Wasted Ship Island.
The morning sun shone on the sea surface, and the gentle sea breeze stirred up ripples.
A large red sailing ship was anchored near the shore.
In front of the hull, two giant Yuda were carrying the entire ship below.
These two Yuda were two powerful Sea Kings tamed and raised by the Kuja Pirates; with them pulling, the ship could travel through the Calm Belt.
Even in normal seas, with two Sea Kings pulling, the speed of this "Perfume Yuda" could surpass ordinary ships.
Below the large red sailing ship, members of the Kuja Pirates carried boxes of supplies up the gangplank and put them into the ship's cabins.
Not far away on the shore, a young man and a young woman looked at each other.
"Finally... it's time to say goodbye..."
Boa Hancock, wearing a white cape over her shoulders and a red short top and skirt, smoothed a few strands of hair that had fallen across her forehead. She forced a smile onto her face, but her eyes were full of reluctance as she looked at the silver-haired young man.
Sephiroth, dressed in a blue suit, smiled, his tone a little helpless:
"Yeah! It's time to say goodbye..."
"Hey~! Sephiroth, if you become a Marine later and have to be my enemy, what will you do?"
"I'll turn around and run, or surrender!
In short... no matter what our positions are, I won't fight with you."
"What if I encounter danger and am captured by the Marines?" The long black-haired girl continued to ask.
"I will cast aside all positions and do my best to rescue you."
His voice was not loud when he spoke, and he said it very calmly, but his tone was full of determination.
"Then you're not allowed to lie to me~! Let's make a pinky promise!"
Having received the answer she wanted, a sincere, bright smile finally appeared on Boa Hancock's face. She raised her fair right hand and extended her little finger.
"Okay! Pinky promise."
Sephiroth smiled, also raised the little finger of his right hand, and made the most sincere promise with the long black-haired girl.
Seeing that the crew members of the Kuja Pirates had begun to gather and count heads, Boa Hancock had no choice but to wave to the young man, turn around, and quickly run towards the Perfume Yuda.
"Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!" Sephiroth nodded gently, replying.
"You really know how to make girls happy, little brother!"
Captain Shakky, who had a cigarette in her mouth, walked over from a distance. As she passed the silver-haired young man, she subconsciously teased him.
As the current Captain of the Kuja Pirates and also the strongest person on Nine Snake Island, her Observation Haki was not low, and she heard every word they said.
"Everything I said was true; I wasn't coaxing her."
Sephiroth looked calmly at Captain Shakky, who examined him carefully before smiling and saying:
"Very good, your heart rate hasn't sped up, and your muscles show no signs of tension or trembling... It seems you're not lying..."
"It wasn't in vain that I put in so much effort back then to let their three sisters... Hahaha!
I didn't expect you, little brother, to be surprisingly energetic despite having some dark circles under your eyes!... Youth is truly wonderful!"
"(≖`‸´≖;)"
Hearing this, Sephiroth's eyelids twitched slightly a few times. He forcefully suppressed the urge to furiously retort in his heart.
So it was you! Teaching them those strange things!
Do you know how I spent the past three nights?
To avoid acting on the three girls, he was almost suffering from internal injuries from holding back!
"Captain Shakky, all crew members are here!"
A member of the Kuja Pirates, leaning on the railing, waved at the two.
"Little brother, what's your name?"
"Karl D. Sephiroth."
"D? ...My name is Shakky, Captain of the Kuja Pirates.
Thank you for taking care of my three crew members during this time... See you again if fate allows!"
Captain Shakky waved her hand, swayed her waist, and walked onto the Perfume Yuda.
As the sails were raised, the large red sailing ship slowly moved away from the shore.
At the stern, Boa Hancock leaned on the railing, looking at the silver-haired young man standing on the shore with reluctant eyes.
At some point, Captain Shakky had walked beside the girl. She blew out a smoke ring, flicked the ash from her cigarette with her right hand, and said in a casual tone:
"Actually... if you don't want to leave him, you don't have to come back to the ship..."
Boa Hancock did not turn her head to look at her Captain. Her gaze was still fixed on the silver-haired young man, and she whispered softly:
"That won't do!
Because... in the future, I am going to become the King of the Amazon Lily Kingdom and intend to take the position of Captain from your hands!"
For him...
"You want to become King? How interesting..."
A slight bitter smile appeared at the corner of Captain Shakky's mouth, with the cigarette still in it.
"Don't worry! When your strength surpasses mine...
At that time, you won't even need to say it, I will definitely hand over the position of Captain to you immediately..."
The sea area from Water Seven to the Sabaody Archipelago is under the jurisdiction of the Marine G3 Branch.
The Commander of this unit is Vice Admiral Garp, known as the "Marine Hero."
When the Kuja Pirates came out of the Calm Belt to raid, they often encountered Vice Admiral Garp's warships...
Captain Shakky, the current Captain of the Kuja Pirates, said she was very tired:
(ﾟཀﾟ;) Can't beat him, can only be chased all over the world by that guy Garp.
This position of Captain of the Kuja Pirates, whoever wants it can have it, she doesn't value it!
She wants to retire, to withdraw!
Of course, Captain Shakky had also thought about changing direction and raiding on the other side of the Calm Belt.
However...
The other side of the Calm Belt is the East Blue... Vice Admiral Garp's hometown!
A few years ago, after Pirate King Roger was escorted back to his hometown, Loguetown in the East Blue, and executed, the Marine's crackdown on Pirates in the East Blue was in full swing.
Among them, Vice Admiral Garp, who often went home to visit, made the most outstanding contribution...
Captain Shakky could bet that if she dared to take the Kuja Pirates to raid the East Blue, that guy Garp would dare to swim into the Calm Belt by himself to beat people on Nine Snake Island!