Pirate's Freedom

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day.

The morning light is faint, and the morning sun is rising slowly on the sea.

"Hey yo... Hey yo... Hey yo...!"

Two little girls drew long shadows behind them, carrying huge baskets one after the other, and walked slowly on the dirt road leading to the dock.

"Haah... no... I can't do it! Shoulder... haah... it hurts!"

Sweat dripped down her chin, and Ila, who was walking behind, spoke unsteadily.

"Nuoqi Gao... haah... let's... haah... rest for a while before leaving..."

"Exactly...just right! Haah...I also...haah...want to take a break!"

The red forehead band was soaked with sweat. Nuo Qigao, who was walking in front, blinked his blurred eyes hard while echoing.

"Haah...put down...haah...Nami...haah...put it down first..."

After walking a few more steps, the two slowly stopped.

"Then let's gently...haha..."

Ila took a deep breath and continued.

"Gently... put it down... ahh!"

Ila wanted to put down the basket carefully and gently, but as soon as she removed the pole from her shoulders, she couldn't help but tilted her body.

With a bang, the basket between the two of them hit the ground, causing a cloud of dust to fly.

"Ouch!"

A scream of pain suddenly came from the basket, and soon, a small head popped out from the side.

With a bang, the stick was thrown to the ground. Nuo Qigao and Ila gasped for air and squeezed each other's shoulders vigorously.

"Haah...no...are you okay...haah...Nami?"

Ila asked worriedly.

"No problem at all!"

Although her mouth was hissing with air-conditioning, Nami's eyes were bright and shining.

"Na na na~Ila~!"

Lying on the edge of the basket, Nami confirmed it again.

"That's what Tata Tot said, right? Today, right at the dock!"

"That's right! Dad said so! Today is the day! At the dock!"

Ila became excited and waved her arms widely.

"Nami! [Billion Berry] is waiting for us!"

After resting for a moment, Nokigao and Ila provoked Nami again, and with the sound of "hum hum hum", they worked together to continue towards the dock.

After several more stops and a long and arduous journey, Nokigao, Nami and Ila finally arrived at their destination.

"come on, come on, come on!"

Nami shouted slogans to cheer her up.

"The last bit of distance! Here we are! We're finally here!"

After turning a corner, the trees suddenly parted. In the suddenly bright scene, a red sun shed thousands of golden lights on the sea. The scenery looked beautiful.

But at this time, the three people's focus was not on this common beauty.

Unlike those big towns, the pier in Cocoa West Village is simply built with wooden planks as a trestle, and parasols and beach chairs are placed on the shoal to guard it.

"Nothing at all……"

Except for the sparkling waves and a few small fishing boats tied to the wooden piles of the trestle, the sea was empty.

Nami leaned half of her body out of the basket, and it was only thanks to Nokigao and Ila's support that she didn't fall to the ground.

"..."

The three of them waited for a while, but there was still nothing on the sea.

"Now, Ira, Tata Tot, he..."

I have to say that after a night of excitement, Nami, who gradually calmed down when she got here, began to worry about gains and losses.

"When was the boat built?"

"It's night! Dad secretly went out last night and built a boat!"

Ira firmly believed in this.

"We must have arrived early, dad is still sleeping now!"

"..."

Nami said slowly and hesitantly.

"But...I said he lost the game last time..."

"No way! Dad wouldn't be so stingy!"

Ira retorted fiercely.

"..."

Nami was silent for a while.

"Hahaha...actually..."

Nami suddenly laughed.

"I just realized now that the weather is so nice today."

"Dad will never lie!"

Ira frowned.

"Ah..."

Nami cast her gaze towards the sea.

"What a mistake. We should have brought rice balls."

"Dad will never lie!!"

Ila puffed out her cheeks.

"Forget it! Ira!"

Nami suddenly raised her voice.

“We’ll talk about [Billion Berry] later!”

Then she looked at the two of them and said cheerfully.

"Ira! Nokigao! Let's find a way to catch——"

"Dad—"

Interrupting Nami's words, Ira shouted at the top of her lungs.

"I won't lie!!!"

"Ira...!"

Nami tried to keep her voice calm, but her tone increased unconsciously.

"[Billion Berry] or something...! Now! It doesn't matter at all!"

"Don't you say that!"

Ira blushed.

"I'm angry! I'm really angry!"

"..."

The atmosphere froze for a moment.

"what the hell……"

Nami clenched her fists and took a deep breath.

"I'm the one who should be angry!"

"Because you told me about the [Billion Berry]!"

"I didn't sleep all night!"

"I do not have either!"

Ira was not to be outdone.

"I ran out secretly without telling Bellemere. I will have to stay in bed for a few more days when I go back!"

"unclear meaning!"

"That's great~ A guy who has never been beaten before!"

"Don't think of me as an idiot!"

"stupid stupid stupid--!"

"Want to fight?"

Clenching her little fists, Yi La took a step forward.

"what?"

Nami gritted her teeth and stood up from the basket.

"You've never had a fight before! You're a coward and a fool!"

Bang-! !

Holding each other's shoulders with both hands, Ira and Nami began to wrestle with their foreheads.

"I want to use the [Billiard Boxing] my dad taught me——"

Ila was furious.

"Knock you away with one punch!"

"Ira, the big talker!"

Boom!Boom!

"It hurts!" x2

Nami and Ira covered their heads at the same time.

"Hu-hu-"

Nuoqi on the side blew her fist high.

"Are you stupid! You two!"

Withdrawing her fist, she pointed to the side——

A white sailboat docked quietly on the shore, with graceful sails like open shells.

"Isn't this the Billionaire?"

"...!!!"

Nami rubbed her eyes hard, then a second time, and a third time... until she finally confirmed that the scene in front of her was not an illusion.

"When?! I didn't notice it at all!"

"Start by shouting [Billion Berry]."

Nuoqi stood up and admired the sailboat. Even people who didn't know anything about sailboats could feel the elegant beauty.

"Are you saying it now?!!"

Unable to take her eyes away from the sailboat, Nami could only express her shock with her jaw almost falling to the ground.

"Huh - I'm just going to say -"

Wiping the sweat off her red face, Ila let out a long breath.

"Dad will never lie!"

"Ah! It's moving! The boat is moving!"

suddenly.

The sailboat, which is more than 180 feet in length, turned its bow by itself, sailed through a curve lightly, and approached the shoal along the pier.

"Hey! Stop!"

Having completely forgotten about her date with Ira, Nami shouted anxiously.

"Stop! You'll be stranded soon!"

"Observation confirmed, please watch the waterline."

An inorganic voice suddenly sounded at this time.

After Nami was stunned for a moment, she subconsciously turned her head to look at the waterline of the sailboat.

Visible to the naked eye, the entire ship did not enter the water even one foot, and Nami could even clearly see the keel extending to the bottom of the sailboat.

This kind of draft is more like flying than sailing.

"What's going on? How can wood be so light!"

Frowning, Nami muttered to herself.

"No! If it's really that light, it can't withstand the wind and waves at all... Why can it drive so smoothly..."

"This ship has an adaptive gravity adjustment system that can self-adjust the gravity within a certain range of the hull and around the hull."

As if he could accurately identify Nami's question, the voice explained and demonstrated at the same time.

"Increased gravity."

After saying that, the whole ship suddenly sank, like a solid weight, leaving a deep imprint on the seabed.

The surging waves rushed directly to the shore, knocking the beach chairs upside down.

"Gravity erasure."

The seawater around the hull suddenly floated upward, gathering into a round and clear water ball in mid-air. After a while, it suddenly fell again, splashing with waves.

"Demonstration over."

"do not understand!"

Nuo Qi said honestly.

"Anyway, it's awesome!"

Ila cheered.

"Speak!"

Only then did Nami react, shouting incoherently.

"The ship has spoken!"

"I am the artificial intelligence system of [Billion Berry]. If it is easier to understand, you can think of me as the invisible butler."

It was as if he was suddenly endowed with emotion, and the inorganic voice gained a deep magnetism.

"..."

Upon hearing this answer, Nami closed her eyes without saying a word.

After a moment.

"Butler! So awesome!"

Star-eyed Nami was carrying a basket and jumping forward like a mermaid.

the next moment.

hum!

After an inaudible buzzing sound, a bright circle of light suddenly appeared, fitting right on Nami's waist.

"Wow--!"

An invisible force field spread throughout her body, gently lifting her upwards.

“Uh-huh~~~”

There were bursts of exclamations behind them, and Ila and Noqigao also flew into the air.

Blink time.

After crossing the side of the ship, the three people sank slightly and fell to the deck.

"Please allow me to introduce to you——"

Really like an old butler, his elegant, steady and gentle voice kept coming from all directions.

"It must be as convenient as the Baileys circulating in human society, the treasure ship that freely shuttles among billions of stars - the [Billion Baileys]."