One Piece: Global improvement system

October 21, 1498, Age of the Sea Circle

Orion embraced the naked Olive, who was sleeping peacefully in his arms, and caressed her soft body. There was still a trace of fatigue on her face from having to battle with Orion for hours.

It was the first time he had let himself go in this way, simply allowing his desires to flow. Olive's beauty had simply driven him to the point where he could no longer hold back his feelings, which could in some way be considered a victory for the pirate, even if she had ultimately lost in the final battle.

Orion looked at the system screen, reading the notifications that had appeared there.

*Mission 17 – Fertile Soil, has been successfully completed*

*You have obtained 1200 SP*

*You have obtained the skill 'Charm (Level 3)'*

*You have obtained a 'Random Skill Upgrade'*

*A higher-level skill similar to 'Charm' has been detected. The skill 'Charm (Level 3)' has been deleted*

*Your skill 'Charm Halo (Level 3)' has increased by two (2) levels*

*The favorability of Named Character Olive (19) has increased to 83 points*

*Named Character Olive has been registered as a concubine in your companions screen*

Orion sighed in relief upon seeing that the mission had been successfully completed, because he hadn't been entirely sure how the system categorized his bonds, or if it required Olive to explicitly agree to be his concubine in order to complete the mission.

Now, seeing the notifications, it was clear that the system's labels did not correspond exactly to reality. Olive didn't need to actually become his real concubine, but simply have a relationship with him and reach a certain favorability score.

Orion looked over the rewards he had received this time, and aside from the usual SP, the increase in his 'Charm Halo' skill didn't excite him much, since he believed it wasn't ideal for that ability to increase too much and start causing women to suddenly fall in love with him.

On the other hand, the 'Random Skill Upgrade' was a wonderful reward, and Orion immediately used it to see if he might be lucky enough to get one of his main skills upgraded.

A four-sided die appeared on the system screen and began spinning rapidly. Finally, it stopped at number one, to Orion's disappointment. Then, a second four-sided die appeared, and after spinning for a few moments, it again landed on number one.

Orion cursed inwardly, thinking his luck was especially bad today, and put his hopes on at least the skill being upgraded to a relatively good one.

*Your skill 'Hand-to-Hand Combat (Level 1)' has increased by one (1) level*

Orion smiled with joy, feeling all the muscles in his body subtly shift, while a large amount of information was etched into his mind. Although this wasn't his main combat skill, it was without a doubt one of the most important. This skill didn't just involve combat techniques, but also the experience of a fighter, which was undoubtedly very beneficial for him.

When the process ended, Orion felt refreshed from head to toe, and cheerfully smacked Olive's butt, waking her up as she had been sleeping in his arms, only to suddenly be slapped on the rear by Orion.

The beautiful pirate opened her eyes, and upon seeing Orion before her, blushed lightly before smiling and saying,

"Good morning, handsome. Ready for another battle?" Her voice carried her trademark sensuality, which for her was like second nature.

However, hearing her provocation, Orion's body reacted immediately, and with eyes ablaze he looked at her without hiding his desire, saying,

"Not a bad idea, I'm still not fully satisfied."

Olive's eyes shot open completely, and her drowsiness vanished at once. Then, in a tearful voice, she clung to Orion's chest and said shyly,

"N-No, darling, please. I still haven't recovered, I was only joking…"

Orion looked at her pitiful appearance and smiled faintly, patting her beautiful butt once again.

"Don't worry, I was just joking too. I'm not that insensitive," Orion said while caressing Olive's butt without pause, which made her blush even more.

Right now, she was like a docile concubine, lying against his chest, feeling the strong beating of her man's heart, and intoxicated by the sensation of intimacy between them.

Orion stroked her cheek and gave her a brief kiss, while Olive simply closed her eyes and responded without resistance. At that moment, she felt like a young girl discovering love for the first time. After the tender kiss ended, Orion looked at her seriously.

"Olive, I want to tell you something important."

The pirate opened her eyes and nodded, waiting for his words.

"In reality, I am the king of a small kingdom in the South Blue. I would like you to come with me back home. I don't want to be apart from you," Orion said without hesitation.

Olive's cheeks reddened, but she didn't respond immediately. She spent a long moment wearing a complicated expression, lost in all kinds of thoughts, before finally raising her gaze with firmness in her eyes and saying,

"I can't accept, I'm sorry."

Orion didn't look disappointed or angry at her answer. He simply felt a great curiosity about the reasons behind her decision. Thanks to the system, he knew Olive's favorability had risen dramatically, and it wasn't a lie to say she had fallen for him almost at first sight. The feeling was mutual, and that was why Orion didn't want to be separated from her, making the reason for her refusal something that sparked great curiosity in him.

"May I know why?" Orion asked.

"To be honest, I feel a connection with you that I've never felt with anyone before, so I would like to stay by your side. But my dream is to be a pirate and live in freedom. I can't stay by your side and be a normal wife for you," Olive said with a mix of sadness and determination.

"Besides, if you really are a king, surely you can't be with a vulgar woman like me freely, right? I don't want to live hidden from the public eye," the pirate added firmly.

She was no novice in worldly matters. She had been sailing as a pirate for nearly five years and had seen many things during that time. It wasn't uncommon for monarchs or high nobles to fall in love with women like her, simple commoners who happened to be beautiful. But such loves never ended well.

In this world, class boundaries were deeply marked, and it wasn't something that could easily be overcome. For a commoner who accepted the love of a noble, her only destiny would be to live in secrecy, with no status, and risk being abandoned at any moment if her lover grew tired or bored of her.

Olive didn't want to live that kind of life, preferring instead the freedom she felt when roaming the seas as a pirate. She hadn't become a pirate out of grand ambition, and she wasn't interested in things like obtaining great power. All she wanted was to live her life without anyone controlling her, for as long as she could. In part, that was why, despite being a pirate, she didn't commit major crimes or harm innocent civilians, as she didn't want a huge bounty on her head.

Olive's notoriety came from her beauty, her charisma, and her strength—but not from brutality or crimes. Paradoxically, it had been her great beauty that had led the Marines to capture her and send her to Impel Down.

The real reason was simple—and rather stupid. A noble from the West Blue had fallen madly in love with her and sworn to make her his. Although Olive had never paid him any attention, this persistent man followed her like a dog in heat.

The problem arose because this noble was a married man, and his wife belonged to a well-connected family. As a result, Olive ended up with a large bounty on her head for fabricated crimes, although her true "crime" had been "seducing" a man with a powerful and jealous wife.

Orion smiled upon hearing Olive's words and hugged her tightly, feeling her voluptuous curves once more.

"That's all? I thought it would be something more complicated," Orion said with a relieved smile after hearing the woman's words.

If those were her reasons, he didn't think there would be too many problems finding a solution.

Olive looked at him doubtfully, seeing his relief, and asked directly,

"What do you mean? We belong to two different worlds, there's no possible future between us. Although… it would've been nice to make you my fuckboy."

She was trying to lighten the mood with that last line, thinking Orion was just in denial about her answer.

"Fuckboy? I don't think you'd last long if you gave me that job," Orion said, slipping a hand to the most intimate area of the beautiful pirate, making her instantly go on alert, thinking Orion might want to start a new battle.

Orion didn't go far with his teasing and simply told her what was on his mind.

"Olive, my kingdom isn't ordinary, so maybe the situation isn't like you think. If you come back home with me, you won't have to hide, and you'll be able to walk with your head held high and tell anyone you want about our relationship."

Olive looked at him with suspicion, obviously not fully believing his words, but Orion ignored it and continued.

"Also, I won't ask you to stay locked up and sacrifice your freedom. If you want to keep being a pirate, I have no problem with it, as long as we set some rules and limits you mustn't cross. Not because I want to control your freedom, but simply because if you cross those limits, I'll have no choice but to consider you my enemy."

Orion wasn't lying. He could tolerate the existence of a certain type of pirate—those who simply sought freedom and didn't cause great harm to innocent civilians. Maybe they occasionally committed minor vandalism or petty theft, but they didn't go around terrorizing and killing people.

After all, he was Roger's disciple, and he couldn't simply condemn all pirates. In this world, where the World Government oppressed people to the point of suffocation, many chose to go to sea in search of freedom, without their main intention being to cause chaos.

However, if his Olive were to cross that line and start terrorizing people, he could never forgive her, and their relationship would be over.

Olive looked into Orion's serious gaze and showed an expression of surprise.

"What do you mean by that? What lines can't I cross?"

"Basically, there's no problem with you living freely at sea, but if you start attacking innocent people, I won't be able to forgive you."

Olive immediately waved both hands, her face full of panic, and said hurriedly,

"Hey, hey, why are you accusing me like that? I've never done anything like that. You can ask in any corner of the West Blue, and no one will be able to tell you that I've ever terrorized people!"

Then she looked thoughtful and said,

"Although it's true that once we stole some cows… but later, when we took down another pirate crew, we sent compensation…"

Orion smiled at seeing her worriedly giving explanations and simply leaned in, interrupting her words with a passionate kiss.

Olive melted in his arms like clay, and when the kiss ended, they both remained silently still for a long time.

Finally, Orion was the first to speak.

"Come with me to my home, Olive. I promise you'll like it, and I promise I won't restrict your freedom. In fact, if you want to go out to sea as a pirate, I'm willing to help you."

Orion had been thinking about forming his own band of pirates/mercenaries, who could operate in the future in the South Blue and serve as a complementary force for his kingdom. Of course, these pirates would fall into the category of "good pirates" and would basically be like a miniature Revolutionary Army.

Now that Olive, the beautiful pirate captain, had appeared in his life, perhaps he could implement this plan and put her in charge of the project.

Olive saw that Orion's eyes were sincere, and thinking about the previous night of passion, her cheeks flushed and she slightly nodded, saying,

"All right, I'll follow you back to your home."

After all, she had no place to return to in the West Blue. After being betrayed by her crew, there was no place to go back to, and the Marines would be looking to capture her again, so going with Orion wasn't a bad option. Besides… they could enjoy nights like the one before on a regular basis.

Olive's imagination began to soar, drawing all kinds of spectacular scenes, and her body started heating up. Orion immediately sensed the changes in her, and his manhood prepared for a new battle.

They looked at each other with eyes overflowing with desire, but before they could give in to their instincts, Orion heard a distant voice and immediately remembered something: the Named Character Hina was still inside his Pocket Dimension!

Orion had been too focused on showing his affection to Olive the previous day and had completely forgotten about this person's presence. However, just a moment ago, he heard the girl's voice shouting inside the Pocket Dimension.

The space inside the sphere existed in another spatial plane, so even if a massive explosion happened inside, no one outside would hear even the faintest sound. However, that wasn't the case for Orion, who could faintly perceive everything that happened inside the Pocket Dimension.

If he concentrated, he could view the entire sphere from an eagle's eye, like a god watching over his domain. Most of the time, however, Orion kept only minimal attention on that different plane, so unless something loud like shouting happened, he wouldn't notice what was going on inside.

Orion took Olive's bare shoulders and interrupted the passionate kiss they were about to share. Then, with a hint of reluctance, he caressed Olive's cheek and said,

"It's better if we get dressed. There's something I have to show you."

Olive showed curiosity at Orion's words, but she didn't ask anything and simply nodded, beginning to dress in the clothes that had been scattered all over the place the night before.

Unfortunately, however, her underwear had disappeared, perhaps blown away by the wind, so she had to put on her clothes without those specific garments—something that almost made Orion cancel his plans to see Hina and return to the original plan of starting a new battle with the pirate.

Even though he had just seen her naked a moment ago, there was something thrilling about seeing her dressed in sensual clothing while knowing she wasn't wearing underwear. It was that strange feeling of something lightly covered, leaving a touch of mystery.

Orion pushed aside his perverted thoughts, and once they were both dressed, he opened a door in the air and prepared to enter the Pocket Dimension along with Olive. However, before he could, Hina burst out at full speed, carrying Nibble in her arms.

She felt the warm breeze and celebrated internally, finally having escaped that small alternate dimension!

She had been very worried that Orion would keep her captive there and never let her out again, which was a terrifying thought for the young Marine.

The day before, she had woken up just as Orion and Olive began their amorous act and had been quite entertained watching them. However, after they finished their battle and fell asleep, she realized her current situation, and that was when she began to worry about her future.

Without realizing it, she had been captured by the enemy and was completely at his mercy! For a Marine prodigy, such a thing was totally unacceptable!

When Orion woke up, she had seen him through the membrane separating both spatial planes, and she had begun shouting angrily, demanding her immediate release, though Orion hadn't paid her any attention and had continued flirting with the gorgeous pirate. This had made her clench her fists in anger and shout even more vehemently.

Things like, "Release Hina right now!" or "Hina will not forgive you for this offense, villain!" had been common phrases echoing inside the Pocket Dimension, and she had nearly gone hoarse from shouting so much.

Now that she had finally escaped that small prison (even if it was very comfortable, with a large bed, bathroom, abundant food, and an adorable animal), it was time to give the villain who had kidnapped her what he deserved.

"Villain! At last you dare show your face! Hina will not forgive you for your evil actions!" the girl said, pointing her index finger at Orion while holding Nibble with her other hand, the creature completely calm and offering no resistance at all.

Orion felt a bit embarrassed for having forgotten about Hina and raised both hands with a guilty look.

"You're right to be angry. It was my mistake to forget you were in there."

Hearing his words, Hina became even more outraged, since she had thought Orion had imprisoned her to break her will or something like that, but now it turned out he had simply forgotten about her!

"Hina will not forgive you! Villain! Pervert! Shameless!" Hina said indignantly, her cheeks growing redder and redder as she recalled the scenes she had witnessed the previous night.

Orion felt a small headache but didn't try to approach Hina or provoke her further. He simply let her say everything she needed to say, and once he saw that she was out of breath from hurling so many accusations, he took the chance to speak again.

"Your name is Hina, right? My name is Orion. I have no ill intentions toward you—I mean that sincerely. If you calm down a bit, we can eat something and talk."

"Silence! Hina will not fall into your trap! Hina will defeat you and rescue this little animal you've taken hostage!" the young woman said, lifting Nibble indignantly, while the little beast remained motionless, completely lazy.

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