Although Arton was a pirate, at the end of the day, he was not some heinous, unforgivable pirate.
In fact, in many situations, Arton could even be called a good person.
He had never laid a hand on any innocent civilian, nor had he ever done things like rob ordinary people.
Even when it came to Marines, as long as those Marines did not treat him as an enemy, Arton would not go out of his way to bother them.
Every enemy Arton had dealt with so far could hardly be called a good person.
To a certain extent, when Arton dealt with corrupt Marines like Colonel Nezumi, or evil Celestial Dragons, it could even be considered a good deed.
Precisely because Arton was that kind of person, Ain had no real psychological resistance toward joining his pirate crew.
Because of that, Ain felt that with Hina's personality, she probably would not be especially against becoming a member of the Flame Blade Pirates either.
As long as Hina stayed here for a while, her loyalty would naturally rise.
"So what you mean, Captain, is that Miss Hina might join the pirate crew later?"
"And that's why you'd rather wait for Miss Hina herself to help you relieve your emotions when the time comes?"
After thinking it over, Ain asked Arton.
"Exactly. That's what I mean."
"Although Hina probably won't cling to me as often as you do, Ain, or be willing to do so many things for me."
Arton said.
"Since you aren't sure whether Miss Hina would be willing to serve you, Captain…"
"Why not let me help you right now while I look like Miss Hina?"
Ain placed both hands on Arton's shoulders, twisted her slender waist, and wore a faint smile on her face.
It had to be said that after transforming into Hina, Ain had lost a portion of her cuteness, but gained a more seductive charm.
"Ain, think about it. If Hina really joins our pirate crew later…"
"And then she finds out that you transformed into her and got intimate with me, wouldn't she get angry?"
"Even if she didn't get angry, she'd still feel uncomfortable."
"I don't want someone who might become our companion in the future to feel that way."
Arton shook his head and spoke.
Hearing Arton's words, Ain could not help feeling a little regretful.
If Arton put it that way, did that not mean she could not use transformation magic to turn into people who might become companions, or people who were already companions, and get close to him?
Even if she wanted to transform into them, she would at least need to get their approval first.
In that case, didn't that mean she could only transform into women who were already absolutely impossible to become members of the Flame Blade Pirates if she wanted to get close to Arton?
But the question was, in this vast world of the seas, among the women who possessed diary copies, how many of them were truly impossible to become Arton's companions?
Ain even felt that if the world's most beautiful woman, Empress Hancock, also had a diary copy, then she might very well join Arton's side in order to obtain power from him.
Right—she could transform into Gion.
A flash of inspiration suddenly lit up in Ain's mind, and she immediately locked onto Gion's appearance.
A moment later, Arton saw Ain in front of him become covered in light.
When the glow faded, Ain had transformed into Gion.
"Captain, please whip me as much as you like~."
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Chapter 703: Gion Feels a Little Worried
"Uh, what's going on now?"
The corner of Arton's mouth twitched as he spoke, looking a little embarrassed.
"You must really hate Gion, Captain."
"I've heard about what she did to you."
"I think no matter what, Gion should be someone who will never have the chance to join the Flame Blade Pirates, right?"
"Since that's the case, Captain, you shouldn't mind me turning into her and getting close to you, right?"
Ain said with a smile.
"That's not wrong, but why are you acting like you want me to beat you up?"
Arton asked awkwardly.
"I thought you must have a lot of resentment toward Miss Gion, Captain."
"In that case, wouldn't you want to give Gion a proper beating?"
Ain said as if it were only natural.
"Whether or not I want to beat up Gion is one thing, but I don't want to beat you up, Ain."
Arton shook his head.
Even if Ain had used transformation magic to turn into Gion, at the end of the day, she was still Ain.
How could Arton possibly beat up one of his companions?
"Since you don't intend to make a move, Captain, then why don't you let me do it?"
As Ain spoke, she crouched down in front of Arton.
"What are you planning to do?"
Arton asked.
"Hehe. Captain, surely you wouldn't mind seeing Gion trying to please you, right?"
Ain licked her lips, looking up at Arton with a seductive expression.
It was hard to imagine the adorable Ain showing such a bewitching look.
But when Arton remembered that Ain had transformed into Gion, and that Gion herself had a rather alluring appearance, he thought about it briefly and understood Ain's current state.
"All right. Since you're going this far…"
"If I still refused, that would be a little too cold of me."
"In that case, Ain, I'll leave it to you."
Arton lay back on the recliner and smiled at Ain.
Just as Ain had said, he was rather interested in seeing Gion trying to please him.
Since that was the case, what reason did he have to refuse Ain?
"No problem. Please leave it to me, Captain."
"All you need to do is keep your eyes wide open and remember this shameful side of Gion."
The corners of Ain's lips rose as she began thinking about how to make Gion look as embarrassing as possible.
Of course, while she was thinking, Ain did not forget to take action first.
She did not want Arton to just wait in front of her while she was lost in thought.
If she really did that, Ain would feel terribly rude.
"Mm. I'll definitely keep my eyes open and watch properly."
The corners of Arton's mouth lifted. He was even planning to open the sailing diary and record the scene in front of him.
But very quickly, the sensation that ran through his body made Arton completely forget about the sailing diary.
As for recording anything, Arton threw that entirely to the back of his mind.
At the same time, elsewhere.
Gion suddenly sneezed hard.
"Did I catch a cold?"
Gion rubbed her nose, looking strangely up at the blazing sun hanging high in the sky.
"The sky is completely clear. With my constitution, I shouldn't be catching a cold in weather like this."
"Is someone talking about me? Could it be Arton?"
For some reason, Arton's figure surfaced in Gion's mind.
Then she thought of the appearance Ain had shown through her sailing diary copy earlier.
"Wait. Ain wouldn't have turned into me and be doing things for Arton, would she?"
Gion said with a frown.
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