After sending Asier and Olga to a nearby island, Eric handed Asier an iron box and a box of baileys: "There is some pure gold in it. Although you said you don't need this thing, I don't need it." I don’t know if this thing will bring you bad luck. However, I decided to leave some for you.”
"Don't refuse in a hurry." Eric stopped Asier, "Whether you throw it away or keep it, it's all up to you."
Eric rubbed Olga's head and said, "Olga, you must communicate well with your father in the future and stop acting like a child."
"I know!" Olga slapped the palms on her head in disgust, "You don't need to tell me."
"Haha..." With a chuckle, Eric handed Asier a note: "This is my phone number. If you encounter some trouble, just call this number."
"Thank you." Asier was no longer wearing the tattered white coat. He solemnly took the note, put it in his coat pocket, and said jokingly: "I hope this number will never be used."
"Yeah..." Eric turned around and left, waving his sleeves to say goodbye: "Then, goodbye!"
The two stood on the pier, looking at the steel battleship disappearing in the morning sun.
"They're gone."
"Hmph -" Olga tilted her head: "With those guys gone, things have become a lot cleaner."
"Then...what are your plans in the future?"
"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. I have lived alone for one hundred and ninety years and have done everything. It's not a big deal~"
"As long as I am with my favorite daughter, nothing will be a problem."
"Yo?" Olga blushed and gave a wicked smile: "Humph, even though she is a daughter, she is still a 197-year-old old woman."
"That's my daughter too." Asier smiled and said, "Let's go and bury this box."
"This is pure gold? Why?"
"This thing can cause disaster. Now that Olga's illness is cured, I don't need this thing."
"Then I don't need this." Olga took off the ring on her finger and put it into the iron box together: "I don't want to be a child forever."
Asier smiled and replied: "Really? Then let's bury this together."
"Um!"
The shadows of the father and daughter stretched long in the rays of the morning sun.
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Da Vinci was in the laboratory that day, cutting pure gold into small pieces and setting them inside the various rings she made.
"Go on." Eric threw a ring to Kakuzu. The ring rolled in the air. Due to the obstruction of the ring, it fell into Kakuzu's hand with a flickering golden light.
"Did you set pure gold on the inside of the ring..." Kakuzu glanced at the ring in his hand and habitually wore it on the middle finger of his left hand.
[Kakuzu's favorability has been greatly improved, and the bond level 2 (close friend) has been increased to bond level 4 (inseparable friend), and 5 bond points have been gained. 】
The sudden sense of trust made Kakuzu no longer ask what happened to Eric's remaining pure gold.
'In addition to trusting money, the feeling of trusting others... seems to be good too. With his green eyes covered by his eyelids, Kakuzu turned around and walked back to his room, continuing to read wanted posters and newspapers over and over again, recording enough information into his brain.
…
When Eric handed several rings inlaid with pure gold to Trafalgar Law, Law's eyes widened in surprise, his usual calm expression was replaced by astonishment, and he asked in an uncertain tone:
"This is pure gold, a legendary rare metal that can extend lifespan. Is it really okay to give it to us so easily?"
"Ah?" Eric asked back: "The legend has become a reality. Besides, aren't you my little brother?"
"..." Luo covered his forehead and continued: "No one in the Heart Pirates can be worth the value of a ring. If you are willing to use pure gold as a bargaining chip to recruit members, I don't know how many there will be. Pirates flock to them like ducks."
Xia Qi was in a panic and couldn't speak clearly: "Yes, yes, this, this..."
Pei Jin nodded in agreement.
Bebo stretched his head and his round body turned into a long one.
"Are you willing to trade Bebo's life for pure gold?"
Bebo pointed at himself: "Eh? Use mine?"
Luo replied categorically: "I don't want to!"
"That's enough." Eric's eyes revealed disdain: "I won't trust those guys who betray their companions for their own desires."
"Wear this when you are older. I don't want to lead a group of minors to fight the enemy."
"...I know." Luo carefully put away the ring, showing a defeated look: "Is this the measure of a big shot?"
"No, I'm just an ordinary person. Without my companions, I might be nothing."
Luo: "..."
Eric patted Luo on the shoulder: "Human beings are creatures that urge each other and make progress together. One person cannot succeed."
Luo stayed there with Xia Qi, Pei Jin, and Bei Bo, thinking deeply.
…
"For me?" Arturia, who was replenishing her magic power in the restaurant, put down the fried fish in her hand. The ring in her palm was shining, turning her pale palm into golden yellow. She turned her head and glanced at the man standing beside her. The blackened holy sword then said:
"The moment I pulled out this 'golden sword of victory', the long river of time was frozen for me. My body and appearance had stopped growing and aging long ago. This thing is of no use to me."
After Artoria finished speaking, she was about to return the ring in her hand to Eric.
"This is the bond between us." Eric bent Artoria's fingers and let her palms hold the ring in her hand: "You are my companion, right? Others have them, but you don't. This But no."
"...Hmph." Arturia's pale, bloodless little face was a little more rosy, and she said duplicity: "In this case, I will make an exception and accept it."
[The favorability of Artoria Pendragon increases, the bond level 3 (trusted friend) rises to 4 (inseparable friend), and 3 bond points are obtained]
'How come this guy is more arrogant than Kuang San? '
Artoria's intuition skill was activated, and a ray of light burst out from her eyes. Artoria glanced at Eric sideways: "Master, are you thinking about something bad?"
"No, no?" Eric's body trembled and he said immediately: "I was thinking of giving you a dozen more burgers, how about that?"
"What, extra food?" Artoria's anger immediately cleared: "Hmm...Okay, I'll forgive your rude thoughts just now."
…
"Darling, is this a proposal?" Meijiu ecstatically grabbed Eric's right hand: "I do!"
"...Ah." Eric, who looked flustered and at a loss on the surface, but was very happy on the inside, didn't know what to say at all.
'Are you willing? Or do you agree? Or agree? '
"Wait a minute!" Heitong happened to pass by, separated the two of them, and explained: "Mijiu, my brother-in-law gave a ring to everyone on the ship. This is not a proposal!"
"Eh?" Meijiu tilted her head and asked doubtfully, "Darling, isn't this a proposal?"
"Hmm..." Missing this opportunity is probably hard to explain. Eric could only nod: "Although the styles are not exactly the same, each companion has a ring."
"Really... I thought it was Daring proposing to me." Mijiu showed a frustrated expression like a child who had his beloved toy taken away.
"Mei..." Eric was trying to comfort Mijiu who was looking down.
Mijiu raised her head again and asked in a cheerful tone: "However, this also means that Darling wants me to be by his side all the time, right?"
"Yes." Eric nodded, "I want you to stay by my side."
"Ah... I'm so happy!" Mijiu rushed forward and hugged Eric hard, their bodies pressed tightly together.
"Wait..." The nostrils were filled with the girl's body fragrance, mixed with the fragrance of violet perfume, which instantly fascinated Eric.
Heitong stood aside and said in a voice that no one could hear clearly: "Brother-in-law, you want me to accompany you all the time...?"
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Kuang San was in his room, opening the five fingers of his right hand and looking at the ring on his ring finger in trance: "It would be great if this was an engagement ring..."
"You can't just wait, 'me'." Another voice came from the shadow.
Kuang San replied angrily: "I didn't ask you, come in!"
"Hmph, hum." A crazy doppelganger wearing a white eye patch and a gothic lolita dress came uninvited: "Eric gave everyone on the ship a ring set with pure gold," I'm in need of a one-of-a-kind diamond contract!"
"That's right." Another voice continued: "We need Eric San to prepare a unique diamond ring for us!"
Kurumi, another one of the Four Heavenly Kings, appears with a bandage following the sound.
"Wait, 'us'?" Kuang San raised his eyebrows: "You still have that unrealistic idea?"
"Your happiness is 'our' happiness, 'our' happiness is your happiness, don't you understand? 'I'?" Hefeng Kuangsan appeared in response.
"Yes..." As soon as Kuang San, wearing a white hat, popped up, he was pushed into the shadows by Kuang San, his eyes revealed a terrifying gaze that seemed to bite people: "It's you four who made me go to hell. The first time I made a big fool of myself in front of Ericsson and Esdeath——"
"You three, let me in too!!"
Black and red shadows enveloped the entire room, suppressing several screams inside.
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Eric drove in the direction of the Whitebeard Pirates while clearing out the pirates he encountered.
In the freezer inside the ship's cabin, there were many more corpses of prisoners with bounties on them.
In the distance, the huge white hull of the Moby Dick gradually enlarged in everyone's eyes.
"Dad!" The pirate on the watchtower spotted the approaching Dauntless, "That guy Kui Long is here again!"
"Huh?" Whitebeard put down the wine barrel and showed a look of trouble. "This guy just killed a Shichibukai and keeps coming back. He is really a guy who can cause trouble."
Marco touched his chin, "Kui Long is not like that kind of foolhardy pirate. He should have something very important..."
"Whoosh"
Just like last time, a cloud-piercing arrow flew towards Whitebeard.
"It's the same thing every time..." Whitebeard opened the envelope at the end of the arrow: "Huh?"
The tall Qiaozi asked: "Dad, what's wrong with Kui Long?"
"Hmph." He let out a cold snort, and Whitebeard tore up the letter in his hand: "This guy actually said to find a doctor for me. I'm in very good health!"
"Eh?" Marco was surprised, and immediately persuaded Whitebeard: "You might as well let that guy try it, Dad, your body..."
"My health is very good!" Whitebeard waved his hand and interrupted: "This kid is still worried about the enemy's health. Does he think I can't lift the knife?!"
"The guy who was seriously injured by me in the last battle actually dared to laugh at my body in front of me!"
"I didn't mean to laugh at you, Whitebeard." Eric flashed onto the Moby Dick.
"Woo——!" Eric's arrival caused a commotion, and the area around Eric suddenly cleared up.
"Kui Long, don't just board other people's ships!" Marco said dissatisfied: "No matter how good our relationship is, we are still two different pirate groups..."
"Oh? So, I'm just going to take my doctor with me?"
"Well……"
"Come on, hurry up!" Whitebeard waved his big hand to drive him away: "If you don't get out, I will sink you to the bottom of the sea."
"Don't, don't go..." Marco looked like one of us brothers was following the other, and put his arm around Eric's shoulders: "Eric, please invite the doctor you brought here."
Whitebeard shouted angrily: "Marco!"
Eric retorted: "This is also Marco's filial piety, Whitebeard. If you are too stubborn, be careful that all your sons will leave you."
"We're not leaving daddy!"
"That's right, Dad, we will never leave you!"
The surrounding members shouted.
"Gu la la la... You are quite good at talking, Thunderbolt boy." White Beard said insincerely: "I only agreed to the treatment for the sake of my son's face."
Eric shook off Marco's arm: "...You are so kind as a donkey, let's go!"
Marco quickly stopped him: "No, no, no, no, as long as you can cure dad's chronic illness, if you call me if you have anything, I, Marco, will rush over immediately without saying a word!"
Eric retorted with the same words: "Whitebeard, listen carefully. I only agreed to treat you for the sake of your son Marco. Don't be ignorant of good and evil."
White beard:"……"
Other members of the Whitebeard Pirates: "..."
The Dauntless approached, and Luo carried Gui Cry alone, boarded the Moby-Dick, and walked to Eric's side.
Facing Whitebeard, who is known as the strongest in the world, a huge sense of oppression hit his face. The young Luo couldn't help but swallow his saliva. The tension was expressed on his face through the nerves and facial muscles.
Eric comforted: "There's nothing to be afraid of. He's just a slightly bigger old man with bald hair."
Whitebeard snorted: "You kid, you have been pointing at my hair since the first time we met. You will become like this when you get older."
"That's absolutely impossible."
