After another long session, Julia finally collapsed. Before she fell asleep, he stood up and took the dead body out of the house, throwing it in the backyard.
Finally, he returned to her bed and wrapped his arms around her, as both fell asleep naked.
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Next Morning;
"Wait, what do you mean you don't want to go with us?" Tyler looked at Valaria with confusion and asked.
"I can't leave my mother behind. I'm sorry. If you ever return from your journey, I can give you my body."
"But I can't go with you. The sea is not for me."
Valaria shook her head and apologized.
Although she had that desire yesterday, she realized it was just an unrealistic desire. She was far too weak for the sea.
Her only sustenance would be Tyler, but even she realized she wouldn't be his only love.
At this moment, Tyler didn't know what to feel.
Those intense negative emotions he felt before he fell asleep were coming back. He wanted to get angry, but he couldn't get angry at her.
He wanted to explode, but he didn't have a target.
Knock! Knock!
Before he could turn around, the door opened, and Frank waved.
"Captain, can you come with me?"
Tyler looked lost, but he still followed him. Soon, Julia walked from behind and stared at him for a moment before walking inside the room.
Frank took his captain to the balcony and said.
"Stop pretending to be a good person, Captain! You are not a good person."
The first thing he said almost made Tyler angry. He clenched his fist, wanting to charge at Frank, but the realization hit him.
Why did he get angry at Frank just because he said something?
It was normal to get angry, but why did he think of attacking him?
At this moment, a realization hit him.
"You realized it, didn't you? Captain, a good person doesn't resort to violence. Pirates can never be good people."
"You think taking money from those pirate ships is a good thing? Where does that money come from?"
"That money comes from civilians. Our first loot came from a group of people who made wealth by selling other people's organs."
"You have to understand this, Captain. That's how you got Red Tiger."
Seeing his Captain's downcast expression, Frank sighed and continued.
"Captain, we are not good people, but we always have something that we keep as a bottom line."
"You have not broken that bottom line. Do you know why? Because sex isn't that important. It's not like you are taking her life or taking her as a slave."
"You just got horny and forced her to have sex with you. It might sound cruel. But Wake Up to Reality, Captain!"
"This is the world where strength reigns supreme. You are strong. You can force her to do anything you want."
Frank placed his hand on his captain's shoulder and said.
"Captain, you are still young, so this is a lot to take in. We are not good people. We try to be good people, but we are simply not good people."
"It's okay to be bad. When the world is something much worse, good people suffer the most, Captain."
"Come on! Let's go back! Say a proper goodbye to that girl. Hehehe! Captain, it's a good thing she is not coming with you."
Then, he placed his hand on Tyler's ear and said.
"Otherwise, I might become your father-in-law."
Tyler's eyes widened before he shook his head. His eyes were slightly red from all these realizations he had.
That world where he was bound by rules, that world where he was bound by principles and morality, was long gone.
In this world, he could only be bound by his strength and desires.
But at the same time, deep down, he made an oath.
'I am a little lustful, a little cruel, and might become a little greedy. But that is not all who I am. I will remember who I am and stick to it.'
'I will not let this world change me.'
His eyes looked bloodshot as he made that oath. But this also helped him overcome that guilt and anger.
"Congratulations, Frank!"
Tyler slapped him on the back and smiled.
When Frank saw his smile, he too smiled and said.
"Welcome back, Captain!"
He couldn't accept his Captain falling under the weight of morality. This was the Captain he swore to follow.
Two of them returned to Valaria's room. The mother and daughter seemed to have a long talk.
Tyler gave Julia a nod before looking at Valaria.
"Are you sure?"
He softly asked.
Valeria was surprised by his tone, and his expression also no longer showed any anger or guilt.
This made her sigh in relief.
She didn't think it was his fault alone. If she truly wasn't interested in sex, she could've kicked him out.
With his morals, Tyler would've woken up much earlier and left. She realized this when she saw the guilt in his eyes after she made her decision.
She nodded.
"Yes, I'm sorry!"
Tyler shook his head.
"No, it's okay."
He scratched his head and said.
"I guess I was pent up for far too long, and my emotions got the better of me. Still, since you don't want to come, I will not force you."
"It must be that lustful girl's fault."
Frank snorted on the side.
"Lustful girl?" Julia gave him a strange look.
Tyler chuckled. He also realized that might be the truth. After all, on the first day she joined, Miya slept in her panties and bra, with two men.
After he remembered it, he shook his head and walked up to a chair. He wore the coat and took out a fruit from it.
"Here, take this!"
"What is this?" Valeria held the fruit in surprise and asked.
Julia instantly recognized the fruit and asked.
"Is this a Devil Fruit?"
Tyler nodded.
"Yeah! I found it on the market yesterday. Take it! If one day you feel like joining the sea, you can always join my crew."
Hearing that, Valeria hesitated and asked.
"Will it be too expensive? You still have a crew to look after. There might be people who need this more than me."
"Eat it!"
Tyler put on a serious expression and commanded her.
Seeing this, Valeria got frightened and hurriedly took a bite. Seeing this, Julia chuckled.
She realized her daughter had indeed fallen for Tyler, but just like her, Valeria was too stubborn to leave her behind.
The only reason why she didn't leave this family behind to be with Frank was because of her daughter.
Now, her daughter was doing the same thing.
When Valeria took the bite, her face scrunched up in disgust.
"Swallow it!"
Tyler hurriedly spoke.
Valeria barely managed to swallow it and started coughing immediately.
"Gahh! That was disgusting. What kind of taste was that? It felt so weird."
"That's the taste of Devil Fruit. Don't worry, you only need to take a bite."
Tyler said, calming her nerves.
Valeria immediately felt something strange happening to her body.
Crack!
The bed started cracking. Julia, stunned by this noise, hurriedly stood up and saw that her daughter hadn't changed much.
Bang!
But the bed was broken instantly. Even the floor started cracking.
"Valeria, take a deep breath and stop your powers! Just think about it! Just think about stopping your powers!"
Valeria, terrified by this change, immediately followed his advice, and suddenly her body changed back to normal.
She jumped from the destroyed bed and rushed into his arms. Her body was still trembling as she asked.
"What kind of power was that?"
Frank and Tyler looked at each other, surprised by her powers.
Tyler patted her head and said.
"Don't worry, it was the Ton-Ton fruit. You can change your weight from your normal weight to ten thousand tons."
"That is enough to crush this building with ease. With this power, nobody can bully you or your mother."
"After the death of that man, your family might face a lot of problems from other families. This is quite common among ministers and royal families."
"But with this power, you can protect yourself and your mother. You can also turn yourself weightless and fly."
"This is a perfect power for you."
Hearing that, Valeria sighed, and her eyes beamed with excitement.
"That's so cool. I can't wait to fly."
Tyler continued.
"You need to train your control over the Devil Fruit. Remember, Paramecia requires brain."
"The more ideas you can come up with, the better your Devil Fruit will be."
Valeria nodded, and they immediately started talking about the Devil Fruit.
Seeing this, Frank shook his head and turned towards Julia.
"I'm sorry. I don't have a gift like that for you."
Julia shook her head and said.
"Don't be sorry! You have left more than enough gifts."
She touched her belly as she said that. She looked at him and cupped his face.
"When I had sex with you for the first time, it was for this face."
Then, she moved her hand to his heart and said.
"Now, I just want to hold our child for this. Don't you ever let it stop!"
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