Chapter 181
"Rouge, I'm back!"
Hearing Vilin's shout, Rouge immediately walked out from the living room.
Seeing Naz faint again from training, her face instantly turned cold as frost. She rushed toward Vilin, carefully placed Naz on the sofa, then grabbed Vilin by the collar and unleashed a burst of anger at him.
Only after venting her frustration did Rouge somewhat unhappily straighten his clothes for him.
"Have you eaten yet?"
Looking at Rouge's cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside demeanor, Vilin didn't get angry. He did feel a little guilty about Naz's situation — even though his intentions were good.
"Not yet."
Hearing that he hadn't eaten, Rouge immediately walked toward the kitchen to prepare dinner for him.
Seeing Rouge busy herself, Vilin walked over to Naz, who was snoring heavily. A ball of emerald-green light condensed in his hand and slowly flowed into Naz's body.
Watching his eldest son's complexion gradually regain a healthy flush, Vilin then carried him back to his bedroom to rest.
After leaving Naz's bedroom, Vilin immediately walked into the kitchen.
Seeing Rouge become even more alluring and mature, he couldn't resist wrapping his arms around her slender waist from behind.
Rouge didn't protest Vilin's actions at all. Instead, she skillfully leaned her head back into his chest and complained with heartache:
"Vilin, does Naz really need to be trained so strictly?"
Hearing Rouge's words, Vilin's gaze immediately became resolute.
He held her waist and spoke seriously:
"You've been with me since we fought our way from the four seas into the New World. I believe you understand very well how cruel the New World is."
"If we don't work hard to become stronger, our children will likely find it very difficult to survive in the harsh environment of the New World."
"We can't protect them forever, right?"
Hearing Vilin's true thoughts, Rouge immediately fell silent.
The mere thought of losing Naz made her unconsciously clench her fists so tightly that the iron pot in her hand deformed.
Seeing the poor state of the pot, Vilin pretended not to notice.
He simply held Rouge tightly, continuously giving her warmth.
After struggling internally for a long while, Rouge finally raised her head to meet Vilin's eyes and said firmly:
"Vilin, I think Naz's training load is still too light. You should train him even more strictly." "At least double it."
Hearing Rouge's request, a strange look appeared on Vilin's lips.
Seeing her serious expression, he immediately nodded and silently mourned for Naz in his heart.
While the two were discussing how to train Naz, Naz — who was sleeping — suddenly trembled violently as if he had dreamed of something terrifying.
But because he was truly exhausted, he still didn't wake up.
After eating the dinner Rouge prepared, Vilin immediately looked expectantly at Rouge, who was wearing a black stockings short skirt.
Seeing his puppy-dog eyes, Rouge found it quite funny.
She didn't refuse. Instead, she gave him a knowing look.
Seeing that look, Vilin happily scooped up her soft body in his arms and quickly carried her toward her bedroom.
Under Vilin's extremely gentle onslaught, a satisfied smile appeared on Rouge's beautiful face. The way she looked at Vilin was practically dripping with affection.
And just like that, the next day Naz happily received double the training service.
This made the way he looked at his mother become quite bitter.
Seeing her son looking so pitiful, Rouge felt a little heartache but still ignored it.
Faced with his mother's indifference, Naz could only resign himself and walk listlessly toward the training ground.
Seeing Naz in this state, Vilin looked at him with full sympathy in his eyes.
But he would never go easy — after all, Naz was the only boy in the Aitrias family who had reached training age.
The heavy responsibility of protecting the family in the future would surely fall on his shoulders.
Vilin would give him the best resources he could.
He had long been planning the Fish-Fish Fruit for Naz.
As soon as the God Valley War began, Vilin would unhesitatingly take those powerful Devil Fruits for himself.
Watching the three little ones continuously sweating on the training field, Vilin's face was filled with an irrepressible smile.
These children were the true hope of the Aitrias family.
As for their task — it was simply to escort and protect these children.
Central New World.
On a ship flying the Golden Lion pirate flag, Shiki was currently smoking a cigar with a depressed expression.
Seeing Roger slip away from him once again, he couldn't help complaining to Newgate beside him with a puzzled look:
"Newgate, that Roger guy's luck is just too good, isn't it?" "This time he was saved again by a sudden extreme weather event." "If he wasn't completely unaffected after entering the sea, I'd suspect that guy was a Devil Fruit user."
Hearing Shiki's complaint, Newgate also felt quite puzzled.
During this period of encounters with Roger, Newgate had come to greatly admire the man. This also caused him to hold back quite a bit whenever they met. He really wanted to see how far Roger could go.
"Gurararara!" "Shiki, cheer up!" "Come drink with me!"
Hearing Newgate's invitation, Shiki didn't refuse.
He directly tossed the cigar in his mouth into the surging sea.
Marine Headquarters.
After a year of development, under Steel Bone Kong's management, the Navy's strength had completely recovered and become even stronger than before.
Seeing the Navy's current overwhelming power, Steel Bone Kong's ambitions began to swell uncontrollably.
He could no longer hold back his desire to strike at the Rocks Pirates.
These past few days he had already discussed the matter with the Five Elders.
Just as he was drinking hot tea from his cup, preparing to rest for a bit, the Den Den Mushi on his desk suddenly woke up and started making "bru bru bru" sounds.
Seeing it was a call from the Five Elders, Steel Bone Kong immediately straightened up and answered expectantly.
"Steel Bone Kong, your proposal has been approved after discussion among the five of us." "This time, you must crush the Rocks Pirates and eliminate that disaster called Rocks."
Hearing Satan Saint's words, Steel Bone Kong immediately stood up excitedly and said solemnly:
"Don't worry, Lord Satan Saint." "I will absolutely not disappoint you."
Seeing Steel Bone Kong so confident, a satisfied look appeared on Satan Saint's face.
"Hehehe, I have high hopes for you. Don't let us down!"
With that, Satan Saint hung up the call.
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