Chapter 211
Chapter 211
"Later, when I catch those girls, I’ll make them pay!"
"It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t suddenly done that, this wouldn’t have happened!"
Shyarly put on a fierce expression to hide her earlier embarrassment, then turned to glare at Rorschach and scolded him.
"But... you looked like you were enjoying it quite a bit just now."
Reiju didn’t give her any face and directly exposed her with a teasing smile.
"According to what you said, next time it’s fine as long as it’s not sudden, right?"
"I never said that! Stop adding fuel to the fire!"
Shyarly’s eyes turned into triangles as she bared her shark teeth and shouted angrily.
"Heh heh, don’t get so worked up. I was just joking."
Reiju narrowed her eyes and covered her mouth as she laughed lightly.
"You’d better be joking."
Shyarly shot her a sharp look, then took two steps back and began sighing in frustration.
"This is only the first day... I really don’t know how long that pure and innocent Princess Shirahoshi can last in your claws."
"Don’t make me sound like some big bad wolf. I’m actually a very reasonable and friendly person. I always listen to my crew’s opinions."
"You mean ’listening to your crew’s opinions’ like what you just did — forcing them?"
Shyarly gave him a disdainful glance.
Rorschach simply shrugged, showing no shame whatsoever. This wasn’t the first time he had done something like this. When it came to pursuing women, shamelessness was the best strategy.
He used to stick close to Nami and the others every single day to raise their affection until they got used to it.
He was confident that after spending more time together, Shyarly would also get used to life on the ship.
Shyarly stopped arguing with him and turned to float toward the cabin.
"Ara ara, you made her run away. Aren’t you going to go coax her?"
Reiju watched with schadenfreude.
"There’s plenty of time. We have a long future ahead of us. She’ll get used to it eventually."
Rorschach smiled.
"That’s just like you, Captain Rorschach."
Reiju also chuckled.
"Speaking of which, I still haven’t tried doing it on the deck. Want to give it a try?"
Rorschach suddenly had an idea as he looked at the empty deck and the surrounding cloudy sky. His eyes lit up as he turned to Reiju.
"Eh? Captain Rorschach, are you serious?"
Reiju looked at him in shock.
"This... isn’t really appropriate, right? What if the others come out?"
Reiju was actually a little resistant to this idea and spoke with some hesitation.
"Don’t worry. They’re all busy with their own things. They won’t come out for the next one or two hours."
Rorschach grinned, trying to persuade her.
"But..."
Reiju was still hesitating, but Rorschach didn’t give her any more time to think.
"There’s no ’but’. Come here..."
Rorschach directly pressed Reiju down and didn’t give her a chance to resist. Reiju could only helplessly go along with him.
More than an hour later.
"Rorschach-kun~~~ Dinner is ready~~"
Camie pushed open the cabin door with a bright smile and called out loudly.
Rorschach stood up and patted his pants (which had no dust on them), then lightly coughed into his fist.
Reiju was leaning against the ship’s railing with only her back visible. However, one could still faintly see her bright red ears and a few droplets of water sliding down her ankles.
"Eh? Did something happen?"
Camie had a question mark floating above her head as she looked at the two of them in confusion.
Even she could sense that the atmosphere was a little strange.
"Cough cough, nothing. By the way, didn’t you say it’s time to eat? Let’s go quickly, or the food will get cold."
Rorschach coughed again and tried to change the subject while gently pushing Camie’s back.
"Oh, right."
"Eh? Captain Rorschach, why are your pants wet?"
Camie was about to turn around when she suddenly noticed something off about Rorschach’s pants and asked curiously.
The moment she said that, Reiju’s already flushed face turned an even deeper shade of red. Fortunately, she had her back to Camie, so the latter didn’t see it.
"Cough cough. This? It rained a little earlier and I got wet."
Rorschach casually made up an excuse.
"Rain? Did it rain just now? The sun looks really strong though."
Camie looked up at the blazing sun, then glanced around in confusion. She didn’t see any signs of rain, so her doubt only grew.
"This is the second half of the Grand Line. The weather here is unpredictable. You’ve only seen the sun once, so it’s normal that you don’t understand yet."
Rorschach kept making excuses while pushing Camie toward the cabin.
"I see... I didn’t know the weather at sea could be this magical."
Camie looked enlightened and began to feel a sense of anticipation. However, Rorschach kept pushing her back, making her stumble slightly.
She turned around and looked at Reiju, who was still standing by the railing, then asked Rorschach in confusion.
"Eh? Aren’t you going to wait for Miss Reiju?"
"No need. Reiju said she wants to enjoy the wind a bit longer. Let’s eat first."
"Eh? But..."
"No ’but’."
Just like that, Camie was pushed into the cabin by Rorschach. Before leaving, Rorschach glanced back at Reiju.
Their eyes met. Reiju was giving him a reproachful look and rolled her eyes at him.
She was clearly a little angry. Even Reiju, who was usually extremely obedient to him, had gotten upset this time. It seemed Rorschach had gone a bit too far.
Well... looks like I won’t be visiting Reiju’s room for the next few days. I’ll have to focus on the others instead.
Good thing I already claimed Perona and Vivi recently. Otherwise, I’d be eating a lot less meat.
She didn’t mind when we did it on Little Silver’s back last time. Is it because Stussy isn’t one of us? Women’s minds are really hard to understand.
Rorschach didn’t even consider that he might be at fault. He was simply marveling at how difficult women were to understand.
For someone like him, there were only two words that could describe his behavior:
Scumbag.
When they arrived at the dining hall, everyone was already waiting.
Nami was looking at him with a meaningful gaze — somewhere between amused and scrutinizing, as if she was seeing him for the first time.
Even Rorschach felt a little uneasy under her stare.
No need to say it — his actions had definitely been noticed by the sensitive Nami.
Still, they had been together for a long time. Being discovered by Nami wasn’t something he needed to hide.
When his gaze landed on Perona, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had discovered something new and wonderful.
Perona was sitting in her seat somewhat shyly. She had changed her hairstyle again.
Her previous spiral curls had been straightened. Her front bangs were now neat, and the sides had been cut into layered princess cuts. She was wearing an elegant, princess-like dress.
"Hehe, I told you Captain Rorschach would like this look. Look at his eyes — they’re about to pop out."
Kalifa grinned smugly as she patted Perona’s back and laughed.
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