After meeting Carrot, the Argo sailed for a while longer and was gradually approaching Wano Country.
After the past two days of activity, Carrot had gradually adapted to life on the Argo, especially since the warehouse was stocked with plenty of Carrots.
Reiju also took great care of this new crew member, preparing many dishes for her using Carrots as ingredients.
Additionally, the other members would curiously pet her fur during their free time.
However, at night, all sorts of strange noises would always come from where Captain Hera lived, which troubled the keen-eared Carrot a little.
After several consecutive days, Carrot finally couldn't take it anymore. One evening, she blocked Hancock, who was pulling Hera into the room, and said with a serious expression:
"Even if you are very nice to me, this isn't right. You aren't allowed to bully the Captain at night."
Then, with an expression of one ready to die for a cause, she added, "If it really can't be helped, then let me take the Captain's place."
Hearing Carrot say this, Hancock burst out laughing, and even Hera's face turned red as she looked at Carrot standing before Hancock with her look of martyrdom.
Hancock licked her lips and hugged Hera. "That won't do. Besides, who said anything about bullying? Captain Hera is enjoying herself very much."
Hera also nodded, her face flushing as she was held by Hancock, and whispered, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me."
Looking at the scene before her, Carrot became even more certain of her thoughts. "You are clearly bullying the Captain! I heard it; the Captain says 'no' every night."
The other Argo members watching all burst into laughter. Hera's face turned bright red, and she lowered her head to bury it in Hancock's chest, not daring to look up for a while.
Reiju pulled Carrot back. "Alright, alright, I'll explain it to you. You two go on inside. It's finally her turn; don't make Hancock wait too long."
As she spoke, she pulled Carrot away from the doorway.
Carrot could only watch helplessly as Hancock, holding Hera who still had her head buried in her chest, walked into the room. She shed tears of humiliation.
She looked up at the moon in the sky and secretly made a resolution: "Not yet... Captain Hera, wait for me. When the moon is full, I will definitely rescue you from these people."
Reiju gently stroked Carrot's head and, like a magic trick, produced a glass of Carrot juice and handed it to her.
Carrot took the juice from Reiju. "Mmph, for the sake of the Carrot juice, if Reiju insists when the time comes, I suppose I won't stop her."
Hera, still immersed in the embrace of Hancock's tail, didn't realize that the little rabbit who had just sworn to save her from her 'misery' had already been bought off by Reiju with a glass of Carrot juice.
Soon, with the Argo accelerating, Wano Country was right before their eyes.
The island where Wano Country was located was different from others; it had no outer coast, only surrounding cliffs and waterfalls. One had to scale the waterfalls to enter Wano's inner sea.
These waterfalls served as a natural barrier for Wano Country, and ordinary ships could not leap over them.
But for the Argo, this was naturally no problem. After a burst of mechanical sounds, the Argo extended its wings and took flight from the sea.
Carrot, having just joined the Argo, leaned excitedly against the ship's railing, gazing at the scenery below. "Oh! We're flying!"
The others were somewhat used to it, but watching the excited Carrot seemed to remind them of the first time they saw the Argo take flight.
"Be careful, don't fall off," Nami cautioned the excited Carrot before looking toward Hera.
"Captain, what should we do next? Should we go straight to Kaido, or...?"
Hera looked down at Wano Country. What was once a beautiful place was now occupied by various factories and thick smoke.
In the areas occupied by factories, sewage flowed out unchecked.
"Let's go. Although the Kozuki family and the samurai aren't up to much, this is Moriah's hometown after all. For his sake, it's time to liberate this place."
"Since we've come here, how can we not visit the master of this land first? He must be waiting for me already."
"But before that, let's help Moriah resolve his crisis."
Continuous explosions echoed from the Prisoner Quarry in Udon, Wano Country, as a figure flying in the air pursued two people on the ground.
One of them was Moriah, who had arrived in Wano Country long ago.
Following him was a tall figure wearing a white sleeveless form-fitting kimono with a large shimenawa tied around the waist, a long red skirt, and red-strapped geta on bare feet.
Long hair that faded from white to blue and a pair of crimson demon horns on her head revealed her identity—it was Yamato, who had been imprisoned by Kaido.
Moriah was running in the lead, asking Yamato behind him as they ran:
"Hey, aren't you Kaido's daughter? Why would that guy King attack you?"
While running, Yamato tugged at the seastone handcuffs on her wrists. "I am not Kaido's daughter! I am the man who will inherit Oden's will!"
Moriah looked at the bosom wrapped in the kimono, which seemed ready to burst free at any moment, and heard her actually claim to be a man.
He let out a sigh. "I knew it. No one associated with that guy Kozuki Oden is normal."
Yamato said through gritted teeth, "If it weren't for these seastone handcuffs, I wouldn't be in such a pathetic state being chased by King."
However, her attention was quickly drawn to Moriah's words. "Also, from what you're saying, have you met Oden too?"
Moriah nodded. "That's right. If you mean that fool who was always dancing, then I have indeed met him."
Moriah couldn't quite understand Yamato's thoughts. In his view, if Kozuki Oden had such strength, how could he have failed if he had resisted Kaido alongside him?
Yamato heard the dissatisfaction and contempt for Kozuki Oden in Moriah's voice. Despite still being on the run, she pulled Oden's journal from her sleeve.
"This is Oden's journal! Once you read this, you'll admire him too."
Moriah didn't respond to Yamato. He only believed what he saw with his own eyes. Besides, what decent person keeps a journal?
King, flying in the air, seemed to have lost his patience. Sensing that the Argo had arrived, King wanted to end things quickly, resolve the situation here, and then prepare to welcome Hera.
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