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"Sadi-chan, when you defeat your future self, your injuries will be healed. There shouldn't be any weakness or loss of strength, right?"
He stretched out his hands to hold her shoulders and asked with interest.
"I... Aren't I mentally exhausted? You also saw the scene of me fighting with my future self just now - it took me a lot of effort to defeat her. Look, all the clothes on my body are in tatters."
As if to prove what she said, she took a step back and circled in front of him.
Indeed, she had similar abilities when fighting the sword projection, and her clothing was damaged during the battle.
But in his opinion, she had a Transparent World and could predict the sword projection's moves more quickly, yet showed some signs of deliberately letting the projection tear her clothes.
He wasn't an idiot. How could he not understand her thoughts now?
While he was thinking, she suddenly came up to him, looked at him eagerly and said:
"Hey, can I stay with you and become a member of the Explorer?"
"Huh? But aren't you from Impel Down? There's still work waiting for you to do over there."
"I know, but I've thought carefully about the time I spent with you - I'd rather stay with you than go back to that dark place to face those dangerous criminals."
"Is this still the Ms. Sadi-chan I know? If I remember correctly, shouldn't you enjoy torturing those criminals on a daily basis?"
"That...that was before. No, it's not that I don't like torturing them daily - it's just that compared to that, I want to stay by your side. Now, can't you agree with me? I already called you captain."
She held his hand and swayed it around, looking like a proper little girl.
Seeing her in such a state for the first time, even he couldn't help but be charmed, secretly thinking it was cute.
"This may be a little difficult. Although you and I have been together for three years, from the outside it seems that we've only been together for a few days - if this means leaving you on my ship, I have no way to explain it to Sengoku and the others. In this case, I may not be able to cooperate with the Marines."
He shook his head.
"I can submit my resignation myself."
She said firmly.
"This..." He looked at her serious expression and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I'm really touched. After being turned into a toy by that Hobby-Hobby Fruit ability user, no one remembers me, but you're the only one who still remembered me. You said your partner's seal can slightly remind you of your partner's existence, but I didn't have the seal of my partner at that time, but you still remembered my existence. This shows that you have a place for me in your heart - maybe you just simply like my appearance, but I'm really touched. So even if I say goodbye to my past life, I want to stay by your side."
She said excitedly, picking up his hand and placing it on her heart, "Now, listen to my heartbeat - my heart is telling me to stay here."
Looking at her current appearance, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
But soon, he had an idea in his mind.
"Sadi-chan, thank you for saying this to me - I was equally touched. Well, I can treat you as a true partner, but at the same time, I also want to ask you to do something for me."
He put his hands on her shoulders and said solemnly.
"Tell me what it is. You saved my life. No matter what it is, I'll help you complete it."
"It's not too difficult. I hope you can return to Impel Down and try to improve your status. Don't refuse, listen to what I actually think."
He paused and continued:
"I still have a good relationship with the Marines. But I'm not sure this relationship can last forever. Maybe after the war between the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates ends, they'll withdraw from the group and make a replacement. As for the World Government, I'm even less sure of their attitude."
"Maybe one day, they'll have problems with me. I want you to come back to Impel Down and move yourself higher and higher. As long as you have a high enough position, I won't be afraid if I'm caught in Impel Down one day. You can also send information to me."
"Do you understand, Sadi-chan?"