Kalifa's sudden request stunned Luo Chen for a moment.
She wanted to stay and work by his side?
Soon, Luo Chen guessed her motive.
Because his actions at Water 7 had disrupted the original plot, Kalifa's identity as a CP9 agent had not been exposed.
She probably thought he didn't know anything.
She wanted to stay here, continue to be a spy, and report all his information to the World Government.
Luo Chen's thoughts turned quickly, but his face remained smiling.
"Stay by my side? Do you know what I do?"
Kalifa nodded.
A blush appeared on her face, and her tone was excited:
"I heard everything. It was clearly the Marines who framed you, forcing you to become a pirate."
"Mr. Luo Chen, your character and strength have my deepest admiration."
"Please, you must accept my request."
'She's quite the actress...' Luo Chen complained inwardly, but smiled normally. "Alright, then you can stay."
Keeping Kalifa was absolutely not because he wanted a beautiful secretary who liked to wear uniforms.
Instead, he could feed Kalifa false information to deceive the World Government.
With him knowing she was a spy, Kalifa would, in turn, become his spy planted within the World Government.
He just didn't know if it would be useful in the future.
Kaku saw this, a hint of worry in his eyes.
He couldn't say anything in front of Luo Chen, so he could only remain silent.
Not long after, Luo Chen found a random island and dropped Kaku off.
The wood dragon set off again, flying toward Kuja Island.
Boa Hancock, Nami, Robin, Vivi, Kalifa.
Looking at the five women, Luo Chen created a luxurious wooden villa.
"Everyone pick a room and rest."
He walked into the villa first and chose a room on the first floor.
Hancock didn't hesitate, directly choosing the room to Luo Chen's left.
Nami saw this and headed straight for the room on his right.
Robin smiled slightly and walked to the second floor.
The three rooms on the first floor were already occupied, so she, Kalifa, and Vivi could only go to the second floor.
Returning to her room, Robin muttered to herself, "Should I eavesdrop? The first floor seems like it will be very lively."
She could see that the world's most beautiful woman had already given her heart to Luo Chen.
Nami was very jealous about this, clearly having unusual feelings for Luo Chen as well.
Robin had noticed this long ago and wasn't surprised.
She was just curious if any sparks would fly on the first floor.
In the end, Robin couldn't resist. After briefly chastising herself for eavesdropping, she used her fruit ability to sprout a pair of ears downstairs.
...
First floor, Luo Chen's room.
He sat quietly on the wooden bed, the system interface appearing before his eyes.
[Host: Luo Chen]
[Physical Arts: lv10 (Strong Emperor's Subordinate level ≈ 2 Billion Beri Bounty Pirate)]
[Skills: Observation Killing, Divine Avoidance, Conqueror's Haki (Top-tier), Swordsmanship (Black Blade level), Observation Haki (Top-tier), Armament Haki (Top-tier), Six Marine Styles - Shave, Six Marine Styles - Moonwalk]
[Ninjutsu: Impure World Reincarnation, Kamui, Shinra Tsheng, Tengai Shinsei, Susanoo, Sage Mode, Flying Thunder God Technique, Wood Style Ninjutsu Collection]
[Cultivation Points: 50000]
[Next Stage Cumulative Top-up Reward Standard: One Hundred Billion Beri]
'Still short by more than forty billion to reach the one hundred billion cumulative top-up.'
'It'll be enough once the money from the World Government arrives.'
'But, will the transaction in seven days go smoothly?'
Luo Chen couldn't help but frown.
'Will the World Government try to ambush and kill me during the transaction?'
'Many abilities were exposed during the Summit War. Only the Impure World Reincarnation hasn't been shown.'
'Flying Thunder God and Kamui are both spatial abilities. If the World Government has a Devil Fruit that can restrict spatial powers, it's still somewhat dangerous.'
'To be on the safe side, I'll let a clone handle the transaction.'
'I'm not far from being invincible. I can't be reckless.'
Luo Chen muttered.
The clone's Kamui dimension was connected to the main body's.
As long as he got the items, it didn't matter if the clone died.
"Knock knock knock—"
A knock sounded at the door.
Luo Chen got up to open it.
Outside the door stood Hancock's tall, slender figure, a purple qipao outlining her alluring curves.
She wore red high heels, the tops of her feet fair and smooth, one could even faintly see the blue veins.
Hancock's beautiful face was flushed as she said, "I don't know why, but when I can't see you, my heart feels very uncomfortable."
She looked at Luo Chen, her red lips exhaling a fragrant breath. "After seeing you, my heart doesn't feel uncomfortable anymore."
Luo Chen rubbed his forehead. How should he explain this?
What should he say to Hancock?
After thinking for a moment, Luo Chen said, "Hancock, is it possible that you... are in love?"
Hancock looked stunned.
'In love? With whom?'
She stared blankly at Luo Chen.
"Ba-dump, ba-dump, ba-dump..."
The sound of her heart beating loudly and rapidly echoed in Hancock's ears.
Her cheeks became scorching hot, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her palms trembled slightly.
'Is it love? With Luo Chen?'
Hancock's trembling hand covered her chest, her cheeks growing redder.
She said softly, "I... don't hate this feeling."
"And I don't hate you."
Hancock stared at Luo Chen.
"No wonder I was willing to elope with you. I... fell in love... with you?"
The corner of Luo Chen's mouth turned up, and he pulled Hancock into the room.
"Let's try and find out."
The moment Hancock walked into the room, her mind went blank. Her whole body was like a bright red shrimp, faintly giving off steam.
She was like a puppet, allowing Luo Chen to lead her to the bedside.
She felt the clothes on her chest leave her skin.
Hancock shivered, and remembering something, she quickly said:
"Luo Chen, wait."
"Hm?" Luo Chen looked at her in confusion.
"My back, on my back there is..." Hancock's face turned slightly pale, and the hand clutching the clothes on her chest also turned white from the force.
Luo Chen understood her concern and said in a gentle voice:
"I understand. I will find a way to remove the mark for you. If I can't remove it, I'll kill all the Celestial Dragons, making this mark completely meaningless."
Hancock's delicate body trembled slightly.
She had been worried that he would despise her after seeing the Celestial Dragon's slave mark.
However, Luo Chen clearly didn't.
His words both moved Hancock and put her at ease.
She slowly relaxed the hand clutching her clothes.
The slightly cool breeze hit her skin without obstruction.
Hancock's cheeks were flushed, her eyes shy, and she looked at Luo Chen with a tenderness like water.
Faced with this scene, even after being 'trained' by the leather-clad woman, Luo Chen's heart was stirred.
The Pirate Empress's original beauty, coupled with the Love-Love Fruit, was enough to charm any normal man.
He was naturally no exception.
A deep and insightful conversation quickly began.
Just as the conversation was about to reach its peak, a knock suddenly sounded on the door.
Luo Chen was stunned and looked up at the wooden door.
Hancock's head was buried in the clothes like an ostrich, not daring to look at him at all.
Helpless, Luo Chen had no choice but to get up, walk to the door, and open it.
Outside was a smiling Nami.
"Luo Chen..."
She was about to say something when her gaze was drawn to a red high heel lying on its side on the floor.
Nami's pupils trembled slightly.
'That shoe... belongs to Boa Hancock.'
Her pretty face turned a little pale, and she looked somewhat embarrassed. She quickly said, "I'll come back later."
After speaking, Nami hurried away.
Luo Chen silently closed the door, returned to the room, and continued.
Nothing could stop him now.
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