"Seems like Master is very popular with the ladies, don't you think, Mary?" Anne asked.
"That's right, Anne. At first, I wanted to hug Master, but there seems to be nowhere left for me to hug."
"You're not your usual self, Mary. You're clearly not a girl who easily gets close to others; what gives you the courage now?"
"I couldn't help it. Seeing him, for some reason, I really wanted to be close to him." Mary answered while blushing.
"Mary Read, Anne Bonny, nice to meet you. I'm Vermillion." Vermillion approached them while welcoming them warmly. "I never thought I would meet a Servant consisting of two people." He said while holding out his hand.
"You are polite, Master, and I like it!" Anne shook her Master's hand happily, then suddenly pulled him close.
Seeing Vermillion being hugged by Anne, Mary also didn't want to be outdone, "Sly Anne. I want him too!" Mary then jumped towards Vermillion's back.
"You guys are cheerful, aren't you?" Drake approached them laughing, "Hello and welcome to the ship. I am Francis Drake, a Pirate. You may have recognized me."
"Hello, Captain Drake. I never expected to meet you, the great Captain Drake." Anne welcomed her warmly.
"You're right, Anne. Being able to meet Master and Captain Drake is a blessing. I'm sure the days ahead won't be boring." Mary gave a nod.
"Actually, this was Drake's suggestion." Vermillion, who had been silent all this time due to being squashed by two mountains, joined in the conversation.
"I see…" Mary and Anne nodded several times, "Because of Captain Drake's suggestion, the two of us could be summoned here, thank you. As thanks, we will try to help Captain, Master, and everyone."
"You guys are very enthusiastic, haha. Different from what I thought." Drake laughed.
"Speaking of which, you are the most surprising. I heard that you, Captain, are men." Mary turned to Anne.
"I heard the same thing, too." Anne gave a nod.
"Sometimes there is a difference between legend and reality." Drake shook her head. Turning towards Vermillion, she asked, "How long do you want to enjoy it? Didn't you say you wanted to summon another new friend?"
"Will there be new friends? Master, is that true?" Anne asked her Master.
"Right, and can you let me go?"
"If that's true, then there's no other choice. But later, make sure to stay close to me, Master." Anne reluctantly let go.
"Sly Anne. Using your body to seduce Master." Mary was jealous: "I want to be close to him too!"
"Ahem, can you let me go now? I want to call a new friend first." Vermillion patted them both.
"Tatsumaki, now I will summon a new friend with the Hero profession."
"You won't regret it. Heroes are strong people!" Tatsumaki said proudly.
"Umm... Captain, can you call your friends directly from a long distance like this? Are they all Blueplanet members?" Robin was curious.
"Blueplanet's members all came from very far away lands, and I summoned them using a special method, which, of course, required a certain amount of something. Without it, I wouldn't have been able to summon them, haha."
"The longer I stay with you, the more surprises you give me. Both this summoning and Kizaru being your partner amazed me greatly." When she first saw Kizaru inside the Castle, she initially thought the Admiral had managed to escape, but it turned out he was one of the Captain's colleagues. Imagine her surprise.
"Actually, Kizaru, that you thought were two different people, the one from the Marines I captured long ago. The reason why he was in the Marines was none other than to serve as a spy; at that time, we still lacked strength, but now it seems that it is no longer needed; he'll be back to us soon." He explained it briefly.
"So that's how it is... But they are very similar..." Robin nodded.
"We'll talk about that later. For now, let's welcome our new friend. By the way, Robin, what kind of friend do you want to call?" He asked, "There will be four; three professions have been determined, and one is up to you."
"Can I choose it?" She asked in shock.
"Why not?"
"If possible, I would like a writer; that way, I can read more good books."
'A writer, huh? One of them is Andersen and Shakespeare...' he thought to himself.
"Then it's decided." He gave a nod of approval.
"For now, let's fulfill Tatsumaki's request first. If we make her wait any longer, she will get even more angry and sullen." He said while glancing at Tatsumaki, who was pouting cutely.
"Sure." Robin smiled while looking at Tatsumaki. Her tiny appearance made her want to hold and play with her. Still, unfortunately, Tatsumaki always refused her requests and said that she was not a child but an adult woman. At first, she thought Tatsumaki was lying, but it turned out to be true.
"Making a woman wait is rude!" Tatsumaki crossed her arms.
"Okay, okay, I'll call them now."
"Good then." She arrogantly nodded.
"So, what kind of Hero will take care of our beloved Tatsumaki?"
"You still want to treat me like a child?! How outrageous!" Tatsumaki pouted even more after hearing his teasing.
"This voice, sister?!" Tatsumaki's familiar voice startled the summoned person from within the magic circle.
The stunned Tatsumaki mechanically turned her head, staring at the magic circle. She saw a tall, slender woman in a very familiar tight green dress from inside.
"F-Fubuki?!" Tatsumaki stared.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Seeing Tatsumaki being carried by a man like a child shocked him. Seeing her behavior and expression, it seemed that her big sister didn't really mind it.
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