Chapter 161: A Man Three Parts Drunk, Acting Until You Cry

Boom!

Miss Kalifa roughly hung up the listening bug in her hand, and the out-of-control force directly cracked the tabletop.

Even Roubo Luqi, who had just returned to his room, couldn't help but glance over:

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Miss Kalifa struggled to suppress her urge to curse, gritting her teeth and saying:

"It's just another time I've seen how lowly human integrity can be."

She truly didn't expect that a girl of fifteen or sixteen had already learned such a two-faced tactic.

Filthy, too filthy!

This woman's soul has already been corroded by money.

Miss Kalifa's chest heaved, and it took a long while before she managed to calm down.

She picked up the intelligence originally intended for Spandam, hesitated slightly, then crossed out the number originally prepared for reimbursement.

"Twenty million? No, forty... never mind, eighty million."

"After all, I sold my soul to seduce Knight Gao Wen; makeup, jewelry, clothes, skin care, and so on cost far more than that..."

"Hmm, that's decided then."

A few breaths later.

Miss Kalifa flicked the intelligence in her hand, then carefully tucked it into a pen.

Luqi, who had witnessed everything, twitched his eyelids but did not stop her.

He helplessly shook his head, then turned and returned to his own room.

In the following days.

Miss Kalifa began the first step of her plan.

She put on the makeup and attire that Wang Fei Guinevere was accustomed to, and even her every movement was imitated vividly; she began to show herself off in front of Gao Wen.

Even though Gao Wen stayed in the captain's cabin all day, she positioned herself where Gao Wen could see her through the porthole, displaying herself.

Attempting to thereby awaken Gao Wen's memories of Wang Fei and equate himself with her.

To her utter surprise, Gao Wen's attention was not attracted; instead, Sanji directly licked up to her.

"Miss Kalifa, are you imitating Wang Fei?!"

Sanji looked at the woman before him, whose posture and movements matched Wang Fei in his memory, and felt his heart about to burst from his chest.

"Is it because of me? Is it to get close to me?! Is it to obtain me?!"

Sanji's breathing grew increasingly Heavy and Coarse, for he had already concluded that the Miss Kalifa before him must have adopted this posture for his sake.

Otherwise, why wouldn't she ask Gao Wen?

Gao Wen also knows about Wang Fei Guinevere; in fact, he knows even more than I do!

"If that's the case, no need to trouble yourself; I am willing."

"Come."

"The weather is just right; we..."

Sanji's eyes turned into heart shapes, and he puckered his lips, leaning toward Miss Kalifa.

Miss Kalifa looked at Sanji's pervert face, twitched the corner of her mouth, raised her hand, and slapped Sanji flying; he stuck to a distant mast and slowly slid down.

"Hiss—!"

The crowd training on the deck saw this and immediately put on masks of pain.

For such injury, even just looking at it makes one feel the pain.

After a long while, Sanji finally came to his senses; he stumbled to his feet, rubbed his swollen, enlarged face, and gradually drew a perverted curve at the corner of his mouth:

"Is this Miss Kalifa's caress?"

"Hehehe~"

The crowd fell silent.

Zoro even felt a chill and couldn't help but speak:

"People shouldn't go that far; at least they shouldn't..."

"No matter how you put it, isn't this too perverted?"

Van Augur drooped his eyelids, looking at Sanji with eyes filled with unmistakable shock.

For no matter how many times it happened, Sanji could always refresh his upper limit of cognition.

"Ah~"

"If this guy could put his mind toward women into training, he might have already obtained the beautiful cook he wanted."

Luqi couldn't help but sigh.

The Akkin beside him nodded, a flash of inspiration struck his mind, and suddenly Gao Wen's face crossed his thoughts; he asked suspiciously:

"Could it be that this whole thing is a misunderstanding? Miss Kalifa's true target isn't Sanji, but... the Captain?"

"After all, although I've never been in love, I've heard crew members say that the more you care about someone, the less you dare to approach them."

"You understand this?"

The bunch of pirates immediately gathered around Akkin, wearing expressions of eager learning.

"Explain in detail."

"Captain Akkin, whether we can marry wives in the future depends entirely on you."

"That's right, that something..."

A pirate rubbed his hands together and said with a hint of shyness:

"Guarding an empty room at night, we are also very lonely~!"

Everyone chimed in one after another, and the atmosphere on the deck gradually grew lively.

A large group of rough men spoke of women they had once secretly loved, each looking as shy as a teenage girl.

The sight made Xiang Keluo's teeth ache; for a moment, he felt ashamed to be associated with them. Just as he rose to walk away, Ah Jin yanked him back.

"Hey~ Xiang Keluo, you're the oldest here, so your romantic history should be the richest, right?"

Ah Jin teased:

"Or could it be... that you're still a virgin?"

Xiang Keluo's old face turned red:

"You're the virgin! Back when I was roaming the fields of love, you were still scraping by under Cracker."

"Elaborate."

Zoro added timely, causing Xiang Keluo's face to redden further until he directly entered a mode of impotent rage:

"Are you all so full that you have nothing better to do than talk about this nonsense?!"

"Have you forgotten all about cultivation?!"

At these words.

The scene immediately erupted in joyful laughter, as everyone unrestrainedly vented their feelings of delight.

Even the corner of Roubo Luqi's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly; watching the smiles on everyone's faces, his gaze grew increasingly complex, unsure of what he was thinking.

On the other side.

After freeing herself from Sanji's entanglements, Miss Kalifa turned and returned to her room.

Gazing at her own exquisite face in the mirror, along with makeup identical to that of Wang Fei Guinevere, she momentarily fell into confusion.

"I've tried for several days now, yet there has been no reaction from Gao Wen's side. Could my guess be wrong? Were the words I spoke to Gao Wen that day merely acting?"

"But what is the reason?"

"If he knew our identities, there would be no reason to keep us by his side. If he doesn't know my identity, then no man should be able to resist me."

Regarding her own beauty, Miss Kalifa possessed absolute confidence, yet Gao Wen's reaction left her increasingly puzzled:

"Refusing a gift delivered to his door can only stem from two reasons."

"Either there is someone in his heart he cannot let go of, or... he is incapable?"

"That shouldn't be the case."

"According to the intelligence, Knight Gao Wen once had an affair with Wang Fei Guinevere, even causing her to devote herself completely and willingly march to her death."

"He shouldn't have any issues in that regard; he might even be exceptional."

Miss Kalifa's cheeks flushed slightly, yet her conviction gradually solidified:

"Then Gao Wen's current behavior..."

"Since that day, he hasn't appeared before my eyes. Logically, as the captain, Gao Wen shouldn't avoid contact with his crew."

"Then there is only one explanation... he is deliberately avoiding me!"

"Because my current appearance has awakened some unpleasant memories in him, reminding him of past pain?!"

"But this precisely proves that my approach is correct."

"Now I need to wait for the right opportunity, find a true breakthrough, and take down Knight Gao Wen in one fell swoop."

Thinking of this.

The corner of Miss Kalifa's mouth curled up involuntarily; images of Gao Wen being utterly infatuated with her floated into her mind, causing an unusual flush to rise on her face.

"Knight Gao Wen, you cannot escape my grasp."

Creak~!

The sound of a door pushing open interrupted Miss Kalifa's thoughts; turning her head, she saw Roubo Luqi returning in haste and asked in confusion:

"Shouldn't you be cultivating right now?"

Roubo Luqi's face stiffened, and he spoke somewhat speechlessly:

"If I stayed any longer, they would start asking about my past romantic history."

"Hahahahaha..."

Miss Kalifa burst into laughter, holding her stomach.

She had seen Roubo Luqi bleed, and she had seen him in a sorry state under the hands of powerful experts, but this was the first time she had witnessed this man fleeing in panic.

"I can understand you."

"Boring."

Roubo Luqi's voice was cold and hard; without waiting for Miss Kalifa to react, he turned and walked into his own room.

Listening to the increasingly unrestrained laughter from the living hall, his eyebrows twitched uncontrollably for a moment.

Time flew by.

It was now deep night.

Sitting in the captain's cabin, Gao Wen recalled Miss Kalifa dressing up as Wang Fei Guinevere during the day and constantly hovering outside the porthole; the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"This woman..."

Gao Wen had thought that after what he said earlier, Miss Kalifa would abandon any improper thoughts.

After all, a man's heart already holds a white moonlight, and one that is dead at that; it is nearly impossible for a later arrival to ever surpass the image of Wang Fei Guinevere.

He even deliberately avoided contact with Miss Kalifa.

By all rights, with his attitude so clearly displayed, anyone should know I have no such thoughts toward you, yet Miss Kalifa is getting more and more energetic?!

For a moment, Gao Wen didn't know where to start his complaints.

"I must find this woman something to do; best to have her channel all this energy into practicing the Six Styles."

"But how can I do it without arousing her suspicion, yet still direct all this energy into cultivation?!"

"Miss Kalifa is imitating every move of Guinevere, attempting to enter my heart through this... if that's the case..."

After a moment of deep thought.

The corners of Gao Wen's mouth curled slightly upward, and a bold idea rose in his heart.

Several days later.

The sea breeze was light and the waves gentle; the sunlight was bright yet not scorching, feeling very comfortable on the skin—a rare and fine day.

Gao Wen's pirate crew anchored their ship at a desolate island.

After loading fresh water onto the ship, they built a fire on the sandy beach along the shore; wild fruits picked at random and grilled meat carefully prepared by Sanji were placed beside the fire.

【125】 Gao Wen and the others sat together, letting the sea breeze from afar blow against them, though it could not dispel the warmth brought by the fire.

Gao Wen and the others also sat in a circle, letting the sea breeze from afar strike their bodies, yet it could not blow away the warmth brought by the bonfire.

"Let the banquet begin!"

Gao Wen raised his cup and drank with everyone.

He drained the beer in his cup in one gulp and shouted loudly:

"Today, let us celebrate Miss Kalifa and Roubo Luqi joining our ranks, and celebrate them breaking free from the shackles of the World Government to embark on a journey in pursuit of freedom!"

His voice fell to the ground.

Miss Kalifa rose, gracefully bowed to everyone, then sat back down beside Gao Wen, her gaze sticking directly to Gao Wen.

Her expression remained unchanged, yet her heart was excited to the extreme.

For these many days, she had been waiting for an opportunity to approach Gao Wen; now that opportunity lay before her, and it was even a request made by Gao Wen himself.

Indeed, all my actions these many days were not in vain.

The corners of Miss Kalifa's mouth curled upward, completely unaware of the eyes of Sanji opposite her, which were about to spit fire.

At the banquet.

Gao Wen naturally became the target of everyone's focus; with cup after cup of ale entering his mouth, his face inevitably turned red.

Yet this still could not stop everyone's enthusiasm; especially Xiang Keluo, who pushed the rhythm to the extreme, with the clear stance that he would not stop until Gao Wen was knocked flat tonight.

In the end, Gao Wen still overturned everyone present; one by one they fell to the ground, and around the fire came waves of snoring.

"Hmm~"

Gao Wen shook his head, slowly stood up, yet his steps were somewhat unsteady, clearly appearing completely drunk.

Suddenly.

Gao Wen stumbled with one step and fell toward Miss Kalifa; the latter顺势 supported Gao Wen, and looking at Gao Wen's face, she couldn't help but lick her lips.

Conquering Gao Wen is tonight!

Miss Kalifa looked at Fan'oka, who was on watch nearby, and said:

"I will take the captain back."

Fan'oka looked at Gao Wen suspiciously, then glanced at the large group of pirates lying on the ground around them, and nodded, saying:

"Go ahead."

"I am here on this side."

Having said that.

He watched Miss Kalifa supporting Gao Wen slowly walk back to the cabin, the gossipy fire in his eyes flashing wildly, and murmured:

"Previously, at the banquet in Raven Port, the captain drank for a day and a night; let alone getting drunk, he didn't even turn red in the face. This is..."

"The wine does not intoxicate the person; the person intoxicates themselves~"

On the other side.

Gao Wen had one arm draped over Miss Kalifa's shoulder, allowing the latter to support him back into the cabin.

Even without discussing the Equilibrium and Harmony attributes that allowed him to perfectly control his body, with his physique level now堪称 monstrous, it was impossible for him to be drunk from just this little alcohol.

This posture now was naturally acted.

Bang!

The cabin door opened.

Miss Kalifa placed Gao Wen back on the bed; looking at Gao Wen, who seemed to have already lost consciousness, she hesitated for a moment.

If she wanted to directly cook the raw rice into cooked rice, now was the best time, but she ultimately restrained her impulse.

"Serving with beauty is ultimately just a cliché; binding this man's heart is the true way."

"For a strong man like him, standing at the peak with a tragic past, the emotions in his heart are mostly reserved and restrained."

"Placing me beside him tonight is already a symbol, subtly declaring sovereignty; he has already been moved."

"Hmm?"

Speaking thus.

Miss Kalifa noticed that the corner of Gao Wen's mouth seemed to twitch imperceptibly; just as she was puzzled, the sound of Gao Wen's even breathing reached her ears.

"An illusion?"

Miss Kalifa breathed a sigh of relief, bent down to personally remove Gao Wen's outer clothes, and used Mao Jin to wipe the smell of alcohol from his body.

In the process.

Her gaze remained fixed on Gao Wen, a faint blush rising imperceptibly on her face.

"In appearance, personality, and bearing alike, he is the cream of the crop among men. What a pity..."

Miss Kalifa sighed, and having finished all this, prepared to turn and leave, when Gao Wen's low murmur reached her ears at that very moment:

"Hey~"

"Guinevere, I have met someone. She is truly so much like you."

"Just too weak~"

"So weak she has no ability to protect herself at all~"

"I do not wish for the day she encounters the same thing you did, having no ability to protect herself at all~"

"I do not wish to experience that pain a second time~"

(End of this chapter)