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Hancock stared at Shin with a resentful gaze. He'd let her eat the whole thing before telling her she only needed one bite.
She wanted to cry—no, she was already crying.
"Actually, I wanted to tell you... I only took one bite and got the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit," Robin said to Hancock.
Robin had found her Flower-Flower Fruit by chance. Whether it was good luck or bad, she had found a Devil Fruit at a young age—and Robin had only taken one bite. After all, few people had the courage to take a second bite after tasting it once.
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"Hancock has changed a lot."
Shin looked at Hancock. Even though she had just eaten the Devil Fruit, the effects of the Love-Love Fruit were already apparent. She exuded a unique charm.
"Indeed."
Olvia nodded. Before, she had only thought of Hancock as a delicate and beautiful little girl.
Now, she felt a pull towards her.
It was effective on men and women. However, its effectiveness depended on an individual's willpower. Those with strong willpower wouldn't be affected by the Love-Love Fruit's charm.
"Really? Then, Shin-nii, am I beautiful now?"
Hancock blinked at Shin.
"No matter how beautiful you are, you're still just a little girl." Shin reached out and pinched Hancock's cheek. But Hancock would grow up to be the most beautiful woman.
Robin looked at Hancock with some envy.
Comparing herself to Hancock, Robin felt a little insecure...
"Let's go. We're leaving this place. And we'll deal with some small fry along the way."
Shin's Observation Haki had already sensed the hidden auras outside. Those pirates were ambushing them outside the auction house—though Olvia didn't have Observation Haki, she was smart and knew what Shin meant.
At this moment, Olvia wasn't worried. If he could defeat a Marine Vice Admiral like Kuzan, these small-time pirates were nothing.
The three Marine Vice Admirals had a record of fighting the Whitebeard Pirates and retreating unscathed. These three Vice Admirals were, of course, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan. They had all fought the Whitebeard Pirates and managed to retreat.
The whole world acknowledged their strength.
Shin hadn't known this before—Olvia had told him.
Shin guessed they were trying to build up their reputation by fighting Whitebeard, paving the way for their promotion to Admiral. Who else to target but Whitebeard, who currently had the highest reputation?
But if the three of them teamed up against Whitebeard in his prime, they probably wouldn't have an easy time. The current Whitebeard was only in his fifties, without any injuries, at the peak of his strength.
Even Sengoku and Garp together might not be able to take him down.
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Leaving the auction house, Shin didn't hold back.
A single Tempest Kick killed them all.
Because he used Tempest Kick, Shin was mistaken for a Marine.
He figured it wouldn't be long before his bounty poster came out.
Killing Spandine, injuring Marine Vice Admiral Kuzan, letting Saul escape, and rescuing Olvia and Robin... it would be strange if he wasn't wanted.
Shin bought a small to medium-sized ship, and then they left the Sabaody Archipelago.
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At this moment, Olvia temporarily served as the navigator.
With Olvia's knowledge, being a navigator was no problem.
"It seems you're not entirely useless after all," Shin said, looking at Olvia with surprise.
"Shin, don't you think that's a very rude thing to say?" Olvia said to Shin with displeasure.
Before, when facing Shin, Olvia had felt somewhat restrained. But now, that feeling was gone. Perhaps she had realized that Shin's personality wasn't that difficult to get along with.
"Why are there so many pirates?"
Shin, who was enjoying a small drink on the deck—felt annoyed as cannonballs flew towards them. Looking at the pirate crew in the distance, his mood instantly soured.
They hadn't been at sea for long, and this was already the second wave of pirates they had encountered.
"When the Pirate King, Roger, was executed, his words started the Great Pirate Era. It's normal for there to be such chaos—" Olvia said to Shin.
Publicly executing Roger was meant to suppress the pirates at sea and quell the unrest. But because of Roger's words—the situation at sea became even more chaotic.
Roger started an era with a single sentence. His ability was admirable. But whether his actions were good or bad for the world... it was probably a mix of both. Because of Roger's words, countless people poured into the sea, becoming pirates, causing even greater turmoil in the world.
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Looking at the cannonballs about to land, just as Shin was about to act, Hancock volunteered.
"Shin-nii, leave it to me! Let me show you the fruit ability I've developed!"
"Alright." Shin nodded. He also wanted to see how much Hancock had developed her fruit ability in these few days.
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Hancock lightly touched her lips with her finger, creating a large pink heart-shaped substance. Then, she pulled it back like a bow and arrow, shooting out countless pink arrows.
The cannonballs in the air were hit and all turned to stone, falling into the sea.
After using this move, Hancock's stamina was completely depleted, and her body fell towards the ground. To prevent Hancock from falling, Shin reached out and caught her.
"Hancock, this move is very powerful—but shouldn't you have saved some stamina for yourself?"
"So warm~" Hancock didn't hear Shin's words at all, her little face flushing as she nuzzled against Shin's chest.
"...." Shin had a black line on his forehead.
"Shin, forgive me for being blunt, but Hancock is still young!"
Olvia, at this moment, risked angering Shin and said this. Olvia was even prepared to keep her daughter, Robin, away from Shin.
"What are you talking about??" Shin stared at Olvia with a dark face.
Hancock and Robin looked at Shin with confusion. They were indeed still young and didn't understand the content of Shin and Olvia's conversation.
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Shin didn't forget the pirate ship that had attacked them in the distance. He threw a Rasenshuriken at them, sending them all to the afterlife.
People always say, if you don't anger others, others won't anger you. But Shin, upon arriving in the One Piece world, found this to be complete nonsense.
He didn't know if it was because the people of the One Piece world were particularly fond of chaos, but Shin had already encountered seven waves of pirates who had attacked their ship for no reason.
And Shin didn't let these tired-of-living guys go. It had always been him attacking others—when did it become others' turn to attack him?
So, all these bastards were beaten to a pulp by Shin, not even their bones left.
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