When Kaya was young, she couldn't go out for long periods due to her health, which made her somewhat repressed and actually quite ill-tempered.
It wasn't until she grew a little older and her condition gradually improved that she became the gentle and kind young lady depicted in the original story.
However, Blake thought that a fiery Kaya was quite interesting, so there was no need to change her back.
Therefore, Blake was not angry at all; on the contrary, he found it very amusing.
He raised an eyebrow slightly, made a gesture as if to take a free throw, and his tone was filled with unconcealed playfulness:
"As you can see, I didn't do anything."
"Mr. Herbert... obviously fell on his own."
He leaned forward, bringing his face close to Kaya's, and observed her slightly flushed face, which was red from running downstairs, with great interest:
"However, you are far more interesting than I imagined!"
Blake gave a thumbs up:
"Very good! Full of spirit!"
"Stop... stop talking nonsense!"
Although Kaya was a little scared, she clenched her fists and glared at Blake:
"What exactly do you want?!"
"I want to take you off this island!"
Blake's tone was light, even sounding matter-of-fact.
Kaya was stunned:
"Why?"
Blake leaned back on the sofa, chuckling softly:
"Why so many 'whys'?"
"I'm a World Nobles, I can do whatever I want!"
"You..."
Kaya was panting, too angry to speak.
After a while, she glanced at Herbert, who had already gotten up from the floor.
Her voice dropped a few octaves, with a barely perceptible tremor:
"Then... what about my parents?"
The smile on Blake's lips grew brighter.
He realized this little girl, Kaya, was quite clever; she was subtly trying to get a guarantee of safety from him, at least that Blake wouldn't harm her parents.
Clearly, his previous display of force had not gone unnoticed by her, and she was well aware that she had no power to resist now.
Blake clasped his hands behind his head, his gaze fixed on Kaya's face, enjoying every subtle change in her expression:
"Don't worry, they will be very safe."
"After all, they raised a child who interests me."
"Of course..."
Blake added:
"If you are talented enough and obedient enough to protect yourself on this vast sea, then you will have the chance to come back and visit in the future."
"After all..."
"Allowing obedient Slaves to occasionally enjoy family happiness is also a blessing bestowed by a kind Celestial Dragon-sama."
Kaya stood frozen, her mouth slightly agape, clearly processing Blake's words.
"Kaya..."
Herbert stood by, looking at his daughter with a worried expression.
He naturally understood the problems Kaya could think of, but he couldn't just abandon his daughter for the sake of others with a clear conscience.
After a long moment, Kaya took a deep breath and slowly raised her head:
"Alright! I'll go with you!"
"Kaya!"
Herbert reached out, seemingly wanting to stop her, but ultimately did nothing.
"Excellent!"
Blake clapped his hands:
"Then hurry up and pack your things, we're leaving in an hour."
"This small village really isn't much fun. If you're interested, you can look around."
The latter sentence was addressed to the maid group behind him.
However, apart from a few more mischievous ones, the rest chose to wait there with Blake.
An hour passed in a flash, and Blake returned to the sanctuary with his newly acquired two Slaves, one big and one small, and continued their journey... While Blake was still enjoying himself, others were not having such an easy time.
"Saint Shamrock! I've come for you!"
The red force of the Red Hair Pirates had been intercepted for the third time by a Celestial Dragon's ship.
Shanks had gone from initial helplessness and anger to current numbness.
He waved his hand:
"Just go!"
Now he couldn't even bother to explain, as the other party wouldn't believe him anyway.
And so, another scene of "last freedom" played out on the sea.
As mentioned before, there is a conflict resolution mechanism among Celestial Dragons, a system that has been in operation for eight hundred years and is deeply ingrained.
Whether they were the elite faction or the useless faction, they only differed in the matters they were responsible for.
As for force, power... to use these things against other Celestial Dragons, either a trial was needed, or Imu had to be alerted.
Even the Gorosei and Garling could not directly attack a Celestial Dragon who had not been tried.
Furthermore, most of the useless faction Celestial Dragons would consider the elite faction guys to be overzealous.
So they were not at all afraid that "Shamrock" would act, pursuing and intercepting him on the open sea.
The Red Hair Pirates had been constantly on the run recently, without even time for a feast.
The hull of the red force tilted slightly in the sea breeze, having just used a change in wind direction to put some distance between them and the gold-adorned sailing ship behind.
The result—
"Front right! Another one!"
Yasopp's voice was also somewhat numb, but he still reported dutifully:
"A ship with silver trim and a blue flag, and someone dressed as a Celestial Dragon on the bow is waving at us."
Shanks didn't even lift his head, just rubbed his temples, feeling a bit overwhelmed inside.
These past few days, he had countless times wanted to sink one or two ships, thinking that perhaps no Celestial Dragon would dare to chase him anymore.
But he ultimately held back; at least these people weren't coming with malice.
If he sank a Celestial Dragon's ship, then the people who would come next would be entirely different.
Shanks and his crew's strength had not yet reached its peak, and they dared not be as arrogant as they were during the Marineford War.
Finally, he still said with a weary tone:
"Let's go around them..."
Beckman, however, remained calm and ordered:
"Maintain speed! Watch their course!"
"Saint Shamrock!"
On the newly arrived ship, another Celestial Dragon waved his arms vigorously, his voice filled with pure excitement:
"Saint Shamrock! I finally found you! Please take me with you to be a pirate!"
As he spoke, several bundles of fireworks shot from the ship's side into the sky.
Delayed by the ship in front, the ship that had temporarily been shaken off from the rear-side had also caught up.
Seeing that the other Celestial Dragon was even using fireworks to curry favor with Shamrock, the Celestial Dragon on the ship immediately became anxious, urging his Slaves to hurry and sail while shouting at the Celestial Dragon opposite:
"You're too despicable! I was here first!"
He then turned towards the red force:
"Saint Shamrock! Please, you must take me with you!"
Two ornate but somewhat clumsy ships charged towards the Red Hair Pirates on the sea, neither willing to back down.
Shanks saw this inescapable scene, plopped down on a barrel, and waved his hand:
"Whatever... as long as they don't collide..."
That's it, I'm tired, just destroy it! Hurry up!
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