Chapter 8: Chapter 007: Syrup Village, Save Kaya!
Sailing on the great sea is tedious.
Fortunately, Reno had Nami and Makino to accompany him.
Every day, he would bicker with Nami, getting her all worked up. Or he would tease the more easily flustered Makino, then leave with a satisfied heart.
These small daily interactions would always lift Reno's spirits.
Of course, the most important thing was discussing navigation techniques with the two women.
After Nami and Makino got to know each other, Reno made sure to give them both equal attention.
A few times, they were so engrossed that the ship veered off its original course, causing significant delays.
Reno made up his mind. Besides beautiful female crew members, he definitely needed to recruit a few underlings.
For no other reason than to handle the dirty and strenuous work on the ship.
After all, he was the captain, and the girls were delicate.
"Reno, keep it up! At this rate, we'll reach Syrup Village tomorrow. You'll soon get to see the beautiful doctor you've been thinking about."
Under a parasol, Nami leisurely sipped her juice.
After so many days together, Nami was curious.
How did Reno know where all the beautiful women were?!
The key was that he could even call them by name.
This was true for Makino in Windmill Village and Kaya in Syrup Village.
To this question, Reno's answer was nonsense.
A natural perception for beautiful women?!
The kind that ignored distance?!
Who would believe that!
Seeing Reno deliberately avoid the question, Nami could only let it go.
Makino, walking out from the cabin with a towel, gently wiped the sweat from Reno's forehead.
"My Makino is so thoughtful."
Reno kept his eyes fixed on the sea ahead and gave Makino a rewarding kiss on the cheek.
A blush quickly spread across Makino's face.
"I'll go prepare lunch. Is there anything you'd like to eat?!" Makino asked in a gentle voice.
"As long as you're the one making it, I'll love it," Reno replied earnestly.
Makino's face turned even redder.
It was a normal question, but why did it feel like they were flirting?!
"Nami, what about you?!"
"I'm fine with anything," Nami said, waving her hand casually.
Makino nodded and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
After Makino left, Reno focused once again on steering the pirate ship.
During the voyage, besides flirting with Nami and Makino, Reno repeatedly tested the teleportation ability he had just acquired.
Whenever they passed some deserted islands, Reno would temporarily let Nami take over the helm.
He would then use his teleportation.
The moment the thought formed, he would appear on the island he had sensed.
It was completely incomparable to techniques like Soru.
Not only that, but Reno was surprised to discover that he could even bring people with him, as long as they were within a certain weight limit.
Teleporting with the two girls was no problem at all, but for a large object like the pirate ship, it was impossible.
Reno left a spatial coordinate on an island they passed. After sailing a long distance away, he could use the coordinate to instantly return to that island.
After many experiments, Reno concluded that he had become the fastest man in the world.
As fast as he could think.
Paired with the Healing Fruit, his ability to survive was unmatched!
Filled with anticipation for the future, Reno increased their speed.
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Syrup Village is located in a relatively remote part of the East Blue.
In addition, since there was nothing of particular value in the nearby seas, it rarely suffered from pirate attacks.
One day, just as the first rays of morning sun rose from the horizon.
"Looks like another beautiful day~"
Wearing brown-yellow overalls and sporting a long nose, Usopp stretched comfortably.
"Which pirate crew should it be today?!"
Usopp thought for a moment and quickly had an idea.
Before long, a voice that was both familiar and irritating to all the villagers echoed throughout the village.
"Help! The Silver Wolf Pirates are attacking! It's for real this time!!"
"Everyone, get up quickly! They're really here!!!"
"If you don't run now, it'll be too late!"
The voice was extremely piercing, carrying from one end of the village to the other, heard by every household.
"That damn brat, can't he just be quiet for one day?!"
"Yeah, he has to shout this every single day. Isn't he tired of it?!"
"Usopp, Silver Wolf my foot!!"
The villagers, awakened from their sleep by the noise, grumbled and cursed.
But unwilling to leave their warm beds, they could only suppress their anger and bury their heads in their blankets.
Only a few of the nearest households opened their doors to greet Usopp with a stream of colorful curses.
After nearly ten minutes of shouting at each other, both sides finally quieted down.
Outside, Usopp laughed triumphantly.
But a moment later, Usopp's smile faded. He looked out at the distant sea, a touch of melancholy welling up inside him.
If only pirates really came.
Then he would surely save the villagers from disaster, and the people of the village would definitely hail him as a great hero.
While daydreaming, Usopp's gaze subconsciously drifted towards the sea, and he suddenly froze.
He could clearly see a small ship sailing towards Syrup Village.
"A pirate ship?!"
Usopp's eyes lit up.
Using his superhuman eyesight, he saw a man and two women on the deck, laughing and talking, their actions intimate.
Other than them, there was no one else.
Seeing this, a look of disappointment crossed Usopp's face.
The ship looked like a pirate ship, but with that crew configuration, they didn't look like a pirate crew.
But Usopp still walked to the shore, ready to greet them.
That's right, he was so warm-hearted. It was definitely not so he could boast in front of strangers and make them admire him.
As the distance closed, Reno, at the bow of the ship, naturally saw Usopp on the shore.
The sniper of the protagonist's crew.
There was a saying that circulated in the pirate world.
"Fair winds Luffy, headwind Zoro, desperate straits Usopp." This described the person before him.
However, Reno wasn't interested.
After docking the pirate ship, Reno, along with Nami and Makino, disembarked one after another, setting foot on the small island.
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