By the port, a biting sea breeze, laden with a salty, humid scent, blew freely.
Ashiru and Haku's eyes widened, their faces filled with disbelief.
They never imagined that Kuma would actually appear here, and his target was clearly the little girl named Bonney.
At this moment, they stood with Kuma and Bonney at the port, seeing off the Aka Shio.
Bonney gazed longingly at the gradually departing yacht, her small mouth pursed, her eyes brimming with tears, and in the blink of an eye, tears streamed down her face like a bursting dam.
Although she had only spent a few short days with Andy and the other sisters on the ship, she could genuinely feel that they were all very good people.
During these few days, Bonney was able to eat her fill every day, a sense of satisfaction she hadn't experienced in a long time.
Most importantly, Andy truly fulfilled his promise and helped her find Kuma.
Thinking of what Andy said before leaving, a determined expression appeared on Bonney's tender face, and she secretly vowed in her heart that she would definitely become the strongest person, just as powerful as Andy.
Once she became strong, she would definitely go find Andy again!
Kuma quietly held Bonney, his face expressionless, but in his heart, he kept thinking about what Andy had told him.
The Pacifista's immense power, just one unit, cost as much as a warship.
If all these powerful combat forces could be brought under the Revolutionary Army...
It seems he really needed to find time to have a thorough discussion with Dragon; no matter what, they had to gain control of the Pacifista!
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Meanwhile, on the gradually departing yacht.
Carifa, her beautiful eyes fixed on Andy, asked with a puzzled expression, "Andy, I really didn't expect you to simply help Bonney find Kuma."
Andy comfortably rested his head on Tia's lap, lazily lying on the sofa, and casually glanced at Carifa, retorting, "Otherwise?"
Carifa lowered her head upon hearing this, falling into a brief silence.
A few seconds later, she raised her head, her gaze calm and indifferent, and slowly said, "Luring Bartholomew Kuma out and directly eliminating him, we might even be able to use Bonney to draw out the Celestial Dragons. After all, Bonney's matter is inextricably linked to Gorosei Satan Saint."
In her opinion, following her suggestion would best serve their current interests.
After all, what Andy most urgently needed now was bounty points.
But now, merely returning Bonney to Kuma instead of taking the opportunity to eliminate him, such an action was truly difficult for her to comprehend.
As Carifa's words fell, the yacht fell silent for a moment, and this time it was Andy's turn to remain quiet.
The others also tacitly chose to remain silent; Alpha focused on reading a medical book, while Tia lowered her head, concentrating on massaging Andy's head.
After more than ten seconds, Andy looked up, gazing at the calm, mirror-like sea in the distance, his voice faint, as if reminiscing or talking to himself: "Perhaps... that scene in West Blue changed me a little."
Previously, in the Silvia Kingdom in West Blue, that little girl, so thin she was just skin and bones, tragically fell under the Marine's gunfire.
That scene had a huge impact on him.
Andy had killed many people, but that didn't mean he had to become a cold-blooded killer.
Upon hearing the reason Andy gave, a faint smile quietly appeared on Carifa's cool face.
Perhaps, in time, Andy would gradually let down his guard around her and grant her his trust.
Of course, the prerequisite was that she acted cautiously and did nothing foolish.
However, she had already made up her mind to wholeheartedly entrust her future to Andy, and she had already gone all in.
Alpha and Tia were completely bewildered, but they knew in their hearts that they were not yet in a position to know about the matters Andy and Carifa discussed.
Both of them were very self-aware, neither asking too many questions nor daring to speculate wildly.
"Caw ~ Caw ~"
At this moment, a news coo circled above the yacht, seemingly asking, "Hey! Do you want a newspaper? It's very cheap!"
Hearing the news coo's cry, Carifa came back to her senses and waved towards the sky.
Seeing this, the news coo performed a beautiful turn and gracefully flew down.
Carifa took out 50 Berries and handed them to the news coo, who happily took them, then handed over a newspaper and flew away contentedly.
Performance +1!
"This news coo seems very diligent today. Is there any big news in the newspaper?" Andy asked leisurely with his eyes closed.
"There really is!" Carifa's voice involuntarily rose a few octaves, with a hint of surprise, "The World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk, made a statement in the newspaper, which Morgans put on the front page headline!"
As soon as he heard the name "Hawkeye," Andy instantly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them, and he asked indifferently, "What did Hawkeye say?"
"If you don't come find me soon, I'll come find you,' followed by three exclamation marks." Carifa read it out word for word, then closed the newspaper and looked directly at Andy.
Andy's lips curved slightly upward, revealing a meaningful smile. He raised his hand, signaling Queen Tia to stop what she was doing, and then stood up from the sofa.
"Hawkeye, that guy, this is clearly a challenge to me." Andy had a faint smile on his face, but within that smile, there was a hint of terrifying battle intent.
"A challenge to you?!" Carifa's face was filled with shock, her eyes wide, looking at Andy in disbelief.
Alpha and Queen Tia were equally surprised, their mouths agape, their eyes filled with astonishment.
Andy didn't respond, he simply took Zhu Chi out of his spatial storage.
Zhu Chi seemed to sense the strong battle intent released by Andy and instantly exuded a strange and bloody killing intent.
Under the shroud of this surging battle intent and killing intent, the three women on the ship shivered uncontrollably, and a strange sense of tension quietly spread through the air.
"Change course, head to Kuraigana Island, and find Hawkeye!" Andy immediately made up his mind.
"Understood." Carifa quickly composed herself, responded coolly, and turned to arrange the new route.
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