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It had to be said, Gaya Mannie was a true beauty.
After changing into clean clothes, she immediately exuded the aura of a loli princess, as delicate as a porcelain doll, exceptionally cute.
As for the wealth on One-Eyed Barrion's ship, Ye Jia left it all to the women.
Their village had been burned, their men killed or injured; they desperately needed this money.
Ye Jia, considering that they often cared for Gaya Mannie, an orphan, took not a single coin for himself, giving it all to them.
Immediately, Gaya Mannie tearfully bid farewell to the women, and Ye Jia took her back to his ship.
"Captain, you're so amazing! You can move on the sea!"
Gaya Mannie, who had just recovered from the extreme speed, looked at Ye Jia with eyes full of adoration, sparkling with stars.
"Haha, walking on water is just a minor trick!"
The Glint-Glint Fruit's extreme speed allowed Ye Jia to travel on the sea at an incredibly fast pace for a certain distance.
But it wouldn't last for long.
After all, he hadn't reached the level of Admiral Kizaru yet.
"Come on, our next goal is to enter the Grand Line, and through the Grand Line, directly reach the New World!"
Ye Jia took out a map. "You see, which direction should we go now?"
"This way!"
Gaya Mannie immediately pointed it out. "Going this way is the fastest!"
"Haha, good. Then we'll set off in this direction! It's different having a navigator; it's much more reliable than guessing randomly!"
...
"One-Eyed Barrion was killed?"
"They say it was the Reaper Pirates!"
"Reaper Pirates? This name, I've never heard of it before. Is there any intelligence on this pirate crew?"
"This news just came out recently. The Marines rushed there but only saw One-Eyed Barrion's corpse... headless!"
"These days are truly not peaceful. Scarface Walker, Fanged Garcia, One-Eyed Barrion... The great pirates with tens of millions of bounty in the Goa Kingdom's waters have all been taken out!"
"No, we can't go out to sea these days. If we really run into the Reaper Pirates, we won't even know how we died!"
On the fifth day of Ye Jia's departure, the entire Goa Kingdom's sea area was in an uproar.
Three great pirates with tens of millions of bounty were taken out, and all were killed on the spot, without even the ability to escape.
The words "Reaper Pirates" instantly caused countless panics.
Ye Jia had no idea that the few scoundrels he had killed had caused such a massive stir.
At this moment, Ye Jia was anchored on a small island called "Moska."
"After eating meat for several days, it's finally time to change the flavor!"
Ye Jia was heartily eating fruits and vegetables.
He was pretty much tired of meat. Every day was either grilled meat or roasted meat, beef, chicken, fish—all meat. And to preserve them for longer, he even had to seal them up. After a while, they all turned into salty, dried meat, which wasn't delicious at all.
As a true Earthling, vegetables and fruits were essential. So, after finally finding a small island, the first thing he did was eagerly eat these fruit and vegetable delicacies.
"Little Mannie, you're growing, eat more. Don't be shy with me! Your Captain has plenty of money!"
Ye Jia said when he saw Gaya Mannie eating so slowly.
"Captain... Am I very stupid?"
Gaya Mannie was dejected and disheartened. "You gave me such valuable Devil Fruits and taught me how to cultivate, but I can only heal small wounds so far... I'm completely useless."
"Captain, I'm too useless..."
After Gaya Mannie became Ye Jia's navigator, to give her some self-defense capability, Ye Jia directly gave her the freshly synthesized Heal-Heal Fruit.
However, whether it was because the Heal-Heal Fruit was too inferior or because Gaya Mannie lacked the talent to become a Devil Fruit user, she could currently only heal very minor wounds, no more than one centimeter.
If she encountered a slightly larger wound, it would take a very long time to heal. Even if all of Gaya Mannie's stamina was expended, she would still struggle to heal it.
"Who said you're useless?"
Ye Jia said, "You are the navigator personally invited by me, Reaper Ye Jia. You are ten thousand times better than them!"
"It's only been two days. The effect definitely won't be that fast! Besides, how powerful is your Heal-Heal Fruit ability? With a whoosh, the wound heals. It's simply more effective than any medicine!"
"Don't worry, you will definitely become a very great person, I promise!"
Seeing that Ye Jia didn't show any dislike towards her, Gaya Mannie's heart finally relaxed.
She secretly decided that she must make the Heal-Heal Fruit's ability stronger. This way, if Ye Jia ever got injured in the future, she could treat him immediately... By then, she should be qualified to marry Ye Jia and have children, right?
Thinking of this, Gaya Mannie felt as sweet as if she had eaten candy, and her appetite also improved significantly.
"Quick! Block the exit! We must catch him! Don't let him escape!"
Just then, many armed soldiers ran past them.
"Hmm?"
Ye Jia looked, somewhat puzzled, but he didn't pay too much attention.
After all, this was the world of One Piece, full of vicious pirates everywhere. It wasn't surprising to see one or two occasionally.
After a while.
"Caught him! We caught that guy!"
"How dare he lay hands on Lord Dresser! This swordsman doesn't want to live!"
"Tie him up! Burn him alive! He must be burned!"
The civilians outside were enraged, as if they were dealing with some great villain.
"How pitiful..."
Inside the restaurant, someone who heard the sounds outside sighed softly, "That hateful noble, Dresser, has been wreaking havoc on Moska Island, covering up everything with his power and influence. Now he's getting his just deserts! Serves him right!"
"Too bad he couldn't kill Dresser directly and got caught. This swordsman is truly pitiful... Come, raise a toast to the hero of Moska."
The two at the next table quietly clinked their glasses.
Ye Jia heard this and his eyes darted.
It seemed there was some hidden story here...
"Gaya Mannie, you eat first. I'll go over there and ask a question."
Ye Jia stood up and walked to the next table.
"Gentlemen, I heard your conversation just now. Please tell me in detail what this Dresser is about."
Ye Jia asked bluntly.
"Lower your voice!" The two immediately panicked and quickly urged Ye Jia to sit down. "Never discuss Lord Dresser in this place, Moska. Otherwise, your life will be in danger!"
"Oh? But I just heard you discussing him. I'm a curious person, and I can't be stopped once my curiosity is piqued. Don't worry, I'm very discreet; I won't tell anyone. Just tell me a little, just a little!" Ye Jia chuckled.