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Explorer, captain's quarters.
Ikki and Nico Robin lay together, with slight smiles on their faces.
Robin had her arms wrapped around Ikki's back, burying her entire head in his chest with a gentle smile on her face.
'In this way, even if I have to leave one day, I can still give him an explanation. But... sure enough, there still needs to be something more concrete.'
Nico Robin thought that she might have to leave in the future because of her identity, and she became worried again. In her opinion, as long as they could have children together, even if she left one day in the future, Ikki wouldn't be too sad.
"Ikki, tell me, can I get pregnant with your child?" Nico Robin touched her belly and asked.
"Well, that's a question of probability. But there's no need to worry - we still have a long time together anyway. You can definitely consider this issue later." Ikki looked at Nico Robin in his arms and asked, "Robin, are you thinking about leaving me one day?"
"No... nothing." Robin lowered her head, not daring to look into Ikki's eyes.
Seeing Robin's current state, Ikki knew what she was thinking.
"Don't think nonsense. It's not that easy to get off my ship. In the future, both me and everyone will become stronger and stronger. When that time comes, no one will be able to separate you and me." Ikki hugged Nico Robin tightly and said firmly.
Feeling Ikki's heartbeat, Robin smiled sweetly. Feeling at ease, coupled with the previous intense activity, she closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep.
Seeing this, Ikki changed Robin's sheets and closed his eyes as well.
An hour later, the door opened from the inside. Tsuru's figure appeared at the entrance.
'This man!' Tsuru looked at Ikki and Nico Robin, who were sleeping together in front of her, and the corner of her mouth twitched.
At this time, she finally believed that Ikki really had fallen in love with Robin, which was why he kept her by his side.
'I don't know whether leaving Gion with this man is a good thing or a bad thing.'
Tsuru shook her head, opened the door to the captain's cabin and walked toward the guest room that Nojiko had prepared for her.
After she left, Ikki opened his eyes with a smile on his face.
"In this way, Tsuru will believe what I said before." Ikki murmured.
He had deliberately let Tsuru see his and Robin's condition. Otherwise, even if Tsuru wanted to open the door, she wouldn't have been able to do it.
Of course, Ikki could also have asked Robin to go to his room. In his opinion, since he had been intimate with Robin, it was also a good plan to make Tsuru more certain that he was attracted to Robin's body and would keep her around.
Two days later, a rescue sailboat sailed away from the Explorer and headed into the distance.
Pere pere pere pere
Click!
"Hello, this is Tsuru." Tsuru answered the Den Den Mushi.
"Tsuru, this is Sengoku. I heard Aokiji say before that Gion's situation has improved a lot. Is this true?"
Hearing this, Tsuru glanced at Aokiji across from her and replied:
"Yes, Gion is now able to stand up and can even conduct a certain level of swordsmanship training with Ikki. Maybe it won't be long before she can fully recover."
"Great! As long as Gion is fine. Tsuru, ask Ikki if he intends to come to Marine Headquarters to train for a while. I can also give him the reward for defeating Golden Lion Shiki."
"Unfortunately, he doesn't want to come to Marine Headquarters." Tsuru shook her head. "I once mentioned this matter to him, but he said that the Marines planned to publicly execute the captain of Whitebeard's second division, and he didn't want to get involved in our war with the Whitebeard Pirates."
"This... he sees it quite clearly." Sengoku rubbed his brow.
Originally, he was thinking about getting Ikki to come to Marine Headquarters. Maybe he could also join the war against the Whitebeard Pirates. Now it seemed that this was completely wishful thinking on his part.
"Tsuru, about the Whitebeard Pirates..."
"Don't worry, Sengoku, I understand what you mean. Gion's situation is steadily improving, and I have temporarily left her with Ikki. Now, I am rushing toward Marine Headquarters with Aokiji."
"Okay, I'm waiting for your return. Regarding the upcoming war, your wisdom and strength are needed here."
After discussing the war between Marine Headquarters and the Whitebeard Pirates, Sengoku and Tsuru hung up the Den Den Mushi.
Tsuru put away the phone and looked at the Explorer in the distance heading toward Water 7. There was deep concern in her eyes.
A few hours later.
"Ikki, we can already see Water 7." Vivi jumped down from the crow's nest and walked behind Ikki, looking at him and Nico Robin standing side by side at the edge of the ship.
Vivi's face blushed a little. Because the training room was located in the captain's quarters, Vivi often trained there. She had also gradually learned a lot about the relationship between Ikki and Nico Robin.
"Vivi, your expression seems a little strange." Ikki turned his head and looked at Vivi with amusement.
"Really, you're the one who's weird!" Vivi pouted. "And so are you, Robin!"
Having said that, there was a hint of envy in Vivi's eyes when she looked at Nico Robin. But soon, Vivi became even more shy after realizing her thoughts.
The sight made Ikki want to say, "Hey, you're blushing!"
'Really, Ikki! Isn't Robin just more mature and in better shape? Now, how can I complete my father's mission and marry Ikki... Wait, Vivi, what are you thinking about?'
A stream of white smoke came out of Vivi's head, and her face turned red.
Seeing Vivi's appearance, Robin couldn't help but smile softly, finding it quite interesting.
Ikki, as if he had discovered something on the sea not far away, raised his legs and walked toward the edge of the boat.
"Ikki, what's wrong?" Nico Robin followed Ikki's line of sight curiously, but didn't see anything.
"There seems to be a person on the sea train tracks over there. Robin, Vivi, wait for me here first. I'll go over and take a look."
As soon as the words fell, Ikki's figure rose into the air and rushed into the distance using Geppo.
Nico Robin smiled, turned to look at Vivi who was still blushing, and whispered in her ear:
"I know you like Ikki. Even Nami and Nojiko like him. Actually... I don't mind sharing him with you."
Vivi looked at Nico Robin with wide eyes and a racing heartbeat.
"You... what are you talking about? I... I don't quite understand."
"Haha, you can't hide it from me, Vivi. If you don't like Ikki, why bother holding a wedding with him?"
"It's not because of me that I have to hold a wedding with Ikki. But... Ikki likes women like you."
"Don't worry, you got great potential. When you grow up in two years, you'll be able to catch up with me."
At the same time, on the other side.
Ikki stepped on Geppo and stopped on the track of the sea train.
'Why is this woman here? Could it be that Luffy and his team are still facing off against CP9?'
Looking at the woman lying on her back on the sea train track, her clothes torn and her strength obviously exhausted, Ikki couldn't help but sigh.
Although he had never seen her with his own eyes in the pirate world, the special dress of the woman in front of him still made him recognize her identity.
The female agent of CP9, Kalifa.