Chapter 160: The Die Is Cast! Whitebeard's Gossip
Lotte never expected Olvia to say such bold words. After all, in his eyes, she was still the innocent girl from ten years ago who didn't understand the ways of the world.
Yet he never expected that the Olvia ten years later
Would launch such an intense offensive!
To be honest, this completely caught Lotte off guard.
His expression hesitated for a moment. Although he had indeed confirmed his relationship with Olvia, at this stage he still didn't know if he could defeat Imu.
Olvia also noticed Lotte's hesitation. She simply hugged the young man's sturdy waist in front of her and proactively brought her cherry lips close.
Lotte sighed deeply in his heart.
In the end, he didn't choose to push the woman away. He reached out, picked her up, and walked toward the bed.
...
Outside, Toki stood there dumbfounded, watching Lotte enter the room along with the white cat.
Nearby, Whitebeard couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"Gurararara! Little girl, it looks like your captain is in trouble now. Do you know who that white cat from earlier really was?"
Since it concerned his friend, even Whitebeard couldn't help but become interested.
After all, that girl called Toki called Lotte "Captain," but the admiration in her eyes was impossible to hide—this much Whitebeard could be sure of.
As for Olvia.
She had endured ten long years just to follow Lotte's order. One could imagine how determined she was toward Lotte.
The clash between these two women
Was like a classic green plum vs. bamboo horse rivalry.
For now, Olvia—the childhood sweetheart—held the advantage. After all, this girl called Toki was still too young!
Thinking of this.
Whitebeard silently began betting in his heart.
At this stage, Olvia was clearly in the lead. However, Whitebeard actually had high hopes for the girl Toki as well.
After all, becoming Lotte's crew member meant she had the advantage of being close to the water's edge.
While Whitebeard was thinking this, Toki focused on what Whitebeard had said. She looked at him with some confusion.
"That white cat is a Devil Fruit user?"
"It seemed very familiar with the captain."
But what did that have to do with her? Since the captain allowed the other party to enter, he must have his own matters to discuss. She didn't want to say too much.
Whitebeard grinned.
"Is that so? You should know that not only is that person a Devil Fruit user, but she's also a great beauty."
"And that great beauty has had feelings for your captain since ten years ago. Now that she's finally found him, what do you think she'll do?"
He spoke with a playful tone.
This made Toki's expression change several times.
Since Whitebeard was the captain's friend, Toki naturally wouldn't doubt his words.
If that ability user truly had feelings for the captain and had endured ten years, then now that she had found him, she definitely planned to do something.
Her intuition told her something was wrong.
Toki glanced toward the room. If the captain really did something with that great beauty, she should hear something, right?
But there was no sound coming from inside at all.
Clearly, the captain hadn't made a move yet!
This made her look at Whitebeard with a confident expression.
"Hmph! So what if she's a great beauty? I believe the captain's willpower definitely won't lose to ordinary beauty!"
She knew it.
The captain had definitely noticed her.
The other women were just some insignificant extras.
Toki was full of confidence in her heart.
Whitebeard cleared his throat.
"Uh, little girl, I'm not trying to crush your confidence, but you should know your captain has the ability to isolate sound."
Lotte could create wooden walls that absorbed sound waves.
If he really didn't want outsiders to hear any noise, he could definitely do so with his ability!
This caused Toki's expression to change.
She looked at the tightly closed door of the room and frowned slightly.
Although she was from eight hundred years ago and didn't mind her captain having multiple partners as a strong man, it would be best if she could have him all to herself.
But in the end, this kind of matter
Wasn't something she could control.
She could only pout and shift her attention away from the room, letting out a dissatisfied huff.
The captain really is a playboy!
The others around them also showed gossiping expressions.
Only Kozuki Oden, the unreliable guy, wanted to find Lotte to ask when they would officially start their adventure.
Fortunately, the captain's Whitebeard crew members and Izou held him back. Otherwise, this idiot Oden might have died on the ship today.
"Ahem! Lord Oden! You absolutely cannot go looking for death right now!"
"We told you—that's the old man's friend. Don't even think about disturbing his private business! Though I am very curious who that woman really is!"
"Speaking of which, so much time has passed and there's still no sign of them coming out. Something must definitely be happening inside!"
Marco helped Izou and the others hold Kozuki Oden back tightly.
Nearby, Whitebeard couldn't stand watching anymore.
He casually condensed Tremor-Tremor Fruit power in one hand and knocked Oden unconscious while he was still struggling.
"Gurararara! This is that guy's big matter—you can't disturb your captain!"
"Izou, take your lord below and tie him up properly."
Whitebeard waved his hand and said.
Izou quickly nodded and carried the unconscious Kozuki Oden away. He glanced meaningfully at the silent room, then looked at the surrounding gossiping crowd with a calm expression.
"Alright! Let's continue sailing!"
"If you all keep gathering here and the kid comes out and beats you up later, I won't say a word."
Whitebeard's slightly stern voice rang out.
The crowd that had gathered instantly dispersed, pretending they hadn't heard anything.
After all, the masked man's strength was only slightly inferior to Whitebeard's. If they got beaten up, they probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed for days.
They could at least understand that much.
Whitebeard nodded in satisfaction and looked at Toki.
"Little girl, you don't have to wait either. It looks like your captain has his own matters to attend to."
"Why don't you go rest for a while?"
Toki immediately glared at Whitebeard with puffed cheeks.
No way!
If she went to rest now, her position as the main wife might disappear!
"It's fine. I'll just wait here until the captain comes out. I want to see what that vixen looks like."
"She actually managed to charm the captain like this!"