That night.
Makoto and his group stayed in the royal palace of Dressrosa, in the guest rooms arranged for them by Doflamingo.
And in Makoto's bedroom, a great battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Hiyori couldn't wait to join the fray, rubbing against Makoto like a cat in heat.
But just then—
Bang!
The door was pushed open.
Chika walked in, dragging Kaguya behind her.
"Hehe~ I've wanted Kaguya-chan to join for a long time."
Chika said with a grin, a mischievous glint in her eyes.
Good sisters, of course, should share the same 'treat'.
Kaguya had her hands clamped over her already crimson face, wishing she could find a crack in the floor to hide in.
Although she had kissed Makoto before due to a misunderstanding, she still wasn't used to this kind of thing.
"Oh… this Kaguya-san, your chest is so small."
Reze came up with a smile and couldn't resist giving a squeeze.
One had to admit, with so many big-breasted girls around, Kaguya coming in as a flat-chested one was indeed too conspicuous.
"Huh?!"
Kaguya, who had been on the verge of fainting from embarrassment, suddenly widened her eyes.
She looked around—
Well, she felt inferior.
But fortunately, she still managed to find a target.
She pointed at Eriri and said, "Isn't she even smaller than me?"
Eriri's eyes widened in disbelief.
'Wow, I was thinking of taking you as an ally, but you're throwing me under the bus?'
"Who says I'm small? I'm clearly bigger than you!"
"Where are you bigger? They're obviously about the same!"
"Look closely! This is an A+! You're an A-!"
"Huh? Clearly I'm the + here, okay?"
The two 'flat boards' started arguing, their faces red and necks thick with veins, neither willing to back down.
Makoto couldn't help but laugh.
Both were flat-chested, at most an A versus an A+. What was the point of arguing?
While things were chaotic on Makoto's side, the situation in the adjacent room of the Hayasaka mother and daughter was similar.
"Ai! Why did you deliberately lose to Kaguya?!"
Nao questioned her daughter.
Although Nao was also a first-time player, she knew her daughter's and Kaguya's skill levels better than anyone.
She knew very well that her daughter's strength far exceeded Kaguya's, she just usually never showed it.
So, aside from a few people like Makoto on the ship, few knew Ai's true strength.
Although after arriving in the One Piece World, she had been taking care of Ai and Kaguya like a mother.
But even so, Nao naturally favored her biological daughter, Ai, a bit more.
That's why she had reacted so strongly when she saw her daughter deliberately lose the match, giving the Devil Fruit to Kaguya.
Ai lowered her head, her voice very soft.
"I felt... Kaguya-sama needs the power more than I do."
Nao slapped a hand to her forehead, not knowing what to say.
After a long silence, she sighed and said to her daughter, "Ai, you need to think about yourself a little too, you know."
Makoto had cracked down hard on capital conglomerates in the real world, so the Shinomiya Family was now virtually defunct…
Moreover, the monsters in the real world were also getting stronger by the day, so great power was essential.
Yet, in such a situation, her daughter had still given such a top-tier Devil Fruit to Kaguya.
Nao didn't know what to say anymore.
Ai looked up at her mother.
"Mom, I don't regret it."
Nao looked at her, finally sighed, and shook her head.
…
A few days later.
The group left Dressrosa.
There was a new member on the ship… Rebecca.
Although Makoto's wives were long accustomed to this kind of thing, seeing a new person added to the ship just two days after arriving in this era, they couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
The only thing that comforted them was probably that Rebecca was only thirteen.
That meant Makoto wouldn't make a move on her anytime soon.
After all, Moeha was a precedent.
Even when fifteen-year-old Moeha was all but spreading her legs for him, Makoto didn't touch her, proving that this dog of a man still had his limits.
'Is she really only thirteen?'
Eriri looked at Rebecca, who was wearing a loose-fitting dress but still couldn't hide her D-cup chest, and couldn't help but inwardly complain.
Although she had been in this world for nearly twenty years and knew this place was full of big-breasted girls, thirteen years old reaching this size was a bit much, wasn't it?
On the other side, Kaguya, who had just undergone her own transformation two days ago, couldn't help but puff out her cheeks in frustration.
After boarding the ship, Rebecca immediately started taking the initiative to handle the chores.
She did everything… laundry, scrubbing the deck, serving tea and water… fighting to do any and all tasks.
Not only that, but she also constantly sought advice and training from top fighters among the girls like Saeko and Ran.
Although many people in Makoto's previous life found Rebecca annoying, thinking of her as just a pretty face…
To be honest, her nature really wasn't bad.
Saeko and Ran were also willing to teach this little sister.
But they quickly discovered… this girl really had no talent whatsoever.
She was slow to learn swordsmanship, couldn't even grasp the basics of Haki, and her physical combat skills were barely passable.
If she wanted revenge on Doflamingo, there was probably only one path… cling to Makoto's thigh.
On the other hand, Nao had been very irritable these past few days.
She thought it over and still felt that the Dark-Dark Fruit should have been her daughter's.
And now that Kaguya had explicitly said she didn't want it, Nao felt she needed to find a way to get the Dark-Dark Fruit after all.
So then—
Two days later.
During the morning exercise with Makoto and the MILF's group.
The room was filled with an intimate atmosphere.
Yukiko, Eri, Sayuri, and others were still sleeping soundly nearby, their faces flushed with satisfaction.
Nao knelt before Makoto, diligently performing 'cleanup duty'.
"..."
Makoto looked at the blonde woman in front of him and said somewhat helplessly.
"Just talk to Kaguya about this. Tell her to come to me for it. There's no need for this."
Nao blinked but didn't stop her current activity, saying somewhat choked up:
"B-but... I feel that if I did that, it wouldn't show my respect for you, Commander... so please, don't hold back."
In truth, Nao had indeed considered going to Kaguya to pass along the message.
And based on her observations of Makoto over the past decade or so, she felt he would probably agree.
But this strong woman, who had navigated the treacherous waters of conglomerates like the Shinomiya Family from a young age, felt that this was also a good opportunity to get closer to Makoto.
Although Nao felt that her charm was limited compared to top-tier wives like Yukiko and Mrs. Yukinoshita…
But whether Makoto accepted or not was his issue... whether she offered herself or not was her issue.
She had to show the right attitude.
"Well... alright."
Makoto looked at Nao, who was continuing her 'cleaning', and couldn't help but glance at Sayuri, still unconscious beside them.
The circumstances of these two MILFs' self-sacrifice were strikingly similar.
One could only say, motherly love is truly great.
"Just a moment, madam. I need to go to..."
Before Makoto could finish, Nao suddenly looked up, made a stretching motion with her legs, and used her hands to part them.
"Do you need to use the restroom? It's right here. Please feel free to use it."
'Ah, this...'
Since she insisted, Makoto didn't hold back.
He immediately set about measuring the dimensions of the 'baby room' where Ai had once resided.
As for the measuring tool used… mind your own business.
…
During breakfast.
In the dining hall, the young ladies sat together in small groups, eating their breakfast.
Makoto took the Dark-Dark Fruit from his inventory, handed it to Kaguya beside him, and then pointed towards a corner.
There, Nao and Ai sat together, the mother and daughter eating with their heads down.
Kaguya instantly understood Makoto's meaning.
Her eyes reddened slightly, and she expressed her gratitude to Makoto excitedly.
"Makoto... thank you."
Makoto waved his hand.
"Go on."
Kaguya, holding the treasure chest, walked over to Ai.
"Hayasaka."
Ai looked up and saw the treasure chest in Kaguya's hands. She was stunned for a moment.
"This is..."
"For you."
Kaguya stuffed the treasure chest into Ai's hands.
"This is the Dark-Dark Fruit. Makoto told me to give it to you."
Ai's pupils trembled slightly.
She looked at the chest in her hands, then looked up at Makoto in the distance, who was drinking coffee.
Makoto raised his cup slightly towards her, the corners of his mouth upturned.
Ai lowered her head. After a long time, she uttered two words.
"...Thank you."
Kaguya smiled and sat down beside her.
"Don't thank me. You deserved it in the first place."
In truth, Kaguya herself had a vague feeling that even without Nao's intervention, he would have done this.
After finishing breakfast, Nao, walking away with her tray, watched the scene and slowly smiled.
Sayuri leaned over from the side and asked curiously, "Did something good happen?"
Nao glanced at her and smiled.
"Nothing much."
Sayuri pouted but didn't press further.
But she glanced at the treasure chest in Ai's hands, then at Makoto, and remembering what had happened that morning, nodded thoughtfully.
"I see. You are truly great, Mrs. Hayasaka."
"And aren't you as well, Mrs. Sawamura?"
Having grown up surviving precariously amidst major conglomerates, Nao had guessed the gist of it back when Makoto gave the Brush-Brush Fruit to Eriri.
The two MILFs exchanged a knowing smile, everything unspoken understood between them.