After Brad glanced at Caesar, he grinned foolishly before turning around and heading toward his quarters.
Only Barrett, someone with notoriously low emotional intelligence, remained standing there with a smirk, as if he wanted to ask Caesar something.
After all, Caesar was also his mentor—the one who had taught him physical combat and the two types of Haki: Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) and Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki).
Even at not yet eleven years old, Barrett had already mastered both forms of Haki, an impressive feat for someone his age.
Finally, Brook couldn't take it anymore. "Hey, Barrett, come here," he called out.
He pulled Barrett past him, following in the footsteps of Brad and Axie as they entered the cabin.
Everyone knew that at this moment, Caesar must have had a lot to say to Lily, Regina, and Wei Na.
Understanding this, the others took the hint and busied themselves with their own matters.
As soon as everyone had left, Lily dashed forward and grabbed Caesar's arm. "Welcome back! We all missed you so much!"
"Hmph, you actually remembered to come back, Caesar!"
Wei Na crossed her arms in front of her chest, pouting slightly—her expression clearly saying, I'm upset, hurry up and coax me.
At that moment, Regina suggested, "Let's not just stand here talking. Let's go to the captain's quarters and sit down."
"Good idea!"
Lily and Wei Na both nodded in agreement.
After over four months apart, they had countless things they wanted to say to Caesar.
Soon, the four of them arrived at the captain's room.
As soon as Caesar entered, he was pressed down onto the sofa by the three women.
"Ahem! Caesar, listen up!"
Lily raised a finger and looked at Caesar with a serious expression.
"We... are pregnant!"
The three women spoke in unison, their voices filled with excitement.
After delivering the news, they exchanged glances and then turned their eyes back to Caesar, eager to see his reaction.
They knew Caesar would have noticed the signs the moment he saw them, but they still couldn't resist the urge to tell him themselves.
They were about to become mothers, and they longed to see his expression upon hearing the news.
Even though he had likely guessed it already, hearing it directly from them was an entirely different experience.
"How long has it been? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Hey, it's been four months!"
"Yeah, four months," Wei Na said shyly.
"It's been that long, and you didn't tell me? I should have come back earlier!"
Caesar gently pulled the three women closer, then pressed his ear against their bellies, carefully feeling the signs of new life.
"We wanted to surprise you!"
Even though he knew that, after taking that final step with them, having children was inevitable...
He hadn't expected it to happen so soon. For a moment, Caesar was at a loss. But above all, he was ecstatic.
He was going to be a father.
At this moment, he truly felt it.
And not just once—three of his own children were on the way!
"Hmph, you're just standing there smiling. Did you miss us or not?"
Feeling the warmth of the moment, Lily suddenly pouted and pushed Caesar's hand away from her stomach.
Women always like to test their lover's feelings, just to see how much they mean to them.
Caesar understood this perfectly.
So, instead of explaining, he simply stood up, looked at them gently, and pulled them into his strong embrace.
His strength was firm yet incredibly tender.
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"Caesar..."
Faced with Caesar's rare show of warmth and dominance, the three women felt an overwhelming sense of happiness and fulfillment.
After a while—
"Caesar, what's that?"
Wei Na pointed to two boxes sitting on the wooden table nearby.
They had been so focused on Caesar earlier that they hadn't noticed them.
Now that things had settled down, she finally saw them.
Of course, she had some guesses in mind, but nothing concrete.
"Huh? Oh, those."
Lily's curiosity was piqued. "Is this why you went out?"
"Open them and let us see!"
Caesar smiled and walked over to the table.
Opening the boxes, he revealed two Devil Fruits.
One of them had an intricate pattern that resembled a pair of wings.
The other gleamed brilliantly, as if coated in golden light.
"A Devil Fruit!"
"This one looks so beautiful. The pattern looks like wings."
"And this golden one is dazzling!"
"What kind of abilities do these have?"
The three women studied the Angel Fruit and Glint-Glint Fruit (Pika Pika no Mi) in fascination before looking at Caesar expectantly.
"This one—"
Caesar picked up the golden fruit and said, "This is the Glint-Glint Fruit!"
"A Logia-type Devil Fruit!"
"Logia!?"
The three women were stunned. Their gazes on the Glint-Glint Fruit burned with excitement.
They knew how powerful Logia fruits were.
Among the three of them, even Lily—who was the weakest—had skyrocketed in strength after eating a Logia fruit.
Thanks to her fruit, she now possessed vice-admiral-level combat power and was still growing stronger.
That was the terrifying potential of Logia Devil Fruits.
Of course, some Logia abilities were less impressive than others.
For example, the Swamp-Swamp Fruit (Numa Numa no Mi) was... well, a bit underwhelming.
"But this one—" Caesar continued, "—is not just any Logia. It's one of the top-tier Logia fruits. Its ability represents light!"
"That means the user can become light itself, gain light-speed movement, and possess top-tier attack power!"
"It's on par with the Thunder-Thunder Fruit (Goro Goro no Mi) that we acquired a while back!"
The three women understood immediately.
Speed equaled power. And the speed of light was the fastest known speed. The stronger the speed, the greater the destructive force.
They now understood just how terrifying this Glint-Glint Fruit truly was.
But their eyes soon shifted to the other fruit.
"What about this one?"
"Judging by the wing-like pattern, could it be related to flight?" Wei Na speculated.
"Not quite."
Caesar placed the Glint-Glint Fruit back and picked up the Angel Fruit instead.
"This is the Angel Fruit."
"Its full name is: Mythical Zoan—Human-Human Fruit, Model: Angel!"
"Mythical Zoan!?"
The three women were shocked.
Even though they weren't Devil Fruit experts, they knew about the rarity of Mythical Zoan fruits.
Logia fruits were already top-tier.
But Mythical Zoans?
They were even rarer and often stronger than Logias!
"Angel Fruit… The name sounds beautiful."
Lily's eyes sparkled. "So if you eat it, you can turn into an angel?"
Caesar gave her a warm look.
"Yes. Just like how Sengoku's fruit lets him transform into a Golden Buddha…"
"The Angel Fruit grants full-body Zoan transformation, flight, aerial control, and even the ability to manipulate light—for both attack and healing."
"And most importantly—"
Caesar paused for dramatic effect.
"The user can release Holy Light… and with it, influence the emotions and will of others."
Hearing this, the three women couldn't help but swallow hard.
"This is… insane!"
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