Chapter 156: Let's Start Arresting People!
"My mother told me that if I ever met you, I had to take good care of you and treat you like a king."
Roy helped Galette sit properly by the tree roots. She glanced at him, then let out a helpless sigh.
But with Seastone on her, she was basically useless.
Forget acting on the little mischievous thoughts in her head, she could barely even stand up straight.
"Do not overthink it." Roy patted her shoulder gently, trying to comfort her. "Once those Marines leave in a few days, I will send you back to Totto Land. Linlin should have a way to unlock these Seastone chains."
…
Galette went silent. That was not what she meant at all.
In short, she was a hot girl.
She had fallen for Roy at first sight, but she was too weak to do anything about it.
Handsome, strong, gentle, even if Linlin wanted to hand him the whole kingdom someday, Galette still felt crushed by the gap in status, and by everything else.
She had met a perfect man, and he had already made it clear he was not related to her mother.
Galette was a normal girl, how could she not be tempted?
Unfortunately… I am too weak.
Roy stared at her, puzzled. Why was this kid looking at him like that?
Never mind.
He sat a little to the side, kept watch, and ignored her.
Galette kept staring at him, like she was craving something, and every so often she would force a conversation.
Every time she tried to talk, the girl would collapse again.
No energy, moving around at random.
Honestly, Roy did not even mind the trouble.
But…
She was still trembling.
Trembling…
It was like Roy was watching an earthquake up close.
Terrifying.
He ended up staying awake all night because he simply could not sleep.
And this young woman was completely unaware.
To be fair, based on her birthday, Roy had thought she was still a little girl.
But in terms of real age, Roy was not even older than Galette.
He helped her up again and again, then finally gave up and went numb.
Do whatever you want.
If you lie on the ground long enough, you will probably behave.
Much later, when Roy saw her finally asleep, he lifted her and let her rest with her back against the tree.
"Sanji, your turn to keep watch. Tonight, we are experiencing real wilderness life," Roy said with a laugh as he woke Sanji and pulled him out of the tree hollow.
Then Roy went back and lay down not far from Galette to rest.
…
The next day.
Roy felt suffocated early in the morning.
Like something heavy was pressing on his head.
He had a lot of dreams last night, half sweet, half nightmare.
"Haa…"
Roy slowly woke up to birds chirping, and opened his sleepy eyes.
Sunlight filtered through the woods in scattered patches.
He stretched, twisted his neck, and rubbed at his eyes.
Then he lowered his head.
"Damn it!"
Roy's voice came out strange because…
Galette was curled up like a caterpillar, as if she had crawled sideways across the ground during the night.
Now she was sleeping soundly with her head on Roy's lap, like she was using him as a pillow.
Roy moved her gently.
He had to. The weight was making his legs go numb.
"Mmm…"
Galette suddenly woke up, yawned, and met Roy's eyes. "Good morning."
The air went silent for a moment.
Roy stared at the pink haired prisoner like he was asking, Little sister, what is wrong with you, why are you even here?
And Galette…
She glanced down and froze.
Her mouth opened, then closed. She had no idea what to say.
"I remember… I was sleeping on my stomach…" she murmured, thinking hard. Had she rolled over?
Roy finally understood where last night's nightmare of being flattened by cannon fire had come from.
Case closed.
He also finally understood why he had dreamed about being crushed under some ancient mythological monster.
Galette, your sins are heavy.
Roy helped her sit properly against the tree roots again, and Roy…
A tent appeared instantly.
Galette stared.
Roy turned away and coughed twice.
After a while, the cool forest breeze helped Roy wake up properly.
He stood. "I will go catch a wild bear for breakfast. You three rest here."
"I am coming too!" Sanji shouted, suddenly full of energy.
Roy glanced at the dark circles under Sanji's eyes.
Luffy was supposed to keep watch last night, but… he could not be woken up.
Amazing.
Sanji had held on for a long time, but he did not want to wake his master, so he stayed beside Roy alone for most of the night.
"Go sleep." Roy waved him off. "Starting today, if you are free, you can go back to living with Luffy."
Gion was looking for Roy. She was not going to mess with kids like Luffy and Sanji.
"I am coming too…" Galette barely got the words out before Roy stuffed a piece of bread into her mouth.
There was a bit of bread left. She could eat it first.
After that, Roy turned to leave.
Galette chewed slowly, watching him go.
If you meet a boy you like, you should take the initiative.
I will reserve this spot first, just in case Mother changes her mind later and I miss my chance to help.
As for relationships?
Tch, people talk too much.
She was beautiful and had a great figure, but compared to her mother…
Galette had lost all confidence.
So girls, if you really like someone, you have to move first. If you just stand there and say nothing, you will never get a chance.
Not everyone is Hinata.
Unfortunately, Galette's little plan backfired.
Roy might be a lively young man, but he was not the type to make mistakes that easily.
So when Roy returned, dragging a badly beaten bear, Galette looked at him with pure disappointment.
If you went out alone, should you not have taken her with you?
It would solve a lot of problems.
But…
Whether he did not understand, or whether he was deliberately pretending not to understand, she could not tell.
Only after Sanji and Luffy finished breakfast, roasted meat and bear meat soup, did the two boys finally leave.
At last, Galette reached the moment she had been waiting for most.
Roy helped her up and led her into the woods.
"How about we go to the Kingdom of Goa and hide in a hotel?" Galette said, winking with a sweet smile.
"No." Roy shook his head. "Goa still listens to the Navy. If they want to search, they can find us immediately."
"Then…" Galette leaned back a little, her smile turning bolder. "Let us go deeper into the forest."
Roy frowned. "Do not do that."
He was fine.
But his second brother had been introverted since childhood, and he blushed whenever he came into contact with people.
His second brother did not like talking to outsiders, otherwise…
If he got angry, he might suddenly lash out and hurt someone.
"Ahem." Roy tapped Galette on the head. "Behave."
He liked teasing girls into taking initiative sometimes, sure.
But this was going too far. He was scared. Forget it.
…
Meanwhile, outside Mount Colubo …
Gion activated her Observation Haki, sensed the forest's situation, and began her hunt.
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