The sky over the Sabaody Archipelago was clear and bright that day. Sunlight fell on the sea as it rippled in the breeze, making the water glitter beautifully.
Such a lovely day lightened even Stussy's somewhat heavy mood.
Since she was carrying out a special assignment, Stussy had taken particular care with her appearance, bathing, perfuming herself, and dressing up. She wore whatever men liked. In her experience, coy reluctance, tantalizing glimpses, and beauty half concealed were the most seductive.
Her efforts had not gone to waste. On her way to the Sabaody Archipelago, every man who saw Stussy found himself unable to take his eyes off her body, practically wishing he could pluck his eyes out and stick them onto her. Even some women looked stunned by her beauty, only for that expression to turn to envy, jealousy, and resentment a second later. They glared at their own men staring beside them, then lifted their high-heeled feet and stamped down with all their might...
There were also men who overestimated their own appeal and approached her, hoping to strike up a conversation and steal a kiss.
None of this could faze Stussy, of course. What hadn't she seen before? Were her decades of life experience a joke?
Still, it clearly improved her mood a little. Judging by the results, she felt her efforts had paid off, greatly increasing her chances of succeeding in this assignment.
Walking down the street, Stussy was the prettiest "girl" around, turning heads everywhere. She kept her eyes straight ahead, but wore a young girl's shy expression, her head slightly lowered.
She had begun her act the moment she set foot on the island. The persona she had devised for herself was an innocent young girl with little experience of the world. She thought Su