Hancock, whose eyes turned red, stood on the side of the ship and watched the Intrepid leave, rubbing the hard ring on his ring finger with his left hand.
"Sister." My younger sister Poyasanda Sonia called out worriedly.
"Um?"
"That..." Boya Marigorud didn't know what to say. The familiar language turned into unfamiliar words, collectively blocked in the vocal cords of his throat.
"Don't worry about me." Hancock turned around and smiled: "Sir Eric and I have made an appointment."
"He will definitely come back to pick me up..." She clenched the ring on her finger, her knuckles turning white from too much force.
Charming, sweet, pure, dignified, all words used to describe temperament and appearance are not enough to describe Hancock's smile at this moment.
Even though they didn't have the ability to use the sweet fruit, the warriors of the Nine Snakes were collectively petrified.
"Lord Snake Princess, you are so beautiful!"
…
"Eric, what did you say to Hancock?" Chitong asked curiously: "Why did she cry and laugh at the same time?"
"I didn't say anything." Eric replied, "I just made an appointment with her."
"promised?"
"I made an appointment and I will come back to pick her up." Eric took one last look at the Nine Snakes pirate ship that was gradually being swallowed by the sea, then turned and walked into the cabin.
Kuang San, who was waiting in the cabin, came up first, twitched his delicate nose, and sniffed twice: "Hmm..."
"What, what?" Eric took a step back.
"You have a lot of Hancock's smell on you." Kuang San tilted his head with a smile: "In the conference room, you and Hancock were hugging each other all the time?"
"...Yeah" Eric nodded and admitted.
Kuang San put away his smile and struck hard with his elbow. Eric was ready to resist with his body, but he didn't expect that the seemingly hard elbow hit him lightly in the abdomen.
"It's okay to lie to me." Kuang San pouted: "Telling the truth, you know it will make me angry."
"I don't want to lie to you." Eric opened his arms and hugged the impetuous Kuang San: "I want good things when I see them. This is the bad nature of men."
"snort.
" Kuangsan, who was held in Eric's arms, hummed heavily. His thumb and index finger were gesturing back and forth in front of Eric's abdomen, thinking about which piece of meat was more suitable to twist.
After thinking for a while, they finally gave up and the two quietly enjoyed a short and peaceful time in the embrace.
◇
The Devil's Triangle is a sea area shrouded in thick fog all day long. The calm sea surface here is broken by steel battleships.
"Back again, the Magic Triangle..." Perona whispered with emotion.
There is a thick white fog all around, filling every inch of space. The sun cannot penetrate the thick fog that can block the sight, and the surrounding environment looks even more gloomy.
Bolqi complained from the side: "I hate it! It's so spooky here, so scary!"
"How nice it is here!" Perona and Porchi, who usually played together, suddenly started to quarrel.
The sound of the two arguing carried far across the open sea, covering up the sound of flapping wings.
"Who?!" Erza, who was acting as a guard during the day, immediately spotted the person coming.
"She's a newcomer?" The deep voice seemed to make the temperature drop a few degrees.
"I guess so." A colder voice came from above.
Two figures landed on the deck, one carrying a cash box, a black windbreaker covering his whole body, and a black mask covering his appearance.
The other person had dark wings on his back. Ulquiorra stared at the Fairy Queen in front of him with emotionless green eyes.
"Aren't you going to answer?" Erza frowned and drew out the sword.
"Wait, wait a minute!" Perona and Polqi, who were arguing, rushed to stop them: "They are also our companions!"
"Really..." Erza retracted her weapon and stretched out her right hand: "Sorry, I just joined the Dawn Pirates for a month."
"..." Ulquiorra stretched out his right hand silently and asked, "Where is Sir Eric?"
"I'm here." Eric flashed onto the deck and patted the two of them on the shoulders: "We haven't seen each other for a few months. How about living alone outside?"
"Aside from being a little short of manpower and often sinking ships, there's not much else going on."
"The shipwreck is serious, okay?"
"Fortunately, this guy can fly, otherwise it would be difficult to cope with the various weather changes in the Grand Line." Kakuzu gestured to Ulquiorra with his thumb, and handed the cash box to Eric: "Here is a wanted arrest warrant. Half of the reward for the crime, totaling 400 million beli.”
"Thank you for your hard work." Eric, who successfully got the system wool, happily took the cash box: "I will never forget you!"
Kakuzu complained: "You said this as if I was dead."
"Sir Eric, why did you ask us to gather here?" Ulquiorra asked about the business.
"Oh!" Eric patted his head and finally remembered: "We also have a big ship here, which can be used as your flagship."
"Big ship?" Kakuzu spread his hands: "Without excellent navigators, no matter how big a ship is, it will sink on the Great Route."
"But you have to recruit more people." Eric shrugged: "This ship cannot be controlled by one or two people."
"We did recruit some pirates during this period." Ulquiorra's voice was as calm as water: "But after several shipwrecks, most of the crew members died."
Eric: "..."
"But there are still some left." Kakuzu continued Ulquiorra's words: "They are on a pirate ship in the distance, and it is not convenient for us to bring them here."
Eric glanced back and forth between the two of them: "After a few months of getting along, your relationship has become much closer."
"snort."
At this moment, uu Kanshu Scathach and a few others walked out of the cabin.
"Sorry to trouble you, Master."
Scathach stretched out his right hand and said: "The door to a demonic realm overflowing with death!"
A huge black hole appeared in the sky, and with a loud noise, an island-like object fell through the hole into the sea, causing a huge splash.
The thick mist dissipated, and several people took a closer look: "Is this... a ship?"
"That's right." Eric introduced: "The terrifying three-masted ship, this ship will be taken care of by the two of you from now on."
"The terrifying three-masted sailing ship..." Perona looked at the terrifying three-masted sailing ship with a nostalgic look on her face. In her twinkling eyes, she was telling countless past events. Porchi stretched out her arm and gently hugged Perona's shoulders.
"Recruit enough subordinates, use the terrifying three-masted ship as your base camp, occupy the entire Devil's Triangle, and catch passing pirates while they wait."
Kakuzu nodded in agreement: "Such a big ship won't be bumpy. To be honest, living at sea for a long time makes me very uncomfortable."
