Chapter 186: Impossible to change
"Do you think it is so easy?"
Facing Shinra's question, Baby 5 nodded with a sigh as she had nothing to do, thinking that her help wasn't necessary, even though she was ready to throw away her life for him in the face of danger.
'Unfortunately...'
"I don't know why you show such a regretful expression, but don't you want something?"
Shinra hugged Baby 5 from behind as he rested his chin on the top of her head, thinking that her hair smelled good. While he wasn't sure how she did it, she had decided to stop smoking, and he knew well how hard it was for a smoker to stop, especially with her condition.
It could be said that with Baby 5's abandonment issue, which made her need to be needed all the time, it had become a chronic disease. Directly manipulating her mind might be a better salvation for her, as she was broken into pieces.
Or rather, having a smoking addiction, given how she was, it was a light way to cope with herself.
Some people might say that one shouldn't be weak and live a healthy life, but how could one who had never felt despair say that to those who had felt it?
Once those people feel despair and haven't done anything unhealthy, or even worse, commit suicide as a way to cope with their stress and despair, then they have no right to talk about how people cope with their stress and despair.
Then again, for Baby 5, who felt complete, she was just satisfied that she could be hugged like this.
"I-I want to be hugged..."
"Then, I will hug you more!"
Feeling his tight embrace, Baby 5 felt like her heart was a firework, exploding, and she might even feel that it was fine to die.
"...don't die. Wait until tonight."
"—?!"
What would they do tonight?
"You don't have to comfort yourselves with your fingers again. I will take care of it later."
"Um..."
Baby 5 nodded softly.
When Shinra thought about this, it was amazing that he hadn't done anything to Baby 5, but as a chance was given, he should go all out. He had been working hard, and he hardly had any chances to rest, so a little reward should be okay, right?
Then, again, as he had taken control of the people of this island, Robin went to search for the remnants of history, and if possible, to find the Poneglyph. Meanwhile, Carina instructed everyone to move all the gold to the Kamui space.
"Be careful! Move all of them at once!"
"...you two are pregnant. Be careful, okay?"
"I am fine. I am fine. I can handle you as a monster, so this is nothing." Carina waved her hand as she laughed, thinking that her night with Shinra was much more difficult than telling all of those scum to move all of their wealth.
Or rather, when she saw the money, she became excited and couldn't stop herself, especially since those people on the island didn't seem to have an interest in gold.
Lastly, wouldn't that gold attract trouble, so Carina felt that she had done a good job of keeping all of them!
"Yes, I did a good job! I am on the side of justice!"
"...." Shinra.
In the end, he didn't do anything and just watched Carina, who was so excited by the amount of gold that they got.
"Hmm...."
Only, as he got the Goro Goro no Mi, he thought that he could manipulate metals, moving them like he had a magnet manipulation, but it seemed that it wasn't as easy as it looked.
"By the way, is the Goro Goro no Mi powerful?" Carina asked curiously.
"...is that even a question that needs to be answered?"
"...." Carina.
What a stupid question she asked!
Was the thunder weak?
Even a pervert with a powerful strength would be affected by thunder, as their bodies tingled and were electrocuted. If one had Haki, they might even be able to defend themselves, but it wasn't a perfect solution, especially if the user of the Goro Goro no Mi kept moving.
As Shinra had gotten the Goro Goro no Mi, his speed was also reaching the speed of lightning.
Would there be anyone who could reach the speed of lightning in this world?
Except for Kizaru, who could be faster than his speed, Shinra knew no one could beat him in a run.
"But I want to get a magnet Devil Fruit later."
"Magnet? What's the use of it?"
"With a magnet, I can detect all the minerals on the islands, this place, the ocean, and even the planet, so you can imagine the rest."
"...let's go! Let's get the Magnet Devil Fruit!"
As Carina jumped into him, kissing him happily, his Den Den Mushi moved as if someone had called him.
"Shinra, if you are not busy, come help me. I have found the Poneglyph. Let's take it."
"Okay, wait for a moment."
Unlike in the original, where Luffy and his group just left the Poneglyph where they were, Shinra and Robin took the Poneglyphs, all of them, except the one in Arabasta, as it was quite troublesome.
"Oh, I also have found a beautiful golden bell."
"Ah, wait a moment, Robin! I will go there, too!"
"Good, come here."
"..."
Was Robin just lonely?
Probably, but they all came to Robin, and came with her on her adventure to learn the history.
Then again, history has always been written by the strong and the victors, so credibility or whatever can't be talked about.
"So, what is written there, Robin?" Carina asked. "Ah, Shinra, don't you want to ring the bell first?"
"No, it's troublesome to hypnotize a lot of people."
Shinra wasn't a Luffy, and he also didn't have time to get to know all the characters on Skypiea. If he rang the golden bell instead of a peace between two groups of people in this place, it would become an all-out war, as he was a robber who took away everyone on this island.
Those people might not be a problem, but he didn't want a meaningless problem.
"What about you, Robin?"
"It's just a weapon."
"Ancient weapon?"
"Yes."
"Which?"
"Poseidon."
"Oh...."
Robin hesitated, then looked at Shinra. "How strong is Poseidon?" She knew more or less, as she had come to the Ryugu Kingdom, that Shirahoshi was Poseidon, but she wasn't sure how strong she was.
"Hmm..." Shinra thought for a moment and said, "It's a power that allows you to control all the Sea Kings on the ocean."
How strong was it?
One should use one's imagination.
Still, as he thought to relax for a bit, he got a call, but this time, it was from Sengoku, which made him speechless.
"Fleet Admiral?"
"Shinra, you are at the Saobody Archipelago, right? Go and save the Celestial Dragon there!"
"......."
Was it impossible to change the plot?