In the dark sky, a bright Moonlight hung high, casting down specks of light.
Suddenly, an ice dragon swept past, the Moonlight reflecting off its massive body as if hitting countless mirrors, and in the refraction of these mirrors, the entire sky seemed to brighten by several degrees.
Before long, Karl returned to Onigashima with Queen.
"Let's go, Queen. Be sure to exercise restraint tonight, or you won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow."
Karl, holding Kozuki Toki in one arm and Hiyori in the other, walked away without looking back.
"Hmph! This brat underestimates me, Queen. It'll definitely be her who can't get out of bed. But it's no fun when she's asleep. I'll wait until she wakes up, muhahaha!"
Queen laughed unrestrainedly. It was only two or three days; he could afford to wait. A person who wouldn't resist was no different from a doll, and that was too boring.
Queen liked resistance; the more resistance, the more he liked it.
Karl, who hadn't gone far, listened to Queen's soliloquy, his mouth stretching to his ears, and his body twitching wildly.
He struggled to suppress his laughter, quickening his steps.
He needed to leave this place quickly and find an isolated corner to vent properly.
Queen didn't notice Karl's abnormality. He hoisted Kiku onto his shoulder and skipped towards his room.
Finally, in an isolated corner, Karl could laugh out loud. He had been holding it in for too long.
"Hahahahaha!"
..."Oh my goodness, I'm dying of laughter! Queen, if you really go through with it, it'll be hilarious!"
Karl's mouth was cramping from laughter, and his stomach ached.
After he had laughed enough, Karl finally carried Kozuki Toki and her daughter back to his room.
Upon returning to his residence, Karl ordered a maid guarding the door, "Go, find a room, settle her in, and then tie up her hands and feet."
Karl handed Kozuki Toki to the maid. As for Hiyori, she was a bargaining chip for negotiations with Kozuki Toki, and also the most crucial part of his interesting plan, so he would keep her himself.
"Yes, sir."
The maid timidly agreed, taking Kozuki Toki. Although she didn't know why her master had given such an order, she was just a small maid and only needed to do as her master said.
After giving all these instructions, Karl felt a little sleepy and rubbed his eyes.
"Hehe, soft and sweet little Yamato, here I come!"
...The next morning.
"Karl, Karl! We had a baby!!!"
Because Karl had been busy for half the night, Yamato was already awake, but he was still asleep.
"Baby? Yamato had a baby??"
Karl, in a daze, suddenly woke up. What did he just hear? He and Yamato had a baby???
Karl opened his eyes and saw Yamato holding Hiyori, her eyes full of joy and curiosity.
Seeing this, Karl let out a long sigh of relief. He had truly been scared to death. He and Yamato were still children; where would a baby come from?
Then he thought, if Yamato said it, it wasn't strange. He had just scared himself.
"Yamato, that's someone else's child, not yours!"
"Eh? Is that so? But when I woke up, she was in our bed."
Yamato blinked her big, innocent eyes, looking adorable.
"I brought her back last night," Karl said, helplessly rubbing his forehead.
"Karl, you went out last night? Why didn't you take me with you when you went out to play!"
Well, in a few words, Yamato's attention shifted from Hiyori to the fact that he hadn't taken her out last night.
Karl grabbed Yamato. Yamato, at about 1.5 meters tall, truly looked like a child compared to Karl.
Karl lifted Yamato and continuously kneaded her small face. "You slept like a dead pig last night! How was I supposed to wake you up!!!"
Yamato's small face suffered inhumane treatment under Karl's demonic claws.
Yamato struggled desperately, but against Karl, she had no chance to fight back and could only let Karl do as he pleased.
Feeling refreshed after bullying Yamato, Karl went to Queen to get the Sea Stone handcuffs.
As for Hiyori, she had also inhaled the sleeping gas last night and was still sound asleep. At first, Karl was worried that such a small infant wouldn't be able to withstand it and that it would harm her body.
However, according to Queen, this sleeping gas only had one effect, no matter how much was inhaled: hypnosis. But if it was prolonged, the body would not get food and water, and it would shut down, meaning it would starve and dehydrate to death.
Another possibility was that if too much sleeping gas was inhaled, the brain would enter a deep sleep, leading to brain death.
Hiyori's breathing was stable now, clearly in a sleeping state. According to Queen, she should wake up in three to four days. As long as she was fed milk regularly, her body would instinctively drink it, so there was no need to worry much. Kozuki Toki would wake up in about two days, and it wouldn't be a big problem for her to go two days without food.
Queen might not be good in other areas, but his research capabilities were top-notch. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in the same research group as Vegapunk.
Especially in biological modification, to modify a creature, one must understand its structure. Queen's achievements in this area surpassed Vegapunk's.
Moreover, Queen was also the ship doctor of the Beasts Pirates, so Karl trusted Queen quite a bit in this regard.
Arriving at Queen's laboratory, Karl knocked on the door and called out.
"Queen, I'm here for the Sea Stone."
A clanging sound came from inside the room, and then the door opened.
Queen stood at the doorway, holding two pairs of Sea Stone handcuffs, though they were wrapped in something.
"I've already prepared them for you. Don't forget me if you have such an event again."
Queen gave a lewd smile and handed the Sea Stone handcuffs to Karl.
"How was last night?"
Karl took the handcuffs, a meaningful expression on his face.
"Why are you asking a brat like me these things! But let me tell you, that woman is good-looking, but she doesn't have..."
As he spoke, Queen raised his hand and gestured twice in front of his chest.
After returning last night, Queen didn't do anything else. He wanted to wait until Kiku woke up before proceeding.
But since he was already there, he couldn't do nothing. So Queen reached out, but when he touched Kiku's chest, he was a little stunned because Kiku's chest was flat, with nothing there.
This made Queen a bit unhappy, but he then thought, he could modify!.
With a little modification, Queen could make them as big as he wanted.
So Queen didn't do anything last night. He planned to wait until Kiku woke up to try the original version before modifying.
Karl's mouth twitched as he listened to Queen's narration and hand gestures, almost bursting into laughter.
Karl felt that if he didn't leave soon, his secret would be exposed, so he quickly said goodbye and left.
Before leaving, he said something that left Queen baffled.
"Xiao Nanliang is hard to find in this world. Make the most of it."
After saying that, Karl ran off, leaving Queen standing there bewildered.
"What Nanliang, Eastliang?"
Unable to figure it out, Queen decided not to think about it anymore and continued his modification journey!
On the way, Karl couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Queen, that pervert, is just too funny, hahahaha!"
As long as Queen doesn't regret it later, but what if? What if Queen really falls for Xiao Nanliang? It's not impossible.
Composing himself, Karl arrived at the familiar training ground.
Yamato had already begun her training, striving to achieve her goal of going out to sea and adventuring like Kaido in the future!
Karl walked to the side, preparing to take out the Sea Stone handcuffs. Karl was ready for the possibility of touching the Sea Stone and thus being unable to use his Devil Fruit.
But just as Karl touched the Sea Stone, his pupils dilated, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
(PS: Regarding Momonosuke, he must die, but not now. Dying so easily would be too convenient for him.
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