"By the way, we haven't named the ship yet."
Seeing the sisters around her all looking at her, Kotonoha, feeling embarrassed, covered her 102s which seemed like they might fall out with any movement, and blushed as she changed the subject.
"Let's call it Makoto-Go!"
Sonoko raised her hand to propose.
Ran couldn't help but laugh and retort, "That's too direct."
"What about Nayuta?"
Someone asked.
Nayuta thought for a moment. "Woof Woof Puppy-Go."
Eri pushed up her glasses. "How about Outlaw-Go?"
Yukiko wiped her hair. "I think Lady Star-Go is very suitable."
Reze rested her cheek on one hand. "Hell Devil-Go."
"What about Miku?"
Miku lowered her head, gathered her courage, but her voice was still as small as a mosquito's. "Th-that... Nippon Maru, how about that? It was the name of the ship created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi after Oda Nobunaga's death..."
Then—
"No."
Ichika, Nino, Yotsuba, and Itsuki said in unison.
Miku's little face puffed up like a bun in anger.
Finally, everyone uniformly looked at Makoto.
Ultimately, the final decision rested with this man.
Makoto thought for a moment.
"Harem-Go."
"No way!"
"One"
The women vetoed it unanimously, their voices so loud they startled Pochita.
Makoto thought again.
"Otherworlder-Go."
Although it didn't have that extremely stunning feeling, upon careful consideration, it was unexpectedly fitting.
Wasn't everyone on this ship an otherworlder?
Moreover, it had a feeling of riding the wind and waves, which was quite suitable.
The women looked at each other and nodded.
It was much better than something like Harem-Go.
Makoto changed back into his clothes, found Tom, and paid the final installment.
Tom said cheerfully, "I heard the name you gave the ship is pretty good!"
Makoto smiled, turned, and returned to the deck of the Otherworlder-Go.
The giant ship slowly left the harbor, heading towards the other side of the horizon.
"Makoto-kun, how are we getting to Fish-Man Island?"
Alice leaned on the ship's railing, looking at the endless sea, and asked curiously.
"Normal ships need to go to the Sabaody Archipelago first to get coated in order to dive into the deep sea."
Makoto chuckled lightly. "But we're different."
As his voice trailed off…
Huge gray-black chakra ribs surged from Makoto's body surface, rapidly expanding, extending, and covering—
Susanoo.
Not the complete form, but enough to envelop the entire Otherworlder-Go.
The gray-black energy skeleton enveloped the exterior of the orange hull, forming a huge protective shield.
The Otherworlder-Go, wrapped in Susanoo, slowly descended.
Seawater parted to both sides.
Sunlight gradually disappeared.
The surroundings became dim.
"Wow..."
The women leaned on the ship's railing, looking at the undersea world outside, and let out exclamations of wonder.
Colorful schools of fish swam past the Susanoo.
Vast kelp forests swayed on the seabed.
Occasionally, the silhouette of one or two sea kings would flash in the distance, but seeing the terrifying energy fluctuations of the Susanoo, they would slink away again.
"..."
Yotsuba's eyes sparkled.
"This is my first time seeing the undersea world!"
Kei braced her hands on the ship's railing, extremely excited.
"Makoto-kun, why don't we go play around at the Sabaody Archipelago?"
Alice asked, "I heard it's quite fun there."
Makoto shook his head. "It's chaotic there right now, probably nothing fun. Let's go straight to Fish-Man Island. There's plenty of fun things there too."
He glanced at Beam, who was at the helm, "Besides, Beam can't wait any longer."
Earlier, when Makoto was playing in the pool with the girls, Beam had stayed alone in his room to avoid awkwardness.
If he delayed any further, Makoto would also feel a bit embarrassed.
"There are actually islands ten thousand meters under the sea?"
When the women heard about this, they were all astonished.
"Really?"
"Ten thousand meters? How immense must the water pressure be?"
"Fish-Man Island... Are there mermaids there?"
"Mermaids!"
The women buzzed with excitement.
They were all very interested in Fish-Man Island… after all, who hadn't heard stories of mermaids in their childhood?
Alice's eyes sparkled.
"Are mermaids all very beautiful?"
"I heard mermaids' songs can mesmerize sailors..."
"Aren't those sirens?"
"Do they make deals with witches to turn their tails into human legs?"
The women chattered away, the atmosphere as lively as a spring outing.
Suddenly, Alice remembered something.
She came before Makoto and asked, "Makoto-kun, I remember you got a very good Devil Fruit from the Marine, right? What ability is it?"
At these words, the women who had been discussing Fish-Man Island turned to look this way.
They all realized this matter was important.
Although the departure of Yu and the Four Gay Bros had made things more convenient for them, at least they didn't have to worry about being heard at night, the issue of safety was even more concerning.
No matter how strong Makoto was, he couldn't watch over nearly twenty girls every moment.
And although they didn't expect to be able to help Makoto much, they at least couldn't hold him back.
Although they had learned the method of learning Haki from the Kuja Pirates a while ago, most of them had supernatural powers originating from the Naruto World, specializing in Ninjutsu… meaning they were basically 'mages'.
Currently, only Ran and Yotsuba had begun to grasp the basics of Haki.
Next were two greenhorns who had just started learning combat techniques, Saeko and Ai.
As for the others, even veterans like Utaha, Megumi, and Airi, hadn't yet realized the threshold.
There was no helping it. This group was either mages or assassins... these close-combat skills didn't match their classes.
Given their learning abilities, they might eventually comprehend Haki in the future, but wanting to reach the level of Ryuo or Future Sight, not to mention Coating, was even more unlikely.
Thus, their main way to become stronger in this world was through Devil Fruits.
Makoto blinked.
If Alice hadn't brought it up, he would have forgotten.
Makoto thought, and opened his item inventory—
A blood-red Devil Fruit appeared in his palm.
The patterns on the fruit's surface resembled boiling magma, as if it might erupt at any moment.
Logia - Magma-Magma Fruit.
Makoto gave them a simple explanation.
"The Logia Magma-Magma Fruit can be considered one of the most powerful among the Logia class."
This could be seen from the performance of Akainu, the MVP of the Summit War in the original work.
Of course, this also included the factor that Akainu himself was ruthless enough, but the Magma-Magma Fruit's potential was equally not to be underestimated.
Still, no matter what, it wouldn't become outdated like the Smoke-Smoke Fruit.
After giving a simple explanation, Makoto opened his item inventory again.
A white Devil Fruit with patterns resembling smoke appeared in his other hand.
Logia - Smoke-Smoke Fruit.
"Smoke-Smoke Fruit, Logia class, ability to turn one's body into smoke."
"Compared to the Magma-Magma Fruit, its power is much weaker, but it's still a Logia."
He looked at the women.
Two Logia Devil Fruits lay before the women.
Everyone's eyes lit up.
But soon, the women's gazes uniformly focused on the blood-red Magma-Magma Fruit.
There was no helping it... Makoto's explanation had made it very clear.
The Logia Magma-Magma Fruit was one of the most powerful among the Logia class.
And the Smoke-Smoke Fruit beside it...
The fact that Makoto couldn't be bothered to introduce it spoke volumes.
But even so, it wasn't something just anyone could eat.
After all, there was only this one.
And the women had been following Makoto for a while, so they had an idea.