Chapter 42

The nearby A-Jian was still preparing to resist when Anna pinned him down, but this time she was very measured and did not hurt him.

"Alright, I agree to your request."

Seeing A-Jian struggling continuously, Nojiko finally nodded.

In front of Lin Yu, she had no other choice.

After speaking, she looked at Lin Yu and said, "May I say a few words to A-Jian?"

"You may."

"I will wait for you ahead."

Nodding, Lin Yu left with Shaluria and Anna.

"What are you doing with this basket of oranges?"

After walking a few steps, Lin Yu looked at Anna strangely.

"The Young Master likes them," Anna said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Hearing this, Lin Yu had a black line on his forehead and said speechlessly:

"Then why didn't you just dig up a few orange trees from her house?"

Shaluria's eyes lit up, and she spoke before Anna could: "I'll go right now."

After speaking, she immediately ran toward Nojiko's house.

Anna wanted to curry favor with Lin Yu; how could she not want to curry favor with him too? It was just that the self-esteem of her former status as a Celestial Dragon prevented her from doing the kind of active seduction that Anna did.

"If you want to go, you go too."

Glancing at the restless Anna beside him, Lin Yu said.

"Young Master, I'll be back shortly." Upon hearing this, Anna put down the basket and rushed toward Shaluria; she could not let Shaluria steal the spotlight.

On the other side.

Nojiko was also persuading A-Jian.

"A-Jian, in the past, seeing Nami sail freely on the seas made me feel a surge of envy."

"Sometimes I think, if only I could sail like her, forming a pirate sister duo with Nami, how wonderful that would be."

"However, I also know that I do not have such ability."

"Now, Lin Yu wants to recruit me into his crew, so I also want to agree to him."

Nojiko wiped the blood from A-Jian's forehead and said with a smile.

These were all her true words.

Of course, the most important thing was that given Lin Yu's strength, evidenced by his 1.5 billion bounty, if he truly wanted to do something, no one could stop him.

Rather than that, Nojiko might as well join proactively to avoid the other party doing something outrageous later.

Whether it was A-Jian or the villagers of Cocoyasi Village, Nojiko did not want them to be harmed.

"But he to you..."

A-Jian knew Nojiko was telling the truth, but thinking of what Lin Yu had just said, he felt a wave of worry.

"Rest assured."

"Look at that World Noble, Shaluria, whose father and brothers were killed; she is staying by his side just fine."

"I suppose he won't make things difficult for me."

"Moreover, he is quite handsome too; being his woman wouldn't be a bad deal."

Nojiko couldn't help but laugh at the end of her words.

Considering Lin Yu's handsome face, if Lin Yu were not so forceful, she might really have been willing to sail with him of her own accord.

Because sailing like Nami was something she wanted to do but could not.

And Lin Yu's appearance instead gave her a glimmer of hope.

Hearing Nojiko's words, A-Jian fell silent.

He knew Nojiko very much wanted to sail like Nami, yet he truly could not trust Lin Yu.

"Let it be."

"I should go find them."

Nojiko hugged A-Jian and whispered, "Take good care of yourself, Father."

After Nojiko finished speaking, she turned and left.

And A-Jian stood in place, watching Nojiko leave, tears instantly bursting from his eyes.

This was the first time he had heard Nojiko call him Father.

"Rest assured, A-Jian, I will treat her well."

"This Devil Fruit is a gift I prepared for her."

After Nojiko left, Lin Yu appeared beside A-Jian again.

A-Jian was a crucial relative to Nami and Nojiko, so Lin Yu naturally did not want the other party to misunderstand him.

Seeing the Devil Fruit in Lin Yu's hand, A-Jian fell silent.

Devil Fruits, each worth at least 100 million Belly, were things he could never afford in his lifetime.

As long as Nojiko ate this Devil Fruit, she would be much safer.

He did not expect Lin Yu to be so well-prepared.

Thinking of how Lin Yu traveled thousands of miles from the North Blue to the East Blue just to get Nojiko on board.

Although he did not know the reason behind it, A-Jian understood the other party's sincerity.

"You bastard, you must treat her well."

"Otherwise, even as a ghost, I will not let you off!"

A Jian took a small bottle of wine from his robes, took a sip, and handed it to Lin Yu.

The corner of Lin Yu's mouth curled up; he took the small wine bottle and drained it in one gulp.

"Rest assured, my lord father-in-law."

"Whether it is Nojiko or Nami, I will treat them both well."

"This is the betrothal gift for you."

After Lin Yu finished speaking, he left a chest of treasure and, amidst A Jian's furious expression, ran toward Nojiko in the distance, scooped her up in his arms, and sprinted toward the Thousand Sunny.

"What did A Jian just say to you?"

Carried on Lin Yu's shoulder, Nojiko asked curiously.

She had just witnessed the scene of A Jian drinking with Lin Yu.

"He told me to treat you two sisters well."

"......"

A Jian chased behind Lin Yu, shouting:

"You bastard, if you dare lay a hand on Nami, I will never forgive you."

Hearing this, Lin Yu chuckled lightly and continued to sprint while holding Nojiko.

On the other side, Anna and Shakky, each carrying a tangerine tree, emerged from Nojiko's home, met up with Lin Yu, and ran toward the Thousand Sunny.

Before long, the Thousand Sunny set sail amidst A Jian's curses.

Nojiko officially boards the ship!