Chapter 19: Test Island (lower)
To be honest, if Kaido hadn’t immediately captured their attention, and if the three of them hadn’t been standing behind Kaido, Sain would have noticed these three stunning youngsters the moment they appeared.
“Eh—?! You, you three brats are Kaido’s daughters? No, no, how could that guy Kaido have such cute daughters!”
“My name is La, and these two are my sisters, Osiris and Obelisk.
We three are new recruits who just joined the Beasts Pirates. Please take care of us as future comrades, Mister Sain.”
La smiled and gave Sain a slight nod, her demeanor exuding grace and decorum.
『 So cute! And their voices are so lovely! Plus, they’re so polite! Are they princesses from some country?
I wish my son could find a woman like this in the future~』 La’s appearance and demeanor instantly captivated this father.
“What polite little girls, would you like Uncle to take you somewhere to eat? Uncle knows this place very well.”
“Hey, weird old man! Stop looking at us with your perverted gaze!
Sister La was just being polite, don’t push your luck!” Osei was very annoyed by Sain’s gaze.
“Osei, it’s already amazing enough that this strange old man is still alive looking like that, so let’s not be too harsh on him.” Obei said sarcastically.
“You, you, you two brats…”
“Alright, you two, be more polite. Mister Sain, I apologize, my two sisters were a bit rude.” La stepped forward to ease the situation when she saw Sain’s awkwardness.
“Are you returning to the laboratory? May we come in and take a look, if you don’t mind?”
“It’s fine, it’s fine… they’re just children~” La’s words seemed to have a magical effect, and Sain’s anger subsided significantly.
Thinking that any child invited by Kaido must be extraordinary, he didn’t press the issue further.
“Hmph~ Since your sister said so, I won’t stoop to the level of you two brats!”
“Tch, I don’t care about that!” Osei said with her arms crossed.
However, Obei, who was standing beside her, said nothing more, likely interested in the so-called weapon laboratory.
“Follow me, let you two brats see something. ” Sain led the three little ones back into the tunnel.
“Eh? Are we just leaving Boss Kaido like this?” Osei was still not used to Kaido’s habit of ‘falling asleep immediately’ and was a little worried about him.
“Don’t worry, even if he’s asleep, no one on this island can harm Kaido.” Sain said, knowing Kaido’s physical strength well.
“Captain Kaido has traveled for so long, let him rest here properly.” La was also very confident in Kaido’s safety.
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“Ta-da~ How about it, this is my weapon laboratory.
From ordinary firearms to laser weapons and biological weapons, everything is here. I invented it all myself.” Sain said, pointing to the laboratory filled with all sorts of weapons.
“Wow! I didn’t expect you to be quite capable, weird old man~ pew pew pew~” Osei immediately changed her tune and picked up something resembling a pistol, playing with it with great interest.
“Don’t call me weird old man, I’m clearly so handsome and striking. Let me tell you, the women who like me could circle the Grand Line!”
“It’s good to be confident, but you can fool others, just don’t fool yourself.” Obei picked up a laser emitter and began to try to dismantle it.
“By the way, what kind of structure does this weapon have?” Obei, with her blue color scheme, was very interested in these weapons.
“Hey~ Don’t break it, that’s my masterpiece. Even that guy Vegapunk couldn’t master it, I’m planning to install it on myself later.” Sain quickly stopped Obei, who seemed to have a tendency to dismantle things.
“Hmph↑ It’s just a bunch of toys to fool children, I don’t care about it.” With that, she reassembled the emitter to its original state in a flash.
“Oh? You blue-haired brat are quite skilled. Want to come over to my side and be my assistant?” Seeing Obei’s fluid movements, Sain felt that this blue-haired kid had talent in this area.
“I refuse! I don’t need to follow you, with my talent, I’ll definitely be able to design better weapons than this in the future.” Obei refused without hesitation.
“Hahahaha, what an arrogant brat. Then I’ll wait for that day.”
Sain didn’t mind being rejected and continued to pack up the experimental equipment.
“Hmm? Mister Sain, are you packing things? Are you leaving?”
“That’s right, I originally came here to test new weapons and collect experimental data. Now that I’m done, it’s time to leave.”
“We’ll help you.”
Sain originally wanted to refuse, as there were many delicate instruments here that could be damaged if not careful. But La’s voice seemed to have a magical quality, and he agreed as if compelled.
Having obtained their consent, La efficiently sorted and packed the instruments and materials in the laboratory. Her speed stunned Sain.
“Alright, do you see anything else left?” Three large bundles were placed in front of Sain, each with a label paper attached for marking.
“N-no.”
Sain stared blankly at the bundles before him, which seemed to have been precisely calculated, perfectly utilizing every inch of space to minimize volume without damaging the equipment inside, and said.
『 Bad! Super bad! Do such cute, well-behaved, polite, and capable little girls really exist?
Ahhhh~ I suddenly want a daughter, what’s going on! 』
“The rest are some large machinery and workbenches that are difficult to move. I’ll just blow them up later for secrecy.” Sain led them back to the secret passage and said.
“If you need to destroy it, there’s no need for such trouble, Mister Sain.”
La lightly tapped her finger in the air, and golden flames instantly filled the entire laboratory.
The golden flames disappeared in less than a second, leaving the walls and floor undamaged and the laboratory empty.
“Hiss~”
Sain gasped, and the slightly elevated room temperature instantly dropped several degrees.
La’s sudden move completely caught him by surprise and genuinely scared him.
It felt as if his cat, which he had been petting, had suddenly transformed into an energy-devouring beast and devoured several aliens in front of him.
『 I didn’t expect this always polite, gentle-voiced blonde girl to be the most terrifying.
No wonder those two smug brats were so well-behaved in front of her! And Kaido’s burns, could they have been caused by this brat too? 』
Sain recalled the freshly healed burn marks on Kaido’s body and, the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
After all, Kaido wasn’t some kind old man who picked up children everywhere; the ones he took an interest in were no ordinary characters.
『 It’s over, it’s over, it’s over. I didn’t say anything excessive to this little girl just now, did I? I didn’t, did I? I didn’t! 』 Sain looked at La’s retreating back, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
“Is something wrong, Mister Sain? You’re sweating a lot, is the stuff too heavy?”
“Do you need us to carry anything else for you?” La noticed Sain’s unusual behavior and asked with concern.
“Chirp!”
La’s sudden words startled Sain.
“N-no, no, no! Miss La, I’m fine! You, you don’t need to worry about me!”
“Mister Sain?”
“Sai-Sain! Just call me Sain! You don’t need to use a title, we’re all colleagues from now on, ha, haha~”
“Alright, but you don’t need to be so formal either, just call me La.”
“Okay, okay, we’re companions from now on. Please, please take care of me. Ha, haha~”
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As soon as Sain got on the ship, he impatiently untied the ropes and raised the sails, ready to leave.
His actions were so smooth and fluid that one might suspect he was a sailor in his past life.
After the ship had sailed a considerable distance from the shore, the three standing on the shore saw Sain poke his head out to bid them farewell.
“Haha~ Obei, look, that weird old man is scared by Sister La and is only peeking his head out like a mole~” Osei teased as she waved back.
“Although the guy is a bit weird, his weapons are quite good~ I’ve never seen a real laser gun on Earth.” Obei was clearly very interested in the weapons she had just seen.
“Let’s go. While Captain Kaido is asleep, let’s go to the town and see what daily life is like in this world.”
Seeing the golden head in the distance shrink back in, La also lowered her hand and prepared to leave.
“Okay~” *2
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Half an hour later, the three returned disappointed.
Due to Kaido’s sudden attack, the island was still in a state of chaos and alert, and most shops were closed. This forced the three, who wanted to experience the local customs of another world, to cut their visit short and return to Kaido.
“You three brats are back?”
Kaido had woken up and was sitting on a treasure chest, drinking. Many similar treasure chests were scattered around him. Looking into a few of the opened ones, they were all filled with Belly.
“What is this?”
“This was sent by a group calling themselves the resistance, saying it was thanks for me killing their king. Heh~ What a bunch of boring idiots.” Kaido seemed uninterested in these resistance fighters.
“Did Sain leave?”
“Yes.”
“Since that’s the case, let’s go back too.”
“Ah? So soon? We haven’t eaten yet!” Osei complained, holding her stomach.
“We’ll find a warship on the way back and deal with it there.”
“Huh? A warship? Why a war…”
Before Osei could finish speaking, Kaido scooped the three of them onto his Flame Cloud and then sped away…
