Yukino was surrounded by everyone.
In the past, the other women didn't like talking to Yukino.
Her personality was indeed hard to get along with, her words sharp, constantly sarcastic.
But after those years in the One Piece World, she had indeed changed quite a bit.
After hearing about what she did over there, even Utaha had changed her opinion of her somewhat.
"How did you get the Ice-Ice Fruit?"
Nino asked curiously.
Yukino didn't avoid the question. "Makoto gave it to me."
Momoi, who was holding a glass of juice, had her hand trembled at the words, and the drink almost spilled. She couldn't help asking, "Why?"
Yukino couldn't be bothered to explain to this big-breasted girl.
But seeing Momoi's unconvinced expression, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
She now understood why Nino posted intimate photos with Makoto online every day.
'It was exactly this feeling, this feeling of being envied. Ah, it felt great~'
Haruno stood on the outskirts of the crowd, watching her sister surrounded by the group.
Her nose itched again. Ten minutes ago, she had been sad that her sister missed out on the opportunity from the Naruto World, but now, she was starting to envy her sister.
Boom!!
Just then—
An even bigger explosion came from the sea.
The water column was higher than before, the commotion louder.
A green figure shot out from underwater, much faster than the previous monsters.
About four meters tall, green skin, with fins on both sides of its face.
Unlike those bizarre fish-men earlier, this one looked more human... if you ignored the green skin and fins.
It didn't roar and shout like those previous sea monsters. It just squinted and scanned the people on the beach.
"Who killed my soldiers?"
If Makoto were here, he could probably recognize it... the Deep Sea King from One Punch Man.
A Demon-level threat, the leader of the Deep Sea Tribe.
Kiri stood up from the ground.
Those earlier monsters bigger than houses had been frozen into ice slush. This newcomer wasn't even half their size. What was there to be afraid of?
"Here comes another one looking for death? Hey, ugly, do you know who these people are? If you don't want to die, then hurry up and—"
His voice got stuck in his throat because he realized the monster had suddenly disappeared.
Suddenly, Kiri felt something behind him and slowly turned his head.
The Deep Sea King was crouched behind him, hands on his knees, head tilted, grinning as he looked at him. Their faces were less than half a meter apart.
Kiri cried out in shock and fell to the ground in a frog leap.
Hiratsuka and Kei both took a step back. Yukino's pupils slightly contracted.
They hadn't caught any trace of movement at all.
The Deep Sea King reached out and grabbed Kiri's body, lifting him off the ground.
Kiri's feet left the ground, his body swaying in the air.
"What did you say just now?"
His fingers slowly tightened.
An ice pillar shot from the side, rapidly expanding into a sphere in the air, heading toward the Deep Sea King's head.
The Deep Sea King released Kiri, leaned his body back, and the ice ball brushed past the tip of his nose, hitting the sea surface behind him, freezing a large area of water.
Kiri fell on the sand, landing on his butt, his crotch wet.
The Deep Sea King glanced at the frozen sea surface, then looked back at the one who acted.
"Oh~~ a Hero?"
Yukino didn't answer.
She looked back at Kiri and Hiratsuka sprawled on the ground. "Those without fighting ability, step back. This guy's strength is on a different level from the previous ones."
The Deep Sea King grinned, his smile deepening.
"You mean that... you think you can definitely win against me?"
As the leader of the sea monsters, his brain was much better than ordinary monsters.
This woman said 'step back', not 'run away', indicating she truly thought she could win.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Deep Sea King's fist came smashing down. Yukino crossed her arms in front of her to block, but she was still sent flying.
Her body arced through the air, falling toward the sea.
The moment she landed in the water, she pressed her hand onto the surface.
Ice spread outward from under her palm, freezing the sea surface for dozens of miles in all directions.
Devil Fruit users in the One Piece World are afraid of water because that sea contains [Pyrobloin] that drain the user's strength.
But the ocean in this world was just ordinary sea water.
That was also why Miku, Chika, and the others could swim in it.
The Deep Sea King stood on the ice, watching Yukino get up from the ice, his grin stretching to his ears.
"Not bad." His tone carried the excitement of seeing an interesting toy.
His gaze moved away from Yukino, sweeping over the others on the beach, like Saeko, Kaguya and the others. From their calm expressions, he could tell they were definitely trained... otherwise, they couldn't be so composed.
"I'll kill that woman first."
He tilted his head slightly toward Yukino. "Then I'll deal with you all. No one's getting away."
His body vanished again.
Saeko didn't chase after him. Instead, she turned to the sisters with weaker fighting abilities.
"Stand farther back."
Moeha was recording video with her phone. She looked up at this and said, "Saeko, do we need to be this careful?"
Although she wasn't very strong, having been with Makoto for so many years, she had seen all kinds of powerful beings.
In her eyes, the Deep Sea King's strength was nothing special.
Even without her man here, a monster of this level had no right to be arrogant.
Beam could crush him without even transforming.
Saeko's gaze fell on the afterimage left by the Deep Sea King, her brow slightly furrowed.
"I feel something off about his aura. Better to be careful."
Meanwhile, Makoto and the Kotegawa sisters arrived at the convenience store closest to the beach.
The cashier saw Makoto enter and jumped up from the chair, bowing ninety degrees, his forehead nearly hitting the edge of the counter.
Makoto directly activated Yomotsu Hirasaka. A black portal cracked open in front of the counter.
He casually pulled out a stack of bills enough to buy half the store from inside and placed it on the counter.
"I'm taking some things. Keep the change as a tip."
The cashier dared not have any objection and kept bowing. "Please feel free, Commander."
Makoto walked slowly through the aisles, casually tossing any snacks, drinks, or ingredients he saw into the black portal behind him.
The Kotegawa sisters followed behind, unsure how to react.
Chisa watched that black crack continuously devouring goods and finally understood why Makoto said he should come himself.
Suddenly, Makoto's hand stopped above a bag of chips and didn't pick it up for a long time.
Chisa noticed the subtle change in his expression and stepped forward to ask:
"Commander, is something wrong?"
"Nothing." Makoto picked up the bag of chips and threw it into the portal. "A new monster has appeared."
The Kotegawa sisters exchanged glances, instinctively wanting to ask if he wanted to hurry back, but the words died on their lips.
After all, Makoto had so many women over there, and the whole world knew that none of them were pushovers. There was really nothing to worry about.
Plus, Yu and the Four Gay Bros and others were there…
So there's even less reason to worry.