Chapter 120: The Rescue of Mont Blanc Cricket and Perona (Part 1)
"Eh?" The others, who had recovered from the disorienting effects of the explosion, stood up and looked at the big-bellied man.
"Who do you think is stronger, 'Ghost Princess' Perona or Black Gramps?" the big-bellied man asked the group.
The Long Snake Monster scratched his head and answered, "'Ghost Princess,' right? Even Black Gramps had to rely on us to attract attention before he could ambush and capture the prey."
"Yeah! Black Gramps' strength is impressive, but it's comparable to about ten of us working together. Dealing with him should be easier than with 'Ghost Princess,' right? Besides, we even dared to take on 'Ghost Princess' head-on!"
One person muttered quietly, "It's a shame we lost so badly, we even lost two men."
"Ahem!" The big-bellied man coughed. "As long as we beat him and take his prey, we'll be fine, right? After all, the bounty is regardless of life or death! Think about it, that's 100 million Berries! Enough for us to live comfortably for a while. What do you say?"
The group of about ten bounty hunters exchanged glances, 'Right, as long as we beat Black Gramps, the 100 million Berries are ours, right?!'
Determination appeared in their eyes.
"Let's do it!"
"Let's do it! This time, I'm going to take down Black Gramps for sure."
"Right, I've had enough of him, we're going to make him pay for what he did!"
"I know where he's hiding, he hasn't gone far, let's go after him!"
The group of bounty hunters set off in the direction where Black Gramps had gone, with a few of them using the Den Den Mushi to call for reinforcements, hoping to increase their chances of capturing the prey.
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Due to the high physical resilience of people in the pirate world, Perona, who had been knocked out by a club, woke up midway due to the bumpy ride.
"Ugh… What, what happened?" Perona murmured as she slowly regained consciousness, still a bit disoriented.
Mont Blanc Cricket, his voice deep and hoarse, asked, "You're awake? Perona?"
At this point, Mont Blanc Cricket was covered in bruises from the beatings, and his body was tightly bound by ropes, restricting his movement.
"Uncle! Ugh…! It hurts!" Perona immediately snapped awake upon hearing Mont Blanc Cricket's voice, and as soon as she did, an intense pain shot through her head.
"Are you awake? Pretty good physical condition for a kid~" The black man carrying her mocked, slapping Perona's small behind.
"What are you doing?! Perverted bastard!" Perona, her hands and entire body bound, was unable to move or shield her own backside.
"Hah, if you weren't so flat-chested, I'd show you what a real beast is like. Hehehe…" Black Gramps said, uttering crude words with a disgusting, lecherous laugh.
"Ugh!" Perona suddenly felt scared, wondering if this bastard would try anything on her, someone as beautiful as herself!
"Perona…" Mont Blanc Cricket whispered her name, bringing her back to her senses.
Perona turned her head and saw the hidden signal Mont Blanc Cricket gave her. "Go ask the captain for help!"
'That's right, I can control my spirit form freely, and these ordinary ropes can't trap my spirit form.'
Perona quickly understood how to escape and nodded at Mont Blanc Cricket. She closed her eyes again.
A spirit form, identical to Perona's body, emerged from her physical form, moving carefully to avoid being detected by the bounty hunter carrying her.
"Wait until I get all the information out of you, then I'll capture your whole team. Hahaha…"
The black man swallowed hard, "The women in your crew, like Esdeath and Scáthach , have amazing figures. Those breasts, those hips…"
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Perona managed to hold back her anger and left behind a small ghost for positioning before diving into the ground, heading to find her captain for help.
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Scáthach and Da Vinci surprisingly returned to the ship early. They were both too full to continue eating.
"Mmm... Looks like I need to step up my training. I've been beaten by mere food." Scáthach leaned against the wall of the medical room, walking towards a bed to reflect.
"It's a shame my perfectly designed body can't handle too many sweets. Ah! This is the first time I've hated my own design, damn it!" Even Da Vinci, a genius, was attracted by the desserts here. Her flat stomach couldn't contain all the delicious food in the food city.
The sweet, creamy desserts, soft, delicious cakes, didn't feel overwhelming even after she ate a lot. Unfortunately, Da Vinci ended up lying on the medical bed, unable to move from overeating.
Eric couldn't help but comment, "Is it really necessary? We're not just staying here for one day. If you like it, you can come here often."
"Ah, looks like the food here really is great. I can't wait to go learn how to make some myself~" Scáthach responded enthusiastically.
"Mmm... To win a man's heart, you must win his stomach. Looks like I need to learn how to cook here," Esdeath said as she sat in a chair, reading a book titled "100 Ways to Make a Man Never Leave You," muttering to herself.
Just then, Perona's spirit form passed through the walls of the Eternal Fearless and shouted, "Help!" as it entered the medical room.
"Ah!" Eric nearly screamed in fright.
He immediately scolded, "Don't do such scary things, what if you gave someone a heart attack?"
"I've been kidnapped, Uncle and I!" Perona immediately explained, ignoring Eric 's complaints and urgently telling the group about the kidnapping.
"Hm?" Everyone in the medical room looked up, their attention turning to the floating Perona.
Kurumi gently asked, "What's going on?"
"Ugh!" Unable to hold back, Perona rushed into Kurumi's arms. Despite being a spirit, she somehow was caught by Kurumi.
"Don't cry, don't cry," Kurumi comforted her gently, trying to calm her down.
"What happened?" Eric 's expression suddenly turned serious. Since they arrived in this world, their team hadn't faced such a malicious kidnapping situation.
"Ugh... After Uncle and I bought the doll costume, about ten bounty hunters surrounded us. Uncle got shot while protecting me. We were about to handle them, but then a black man suddenly appeared behind us and knocked me out… I don't know what happened after that."
"When I woke up, I was thrown over his shoulder... Ugh, he hurt Uncle badly, and he even... he even slapped my backside, saying he was going to interrogate us for the team's information..."
Eric immediately stood up, "We're leaving now. Do you have a way to track them?"
"Mmm, I left a small ghost on my body for tracking purposes."
"Good, then there's no problem." Eric quickly turned to leave, "Let's go."
Kurumi stood up as well, her voice filled with killing intent, "I'm going with you, I want to see which bastard dared to hurt my little sister!"
"Heh, since he enjoys interrogation, I'm sure he'll be able to handle mine just as well," Esdeath also stood up, apparently planning to join the effort.
"Mmm, damn." Scáthach supported herself on the wall as she stood up.
"No, no, no, you're in no condition. Rest easy," Eric quickly stopped her, "The three of us will be enough."
"Uncle, wait for us!" Perona cried out.
(END CHAPTER)
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