Kuina sighed, not wanting to prove anything, and bowed deeply to Jon.
"Thank you, Mr. Jon. It is my honor to have a spar with you."
Speaking of this, her face showed bitterness: "Although I am blind and didn't see the method of your sword, it's my fault for being too stupid."
Jon smiled awkwardly, shook his head, and changed the subject: "Are you free? Shall we find a place to chat?"
Ah, can we talk alone?
Kuina's eyes hid happiness, and she nodded, saying, "Yes, Mr. Jon, please follow me."
Jon "hmm-ed" and followed the girl step by step.
Looking at the girl who had passed the death period and was already developing.
Jon thought:
I saved her life, so it's only natural for her to repay me by becoming mine.
But being too hasty… seems not okay.
...…
Secluded location, familiar warehouse.
Jon looked at the attic, where the ladder had been removed, and still found it a bit exaggerated as he craned his neck.
No, the ceiling here is only two and a half meters high at most.
Is it too sudden for someone who can defeat an adult swordsman to die like that?
Even within the human realm.
Usopp could be smashed in the face by Mr.4 with several tons of iron rods, and even ordinary people in the pirate world wouldn't die like a joke.
Jon had a new guess:
Could it be that Kuina fell and lost her memory, and it happened that Koushirou had a mission, so he faked Kuina's death and had her go undercover in the Navy as a Revolutionary Army member, changing her name to Tashigi?
It's not impossible—
It's normal for Kuina to not recognize Zoro due to amnesia.
And…
Tashigi really looks exactly like Kuina.
It's like looking in a mirror!
Jon pondered this possibility while looking at Kuina's face.
A moment later.
"Check the entries."
He stared at Kuina's face, trying to start from the entries.
[Kuina Entries: Template Face (Blue), Bond Sacrifice (Purple), Sword Demon (Purple), Devil's Nemesis (Pseudo-Gold)]
[Template Face (Blue): This beautiful face is a replicated template! (I heard there's a guy in the Navy named Tashigi.)]
[Bond Sacrifice (Purple): If I don't die, the male lead has no bond! If I don't die, the plot can't progress! If I don't die, how can the green-haired guy become the world's greatest swordsman! (That's right, I am a necessary sacrifice)]
[Sword Demon (Purple): A once-in-a-million sword genius, Sword Comprehension + 500%!]
[Devil's Nemesis (Pseudo-Gold): The devil who cut Kaido, yet never won against me! (It was like this when I died, and it would be like this if I were alive)]
Good heavens, there are even conceptual entries?
Jon was now certain that Kuina and Tashigi were indeed two different people.
But her pseudo-gold entry was a bit too abnormal.
—No matter how strong Zoro becomes, he can't win against her?
This should be the setting Oda arranged for her before her death.
It's too outrageous.
No wonder she became a [Bond Sacrifice].
His thoughts returned, and he looked at the girl with downcast eyes, laughing wryly for a moment.
He had been staring at her for a long time, which was indeed rude.
But since he had already been rude, he didn't mind being a little more "wet."
After two seconds of contemplation.
His hand, which was behind his back, suddenly shot out, sweeping through the dark corner, making Kuina lose consciousness in one second.
Jon held the girl's falling head and caressed her cheek.
He couldn't help but kiss the corner of her lips.
As the saying goes, if I don't take advantage, someone else will.
I saved her life, so it's only right for her to be mine. Is it too much to satisfy my craving first?
But then again.
Kuina's sacrifice entry had not disappeared, meaning she still had the possibility of dying at any time.
Therefore, the problem needed to be fundamentally solved.
"Erase entry."
This time, Jon's command was no longer 'plunder' but 'erase.'
This was another use of the cheat.
If he encountered an unwanted entry and didn't want the target to continue possessing it, he could choose to erase it.
This was Jon's first time using it, by the way.
As for the result…
[Erase successful.]
......
When Kuina woke up, she felt completely relaxed.
The feeling of a chill down her spine, which she used to get occasionally, suddenly disappeared.
She didn't remember why she fainted and believed Jon's random explanation.
However, when their eyes met, her dodging and silently shy gaze made Jon very curious.
"You seem afraid to look at me. Is there something on my face?" he couldn't help but ask.
"…My lips have been chapped lately, so I applied strawberry lip balm."
"Hmm? And then?"
"…Your mouth has lip balm on it."
Kuina: ?:?(??w＼?)???
Jon: (⊙o⊙)…
Awkward! Super awkward!!
Jon didn't expect that his first time taking advantage of someone would be caught red-handed.
Even with his thick skin, he couldn't help but blush.
"Ahem, sorry~ You were incredibly beautiful just now."
Jon admitted his mistake: "I didn't want to do it, but you looked so beautiful sleeping under the moonlight, I just couldn't help myself… Are you very angry?"
"A little angry, after all, when I was unconscious… You shouldn't do that!"
Kuina pursed her lips and said seriously.
If it were anyone else, with her temper, someone might have had to die, and that was her first kiss, how could it be taken away so carelessly?
Even if the person was Jon, she was shy but also inevitably angry.
However… he complimented me on being beautiful!
If it's just a man and a woman, it seems natural to be unable to help oneself, right?
Seeing Kuina's expression change from cloudy to sunny, Jon was not surprised at all, as if everything was within his expectations.
After all, Belle-mère had taught him: Women are contradictory creatures!
If you take advantage of them, they'll think you're a scoundrel.
But if you do nothing, they'll doubt their own charm.
So—
"When it's time to act, act. Listening to Mom is always right."
"Better to be a scoundrel and take advantage first!"