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Chapter 24 - Chapter Twenty-two: Hot springs

Noah and Emma walked through the empty island. Everyone else was busy gathering coconuts, water, and fruits. Robin stayed on deck, reading her book.

"Look! Hot spring," Emma said, pointing.

Noah nodded. "Nice… let's go."

Emma grabbed a big coconut leaf. "Better than a towel."

"Noah… look away," she said, turning her back.

"I'm looking!" Noah replied, spinning around, pretending.

But his eyes slipped, and he saw how big her chest was.

"NOAH!" Emma shouted, slapping his shoulder.

"I—I didn't mean to!" he stammered, spinning again.

Emma rolled her eyes and stepped into the water. "Just… behave."

Noah sighed and followed carefully. The warm water surrounded them.

Emma splashed him lightly. "Payback."

He flicked some water back. "This is unfair."

They laughed quietly, splashing each other. Noah leaned back, relaxing. "Not bad… pretty nice here."

Emma shook her head, smiling. "Just… don't peek again."

Noah rubbed the back of his neck. "…I'll try."

Noah and Emma climbed out of the hot spring.

Emma wrapped a coconut leaf around herself, covering up completely. "Much better," she said, adjusting it.

Noah shook his hair dry. "That was… nice."

Once fully dressed, they walked back toward the ship. The deck was busy with the crew gathering coconuts, water, and fruits from the island. Robin was sitting on deck, reading quietly.

Sanji, carrying a basket of fruits, looked up and froze when he saw Emma. "Mademoiselle! You went off without telling me?"

Emma rolled her eyes. "Sanji, I told you already — behave."

Noah chuckled. "She's fine, Sanji. You can calm down now."

Zoro was napping in the sun on the deck, completely ignoring the scene. Usopp peeked from behind a crate, trying to stifle his laughter.

Robin glanced up from her book and gave a small smile. "Looks like you two had fun."

"It was relaxing… but we should get back to helping the crew," Emma said.

"Yeah," Noah replied with a small grin. "Nice little break, though."

Emma nodded. "Yeah… but we have work to do."

They joined the others, carrying water and fruits together, helping to finish loading supplies.

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