[Akemi: Wh-what's going on? Shouldn't I have been... by Gin...]
[Rouge: Th-this place is?]
[Roger: Woah! What's happening? There's nothing around, but there's a strange little box in my mind. Huh? What's this 'Group File'? Seems interesting, let me click and see... Oni Chihi, haha, what a funny name too!]
...
[Kazuma: @Akemi, Miss, could you please share a photo? I'm Sato Kazuma, a lively 16-year-old high school student. Although I'm dead now, as Jin-sama's number one underling, he will definitely revive me someday!]
[Kazuma: @Rouge, I don't know if you're an older sister or a younger sister? Could I see a photo? Your surname seems a bit familiar, could it be a connection from a past life?]
Kazuma, who in his 16 years of life probably hadn't even lost his virginity and might have spoken to the opposite sex only a handful of times, instantly entered simp mode upon seeing the two new group members with clearly female names.
Before the other group members could even react, he sent over a dozen @ messages to Rouge and Miyano Akemi.
It's unclear why he's trying so hard to be a simp even without a physical body.
Is this what it means to be a 2D enthusiast? Liking wives you can only see but not touch?
But the problem is, Kazuma is also a dead 2D enthusiast, so he can't even 'self-service'!
[Ace: @Kazuma, Get lost, you pervert! If you dare say such things to my mom again, I'll kill you!]
[Rouge: M-mom? You are...]
Seeing the 'Portgas D.' prefix before Ace's name, Rouge's expression changed dramatically, and she cried out in shock: (T/N: The chat name is usually full name, but for convenience, after the first introduction, I always remove them.)
[Rouge: Ace... is that you, Ace? My child Ace?]
[Ace: Sniff... Sob sob! It's me! Mom, Mom, I miss you so much! Waaah~]
[Rouge: Oh! Child, don't cry, don't cry. Mom is here, Mom has always been here. It's a pity I don't have a body now, otherwise I'd really want to hug you. Have you been well? Have you been eating properly without being picky? Have you made friends?]
Listening to Ace's loud sobbing in the group and Rouge's overflowing maternal love, neither the perverted protagonist Kazuma nor the scumbag boss Dio spoke up to break this heart-wrenching yet warm atmosphere.
Even though Dio, like Blackbeard, is scum to the core, the word 'mother' still represents the softest part of his heart.
However, unfortunately, not everyone has emotional intelligence.
[Roger: @Ace @Rouge, Wow! Are you really my wife Rouge and my son Ace? Rouge, you really did well, you really gave me a son! Ace, did that guy Garp teach you properly? Didn't trick you into becoming a Marine, right? By the way, why is your surname 'Portgas'? Shouldn't it be 'Gol'?]
[Newgate: @Roger, You idiot, still as bad at reading the mood as ever...]
Newgate was utterly speechless. He always thought Roger had low EQ, but he didn't expect it to remain unchanged even after death.
Compared to Newgate's mere exasperation, Ace displayed unprecedented rage. If he had Saiyan Bloodline, he'd probably transform on the spot.
[Ace: @Roger, Shut up!! Don't act like a dad in front of me! Let me tell you! Even though I inherited the surname 'Portgas' from my mom, to whom I owe a great debt of gratitude, I will never acknowledge the bloodline from your scumbag half!]
[You killed Mom! You should be glad you're already dead! And I'm dead too! Otherwise, I would definitely find your grave, dig up your corpse, and whip it!!! My dad, from beginning to end, has only ever been Whitebeard!!!]
Ace's furious, scathing rant left the newly joined Roger and Rouge couple stunned.
They completely didn't understand why their son held such deep resentment towards his father.
Roger had no doubt that if he stood before his son, Ace would not hesitate to cut him down.
The others in the group understood.
After all, following the Sabaody Archipelago incident, they had learned about Ace's background.
They also had to admit that this [Pirate King], whether as a husband or a father, was indescribably scummy.
...
In reality.
Jin glanced at Ace, who had entered full-on toxic chat mode, and silently enabled group message blocking.
'At this rate, Ace would probably keep cursing for another two or three hours. After all, over twenty years of pent-up resentment isn't so easily vented.'
...
Ten minutes later.
Sunny, towed by Eight Tails, slowly entered the exit channel from Fish-Man Island leading to the New World.
Shirahoshi, sitting on Eight Tails' back, waved goodbye to her family and subjects seeing her off at the port.
"Father! Big Brothers! And everyone of Fish-Man Island! Goodbye! I'll come back to see you!"
Jin watched this scene with a smile.
Actually, Shirahoshi didn't need to come back.
The next time they met would likely be after conquering Totto Land and relocating the Fish-Men Tribe there.
But Jin wasn't so low-EQ as to say something like that and ruin the warm moment.
"Hey~" Just as Sunny was gradually rising to the sea surface, Nami suddenly approached Jin.
"What's up?" Jin glanced sideways.
"You already have two such beautiful women, so you probably don't need an ugly duckling like me anymore, right? When we reach the New World, can you let me off the ship? Someone with your strength can always recruit a new navigator, right?" Nami proposed to Jin, clinging to a sliver of hope.
She was desperate.
To get Jin to release her, she even belittled herself as an 'ugly duckling'.
Mainly, Nami thought that now that Jin had two peerless beauties, Hancock and Shirahoshi, he had most likely lost interest in her... right?
"Hahahaha!"
Hearing Nami's words, Jin couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Wh-what's so funny?" Nami said indignantly.
"Nami, you've been crawling around the underground black market since you were ten, right? I didn't expect you to say something so naive," Jin said mockingly, then spread his hands and explained slowly:
"A man never thinks he has too many women."
"A man never thinks his harem is too big."
"When he has a small harem, he wants a big harem."
"When he has a big harem, he wants an even bigger harem."
Jin spread his arms and glanced sideways at Nami, who was listening dumbfounded.
"Human desires are like rocks rolling down a mountain… Once they start, they can never stop."
Nami fell silent for a long time.
Well, she understood these principles.
Weren't the Arlong Pirates, who wreaked havoc in Cocoyasi Village, the best example?
Starting with a monthly protection fee of 10,000 Berry, then gradually increasing to 50,000, 100,000...
Finally, her family of three couldn't afford it anymore, leading to Bellemere's death at the hands of that beast, Arlong.
Perhaps having been with the idealistic Straw Hat Pirates for too long, living too smoothly, Nami felt she had unknowingly forgotten how cruel this world really was.
"So many women... aren't you afraid of kidney deficiency..." Nami muttered under her breath.
Since reasoning with him was hopeless, Nami could only use this kind of talk to vent a little.
Jin's eyes widened. He picked Nami up and headed towards the second floor.
"Then let me show you what serious kidney deficiency looks like!"
"Kyaaa-! Stop it! Stop!" Nami screamed in shock.
Hancock, seeing this, shuddered inwardly, 'This guy's moods change too unpredictably!'
...
"Sob... y-you, let me go... I know I was wrong..."
Ten minutes later, Nami, her lips swollen again, greedily gasped for fresh air, then pleaded with tears in her beautiful eyes.
"Was there someone you liked in the Straw Hat Pirates?" Jin asked instead.
Nami was momentarily at a loss for how to answer.
'Would saying 'yes' make Jin let me go? That's impossible!'
'If he were really that reasonable, would I even be tied up here?'
'But if I said 'no', wouldn't he feel even less burdened about possessing me?'
For a moment, Nami felt both anxious and scared, completely unsure how to respond.
"Just tell the truth. You've seen my ability, haven't you?" Jin flashed the three tomoes in his eyes, instantly reminding Nami of when he used these eyes to control Hody back on Fish-Man Island.
"N-no..." Nami whispered the truth.
For the Straw Hat crew who saved her from the hell of the Arlong Pirates, if it were to repay the debt, Nami would even be willing to give her life.
But when it came to romantic feelings... that was another matter. Otherwise, during their months of adventure together, something would have happened long ago.
"Then that's settled. Just think of us now as an ordinary couple, about to do what couples should do, alright? This isn't violation, it's two people in love becoming one," Jin said with a beaming smile.
'Oh~ So that's how it is~'
Nami thought it made sense... 'Bullshit!'
'Do you think I'm a naive airhead like Shirahoshi who hasn't stepped outside her door for ten years?!'
'Not to mention you're the enemy who stole our pirate ship and killed my teammate's father!'
'And we're not lovers!'
'Who the hell wants to be in love with you?'
'I wish I could chop you into a thousand pieces, okay?'
"Nami, although the Straw Hats saved you from Arlong, as the navigator, you also saved the Straw Hat Pirates from peril numerous times, right? Whether on Skypiea or in the fight against Shiki, the Straw Hat Pirates survived all sorts of natural disasters thanks to you, didn't they?" Jin whispered in Nami's ear from behind, employing brainwashing tactics:
"Even if you need to repay a debt, it should be paid off by now, right? Now go do what you want to do. You don't owe the Straw Hats anything, do you?"
"I..."
"Wh-what I want to do... is adventure with Luffy and the others..."
"And... help Luffy become the Pirate King... Don't you try to drive a wedge between us..." Nami's expression was a mix of wanting to cry and laugh, swallowing saliva as she struggled to respond.
"That doesn't conflict with what we're doing now, does it? He can be his Pirate Thing, and we can have our romance..."
"N-no... it's 'Pirate King'..." Nami gritted her teeth and held on, but it was useless.
At this time, Jin realized... 'This seems to be Luffy's room?'
Suddenly, he felt... even better!