Chapter 311: Hypnosis
Shinobu looked at Lady Hiyori in confusion as she stopped her.
Shiroheko looked back at her.
"I just said it. I am no longer called Kozuki Hiyori. My grandfather also removed me from the Kozuki family."
Before Shinobu could say anything else, Shiroheko spoke first.
"From the moment I left Wano, I stopped being Kozuki Hiyori. My name now is Shiroheko. It was given to me by my man."
"Lady Hiyori, you…"
Shiroheko shook her head.
"Defeating Kaido and taking back Wano is the Kozuki family's matter. It has nothing to do with me anymore."
Then she glanced at Shinobu.
"And you no longer have much to do with that side either. You were traded here by my man."
Shinobu widened her eyes and stared at the person in front of her in disbelief.
Had those words really come from her?
Was this still the strong, cheerful Lady Hiyori from back then?
If not for how similar her face was to that person's, Shinobu would have thought this was an impostor.
Shiroheko looked at her and spoke softly.
"Now that you're here, listen to my man. Don't think about unnecessary things. You are no longer someone from Wano.
"Don't make things difficult for me, alright, Shinobu?"
Shinobu stared at her with wide eyes, her body retreating uncontrollably. She muttered,
"You're not Lady Hiyori. You're not her. You're someone Kaido found. What are you trying to do?"
Shiroheko painfully closed her eyes.
The thing she had least wanted to see had happened.
White Ghost had told her before.
Shinobu's Devil Fruit was the most troublesome kind. If one got hit by it even once, it would be too late for regrets.
Shinobu stared at her fiercely.
"Damn Kaido. What are you trying to do? Don't even dream of getting any information out of me!"
Click.
Shinobu suddenly felt that familiar sensation.
Her whole body instantly went weak.
She lowered her head in disbelief and looked at the handcuffs on her wrists, then at Shiroheko, who was crying.
Shiroheko opened her eyes and looked at her.
"I'm sorry, Shinobu. For my man, I'm willing to do anything now. I already gave you a chance."
"You're not her. You're not Lady Hiyori. Damn Kaido! Don't think you can make me tell you anything!"
White Ghost walked in, reeking of alcohol.
Today, not only had he obtained this plump woman, he had also obtained King's genes. Out of happiness, he had started drinking with Bellemere.
He had to admit, that woman could really drink.
White Ghost had almost failed to hold on.
"White Bro."
Shiroheko hurriedly stood up.
White Ghost wrapped an arm around her slender waist.
Shiroheko's face reddened.
Lafitte and Doc Q hurriedly lowered their heads.
White Ghost looked at the plump woman with her fierce expression.
"I told you before. The people from that place all have holes in their brains. Of course, you don't count."
Shiroheko leaned against White Ghost's chest, feeling a little upset.
"I just wanted to try. What if it worked?"
"Maybe she would agree on the surface, then secretly prepare a nice surprise for us."
White Ghost looked at the crazy-looking plump woman.
"You know how dangerous her Devil Fruit ability is. Even if she agreed, I would still take precautions. It's too dangerous."
Shiroheko said nothing more and only tightened her arms around his waist.
White Ghost snapped his fingers.
Doc Q, standing to the side, took out a syringe and approached Shinobu.
"What are you doing? Don't think you'll succeed!"
Shinobu's face twisted as she prepared to bite her tongue and kill herself.
Unfortunately, Doc Q was no easy opponent.
The moment Shinobu tried to bite off her tongue, her already powerless body suddenly became even weaker.
Doc Q smiled at her.
"We can't let you die. You are an important part of our captain's great plan. If you die, it will be very troublesome for us."
Shinobu was completely powerless and could not move.
She could only watch in terror as Doc Q stabbed the syringe into her.
Before long, Shinobu's pupils began to lose focus, and her expression turned dull.
Lafitte stepped forward and took out a metal ring.
He said to Shinobu, "Look here."
Shinobu obeyed and looked at the tool in Lafitte's hand.
"Very good."
Lafitte smiled.
The metal ring began swinging left and right, and Shinobu's eyes followed it.
"You no longer remember who you are. From now on, you only obey our captain's orders."
Lafitte's voice was like a devil's whisper, speaking softly to Shinobu.
Finally, he pointed at White Ghost.
Shinobu's gaze followed.
Snap.
Lafitte lightly snapped his fingers.
Shinobu looked at White Ghost with empty eyes and spoke.
"Master."
Doc Q removed the virus from her body and unlocked the Seastone handcuffs.
Shinobu stood up and knelt before White Ghost.
"I await your orders, Master."
Reiju brought over a pirate and threw him onto the ground.
"We can test it now, Captain."
She also wanted to see how terrifying the ability the captain had spoken about truly was.
White Ghost smiled and gave the order.
"Use your ability and age this guy."
"Mmph! Mmph!"
The pirate, whose mouth was gagged, struggled desperately.
"Yes, Master."
Shinobu stood up and walked to the pirate's side.
Ignoring his terrified gaze, a strange energy appeared on her palm, and she pressed it against his chest.
White Ghost and the others watched as the pirate, originally in his thirties, aged at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Before long, he had become a white-haired old man.
"That's enough."
"Yes, Master."
Shinobu obediently withdrew her hand and stood to the side.
"Yohohoho. Captain, you were right. No one could fully trust a person like this."
Doc Q nodded, agreeing with Lafitte's words.
Such a strange ability was far too troublesome. With one careless mistake, she could age someone to death, and by then regret would be useless.
White Ghost looked at Shinobu.
"From now on, you'll be called Chubby. Stay by Reiju's side from now on. You are not allowed to use your ability on anyone on the ship unless you receive an order."
"Yes, Master."
Chubby obediently walked to Reiju's side and stood there quietly.
Reiju had watched Shinobu's ability through the entire process.
In an instant, her mind turned to the clones.
In that case…
She did not dare think any further.
White Ghost was very satisfied with the result.
He looked at Lafitte and Doc Q.
"You two did well. Say it. What do you want? If I have it, I'll give it to you. If I don't, I'll go steal it for you."
Lafitte smiled, took off his hat, and bowed.
"Captain, I need nothing. As long as I can follow you and fight across the sea, I am already satisfied."
White Ghost looked at him, took a ring from his bracelet, and tossed it over.
"Then follow me well. We still have a long road ahead."
Lafitte caught the ring.
He knew what it was.
He was also very happy that the captain trusted him.
Reiju and Doc Q did not know what it was. They only thought it was some kind of token.
Doc Q fidgeted and said,
"Captain, I don't want much. It's just… that…"
"Say it. As long as I have it, I can give it."
Doc Q glanced at White Ghost's face and carefully said,
"Captain, could you give me a Devil Fruit that can fly?"
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