Pirate: I'm not the King of the Sea, so don't mess with me.

Full of wine and food...

Oh, and Kuzan doesn't drink 'during the mission'.

He glanced at Luffy, who was scratching his head worriedly about how to resettle the refugees. He pondered for a moment, then suddenly sighed and stood up.

Feeling the movement around her, Zheniya looked up.

Then I roughly understood what he was planning.

"That~ is troublesome though...!"

Zenia: (￣_￣|||)

He scratched his head with one hand and raised the other hand to the chattering crowd.

He has a very unmotivated appearance and a lazy tone. Although his voice is not loud, considering his height, he definitely has a strong presence.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the people discussing it all shut up and turned to look at him.

Kuzan pondered for a moment, his eyebrows drooping, as if he was thinking about his words, and after a while, he spoke again: "If you want to go to a town with people, I know there is an island nearby, and there is a commercial seaport there."

After a pause, Kuzan put his hands in his pockets and said with no expression, "I can send you there!"

The refugees were grateful for Luffy's favor. Although they knew that the tall man was a marine, they did not ask rashly.

But I didn’t expect Mr. Navy to speak first!

People often say that one thing doesn't bother two people, but since the other party took the initiative to speak...a group of refugees were naturally overjoyed.

Luffy was worried about how to send this group of people to a town with people. Unexpectedly, someone jumped out to solve the problem.

Not only Luffy, but the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates also looked at Kuzan.

The leader of the refugees couldn't hide his excitement, but when he thought that the other party didn't even have a boat, he couldn't help but worry: "...Is it really possible?"

Kuzan said "Ah~" with no meaning.

Without further explanation, he turned around and walked towards the seaside.

Everyone was confused by his behavior, looked at each other, and quickly followed suit.

Zenia sat where she was and didn't move.

Or maybe she knew what was going to happen next.

After receiving the freshly squeezed juice from Sanji, he tucked himself into a small blanket, holding the cup and preparing to watch the fun.

Kuzan walked to the beach, squatted down, and put his hands into the water.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the sea in silence.

Behind him, everyone who saw his actions whispered.

They were probably all discussing what he was planning to do.

In fact, it's not just the refugees who are curious. The Straw Hat Pirates, except Nami, are also curious about what Kuzan plans to do.

Nami, who had already experienced it, found a long-sleeved jacket somewhere and put it on herself.

Usopp on the side accidentally turned around and found that Nami had finished changing her clothes, and immediately shouted in surprise: "Hey~ when did you wear the clothes?"

"No, why are you wearing clothes on such a hot day?"

Nami stared at Kuzan's back and smiled meaningfully at Usopp: "Just wait and see!"

Usopp, confused: ...What the hell?

Seeing the frost slowly creeping up Kuzan's slender body wrapped in a white suit, and feeling the suddenly cold air, Zheniya shrank into the blanket again.

Careless.

Bring an extra blanket.

Kuzan's fruit ability unexpectedly awakened at some point, and the ice aura is not comparable to what it was a few years ago.

He put down the juice cup, spread his palms, and blew a breath of warm air into his palms.

Zenia hugged herself tightly and prayed that Kuzan would do it faster.

Kuzan, who had been paying attention to Zheniya, had dark eyes, slightly opened his thick lips, and said with a cold breath: "Ice Age"

In an instant, the cold air centered on Kuzan's hands, and with countless crackling sounds, the cold white froze the sea surface within sight almost in an instant.

The refugee's eyes widened.

The eyes of the Straw Hat Pirates widened.

The timid Usopp was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, his mouth wide open, unable to describe what he saw in words.

The scene was eerily silent.

After paving the ice road, Kuzan pulled his hands out of the ice.

He stood up, and in an instant the coldness in his body disappeared. He put his hands in his pockets and turned around to walk in the direction of Zheniya.

Looking at his little lover who was shivering in the blanket and couldn't bear the cold, Kuzan sighed: "Are we going to be together next?"

Zheniya looked up at the tall man in front of her, shaking her head like a rattle.

Kuzan knew this was the result.

Not forcing it.

He bent down to pick up his coat from the ground and threw it on his back, then squatted in front of Zheniya and asked her with a gentle expression: "You look like this, it's really hard to feel reassured!"

Suddenly, his expression changed and he turned his head to look in a certain direction on the sea.

Kuzan narrowed his eyes and sighed: "Well, forget it, someone is coming to pick you up, so I'll take the first step."

Zheniya was stunned.

Holding the small side of Zheniya's face with one big hand, Kuzan came up to Zheniya before leaving, turned his back to everyone on the shore and pressed a soft kiss on the corner of Zheniya's mouth.

He smiled lazily and said, "Just think of it as interest."

Then he got up and walked away without any delay.

Seeing the man's tall back walking further and further away, Zheniya sat there blankly and couldn't help but reach out her hand to wipe the corners of her mouth.

This guy……

Zheniya lowered her eyes and couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile.

He obviously wanted to take her with him.

But because he wanted to 'protect' her 'freedom', he didn't do this.

In fact, the "high-ranking navy officials" were aware of Zenia's protection of her, and even Akainu, who was in his original destiny, did not reveal anything about her to the World Government.

She has always been loved and protected.

Those who never asked her for anything excessively quietly devoted themselves to "protecting her freedom."

My heart feels warm and swollen.

How could Zheniya bear to let go of such a group of people?

"Mom~, Mom~, come to your senses~"

Suddenly, a hand stretched out and waved it in front of Zheniya's eyes, interrupting Zheniya's thoughts.

The rosy-faced woman looked up and saw her daughter standing in front of her with dead eyes.

Zenia blinked, not knowing why: "What's wrong, Nami?"

Nami:......

"I say, our mother Yaya really should take a mirror and look at the expression on her face..."

She pinched her waist with one hand and pointed helplessly at Zenia's face with the other hand.

Zenia:? ? ?

Seeing her look like this, Nami couldn't help complaining: "You're so happy, you're afraid that others won't know you're touched, right?"

Nami is not stupid, on the contrary, she has inherited Rayleigh's intelligence.

But there are many things that you can see through but don’t tell.

Nami didn't bother to say anything about her mother's behavior of clearly being moved but unaware of it.

Anyway, those are the problems that their generation should solve.

And now the problem he should solve is...

Nami turned her fingers and pointed behind her silently: "Over there, over there~ If you don't go over there, Luffy and the others will not be able to hold Zoro."

Zenia:...?

She looked in the direction Nami pointed.

Then they saw Luffy and Usopp trying their best to pull Zoro with burning eyes.

And the three of them faced each other...

Who is it if it’s not Mihawk? ? ?

Zheniya:...∑(口 ||

Wait~, Kuzan~, don’t leave! ! ! ! ???

I, is it too late for me to find you now? ? ? 〒▽〒