This time, Vivian truly lost his composure.
The moment Domino finished speaking, anger completely clouded his mind, and he instinctively slapped Domino across the face.
Seeing her fair cheek instantly swell and redden, Vivian realized just how strong he had become. He was about to apologize when he saw Domino clutching her face, tears streaming down as she shouted, "I killed Aili, so what? If you want to avenge her, then kill me too."
Domino, like a madwoman, gritted her teeth, her entire being in a hysterical state.
This made the slightly calmed Vivian clench his fists again.
This woman…
This time, she had really gone too far!
Thinking about how Aili had just escaped from the Whitebeard Pirates and was entrusted to him by her friends and father, and now, just a week later, she was gone?
How could he explain this to Hodman?
How could he explain this to the pirates on Whitebeard's ship?
How could he explain this to Whitebeard?
Images of Aili's innocent smile flashed through his mind as he watched Domino wildly swing a blood-stained military knife at the furniture. Vivian's face turned cold, and he slowly approached her, electricity crackling around his hand.
…
About five minutes later.
"Ah!"
Screams continuously emanated from the house.
Many navy marine officer or civilians passing by Vivian's house stopped in their tracks, ears perked, curiously peering into the courtyard.
"What's going on?"
"No idea."
"It sounds like a woman is being beaten."
"Which officer lives here?"
"I think it's Thunder SwordVivian-sama."
"Thunder SwordVivian-sama?"
Many civilians, upon hearing this, opened their mouths in awe, their faces showing admiration.
"Since it's Thunder SwordVivian-sama, there must be more to this than meets the eye, right?"
"Definitely. Maybe he caught a female pirate and is interrogating her inside?"
"Makes sense!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
However, as the screams from inside the house grew louder and then slowly turned into moans, everyone was stunned.
"Ahem…"
"Maybe it's not a female pirate?"
"Lord Vivian is powerful and handsome, surely many girls would pursue him."
"Exactly, I remember Lord Vivian is just in his early twenties, full of energy, so it's understandable to release some in the morning."
"Let's disperse, let's disperse, we shouldn't disturb Lord Vivian's business."
With that, the civilians coughed lightly, turned around, and walked away, glancing back at Vivian's house every few steps.
…
About an hour later.
Navy G1 Headquarters.
Vivian threw away his cigarette butt, walking into the dormitory building with a lifeless expression. Approaching two puzzled female navy marine officer guarding the building, he asked, "Has Aili's body been dealt with?"
"Aili?"
The female navy soldier was stunned, then asked, "Do you mean the new recruit who joined the headquarters a few days ago?"
"Yes," Vivian nodded.
"But… why mention a body?" The female navy soldier's forehead creased with a big question mark.
Vivian: "…"
I…
Did I misunderstand something?
"Where is Aili's room?"
"Third floor, Room 309."
"Thank you."
After thanking them, Vivian instinctively used Soru and disappeared from the first-floor corridor in the blink of an eye.
The female Marines left behind watched his disappearing figure with starry eyes, murmuring to themselves, "Lord Vivian… he's really as devastatingly handsome as the rumors say…"
…
Third floor, Room 309.
Vivian looked at Aili, who was lying on the bed barefoot, giggling and playing with the wireless phone he had given her a few days ago. He stood there, stunned as if struck by lightning.
"You're… okay?"
"Huh, Vivian, why are you here?"
Seeing Vivian in her room, Aili quickly sat up and happily threw herself into his arms.
"Have you been in your room all day and not gone out?" Vivian asked, gently stroking Aili's hair.
"No." Aili blinked her big, cute eyes, looked at Vivian for a moment, then quickly lowered her head, burying her face in his chest.
Even though she had seen Vivian countless times, she still couldn't help but feel shy when looking into his eyes.
And… Vivian smelled so nice.
While Aili was lost in her thoughts, Vivian's mind was already wandering.
If Domino didn't hurt Aili, then where did all that blood come from?
…
The scene switched back to Vivian's house.
Two and a half hours had passed since the morning fight.
Vivian, with Aili in tow, had just returned home and was about to open the door when he saw a Marine soldier standing in the yard, peeking into the house.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Vivian asked.
"Oh, you must be Captain Vivian? I'm here to deliver meat. It's all processed. Do you still want it?" The soldier pointed to the cookhouse insignia on his uniform, then bowed to Vivian with a smile.
"Delivering meat?"
Vivian looked in the direction the soldier pointed and saw a pile of cleaned wolf carcasses. Suddenly, everything made sense.
Could it be…
"Where did this meat come from?" he asked, swallowing hard.
"Ah, Miss Domino hunted it this morning in the back hills. A pack of wolves attacked some civilians gathering firewood, and Miss Domino happened to pass by and saved them. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
The soldier's face showed a hint of excitement as he continued, "Miss Domino's swordsmanship is truly exquisite. She charged into the wolf pack alone, unharmed, and killed over a dozen wolves in the blink of an eye. She even took down the wolf king with a flying slash. Her skills are just amazing!"
The soldier was still lost in the memory of the scene, but Vivian's expression was entirely different.
He pushed open the door in a panic and rushed to the bedroom.
There, Domino lay disheveled on the bed, looking like she had been through a lot. Her hair was a mess, and she stared blankly at the ceiling, not making a sound.
Vivian hurried over, lifted Domino up, and asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
"Vivian? You're back? Hit me hard again, will you?" Domino's face turned red as she whispered in his ear.
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