The Pirate: Throne of Bones

half a month later.

Beihai, in front of the upside down mountain.

Looking at this unconventional but magnificent scene in front of him, Villeless was not only not excited at all, but also a little uneasy.

The reason for the anxiety is naturally because of the war-weary and reformed ship girl Artoria.

When he was summoning the ship girl, Verles was a typical person who couldn't do things without thinking. No matter what problems may arise in the future, he should get things done first.

Then, when the huge battleship Warspite and the ship's daughter Artoria appeared in front of Milena, Velez's claws immediately went numb.

Based on the idea of ​​​​"a day is a day", Villes pretended to be an ostrich in front of Milena.

result…

Whether it was the battleship Warspite or the shipgirl Artoria, Milena didn't ask a single question.

It was as if, from the very beginning, Milena and Verles were riding the Warspite under the full control of the shipgirl Arturia.

As a result, Villeless could only pray that the Warspite could arrive at the Upside Down Mountain later, so that he could have more time to make up an excuse.

Unfortunately, Villeless overlooked one very important thing.

As a battleship, Warspite's so-called slow speed also depends on what type of battleship it is compared with.

Compared with cruisers or destroyers of the same technological level, Warspite's speed must be as slow as something.

But this is the world of pirates!

Except for those black technologies that make people want to complain about it, Warspite's speed is no slower than those conventional battleships in the pirate world.

In fact, most of the battleships in the pirate world cannot compare to the Warspite in terms of speed.

This situation... made Velez not know whether he should be happy or worried.

In terms of joy, it is very simple and crude.

Compared with most warships in the pirate world, Warspite itself has advantages in terms of gunfire power and armor thickness. If there is no disadvantage in terms of speed, then the advantage that Verless can take in naval battles is not 01 :30 o'clock.

The worry aspect is more nonsense.

Warspite's speed was not the kind of "slow sailing" that Verles had in mind, which caused Verles to "miss" more than N days of compilation time.

The thought of explaining the situation of Warspite and Artoria to Milena gave Villes a headache.

"Gan!"

"Can't you let me pretend to be an ostrich for a few more days?"

Confession is impossible.

In this life...well, it is still possible to confess in this life.

But certainly not now!

Although in the past half month, Milena didn't ask anything. Every day was like usual, mainly arrogant and cute, with hints of evil from time to time.

But now that he is about to enter the Grand Route and start a new journey, Villes is really embarrassed to continue to act like an ostrich with such a tacit understanding.

So, when the Warspite temporarily stopped in front of the entrance to the Upside Down Mountain, and Artoria was inspecting all aspects of the Warspite's condition, Veles's sorrow almost reached the sky.

"Hey! Velez~"

Just when Verles was wandering in his mind because he couldn't make up a reason, Milena's voice came to mind.

Turning his head, Verles saw Milena holding a bottle of rum and leaning against the side of the Warspite.

When the sea breeze blew Milena's long hair, Milena's posture at this time looked extremely chic.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Artoria?"

"Or this Warspite?"

Milena swung the rum in her hand at Villes, and there was an indescribable seriousness in Milena's chic posture.

"Actually, Velez, you don't need to embarrass yourself so much."

"It doesn't matter whether it's Artoria or Warspite."

"This sea is so mysterious. There are so many things that we can't explain or understand."

"As for the secret about you?"

Having said this, Milena took a big sip of the rum in her hand, her eyes blurred, and she tilted her head to look at Villes.

"Is it important?"

After taking another sip of rum, Milena's eyes became more blurred.

Shaking the wine bottle in her hand and looking at the swaying wine in the bottle, Milena's blurred eyes suddenly revealed a firm look.

"unimportant!"

"It's you I like!"

"Do you still remember what you said when you were young, pretending to be serious and fooling Sakaski and Elena?"

With that said, Milena didn't wait for Villes to recall what she had said, and then continued speaking on her own.

"At that time, the carriages and horses were slow, and there was only enough time to love one person in a lifetime."

Raising her hand, she drank the remaining wine in the bottle in one breath and threw the empty bottle into the sea. Milena walked straight towards Villes' position.

"When I was young, the carriages and horses in the village were really slow, and there was only enough time to love one person in a lifetime."

"Now we are out to sea. The sea is very big, and Warspite is also very fast..."

"But I still only have enough love for one person in my life!"

"so--"

Milena raised her head, and the friendship overflowing from her eyes directly crossed space and time, and was deeply imprinted in the depths of Villes's heart.

"I don't care about secrets or anything."

"What I care about is that you can stay with me forever!"

"As for your secret..."

"I believe that one day, when the time comes for you to speak out, you will tell me."

"Right?"

Facing Milena's starry eyes, Villes suddenly smiled.

Milena said so much, but the most important thing was that - what Milena cared about was that Villes could always be by her side.

As for Milena’s last question?

The question is not whether Villes will tell his secret in the future, but whether Villes will always be by Milena's side!

【really…】

[Milena is still the same Milena! 】

After understanding this, Villes suddenly felt his whole body relax.

Now that he understood Milena's thoughts, Villes, who was relaxed, suddenly felt that he had been extremely stupid in the past half month.

After all, instead of trying to make up excuses, it would be better to just say "I'll tell you later" to Milena openly.

Emmmm......

All I can say is that because I care, I am worried about losing it.

Just when Villes and Milena looked at each other, and something romantic might happen at any time, an "untimely" voice came over.

"Commander, Lady Milena."

"The Warspite has been overhauled and is ready to cross the Upside Down Mountain and enter the Grand Line at any time."

"Commander, please issue an order!"

Looking at the sudden appearance of Arturia, Villes and Milena were both embarrassed at the same time.

Velez: Ship girls...are they all so good at destroying the atmosphere?

At this moment, Artoria's behavior reminded Veles of a certain green-haired talker who was also a battleship.

Milena: A-er-to-li-ya-! ! !

At this moment, Milena, who had drank many bottles of wine in advance in order to calm down her emotions... was mentally shattered.