Wrecked Ship Island.
After Sephiroth finished discussing business with Mr. Tom, he took the three girls to the entrance of Water 7.
"Rental Bull Shop..."
Hancock murmured softly, looking a bit confused.
"Why is the entrance to Water 7 a shop?"
Hearing this, the silver - haired young man immediately explained with a smile.
"Well, it's related to the architectural style of Water 7.
In Water 7, there are far more waterways than land streets. It's actually more convenient to travel by water.
Therefore, the people here all use some special fish - like animals for transportation.
The fish in my family are still in other foster farms, and we don't have a boat anymore, so we can't directly enter by water. We have to rent them first."
As he spoke, the four of them walked into the shop.
In front of the counter, a chubby young man wearing glasses and reading a newspaper immediately greeted them.
"Welcome! Do you four want to rent bull?"
"Yes, please get us two bull that can carry two people each."
"Sure thing!"
The fat shopkeeper nodded. First, he dragged two two - seat small wooden boats from the warehouse. After that, he picked two blue bull from the fishpond, mounted the wooden boats on their backs, put on the reins, and finally placed them in the river.
"Is this what a bull is?"
Hancock looked at this animal that was very similar to a horse from the neck up but had a fish body below.
With a curious look on her face, she stretched out her right hand to touch it, and the bull immediately snorted and rubbed against her hand constantly.
"Hahaha! It seems it likes you a lot! It costs 250 berries to rent a bull for a day.
How long would you like to rent them for?" the fat shopkeeper asked with a beaming smile.
"One day is enough."
As he spoke, Sephiroth took out a five - hundred - berry bill from his pocket and handed it to the fat shopkeeper.
"Welcome to our shop again next time!"
After the four of them got on the bull one after another, the fat shopkeeper immediately waved goodbye to them with a big smile.
Hancock, who was sitting on the same bull as Sephiroth, tugged at the young man's sleeve and said with a hopeful look on her face.
"Let's go to the shopping street first! I wanna buy some clothes..."
He turned to look at the red short - sleeved top and skirt the girl was wearing, and immediately nodded in understanding.
Lately, the silver - haired guy noticed Hancock seemed to have a bit of a cleanliness fetish. She didn't like using things that others had used.
For this reason, the long black - haired girl even used a needle, thread, and scissors to turn her own white cloak into a set of white short - sleeved top and skirt...
After receiving the instructions, the two bull didn't need them to pull the reins to drive. With their relatively high intelligence, they very consciously swam towards the commercial street in Water 7.
"Sephiroth, why are there so many buildings under the water surface?"
Marguerite lay on the edge of the wooden boat, looking down through the clear water.
Rows upon rows of houses and buildings soaked in the sea water came into her sight.
"This! Well... Every year, our Water 7 experiences huge tsunamis. They are so terrifying that they can flood most buildings in the whole city.
Even after the sea water recedes, the water level will be slightly higher than the original level."
"Over time, the land on this island has been constantly flooded.
Since the water level is too high, the residents of Water 7 have to build new houses on top of the existing buildings.
So, the buildings you see under the sea are actually the Water 7 from decades ago..."
"Then, won't this island be submerged sooner or later?" Sandersonia asked in surprise.
"Yeah! That's right...
However, if Mr. Tom manages to build the Sea Train, this island will be saved and regain its vitality..."
The four of them chatted casually. Most of the time, the three girls asked questions, and Sephiroth answered them.
In the commercial street of Water 7.
After tying up the two swordfish, the four of them went ashore.
On the somewhat desolate street, there were not many pedestrians. Occasionally, they could see a few people dressed like shipwrights sitting together and drinking silently.
"This city... seems to have a lifeless feeling," Boa Marigold muttered softly.
"Well, there's nothing we can do... Since the land has been flooded by sea water and pirates are running wild, robbing on the sea...
The economy of this city has been getting worse and worse..."
As he spoke, Sephiroth's voice gradually became lower, and his eyes stared blankly into the distance.
The original body's father, who was the purchasing manager and a shareholder of a company called Hughes Shipbuilding, was attacked by the Beasts Pirates on the sea when taking the young Sephiroth to discuss the iron and wood business and died to save the boy.
As the era of the Great Pirates became more and more intense, things like this would happen more and more frequently.
In this chaotic era, without absolute power, sometimes, just staying alive was a luxury!
Hancock was very perceptive and immediately noticed the change in the boy's mood.
Right away, she reached out her right hand and grabbed the latter's left hand. She laughed and changed the subject:
"Come on! I'm going to buy a lot of things.
There's no time for you to keep daydreaming."
"Okay!"
Sephiroth immediately came to his senses, nodded, and pushed the inexplicable emotions in his heart aside, not allowing himself to sink into them any longer.
Soon, the four of them walked into a clothing store and began to pick out their own clothes...
Hancock pulled open the curtain of the fitting room and showed the purple top and white denim hot - pants she was wearing in front of the silver - haired boy.
"Sephiroth, how do I look in this outfit?"
"Nice..."
"Sephiroth, how about this one?"
"Pretty good..."
...
"Sephiroth..."
"Umm..."
"Very well..."
He replied absent - mindedly while sitting on the chair provided for customers to rest in the clothing store.
His eyes were fixed on two stunningly attractive young ladies in the store. They were trying on all kinds of cool and sexy bikinis and discussing which one suited them better.
It has to be said that in the world of Pirate King, the gap between the most and least beautiful girls is huge. Some are incredibly ugly, while others are extremely beautiful...
Suddenly!
He found his scrutinizing gaze blocked by a cute and pretty face.
The girl's face was very close. The boy could even see his own reflection in her eyes.
Boa Hancock: (????)
Stare~!
Sephiroth: (^～^;)ゞ
"Ahem! Hancock, why are you staring at me like this?"
Sephiroth turned his head slightly, feeling a bit guilty and not daring to look into her eyes anymore.
Seeing this, Marigold instinctively covered her chest with both hands and playfully teased with a giggle:
"Giggle...! So, Sephiroth, you like girls with big busts?"
"Ahem! Have you all finished buying clothes? If so, let's go!"
The silver-haired boy coughed lightly, trying to change the subject forcefully.
"Humph!"
Hearing this, Hancock snorted softly, turned around, and walked straight towards the swimsuit area.
After some selection, she finally picked out a white bikini and walked into the fitting room, pulling the curtain behind her...
A moment later, Hancock in the white bikini pulled the curtain open, her pretty face slightly flushed.
"How... how do I look?"
There was a faint blush of shyness in the girl's eyes. She lowered her head slightly, and her index fingers kept twirling around each other in front of her.
It has to be said that Hancock was already showing the early charm of the future pirate empress, looking like a budding flower.
Her delicate and soft skin, long and fair legs, a smooth abdomen above, a slender waist that could be easily encircled, and a budding chest that was even more alluring against the white bikini. Several strands of her black hair fell on her delicate and slender collarbones. Her snow - white neck was like white jade. The features on her pretty face were delicate and perfect. Whether she was pouting, angry, or shy, she was incredibly endearing.
"Uh! It... it looks great."
After looking at her for a few moments, Sephiroth turned his head and looked elsewhere, but he was secretly thinking in his heart:
Oh no! This is the feeling of being love - struck...