Chapter 48:
Suddenly,
the noble looked up in terror to see a 2.3-meter-tall figure blocking his path.
Seeing the killing intent filling the other's eyes, the noble panicked instantly.
"Srikant Ture! Save me quickly!"
Srikant Ture heard his employer's shout and charged straight toward Vilin.
Seeing someone rushing at him, Vilin's face showed contempt.
"Pathetic."
Vilin used Soru from the Six Powers and vanished from Ture's sight in an instant.
Ture only felt a shadow flash before his eyes.
By the time he reacted, his heart had already been punched clean through by Vilin.
Seeing the bodyguard he had paid a fortune for killed in a single punch, the noble's face showed disbelief.
After killing Ture, Vilin walked up to Evelyn.
He looked at her pale purple hair and delicate face, a flash of surprise passing through his eyes.
Vilin glanced at the chain still in the noble's hand.
A chilling coldness unconsciously radiated from his gaze.
Just as the other man tried to scream for help, Vilin's long sword at his waist flashed out of its sheath.
A streak of sword light gleamed.
A pitch-black sword beam reflecting cold light appeared instantly before the noble's eyes.
With a gush of blood spraying skyward, Evelyn watched the noble's head get cleanly severed by Vilin.
She couldn't help but want to scream.
Just as the sound was about to leave her throat, Vilin swiftly covered her small mouth with his hand.
Feeling the softness of her lips, Vilin said slowly and gently:
"Don't make a sound. I'm here to save you."
Hearing that Vilin had come to rescue her, Evelyn immediately shut her mouth and nodded toward him.
Seeing the woman had stopped struggling, Vilin slowly released his hand from her lips.
With his arm around her waist, Vilin disappeared into the night with her.
Vilin brought Evelyn to the Flying Bird.
After handing her to one of his crew members, Vilin set off again to rescue the other girls.
On a street in the southwest,
a noble was pulling a silver-haired Longleg Tribe woman—over four meters tall— by her chain, accompanied by two bodyguards, heading toward the most expensive hotel on the island.
From the shadows at a corner, Vilin quickly saw the Longleg woman being urged forward by the two male bodyguards.
He couldn't hold back and acted immediately.
Clang! Clang!
Pitch-black sword energy flashed, slicing both bodyguards in half instantly.
With the two guards dead, the noble finally noticed Vilin's figure.
"How dare you! Who are you?!"
"How dare you attack a great noble!"
Seeing the noble had lost his mind, Vilin didn't waste words and swung his sword straight at him.
"Dead men don't need to know my name!"
As Vilin's words fell, a sword light rapidly enlarged in front of the noble's eyes.
With a head flying into the air, Vilin sheathed his long sword at his waist.
Looking at the shocked silver-haired Longleg woman, Vilin walked toward her with a gentle expression.
"My name is Aitrias Vilin! I'm here to save you!"
As Vilin's words landed, the fear on the Longleg girl's face vanished instantly.
Soon her eyes turned red, and she threw herself into Vilin's arms.
Vilin watched her affectionately rub her cheek against his, a knowing smile appearing on his face.
"Thank you for saving me!"
"My name is Shana."
Seeing her release him, Vilin took her toward the Flying Bird.
That night, the entire Aitrias Pirates crew mobilized.
In the end, all the slaves from the auction were brought back to the Flying Bird by Vilin.
On the deck of the Flying Bird,
Vilin looked at the slaves gazing at him with gratitude and spoke:
"Tomorrow, we'll prepare to leave this place."
"If any of you still have family,"
"I can send you to the nearest island along our route."
"Of course, you can also stay and become part of our Aitrias family."
Hearing they could stay, the dozen or so beautiful female slaves all showed joyful expressions.
"We want to stay!"
Seeing everyone willing to join, Vilin nodded in satisfaction.
Looking at his crew now approaching fifty members, he showed a pleased smile.
To avoid any accidents, Vilin decided to leave the island overnight.
As the Flying Bird slowly sailed away from the port,
the entire island exploded into chaos.
Aboard the Flying Bird,
Vilin was now thinking about how to arrange the new members who had joined the Aitrias family.
For these new personnel,
Vilin assigned Evelyn as Aurora's deputy to learn management affairs under her.
For those who wanted to become combatants, Vilin also gave encouragement.
For those who didn't like fighting, Vilin assigned them to the maid captain Lilith, navigator Sophia, and physician Jessica respectively.
Each would learn a valuable skill for life at sea.
After receiving Vilin's appointments,
these new members felt a much stronger sense of belonging to the Aitrias Pirates.
What Vilin didn't expect was that Shana, the Longleg girl, actually signed up to become a combatant.
Seeing she seemed to like swordsmanship, Vilin assigned her to Fiona.
After testing Shana's strength, Vilin discovered her power and physique were far superior to ordinary humans.
However, due to her extreme height, her agility was somewhat lacking.
Among the new members, Vilin also discovered a little mermaid girl.
Vilin immediately appointed her as a salvager/diver.
Hearing Vilin's assignment, this mermaid girl named Kelly immediately threw herself into Vilin's arms.
She planted a kiss on Vilin's cheek, then jumped happily toward her favorite swimming pool.
Clearly, Kelly was very satisfied with the salvager role.
Seeing this mermaid's personality was so fiery, Vilin couldn't help rubbing his nose.
He felt quite fond of this bold girl.
Especially her smooth, shiny fish tail—he couldn't stop touching it.
While he was lost in thought, Vilin suddenly remembered the Zoan-type Devil Fruit he had won at the auction yesterday.
So, Vilin gathered all the crew members.
Looking at the curious gazes directed at him, he took out the Devil Fruit he had bought yesterday.
When some crew members saw the Devil Fruit, they all showed interested expressions.
Especially the combatants.
Vilin gave this Devil Fruit to the crew member who had contributed the most to the team.
In the end, the Zoan-type Rabbit-Rabbit Fruit, Model: Soft Rabbit was eaten by Xiao Wu, a kick-specialist in the Aitrias Pirates.
The Aitrias Pirates gained another Devil Fruit user.
Vilin encouraged the crew members who didn't receive a Devil Fruit to keep working hard.
Then he lay down on Shana's soft, long legs to rest.
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