Uchiha Puppet Master, Starting from One Piece

"Since Kanna has put it that way, let's have a competition to see who can slide the farthest on the bubbles!"

Bai Yu withdrew his gaze and suggested with a smile, "How about starting from the marked line at the front of the deck, using the foam for lubrication, and aiming for a distance where your feet don't touch the ground upon landing?"

"Yay! I'll go first!"

Rangiku was the first to raise her hand. She ran behind the marked line, took a deep breath, bent her knees, and lunged forward, landing face-first on the foam.

Her graceful figure traced a beautiful arc through the white foam, her arms outstretched for balance, her long hair flying behind her. She glided for a full twenty-five meters before coming to a stop, standing steadily, and proudly raising her chin: "How about that? I'm amazing, aren't I? Your turn, hurry up!"

Robin smiled and stepped forward. Unlike Rangiku, she didn't rush forward. Instead, she gently tiptoed, her body gracefully gliding out like a butterfly.

Her figure stood out in the foam, something you wouldn't normally notice, but her measurements might actually be larger than Matsumoto Rangiku's.

Her movements were elegant and fluid, like dancing on ice, and she ultimately glided half a meter further than Rangiku.

"Looks like I'm in luck."

Next up was Retsu Unohana. She maintained her composure, walked behind the marked line, and with a gentle lift of her foot, her body floated away like a feather.

The pure white figure glided almost silently across the foam, its lines so smooth that there wasn't a single unnecessary movement, and the final distance was about the same as Robin's.

She landed and nodded slightly, a faint smile on her lips, as if she had just done something perfectly ordinary.

"It's Kanna's turn!" The little girl ran impatiently to the marked line, bending over and sprinting like Rangiku. But because she wasn't strong enough, she lost her balance after only sliding a little over a meter and fell flat on her back in the soft foam. Far from feeling any pain, she laughed even harder: "Again! Again! Kanna can slide even further!"

Everyone watched as she climbed up and slid down in the foam, falling and getting up again and again, her laughter clear and melodious. Rangiku couldn't resist joining in, gliding alongside Kanna, the two of them tumbling and rolling around in the foam.

The bubbles slowly piled up on the deck, forming a soft white carpet. Sunlight pierced through the bubbles, refracting into tiny, colorful spots that fell on everyone, adding a touch of dreaminess.

Rangiku was chasing and playing with Kanna in the bubbles when suddenly she slipped and fell towards Shiraha. Her full breasts, outlined by her bikini, swayed dramatically with the fall.

Upon seeing this, Bai Yu instinctively reached out to help.

The fingertips had barely touched Rangiku's warm shoulder when Rangiku used the momentum to steady herself. However, the bikini strap slipped down, and half of her snow-white shoulder and the soft skin below her collarbone were suddenly exposed to the sunlight. The foam on it was like snowflakes, adding an unexpected touch of allure.

"Ah!" Rangiku gasped, her cheeks instantly flushing red, but she still stubbornly insisted, "It's all because this foam is too slippery!"

Even so, she couldn't help but glance at Bai Yu out of the corner of her eye, and only when she saw that he was looking at her with a calm and appreciative gaze did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Bai Yu seemed to have special feelings for Robin, but didn't seem to have much interest in her.

When it was Bai Yu's turn to compete in the slippery foam competition, he simply took off his shirt, revealing his smooth back and firm chest.

Although he was young, his physique, honed through years of training, was not as exaggerated as Donlibero's, but it was full of power. His tanned skin shone with a healthy glow in the sunlight, and his handsome Uchiha features were also pleasing to the eye.

Like Robin, her gaze lingered on his back for a moment, the smooth muscle lines reminding her of warriors recorded in ancient books. Although she had no feelings for muscular men, Bai Yu's body made her very shy.

Unohana remained smiling gently. In the thousand years that had passed, she had seen everything, but when she saw Shirayu, for some reason, she felt that this child was particularly endearing.

Rangiku whistled loudly and teased, "Shiraha, I didn't expect you to have such a great figure. You've been hiding it well. Come here and let your older sister touch it."

Bai Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, but didn't pay any attention. He pushed off the ground with both feet behind the marked line, and his body slid out like an arrow.

His movements were fluid and powerful, his arms close to his sides for balance, and bubbles flew past him, leaving a shallow trail.

Unlike Rangiku's flamboyance and Robin's elegance, his skating was characterized by a calm and collected control, ultimately stopping steadily more than 30 meters away, surpassing the previous three's scores by a significant margin.

"Wow, Shiraha is amazing!"

Kanna clapped her hands and cheered, then rushed over and hugged his leg, rubbing her face against the foam on his trouser leg.

Bai Yu straightened up, hugged Kanna, and replied with a smile, "Kanna is amazing too."

"Um!"

Happy times always fly by. The foam party lasted for nearly an hour amidst laughter, until the foam in the barrel gradually ran out, and everyone reluctantly stopped.

However, the heat did not subside; instead, it intensified. The sun scorched the deck, and even the sea breeze carried a burning temperature, stinging the skin.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Unohana Retsu's forehead, and her plain white backless swimsuit was stained with a few drops of sweat.

Robin pulled her wet hair up, revealing her slender neck. Beads of sweat slid down her skin, outlining her beautiful lines.

Rangiku simply sat in the shade, gulping down iced juice, and complained, "This weather is so hot! I feel like I'm being baked alive. I can't stand it!"

Bai Yu looked up at the sky. The once azure sky was now tinged with a faint orange-yellow, and the air was so dry that it seemed as if fire could be squeezed out if you touched it.

"We are getting closer and closer to Alabasta."

He then added, "This dry and hot climate is because we're almost in Alabasta."

As soon as he finished speaking, Robin pointed to the distant horizon: "Look, what's that?"

Following the direction she pointed, everyone looked and saw a hazy brown outline emerging where the sea met the sky in the distance. As the ships drew closer, the outline became clearer, and a bustling port city was gradually revealing its true form.

The harbor was filled with ships of all sizes, their masts standing like a forest. The streets along the shore were bustling with traffic, and people dressed in all sorts of clothes came and went. There was a sweltering heat in the air.

The Dawn slowly entered the port, its hull cutting through the sandy seawater, and finally came to a steady stop at the dock.