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"Are you all confused?"
Shin looked at the puzzled Olvia and the others and asked with a light chuckle.
"I am... This shouldn't be good for us, but I support whatever decision Shin makes."
Hancock expressed her unconditional support for Shin. No matter what decision he made, she would support him unconditionally.
"It doesn't necessarily help us, but it doesn't hurt us either," Shin said with a shrug.
"But it can scare the Five Elders. They probably won't be able to sleep at night after receiving this news."
Shin said with a smile.
As for whether the Five Elders would become even more suspicious of him because of this, it didn't matter. They were already paranoid enough. If they had a way to take him down, they would've made their move long ago.
"Then I'll go and deliver the message to the Five Elders." Kalifa left to deliver the message.
"Shin, did you forget that Momousagi also knows? When she passes the message to the Marines, the Five Elders probably won't be as sleepless as you think."
Robin said to Shin.
"No, the Five Elders will be even more conflicted, because they won't know who to believe."
Shin was just simply trying to annoy the Five Elders. He had no other motive.
"Then are we just going to let Dragon go?" Hancock was not happy.
"Dragon will pay the price in the future. I'm not so easily used."
Shin waved his hand.
He wouldn't go after Dragon now, but when the right opportunity came up, he'd make him regret it so badly he'd wish he'd never been born.
"Let's go. Time to set sail."
Shin put on a black feather coat, then took Hancock and the others. The Kuja Pirates set sail again.
"I estimate it won't be long before the Five Elders and the Marines receive news of me setting sail and my whereabouts being unknown."
Shin sat on the bow of the ship, a mischievous smile on his face.
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Momousagi looked at Shin.
Although she didn't know what he was planning, she could tell he was toying with the Five Elders and the Marines.
In fact, Sengoku had already contacted Momousagi. She hadn't revealed that Dragon and Shin had no cooperation agreement—she'd simply claimed she didn't know.
Sengoku hadn't thought much of it. He figured that if Shin and Dragon were truly cooperating, their discussions would have been held in secret, not where others could overhear.
However, in reality, the entire Kuja Pirates knew.
Momousagi leaned against the side and was in a daze. She had been sent by Sengoku to be an undercover agent, and now she was complicit in passing on false information.
"Have I betrayed them??"
Momousagi clutched her heart and whispered to herself. She was deeply confused.
"What are you talking about, Momousagi?" Marguerite suddenly patted her from the side, startling her.
"Marguerite, you almost scared me to death." Momousagi recovered her senses and glared at the little girl irritably.
Her relationship with Marguerite was quite good.
"You're too sensitive. What were you thinking about just now?" Marguerite asked Momousagi curiously.
"Nothing." Momousagi was a little flustered. She couldn't expose her identity as an undercover agent.
Although Marguerite noticed the change in Momousagi's expression was odd, she didn't ask any more questions.
Shin had observed Momousagi's expression completely. Although he was facing away from her, his vision was 360 degrees without any blind spots.
"She's a terrible spy..." Shin couldn't help but say in a low voice.
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"Captain Shin, the work you assigned me is done. I wonder what else I need to do?" Baby-5 ran over and asked Shin.
Shin glanced at Baby-5. Not to mention her looks, just her personality was definitely what all men liked. She longed to be needed. As long as she was needed, it didn't matter what she did.
"Take a good rest." Shin wiped the sweat from Baby-5's forehead and said to her with a smile.
This scene did not go unnoticed by Hancock. Seeing Shin gently wipe Baby-5's sweat, Hancock couldn't help but pout.
"How nice it would be if it were me."
Hancock couldn't help but fantasize—Standing beside Shin, and then Shin gently stroked her head, wiped her sweat, and even kissed her.
BAM!
While Hancock was still fantasizing, Robin walked past her and knocked her on the head.
The awakened Hancock's eyes were spitting fire. To disturb her and Shin's bridal chamber—yes, in just a short time, Hancock had already fantasized to the bridal chamber...
"You were definitely not thinking about anything wholesome just now," Robin glanced at Hancock and said.
It was too obvious.
Hancock's cheeks were flushed. It was clear she was thinking of something unhealthy.
"No, I was thinking of wonderful things, and you ruined it! Robin, I challenge you to a duel!" Hancock said in a huff.
Robin glanced at Hancock, then refused without hesitation. She was no match for her. She wasn't a fool looking to get beaten.
"Hmph." Hancock snorted lightly, then walked towards Shin.
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Shin had just sent Baby-5 to rest, and then Hancock came over. She was a bit clingy. But Shin felt that being clung to by her was quite nice.
"Captain, the shaved ice you wanted is ready." Monet's expression was very special at this moment, a look of entanglement.
A proud Logia Devil Fruit user, reduced to making ice cream and shaved ice every day. Though honestly, the Snow-Snow Fruit didn't deserve much respect anyway. If you ranked the weakest Logia Devil Fruits, the Snow-Snow Fruit would definitely make the list.
There weren't many Logia Devil Fruits to begin with.
The powerhouse ones like the three Admirals' fruits and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit were in a league of their own. Meanwhile, the weaker ones like the Snow-Snow Fruit and Swamp-Swamp Fruit were just plain embarrassing.
Of course, a large part of a fruit's power depended on its user. If undeveloped, any fruit was trash.
The Swamp-Swamp Fruit, for instance, had a lot of potential, but its user was a complete weakling. And honestly, that fruit was pretty repulsive. Turning into a pile of mud was just disgusting to look at.
"Thank you for your hard work, Monet. You're getting really good at this. You deserve a reward." Shin said with a smile.
Monet was a bit speechless.
"Is that so? Then I'll try it too." Hancock's watery eyes stared at Shin, like a pitiful little animal.
The Empress acting cute was a deadly weapon. Since Hancock wanted to try some, Shin was happy to indulge her.
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