Ben wore his clothes and headed back to the Radio Room. He entered the room and took a seat and began to adjust the knobs on the radio. The screen came to life in front of him.
"Work husband!" Sumi shouted, her voice filled with a mix of worry and relief. She heard of the big battle and was worried about them all.
"Ben!" Zara echoed, her eyes wide with concern.
"Are you all right?" Amelia asked, her tone softer as she examined Ben, looking for any sign of injury. She was worried about Ben and everyone. Ben had saved her.
"HQ said you were all injured," Isla added, her brows furrowed.
"Sir, I hope you're okay," Emma chimed in. She felt her heart ache when she heard the news. She wondered why that happened.
Ben couldn't help but smile at the sight of all of them gathered, their concern so genuine it warmed his heart. "I'm fine," he said. He paused and added, "The girls are okay as well, We have the best doctor on board." "They all went through some tough fights, but they beat Cipher Pol 9 and a bunch of Captains of the Marines," he explained.
Sumi crossed her arms and gave him a teasing glare. "I know you all stormed a Marine stronghold to save Robin," Sumi said. She looked at him through the screen. "You should have at least told us," she added.
Zara added, "You are a big dummy sometimes for not telling us." Zara felt angry for not knowing.
Amelia tilted her head, eyes filled with compassion. "We're all here for you, Ben. Just let us know if something's wrong," she said. Her cheeks flushing.
"I am sorry I did not call earlier. There was a lot going on and everything happened very quickly," Ben replied.
"We heard Akojii gave you trouble as well," Isla said.
"He did, we are not strong enough to fight admirals just yet but soon we will be," Ben stated.
"We will be with you for that," Amelia said.
"Someone is happy for sure," Zara teased.
The girls giggled. Sumi cleared her throat. "We understand but work husband but do tell us next time," Sumi stated.
Zara smiled warmly. "Just don't scare us like that again," she added.
Isla smiled. "We're a team, Ben. Remember that," she remarked.
Emma, nodded firmly. "You're in good hands, sir." she responded.
Ben chuckled, feeling the love and loyalty from every one of them. "I know I am.I will keep this in mind," Ben stated. He looked around. "You are all together now?" he asked.
"Yes Sir, we took the Miss Love Maxima and safety arrived here," Emma reported.
"She was amazing to ride, very comfortable," Sumi added.
"Are all the Mechs in Gold Island okay?" Ben asked.
"Yes, they seem to be, we worked on the little hinks and they seem to stay still now," Sumi responded.
"They would have been helpful for you there," Zara remarked.
"The Mech was very useful, it cleared and controlled the battlefield," Ben replied.
"Imagine if there was more than one Mech which was bigger," Isla said.
"Yeah, it will be useful and important in time," Ben responded. "The New World is lawless and we are going to need all the power we can get," he added.
"We have been keeping an eye on the newspaper but we have seen nothing so far," Amelia commented.
"We should hear soon," Ben said. He wondered what the new bounties will be of them and how the World Government will spin the story.
"So how are the portals coming along?" Ben asked.
"We are making progress studying them," Sumi responded.
"They are very complicated so we are going to need more time Sir," Emma added. She thought she made the right decision to learn about all the new technology with him. He was mysterious.
"Do you think we need a special lab to build them?" Ben asked.
"It is early to tell, the materials are rare for sure," Isla replied.
"It requires Platinum and lots of it," Amelia added.
Ben thought the storage had a Platinum-Platinum Devil fruit. He smiled. "There is a Devil Fruit which we obtained that creates platinum," Ben responded. "I can give it to one of you," he added.
The girls looked surprised to hear that. "Are you sure? Devil Fruit are rare and they could be wasted on us," Amelia replied.
"No, you are all precious to me, your happiness and safety is my top priority," Ben stated.
"I'll let you think about it and you can decide who wants it," Ben added. "But remember, do not feel guilty of taking it. It is my gift to you," Ben stated.
They all nodded and smiled. They thought he cared for them all. "Besides Sumi, I have a special fruit for her," he teased.
"I look forward to that Work husband," she replied back and gave a wink to Ben.
"Also, how are the Shushibaruba blueprints going?" Ben asked.
"We are not making much progress," Isla replied.
"It seems there is a special lab which we would need access to in order to make progress and reproduce them," Amelia responded.
"We tried to configure the A.S.S machinery to replicate the Shushibaruba blueprints however it failed and could not do it," Zara added. "It said invalid blueprints," she said.
"Interesting, looks like we will have to find it," Ben replied. "We have the Miss Love Maxima, so it will be easier for you all to come up now," he added.
"It will take a week with Miss Love Maxima speed," Emma responded.
"That sounds amazing, I can see you all that quickly," Ben said.
The girls all smiled. "Yes my work husband, we plan to travel around and work in different labs," Sumi responded. "This includes visiting you," she added.
"Once the portals are up, it will be minutes," Ben said.
"It will," Zara agreed.
"There will be another A.S.S once the quest is complete," Ben said.
Sumi smiled. "Then you should focus on the work husband," Sumi replied. She had a wide smile.
"Bye Ben," they all said.
At that moment, HQ came in. "Master, I have come to report that Honey, Mikita and Zala are waiting in your room," HQ reported.
"Okay, I will go there now," Ben replied. A smile grew on his face.