Chapter 7: The Correct Way to Rob

East Blue, Clockwork Island.

In a bathtub inside a room, a blonde woman is lying in the tub, the wine glass in her hand swaying slightly, her smooth buttocks exposed above the water, the scarlet wine constantly swirling; as she takes a sip, the closing of her flaming red lips is even more stimulating to one's blood flow.

"The Grouper failed?" the blonde woman asked, eyes narrowed.

"Mm, he should be dead already," answered a man wearing clown makeup, a striking stitch mark running from his forehead to the corner of his mouth, and a sword slung at his waist.

The blonde woman licked her red lips: "If His Majesty the Captain finds out, he will surely blame us; how troublesome."

The clown's face sank: "Don't tell the Captain yet, I will go myself."

"What a reliable man," the blonde woman said seductively: "You go first; I'm going to find a boy toy, and I'll rendezvous with you then."

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Luo Di rubbed his belly with satisfaction; the boss at the counter was already dumbfounded, and Ka Li Na suddenly stared at Luo Di's forehead, puzzled: "Luo Di, the scar on your forehead is completely invisible now."

Luo Di touched his forehead; it was smooth as a mirror. Not only that, but the soreness and fatigue left behind from the battle with Star Platinum had also been swept away.

When he was eating just now, he noticed a faint fluctuation in his body, but because he was too hungry, he didn't pay it any mind. His own body didn't have major issues, but recovering to its original state in less than half an hour truly surprised him.

On second thought, since he even had a Stand, this wasn't strange. In his memory, there was a technique above the Six Powers called Life Return, which had roughly this same effect.

Luo Di finished the remaining wine, lit a cigar, paid the bill, and left the tavern with Ka Li Na; the two walked along the dim alleyway.

"You just said he was a killer for the Poker Pirates; tell me the specific situation," Luo Di said suddenly.

Ka Li Na nodded and said slowly: "I have drifted in the East Blue for many years and have been to many islands and countries. Half a month ago, I arrived at a place called Clockwork Island, where the most famous thing is the diamond clock in the palace."

"As a treasure collection expert, I naturally wanted to obtain it, so I disguised myself as a servant and snuck into the palace. After much effort, I had almost succeeded, but in the end, I was discovered by their captain, Da Xiong Wang. That guy even wanted me to be his wife; I don't like guys covered in hair."

"After being caught by them..." speaking of this, Ka Li Na said with hatred: "I was tortured by a woman named Honey Queen. That bastard is a Devil Fruit Ability User just like you; her body can turn into slime, it was disgusting."

"In the end, I managed to escape and came to the Goa Kingdom. Because I was seriously injured, I was caught by those guys from the Hyena Gang, and that's when I met you. This place is very far from Clockwork Island; even if they sail at full speed, it will take at least twenty days. We have enough time."

"But I'm so tired now."

After speaking, Ka Li Na's vision suddenly went dark and her footsteps staggered; Luo Di stepped forward and let her fall into his arms.

Carrying Ka Li Na on his shoulder, Luo Di patted her plump buttocks and laughed: "What a fine navigator."

After saying this, he took Ka Li Na to find a hospital, and he himself slept in the room next door.

The next morning, sunlight refracted from the window onto the room's floor, and floating particles were faintly visible in the air. Luo Di slowly opened his eyes and happened to see Ka Li Na sitting on the hospital bed reading a book.

"You're awake!" Noticing the movement, Ka Li Na pointed her chin at the table nearby, which was set with rich food: "Time to eat, Captain, I've been waiting for you."

Luo Di stood on no ceremony and directly activated his big-eater mode, leaving the beautiful nurse who had just entered the door stunned in place, while Ka Li Na just smiled, as if she were already used to this appearance of Luo Di's.

That sense of fluctuation seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.

Staying in the hospital for two days, after Ka Li Na had recovered enough, she left Bug Town with Luo Di and continued to travel toward other parts of the Goa Kingdom.

Half a month later.

"Ora ora ora ora!"

In an alleyway, Star Platinum shifted and moved, throwing punches in succession. On the ground lay the scattered, sorry-looking thugs, their previous ferocity gone, leaving only fear.

"A monster, help!" the thug leader shouted for help.

"One minute, throw all your money and treasures on the ground, then run away yourselves, otherwise..."

Saying this, Ka Li Na looked cunningly at Luo Di.

Bang!!!

An abandoned oil drum nearby was instantly flattened by an invisible force.

"Give, give, we'll give it right away." Seeing this scene, the thugs all quickly took the money out of their pockets and then scrambled away, each of them looking terrified, as if they had seen a devil from hell.

Ka Li Na jogged over to pick up the money and put it in her pocket, then turned to look at Luo Di and laughed: "These guys are too unlucky, actually wanting to rob us."

At this moment, they were both carrying bundles containing clothes and daily necessities. Ka Li Na had also bought a new map and compass. During this half month, Luo Di had led her wandering through the Goa Kingdom; first, they broke into the mountains to have a fight with mountain bandits, and after coming out of the mountains, they headed toward the lawless zones. Aside from eating and sleeping, they were just fighting.

During this time, the lecherous gazes seemed to have diminished quite a bit.

At first, she was very worried, but as time passed, Luo Di's ability and confidence seemed to have greatly improved, which also made her worries gradually dissipate.

At this moment, a News Coo suddenly flew over from above. Ka Li Na stretched her arm toward the sky, and the News Coo hovered in front of her. After paying 50 Berries, she obtained the Bounty from its mouth.

After looking at it for a while, Ka Li Na suddenly looked surprised: "Eh, Captain, did you mention the name Monkey D. Luffy before?"

"Hm?" Luo Di took the Bounty and examined the content on it.

The photo on the Bounty was a boy wearing a Straw Hat and grinning broadly, with "Bounty 30 million Berries, dead or alive" written below.

Luo Di understood from his memories that Luffy's first bounty was when he defeated Arlong.

He has already set sail before me.

Luo Di smiled: "Ka Li Na, are you ready to set sail?"

"Of course, Captain," Ka Li Na patted her chest and laughed: "Your navigator is at your service."

Luo Di stood on the edge of the craggy reef, with the broken waves hissing between the rock crevices beneath his feet, splitting into thousands of white foams. The salty, fishy sea breeze blew against his face, ruffling his short black hair, and his blue short-sleeved shirt was blown until it snapped loudly.

Many ships could be seen sailing on the sea, heading toward the port not far ahead. Luo Di had learned from Ka Li Na that the price of a single-masted sailboat was in the range of 600,000 to 1 million Berries.

Although their expenses during this period of travel were not small, they had also "received" quite a lot of treasure. After buying supplies, they currently had 3 million Berries in hand, which was more than enough to buy one.

However, Luo Di also knew that such a ship could not sail on the Grand Line.

He could only set sail first, and wait until there was an opportunity to get a more luxurious ship.