One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Chapter 516 There's a cute girl in bed

Yun Que squatted down, reached out to untie her shoelaces, pulled her feet, which were clad in white socks, out of her shoes, and then took off the socks, revealing a pair of fair and slender feet.

Those snow-white feet had beautifully curved arches, and their ten toes were like green jade or round pearls.

Her nails were neatly trimmed, and the veins on her slightly slender insteps were clearly visible. Above her ankles were a pair of fair and delicate calves and slightly fleshy thighs, which looked healthy and supple.

The boy's eyes suddenly became somewhat vacant.

Noticing Rorschach's gaze, Lark shyly turned her head away, her feet tensing rapidly as she stood on the cold earth.

Luo Xia coughed lightly, then naturally stretched out his hands and, amidst Yun Que's panicked exclamations, lifted her up from the shore, placing her lightly in the water beside him like a rag doll.

Hibari, who is 1.8 meters tall, looks like a child next to his 3-meter-tall body.

The two stood together, and from a distance, they looked more like a father taking care of a child than two teenagers of similar age.

Hibari suppressed her pounding heart, not daring to look directly at Luo Xia, and scanned the water with her head down, changing the subject: "Brother Luo Xia, how do we catch him?"

Luo Xia glanced at the ditch in front of him and could see many fish and shrimp swimming in the water not far away.

The water here is crystal clear. It is not seawater, but spring water naturally extracted from the soil of the island, or rainwater that has been accumulated. So even though the two are Devil Fruit users, they did not lose their strength while standing in the water.

Even seawater was useless against Rorschach.

Not to mention his ability to manipulate the air, which allows him to form an air barrier to isolate seawater.

The high-level, imposing armor alone can directly create an energy shield.

To weaken him with seawater, you would have to deplete his Armament Haki.

Rorschach himself was unaware of the extent of the domineering aura he now possessed.

As he consolidated and cultivated his strength over the past month, the intensity and quantity of his domineering aura also increased along with the enhancement of his physique and lightning power.

The maximum intensity of lightning within his body has now steadily increased to nearly 800 million volts.

As you increase the speed further, the rate slows down significantly.

It seems that to reach the limit of one billion volts, it may take a considerable amount of time to train the body.

Physical strength and the intensity of lightning that the body can withstand are complementary and go hand in hand. They cannot be achieved overnight; they must be cultivated step by step.

Shaking off the cultivation insights that suddenly popped into his mind, Luo Xia looked at the fish swimming in the ditch and said, "There are two ways to catch fish, which one would you like to choose?"

"Two kinds? Which two kinds?" Lark asked curiously.

"The first method is to catch them directly. With our keen senses and Observation Haki, catching a few fish in the water is incredibly easy. If it's just about catching fish, I could just release a wisp of electricity and all the fish and shrimp in this ditch would be electrocuted and float to the surface."

Before Rorschach could finish speaking, Lark shouted, "I choose the second one! The first one is too boring, not interesting at all. Brother Rorschach, what's the second way to catch fish?"

Luo Xia smiled gently, reached out and placed his hand on the top of her head, ruffling Yun Que's soft hair.

"The second method is to first select a section of the ditch where there are fish, and then build two dams with mud upstream and downstream to block the water flow and prevent the fish from escaping. Then, find a way to clear the water out of the ditch in the middle, and then slowly dig to catch all the small fish and shrimp inside."

As Luo Xia recounted his story, the lark's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

She looked at Luo Xia excitedly and said, "This is a great method, let's do it, Brother Luo Xia. This method is interesting and sounds very practical. Brother Luo Xia, have you ever caught fish like this before?"

A hint of nostalgia flashed in Luo Xia's eyes, and he chuckled, "Yes, I did it a long, long time ago. Alright, now that we've decided on the method, let's begin. I'll go upstream, and you stay here and dig the mud in the ditch to block the water flow."

"Okay! Let's begin!"

It's clear that Lark is really excited.

She had never heard of such a novel fish-catching experience as Rorschach described before.

The world is full of seawater, and people fish mostly in the sea, rarely having the opportunity to ponder such simple and unadorned experiences.

Immediately, Yun Que began to bend down and reach out, a childlike innocent smile on his face, digging mud in the ditch and piling it up little by little, just like the way the marines built dams and naval ports, to block the flow of water in the ditch.

Her idea was good, but her actions were very clumsy.

The soil dug out of the ditch was too loose; it would collapse easily when washed away by the water flow and needed to be piled up again.

For a time, even such a simple little thing kept Yun Que busy and sweating profusely.

After finally managing to build a somewhat decent dam out of mud, before she could even show the joy of success on her face, the rising water washed away another hole in the mud dam.

The lark rushed over to try and save her, but it was too late.

The breach grew larger and larger until it finally burst open with a crash, completely washed away by the water.

"Oh? I failed again. This is so difficult." Hibari was on the verge of tears.

She pouted and turned to look upstream in the ditch, where she saw Luo Xia pile up and compact a mound of mud mixed with water plants, completing the cutting-off work upstream, and then wading through the middle of the ditch.

"Solid soil is not supported by water and is easily washed away. You can try pressing in the surrounding aquatic plants and rocks as well."

Luo Xia approached with a smile and began to help build a mud embankment.

The two worked for a while and finally finished.

Looking at the dam that hadn't been breached by the floodwaters, Yun Que felt a surge of excitement, as if she had won a battle, and her little face was filled with satisfaction.

Then she saw Rorschach break open the middle of the dam he had built, leaving a channel through which the water in the enclosed ditch could flow downwards.

"Brother Luo Xia, you know so much."

Lark looked at Rorschach with a face full of admiration.

“It’s nothing, just simple common sense.” Luo Xia couldn’t help but chuckle. “Alright, we can start catching fish now.”

"Okay! Let's start catching fish!"

Lark happily followed behind Luo Xia, imitating his actions, reaching into the mud of the ditch to feel around.

Luo Xia smiled as he watched her clumsy movements and began to instruct her on some key points of catching fish.

Lark learns very quickly.

A moment later, she let out a joyful cry as she caught a palm-sized red carp from under some water plants. She excitedly held it up to Luo Xia, "Look! Brother Luo Xia, I caught a fish! It's a carp, it looks beautiful, shall we keep it as a pet?"

"Okay, let's go to the general store later and see if they sell glass fish tanks." Luo Xia looked at Yun Que, who was covered in mud, her clothes were soaked, and her face was splashed with mud from the carp she was holding. He was also quite happy.

To be able to enjoy such a wonderful time in such a chaotic world is truly a luxury.

Perhaps this is the relaxed state of mind of 'stealing half a day of leisure from a busy life'.

"I wish it could stay like this forever..."

Rorschach sighed inwardly.

However, thinking of Doflamingo's increasingly rampant behavior lately, he became somewhat disheartened.

He had originally planned to find some time to cause trouble for Doflamingo after defeating Weevil.

However, Akainu warned him that Doflamingo's rise to power was secretly supported by the World Government.

In this way, even if he wanted to destroy the Donquixote Pirates, he would have to consider the trouble that might result afterward.

Most importantly, he didn't want to implicate the G5 branch.

"Hmm? Brother Luo Xia, what are you thinking about?"

Seeing Luo Xia standing there in a daze, Yun Que tilted her head and asked in confusion.

Rorschach's absent-minded gaze naturally fell on Lark's wet chest.

The short-sleeved shirt, already bulging from its ample contents, revealed a clear, luminous whiteness when soaked in water.

The secluded valley outlined between the steep peaks on both sides seemed to possess a magical power, drawing Rorschach's gaze into it.

“Luo Xia…Big Brother.”

The lark's heart skipped a beat when he looked at her, and her face turned bright red instantly. She lost her grip on the small fish she was holding and it slipped into the water at her feet. With a flick of its tail, it disappeared into the mud.

"Ah! The fish got away!" Lark exclaimed and rushed after it.

Luo Xia was startled awake by her exclamation, and remembering his earlier lapse in composure, he couldn't help but blush.

I've always had good self-control, but for some reason, whenever I'm around Yun Que, I'm inexplicably drawn to this little girl, as if she possesses some kind of special magic.

"Brother Luo Xia, this fish is so slippery and hard to catch, come and help me!"

A lark's clear voice rang out.

"Oh, here it comes."

into the night.

Smoke rose from a separate courtyard behind the G5 base.

In the very simple kitchen, Lark, wearing an apron, was preparing the meal.

The fish being cooked in the pot were several carp that had been caught in the ditch during the day.

The carp was a bit tough, but Lark's excellent cooking skills perfectly made up for this.

She transformed a few simple carp into delicious and flavorful dishes such as spicy fish fillets, boiled fish, and braised fish chunks.

Luo Xia, who was sitting under the stove tending the fire, was so engrossed in the rich aroma of fish that his throat was churning and his stomach was already rumbling.

"Alright! Let's eat. Today we'll have a whole fish feast." Yun Que had obviously heard this and couldn't help but smile, revealing two small dimples.

Looking at the various fish dishes laid out in front of him, Luo Xia was already very hungry and eagerly picked up a large bowl to start serving himself rice.

He served himself a large bowl and then served the lark a small bowl.

His bowl was ridiculously large. If the rice bowl that Lark was holding was a normal bowl, then the one that Rorschach was holding was a huge plate.

As soon as the rice was served, Luo Xia couldn't wait to pick up a piece of braised fish and put it in his mouth.

"How does it taste? Is it delicious?"

Lark sat opposite him, his eyes full of anticipation as he awaited Rorschach's evaluation.

Luo Xia wolfed down a large mouthful of rice smeared with broth, gave a heartfelt thumbs-up, and said with a smile, "It tastes amazing! Yun Que, your cooking skills are getting better and better. I wish I could eat your cooking every day; that would be the happiest thing in the world."

Hearing Luo Xia's praise, Yun Que's pink lips opened slightly, and she murmured to herself in a voice only she could hear, "Eating my cooking every day... is the happiest thing... could this be... a proposal?"

The little girl was suddenly lost in some kind of wonderful fantasy.

When she snapped out of her reverie, she saw Rorschach burping contentedly and rubbing his belly, along with several empty plates on the table.

Yun Que's little face immediately scrunched up, and she huffed, "Brother Luo Xia! You're eating too fast, I haven't even started eating yet!"

"Oh? Hehe, I'm sorry, Hibari, your cooking is so delicious, I can't stop eating. How about I fry you an egg to go with your rice?"