lind had to consider his subordinates' physical and mental well-being, so he gave Allison these instructions.

"Yes, boss. I'll arrange it when we get back!" Allison nodded in agreement with Lind's assessment.

After spending so much time with Lind, Allison felt that the humanity she had lost over her years as a pirate was gradually returning.

Beside her, Lind suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He turned to find Allison gazing at him "lovingly."

"Allison, don't look at me like that. You're scaring me!" Lind could barely handle her gaze and hurriedly warned her.

"Oh-ho, Captain Lind, don't you like it when I look at you this way?" Hearing him, Allison covered her mouth and chuckled, speaking with a "bashful" air.

Looking at Lind's youthful face, Allison suddenly grew interested. She stepped forward and hooked her arm around his.

"Boss, shouldn't you be happy that a beauty like me likes you?" Allison whispered in Lind's ear.

"Ahem, Allison, mind how this looks. I'm your boss!" Her actions instantly brought a flush to Lind's face, and he hurried to set their relationship straight.

Fortunately, there was no one else around. Otherwise, Lind figured he would have a hard time explaining their behavior today.

"Hah. Men." Allison gave a soft scoff and continued doing as she pleased, refusing to let go of Lind's arm.

Lind was helpless, but since he was no gentleman at heart, he naturally made no effort to pull his arm free.

Only when they drew close to the room where the Marines were held did Allison reluctantly release him under Lind's pointed gaze.

After Allison's antics, Lind no longer had much interest in properly getting acquainted with Vice Admiral Tanuki. He decided to have a look at the captured Marines and then head back to rest.

Before long, Lind met the person he had come to see.

"Vice Admiral Tanuki, how has your stay been? Is there anything you're having trouble getting used to?"

He looked at the beauty in the cell, dressed in a Marine uniform, with long orange hair reaching her waist and a graceful figure.

Lind could not help asking after her.

"Hahahaha! You look pretty healthy. Just behave yourselves and stay here. I don't have your Marines' habit of abusing prisoners!"

"As long as you don't try to escape, feel free to make requests. I'll accommodate them as best I can. We believe in treating prisoners well here!"

Seeing that Vice Admiral Tanuki showed no signs of low spirits and instead shot him a fierce glare, Lind laughed and added another remark.

"Hmph! Lind, don't get cocky. Admiral Kong will definitely send someone to rescue us. I hope you can still laugh when you're in Impel Down!"

Vice Admiral Tanuki's clear voice rang out. Evidently, both Tanuki and Rock Wolf were rational types, with no intention of trying to escape on their own.

They had chosen to wait for a Marine rescue, trusting that the Marines would find a way to get them out.

"Hahahaha! Then go ahead and wait for Kong to send someone to rescue you. Just hope whoever comes doesn't fail to save you and end up captured too!"

"Speaking of which, I've already negotiated the ransom with Kong. Your subordinates will be able to go home soon!"

"As for you, Rock Wolf, and Hill, you can take your time waiting for rescue!"

Using telekinesis, Lind brought Tanuki over to the cell bars. He reached his right hand through, tilted her chin up with a finger, and spoke softly, radiating the aura of a villain.

"Actually, I'm considering whether to put you all under house arrest at our base once your subordinates have left!"

"Especially you, Vice Admiral Tanuki. I'll be keeping a very close watch on you!" With his right hand still lifting Tanuki's chin, Lind looked every bit the lecherous villain!

Watching Lind's villainous performance from the side, Allison showed a trace of disgust.

Although Lind looked like an evil villain at that moment, his inner teenage edgelord was burning with enthusiasm.

This feels amazing! So this is what being a villain feels like? After watching all those shows and reading all those novels, I finally get to try it myself, Lind thought.

"Ahem, this is what the villains in storybooks do. I just wanted to learn from them and experience what being a villain feels like."

"Allison, you know I'm not that kind of person!"

Perhaps noticing the contempt on Allison's face, Lind hurried to explain and returned Tanuki to her original spot.

By now, Tanuki was completely flushed, her entire face bright red. Whether it was from anger or embarrassment was anyone's guess!

"Hahahaha! Vice Admiral Tanuki, I was only joking. Don't worry, I'm a gentleman." Lind looked at the flushed Tanuki and said something he did not mean.

"Hmph!" Tanuki snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Lind did not mind. He had experienced what it felt like to be a villain today, exceeding his goal for this visit.

He stopped bothering Tanuki and decided to check the other cells to see how the rest of the imprisoned Marines were doing.

After his interaction with Tanuki, though, Lind had little interest in the other Marines. He briefly checked on them, exchanged a few words, and prepared to head back to rest.

On his way back, he passed Tanuki's cell. Seeing that her complexion had returned to normal, Lind could not resist teasing her a little more.

"Hahaha! Tanuki, I'm leaving. Don't miss me too much. I'll have you moved to my villa under house arrest soon!"

After successfully making Tanuki flush again, Lind left the prison laughing under Allison's contemptuous gaze.