Even now, when Kujaku thought about the scene of Arton making a move on Gion back then, she still felt a little emotional.
At that time, Arton had already acted as though he trusted Gion, but in the end, he still relied on the power of the Tsunade Template to temporarily paralyze her.
One had to know that Gion was an extremely intelligent person.
Yet Arton had still successfully deceived her with his acting.
With that being the case, how could Kujaku not feel complicated about it?
Of course, this might also have been because Arton was too special, and Gion's desire to receive Arton's help had been too intense.
That was what ultimately led to Gion being deceived by Rosen and, in the end, missing her chance with him.
Although Gion had failed that time, fortunately nothing had happened to her.
That made Kujaku feel a faint trace of relief.
It also made Kujaku even less angry about Arton drawing manga with her as the model.
After all, being drawn into Arton's manga might give her a chance to pick up an extra life in a future battle. For Kujaku, that was a fairly good deal.
[Kujaku: Sis Gion, do you have any ideas? Even if we're truly willing to cooperate with Arton, given Arton's situation, he probably won't risk working with us.]
[Gion: That's right. Even if we're willing to cooperate, considering his understanding of the future and his familiarity with us, the odds of him agreeing are extremely slim.]
[Kujaku: Then what should we do? In the end, Doll and the others might not agree with your point of view either.]
[Gion: Hehe, I'm already very happy to have your support right now.]
[Kujaku: I haven't actually agreed to support your point of view.]
[Gion: Maybe not, but the fact that you haven't tried to persuade me means you've already agreed with my thoughts, doesn't it?]
[Kujaku: ...]
[Gion: Fine, I won't tease you. Just like you said, getting Arton to trust us will be very difficult, but it's also something we have to do. In any case, let's find him first. During this time, I'll think of a method. If all else fails, I'll learn from Ain and see whether I can trade myself for a bit of Arton's trust.]
[Kujaku: Uh, that's…]
Kujaku rubbed her forehead, unsure of what to say.
She wanted to advise Gion against it, but seeing Gion's determined expression, she could not bring herself to say anything.
After all, when Arton first arrived in the sailing world and reached the lovely homeland of Kaya, Gion had already been preparing to use her own body to attract Arton.
Now that things had developed to this point, it was extremely normal for similar thoughts of sacrificing herself to become even stronger in Gion's mind.
As for whether Gion could obtain Arton's trust through that method… although Kujaku felt the probability was a little low, it was not completely zero.
At the very least, judging from the incident where Ain successfully joined Arton's pirate crew, the chance of Gion successfully gaining Arton's trust was not zero.
One had to know that when Ain had tightly hugged Arton's thigh at the start and indicated that she wanted to stay on his ship, Arton had refused.
If Arton had not remembered that Ain was also one of the heroines he had written, he might have kicked Ain off the ship long ago.
In the end, Ain had still successfully stayed aboard his ship. That meant the method Ain had used had a certain degree of effectiveness.
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Chapter 711: Young People Shouldn't Be Too Impulsive
Kujaku did not know exactly what efforts Ain had made to stay on Arton's ship.
After all, during the period when Ain had been courting Arton's favor, Arton often had not turned on the diary's recording function.
As a result, Kujaku did not know the details of Ain's process in winning Arton over.
Even so, Arton had still leaked a bit of information about Ain winning his favor.
For example, simply from the seductive way Ain had dressed herself in front of Arton, perhaps she had already risked everything to win his trust.
And when Kujaku thought about the fact that Ain had been willing to kneel at Arton's feet for the sake of Zephyr's future and join Arton's pirate crew with doubts in her heart, she had no doubt that Ain was truly capable of that.
Even if she was not an experienced person, with Arton's manga as guidance, Ain could definitely grasp some techniques.
Even if she was clumsy at first, as long as Gion wanted her to take brave steps forward and take action, she would definitely be able to gain some trust from Arton.
Judging by the results, Ain had succeeded.
Otherwise, how could Arton possibly hand the powerful power of Ulti over to Ain to use?
That said, Gion had offended Arton before. Under these circumstances, if Gion approached Arton, she might be controlled by him.
To be honest, Kujaku did not really look favorably on Gion's idea of using herself to attract Arton.
Rather than letting Gion go, it would be better if she herself…
"Wait, what am I thinking?"
Kujaku's face instantly flushed because of her own thoughts.
Although she was not especially angry about Arton drawing manga with her as the heroine, and although she felt that if she could obtain a template, handing her body over to Arton would count as her getting the better deal…
That did not mean she would not feel embarrassed about taking the initiative to think of such things.
Although Kujaku looked like a rather mature girl, that was only her appearance.
In the end, she was still very young, nothing like the mature Gion.
However, thoughts like these did not disappear just because of Kujaku's subjective wishes.
They were like seeds full of life, taking root and sprouting inside Kujaku's mind.
[Gion: Kujaku, did you think of something?]
Gion noticed Kujaku's expression and felt somewhat confused.
[Kujaku: N-No! I just think it's still very difficult for you to approach Arton, Sis Gion. You know his guard is very strong.]
[Gion: Even so, I still have to hurry and make this happen. Otherwise, we'll have no chance at all.]
[Kujaku: Th-Then why don't you let me go? Maybe that'll give me a better chance of approaching Arton.]
Kujaku sighed inwardly. In the end, she had made her decision.
If Gion could obtain a template, then she would not be at a loss either.
Thinking of that, Kujaku's heart eased up a little.
[Gion: You? Kujaku, you're still very young. Don't be too impulsive.]
[Kujaku: But you can't deny that I'd have a better chance of approaching Arton, can you? Sis Gion, I agree with your point of view about betraying the World Government. That means I can be considered one of your companions now. You can't possibly refuse me and then watch you sacrifice yourself alone, can you?]
[Gion: But…]
[Kujaku: Besides, you wouldn't just watch me lose my chance to obtain a template, would you, Sis Gion?]
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