Chapter 209
Chapter 209
Not long after, the Ryūyū broke through the photic layer and successfully reached the surface.
The bright sunlight shone directly onto the transparent bubble, refracting into colorful patterns.
The mermaid girls’ eyes sparkled with excitement and joy as they stared straight at the sun, just like Shirahoshi had during her first time on the surface.
They only looked away after the glaring sunlight started to sting their eyes.
"Alright, alright, don’t stare at the sun for too long, or your eyesight will get worse."
Rorschach clapped his hands to get the mermaid girls’ attention and reminded them.
"Yes~~"
The mermaid girls replied in unison.
Rorschach nodded, then popped the bubble. Since they had reached the surface, the bubble was no longer needed. Staying inside too long would make the air thin, and direct sunlight would raise the temperature inside.
He then took out Punk Hazard’s Log Pose and set a course toward the main base.
"Waaah~~~ We’re floating!"
The Ryūyū floating in mid-air once again shocked the girls.
They had seen Rorschach make coral land float back on Fish-Man Island, but this was the first time they had seen him make an entire ship float on the open sea.
"So this is the rumored power of the Float-Float Fruit... No wonder the World Government could never catch him."
Shyarly also sighed in amazement.
With the ability to make a ship float in the sky, she couldn’t imagine anyone being able to catch Rorschach in an aerial battle. If things went wrong, he could just fly away. Anyone who saw that would be stunned.
"Look, look! That’s the Red Line, right? It’s so high!"
Ishilly pointed excitedly at the Red Line, her voice full of excitement.
The Ryūyū had already risen to the same height as the Red Line and was still climbing higher.
From this altitude, they could faintly see the massive Sun Tree Eve on top of the Red Line, along with countless tiny green dots of trees.
"So this is the legendary forest... It looks so beautiful."
Shirahoshi’s eyes shone as she stared intently at the forest shrouded in mist below.
At this height, clouds partially blocked the view, making the forest look like a fairyland peeking through the mist.
It perfectly satisfied the mermaid girls’ and Shirahoshi’s fantasies about forests in the human world.
They even began imagining all kinds of cute, furry little animals living there.
"That’s nothing special," Rorschach said with a smile. "Wait until you see our main base. That’s when you’ll understand what a real breathtaking view looks like."
"" The girls looked toward the distance with anticipation and longing.
Along the way, the mermaid girls remained extremely excited. They leaned over both sides of the ship, pointing at the islands they passed below and chatting nonstop.
Some of the islands even had human towns. From above, they could see the outlines of buildings.
Rorschach sat on the deck at the bow, smiling as he watched the girls laughing and talking happily.
At this moment, he genuinely felt that coming to the One Piece world had been the best decision.
Things he never even dared to dream of in his previous life had almost all come true in this one.
Mermaids — creatures that only existed in movies and fantasies back on Earth — he now had over twenty of them on his ship.
Rorschach leaned back comfortably in his chair, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the flow of air. The wind carried a faint, pleasant fragrance from the mermaid girls’ bodies.
Right now, he felt like his entire life was complete.
Comfortable.
On the other side, the girls had also started doing their own things on the ship.
Nami returned to her room and began drawing sea charts and updating her navigation log.
Robin wrote down their recent experiences in her diary, then went back to studying the Poneglyphs they had obtained so far and reading classical texts.
Kalifa suddenly dragged Perona and Vivi away. Kaya curiously followed them.
Mikita and Nojiko were in the kitchen experimenting with special dessert recipes they had brought from Fish-Man Island.
Besides its famous alcohol, Fish-Man Island’s special dessert factory also used unique ingredients. Even Big Mom was obsessed with Fish-Man Island’s sweets, so there had to be something special about their production methods.
Given Rorschach’s reputation on Fish-Man Island, obtaining the dessert recipes had been easy.
After Rorschach’s talk, Monet had become much more cheerful. She no longer seemed anxious and was now leisurely drinking with Kalifa at the bar counter.
The two were also going through the latest newspapers they had bought from the News Coo over the past few days. After all, they had been on Fish-Man Island for several days and wanted to catch up on major events happening across the seas.
As an intelligence officer, Kalifa naturally wanted to gather information first.
In the end, only Reiju seemed a bit idle.
She walked over to Rorschach, gently sat on his lap, naturally wrapped her arms around his neck, and rested her head on his shoulder.
Rorschach also skillfully placed his arm around her waist. Everything felt completely natural.
"I never thought you’d actually manage to bring that mermaid princess onto the ship... and you even brought so many other mermaid girls with you."
"The next one won’t be the legendary Pirate Empress, will it? The most beautiful female pirate in the world, famous for her looks."
Reiju lightly traced circles on Rorschach’s chest with her finger, speaking in a teasing tone.
"Who knows?" Rorschach replied lightly. "Maybe that legendary Pirate Empress has already fallen for my good looks. She might even be the one chasing after me."
Reiju lightly slapped him.
"You really love bragging. Do you think every woman is as easy to fool as Pudding? She was ready to sell herself to you after just a few words."
She was referring to Big Mom’s daughter, Pudding. As a classic love-brain, Pudding had been deeply attracted to Rorschach shortly after meeting him.
If Rorschach had stayed at the tea party for a few more days, she might have offered herself to him. Even after the conflict between Big Mom and Rorschach broke out, she had still hesitated — as if weighing whether to stand with Rorschach or her mother.
And that was after only half a day of contact. If it had gone on longer, who knows what would have happened?
Reiju simply couldn’t understand love-brains.
Yet here she was, already deep in the mud pit called Rorschach herself.
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