Sobel Kingdom, Southern Church.
Kuma, Sabo, and Koala all looked at Kuina in front of them with shocked faces, speechless for a long time.
"What's wrong, Dad! Why are you looking at Kuina-chan like that?"
Bonney looked at her old father suspiciously.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"What happened?"
"Can we listen?"
Nami, Vivi, and the other girls, who had been chatting amongst themselves, all curiously gathered around.
"Kuina, you..."
Sabo hesitated, further piquing the girls' curiosity.
"Stop being so secretive, hurry up and tell us!"
The short-tempered Maid No. 2, Ulti, was impatient.
"Kuina-chan."
Koala looked at Kuina inquiringly.
"Brother, can I say it?"
Kuina turned to Roland.
"We're all family, there's nothing that can't be said!"
Roland said casually.
"Oh!"
Kuina nodded.
"Everyone, actually, I accidentally fell down the stairs and died ten years ago!"
Kuina calmly revealed the fact that she had once died.
The large church fell silent first.
The next second.
"Eh?"
"Eh eh eh!"
The girls' cries of shock and astonishment pierced the sky.
"Wa-wait a moment!"
"Kuina-chan, what did you say?"
"Kuina, you... you're already dead?"
Nami, Vivi, and Bonney widened their beautiful eyes, speaking disjointedly, their pretty faces filled with disbelief and incredulity.
"Hehehehe, Kuina, so are you a ghost now? Or a zombie!"
Perona asked.
"Body temperature, pulse, heartbeat, all normal, confirmed alive!"
Robin immediately gave Kuina a full physical examination.
"If Kuina, you're not joking, then..."
Kalifa's gaze fell on Roland.
Immediately after.
Everyone's eyes turned to Roland.
"Mm!"
Kuina nodded slightly.
"The me of this era did indeed die ten years ago. It was my brother who used divine means to pull the me who was about to die ten years ago into this era!"
Kuina revealed this shocking secret that could be described as earth-shattering.
There was another long period of silence.
"Divine means! Mr. Roland is indeed a god-like figure!"
Kuma exhaled a long breath, accepting this shocking fact.
"A power that can even control life and death, this is already a god!"
Sabo also expressed the same sentiment.
"Jie jie, to be able to do even something like this, Boss is indeed no ordinary person!"
Teapot Shukaku subtly flattered him.
"I originally thought Mr. Roland, who could fish up all sorts of strange things, was already magical enough, but I didn't expect..."
Vivi was utterly and completely shocked from the inside out.
"That's right! No wonder when we went to Shimotsuki Village a few days ago, the villagers' reactions, while enthusiastic, were also a little strange... So that's how it is!"
Kalifa reacted.
"And that Green Algae Head said Kuina-chan, you came back from the dead, so that's the reason!"
Perona also came to her senses.
"The divine means of fishing people from the past into the future, if Kuina can come to this era, then Belle-Mère also..."
Nami's eyes lit up.
"Mom... and everyone from the All-Knowing Tree..."
Robin also had the same thought.
Of course...
They could think about it.
But they wouldn't directly ask Roland to do it.
After all, resurrection from the dead was a power in the realm of gods.
They weren't sure if it would cause harm to Roland.
If achieving their wishes required harming Roland as a prerequisite.
Then they would rather not have them fulfilled.
"Kuma, we're back!"
Just then, the gangster fisherman Fisherman Yu Yu and others returned.
They also brought back a large amount of ingredients and kitchen staff.
Queen Mother Connie immediately ordered the highest-grade ice cream to be sent.
She still remembered that the last time Roland's group came to Sobel Kingdom, it was to taste the local specialty, high-grade ice cream.
From morning to noon, then to afternoon and evening.
The church became more and more lively, and more and more people gathered.
Upon hearing the news of Bonney's return, the elderly people living in the south all came together.
The number of banquet tables also continuously increased accordingly.
During the banquet, people toasted each other, it was very lively.
The banquet ended around ten in the evening.
Roland's group, arranged by Queen Mother Connie, stayed directly in the royal palace.
Thor, full, hydrated, and showered, was about to find Roland for some 'exercise'.
Just then, Robin appeared and spoke softly with Thor.
"Wow, really? Will Roland really like it?"
Thor looked down at her delicate feet but couldn't see them.
To be unable to see one's toes when looking down means one is an unparalleled beauty.
"He should like it, because last time at the Water 7 restaurant..."
Robin talked openly with Thor.
"Thor, if you don't believe me, we can try it together!"
"We together?"
Thor was first stunned, then her eyes lit up, and she readily agreed.
"Okay~ Okay~"
For Thor, the 'two-player mode' was also a new experience she hadn't had before.
If two people were together, they would definitely be able to unlock more 'plays'.
That night.
Moonlight flowed like water, spilling through the window.
In the spacious room, Kalifa squatted with her back against the wall, listening to the sounds from next door.
After a long while, Kalifa let out a long breath.
She raised her slender hand, and a glistening strand hung from her fair, scallion-like fingers.
Her exquisite pretty face was filled with envy; self-comfort alone was not enough.
...
...
In a blink of an eye, three days passed.
It was the morning of the third day since arriving in Sobel Kingdom.
Roland and Kuma walked on a country path in the south, discussing the future.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Roland, it is our great fortune to have your flag's protection!"
Upon hearing that Roland was willing to lend his flag to this country, Kuma was immediately excited.
The flag of a Sea Emperor was a great deterrent to pirates.
Especially now, after the Cocoyasi Village incident.
Everyone on the sea knew not to provoke the Air Force.
Once crossed, even if you were a legendary great pirate, there was only one path: death.
The protection of a Sea Emperor's flag was even more deterrent than that of a World Government allied nation.
".Even with my flag hoisted, you cannot be careless. Ordinary petty pirates won't dare to cause trouble, but the biggest thief on this sea... who knows what tricks they'll pull behind the scenes!"
Roland reminded him.
"I know!"
Kuma nodded.
He knew that the 'thief' Roland referred to was not the Four Emperors, but the World Government.
"Kuma, your strength is sufficient to handle many crises, but just in case, keep this!"
Roland casually threw the Shadow Warriors' Troll Talisman to Kuma, and also told him how to use it.
"Evil thoughts! Evil thoughts! Use the evil thoughts in your heart! Everyone has them..."
Kuma gripped the Troll Talisman tightly, wanting to summon the Troll Army.
However, after several attempts, he failed.
Because Kuma himself was too kind and gentle a person.
"Kuma, think about your childhood experiences, what do you want to do to the Celestial Dragon?"
Roland raised an eyebrow and said.
The result...
Still a failure.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Roland, I'm just too useless!"
Kuma lowered his head, not without frustration.
"No, you're just... too kind!"
Roland shook his head.
"Perhaps, you can try to imagine again, if the Celestial Dragon wanted to do something to Bonney..."
This time.
Roland didn't finish his sentence.
Whoosh!
Endless shadows gathered.
One by one, Troll Shadow Soldiers appeared out of thin air.
A dragon has an inverse scale; whoever touches it dies.
The inverse scale of the kind Kuma was his daughter, Bonney.
For Bonney, the kind-hearted Bear could even transform into a devil.
At this point,
the matters of Sobel Kingdom were finally settled.
At eight in the morning,
Bonney reluctantly bid farewell to her old father Bear and the others.
Sabo and Koala were also saying their goodbyes.
Sabo decided to stay in Sobel Kingdom and continue to spend time with Bear.
Koala, on the other hand, chose to continue traveling with Roland.
"Up~"
Vivi waved her slender hand.
The "Never Empty Army" floated up and entered the deep purple spatial transfer gate.
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