Luffy easily hoisted the heavy golden stele onto his shoulder with one hand, then looked at the two girls. Noticing their soaked clothes, he couldn't help but point out, "Um... Nami, Vivi, your clothes are completely drenched."
Hmm. Nami's figure is as good as ever, and Vivi seems quite well-endowed too.
"I KNOW that!" Nami followed his gaze downwards, and her face instantly flushed crimson. She was both embarrassed and furious. "It's because we were WORRIED about you that we came! And where are your eyes looking right now?!"
What made her even angrier was that after Luffy glanced at her, his gaze lingered on Vivi for several extra seconds!
Hearing this, Vivi also realized what was happening. Her cheeks grew burning hot. For a moment, she didn't know where to put her hands or feet, so embarrassed she could barely walk.
Luffy rolled his eyes helplessly.
It was still raining. He didn't mind getting wet, but Nami and Vivi didn't have his constitution.
"Then hurry up and get moving."
He paused, then leaned close to Nami.
Lowering his voice to a volume only the two of them could hear, he said with a mischievous grin, "Hey, Nami... you wouldn't want..."
Before he could finish, Nami's composure completely crumbled.
Damn it!
He had way too much leverage over her. She had no choice but to compromise!
She shot Luffy a fierce glare, but she did quieted down considerably, no longer daring to shout.
Luffy repeated the same tactic, leaning close to Vivi's ear and murmuring softly, "Vivi, you also wouldn't want..."
Vivi lowered her head and immediately became obediently docile, listening to whatever Luffy said.
Luffy looked at the two of them, now completely under his thumb, and felt a surge of triumphant satisfaction!
Robin might have him wrapped around her finger, but handling Nami and Vivi was still as easy as pie!
The three of them hurried back through the rain to the Going Merry, docked at the edge of the cloud shore.
The Going Merry was quiet. Most of their nakama were probably still resting in the cave or with the Skypiean residents.
Inside the girls' quarters, Nika was hugging her precious sake gourd, sneakily gulping down some alcohol she'd acquired from who knows where. She and Zoro had nearly finished all the sake at the feast, and she hadn't had her fill, so she'd snuck back to the ship to finish this gourd before sleeping.
Just as she lay down, she heard movement outside. Then, she saw Luffy walk in with Nami and Vivi, both completely soaked, their clothes clinging tightly to their bodies.
Nika's heart skipped a beat, and most of her drunkenness evaporated.
What's going on?
Why is Luffy bringing two soaking wet, curves-on-full-display women into the girls' quarters in the middle of the night?
Did something happen between them?
Is she about to be silenced to protect someone's secret?!
Luffy looked at Nika, who was clutching her sake gourd and staring at him warily. He curled his lip.
"Nika, what are you doing here?"
"I'm sleeping!" Nika declared with righteous indignation.
At that moment, Nami, standing behind Luffy, poked him sharply in the back. She stared at him like he was some kind of pervert and countered, "Before you question Nika, let me ask YOU. Why are you following us into the girls' quarters?! This is NOT where you're supposed to be!"
Luffy finally realized his mistake. He gave an awkward laugh and instinctively scratched the back of his head. "Ah, I guess I'm just used to it."
Walking into the girls' quarters feels as natural as walking into his own room.
Then, a mortified and furious Nami shoved and pushed him out of the girls' quarters. "OUT! OUT!"
Perverted rubber man!
Hentai captain!
Back inside the room.
Vivi's wet clothes clung tightly to her body, completely soaked. The fabric was dark-colored, so it wasn't transparent, but it vividly outlined her slender, graceful figure.
Nami had already started peeling off her soaked outerwear.
Her long legs and dainty, fair feet with a rosy tint stood firmly on the wooden floor—a sight that could only be described as "gourmet-level" visual pleasure.
Vivi also removed her shoes. Her feet were somewhat different—plumper, fairer, with a creamy, jade-like luster. They were the epitome of classic, beautiful feet.
The two of them stood barefoot on the floor.
Before they could do anything else, Luffy suddenly pushed the door open and poked his head back in, as if he'd forgotten something. He happened to witness this breathtaking scene, and his gaze was instantly locked onto it, unable to look away.
"KYA!" Vivi let out a startled cry, overcome with shyness. She instinctively ducked behind Nami, trying to hide.
Nami, meanwhile, was staring at Luffy with an expression usually reserved for looking at trash.
Luffy finally snapped out of it, a bit embarrassed. He cleared his throat and forcibly explained, "Um, I actually came back because I had something to do. Sorry about that."
His eyes, however, still couldn't help but glance towards those beautiful feet.
"What other business could you possibly have?" Nami taunted, deliberately wiggling her toes. "If you want to look, just say you want to look. Don't make up excuses. It's not like we wouldn't let you see."
"Really?" Luffy's voice pitched higher with interest.
"You disgusting foot fetishist!"
Nami stared at him like he was absolute filth. If she had her Clima-Tact in hand right now, she would have charged.
Luffy protested loudly, "This is entrapment!"
He quickly explained his real reason for coming back—he just wanted to take this drunkard Nika out with him. Nothing else.
Nika: "..."
Well, that's new.
Somehow, I got dragged into this.
"You two should shower quickly. Preferably together, since you're both girls. You'll catch cold if you stay like this."
Vivi and Nami weren't the crew's combatants.
Nami falling ill after entering the Grand Line was still a vivid memory.
"Always coming up with excuses." Nami didn't believe him for a second. She pulled Vivi, who was still trying to hide, towards the bathroom. "You pervert better stay far away from the bathroom door. Don't you dare listen to the sound of the water and start fantasizing about dirty things in your head!"
"There's a method like that?" Luffy said, completely unimpressed. "Relax, I have zero interest in doing that kind of stuff."
Vivi, being pulled along by Nami, heard all of this. Her heart raced, her face burning red.
So... listening to the sound of someone showering can lead to doing that kind of thing?
Nami knows Luffy so well...
Ugh! It's not that she's opposed to such things. She just has no concept of them. Or rather, she simply cannot imagine Luffy doing something like that.
But then again... if Luffy really did do it, maybe it wouldn't be completely unacceptable?
"Hey!" Nami suddenly turned around just before entering the bathroom, calling out to Luffy, who was still standing at the door. "What about you?"
"What?" Luffy didn't catch on at first.
"You're soaked too!" Nami frowned. Her tone was harsh, but it carried a barely perceptible hint of concern. "Find a place to take a hot shower, change into dry clothes before you go back to training! Otherwise, you'll get sick!"
"So... I can join you for the shower?"
"GO DIE! YOU PERVERT!"
A Skypiean specialty fruit came flying at him with a whoosh.
Luffy caught it easily, took a crisp bite, and grinned as he waved his hand. "Got it. I'll go change my clothes. You two hurry up and wash. Don't catch a cold."
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