[One Piece] Almighty staff

In the dimly lit cabin flickering by candlelight, Leah quietly ate her lunch with her eyes downcast.

The weather was gloomy, and the sea was blustery, and instead of going to the dining room to eat with the crew, she and Sakalski set up a table in his cabin.The doors and windows in the cabin are closed, and the power is limited, so only candles can be lit.

In a small space, the clinking sound of tableware and the sound of breathing are infinitely amplified and alternated, making the atmosphere extraordinarily private.

Leah doesn't like being alone with Sakalski, because Sakalsky often makes her feel in danger of being watched by beasts.

But that's why she couldn't let him touch other people too quickly.Especially now that he was watching her closely and his behavior was eye-catching, she didn't know how to explain it to the crew for a while.

On the table are Beihai local basil noodles with creamy vegetable soup, and a stack of pancakes as the main course.Today it was the captain of the bodyguard's turn to be in charge of the meals. He went to learn the recipes and said that he would cook them for his younger brothers and sisters when he went back.The recipe is worth learning, and the taste is very good.It's just that Liya has something in her heart, and she can't taste the delicious food.

Speaking of which, the captain of her bodyguard is Patrick's first disciple. Although he is eight feet tall and burly, but because he has brought up a group of juniors and juniors below him, he has a strong personality of being a nurse and a mother.This kind of thick and thin personality is quite attractive to girls. He is one of the most popular men on the island.

The problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation have been fully resolved, and it is time for her to consider how to deal with the emotional needs of the islanders.

There are not many couples on the island, and family housing is very limited. Most islanders live in collective dormitories.The dormitory is not a densely populated place like a beehive, with a maximum of six people. Everyone has their own desk and locker, and the bathroom and balcony are also enough for activities.

The managers do have single-person dormitories, but the space is not very large. Some managers feel lonely living alone, and often go back to live in group dormitories. Instead, their single-person dormitories become a place for partners to store things or hold small meetings .

She had to admit that by making sure men and women live separately from the beginning, it really saved a lot of trouble.The women hardly had any objections. On the contrary, most of the men were eager to move. However, the managers headed by the first mate could hold it back. In addition, the tasks in the initial stage of construction were heavy, and everyone had a full job. They were exhausted after work every day. Not many people I really want to think about personal issues.

If it hadn't been targeted by the world government, and the construction of the two islands gradually no longer needed to be rushed, Leah should really consider countermeasures in time.

It's a pity that the existing small days of eating and drinking are not stable, and the islanders are still busy. Even if feasible policies are issued, everyone has no energy to devote.

After being distracted for a few seconds, Sakaski's hand suddenly crossed the table to touch her slightly frowning brows, caressing a small raised piece of flesh lightly.

His palm was on her forehead, the calluses between his fingers were rough, and the temperature was very high: "If you can't eat it, don't eat it."

The burning heat and slight pain stirred Lia's nerves.She turned her face slightly, avoiding his hand clearly.

Sakaski was not angry, and simply stopped.Compared with Mausa, his mood has always been stable.

Being steadily cold-blooded, stubborn, and one-sided, that's really bad.

She is mentally prepared that this journey is bound to be full of known and unknown unstable factors, and Sakaski at this stage is undoubtedly one of the biggest variables.

The captain always had deep expectations for her appetite, and she ate it in one bite, and when she came back to her senses, she was full.

Facing the remaining half of the food, Liya held the fork in a dilemma.

"I'll help you eat later," Sakaski leaned back in the chair, sitting in a relaxed posture, the swaying light and shadow outlined his strong jawline: "Lily, come here."

Leah pursed her lips.

She would rather gag two more mouthfuls herself.

"If you have anything to do, Mr. General, just say it directly."

Lia put down her fork and looked straight into the red eyes, half hidden in the shadows, without hesitation.

Sakalski looked at her face and rubbed his knuckles.

Unlike his easy-going posture, Liya sat upright, the candlelight was able to fully illuminate Xianyan's face, and the shadows of her eyebrows, eyes and nose were amazingly beautiful.

Every time he touched her in the past, he could feel that his hands were too rough and uncomfortable for her.So even if he wanted to, he always restrained himself from touching her skin.

Too delicate.

But that can't be helped.

He tapped his knuckles on his knees, as if counting: "Lily, come here by yourself."

Liya was silent for a few moments, closed her eyes patiently, got up, walked around the table and walked in front of him.

The wind and waves were strong, the cabin shook slightly, Liya's feet were unsteady, and her skirt swayed.Sakarsky stretched out his hand to grasp her lower back, half-forced her to sit on his lap.

The man's hand was like an iron cage, and her body seemed to be glued, unable to move.

Holding the little girl with her back straight and her face to one side in her arms, Sakarski lowered his head and kissed her fine temple hair in a rare way: "Lily, don't be angry."

Liya turned her face away, and the familiar aura was so hot that she felt a strange sense of panic in her heart.In vain, she rejected this man who was more than two meters tall, trying to break free from his iron-like shackles.

Maybe it was because the boat was shaking too much, and the heat and aura of the person in front of her was too strong, which made her cheeks feel hot and dizzy.She has never entangled with others in this way, and she seldom resists Sakalski through body language, so the resistance is not even proficient.

And between them, even when the conflict was the most intense, they would never have such close contact.Trapped in his arms like now, with his palm against her back and her arm against his heart.

Sakalski just sat slouched, letting her hit and kick him in exasperation.The girl's fist landed on his chest was neither painful nor itchy to him, and the force of the little leather shoe kicking on the calf bone was not worth mentioning.Sakaski looked at her with narrowed red eyes and a smile in his eyes, just like the owner is looking at a kitten that is so cute no matter how it flops.

After struggling for a few minutes with no success, Liya became more and more annoyed when she saw his smiling eyes watching the play.

At present, she tentatively classifies Sakalski as "blackened Sakalski".He unscrupulously showed her despicable means and bad personality in front of her. He was coercive, tough, and irrefutable, and he restored Sakasky's original mind, but he did not reach the basic moral bottom line of General Akainu.

You know, Sakalski's original moral sentiment is really not high.

Panting, she frowned, feeling that she could no longer indulge Sakalski's advances, nor could she be led by him in such a rhythm.She's not a little girl whose braids are being pulled, just getting angry will only make the bad guy more excited.

The important thing is that after this trip, Big Ivan still has important affairs waiting for her to deal with.

The rapid development of the grain business between the two islands was due to them taking advantage of the chaos in the North Sea and waiting for an opportunity. They took advantage of Ivan the Great and indirectly borrowed the contacts of the admiral Sakaski.

However, in fact, their foundations are still very flimsy, like bamboo rafts barely supported in the wind and waves, too far from the shore, and the big boat they rely on is not stable.This is also one of the reasons why Leah moved quickly to find a foothold in the North Sea.

With Zefa quietly supporting her behind her, the caravans of the two islands can fight against ordinary bandits in terms of armed force;

Merchant ships can travel around the world because Dorag provides and continues to update the safe waterways all over the world that the revolutionary army has explored for many years;

In addition, her position and intelligence channels within the navy played a key role, allowing the caravans of the two islands to avoid many crises over the years.In addition, Sakalski's attention to her has invisibly put a protective cover on her in the navy, and the relevant agencies of the navy will not embarrass her caravan at sea.

The two islands can go today, these help is indispensable.Support from different directions can be interlocking and interdependent. It is Leah who has spent a lot of effort to integrate those tangible and intangible resources. She always pays attention to adjusting the distribution of resources so that they are always in a delicate balance.

These supports that make the two islands work, as long as a corner is broken, the existing good situation will easily collapse.

She insists that the most reliable way to maintain the situation and strengthen the relationship is always to export benefits.Under the friendship with Teacher Zefa, Dorag and Sakaski, Leah actually paid each of them a corresponding reward.

Because Zefa gradually broke away from the passive bondage of the navy, his students in the navy system, as the active mobilization of network resources, Liya carried out large-scale coordination, making the teacher-student relationship network closer;

Dorag's basic assets such as funds, materials, personnel recruitment and management plans for the revolutionary army are almost based on the guidelines she gave, starting from a new direction, and have made considerable progress;

And the information that Sakasky obtained from her, about the North Sea, about the black market, about the world government, about pirates... Her information channels do not partially overlap with his.Among them, the truth is true, the false is false, and the real is actually verifying the authenticity with the help of both parties.

Even for Kedoru and Drake, the friendship among peers is indeed warm and pure, regardless of gains and losses, but she has never neglected them in terms of money and support from the navy.As for Sisser and her, it is basically mutual benefit.

Now that she was being targeted by the world government again, and was also being paid close attention to by Sakalski, Leah had to speed up her actions.For example, by making full use of the interests associated with various forces in the North Sea and gaining a foothold as soon as possible, in order to better preserve the counterattack force in case of the worst situation.

She and Sakaski have had a relationship for many years, but it is undeniable that they are both people who pay more attention to practical interests.And she, who has always been in a weak position, is especially unlikely to abandon her interests and try to play the emotional card with the other party.

In many things, as long as you clearly grasp the fundamental interests, you will not usher in a situation where you must lose—maybe you need to treat Sakalski with a little warmth. With his only emotional link, Leah knows that she should not talk about taking advantage of it. half.

This is the result of her deliberate planning and management for many years.Sakalski is not a character that she can throw away when she runs out, and she herself is not so cold-hearted after all.

With Sakaski's power and protection, she was able to successfully raise Dali in Marin Vandor.So up to this point, she deserves it.

After clearing the mind, look at Heisha, who can communicate and has a more outgoing personality, it seems that it is not so irritating.

Although he is not completely Sakalski, but it does not affect him as a part of the ontology, and still contains some characteristics that have not been erased.

Liya breathed a sigh of relief, the restlessness in her eyebrows and eyes calmed down, and her expression returned to her usual calm: "Sakaski, let me go."

Hesa observed her expression without missing a single bit, and witnessed how she quickly recovered her impeccable calmness in a short period of time.Now even the gentle expression has returned to her cute and beautiful face very naturally.

He hugged her tightly and pinched her cheek with regret: "Why is our Lily so smart? Huh?"

Liya pushed his hand away, without a smile on her calm face: "Mr. General, our relationship is far from reaching this point."

Sakaski lowered his head and approached her, the bridge of his nose resting on her forehead, his crimson pupils were fixed on him: "It's possible to get to this point."

Leah pursed her lips and thought for a moment.

Sakalski is now equivalent to being sick, and she will be more patient and pamper him than usual.

But I can't get used to this bad habit.

Heisa only saw her drooping her eyes, then raising her head again, it was another look.

The girl raised her eyes, her pale red lips sank into the charming lip line, and the corners of her mouth raised, and the two dimples spun sweetly: "Mr. General, do you want me to do this?"

Her straight waist suddenly softened into a puddle of water that couldn't be held, her sleeves slipped off her elbows, her knuckle-like arms pressed against her chest, her knees brushed against his thighs, and she leaned softly and bonelessly against his arms, her posture Obedience is tickling.

The soft touch and warm skin, separated by a layer of clothes, almost scalded Sakaski's heart, and the fire ignited in his abdomen, causing the dark red pupils to glow fiercely.

Sakalski's gaze was like a torch, burning across Leah's face inch by inch.

That beautiful little face seemed to be unconsciously looking up at him, and the smile flashed by the candlelight was like a rose flower that suddenly bloomed, shockingly beautiful.The sweet breath and warm tide brushed his jaw, he could almost smell the fragrance of flowers, warm, dense, and confusing.

However, he was too close, and under the golden eye feathers that seemed to be outlined with golden honey gathered on a sunny spring day, the bright blue eyes were clearly lifeless.

How did she manage to be in his arms, yet seem to be farther away?

"You like this?"

Her voice suddenly became softer and softer, a bit of coolness seemed to brush against his Adam's apple, her red eyes narrowed slightly, and her throat rolled.

That is her finger holding the pen, green and beautiful, holding the pen countless times to carve sonorous lines on the paper, her handwriting is smooth and clean, full of strong and enthusiastic vitality.

He has seen her writing and the way she writes, and he thinks it is excellent many times.

And this beautiful hand that held some kind of spiritual power, at this moment, just a light swipe of the fingertips aroused the deep itching in his throat.

Now he doesn't have the extremely high restraint when he was in a complete state, and his ambition and desire are more open, so the itching spreads from the heart to all the limbs, the numbness is unbearable, and he even feels a little restless.

Her breath blended with his, the atmosphere was ambiguous and thick, and the air seemed to be filled with hot and humid emotions.Sakaski lowered his head, following her breath and gradually approaching, almost grabbing the sweet breath from those lips.

Until the girl suddenly raised her eyelids, the indifference in her eyes was like icy snow, instantly waking up his thick head that was trapped in a honeypot.When she came back to her senses, she actually despised herself a little, even the smile on her lips seemed to be sarcasm, mocking him for being sentimental.

He doesn't mind being sentimental, he just hates his indecision.

If he wanted this person, he could kiss her, kiss her, hug her, possess her, imprison her in his vision, and reach out to get her at any time.

He has countless ways to force her to stay. Her brother, her friends, and her career can all become the shackles he uses to tie her wings.

In this plan, Teacher Zefa may be a problem, but he will find a way.

Leah is a woman who is weak on the outside but strong on the inside. She will not give in quickly, so the confrontation between them will continue for a long time, but it is also part of the fun for him.

He prefers her vivacious, quick-witted look.From the beginning of the awakening of consciousness as "Heisa", Sakaski believed that even if it made her afraid and angry, it was not an unacceptable thing.Compared with letting her run around the world without seeing anyone, being resented for a while is not a big deal.

He knew her bottom line, as long as the lives of her relatives and friends were not really endangered, there would be no room for it.

His complexion changed slightly in the swaying warm light. After a long time, Sakaski grabbed the little hand on his chest, and exhaled: "Don't pretend to be like me, you little bastard."

Liya tilted her head, her long hair slipped like gilt, covering his strong arms, her soft face leaned on his shoulder: "Don't you like this, Mr. General?"

Heisa tightened her soft waist with her palms, and smiled with deep eyes: "Lily, baby, Mr. General is pressing the fire."

He had the ability to hold her as easily as an eagle can hold the wings of a sparrow.

But now he found that it didn't seem to work.

He enjoyed her proactive approach, but he couldn't stand her hypocritical and heartless teasing.This can't help but make him suspect that she also has such a warm and cold mask to strangers.

He couldn't allow himself to fall to that position in her heart.

Leah has lifted her face from his shoulders with interest.

Finally, I found that there was nothing changed, that is, I still didn't like her flirting with him very much.The man who is usually a man of few words is so harsh on her perfect social etiquette.

It is normal for her to go out and work, talking nonsense when seeing people, talking nonsense when seeing ghosts, and acting on the spot is also the norm for her to go out to work. Today, a short disguise is not difficult for her.She put away her exaggerated expression, and said with a half-smile: "Let me go, Mr. General."

Silence for two seconds.

He let go, stretched his arms and picked up the baseball cap on the bedside table;

She backed away and lowered her head to carefully smooth the folds on the skirt.

This silent confrontation temporarily stopped.

Leah turned and walked slowly back to her seat.

She... almost didn't make it.

The man looked at her fiercely and calmly, as if he was looking at a love object he was determined to have.

Just as she knew as much about Sakaski, so Sakaski knew nothing about her.She can grasp his habits, and he can naturally grasp her weaknesses.

Every time she was in a position of inconsistency, she confronted Sakalski with as much pressure as she faced Whitebeard for the first time.Their relationship has become too entangled in the intersection of nearly ten years, and many things cannot be separated.

Sakalski had said at first, to talk to her.

You really have to talk about it, no matter how tactful she is to avoid it, talking directly is the most efficient way to solve the problem.What she was afraid of was that Sakaski's domineering character made it difficult for them to communicate simply to solve one thing.

She was not sure before because Sakaski looked more difficult at this stage, but after just now, she dared to give it a try.

"What happened to the cracked fruit?"

After taking a sip of cold water to suppress the trembling in her chest, Liya asked in a gentle tone, as if she was just picking up a topic at random.

Sakaski lowered the brim of his hat, covered his red eyes, and looked almost the same as before the accident: "It's a devil fruit ability that can't unlock the status even if it defeats the person with the fruit ability."

The baseball cap that was prepared for him just in case was still used.The brim of the hat covered the upper half of his face and also concealed the thoughts in his eyes.

Leah held the water glass for a while, and asked in a slow voice: "Oh, so you fought with a spy from the World Government before?"

Heisa snorted: "Fight? I'm not a kid."

Mausa has a strong premonition of crisis. Before the arrival of the new change, no one can be sure of the combat capability of the new form. Mausa followed the instinct of the beast, and went to kill the one who was most likely to take his life when he was weak. enemy.

"That beast is useful." Heisa said casually, "In the short term, that guy probably won't have the guts to harass me."

livestock.

This is his perception of himself in the previous form.

Leah had gained a little new insight into Sakalski's temperament at this stage.

Although she didn't agree, she didn't dwell on the issue, she lowered her eyes and said softly, "I'll have a preliminary physical examination in a while, and I'll go to the hospital after I disembark."

Before he woke up and became what he is now, those serious wounds were still in a bad state, and she was worried every day when she checked Mausa.

Although this world is sometimes unscientific, the basic conservation principles are generally followed.Lost blood will not be produced immediately, bullet wounds running through the body will not suddenly heal, and misplaced bones will not heal immediately.

So Sakalski is definitely not as relaxed as he shows.

"I'm still worried," Leah said softly, "Is it okay?"

Taking the leftover plate from her on the opposite side, Sakaski raised the brim of his hat, smiled with red pupils, and said in a playful tone, "Okay, what Lily said is what."

Liya didn't answer his words, and frowned and thought: "The fruit state cannot be released through combat... Then what is its working principle? Is there no way to break it?"

The man swept away the food on her plate in a leisurely manner, and said casually: "It will stir up desire. Those who can resist desire can get rid of control. Don't worry."

Should he be overconfident, or that he simply doesn't care about maintaining the status quo.

Leah smiled when she heard the words: "Ah~ If it's just like this, then you really don't have to worry."

But this fruit is definitely not as simple as what Heisa said just now.

The "cracked" fruit, the monster-like Mausa, the unscrupulous Heisha, the harmless puppies, what exactly was "cracked"?What is its pattern of onset?

A passive fruit ability... is not controlled by both parties, but can be more unexpected?

She stared at the flickering candlelight, her face was calm, and the flames in her eyes danced.

Indeed, only such an uncontrollable ability can have a fight against the Shanghai Admiral.It seems that for the benefit of Beihai, the government even sacrificed its big killer weapon.

It is also probably because Sakaski, the admiral of the navy, is becoming more and more uncontrollable, so the world government does not hesitate to risk compromising a precious hidden weapon, but also warns Sakaski.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Shizheng presupposes the possibility of success.Topple a powerful admiral who is not pro-government, maybe the current situation will face serious turmoil, but the government's control over the navy, a very important armed organization, will also be pushed back to ten years ago.

Almost all the current pillar generals of the navy have grown up within the past ten years, and Zefa has contributed a lot during this period.

But the world only needs one governing body, the group that holds the highest interests and power, how can it endure the result of falling from the altar and decentralizing others.They need to confirm and ensure that the world is still the world of the world government, as the name suggests.

So... this is a constant war that will be fought at all levels.

With her chin propped up, Liya raised her eyelids, her eyelashes like soft golden hooks tugged at Heisa's heartstrings: "Next, what do you want to do, Mr. General?"

The so-called "stirring desire" is too broad a term. If she is the "desire" buried in Sakaski's heart, then the ambition he has struggled for many years, combined with his transcendent position, under the blessing of "desire", It will only spurt more intensely.

The naval base near Great Ivan is already under the control of Sakalsky. She only needs to wait for the ship to dock and his officers to report for duty. thing.

"Well," Hessana threw the napkin he had wiped his mouth on the plate, "I have to say hello to the government army."

Under the brim of the hat, the man's red eyes flickered slightly: "That kid Kuzan, you don't know what you're doing lazily."

"Lazy" and "soft" refer to: General Aokiji led the only naval garrison in Beihai to [-] nautical miles from the entrance of Beihai when his colleagues were missing and the headquarters was closed, blocking the route of most of the main force of the government army. and instructed the naval base to "assist" the country landed by the government forces to "maintain law and order"; reject the government forces' demands for negotiation, and ignore the [-] instruction telegrams sent by the world government.

Leah smiled: "If you were so arrogant before, Mr. General would have been attacked by the world government earlier."

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The mouth of the North Sea.

Spandam pinched the phone bug and yelled: "Tell Altist to answer the phone! No! Tell him to come see me right away! The damn navy still won't give way! What the hell is he doing! Didn't he say he's already done it? !"

A cold magnetic voice came out of the microphone: "Mr. Altist was seriously injured and can't come to see you."

Spandam's eyes were red with anger: "Then you go and get rid of the troublesome guy! I want to go ashore! How dare they!"

The boy's mature voice was hoarse: "My mission is to protect Mr. Altist."

"Don't worry about that trash! What super ace spy, you can't handle this! Aren't you the strongest CP800 in 9? Go to the navy and kill a powerful character! Let me land quickly!"

Zhan Wuzha's unreasonable superior's request did not shake Lu Qi's eyebrows. He said slowly, "Then you should report to the higher-ups. I will send out the mission when I get the notification."

After speaking, he put down the microphone with a cold face.

Looking out from the balcony of the villa in the new base, the navy's warships lined up in a row are menacing.

Suddenly advancing the front line, the government forces were forced to retreat to the entrance of the North Sea, and even the army commander was forced to retreat from land.This is too unlike Aokiji's style.

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The little adjutant put on the microphone: "A call from General Kuzan, General Sakalski."

The tall and straight Aokiji leaned on the railing: "I even did what he said, so what is he going to do?"

Although the Beihai naval force is now in his hands in name, it is not completely subordinate to him.Sakaski was able to suddenly let go of Beihai to him, and he was really prepared.

The little adjutant laughed dryly: "This...subordinates don't know too well, can you listen?"

For such a serious matter as forcing back the army of the World Government, he did it as soon as he said it, and Marin Fando did not express his position.Kuzan has every reason to suspect that Sengoku is pretending to be deaf and dumb, and wants to reap the benefits.

Kuzan: "I don't want to."

Microphone: "Stop playing with me here, Kuzan."

General Kuzan: "Anyway, you have already made up your mind. If there is anything to do, just ask your adjutant to do it."

Heisa: "His rank doesn't matter, I still have two days, you suppress the bastards in the government."

Kuzan: "Hey~ You are so arrogant, I don't want to help you."

Heisa: "If you can't stay in Beihai, go back to Marin Fando. I can ask Lily to call Teacher Zefa to help."

Kuzan: "You... actually use the teacher to suppress people, Sakarsky, you have become so despicable."

Heisa: "Stop talking nonsense. If you are unhappy, let my adjutant find a way. In short, let me calm down the situation."

Contact lost.

Kuzan dropped the microphone and shrugged at the little adjutant: "He said so."

Little Adjutant: "..."

Big brother fights, what does it matter to him?