Zongman: Evolution Paradise

"That's really lucky."

Saeko Busujima appeared behind her, startling Nami who quickly turned around. She glanced behind her back and remembered that this was the first mate who had been on night watch the previous night. She hadn't felt anything when Saeko Busujima instantly killed the King of the Coast, but now she had a better grasp of Saeko Busujima's strength. She pretended to be a fangirl and said, "Miss Busujima is amazing! She can easily suppress so many ghost ships!"

"It's not that easy."

"I wasn't even woken up by the noise, doesn't that show how relaxed and at ease I am?"

Saeko Busujima covered her mouth and chuckled, "That's because the cabin is very soundproof; otherwise, those corrupted babblings alone would have been enough to wake you up."

"I don't care, Busujima-san is the most amazing person I've ever met." Nami's coquettishness made Saeko Busujima's face beam with a smile. She quickly stopped, not wanting to be too over-the-top and annoy anyone, and looked at Saeko Busujima's pretty face, asking, "Aren't you going to catch up on your sleep, Busujima-san?"

"Well, it's okay if I don't sleep."

"Aren't you going to sleep?"

"Because I'm a ghost."

"ghost?"

Nami blinked. In the world of One Piece, "oni" (鬼) basically refers to the Oni tribe like Kaido, while ghosts are what scare people at night. Because of the Arlong Pirates' absurd theory that fish-men are superior to humans, Nami was still very curious about the Oni tribe. However, she didn't see the Oni horns that were the hallmark of the Oni tribe on Saeko Busujima. Her forehead was smooth and dewy, and her eyes had natural redness, an effect that would take two hours of makeup to achieve.

"You'll know then."

Saeko Busujima ruffled Nami's hair without explaining her meaning further. Seeing Jolyne walking towards them, she smiled and said, "If you're feeling down, it's okay to confide in me. You should know my room number, but you have to come during the day. I'll get angry if you bother me at night."

In the world of One Piece, Nami's disguise is certainly enough, but since Mitsuri Kanroji and Saeko Busujima are not natives of the One Piece world, they can naturally see that Nami is suppressing her feelings and that beneath her lively words and actions lies a soul that is deeply mired in the mire and unable to escape.

However, seeing that Jolyne didn't interfere and seemed to have her own plans, they decisively abandoned Nami, who was insignificant compared to the other side of the scale, and waited for Nami to fall into the spider web.

This suggestion was already Saeko Busujima's way of repaying Nami for praising her.

Or——

This is a slight feeling of frustration about last night.

Nami was completely unaware of this. Her smile froze, and her eyes darted around. She felt as if her secret had been discovered, and the feeling of regret replayed in her mind a dozen times.

"It's a bit of a worry," Nami said, feigning a sliver of hope while also lying. "I'm afraid we won't find the treasure. After all, who would hide a Devil Fruit on a deserted island? Wouldn't you eat it immediately after getting it? Who would leave it there and make a treasure map? Or maybe someone else has already found and taken the Devil Fruit. I'm afraid that if I find it there but there's no Devil Fruit, the captain will think I led you astray and kill me... Waaah..."

"That makes a lot of sense," Jolyne, who had stepped out of the cabin, chimed in, "and that's certainly true. If we can't find it, it must be the navigator's fault."

Nami was dumbfounded, "How could this be!"

"I'm a pirate, so don't expect me to be the kind of person who's reasonable."

Jolyne's statement was correct, since treasure maps are found in treasure chests. If Nami couldn't find the treasure, then it must be Nami's problem; it's impossible that Paradise gave her a fake treasure map.

"So, good luck, Miss Navigator."

Jolyne pulled Saeko Busujima away to check out last night's spoils.

"...I can't control the outcome."

Nami muttered to herself, and seeing that Saeko Busujima didn't say anything more, she thought she had gotten away with it. She planned to find the human-faced dog to speed up the boat so that she wouldn't stay there too long and get thrown overboard to feed the fish.

Using telekinesis, steps were created beneath their feet, and Jolyne and Saeko Busujima walked on them.

The taboo against sailing at night is real; the grayish-white smog brings ghost ships. However, compared to the eerie deaths in the story, the ghost ships' conquests are more like an easy mode in a game.

Under the barrage of bullets and blades, they quickly realized that even if they returned from the dead along the Grand Line, there was no place for them in the East Blue.

"Is the human-faced dog still not awake?"

Saeko Busujima rolled her eyes at Jolyne, feeling a surge of destructive urges from last night.

"There's nothing we can do. Who knew that a character who's both a ghost story and a ship girl could be so... fragile?"

Jolyne said helplessly, "Even Yukino is much better than this human-faced dog. The key is that it can't stand it and doesn't say anything. I thought this idiot was playing the role of some humiliated maid."

"That sounds interesting, even though it startled Mitsuri." Saeko Busujima turned her head and hugged Jolyne's arm, changing the subject, "Why didn't you chase the human-faced dog away last night?"

"Is Saeko jealous?"

"...I'm worried about the impact of this matter."

Saeko Busujima was indeed not jealous; after all, jealousy is something that depends on the person.

Last time she was on a date with Jolyne, she suddenly ran into Jeanne d'Arc, and their lovely time together turned into a harmonious family affair. Jeanne d'Arc, oblivious to her presence, pushed aside her and demanded more attention. Saeko Busujima was so jealous that she wanted to kill Jeanne d'Arc.

Well, I can't really say I wanted it, since Saeko Busujima had already drawn her sword and slashed down.

As for the human-faced dog, Saeko Busujima really couldn't feel jealous of it. Even in the ancient world, the principal wife would be too lazy to pay attention to concubines, let alone the human-faced dog, which was just a pet. Usually, when she saw the human-faced dog, her reaction was just to pet it and wipe it with water.

Chapter 466 The Last Bath

The difference in their status is too great; Saeko Busujima simply cannot regard the human-faced dog as an opponent. However, the number seven has indeed become the number eight, and Esdeath and Medea will definitely be unhappy, as their possessiveness has always been very strong.

Although they can shower together, live in the same apartment, sit together watching dramas and discussing which clothes and bags look good, and even snuggle in the same bed, don't forget that just over a month ago they were still at odds. At that time, Jolyne had just finished the Fate world and smuggled the Heroic Spirits into the workshop to the main world. In no time, the women had already divided themselves into a fierce rivalry.

The sword's edge raged at the corner of his eye.

The blade was hidden in the corner of my eye.

They are not children who can be as simple-minded as cartoon protagonists, forgetting all the evil deeds of a villain who has been redeemed after only two episodes, and creating a happy ending for the whole family with smiles and tolerance.

Under the power of time, their friendship had indeed accumulated quite a bit, otherwise Esdeath would not have allowed anyone to share the fruits with her. However, this period was still too short. A friendship that lacks a catalyst for transformation, no matter how close, is just a friendship. Esdeath and Medea were filled with longing, their fingers constantly yearning for a magnificent underdog victory.

Given the opportunity, Esdeath wouldn't mind elevating Jolyne's divine kingdom to the heavens.

However, if her friend wanted to cross the Heavenly Gate, she would find that she was already on the blacklist, and for the rest of her life she could only stay on the ground and learn to use photos to cast spells like Mrs. Yukino. She wouldn't even be qualified to sit at the same table at the wedding.

At that time, she will be Jolyne's only subject, and Jolyne will become her god-king.

Whether she's a prisoner or a blasphemer, Esdeath doesn't care about such noises. At most, she lets out a brief respite once a month for the sake of the god's mental health.

This outrageous idea of ​​locking up the Master for one-on-one enjoyment came about when they were soaking in a hot spring. Shiina Mahiru asked Esdeath, holding a set of Truth or Dare cards she had customized herself, "What would you do if you had the power to suppress everyone?"

Esdeath looked completely matter-of-fact and asked in return, "Don't you want to do this?"

Shiina Mahiru listened thoughtfully and immediately revealed her true feelings, which were even more destructive. Jorogumo also fanned the flames from the side, thinking of profiting from the chaos.

Saeko Busujima hugged Jeanne tightly, stopping her from immediately throwing her life away. Seeing Esdeath's growing eagerness to improve her strength, she couldn't tolerate this kind of table-flipping behavior.

Medea's mind was opened, and while fantasizing about imprisonment, she also punctured Lily's fantasy, saying that Lily hadn't finished her studies for the day, and that she couldn't even resist her, yet she wanted to become queen.

Faced with such a group of traitors, Kanroji Mitsuri's expression was a mess. She tried her best to restore the atmosphere of unity and friendship to resolve the crisis, fearing that it might turn into a "last bath" to murder God.

Shizuka Marikawa touched her soft, white thighs, which were still tender from lack of exercise, and firmly emphasized that no one was allowed to enjoy them all to themselves, otherwise what would she do? Mrs. Yukino supported Shizuka Marikawa, saying that casting spells with photos and being able to only cast spells with photos are two different things.

As for Anna, the only one who disappeared, she was secretly getting intimate with her Master in the kitchen.

……

Because of various considerations, they were able to maintain a relatively friendly relationship. In this regard, Jolyne should say a word of loyalty to the five members of the Nakano Kingdom. Thanks to their trial mission, the appearance of the kingdom actually brought a crisis from the outside world to everyone.

The conflict among everyone is merely a "distribution issue," not yet at the point of life or death. Naturally, there is no such thing as "pacifying the internal before resisting the external." When encountering an enemy from the fairy tale world, one must work together to conquer it first.

What Saeko Busujima was talking about was that Esdeath and Medea no longer wanted to have more sisters around them. Or rather, even Mitsuri Kanroji, who was usually open to having multiple wives and concubines, was a little unhappy about it. After all, even the most generous person wouldn't mind receiving more favoritism.

Muzan Kibutsuji can have five brains and seven hearts, but Jolyne only has one.

With each additional sister, it means that another piece of the heart has to be broken off and given to the newcomer.

The fragments naturally originated from fragments of others, piece by piece.

"Lun Jun, you know what I mean."

Saeko Busujima hugged Jolyne's arm, pulling it into the softness of her chest. Her ink-wash style off-shoulder robe perfectly showcased the beauty of her Y-shaped figure, which Jolyne could see with just a slight tilt of her head, and she could also recall the amazing touch she felt when she actually played with it.

"of course I know."

Jolyne naturally understood her meaning. Saeko Busujima was ostensibly talking about the human-faced dog, but she was actually referring to the newly appeared Nami. Even Yukino wouldn't feel threatened by the human-faced dog, as they were already familiar with its existence. It was this native of the pirate world that Saeko Busujima disliked.

The human-faced dog is a product of internal digestion.

Nami, however, was a true outsider, not to mention the others who appeared later.

Highschool of the Dead introduced Saeko Busujima and Shizuka Marikawa, Demon Slayer introduced Mitsuri Kanroji and Jorogumo, and the Fate universe introduced Medea and Esdeath.

Hmm... Saber was given to Yukino Yukinoshita. Anna and Lily haven't reached the final step yet, so they can only sit at the children's table with Jeanne.

Because of this pattern, on the eve of arriving in the pirate world, Medea and the others had already made a pact to prevent any scoundrels from getting close to Jolyne, in order to prevent the emergence of two more wives in this large family.

"I have no designs on Nami. At most, I'll just take her away. After all, the only outcome for her if she stays in this world is falling into the abyss. I can't just let her die after I've used her."

Jolyne explained to Saeko Busujima, who nodded in agreement. She said that Nami's appearance was still too immature compared to them. If Jolyne could be so easily swayed by beauty, Sadako and Kallen wouldn't still be waiting for their chance.

“Of course we can’t leave her here.” Saeko Busujima said coquettishly, “Then what about the others? I remember when you were explaining the information about this world, you mentioned many unique girls.”

Jolyne blinked. "We'll see."

"...Then you'd better buy mouthwash in advance and be prepared to be forced by Esdeath to lick your toes."

Saeko Busujima released Jolyne's arm, gave a soft hum, and walked ahead. Noticing her approach, the skeletons on the ghost ship panicked, hastily picking up thigh bones of unknown origin and retreating behind the rest of the skeletons. Unfortunately, except for a few particularly foolish ones, the rest of the skeletons thought the same thing, scrambling and tumbling down the deck, leaving the space above empty.

Chapter 467 The Arrival of the Killing Intent

After deciding to take up the profession of captain, Jolyne and Saeko Busujima discussed various information about the pirate world, including information about Nami, Robin, Boa Hancock, and Shirahoshi.

Jolyne has no feelings for Nami, but he does have a "character" he once liked. Since the future of the pirate world is destined to be destroyed, and he has the ability to reach out and pull the dead from the abyss of death, why not use this trip to save some people's fate?

I landed on the deck of the ghost ship, the sea breeze carrying the scent of decay ruffling my robes.

The murmurs of the skeletons echoed in my ears, their empty eye sockets telling of the passing of life.

Saeko Busujima walked ahead with her hands behind her back, just like an ordinary girl, expressing her anger through a temporary separation. However, her playful waving fingers were clearly a signal to quickly take my hand and coax me.

Xu Lun grasped her hand. "You know my personality. Even the beautiful Miss Poison Island had to take the initiative to subdue me. Who could possibly attract me to actively pursue and express my love?"

"Then just don't take the initiative."

Saeko Busujima gave a light hum and gave an example: "The countdown to the end of the world has reached zero. Everything is coming to an end. A beautiful woman is about to fall into the abyss, but Lord Jolyne steps forward to save her. A strange heaven called the Planet of Despair is opening its gates to accept believers."

And believers?

It doesn't matter if you don't have faith.

It's okay if you never pray.

Those born as saints who save countless lives do not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Those who are reincarnated demons and kill indiscriminately will not go to hell.

Good people and bad people live in the same house; all they need to do is be good-looking.

Saeko Busujima turned around, her emotions more complex and intense than ever before. She held out her clasped right hands and then extended her left hand, pointing her index finger at Jolyne's chest. With each tap, she would continue to say something.

"Who wouldn't feel some false affection for you at a time like this? Can you say that Matou Sakura's complicated feelings for you aren't because you saved her life?"

Did you know that she went to see a psychologist?

The familiar world was burned to ashes, and everyone she knew turned to dust. Seventeen years of memories vanished like a bubble. She could only escape nightmares by clinging to Rin Tohsaka's arm when she slept.

The player comes from the main world and lives in a place full of enemies, but you, Jolyne, have truly saved her life.

Sakura Matou wants revenge. She deeply resents the player for destroying Fuyuki City. You once said that Sakura Matou would fuse with the Black Grail and become corrupted in a certain route, but from the moment the Black Grail was born, the world being burned by fire had already brought her only one step away from becoming corrupted.

That line is you; she's deceiving herself that there are still some good people among the players.

That thread represents Rin Tohsaka, who is telling herself that at least she still has her most cherished older sister.

When those two lines are severed, I have no doubt that she will turn into a cannibalistic monster, feeding on carrion in the park until she can slaughter the park and all the players, or perhaps she will die on the road to revenge.

Jolyne, I remember you were very perceptive.

You would soothe my bloodlust, and deliberately torment my enemies to stay with me; you would fight alongside Mitsuri Kanroji in the Chiba Food Challenge; you would remember the designer dresses Shizuka liked; you would deliberately drive your luxury car to the entrance of that "Family Fortune" shopping mall, link arms with Mrs. Yukino with enthusiasm and humor, making all the colleagues who bullied her green with envy; you would kidnap Saber for Medea, and also help Lily ask Medea for a vacation; you knew Anna didn't like mirrors, so you removed the full-length mirror in the bathroom; you could fight Esdeath with love, and you could also listen seriously to Ai Haibara's recent research problems...

Once a fleeting feeling of love arises, you will use your personal charm to transform the false into the real.

"So, haven't you realized Matou Sakura's resentment yet? When did Lord Jolyne become such a dense person?"

Before she could finish speaking, Jolyne had already been pushed to the edge of the ship by Saeko Busujima, with no way to retreat.

The waves behind them rose and fell with the wind, about to splash onto the two of them, but were stopped by their telekinetic power.

Is it because there are too many people?

Saeko Busujima stared at him: "Are these few people already making you feel powerless? You didn't notice Matou Sakura's resentment today, so will you not be able to notice my angry cries in the future?"

Whether it's me or Mitsuri,