[One Piece] Almighty staff

Whitebeard has been banned from drinking for two days, and he feels that these two days have been very boring.

This time he couldn't ask for wine from his sons like before. Since Monica, the head of the nurse team, gave him a comprehensive physical examination last time, she sent someone to keep a close eye on the wine storehouse and kitchen.

Not to mention himself, the captains on board actually didn't have a few sips of wine.

"We will never drink in front of Dad, Monica, just let us get a few bottles!"

Monica didn't even raise her head: "If you drink alcohol, you will smell of alcohol. Who can guarantee that Dad will not drink if he smells it? The medicine I prescribed recently is not for alcohol, and he will die if he drinks it."

The head nurse's beautiful eyes swept over her coldly: "I'm really going to die."

No one dares to boast of Haikou's guarantee.

So the captain and their confidantes spent two days with the old man.

The job of night watch suddenly became popular, because the next day he could sleep in and not show up in front of his father, so he could drink a few sips of wine to satisfy his hunger when the shift was over in the morning.

The ship was going to be unloaded this morning, and there were far fewer people on patrol. With his keen intuition, Whitebeard seized this opportunity and quietly appeared in the kitchen.

He didn't take yesterday's medicine and hid it secretly.He must drink wine today!

He didn't go to the liquor store to throw himself into the trap, there was definitely guards there 24 hours a day.

The nurse group is one of the most desirable places on his monk ship. As long as Monica is willing, the whole ship can be their eyeliner.

He also wanted to play the role of the captain, but since the little girl Nobio Lia came, he has become less and less dignified in front of Monica.

White Beard pushed open the kitchen door: "Huh?"

Sitting on the wine table in the corner was a little chubby curly, chubby, squat, with big and round blue eyes.With a natural friendliness on his curly face, he looks like a chubby dog ​​of his relatives.

The other party was holding a bun bigger than his face, with a large bottle of milk on the side, obviously eating breakfast.

The chubby curly-haired eyes are bright and energetic, and the small voice is full of enthusiasm: "Hello (?w??)/, my name is Lili! I am with the grain transportation fleet! I want to be on your super~ Big~ Excuse me for a few days on the boat! I’m helping Sage look after the kitchen. Do you need help with anything? ╰(*?︶`*)╯”

The white beard is condescending, looking down at the fat curly hair who is warm and friendly to him and has no fear.

"Hmm..." Edward Newgate, the head of the Whitebeard Pirates, touched his chin and smiled badly: "Hey, little one, have you ever had a drink?"

An hour ago, several captains watched this child who seemed to be raised by a good family, with unpredictable expressions.

Harta: "Is it the child of Captain Leia's family?"

The first mate froze, sullenly, and didn't speak.

He knew that their captain had intentionally concealed Lili's existence when they came here earlier.

They didn't like Lili and asked him to join the Whitebeard Pirates because their management was too negligent.

Bigin smirked, trying to get away with it: "Ahahaha why do you say that?"

Harta: "Eyes, the eyes are exactly the same."

Yi Zang: "The temperament is also very similar, and the dressing style is exactly the same."

Don't look at him as a pirate surrounded by rough guys, Yizo is very sensitive to details.

Namuer made a conclusion: "The taste and aura are too similar, they are definitely related."

He is a murloc, and the way to distinguish humans is not mainly based on their faces.

Not all human beings who are related by blood can be distinguished by him, but Leah impressed him too deeply.

Because of Fisher, Namuir secretly observed her many times.Even in the Whitebeard Pirates with diverse personalities, Leah's traits are very unique.

So far, for Namuir who knows countless people, he can be called unique.

Therefore, Lili, who appeared in front of him with some inexplicable characteristics, was particularly conspicuous.

On the grain ship, Keluoqi shouted to them to quickly build the ship ladder: "This time there is a lot of cargo, the weather is bad and it may rain in the afternoon, hurry up and work!"

Before the sky fully dawned, the first mate asked Marco: "How many people are there on your ship now? This batch of seeds is more active than the previous batch, and they can't get wet. It's best to move them in the morning."

Marco called all the crew members over except for the security patrols. They are all strong and healthy men, who are strong enough to work and quick to get started.

The kitchen prepared some filling and easy-to-eat breakfasts. Sage put down the bread box and rice ball box, and looked up to see a short, chubby boy with a huge grain bag on his head, following the crew members slowly moving on the ladder.

The bag hangs down almost to cover the whole child, looking very strenuous.The child walked on the far side, and if he made a mistake, he might fall into the sea, and there was no one to help him.

Saqi frowned, and strode over to help him lift the bag: "Wow...it's so heavy!"

Almost staggered by the pressure, Sa Qi held on and asked Xiaopang to follow: "Come with me, let's have breakfast first."

Lili opened his round eyes and followed the opponent's hasty pace.

Because of his short stature, his sight was blocked by the oversized bag, and he was afraid that he would fall into the sea and destroy the grain seeds when he could not see the road, so he walked slowly and carefully, and he didn't feel particularly heavy.

Sage put down the grain bag at the designated position on the deck.There are people coming and going here, looking back and seeing Xiaopang can only shuttle back and forth between pairs of thighs to make way, and feel that it is not a problem to put a child here.

"Hey, my name is Sage, what's your name?"

Thatch knelt down and asked him.

The little fat man grinned: "Lili! My name is Lilida! (?˙▽˙?)"

Sage nodded, and said to him seriously: "Lili, there are enough people here, but there is no one in the kitchen now, can you help me watch the kitchen? I will provide breakfast to thank you."

Lili: "No problem! But you have to tell the first officer first."

The first mate was checking the quantity of cargo at the bow of the ship with Marco. Hearing this, he glanced at Saqi from a distance, and nodded thankfully to him, expressing that he knew.

Hence the present scene.

Lili followed Zefa for a long time, and was often teased to taste the wine.He will inevitably imitate the behavior of trusting and respecting male elders, which is a normal curiosity and desire to explore when boys grow up.

Lili raised his head and said affirmatively to the tall old man: "Drink it! Lili is a man! ╰(*?︶`*)╯"

White Beard took out two barrels of beer from the kitchen storage room with ease, and raised his eyebrows at the innocent-looking chubby: "Would you like to have a few glasses of wine between men?"

Lili: "I want to drink <(`～′)>!"

"But have breakfast first!"

Lili tore off half of the bun, and enthusiastically poured a big glass of milk for the old man.

Whitebeard deliberately teased him: "Hmph, only brats drink milk."

Lili frowned and was not angry. He slowed down and imitated Liya's tone: "Men should pay more attention to health, and fools think it's cool to hurt their bodies."

White Beard looked stubborn: "I don't drink milk."

Lili lifted the bread, although it looked huge in his hand, it was just a bite size for Whitebeard.

White Beard: "I won't eat."

Lili looked at him with round eyes: "Forget it."

Liya said that when the time is right, let go of the complex of helping others and respect the choices of others.

He picked up his milk cup and ran out: "I'm going to find Sage to drink man's wine together."

Whitebeard stopped him, obediently ate bread and drank milk.

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Leah's hands rested securely on her lap, and she didn't pick up what was given to her.She sat by the window and smiled slightly at the soldier who delivered the things: "Take it back, just say I don't like it."

Sakalski's bodyguard hesitated for a few minutes and went back to report.Soon I came over, holding the dress embroidered with firework roses in my hand, squatting in front of her, looking up at her gentle face: "What's wrong, Lily?"

The dark red eyes inquired: "I picked it myself, what don't I like? Are you still angry?"

Liya picked up the teacup, her eyelashes slowly drooped slightly: "I don't like kimonos."

Sakaski's overall style must say one thing, which is undoubtedly Japanese style.

Leah had no particular feelings about this way of life, but she had never tried a kimono.

It's okay for others to wear her, just be polite and respectful.

If she wants to wear it, she can avoid it. In public, no matter how thick the underwear is, it is not a serious clothing for her.

If you want to trace the historical reasons for this way of dressing, she will be even more insensitive.

Heisa didn't know what she was thinking, and held her hand, his palm was hot: "You must look good in clothes."

Government warships are still in a confrontational stance, face to face with navy warships at the entrance to the North Sea.

Sakalski was unmoved by the outbursts of swearing by Lispandam on the public communication channel.He turned around and invited some local powerful businessmen in Beihai, called all the Beihai naval garrison officers who survived several rounds of cleaning, and announced that he would hold a dinner at the base.

This is indeed the first time.General Sakalski only took the initiative to hold meetings, and did not take the initiative to hold any large-scale banquets.He has always only dressed in formal clothes and went to some purposeful banquets.

Later, as Heisa wished, Liya accompanied her to the banquet in full attire.

As expected, apart from Sakalski himself, no other navy brought female companions at the dinner, but most of the local dignitaries and big businessmen brought male and female companions.

The officers present are basically the people who will be in charge of the various naval bases in the North Sea in the future, and appearing here means that they are already regarded as the forces under the banner of one of the three major navy generals, Sakaski.

Liya quietly acted as a vase and sat next to Heisa to pour wine for him. The local wealthy businessmen came to chat with Sakalski one by one as if they had made an appointment. Half and half.But no matter who came, Heisa's expression remained unchanged for most of the night.

A woman dressed in aristocratic clothes walked up unsteadily, as if she was already drunk, the wine glass in her hand spilled some on Leah's hand and Sakalski's glass.

The woman winked at her and smiled softly, "Sorry." After saying that, she staggered away.

Hesa was dealing with the people next to him, and no one noticed this episode.

"This is my most capable subordinate, Admiral Sakaski." The person in charge of the largest naval base in Beihai is an old lieutenant general. He's transferred to the New World, come here, Virgo."

Heisa was about to pick up the wine glass, but Liya reached out and held the rim of the glass.

She glanced at the old lieutenant general, and then at the young man who was following him.It looks like a righteous, tall and strong navy.At the age of about 26, he already has the rank of major.

Not being dispatched by the headquarters, but being able to secure a position as a senior officer in a place like Beihai at such a young age shows his strength.

"how?"

Facing Sakaski's gaze, Liya said lightly: "This cup is dirty, change it."

Hei Sa stared at her for two seconds, and asked the little adjutant to come and take the glass of wine.

He touched her cheek with a smile, got up and left the table: "I'll be back soon."

As soon as the figure of the other party disappeared outside the door, the aristocratic woman who turned her head and poured wine came over, with a half smile: "A mere escort, how dare you meddle in your own business."

Sakaski did not specifically introduce, and most of the guests present did not know the specific identity of Leah.Seeing her wearing expensive and gorgeous kimono, her bright face without makeup, and following Sakaski quietly all the time, I probably thought she was some kind of character like the courtesan of the verandah.

Liya didn't explain, and raised her chopsticks to pick up a freshly served hot fried dumpling for herself.

The vase is not so easy to make. It is very laborious to analyze the information and situation from it after listening to the sweet words all night.She had been hungry for a long time, but she only felt a stomach ache when faced with a table of cold food, and she had no desire to eat.

"You won the prize."

With a perfunctory sentence, Liya finished her fried dumplings slowly.

The lady choked on her, and didn't dare to really do anything to the admiral's female companion, so she left the banquet with a cold face.

Lia watched her leave, chewing her food, without any hurry.If there is something wrong with that glass of wine, no one can escape.

She casually glanced at the other guests at the banquet, and caught sight of a young man.

It was the young naval talent named "Vergo".

The other party's eyes were a little strange, but Liya pretended not to notice, politely nodded and looked away, but she firmly remembered the name in her heart.

If her gut tells her there's something wrong with this person, there's probably something wrong.

It was obviously a banquet held by Sakalski, but it was more lively when he was away than when he was there.

Wearing heavy clothes, Leah was not in the mood to move around, she just stayed in Sakaski's place and ate. Sitting here at least no one without eyesight would come to make trouble.

After dealing with five or six people who came to inquire about her in a row, a businessman dressed as a gentleman walked over slowly.

"Hello, miss." The businessman greeted her politely, and Leah responded politely.

"Excuse me, since you are so beautiful and elegant, my friend couldn't resist sending me, a daring fellow, to ask you, would you like to honor his birthday party next month?"

The question is spoken like a poem, this kind of rhetoric is very noble.

Leah followed his hand, and the well-dressed young nobleman raised a glass to her.If it weren't for the red tip of the other party's ears, Liya really felt that his behavior was very calm and elegant.

The meaning of this sentence is not simply to invite her to the banquet, but to inquire about her identity, to see if she is a trickster who comes out of the veranda to accompany drinks as everyone thinks, if so, the other party will pay her to join the fun .If not, such a decent statement would not appear offensive.

Liya first smiled at the nobles in the distance, then turned to the businessman and said, "Thank you and your friends for your compliments. However, I personally don't like to attend banquets, and my status is very ordinary, so I don't want to associate with nobles. This time, I made an exception and was invited to the banquet only because of some past connections with General Sakalski."

This explained the identity of not being a full-time escort, and declined the other party.I believe that her words will soon spread throughout the banquet, and no one should come to provoke her publicly by then.

As for private.

She welcomes people who can get in touch with Heisa under her nose.

The businessman understood what she meant, and wanted to try harder to persuade her, but the admiral's banquet is not a place where you can be too entangled, so he had to show regret: "I'm sorry to bother you, but my friend appreciates you very much, I hope I have the opportunity to make friends with you in the future friend."

He was about to leave after saying goodbye, but he saw a certain nobleman on the other side approaching and rudely trying to touch the girl's hand, so he couldn't help but stop and turn around.

"The ordinary family can give birth to such a stunning woman, don't waste your beauty in the slums, Miss, do you want to consider going home with me?"

Liya listened to the exaggerated tone of the arrogant young nobleman in front of her, and she turned sideways slightly with a corner of her clothes dragging to the floor, deftly avoiding the dishonest hands of the other party.

So far, among the noble children she has met, half of them are idiots and half of them are elites.

The one in front of him is obviously not very smart.

Liya glanced at the apprentice who wanted to take advantage, got up and walked slowly towards the merchant.

The businessman's eyes lit up when he saw this, and suddenly felt that the opportunity was coming, and he almost couldn't wait to walk up to her side, making a gesture of protection: "Do you need my help, miss?"

Liya didn't like the sense of restraint when walking, so she kicked the front panel loose, raised her skirt and said calmly, "Go and meet your friends first, so you won't be embarrassed."

They are not so much friends, but rather the younger generation of merchants attached to the nobles, similar to the loyal little servants of the young masters of the group. Although they have a backer as a name, they are not suitable for conflicts with other nobles.

The aristocrat who was ignored by the public blushed and followed angrily: "Do you think I'm afraid of the nerds of the Tucker family? Damn common people! Stop!"

The nobleman following the businessman was surnamed Tucker, and the young man from the Tucker family had strode forward at this time, standing in front of his partner who was protecting Leah and the nobleman opposite him, yelling sharply: "Matthew! What did General Ski do to the guests that the host valued at the banquet?!"

Leah raised an eyebrow.

Tucker is [-] times smarter than Matthew, and he will not be a hero even in his early years. What he said, not only respected the host of the banquet, but also did not bring any risks to his family, and established a good image.

Matthew became angry with embarrassment: "Lucas, don't scare me with the navy, don't say that my family is not afraid of the navy, it is this humble commoner who dares to disrespect me..."

It was getting late, Liya suppressed her tiredness and took out a small folding fan from her cuff, covered her face and yawned before rudely cutting off the other party's remaining voice: "Then you, Frevans, are too generous. Little, Matthew."

Facing a man who was obviously older than herself, she called him by his first name, as if teaching a junior, without respect: "I have to talk to Ella Coco. Even if the royal family and nobles have gone to the new world after the country is subjugated, v Levans still has a bit of face left in Beihai, and he can't be ruined by a bastard relative like you."

Her eyes, which were half exposed outside the fan, were glistening because of depression and fatigue, and looked without any deterrent force.

When nobles attend large-scale banquets, they always have family marks tattooed on their clothes or decorations they carry.

Sakaski's banquet was held temporarily, and the details were not elaborate, but he represented the largest armed force in the North Sea in the future. Even if it was not magnificent enough, it was still a formal invitation for the first time, and it was worth paying attention to for nobles. .

Matthew didn't really ignore the Navy as he said, and his family crest was embroidered all over his chest, for fear that others would not see it.So Leah easily recognized him as a piece of chicken rib left by Frevans in the North Sea.

Generally, only the domineering dandy who has a relatively close relationship, but has no real power and ability, and is full of surnames will do this.

Like Ella Coco and Tucker, it is clear at a glance that their status in the family is very light, and the coat of arms will only be embroidered on the cuffs in a low-key manner or only reflected on the vehicles they take.

Ella Coco has made it clear that there is no other important Frevans royal family in Beihai, and Matthew's line is probably not under her command either.Leah wasn't worried at all that offending this down-and-out branch of the royal family would bring trouble to Ella Coco.

In fact, as an accessory of the businessman, there is also a small coat of arms on his chest, the silver embroidery thread is hidden in the light blue fabric, and now that he can see it clearly from a distance, she realizes that she also recognizes it.

Leah turned to talk to Lucas, because she felt a little tired of maintaining a social smile, the fan still covered her face: "Do you know Feynman?"

"Oh? Do you know Brother Feynman? He's my first cousin."

Speaking of which, I met Tucker Feynman on Seken Island.Feynman was the blond man who took the initiative to talk to her, and he was also the cousin of the Pasalina sisters.After she and Sakalski came out of the dark room of the casino, they took the opportunity to exchange contact information with him, and later indirectly did two mutually beneficial business deals.

Through the two sisters Nana and Nina, Leah knew that Feynman was the next heir to their mother's family and had a high status.Then Lucas, who can affectionately call him his brother, must not be an unknown character.

"Looking at it this way, you and Mr. Feynman are very similar in temperament."

At least the aesthetics are very consistent, and they don't hesitate to put down their identities and take the initiative to strike up a conversation with girls.

Leah's eyes were slightly bent, revealing a sincere smile.

Lucas's cheeks were flushed, and his eyes couldn't hide his joy: "You are too much, I am still far from Brother Feynman."

She guessed right, Tucker Lucas was the youngest child in the family, and his parents also had an important position, so he was indeed in the same circle as a central figure like Feynman.

Under their like-minded ignorance, Frevans Matthew gritted his teeth, ashamed and indignant, but could only swallow his anger and retreat silently.

Their family has only one surname. After the country was subjugated, even the title became dispensable. With that little wealth, they dared not at the same time offend the powerful princess of her husband's family and the Tucker family who also had a lot of property in the New World.

In a few words, the crowd gathered intentionally or unintentionally, centered on the three of Liya.Everyone saw the small conflict just now, and now they probably think that the young master of the Tucker family took this as an opportunity to find a breakthrough from her.

Liya smiled without blinking her eyes: "You are so gentlemanly and polite, upright and brave, you must become an excellent talent no less than Mr. Feynman in the future."

The young Master Lucas was still very shy in front of the beauty he liked, and his ears would turn red after a few polite compliments, and he was not as frank as his cousin.

However, his upbringing and knowledge are very good, coupled with the businessman's witty and amusing remarks, the scene seems to be talking and laughing very harmoniously for a while.

In a large crowd and a gathering of dignitaries, Leah would not be stingy with nice words, whether it was for the sake of the Pasalina sisters and Feynman, or for Lucas's previous love.

During the conversation, some deliberately whispered words drifted over.

Lucas's expression was a bit ugly, and the businessman stared at the face of the master, and gradually closed his mouth.

Liya lowered her eyes and said nothing, her heart was not disturbed.

It's just mild sarcasm and self-confident contempt.

Not all nobles welcome Sakalski to the North Sea to share the cake.

The change of forces also means the redistribution of interests.

There are those who have benefited from Admiral Akainu's strong intervention, and there are also those who have not benefited as much as before.

There are many people who rush to this hasty banquet just because they have no choice.With Sakaski, maybe you can still share the meat, let alone share the meat with the world government, I am afraid that you will be the piece of meat that is eaten.

The power and benefits transferred out are actually life-saving protection fees, and no one really suffers when calculated seriously.It's impossible to let Sakaski be a free meat shield in front of him for nothing, right?

The gap from the past made people unable to recognize their own position for a while, and was easily incited.

It won't take long for these people to regret that they have been blinded by lard, and they will anger those close to the admiral at a banquet when they want others.In order to avoid the imaginary pillow wind blowing down the family, there is a high probability that they will offer generous gifts to make amends.

"How dare they."

The colonel, who has been with the lieutenant general for many years, sighed: "Although General Sakalski has only been in office for a few years, the name Akainu is not just called out for nothing in a day or two."

The old lieutenant general came back with a plate of sushi: "Arrogance can easily make people stupid."

The younger officers didn't care so much, they gathered together and whispered: "That lady's temperament doesn't look like she came from that kind of place."

"I also feel that she is a bit like my former teacher!"

"Although she is a beauty, she has an unusual aura."

Most of the navies that can make a name for themselves in the North Sea have some foresight.

Virgo sat in his seat and ate meat, occasionally scanning the three figures in the center of the crowd, without expressing any opinions.

"Hmph, isn't it Akainu's little lover!"

The old-school aristocrats who were close taunted their stomachs and mocked: "Sure enough, she was born as an ignorant commoner. She is just a woman, and she will be frightened."

"That's right, there are so many beautiful women. The common people really work hard to please their bosses, hahaha."

"This is not the same. This woman is rare and beautiful. Maybe I hope that Akakenu will also send them a few women, so I work so hard."

The wanton mocking voice was too loud, successfully attracting the attention of Leah and the others.

Aristocrats generally disdain to associate with naval officers of civilian origin, thinking that they are lowly and reckless men who will only fight on the battlefield, and they are even more dissatisfied that the officers who appear at the banquet can sit on an equal footing with the nobles.

Whether it is Marin Vanduo or the Four Seas Base, the officers are also accustomed to the noble virtues. Usually, the two sides look at each other and hate each other. Generally, they will ignore each other when encountering such situations.After all, with soldiers under his command, it is impossible for the government to uphold justice for the navy if there is a disturbance, it will only hurt its own people.

But now they are on the territory of their navy, and the more the other party speaks, the more they go too far. All the navy faces are not good-looking. Some officers with a hot temper took the case and pointed at the leading nobleman and cursed: "Keep your mouth clean! A stupid pig It is worth talking about our general!"

The paunchy nobleman almost twisted his face in anger: "Vulgar and lowly thing, what you say is as disgusting and rude as your blood..."

Seeing that the woman who was the focus of the discussion was slowly approaching, he sneered and raised his voice: "Isn't it because he fell in love with the admiral's concubine, and wants to lend you some fun when you get tired of the admiral?"

This bucket of dirty water was poured viciously and horizontally.Leah paused for a moment when she heard the words.

If it is a girl with a good personality and a gentle tutor, she must be ashamed and angry when she hears such words.Either hold back the humiliation and avoid it, and don't get involved in the "dispute between men"; or lose your cool in anger, frantically reprimand and refute, and get caught talking and humiliated.

However, due to her presence, the early military officers would probably have some scruples, but it would be difficult to forcefully counter such remarks, and in the end they could only swallow their anger.

But Leah won't be defeated by this trick.

Keeping her original pace, while everyone was watching, Liya walked up to the officer who was angry and caught in a dilemma, and called out his name: "Colonel Artyom, I've heard of you for a long time."

Artyom is a native of Beihai. To be precise, he was born in the Great Ivan Kingdom, so his actions would naturally favor the Great Ivan.

Leah had investigated related matters before she decided to cooperate with Ivan the Great, and Artyom was one of the figures worthy of attention.He also later facilitated the voyage of the technicians of the Ministry of Agriculture of the two islands to Great Ivan.

She extended her hand to him generously: "My family was taken care of by you when they went to Ivan."

Artyom didn't know that the woman in front of him was the one who brought grain seeds to his country. At this moment, he was confused and carefully shook the other's hand, reluctantly responding: "Where is it, you, you are too polite."

He wondered if Leah had come here specially to help a group of marines rescue them, and he breathed a sigh of relief for her calm attitude.

The paunchy noble didn't let it go, and teased maliciously: "Look everyone, the concubine of the admiral is different—not only is she extraordinarily beautiful, but she also has a very sweet mouth. A few words can win a man's heart!"

Artyom felt the fire that had just been pressed burn through his head.He kicked away the table in front of him, which broke two of its legs, and then approached the other side: "You bastard who owes #$%^! I'm going to wash your mouth with #$*( ! Let you kneel down and lick #$% when you see me in the future..."

This passage was so dirty that it automatically silenced in Leah's ears, and Lucas's face turned green and pale, looking like he wanted to cover his ears for the lady he liked so as not to be mentally polluted.

She closed her eyes, maintained the remaining polite smile, and comforted herself: Colonel Artyom is a man of temperament.

The sailors all gathered together and stood behind Artyom in an imposing manner, forming a silent confrontation with the surrounding dignitaries.

Of course, Liya couldn't let the two sides really fight.

When she stopped Artyom, the great nobleman was already lying on the ground with a tattered neckline, the upright naval colonel's big fist was only twenty centimeters away from the tip of his nose, and his face was paler than the snow outside the window.

"Don't be angry, ignorant people are generally mean and narrow-minded. At least one thing he said is right," Liya put her hand on the arm that was thicker than her thigh, and pushed forward gently, successfully making Artyom retreat two times step.

"I'm definitely a beautiful woman, right?" she said with a smile.

The tone of ridicule and obvious partiality made the atmosphere of the navy a lot more relaxed.

"As for Colonel Artyom's evaluation of you," Liya turned her head and looked down at him condescendingly, her smile unchanged: "Please don't take it to heart. After all, I wasn't angry when you praised my beauty."

The nobleman's forehead was still covered with cold sweat from being frightened by Artyom's fist, and he obviously hadn't reacted yet, he opened his mouth and spit out two words: "Beautiful..."

"Huh? Whose wife were you praising just now?"

Heisa's hand came from behind and wrapped around Liya's waist.

He appeared without a sound, and the banquet hall fell into an eerie silence, like a radio that was suddenly paused.

After asking, he paused for a moment, then smiled slowly, his red eyes were cold: "Oh, it's mine."

Admiral Akainu's aura is heavily suppressed, colder than the clouds before the blizzard, and more violent than the northernmost gale in the North Sea.The marines tensed their bodies and bowed their heads. Lucas stood where he was, and when he was flustered, he caught a glimpse of other guests who were even breathing lightly.

No one dared to make a sound.

In the extremely depressing atmosphere, only Leah was trying to keep calm.

She pushed away Sakalski's hand around her waist, and smiled calmly: "Mr. General, don't make such a joke, it is very troublesome for a single woman like me."

Thinking that Sakaski would have to deal with this trouble next time, Liya didn't want to get involved in the slightest.She felt physically and mentally exhausted, and she didn't even bother to look at Sakaski, and left without politely saying goodbye.

The naval base has already been remodeled, and many places have been fenced off in advance. Liya has to go around a lot to change her clothes in the locker room.

The infrastructure of the base is not very good. Some of the lights on this road are on and some are not on. Most of them are not on or the brightness is very weak.In such light, the dim corridor is even more invisible.

Leah stood where she was and sighed softly.

She is so tired.

The business of grain seeds, Ivan's cooperation, the planning of the two islands, the planning of the newspaper, and the difficult Heisa, there are too many things for her to worry about.

Wear clothes you don't like, at a banquet you don't want to attend, deal with the guests you don't like with your energy, be wary of the guy who is wrong, say every word you don't like carefully, and solve the troubles that shouldn't be solved by her Trouble.

She endured so much that her head ached. When Heisa returned to the banquet hall, her patience had reached its limit.

She couldn't squeeze a smile out, and didn't want to say a word.

The road ahead stretched infinitely in Lia's senses.She walked slowly, slowly adjusting her tightness.

Many things were still unresolved, and she couldn't let herself sink into the vortex of exhaustion to release the pressure as much as she could.

"Lily."

Leah shrank her fingertips in shock, she didn't expect Sakalski to deal with the troublesome problems so quickly, suppressed her depression in a hurry, and raised her head to face one of the culprits that made her exhausted.

Heisa touched her slightly cool cheek: "You look a bit tired. I'll carry you back."

Leah pushed his hand away, and walked forward in silence.

Hei Sa followed her slow steps, grabbed her hand and rubbed it intimately in his palm: "There is a little problem with that glass of wine."

Leah nodded knowingly.

Heisa said again: "You can embarrass whoever makes you unhappy, don't be polite to those guys."

Leah didn't bother to talk to him.

Heisa stopped in her tracks and squinted at her: "Why are you unhappy?"

Liya didn't stop, and continued to walk her own way, leaving him with a light word: "Tired."

After taking two steps, she was lifted into his arms, and the scorching heat wrapped her tightly: "Lily, why are you unhappy?"

They happened to pass a remote corner, the space was narrow, and it was filled with his voice and body at once.

Hei Sa supported her small chin, wrapped her cheeks with his palms, and patrolled her face with dark red eyes, with faint doubts.

Liya couldn't get rid of his body like a copper wall, and she couldn't struggle. She stood in a stalemate for 2 minutes, suppressed the churning emotions, and told him in a gentle voice: "I will be extra tired when I do things I don't like."

Heisa smiled: "Why don't you get angry with me."

After hearing this nonsense, Leah could only PUA herself: he is sick, his brain is sick, he is a sick person now, I should let him go.

Force yourself not to think about how he ignored her protests, suppressed her temper, and how he used Lucian to force her to approach him proactively.

Liya suddenly felt that her smile was exuding the light of saving all sentient beings at this moment: "Just bear it and it will pass."

She really didn't have the strength to blow a temper enough to vent her anger.

After hearing her almost docile answer, Heisan's uneasy and kind smile slowly dissipated.

He stared at her with downcast eyes: "You said you were tired of enduring me?"

Liya didn't want to think hard about his displeasure, so she looked away and said perfunctorily, "Maybe I didn't express clearly."

Heisa squeezed her chin slightly harder.

Liya frowned at him in pain.

Heisa's expressionless face was covered with an invisible layer of anger.

"You know me and the brute are essentially the same person."

After a moment of reaction, Liya realized that the "beast" here refers to Mausa.

She doesn't like this kind of statement, and she doesn't know what he's trying to get at: "Well, I know."

Hesa's anger seemed to be burning substantially: "What do you know? You know you are pampering him, but you have to endure me to this extent?"

Leah looked at him and felt the blood flow faster than it could stop.

He is a darkened version of Sakalski.

Every now and then he would have a convulsion.

He's just getting sick again.

Leah spoke slowly: "Sakaski, I'm not... biased."

Still in a gentle tone: "I mean, I know, I understand. But I'm not partial. I've always been like this."

How long has it been between them.

Hesa was silent for a long time.

When he spoke, his tone was gentle: "Lily, what do you mean?"

She finally smiled slightly, exhaustion made her bright face look extra gentle and harmless.

Sakaski's complexion didn't change, but the veins on his forehead appeared one by one, and the color of his eyes seemed to be deepening rapidly.

Leah hadn't had time to see the change in color when the few remaining lights above her head burst into blinding sparks, and the tiny fragments of the shattered bulbs grazed her cheeks.In the slightly painful touch, the narrow space fell into darkness.

Leah's nerves were dull and she felt the huge oppressive force, which came from the blurred outline in front of her eyes.It was Sakaski who was releasing his aura, which was completely different from the power he had in the banquet hall. This time, Leah deeply felt the unprecedented killing intent.

But she was held tightly in his arms, oppressed and comforted physically and psychologically at the same time, this contradiction quickly hit her spiritual defense.

When Leah entered the chaos unprepared, Sakasky clasped her jaw, bowed his head in a tough gesture and invaded her lips and teeth.

Burning, sticky, suffocating.

A rough and delicate kiss.

The brand-new touch brought by the familiar temperature and breath made her react for a full two seconds before she regained the sense of loss of control that her jaw was pinched tightly and could not be closed.

It wasn't just the kiss that was rough, the palms pressed tightly against the waist, and the vivid touch of the skin made Lia tremble uncontrollably.

Sakalski didn't stop.Until the clothes were half off, he kissed the corner of her mouth and tasted the tears that slid down her cheeks.