"You're not going to the Donquixote Family?"
Before Merlin could speak, Law became anxious first, and even Baby 5 beside him became nervous.
Merlin looked at Monet and Sugar at this moment. Both were very dirty and messy, so he smiled and said: "Let's go! First get you a set of clean clothes, then come back to the ship with me to wash up. By the way, are you hungry?"
Monet blinked, suddenly feeling that Merlin was very nice, so she nodded gently: "We haven't eaten or slept well for the past few days."
Merlin smiled, looked at Sugar, and extended his left hand to her. Sugar blinked her deep blue eyes and obediently extended her right hand to place it in Merlin's hand.
Holding this somewhat cold little hand, Merlin smiled, "Let's go!"
Saying this, he led Sugar and walked in front. Sugar followed and turned back to look at Monet, her voice crisp and glutinous: "Big Sister, hurry up!"
Surprise flashed in Monet's eyes, but more of it was relief, because Merlin had already shown with actions that he liked Sugar. But that was right; Sugar was very cute to begin with.
A gentle smile instantly appeared at the corner of her mouth, "Mmh, Big Sister is coming."
Saying this, she walked quickly to Sugar's side and held the other hand Sugar extended.
Watching the three look oddly like a family, Law and Baby 5 were both bewildered. Envy flashed in Baby 5's eyes, then she trotted to Merlin's right side and reached out to hug Merlin's right arm.
Seeing Merlin turn his head to look down, Baby 5 looked up with an uneasy smile on her face.
Merlin raised his eyebrows, but didn't reject her. After all, this guy wasn't annoying.
Law followed behind the four with a dark face, saying nothing, like an unwanted puppy, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
Then with a running start, he rushed up violently. Approaching Merlin from behind, he jumped up, locked his arms around Merlin's neck, and hung on Merlin's back.
Pulled backward by the heavy weight, Merlin said to him grumpily: "Get down!"
"Won't get down."
Law said directly with a dark face. Baby 5 turned back and covered her mouth, snickering: "Law! Are you jealous looking like this now?"
Law blushed and roared at her with a shark face, "None of your business! Shut up! You don't need to interfere in matters between Merlin and me."
"Bleh, bleh, bleh!"
Baby 5 rolled her eyes, giggling and mocking Law: "Stinky brat who won't grow up."
Just like this, amidst playful banter, the five people maintained this conjoined state for a long time until they reached the entrance of a clothing store.
Bought clothes.
Ate some snacks.
The group of five, carrying big and small bags, arrived under the ship.
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Leaning against the railing on the deck, Fulvio stared wide-eyed, somewhat confused. Did this guy Merlin go out to traffick children?
Thinking so, he asked so.
"You kid went out for a trip, did you go do human trafficking business?"
Fulvio's shout carrying surprise appeared.
Merlin glanced at him, "There's a gift for you. Not coming down to get it?"
Hearing this, Fulvio instantly grinned widely and jumped down from the ship.
As soon as he landed in front of Merlin, he went to take the big and small bags from Merlin's hands.
He even sniffed with his nose and said in surprise: "You even bought kebabs?"
Merlin nodded with a smile: "Drink some together later. By the way, let me introduce a few friends to you."
"By the way, Ful, find a suitable cabin for them to stay tonight."
Saying this, he tilted his head to indicate the Monet sisters. Fulvio sized them up imperceptibly, grinning and nodding: "No problem. By the way, what gift did you kid bring me? Can't be roasted meat, right?"
"Clothes. Bought a set for each of you according to your sizes and preferences."
Hearing this, Fulvio was instantly amused, "Yo! You even know to buy me clothes now. Something's fishy. Definitely fishy.
"Spit it out! Is there something you want me to do for you?"
"Chat at the drinking table later."
Soon, the group returned to the ship.
Teresa also came out. Hearing that Merlin bought a gift for her too, the corners of her mouth instantly curled up.
Teresa took the Monet sisters and Baby 5 to a room, while Merlin returned to his room with Law.
A moment later.
In the cabin living room.
Everyone, having washed up, sat around the guest table.
Eating barbecue, drinking wine, and incidentally listening formally to Merlin's future plans for himself.
After finishing his plans, Merlin took a sip of wine to moisten his throat. Fulvio fell into silence, glanced at his sister, but found she wasn't surprised. His face turned dark, and he gritted his teeth: "Sister! Did you know long ago? You actually kept it from me together with him?"
Teresa rolled her eyes at him, "Merlin would say this sooner or later, so there was no need for me to be loose-lipped!"
Wearing a finely crafted white waist-cinched dress, Teresa looked at her brother's showy outfit of beach shorts and a yellow shirt with a twitching eye corner. Then she looked at Merlin, who was similarly wearing beach shorts, a blue shirt, and flip-flops. She held her forehead with one hand and said helplessly: "Why are your clothes so... full of personality?"
Really couldn't find words to describe it; couldn't say they were so casual, right!
Merlin's eye corner jumped, and he smiled insincerely: "The clothes on you were picked by Monet. And I know Ful is dissolute by nature and loves freedom. He might not like formal wear, so I bought a set of comfortable clothes same as mine."
Fulvio sighed at this time, raised his wine bottle to Merlin. Merlin also raised his bottle and clinked with him. Fulvio said helplessly at this time: "I like the clothes, thanks!
"But you going to the Donquixote Family as a mercenary without a word, and the kind without settled plans, puts me in a very passive position!
"I really am not suitable to hang out with you at his place!"
Merlin understood these words. It was nothing more than the relationship with Vice Admiral Tsuru.
After all, Doflamingo being chased and beaten by that person wasn't a matter of just one or two days.
"Don't worry, won't stay there long. When I work solo in the future, if you are still interested, I can take you along to play."
Considered a promise.
Hearing this, Fulvio's eye corner twitched, and he sighed again: "Alright! But you'd better hurry. After all, your brother here is also very popular.
"And this Little Sister Monet and Little Sugar, we will take them back to your home together then."
This was also the reason Merlin called them to chat together this time. The Monet sisters would be sent to the dojo to study and would live with Yol and the others.
Listening to the two finish speaking, a flash of hesitation passed through Monet's eyes, but she didn't speak now.
Law beside Merlin stared at Merlin while eating barbecue in big mouthfuls, as if saying: How many more things are you hiding from me?
Everyone chatted and ate barbecue. But because of Law and his companion's identities, Fulvio didn't talk much with them.
When the barbecue was finished, the sky had also darkened. At this time, Merlin glanced at Law and his companion and smiled: "Let's go! Send you back."
The group of three arrived at a location east of the port in the quiet atmosphere caused by Merlin's deliberate silence.
It was somewhat remote here. There were no other ships around, and the surrounding environment also appeared somewhat dim.
Standing on a wooden plank by the coast, the seawater in front was constantly undulating, and a slight sea breeze blew against their faces.
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"Where is the place you said you would take me?"
Silent all the way, Law finally couldn't help asking at this moment.
Merlin glanced at Baby 5 following on his right side and rubbed her head.
Baby 5 looked up somewhat doubtfully. Merlin chuckled at her: "The words we said during the meal before, I hope you can keep them secret for me."
Baby 5 blinked, then nodded heavily, "Mmh, I will keep it secret.
"Won't tell anyone."
Towards Merlin, she had a feeling different from being in the family. Staying with Merlin and the others seemed more comfortable.
Plus...
Merlin was special.
"Mmh, I believe you."
Saying this, Merlin looked at Law, the corner of his mouth curling into a smile, "I have a big secret. Do you want to hear it?"
Looking at Williams's big ship of the Volgala Kingdom not far away, Merlin's Observation Haki could fully perceive the two now visibly weaker auras inside.
Law curled his lips, but seeing the serious look in Merlin's eyes turning over at this moment, his eyes also became serious.
"Say it if you want."
However, at this time, Merlin took out a palm-sized small Den Den Mushi from the pocket of his beach shorts.
The peculiar creature looking like a snail sat cross-legged on the wooden plank.
Taking down the small receiver buckled on the Den Den Mushi's shell, dialing the number keys installed on the side of the snail shell, he dialed quite skillfully.
Puru puru...
Puru puru...
Law looked at Merlin with a strange face, somewhat bewildered. But a few seconds later.
Kacha!
The Den Den Mushi connected.
The small Den Den Mushi's head imitated a familiar facial outline.
Had to say, a bit magical.
At this time, a crisp voice came from the Den Den Mushi's mouth, a heavenly voice that Law would recall in his dreams every time.
"Hello? Is it Brother Merlin? This Den Den Mushi imitating your face is really ugly, hehe!"
Hearing this voice, Law swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His pupils gradually shrank, and his mouth slowly opened wide, as if about to fit a watermelon.
There was a Den Den Mushi equipped at home. Of course, Merlin would remember the exclusive number of the home Den Den Mushi. At this moment, Merlin smiled: "Aren't you the same, imitated to be ugly? By the way, where is Yol?"
Opposite the Den Den Mushi, wearing a nightdress, lying on the sofa at home swinging her slender calves, Lami giggled: "Sister Yol is cooking! Brother Merlin, you haven't called us for so long since you went out. Did you forget us?"
Merlin rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Alright, not talking about this first. I found a foul-mouthed bastard. He should want to talk to you very, very much.
"Giving the Den Den Mushi to him."
Merlin looked at Law, whose tears and snot were unknowingly flowing freely, smiled lightly, and handed over the Den Den Mushi and the receiver in his hand: "You chat with Lami."
Law took it with trembling hands, gasping for breath, and shouted words with a crying tone: "Lami... is that you?"
Opposite, Lami's eyes widened instantly, tears flowed out with a swish, and she cried out almost instantly: "Brother? Is that you?"
Merlin got up, patted Baby 5's head at this time, and said with a smile: "You watch Law here a bit. I'll go do something myself!"
Baby 5 nodded obediently, "Mmh!"
Voice falling, Merlin's gaze became calm. Looking at the big ship not far away, the corners of his mouth pursed slightly, and then he walked over.
Approaching continuously, wisps of black flame spread out from Merlin's body surface. As he approached below the big ship, immediately after, Merlin leaped up onto the ship railing more than twenty meters high.
Glancing at the soldiers in groups of three or five.
The next second, the instant they just reacted, a sea of black fire erupted from his body surface.
"Calamity: Electric Paralysis."