Only after Ain was completely satisfied did she let go of the panting Hera. Having calmed down, Hera recalled the various situations from yesterday, and as she gradually regained her senses, she said to Ain crossly:
"Where on earth did you see those things? This is just too... too shameless."
Hera's voice grew quieter as she spoke, and by the final "shameless," it was practically like the buzzing of a mosquito.
Ain combed through Hera's messy hair while saying, "What's wrong? This is content from the books Theseus brought out. Besides, didn't you like it very much yesterday?"
Hearing that the culprit was actually on her own side, Hera leaned into Ain's embrace and began to sulk.
Looking at Hera, whose face was puffed up with anger in her arms, Ain couldn't help but poke her bulging cheek and said, "Alright, alright. Since you're so unwilling, let's just forget it next time."
"No!"
Hera subconsciously retorted to Ain, and then, as if realizing what she had said, her face instantly turned red again.
A sly look appeared on Ain's face: "Didn't you say you didn't like it? Why did you say 'no' when I said we wouldn't do it anymore, and so loudly too?"
Knowing she had been played by Ain, Hera buried her face in the quilt, still trying to defend her words just now:
"I didn't mean it like that, I meant..."
Hera stammered, unable to find an excuse, so she could only cover her face with the quilt and shake her head.
Ain quickly caught Hera and pulled the quilt down from her head: "Alright, alright. Your hair was just combed; it'll get messy again if you move."
Hera could only sit on the bed, watching as Ain combed her hair into smooth, long black strands. After touching it with satisfaction, Ain finally let go of Hera.
Having escaped control, Hera jumped down from the bed. Feeling guilty, she quickly put the bed back into the City of Devouring Time, opened the door, and peeked outside.
After finding no one, she finally left this battlefield with peace of mind.
Ain looked at the sneaky Hera and laughed: "Is it necessary to be so careful? It's not like everyone doesn't know what you're like."
Since the Pirate Festival hadn't started yet, Hera thought about using this time to visit the home of the Mink Tribe to see if there was a chance to recruit that little rabbit onto her ship first.
However, the weapons factory Doflamingo built here couldn't go to waste, so Hera first contacted her subordinate, Capone Bege, to have him take over the underground forces here.
After contacting Capone Bege, Hera tapped her head and frowned.
"I remember there was something else in Dressrosa. What was it? Why did I forget?"
While she was still deep in thought, a voice came over from the sea.
"Garp's granddaughter, how has Garp been lately?"
A burly figure didn't wait for the ship to dock but jumped from the deck, rushing toward the shore where Hera was.
Hera turned to look at where the voice came from, and an old man with a white beard came into view.
Hera punched her right palm with her left fist; seeing this old man, she finally remembered what she had forgotten.
"I remember now. There's still a treasure here waiting for me to seize."
Her eyes lit up instantly as she looked at the newcomer.
Hearing the noise, King Riku also came out and recognized the identity of the newcomer.
"Isn't that the official pirate of the Flower Country, the 12th leader of the Happo Navy, Chinjao? Why would he come here?"
Then, looking at the eager Hera, he hesitated to speak.
Hera saw what he wanted to say and waved her hand, saying:
"Since he's been recruited and is a legitimate pirate, don't worry, I'll leave him alive."
Hearing Hera's words, Riku Dold III breathed a sigh of relief for Chinjao. He had some connections with the royal family of the Flower Country and knew Chinjao personally.
However, he was still a bit curious as to why Chinjao wanted to seek revenge on this little ancestor, Hera.
Hera looked at the curious Riku Dold III and explained to him.
"I heard Grandpa Garp mention this person. His head was originally pointed, but Grandpa Garp punched it into this shape, so that's probably why he's here for revenge."
"The treasure vault their family has passed down for generations seems to require his pointed head to open, so that's why he's so angry."
Hera wasn't angry because of Chinjao's provocation; she still had a smiling face.
Riku Dold III felt a chill in his heart looking at Hera's expression. It seemed that the accumulated wealth of the Happo Navy for several generations was about to become their life-buying money.
Seeing the child of his enemy right before him, Chinjao's white beard fluttered in the air like the beard of a demon, and Conqueror's Haki emanated from him.
"Is he always this brave? Doesn't he know I'm a Marine Admiral?"
Hera couldn't help but complain. Riku Dold III was already sweating beside her, already calculating in his mind how he should answer if the King of the Flower Country asked.
Before Hera could act, Hancock, who was nearby, couldn't stand it anymore.
The Empress's Haoshoku directly overwhelmed Chinjao's Haoshoku, and Haki was already concentrated on her leg.
In the area where the Conqueror's Haki clashed, silver-white lightning burst from their confrontation.
Boo and Sai of the Chinjao family stood on the Happo Navy's ship, breaking into a cold sweat.
Seeing Chinjao rush out, Sai, who didn't have time to stop him, swallowed hard and nervously asked Boo beside him:
"Is it still in time to say that we came to offer congratulations because we knew Riku Dold III had returned to the throne?"
Boo also swallowed and said fearfully, "It should... still be in time, right? I didn't expect Grandpa to be so agitated that he'd completely lose his mind."
The Happo Navy had originally come here at this time because they heard about Doflamingo and wanted to congratulate Riku Dold III on his return.
And to gather some information. After all, the Kingdom of Dressrosa was a powerful nation, yet even such a strong country had its throne stolen by Doflamingo's schemes and force.
This made the neighboring countries a bit terrified, fearing that their own thrones might also be targeted by other pirates.
But what Boo and Sai didn't expect was that Chinjao, who was fine before, completely lost his mind and wanted to fight Hera to the death after hearing that Garp's adopted granddaughter, Hera, was also here.
Accompanied by a clap of thunder, a lazy voice rang out behind the two of them. Nami had already arrived behind them:
"Oh, are you saying you want to distance yourselves from the person who attacked?"
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