Seeing her sister return dejected, and Saeko not coming back for a long time, Yukino guessed what had happened.
Although she kind of wanted to comfort her, thinking about how smug her sister had looked when she left, Yukino couldn't help but laugh.
"Yukino!" Haruno got angry immediately.
"S-Sorry, Nee-san." Yukino waved her hands repeatedly, but still looked like she was trying hard not to laugh.
'What could I do? The more smug you were earlier, the funnier it is now.'
"Ugh... ugh... ah... why... why won't he have me..."
In the middle of the night, Yukino was woken up by her sister's sleep-talking.
Watching her sister wriggling around like a maggot, Yukino felt utterly disturbed.
'No, seriously, just because you failed, you don't have to get all horny next to me, do you?'
Annoyed by her sister's sounds, Yukino grew more and more irritated.
The next morning, Erina's voice came over the speaker, calling everyone to the dining hall for breakfast.
The cooking duties on the ship were currently handled by Erina and Hisako in the morning, Alice in the evening, and for lunch, the cousins took turns.
As for why Erina did mornings and Alice did evenings?
Alice had proposed it.
She had directly approached her cousin, saying, "Since you don't have a sex life anyway, Erina, you wake up early, so you're in charge of breakfast from now on."
Erina had been so angry she nearly started a fight with her cousin.
Fortunately, their mothers, Mana and Leonora, had also traveled this time and quickly pulled their daughters apart.
But Mana and Leonora were also a bit annoyed by Alice's words—
What did she mean by 'no sex life'? Wasn't she including them too?
Alice had no idea that her comment had offended quite a few people, including her own mother.
After breakfast, Yu reported to Makoto: "Senpai, this ship is still too small. For daily training, there are too many people... we can't all fit."
Many of Makoto's subordinates had training requirements.
And Yu, after losing to Roger yesterday, was even more determined to improve… He would never allow that humiliation to happen a second time.
But when he got up in the morning, he found the deck completely full of people. There was no way to train!
Utaha also chimed in: "I'd like a private study too, otherwise I can't write."
Others also voiced their agreement.
Of course, those who dared to speak were girls who had been intimate with Makoto, or at worst, semi-mothers-in-law like Leonora.
Fangirls like Moeha, whose relationship hadn't reached that stage yet, also wanted a single room, since teenage girls have privacy too, but didn't dare say anything because their relationship wasn't there yet.
And someone like Miyuki went without saying.
Makoto thought it was a reasonable point.
If that was the case, they would need a ship at least as big as Whitebeard's Moby Dick.
If he had Shiki's Float-Float Fruit ability, it would be even more convenient... he could just use an entire island.
Just as Makoto was figuring out what to do, the Den Den Mushi that Comil had given him earlier began to ring.
Puru puru puru.
Everyone immediately quieted down, watching Makoto press the answer button on the Den Den Mushi's back.
The Den Den Mushi opened its eyes, mimicking Kong's facial features.
"It's me. I've conveyed your demands to the World Government."
"And then?"
"The higher-ups have agreed. The training materials for the Rokushiki of the Marines, the Magma-Magma Fruit, and the Shodai Kitetsu in exchange for Roger and Rayleigh. At Marine Headquarters, Marineford."
Makoto smiled at this: "I'm not interested in your boring Marine place. Let's do it at the Sabaody Archipelago."
Kong was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he nodded: "That's fine."
Just then, Kong noticed the Den Den Mushi mimicking Makoto's grinning expression, and asked: "You're not thinking of setting a trap and ambushing me at the exchange site, are you?"
Kong's expression changed dramatically. He tried to keep his voice normal: "How could that be? You're overthinking it."
'Damn, we had been found out.'
But there's no way Makoto won't find it out. After all, how could the Five Elders possibly hand over their own beloved swords?
The Den Den Mushi, baring its teeth, relayed Makoto's words: "Of course, I'd also like to send you trash and lackeys to the afterlife. Although I was thinking of taking my time playing with you, if you're so eager to die, I don't mind moving up the schedule."
Kong's face darkened.
He hadn't expected Makoto to be so arrogant, 'Just because he defeated Roger, he thought he was invincible? Who did he think he was? Rocks?'
'Even Rocks wouldn't dare say that.'
Before Kong could answer, Makoto continued: "Alright then, one month from now, at the Sabaody Archipelago. If you're going to set an ambush, make sure to bring enough people. Otherwise, there won't be enough to kill."
Kacha!
With a strange cry, the Den Den Mushi closed its eyes… indicating the other side had hung up.
Kong stared at the Den Den Mushi with its eyes shut, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
He wondered whether to petition the Five Elders to abort the operation.
He had also heard about the incidents Makoto caused on Malad Island using Shakky.
At the time, he thought the other party's strength was at most on par with the Roger Pirates, or perhaps a hair stronger.
But after this call, Kong's thinking had changed… Makoto's tone just now wasn't bluster... he genuinely didn't care if the Marines and World Government set an ambush.
'What to do...'
"Makoto-kun, will the Marines ambush us?" Yotsuba asked curiously.
"The World Government will, at least. How could those bastards, the Five Elders, simply hand over their own swords? They're definitely using them as bait." Makoto stretched and said.
When Kong said, "They agreed to hand over the Shodai Kitetsu", Makoto knew something was wrong.
Although given the World Government's resources, finding another Supreme Grade Blade wouldn't be difficult, this wasn't just about a sword... it was about face.
"This world's government seems a bit despicable," Yukino said quietly.
The nearby Kuja Pirates couldn't help but show amused expressions at this.
''A bit'? Our daily expenses were also stolen, but compared to the World Government, they felt like saints.'
The Teddy Devil blinked and asked: "So, Boss, what should we do?"
Makoto stood up and smiled: "Comrades, I have the Roger Pirates in hand, and next month I'm going to make a deal with the World Government."
He said, twisting his neck as if his collar was uncomfortable: "But now I have a problem. The World Government wants to screw me over. Of course, we can't let them off, but we also can't let the Roger Pirates go. So, what do you suggest?"
At these words, everyone fell into thought.
This was a bit troublesome.
The original plan was to hand the Roger Pirates over to the World Government in exchange for the goods.
Now that the World Government was clearly trying to play dirty, of course, he couldn't hand them over.
But he also couldn't just let the Roger Pirates go... that would be letting them off too easy.
It was a deadlock.
"What should we do?" Makoto chuckled, urging them on.
Yu scratched his head and pointed at Futaro, who was clearing dishes with a cane: "You talk!"
"Huh? Me?" Futaro was dumbfounded. He scratched his head: "I-I couldn't figure it out..."
Smack!
Yu sent Futaro flying to the ground with a slap: "You don't need to eat anymore. Eat shit!"
"You talk!" Beam pointed at Miyuki.
Miyuki, who was wiping a table, was also startled, 'What did this have to do with me?'
"Th-Then... we, we first send a group onto the island, pretending to trade with them, while keeping the main force outside. When they try to ambush us, the main force waiting outside will charge in and ambush their ambush!" Miyuki's brain worked rapidly.
"Idiot! Do you think the Marines are blind and wouldn't notice?" Beam wanted to slap Miyuki like Yu had.
Kei looked at Makoto with tearful eyes.
Seeing this, Makoto made a gesture, and Beam quickly stopped.
Hachiman then spoke: "U-Um, using Shadow Clones and the Transformation Technique, we could easily fool them. Then we could trap them like turtles in a jar and kill everyone from the World Government and the Roger Pirates!"
His relationship with Miyuki was decent.
Beam and the others' eyes lit up, 'Yes, this idea was good.'
"Alright, alright." Makoto waved his hand. "No need for all that trouble. We're still taking the goods. We'll kill all the World Government and Marine personnel who show up. As for the Roger Pirates, we'll pack them off to Impel Down. After all, if we let them go, wouldn't yesterday's work have been for nothing?"
"OOOOOH! As expected of Senpai!" Yu and the others cheered wildly.
Futaro, holding his swollen cheek where Yu had hit him, felt like crying, 'In the end, it was still brute force. Why did you ask me...'
When they learned that the World Government was planning to screw Makoto, Gloriosa and Shakky had been a little happy, because the World Government's actions effectively terminated the deal with Makoto.
But they hadn't expected that even so, Makoto still had no intention of letting the Roger Pirates go.
After all, in Makoto's eyes, both groups were trash.
Just because he was against the World Government didn't mean he was friends with the Roger Pirates.