"Dodge? Are you talking about me?"
Looking at Law, who was three meters away, a smile appeared on Merlin's face.
Immediately after, Merlin's figure suddenly appeared in front of Law. The sheathed Night Earl in his right hand was placed horizontally against Law's neck. Merlin tilted his head at him, the corner of his mouth rising: "And then?"
Law gulped, completely unable to react, and couldn't help stammering: "You, you, you..."
"Me, me, me?" Merlin mimicked him, then smiled and withdrew the sword, patting Law's shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Little brother, during this time, it wasn't just you getting stronger. Big brother didn't waste time either. In fact, my efforts were above yours."
"Smug ghost!" Law slapped Merlin's hand on his shoulder. Unfortunately, Merlin withdrew his hand ahead of time again. Law was very depressed: "You just rely on being a few years older than me. When I reach your age, I will definitely be stronger than you."
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!" At this time, seeing the two finish their playful banter, Baby 5 walked up covering her mouth and snickering. She reached out and slapped Law on the back, then rolled her eyes: "What are you thinking? Law. I can tell that Big Brother Merlin was just playing with you!
"If Big Brother used his sword, he could probably cut off your head with just one slash."
"Not bad,映~" Buffalo followed, grinning and mocking Law. But at the same time, he looked at Merlin with shock in his eyes. He couldn't easily defeat Law; rather, the two were evenly matched at best. Yet Merlin defeated Law so easily. In that case: "It seems I can't beat him either?"
No, no, no, I am an ability user.
I'm not a weakling like Law can defeat.
"It seems..." Merlin spread his left hand outward, chuckling lightly: "The eyes of the masses are sharp."
Law glared at Baby 5 and Buffalo with a dark face, very dissatisfied: "Whose side are you two bastards on anyway?"
Baby 5 raised her head proudly, looking down at Law with lowered eyes, and hmphed: "Of course on Big Brother Merlin's side. He wouldn't be like you, only knowing how to curse people at the drop of a hat."
Law looked at Merlin with a dark face, gritting his teeth: "Shameless guy, you just rely on your good looks to hook up with little girls everywhere."
Merlin was amused upon hearing this and looked at Law playfully: "Thanks for the compliment!"
Saying this, he also reached out to pat Baby 5's head beside him and said to her: "Not bad, you have good taste."
Baby 5 blushed and raised her hand to cover her head, a strange look flashing in her eyes, "You don't hate me?"
"Hate?" Merlin looked at her strangely: "Why would I hate you?
"You haven't done anything to make me dissatisfied. Rather, I think you are quite interesting.
"A pretty cute little sister."
Baby 5 blinked, then lowered her head gently, her voice as faint as a mosquito: "Saying I'm... cute? He even treated me to a meal. He..."
Looking at Baby 5, who had already fallen into mental stimulation, Law covered his face with one hand and sighed very helplessly, saying tiredly: "It's over. Now you're in trouble."
Law squinted at Merlin, "Be prepared. You will be pestered by her in the future.
"I'm telling you, why are you so casual? Why provoke a mentally ill girl casually without asking clearly?"
"Mentally ill?"
"Mmh, Baby 5, since she was little..."
Glancing at Baby 5 who was deep in thought, helplessness in Law's eyes, he then recounted her tragic past.
A seemingly common family tragedy in this world.
When she was little, because her family was very poor, after she was born, her parents considered her a waste of food and useless, until she was abandoned by her own mother.
That woman even said terrible things like "You are not needed."
Thus, this guy developed a mental illness, craving to be needed by others. As long as she was requested by others, she couldn't refuse them.
Acquired people-pleasing personality?
At this time, the four stood by the street. Merlin listened to Law's narration with a calm face, glancing at Baby 5 who had become silent.
At this time, Buffalo patted Baby 5's head with a grin and said to Merlin with a smile: "Baby 5 is just such a woman! As long as you open your mouth to request her, she will never refuse,映~"
Speaking up to here with a strange rising accent, Buffalo looked at Merlin with a grin: "If you don't believe it, you can try requesting her?
"Whether borrowing money, washing clothes, or anything else! She responds to every request."
"Right? Baby 5."
Hearing this, Baby 5 nodded with a big smile on her face, but a look of blankness appeared in her eyes.
She didn't speak, just nodded happily and continuously.
Aside, Law pursed his lips, saying nothing, but Merlin noticed that his fists hanging by his side had hardened.
And he glanced at Buffalo with an unkind look.
His heart was angry.
At this time, seeing Merlin didn't make a request to her, Baby 5 looked at Merlin somewhat blankly: "Big Brother Merlin? You..."
Law looked at Merlin at this time, his mouth slightly open but saying nothing. Merlin looked at Baby 5 and asked calmly: "Will you agree to any request? Baby."
"Do you need me?"
Her eyes were eager.
"Then promise me, learn to refuse in the future. If you only act as a puppet, you won't be truly needed by others."
Merlin said calmly.
The corner of Law's mouth beside him rose slightly.
Baby 5 was stunned upon hearing this, her mouth opening and closing, then she looked at Merlin dazedly: "Can... I?"
At this time, Law couldn't help speaking: "Isn't that nonsense? Even gods can't respond to every request, let alone a stupid woman with a sick brain like you?"
Toxic tongue skills improved again.
Buffalo on the side was somewhat bewildered and confused, feeling like he had messed things up again?
Baby 5 fell silent. After a few more seconds, she raised her head to look at Merlin: "Can I really?"
"Whether you can or not is up to you to decide. After all, you are you, and not me."
Merlin said with calm eyes. At this moment, Baby 5 asked somewhat anxiously: "What if it were you? What would you do?"
"I am me and you are you. We are different because everyone in this world is a unique existence."
Merlin stopped talking after saying this.
And Baby 5 fell into deep thought.
At this time, looking at Law, " seeing that you are alive and well, I am very happy.
"Since that's the case, let's part ways here for now. I have other things to do."
Hearing this, Law's eyes widened slightly, and he spoke hurriedly: "Where are you going? Why leave? Don't you have nowhere to go either? Want to come and live with me?
"I've joined the Donquixote Family now. I can recommend you. Will you come there with me?
"Only there, is it possible for us to cure Platinum Lead Syndrome.
"Do you know about Devil Fruits?
"They have channels to obtain them there."
Aside, hearing Merlin suddenly wanted to leave, Baby 5 also suddenly became somewhat anxious: "Do you want to join us? Our family is very strong and will allocate suitable Devil Fruits to official members. Your illness can definitely be cured too."
Merlin looked at the expectant Law and chuckled lightly: "During the auction period, I will be in Black Pearl the whole time.
"As for joining, let's talk about it after the auction ends!"
Law breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He really didn't want to live alone anymore. Staying with the Donquixote Family, he didn't feel at home at all.
He couldn't help asking: "Then during this time, if I want to find you, where should I go?"
Merlin glanced at him and didn't intend to tell the truth: "I was hired to come here, so it's inconvenient to reveal the employer's information. But I will wander around here every day.
"If you are bored, you can also come find me here."
Law looked very dissatisfied with a dark face: "Such a big town, do you want me to play hide-and-seek with you?
"Do you think it's interesting?"
"Then!" Merlin smiled: "Every noon, I will eat at the restaurant where we met before. If you want to see me, come find me at that time!"
"Who wants to see you? Narcissist."
Law turned his face away and snorted coldly.
Seeing this, Merlin reached out and patted his head. The indignant Law slapped back, but still missed. Merlin smiled: "Alright! Not teasing you anymore!"
"Bye! Law."
After Merlin finished speaking, he glanced at Buffalo and Baby 5 again, saying to the little girl: "Don't forget the request you promised me."
After saying that, he walked casually towards an alley simply and neatly.
Law stared unblinkingly at Merlin's back. At this time, Baby 5 looked at Law and whispered with shining eyes: "Can you tell me about him?"
"Who?" Law was stunned first, then reacted with a dark face: "Laplace?"
Baby 5 frowned: "He said his name is Merlin."
Law retorted very speechlessly: "I've called him Laplace since childhood. I'll call him Laplace. Even if he turns to ash, he is also Laplace."
Baby 5's chest heaved with anger, her gaze becoming unkind. Her right arm suddenly softened and reshaped into a steel cannon barrel, the muzzle instantly pressed against Law's face: "Stinky guy, do you want your head blown off by me?"
"Do you think I would fear death?" Law ignored the cannon barrel on his face, thought for a moment, looked at her, and said calmly: "Believe it or not, after my head is blown off by you, Laplace will definitely avenge me on you."
Baby 5 was stunned for a moment, tutted, and then mocked: "Just now you ignored him, and now that he's gone, you remember his goodness again.
"Law, your character is really awkward enough!"
Law turned his head with a dark face and glared at her fiercely, "Shut up!"
Baby 5 was startled by Law, instantly tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, feeling aggrieved: "Why are you always fierce to me?"
"Who told you to be so annoying!" Law continued to speak poisonously with a stinky face: "Just as annoying as that guy!
"That guy was very annoying when he was little. He..."
Baby 5 listened seriously to Law's narration.
Her eyes lit up from time to time, constantly chasing Law to ask about things she wanted to know.
But she didn't notice that the look in Law's eyes looking at her at this moment was very surprised.
Not long after, Merlin arrived near the port on the east side of the island, standing on the roof of a flat-topped building.
At this moment, gazing calmly at a luxurious three-masted ship at the port below.
In the gentle breeze, on the mainmast.
An ice-blue flag fluttered in the wind.
That was the ship of Williams, the son of the Duke of the Volgala Kingdom.