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Chapter 39
One month later.
Alabasta Kingdom, Rapeseed Flower (Nanohana).
When the Flying Bird docked smoothly at the port,
Vilin entrusted all ship affairs to Aurora.
Then he wrapped an arm around Rouge, bringing Annie and Olvia along as they headed into the city of Alabasta.
After a month of相处, Vilin and Olvia had grown quite familiar with each other.
When Rouge expressed that she had no objection to Olvia joining the family,
the interactions between Vilin and Olvia naturally became more intimate.
However, the two only held hands and chatted when Rouge was resting.
Vilin didn't want to make Rouge feel sad.
Vilin led the three women into a fairly decent restaurant.
After they were seated,
a waiter quickly hurried over.
Vilin ordered one of every dish on the menu.
Then he began chatting idly with the three women.
All three were very interested in this desert kingdom.
Olvia's goal in coming here was to search for various ancient ruins and uncover history buried beneath the sands.
However, Vilin had no intention of telling her about the rumor of a Poneglyph recording an Ancient Weapon here.
He didn't want Olvia to repeat her original tragedy.
In this world, if news of searching for Poneglyphs leaked,
it would definitely make her a thorn in the World Government's side.
That would be a huge obstacle to his dream of building a powerful family.
In the manga,
Olvia's obsessive pursuit of historical truth was likely driven by her promise to Robin.
So it seems women in the pirate world are hopeless romantics.
Once they truly fall for someone,
they'll follow unconditionally—whether the person is good or bad.
While the three women listened attentively to Olvia explaining Alabasta's history,
five days' sailing distance away from Alabasta Kingdom,
a dog-headed warship was racing toward Alabasta at full speed.
On the deck of the warship,
Garp was lifting a dumbbell dozens of times larger than himself, doing his daily training.
When he reached ten thousand reps,
Garp finally set the dumbbell down and asked his adjutant Bogard:
"How far are we from Alabasta Kingdom?"
Bogard watched Garp finish his daily training with admiration.
"Report, Vice Admiral Garp—we'll arrive in five days at this speed."
"Good. Full speed ahead."
The moment Garp finished speaking,
Bogard saw that Garp had somehow already fallen asleep.
A snot bubble rose and fell rhythmically atop his head with each snore.
Bogard was long accustomed to this sight. He glanced once and headed toward the helm.
Alabasta Kingdom, Rapeseed Flower.
Alabasta's climate was truly scorching.
Every pedestrian on the streets wrapped themselves tightly to prevent their skin from being burned by the intense ultraviolet rays.
Finding the heat unbearable,
Vilin rented a luxurious hotel for Rouge and the others.
He left physician Jessica, Lilith, and Annie to look after the pregnant Rouge.
Then, under Olvia's expectant gaze,
he accompanied her deep into the desert to search for ancient ruins.
After renting a camel and stocking plenty of water and food,
Vilin held Olvia's voluptuous body and rode the camel toward the desert depths.
Due to the extreme dryness, plant coverage was very sparse.
Vilin could only scout small areas at a time.
Still, through the plants' information, he located several ruins.
He believed these would be enough for Olvia to study.
In the endless desert,
a sturdy camel trudged forward through wind and sand.
Two figures wrapped tightly in black cloth sat atop it.
There was no choice—the sandstorms were brutal.
Opening one's mouth even slightly would fill it with sand.
"Vilin, how many ruins are left?"
Olvia shouted into Vilin's ear over the wind.
"Just one more! It's behind that dune ahead."
Hearing Olvia's shout,
Vilin shouted back loudly.
After cresting the dune,
Vilin and Olvia arrived at a ruined site.
Once inside the ruins,
the two finally removed their black wrappings.
The moment Olvia saw the murals on the walls,
she began studying them intently.
Seeing how seriously Olvia was researching,
Vilin excitedly started searching for treasure.
In the previous few ruins, he had already found massive amounts of gold and silver treasures.
This made Vilin somewhat addicted to treasure hunting.
Across those earlier ruins, Vilin had collected treasure worth around 50 billion Berries.
He had also obtained one extremely rare Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
A stone tablet even recorded its name:
Zoan-type – Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan Model: Anubis Form.
This was a Devil Fruit filled with cursed energy.
While searching for the treasury,
Vilin communicated with nearby plants.
Soon he found a hidden passage leading to the treasure room.
He headed straight toward it.
Olvia saw Vilin walking toward a concealed passage.
She just rolled her eyes and continued happily with her archaeology.
After passing through a dark secret tunnel,
Vilin entered a sealed stone chamber.
The moment he opened his eyes,
he was instantly captivated by the mountain-high piles of treasure.
There were countless well-preserved jewels and ornaments,
as well as many beautiful golden decorations.
Vilin couldn't tear his eyes away.
He also noticed many surviving books.
He was sure Olvia would be very interested in them.
Vilin picked up a book illustrated with human figures and flipped through it.
His mind was immediately drawn in.
Wow… you can even do it like this?
With a wicked grin, Vilin prepared to store the book inside himself.
But he didn't notice the faint pink powder drifting from the tree and being inhaled into his body.
"Vilin, did you find that book here?"
"Let me see it quickly."
Before Vilin could refuse,
Olvia had already taken the book from his hand.
Without waiting for him to stop her,
she began flipping through it.
When she saw the strange poses of a man and woman in the illustrations,
Olvia's pretty face flushed bright red in an instant.
The atmosphere between them suddenly turned ambiguous.
Both their cheeks rapidly grew hot.
Their eyes were filled with each other's reflections.
Soon they pressed close together.
Their breathing became heavy.
Looking at Olvia's refined, beautiful face,
Vilin could no longer suppress the restlessness inside him.
He wrapped his arms around Olvia's waist, pressed his lips to hers, and took the initiative.
Feeling Vilin's fierce advance,
Olvia responded stiffly at first.
In their passionate exchange,
the clothes binding Olvia were quickly removed by Vilin.
When Vilin produced a small bed covered with white sheets from within himself,
neither could hold back their mutual desire any longer.
Three hours later,
Vilin lay on the bed and pulled a cigarette from his embrace.
He lit it with a lighter and took a deep drag of the rich smoke.
Looking at the exhausted, sleeping Olvia in his arms,
he thought of her alluring figure and felt another surge of heat.
But seeing how tired she was,
Vilin suppressed the urge for another round.
He pulled a blanket over both of them.
Then he held Olvia close and fell into a deep sleep.
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