Chapter 24: The Little Fox's Rhythm

Poker Pirates executives—Joker and Honey Queen, dead.

Seeing Honey Queen killed, Ka Li Na's body went limp, nearly collapsing to the ground; she steadied herself against a nearby large tree, tears shimmering in her bright, lively eyes.

This woman who had left her covered in bruises and wounds was finally dead; back then, to avoid Da Xiong Wang's blame, Honey Queen had left no external wounds on her, yet had caused her unbearable pain.

Luo Di looked toward the pirates of the Poker Pirates and said indifferently, "It's your turn."

At this moment, he noticed another group of Poker Pirates crew members on the other side; although they held weapons in their hands, they had not joined the battle just now.

"What do you mean by this?" Luo Di asked.

"I, we were forced to board the ship. I still have family at home, and I don't want to be with them. Please, let us go back," one pirate said.

"I simply hate Joker. If we hadn't come with him, they would have harmed the residents in the town," another said.

"We want to join you. I have a dream of being a pirate, but that bastard Joker has a strange temper; following him, I could be killed at any time. I can die in battle, but I don't want to throw my life away for someone like that! You are stronger than him, please accept me!"

……

Luo Di understood what this group of people meant; they were rebels within Joker's camp.

Star Platinum observed precisely by his side, and at this moment, a pirate in the middle said, "I want to join you too!"

Luo Di shook his head: "They can, you can't."

"Why?" that pirate asked, confused.

"Because you laid a hand on my crew member." As soon as Luo Di finished speaking, Star Platinum rushed in front of him, smashed him into the ground with one punch, and killed him instantly.

"Ora ora ora!"

Star Platinum darted and shifted among the group of Poker Pirates members fighting in the middle; their physical constitutions could not withstand the barrage of Ora punches at all, and soon they all lay on the ground, their consciousnesses remaining there forever.

Everything happened in an instant; the pirates of the Blood Fiend Pirates were also stunned. They had all held a determination to die when they fought, never expecting their captain to end the battle so thoroughly and quickly.

Luo Di looked at the group of pirates: "I can accept you. When the time comes, I will go to Clockwork Island to take Da Xiong Wang's head. If you want to get off the ship to reunite with your families then, I won't stop you, and I welcome you to come with me to the Grand Line. But on my ship, you must follow the rules. Do you understand?"

Through observation and Observation Haki prediction, they were not lying, and now was the time when he needed manpower; keeping them was a good choice.

Luo Di spread his arms: "Little ones, the war is over!"

"Roar! Captain Luo Di!" A Nuo raised his axe and shouted, and the pirates immediately roared wildly, each of them wearing the excitement of having been through a battle.

In fact, this battle did not last long. When they first clashed with their opponents, Luo Di had quickly finished off two of the enemy's executives, so they had only suffered some injuries and there were no deaths.

Luo Di had everyone collect their weapons and put them into the warehouse, then went to loot the two ships of the Poker Pirates and moved the treasure over.

After the cleanup was finished, he held a banquet on the ship, partly to celebrate the new crew members and partly to replenish their energy.

"How far is it to Clockwork Island?" Luo Di asked while eating meat.

Ka Li Na said: "There is still some distance. Our next island is the Four-Leaf Clover Islands; we have to continue sailing south after arriving there to reach Clockwork Island. Are you going?"

"Yes, their pirate crew found their way here. If I just swallowed my anger, I wouldn't be fit to be a captain," Luo Di said: "This matter must be completely settled before I can go to the Grand Line with peace of mind."

When cutting grass, one must remove the roots.

Xiao En nodded and said: "Captain Luo Di is right. If we don't completely crush the opponent, we are at risk of being retaliated against at any time."

"And there is a Diamond Bell there, Ka Li Na," Luo Di laughed: "Don't you think it would be very cool if it were hung on our ship?"

"I'll go check the weather right now!" Ka Li Na stood up immediately and ran toward the bow.

After eating, everything was packed up, and Luo Di gave the order to set sail. Including the ships of Joker and Honey Queen, the three ships headed toward the Four-Leaf Clover Islands first.

The injured crew members had already been simply bandaged, but the medical supplies and standards on the ship were extremely limited. Fortunately, their injuries were not serious, and Luo Di planned to find a doctor at the next stop to help them treat them.

His own ship also needed one.

……

That night, the galaxy was brilliant.

Luo Di finished his training and was preparing to take a hot shower when he suddenly saw a delicate figure at the door.

Ka Li Na had already prepared a towel and was waiting at the door.

Luo Di smiled: "I was just planning to call you, I didn't expect you to be so self-aware."

Ka Li Na said: "I was just afraid you were too tired today to scrub yourself, so I came over to scrub your back. Don't get any wild ideas."

Luo Di walked into the bathroom. When he took off his clothes, Ka Li Na habitually covered her eyes again, leaving a gap in the middle.

When Luo Di leaned back in the bathtub, Ka Li Na walked over, intending to help him scrub his back.

She felt that her captain had really worked hard today, so she wanted to reward him.

"Ka Li Na," Luo Di suddenly called out.

"Ah? What's wrong?" Ka Li Na was confused.

"You won't have to worry anymore from now on. I will handle everything," Luo Di smiled.

"..." The towel in Ka Li Na's hand suddenly fell to the ground, tears streamed down, and she threw herself behind Luo Di and hugged his neck: "Sob, sob, sob, Captain, I am so happy. That bastard woman is finally dead, and that Great Bear King certainly won't be your match either. You will definitely achieve your dream..."

Looking at Ka Li Na, who was crying like rain on a pear blossom, Luo Di grabbed her hairband with his fingers and gently pulled it open.

Her purple hair cascaded down. Ka Li Na's body stiffened, and a blush appeared on her face, but her hands hugging Luo Di did not let go, as if waiting for the captain's order.

Luo Di smiled: "Come in, let's wash together."

"Oh, okay." Ka Li Na shyly stood up, took off her clothes, leaving only her pink striped underwear, and then quickly sat into the bathtub like a fox.

The bathtub was not big, and the two were a bit crowded.

"Luo Di, I'll follow you from now on. You can't die before me," Ka Li Na said shyly.

"Rest assured, my life is very tough, and besides you, I have to protect others. I won't allow myself to die just like that."

"You have to protect me more."

"Everything is yours now."

"Then, then you have to be gentle, it's my first time."

The sea was boundless, the waves rose and fell, the stars and moon reflected each other, and the ship sailed slowly. Rhythmic sounds soon came from the shower room, lasting until late at night.

……

The next morning, a sea area of the East Blue's Four-Leaf Clover Islands.

A three-masted sailing ship, carrying many people and having become extremely crowded, was sailing slowly.

A man wearing a gray and blue striped headscarf, round red earrings on both ears, with a thin build and deep dark circles around his six eyes, walked to the captain's cabin.

"Captain Krieg, we have arrived."