Pirate's Freedom

Subtle footsteps echoed in the passage of the secret base. Tata Toto dusted off the dust on his collar, shook his gray windbreaker, and walked forward step by step.

In the cold light, no one was seen along the way. As time went by, everyone had their own tasks and everyone was busy, so the place seemed more and more deserted.

I took a look when I passed the children's activity room, but there was still no one inside.

Not far away, in the rooms with the house signs of Nine Snake and Squirrel respectively, Tata Tot knocked on the door a few times. After waiting for a while, no one responded, so he turned around and left.

A moment later, Tata Tot stepped into the door of the activity room. The place was also empty. He jumped on the table and saw that the water in the kettle was still slightly hot. He tilted his head and thought for a while, took a glass and took it. A full glass of water.

He slowly walked a few steps on the table, jumped off the table, walked slowly to the sofa, and then jumped in.

Holding the cup firmly with both paws, looking lazy, Tata Tot's eyes were empty.

The next moment, a drop of pitch-black [ink] appeared in the cup, diluting it into a trace of black smoke and lingering in the water.

Next, it seemed endless, the deep [ink] could not be diluted completely, the smoke flowed layer by layer, and the water in the cup remained as clear as ever...

Each bubble, from small to large, appears faster and faster...

Gradually, the water in the cup turned into boiling water, rolling violently...

But the amazing thing is that no matter how violently the water in the cup rolled, not a drop was spilled.

……

"Hee hee hee ha ha ha..."

After an unknown amount of time, a burst of cheerful noise brought Tata Tot back to his senses, and the water in the glass returned to calm.

"Hancock, let me tell you!"

Soon, the laughter was getting closer and closer, Sonia and Kerla, holding hands, jumped into the door together.

"I took the [Bubble Jumper] alone~! And I took it three times in a row~!"

While Kerra was holding Maria's hand, she was still turning her head to look back, chatting with Hancock who was holding Mary behind.

"Really? That's great..."

With no response, Hancock walked into the room casually, and his eyes that swept around suddenly focused on Tata Tot.

"Hancock!"

Granny New, who was the last one to enter the door, yelled. The latest issue of the World Economic News was rolled into a paper tube in her hand and hit Hancock on the head hard.

"I must teach you a lesson today!"

"It's so annoying to push yourself too far!"

Naturally retracting his gaze, Hancock let go of Mary's hand, spun his steps and turned sideways slightly to avoid Granny New's powerful attack.

"you this--"

Grabbing Granny New's arm with one hand, Hancock rushed in front of her and threw her over the shoulder.

"Stinky old woman!!"

'Bang' sound!Granny New fell on the sofa. Beside her, the water in the Tata Tote cup spilled out, turning into more than a dozen water droplets that stayed motionless in the air, and then flew back into the cup one after another. .

"S-what to say...O-old woman..."

Granny Newu stood up from the sofa with great skill, and Granny New was almost furious.

"How rude! Hancock! I am still a flame flower in full bloom! After all, I am also the former emperor of Amazon Lily!!"

"Oh?"

Hancock raised his chin slightly and narrowed his eyes.

"The emperor who abandoned the country and went to sea privately?"

"I was..."

Grandma Niu was speechless after being caught with a sore foot.

"Stop saying anything! You traitor!"

Hancock mastered the look and gesture of extreme contempt without any teacher.

"..."

Suffering heavy losses one after another, Granny New was silently bent forward in frustration.

"No one should pay attention to me, just leave me alone in the corner..."

"I haven't seen you for a few days."

After sinking Granny New, Hancock turned to look at the sofa, pretending to have just discovered Tata Tot, and greeted him.

"Are you back, Erwin?"

"Yo~! Hancock——!"

"Erwin~! Lift it high~!"

Just as Tata Tot raised his hand, Kerla had already rushed to the sofa and lifted him up.

In the process, the water flying out of the cup drew an arc, bypassed Kerla's body and fell back into the cup.

"You are so happy, where have you been?"

Seeing her happy look, Tata Tot also laughed.

"We went to Soap Bubble Park again~!"

Kerla spoke loudly and reported.

"I even went to the Soap Dome to watch a show~! Sindori is so beautiful~! Erwin, I want to be like her when I grow up!"

"Being as beautiful as her? Or standing on stage like her?"

Tata Tot asked with a smile.

"Um……"

Kella found it very difficult to choose between the two and whispered.

"I even thought...Erwin...Am I too greedy?"

"Not at all! Hahahaha...!!"

He wanted to act serious, but Tata Tot couldn't help but laugh. He laughed until Kerla puffed up her cheeks, then quickly stopped laughing, became serious and comforted her.

"Kerla, your wish will definitely come true."

"Erwin, I'm serious."

Kella said with a serious expression.

"Of course, I'm serious too."

Tata Tot's expression was also serious.

"Kirra, you are the star of tomorrow."

"Erwin, look me in the eyes."

"..."

"Pfft!"

After laughing, Tata Tot quickly made amends.

"Kirra, I really think so."

"No, you are not."

The expressionless Kerla let go of her hand, turned around and ran away, seeking the approval of Sonia and Mary.

And Tata Tot stood firmly on the ground after a free fall, without a drop of water in the cup being spilled.

"Erwin, you guy."

Hancock came over with a funny tone.

"What are you doing?"

"Hancock, because of some sudden situations before, your work was delayed and the whole course seemed anticlimactic..."

Tata Tot jumped back on the sofa, sat down again, and patted the seat next to him with his tail, signaling Hancock to sit down as well.

"It's okay, Erwin."

Hancock crossed his arms and interrupted Tata Tot.

"I'm ready, do you want to continue that bet?"

"I've almost taught you the straight-forward things that can be taught to you in battle. The last lesson... I just need you to read it carefully."

The tip of his claw lightly tapped the wall of the glass, and a round drop of water jumped out of the glass and floated quietly in front of Hancock's eyes.

"This is……"

Sensing something, Hancock opened her big dark blue eyes in surprise.

"This is [external release]."

Hancock couldn't help but poke it with a finger. The water droplet was deformed by her poke, but as soon as she removed her finger, the water droplet immediately returned to its original shape.

Moreover, she twisted her fingers, and there was no feeling of moisture on her fingertips at all.

She tried again and again, even holding the drop of water in her palm and clenching it tightly, but once she let go, there was still no difference.

"..."

Pursing his lips, Hancock bent his fingers, moved closer to the water droplet, and flicked it up with a 'pop' sound!

The water droplets exploded into mist and disappeared as expected.

"Erwin——"

Just as he was about to raise his head and say something, Hancock's voice fell silent as his eyes swept over him.

The small dewdrop condensed out of thin air in the same place, and then grew bigger and bigger, and after a while, it turned back into the previous water droplet.

"how is this possible……"

Hancock muttered in disbelief.

Seeing Hancock's puzzled expression, Tata Tot had no intention of answering her questions, and directly touched the water droplets with his paws.

"Then comes [hardening]."

clang--! !

The water droplets that turned pitch black instantly fell to the ground. After the crisp sound of gold and stone, they were deeply embedded in the smooth and hard floor.

"..."

Hancock silently inserted his fingers into the floor, carefully dug out the water droplets, and carefully held them on his fingertips to observe.

The weight... the feel... is like holding an iron ball...

With this thought in his mind, Hancock's fingers holding the water droplets gradually tightened, but until the entire palm turned into darkness, the water droplets between his fingers remained motionless.

"So hard! Harder than steel!!"

Hancock couldn't help but said in surprise.

Even if it was real steel, it should have been crushed by her exerting such force. It was obviously just a drop of water!