"Not at all, Tsuru Vice Admiral," Rifan replied.
"Think about it, if your Marines are fighting other vicious enemies."
"After defeat, is life still in danger?"
"If you meet an enemy who has the same hobbies as me, they may have to lose their bodies before they lose their lives."
"But I'm different."
"Fight with me; even if you lose the battle, you won't worry about your life being in danger."
"After all, I only want their bodies, not their lives."
Rifan applied the cool healing ointment to Gion's abdomen as he said to Tsuru.
"Shameless!"
When the female soldiers heard this, they immediately scolded Rifan for being shameless.
"Shameless? How about I let you see me being even more shameless?"
"How about it? Let me apply this healing ointment for you now?"
Rifan turned around and looked at the female soldiers with interest.
The girls saw the ointment in Rifan's hand. As they observed Rifan's hands constantly rubbing Gion's abdomen, they fell silent for a moment.
"Tsk, you girls are not fun."
"Tsuru Vice Admiral, It seems your subordinates are dissatisfied, what do you think?" Rifan looked back at the female soldiers and said to Tsuru with a smile on his face.
"Wait, I'll go talk to them." Tsuru sighed and walked toward her subordinates.
Rifan smiled then looked at Gion in front of him.
"Gion Vice Admiral, the healing ointment has been applied. Do you need me to help you apply some skin care products that can whiten the skin? You don't seem too young. If you don't take good care of your skin, be careful to become like Tsuru. Years can be a cruel thing. Look at Tsuru Vice Admiral; she was also a beauty when she was young but now look at her?" Rifan shook his head and sighed. He didn't lower his tone, which made Tsuru, who was walking toward the female soldiers, frown suddenly. Unconsciously, she touched her young skin that was still under the influence of the Fruit of Age. Then, she sighed faintly, walked to the front of her subordinates, and communicated with them.
"Hehe, thank you so much, Rifan." Gion answered with a half-smile, then turned her eyes and said to Rifan: "Rifan, you let Nojiko use my data and theirs, shouldn't you pay a certain fee?"
"Fee? What do you want me to pay you?" Rifan inquired.
"You understand what we want, Rifan. We really want to know more about you, and your Black Pearl Pirates. That is to say, I want some of your information."
"But, Miss Gion, we are pirates after all. We can snatch your body data, so we don't have to pay for it. Besides, didn't I ask Nojiko to show you the power of the Clone-Clone Fruit? And let her demonstrate her impressive strength and Armament Haki, which can do internal destruction? This information should be enough in exchange for her using your bodies."
Hearing this, Gion smiled lightly and shook her head. "But isn't that the ability that Nojiko has shown on her own initiative?"
Rifan raised his hand and patted Gion's shoulder, saying meaningfully, "Don't ask too much, Ms. Gion. Nojiko is just using your body data. It's not you having an intimate time with me. But it's a different story if you come to me on your own initiative, if I'm satisfied, maybe I can give you more information~"
After speaking, Rifan showed a big smile to Gion and raised his hand to Gion's chest with great interest. "Hmm...your heartbeat tells me that you have thoughts about this. Miss Gion, why don't we go find a place where no one is around right now?" Rifan put one hand on his chin, felt Gion's heartbeat with the other, and said seriously.
"Rifan, stop being silly." Gion glanced at the position of Rifan's hand and sighed softly. But looking at Rifan's serious face, she also understood that if she wanted to use this matter to get Rifan to share more information about him or the Black Pearl Pirates, the probability of success would be quite low.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, a strange light flashed in her eyes. "Hey, Rifan, you said earlier that you wanted to apply that skin care product on me, right? If I promise you, are you willing to pay a certain fee?"
"Of course, I would~ Well, after you ask me to smear it for you. How about I allow you to do the same for me?" Rifan gave Gion a thumbs up and said with a smile.
At this point, Gion, who's chest was held by Rifan, couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. As for Rifan, seeing Gion's expression immediately burst into laughter.
"There are enough things revealed this time. You got the intelligence, we showed the strength. It can be said to be a win-win outcome. While waiting for the end of Chopper's medical treatment, let's get along peacefully. Here, apply these ointments to the wound. Even the wounds injured by the internal destruction-level Armament Haki can be quickly healed. Since those female soldiers don't trust me and Nojiko, then I'll trouble you to apply the ointment yourself. I'll just watch from the side. Nojiko, go and buy some replacement clothes for these sailors." Rifan handed more bottles containing the ointment to Gion's hands and gave Nojiko instructions before walking aside.
Seeing this, Gion could only let out a long sigh and walked towards Tsuru and the others with the ointment.
"So, can we use this as a condition to ask for more information from Rifan?" Gion asked.
After hearing Gion's report, Tsuru couldn't help but frown. Like Gion, she originally wanted to get Rifan to share more information when there was no way to prevent Nojiko from using the body data of Gion and others. But now it seems that Rifan has no intention of continuing to reveal anything.
"That man said he had shown enough strength," Tsuru said. "Thinking about it, he feels that the value shown by the Black Pearl Pirates at this moment is enough for him to become a Shichibukai in any situation."
"Sister Tsuru, I even think that what he said about letting me have sex with him to reveal the information is false," Gion frowned and said.
"Sure enough, that guy deliberately leaked information to demonstrate his strength, and it would be safer to become a Shichibukai while doing so," Tsuru shook her head. She turned to look at Rifan, who was playing with the power of lightning. After a moment, she continued, "The Black Pearl Pirates must still have a lot to uncover. Gion, you will stay on Rifan's ship for a while before he becomes a Shichibukai. During this period of time, I will trouble you to extract as much information as possible about the Black Pearl Pirates."
Hearing this, Gion nodded immediately. "I understand, Sister. It's just that the man will always use an overdose of anaesthetics on me at some point, making it impossible for me to stay awake. I think if there are some important occasions for the Black Pearl Pirates, Rifan will still choose to use this method to prevent us from gaining more information."
After speaking, Gion let out a long sigh. Tsuru frowned, and the image of Hina couldn't help appearing in her mind.
"Hina, if I let you stay with Rifan for a while, can you accept it?" Tsuru turned around and looked at Hina, who was standing quietly beside her. Nojiko's ability information was brought by Hina. With the current relationship between Hina and Rifan, Tsuru felt that Hina would have more opportunities to get news from Rifan.
"Let Hina stay with Rifan for a while?" Hina blinked, and some erotic scenes appeared in her mind. Soon, she felt her heartbeat begin to speed up, and her desires flared. The next moment, she couldn't help but nod. "Hina is willing to stay, Tsuru Vice Admiral!"
After finishing speaking, Hina's face immediately turned crimson. She hadn't expected herself to agree so readily!
'Could it be that Hina is really what Bonney said, a seductress?' Hina thought to herself. 'Is Hina truly passionate about that kind of thing?'
Hina pursed her lips and contemplated her own feelings.
Tsuru, taken aback by Hina's quick agreement, pulled her aside.
"Hina, do you understand why I'm letting you stay with Rifan?" Tsuru asked with a serious expression, glancing at Nojiko, who was distributing new clothes to Gion and the others.
"Hina understands that Hina will try to collect as much information as possible about Rifan and the Black Pearl Pirates," Hina replied. She had overheard the conversation between Tsuru and Gion earlier, so she knew what Tsuru had in mind.
Tsuru sighed and placed her hand on Hina's shoulder. "That guy Rifan is a man, and he's also extremely sensual. Given that, it's more likely that the person sharing his pillow will be able to extract relevant information from him. I'm sorry, Hina, but I need you to do something like this."
After finishing speaking, Tsuru sighed once more.
"It's okay, Tsuru Vice Admiral," Hina said with a reassuring smile.
Although it was a mission, she couldn't help but feel excited about it. Hina had a sense of anticipation for the following days!
However, although excited, she remained skeptical about her ability to extract information from Rifan. After all, Rifan had shown remarkable composure even in bed.
"You two, what are you talking about? Can I join in?" At that moment, Rifan's figure descended with a bolt of blue lightning.
"Rifan?!" Tsuru and Hina were taken aback, thinking that he might have overheard their earlier conversation.
But Rifan didn't give them a chance to inquire. He wore a smile on his face and pointed his thumb at Mikita, who was not far behind him, saying, "Let's go, everyone. Mikita came to inform me. Your Marine comrades have been healed by Chopper. If there's nothing else, please escort them out of the Seven Waters capital."
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Some time passed, and they found themselves on the Water 7 coast.
"Hina, can you tell me why you stayed?" Rifan inquired, looking at the Marine warship leaving with Tsuru and the others on board.
"Hina is..." Hina hesitated, not daring to meet Rifan's gaze. She wasn't sure if Rifan had overheard her conversation with Vice Admiral Tsuru earlier.
Gion approached from behind Hina, placing her hand on her shoulder. "Hina stayed because of me. After all, I'd always feel uneasy staying alone in enemy territory as a Marine."
"Really, then you two are really good sisters," Rifan chuckled. "Forget it, one more person is one more card to play. Since you're willing to stay, you can follow the Black Pearl and witness me dethrone Moria and become a Shichibukai, Hina. After I successfully attain that position, you'll return to Naval Headquarters with Gion."
Rifan patted Hina on the shoulder and smiled meaningfully before heading toward Chopper, who was deep in conversation with Franky.
"Thank you, Chopper. You did a good job. Leave the research on the G virus enhancement agent to me. Continue assisting Franky in constructing the new ships and see if you can use the warships left by the Marines to synthesise any special materials. Once the new Black Pearl is completed, it'll be time for us to leave Water 7." Rifan stated.
Although Rifan also wanted to discuss these matters with Hina personally, the impending Summit War was a pressing concern. He needed to defeat Moria quickly to secure his position as the new Shichibukai. Rifan was aware that Smoothie of the Big Mom Pirates was leading a group of her crew to the Water 7. So completing the new Black Pearl early would give him an advantage in dealing with them.
"Leave it to me, Captain Rifan," Chopper responded enthusiastically, raising his hands before joining Franky at the shipbuilding site of the new Black Pearl.
Hina and Gion exchanged glances and hurriedly approached Rifan.
"Hey, Rifan, what are you planning to do? Is it okay to bring the two of us along?" Gion asked, extending her hand and intertwining her arm with Rifan's, all the while wearing a seductive smile.