Amazing.
That was the only word left in Arton's head.
Ain's performance right now absolutely deserved it.
Earlier, he'd thought Ain had only been able to do that well because Robin had been setting the pace.
But now Robin was gone, and Ain was still putting on this kind of performance.
That genuinely shocked him.
Of course, Arton was only shocked for a moment.
Very quickly, he sank into Ain's fierce ministrations.
There was no helping it. He'd already been worn down one after another by the other girls before this.
If he didn't focus now, he was honestly worried he might lose to Ain the moment his strength gave out.
And if that happened, it'd be humiliating as hell.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
"Aisa, remember this: absolutely do not use Observation Haki here. Captain Arton knows you can use it, and he doesn't like people spying on him with Observation Haki."
As Raki walked toward the Flameblade Pirates' ship with Aisa in tow, she kept reminding her of that point.
"That's fine, but what even is Observation Haki?"
Aisa tilted her head, looking confused.
"Right, I forgot—I haven't told you that part yet. What you call Mantra, the thing you've been able to use naturally since birth, is called Observation Haki on the Blue Sea."
"I see. Got it."
Aisa nodded.
"Make sure you really remember that."
Still uneasy, Raki warned her again.
She really didn't want Aisa accidentally offending Arton.
If that happened, then asking Arton to help train Aisa's Observation Haki would become impossible.
"Don't worry."
Aisa patted her chest confidently.
Young as she was, she still understood that Arton was Skypiea's benefactor—and the Shandians' benefactor too.
She knew she needed to show proper respect to someone like that.
Even though she was used to using Observation Haki, in this situation she could absolutely rein herself in.
"Good. Then I'm relieved."
Raki nodded and turned her attention back to the pirate ship ahead.
It didn't take long before she spotted a familiar figure standing on board.
"Miss Robin!"
Seeing the slender woman on the railing, Raki raised a hand and called out loudly.
Robin waved back.
"Welcome back, Raki—and the little girl with you."
Smiling, Robin gestured toward the ship, inviting both Raki and Aisa aboard.
"Raki, who's this?" Robin asked curiously, looking at the adorable Aisa.
"Aisa is one of the most promising young girls in the Shandian tribe. She was born able to use Observation Haki, so I was thinking maybe I could bring her here and ask Captain Arton to teach her a few things."
Raki looked around, then asked Robin in confusion, "By the way, do you know where Captain Arton is right now? Since you're back, he should be too, right?"
Robin smiled and said, "Captain Arton's busy with something at the moment, so you'll probably have to wait a little while. Once he's free, then he can teach Aisa."
"I don't mind waiting at all!"
Aisa blurted it out right away.
"What a good girl," Robin said with a smile. "I think Captain Arton will like you."
"That's good, then."
Raki finally relaxed and patted her chest.
Chapter 623: Ain's Request — The Captain Agrees
"Robin really is Robin. She calmed little Aisa down that fast."
Sensing what Robin was saying to Raki and Aisa, Arton couldn't help marveling a little.
"Mmph... Captain, were you worried that Aisa might use Observation Haki and see what we're doing up here?"
After coming up for air, Ain asked him that—then immediately went right back to work.
"Yeah. Our situation right now really isn't something I want a little kid seeing."
Arton patted Ain's small head as he spoke.
Now that Robin had talked Raki and Aisa into waiting, he could finally relax and enjoy what was happening.
And honestly, even without Robin here, the pleasure Ain was giving him hadn't dropped off at all.
If anything, Ain's performance had even made Arton discover a tiny new kind of fun.
"Don't worry, Ain. I'll do my best to get you a good template later. And if your teacher ever needs help in the future, I'll help with that too."
Arton rested his other hand on Ain's head, letting it move with her as she kept working.
At that moment, there was an unusual sincerity in his voice.
After all, he was the kind of man who answered sincerity with sincerity.
Since Ain was treating him with that kind of wholehearted devotion, he was willing to answer her with real sincerity of his own.
Truth be told, Arton had been trying not to get too emotional.
But under Ain's relentless assault, he simply couldn't stay detached.
The moment Ain heard his words, her heart started pounding.
She wanted to thank him, but quickly decided that words alone weren't enough.
Compared to words, action felt far more convincing. So Ain made Arton understand exactly what going crazy really looked like.
To the point that even he had to admit defeat to her for the moment.
"Looks like I got careless."
Watching Ain's throat keep working as she swallowed, Arton let out an awkward sigh.
He'd meant to stay sharp this time, but this was how it ended up, and that left him feeling pretty damn embarrassed.
Thankfully, there was no one here to laugh at him.
Even Ain only looked up at him with wet, hazy eyes.
"Well, since we're done here, we should head down. Robin already promised Aisa I'd help teach her, so I should follow through on that."
That was what Arton said, but Ain clearly had other ideas.
"Captain Arton, let Robin keep Raki and Aisa company for a little longer. If you can... I want you to stay with me a little longer too."
Blushing hard, Ain said it out loud.
At the same time, she grabbed hold of Arton's cock, making it impossible for him to move around freely.
"Well... that does make things difficult."
Arton scratched the back of his head.
But seeing Ain look at him like that—gratitude and expectation mixed together in those eyes—made it hard for him to refuse.
Ain mistook his hesitation for rejection and hurriedly pressed him into her warm embrace.
"All right. I got it. I'll stay with you a little longer."
In the end, Arton gave up on leaving right away.
After all, he'd just said something that heartfelt.
Walking off immediately after that really would've been a little too cold.
At least when it came to Ain in her current state, Arton simply couldn't bring himself to refuse her.