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'No matter what, Vice Admiral Gion helped me.'
'At this time, I should stand up.'
Sadi-chan looked at Gion and Hina, and with a determined expression, opened her mouth.
"This is cream, it's not something strange! It's just that it tastes a little off."
"Cream?" Hina frowned. "Really?"
Gion looked at Sadi-chan in confusion, only to see Sadi-chan nod heavily.
She had an expression that said 'leave everything to me.'
"It is indeed cream. Although I've never eaten this thing before, I won't be mistaken."
Sadi-chan said firmly.
"Really?" Hina nodded. "Since you said so, then so be it."
Gion couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that Hina seemed to believe Sadi-chan's statement.
But the next moment, a scene that horrified her happened.
Hina opened her mouth and put her finger in.
Her expression also twisted together in an instant.
Gion and Sadi-chan made an "O" shape with their mouths and looked at Hina in disbelief.
"Strange cream... I always think this flavor is too weird."
Hina smacked her mouth, turned her head and walked aside in disgust, closed her eyes again, and enjoyed the healing brought by the hot spring.
Sadi-chan and Gion looked at each other, and just by looking at each other's expressions, they reached a consensus.
The truth of this matter must not be known to Hina.
However, what the two of them didn't know was that Tashigi's face turned completely red at this moment, and she looked at Hina at a loss.
'Then... could that really be...'
'But, if it is true, do Ikki and Vice Admiral Gion... does Vice Admiral Gion really like him?'
Tashigi looked at Hina and then at Gion.
After seeing Gion looking over, Tashigi put her entire head into the water.
At this moment, she didn't know how to face Gion, nor how to tell Hina what just happened.
And when she finally got up the courage to ask Gion about her and Ikki, waves of footsteps came from the direction of the gym.
It turned out that Perona and others walked in after finishing their exercise.
The scene that instantly became lively made Tashigi swallow her words helplessly.
Half an hour later.
Explorer, deck.
"Ikki, the coating is complete. But are you sure you want to start from the Calm Belt? There are many Sea Kings under the sea."
Magellan stood in front of Ikki and asked seriously.
"It doesn't matter. If the Sea Kings come over, we can just replenish our rations."
Ikki waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
At their current level, unless they encountered super large Sea Kings, even if other Sea Kings came, they would just be entertainment.
In fact, Ikki felt that even with the power of Zanpakutō, he could kill a few of the super-large Sea Kings that Shirahoshi once called in the original work.
"Although I still want to stay with you for a while, you also know that there are still very important things being prepared at Marine Headquarters. I will come back to you after that incident is over."
Gion walked up to Ikki, with a little reluctance on her face.
"It's not like we can't meet again, and with your current strength, even if the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates clash, you'll be fine. Then again, you're just a Vice Admiral."
"Don't rush too far ahead. Leave it to the Marines' big shots to fight those big shots."
Ikki raised his hand and patted Gion's arm, reminding her seriously.
After all, she was the woman he had been intimate with, and Ikki didn't intend to let her get hurt.
"Although I am a Marine Vice Admiral, I am also a Marine Admiral candidate. Under such circumstances, it will be difficult for me not to fight with the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates."
"If I don't do something, wouldn't the swordsmanship and other abilities I learned from you become useless?"
The corner of Gion's mouth raised. She was very pleased with Ikki's concern.
"In that case, if you were injured in that war, I would feel that I was responsible."
Ikki sighed.
But isn't it just a responsibility?
Gion in the original novel did not participate in the Marineford War.
But now, because of his butterfly effect, she had made up her mind to fight in the Marineford War.
"Don't worry, I will pay attention to safety."
Gion leaned down slightly and hugged Ikki's shoulders.
Gion knew that the Marines maintained a relatively friendly attitude toward Ikki because of Sengoku's policies.
However, there were some hawkish Marines who were quite unhappy with Ikki, thinking the Marines were too humble to an outsider like him.
Faced with this situation, Gion knew that only by showing a good record could she shut up those people, because her record couldn't be separated from Ikki's previous teaching.
"Anyway, Ikki, you're actually getting involved with that empress. I thought you gave her a Zanpakutō, but you clearly didn't give me such a sword."
"Fortunately, it's just a Noble Phantasm. By the way, when did you meet that person? She seems to be quite fond of you - she even had a fight with me at Marine Headquarters."
"Although it was interfered with by Hawkeye midway."
Gion breathed softly into Ikki's ear and whispered.
"You two had a fight?" Ikki glanced at Gion's face in surprise. "I see, Hawkeye came in randomly, so you two must have knocked down Hawkeye together, right?"
At this time, Ikki suddenly thought of the prompt he had received from the system.
Even though he was in Impel Down, the system suddenly granted him the permission to challenge Mihawk, the Sea-Breaking Realm swordsman.
At that time, Ikki felt strange, although the system prompts included Gion and Hancock's notifications about defeating Hawkeye, but Ikki was still confused.
"Actually, it's like this..."
Seeing the confusion in Ikki's eyes, Gion smiled and told what happened between herself, Hancock and Hawkeye.
After a few minutes, Ikki nodded understandingly.
'I see, that man Hawkeye must have admitted in his heart that he lost to Hancock and Gion's Noble Phantasms.'
'This can be considered an unexpected surprise.'
'Although this Hawkeye's challenge authority isn't so easy to use.'
Thinking of the personal attributes of Hawkeye in "Sea-Breaking Realm Swordsman Hawkeye Mihawk Challenge Permission," Ikki felt very concerned.
With Hawkeye's sword shadow, Ikki felt that even if he challenged it, he might not be able to win.
Letting Nami, Nojiko and others challenge Hawkeye's sword shadow in order to obtain the Sea-Breaking Realm of swordsmanship was completely super difficult.
Even with Zanpakutō's power, it would be difficult for Nami and others to win if they didn't have power approaching Admiral level.
"Ikki, isn't it convenient for you to tell me about your relationship with Hancock? If it's inconvenient, you don't have to answer."
"When the time comes, I can just find any excuse to deal with Fleet Admiral Sengoku."
Seeing Ikki was deep in thought, and Gion, who thought Ikki was in trouble, immediately whispered in his ear.
After entrusting her body and mind to Ikki, even though she was burdened with Marine justice, Gion's heart was gradually moving in Ikki's direction.
"Well, I'm glad you said that. But my relationship with Hancock isn't that complicated - I haven't known her very long."
"It was in the Calm Belt that my battle with Rayleigh attracted her attention. She fell in love with me, I think because I wasn't as attracted to her beauty as other men."
"Of course, the most important reason is that I did her a favor. As for this favor, I won't tell you because it involves personal privacy."
"But you can rest assured, Gion, that privacy isn't a big deal, and it won't do any harm to the Marines. Besides, you also know my situation."
"It's hard for me to say no to a mature big sister."
Ikki was surprised by Gion's performance and quickly explained to her.
"I understand that it's hard to refuse a mature big sister."
Gion smiled and nodded.
Wasn't it? There were obviously so many beauties on the Explorer, but there were only a few mature women who had real connections with Ikki.
Even Vivi, who had to hold a wedding with Ikki because of the Alabasta incident, now only maintained a relatively ambiguous relationship with him.
"I understand, thank you for telling me this, Ikki. As a thank you, I will talk to Hancock later. Perhaps, I will let her join the team that includes me and Robin."
"A Marine, a Warlord, and a devil child. Opportunities like this are rare."
Finally, Gion gave full play to her charming techniques and blew into Ikki's ear.
For a moment, even Ikki couldn't help but shake, and he was also very excited.
Although Gion wasn't as beautiful as Hancock, nor as intellectual as Robin, Gion, who had mastered various geisha skills, was really skilled to a certain extent.
Thinking of Gion's previous skills in the Sword Enlightenment Room, Ikki raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice.
"Gion, have you ever used your geisha skills to seduce other pirates?"
"Are you worried about my purity, Ikki?" Gion raised her lips. "Don't worry, I just used some small tricks to deal with those pirates. I don't want those disgusting guys to take advantage of me."
"As for the nighttime techniques you're wondering about, I only read about them in books before. Real learning came after we had contact with you."
Hearing Gion's words, Ikki felt happy instantly.
If the situation at the scene wasn't suitable, he would even want to pick up Gion and go to his room.
"Okay, let's stop here." Gion let go of Ikki's arms and took two steps back. "Ikki, the New World and the first half of the Grand Line are different. Although you and your crew are very powerful."
"But that place is the territory of the Yonko. Dangerous characters abound. Take care of yourself and contact me anytime if you need anything."
As she spoke, Gion put a small Den Den Mushi into Ikki's hand, her eyes full of concern.
"Although this Den Den Mushi cannot be used all over the world, it can contact me if you're in New World waters. Then, this time it's really goodbye."
Gion took a deep look at Ikki, then turned to look at Nami, Hina and others.
"Miss Nami, Miss Nojiko, and Ikki's friends, we'll see you later. Hina, Tashigi, and Sadi-chan, you must study hard here with Ikki."
"Besides, don't let Ikki take advantage of you too much. If it's just about painting, then just satisfy him."
Gion waved her hand, turned around, left the Explorer, and jumped onto a Marine warship.
But even on the Marine warship, her eyes stayed on Ikki on the Explorer.
"Tch, Hina thinks you want to let Ikki take advantage! However, what do you mean by not letting Ikki take too many advantages? Hina won't let Ikki take advantage at all."
Hina was supported by Sadi-chan and looked at Ikki fiercely.
Because of her Demon Slayer Mark training, she was still in a weak state, but in order to say goodbye to Gion and everyone at Impel Down, she left the hot spring and came to the deck of the Explorer.
'I just want Ikki to take advantage of me.'
'Vice Admiral Gion has obviously let Ikki take advantage of her.'
'Commodore Hina, you must have let Ikki take advantage just now.'
'Obviously, Ikki had to take a bath together, and even... something he shouldn't have.'
'Hopefully she won't know about it.'
Sadi-chan looked at Gion, then at Hina who was being supported by her, and there was a conflict in her heart.
At first, she was still confused about the relationship between Ikki and Gion, but now she had seen Ikki and Gion whispering intimately.
Sadi-chan had confirmed this.
For her, Sadi-chan wouldn't feel disgusted if it was just simple bathing together and being Ikki's model.
On the other side, Tashigi lowered her head in disappointment.
'Ikki really likes mature women.'
'How Ikki and Vice Admiral Gion are doing now... can I really still like Ikki?'
At this moment, Tashigi felt a little confused.