"Are we going to start a war with the red-haired pirates again?" Perona, floating in mid-air, holding a burgundy parasol, said, "I mean, we have too many enemies, right?"
"When you were in the Devil's Triangle, you often met other pirate groups, right?" Eric looked sideways at Perona.
"I meet you often, but you won't fight against such a strong enemy!"
"As the overall level of the team increases, the corresponding enemies will naturally increase accordingly." Eric curled his lips: "When you stand at the top, you have to accept challenges from different challengers, right?"
"It's so troublesome..." Perona leaned back on her shoulders and replied weakly.
"Huh?" Eric looked at Perona carefully and asked: "Has your ghost fruit ability taken a step further?"
"Hoo la ho la ho la..." Perona raised her head, made an exaggerated smile like a lady, and said complacently: "Have you been discovered by the captain?"
"I no longer need my spirit body to leave my body, I can control my body to fly in the air!"
"Oh, really." Eric nodded.
"Hey!" Perona said angrily, "What's with this perfunctory attitude?"
"After such a long period of development of abilities, doesn't it make sense that there is no progress at all?" Eric glanced at her: "Look at Kurumi Tokisaki, look at Akin, and Kuina who didn't eat the fruit. It also works much harder than you do.”
"Uh..." Perona immediately stopped.
"This time, if you don't want to fight, you don't have to fight."
"Really!?" Perona became more energetic and asked.
"Of course, among the four emperors, the red-haired pirates have the smallest number, but everyone's strength is quite good. Moreover, the red-haired domineering aura is very powerful..." Eric glanced at her up and down again. : "A guy with a weak will cannot stay awake in front of him."
"Among the Dawn Pirates, your will is the worst, right?"
"Who said that!" Perona puffed up her cheeks angrily, like a squirrel.
"I said so." Eric hit her on the head.
"Damn it..." Perona stared hard at Eric's back, swung her fists forward, and thought the air in front of her was Eric.
"Well, Perona..." Wendy reminded her out of good intentions: "Brother Eric is very domineering..."
"..." Perona, who was shaking her fists to demonstrate, stopped and stood stiffly in place.
"Well, it seems you still have a lot of energy..." Eric turned his head and smiled at Perona.
But in Perona's eyes, Eric's gentle smile was no different from that of an evil ghost.
"During the battle with the red-haired pirates, Perona, you should stay in China and exercise your physical fitness..."
Perona: "..."
"When I come back, you will have to lift at least a hundred kilograms of barbell."
"Lift a 100 kilogram barbell!?" Perona exclaimed.
"Come on." Eric turned to Guina and said, "Guina, you have to keep an eye on Perona."
"You have to rely on yourself for training, right?" Guina rolled her eyes, and then she thought: "Eric, you won't let me participate in the battle this time!?"
"Well, I will not allow you to go to the battlefield until you can easily defeat a fighter." Eric paused and said, "In war, you will not be merciful just because you are a woman."
"With your current strength, fighting against the members of the red-haired pirates will only delay you. A moment's mistake may cause irreparable serious consequences."
"..." Guina clenched the handle of the knife in her hand. She understood that what Eric said was true, but it was still very uncomfortable to hear it.
"You are still young..." Eric reached out and touched Guina's head: "You still have a lot of time."
"Huh." Guina let out the tightness in her chest, relaxed a lot, and replied, "I understand."
Then Guina changed the subject and asked: "What if she doesn't want to train..."
"Forced training is also effective." Eric emphasized.
"Okay." Guina showed a smile that both of them understood and said, "I will keep an eye on her training."
"Ugh..." Perona secretly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Eric is doing this for your own good." Guina said calmly: "The opponents we will meet in the future are obviously enemies that cannot be defeated by ability alone. They require abundant physical strength, tenacity, and powerful strength. Spirit, these three points are indispensable.”
"I know...but, I still want to stay in my own castle..."
"You don't have a castle, right?" Guina interrupted Perona's fantasy unceremoniously: "You only have one room."
"Hey!" Perona held her head.
"If you want to be rich, then accumulate merit." Guina pointedly said, "Look at Olombus and Slyman, they got more bonuses this time, right?"
"I know!" Perona used her energy and flexed her baby-fat arms, trying to bulge her biceps, but her arms didn't change at all.
"..." Guina's cold gaze made Perona shed a few drops of guilty sweat on her cheeks.
"What happened just now doesn't count..." Perona reached out and stroked the ponytail on the side, straightening her chest: "Look at my strong pectoralis major muscles..."
"..." Guina stared at Perona's chest and sneered: "I understand."
"What do you understand?" Perona was stunned.
"You need a good 'practice'!"
"Wait—! Don't use real swords!"
…
"Young man." Nangong Nayue put one hand on her hips and held a sun umbrella in the other hand: "You have many enemies. Do you need help?"
"Such a condescending attitude..." Eric's cheeks twitched and he asked, "So Yue-chan, you don't like fighting, right?"
"Although I don't like fearless fights, but the red-haired pirates are invaded by foreign enemies, right?" Nangong Nayue said with a bored expression: "I still like living in this country, so I will make an exception to help you."
"Ah, thank you Na Yue-chan. However, I don't need you to take action this time. You can just stay in China and maintain the local security..." Eric waved his hand.
"Oh?" Nangong Nayue narrowed her eyes: "Are you confident that you can defeat this enemy?"
"of course!"
"Yeah……"
Eric boasted: "I am a leader with both strength and confidence, not a student who has not grown up."
"Heh..." Nangong Nayue responded to Eric's confidence with a nasal voice.
"Well..." Then she turned around, leaving Eric with a pretty back view: "I'll just wait for the good news of your victory."
"This dishonest and arrogant attitude..." Eric teased: "That Yue-chan is really fascinating me more and more."
"I will convey this sentence to Kurumi and Esdeath intact."
"You have no evidence." Eric was fearless.
That Yue-chan really fascinates me more and more.
The electronic sound, obviously Eric's voice, came from Nangong Nayue's hand.
"..." Eric was stunned.
"A gadget made by Leonardo da Vinci." The black pen-shaped recording pen rotated flexibly between Nangong Nayue's fingers. She showed a sadistic smile: "I walked around her research room. Find something good."
"What you're doing is considered theft!"
"I used to be an educator after all, how could I commit theft... After all, I have to set a good example for students." Nangong Nayue showed an unhappy look: "I obtained Da Vinci's consent."
"Spare me." Eric held his head.
"This time, I'll let you go first."
"real?"
"After all, it's not appropriate to distract you when a powerful enemy attacks. But -" Nangong Nayue said bitterly: "You often tease me, let's settle the matter later."
"Na Yue-chan is indeed a reasonable and good teacher."
"Hmph, I won't be like those idiots who just lie down on your bed obediently after you praise me for a few times." Nangong Nayue sneered at Eric's beautiful words.
"I don't have any extra thoughts about you..."
"Oh?" Nangong Nayue's eyes shot out cold gaze, staring at Eric fiercely.
"No, what do you mean by this attitude?" Eric was a little confused.
"It's not interesting." Nangong Nayue shook her black fan: "Fight...you have to work harder~"
Then, her figure disappeared in front of Eric.
…
Half a month later, Bendik Snake returned to the station where the red-haired pirates temporarily stayed.
"Thank you." Shanks greeted him with a smile.
"It's been quite calm along the way." Bendik Snake smiled and said, "We escaped a few storms in advance."
"If you are not in the team, we don't dare to sail at will!" La Jilu laughed.
"Boys!" Shanks raised his remaining left arm and shouted, "Let's go!"
On this island, the members of the red-haired pirate group who had been holding banquets for nearly a month responded in unison: "Oh!"
"Before going to war with the Dawn Pirates, let's first defeat the naval fleet monitoring our actions!"
"oh!"
After everyone packed up the utensils that could still be used, they all boarded the Red Foss.
"Report!" The personnel monitoring the Red-haired Pirates in the observation room immediately reported loudly: "Navigator Bendik Snake has returned to the team, and all members of the Red-haired Pirates have boarded the Red Foss!"
"They look like they want to leave!"
"Which direction is Redhead going to sail in?" the captain of the surveillance ship, a commodore, asked loudly, trying to get more information.
"They are moving towards..." The marine soldier responsible for surveillance swallowed his saliva and replied: "They are heading in our direction!"
"Wha, what!?" The brigadier was immediately stunned.
"Wow"
"Uh-huh!"
First, they heard the sound of glass breaking, and then, they heard a slightly urgent scream with a long tail. It was the sailor who had just reported the movements of the red-haired pirates.
On the Red Foss, Jesus put down his flintlock rifle and said, "I blinded all the 'eyes' in the surveillance fleet."
"Okay." Shanks nodded, placing his right hand on Griffin's sword hilt: "Sink all these warships!"
