Chapter 457 Grandma Crane's Thanks
Wendy calmed down her excitement, observed the devil fruit in her hand, and bit into it without hesitation. However, the disgusting taste still made her nauseous.
But she didn't spit it out. This was something Vic had carefully found for her. She just chewed and swallowed while gagging until she had eaten the entire devil fruit. She didn't want to waste any of it. It was all Vic's love for her.
Wendy's gagging sound was so loud that no one outside could hear the conversation between the two people, but everyone could hear the continuous gagging sound.
Everyone looked towards the cabin, wondering what happened to Wendy and what Vic was doing in there.
Fortunately, their minds are still simple and they don't have any wild thoughts. If Wendy was outside and Rebecca was inside, it would be different. Her brainstorming would definitely be a love action movie, and she would probably secretly find a place to change into her panties after it was over.
"Just feel it yourself first, and then go out when you can almost fully control it!"
Vic said something to Wendy and went out. For someone with Wendy's strength, the devil fruit would basically not get out of control, but this matter was not small, so she had to explain it.
Vic walked out of the cabin and ignored everyone's strange looks. He found a place to sit cross-legged and closed his eyes. He couldn't say it clearly but he didn't want to deliberately make up lies to these friends. They would know it later.
Even if the truth was revealed in a few years, these friends would not betray him, so he simply chose to keep silent. Rebecca and the others saw that they had no answer from Vic, so they focused their attention on the door of the cabin, waiting for Wendy to appear. They had no intention of entering the house, probably because they were afraid of seeing any embarrassing scenes.
They waited and waited but no one came out, so they could only prepare the ingredients while glancing towards the cabin. It was not until an hour later that Wendy came out of the cabin.
The first person she looked at after she left the house was Vic. She cast a grateful look towards the place where Vic was sitting cross-legged, although Vic didn't see it. Then Rebecca and Gion put down what they were doing and surrounded him curiously. Damn curiosity.
"Wendy! You must have eaten something just now. There's still some milky liquid at the corner of your mouth. Let me wipe it off for you."
After Rebecca finished speaking, she took out a piece of paper and wiped off the solidified juice left from the devil fruit at the corner of Wendy's mouth.
After eating the devil fruit, Wendy listened to Vic and began to adapt to the power of the fruit. She indeed ignored the juice at the corner of her mouth. Now that Rebecca wiped it off, she felt a little embarrassed and her face turned a little red.
Rebecca and the others were indeed naive and didn't think much about it, but Wendy was not naive. When she saw that the milky white solidified liquid on the paper was actually on the corner of her mouth, she thought a lot and realized that it was another big drama.
"Wendy! Why did Vic look for you just now? He came out a long time ago, why did you come out now?"
Relying on her current relationship with Vic, Gion really wanted to know what the two of them did in the cabin. She felt that she had the right to know. After Gion asked this question, Rebecca also looked at Wendy curiously.
"Didn't Vic tell you? Then I can't tell you either. You should just wait for Vic to tell you in person. It shouldn't take long!"
When Wendy heard this, she knew that Vic had kept the secret very well, so she naturally couldn't let him down. After saying this, she escaped from the two people's encirclement somewhat awkwardly and went to Barrett to help him.
Seeing that Wendy didn't say anything, Rebecca and Gion knew that the matter must be very important, so they stopped pestering her. They believed that Vic would tell them and was just waiting for an opportunity. So they returned to the place where they had worked before with depressed faces. They were really depressed as they had waited for so long but in vain.
When lunch was almost ready, two people that Vic had never expected came to the beachside cabin. They were Vice Admiral Tsuru who was resting at the Navy Headquarters. She brought Tina here.
Tina came over and immediately found Rebecca and Wendy. The three of them were good friends and they often got together before.
She had originally returned to the headquarters with Vice Admiral Tsuru, but then left for something and only returned to the headquarters yesterday. If it wasn't too late, she would have come to find Rebecca and the others last night. Vice Admiral Tsuru walked towards Vic with a smile on his face.
"Tina! When did you come back? I asked about you when I went to see Granny Crane a few days ago, and she said that you went out again after returning to the headquarters.
I didn't know when Vic would take us away from the headquarters. I felt quite regretful at that time. It's great to see you now!"
Rebecca was really happy to see Tina. She didn't have many friends to begin with, and she couldn't treat all her seniors like friends like Vic did, so she cherished these few friends.
"Tina just returned to the headquarters last night. When I knew you were at the headquarters last night, I wanted to come and see you, but it was too late and I didn't come. Today, I learned that Vice Admiral Tsuru would also be coming, so Tina came along to eat with him, hahahaha!"
Tina with long pink hair has changed a lot after nearly a year of experience and looks more mature and capable.
"Tina! How does it feel to be with my sister?"
Gion also came over, and then the four women put on a show, chattering non-stop.
"Vic! Thank you for saving Gion's life. She has told me what happened at that time. I thought she was joking with me. I asked Garp and then I realized how thrilling it was. Fortunately, you are here. Thank you!"
When Vice Admiral Crane came to Vic, Vic stood up without being arrogant. Vice Admiral Crane thanked Vic with a grateful look on his face and even wanted to bow to Vic, but Vic couldn't accept it and quickly reached out to support Vice Admiral Crane who was about to bend down.
"Granny Tsuru, you are too kind. As a colleague, I cannot stand by and watch someone die. Besides, we are good friends. More importantly, Gion was seriously injured in order to save me. It is my responsibility to heal her. Even if I can't do it myself, I will find someone to heal her!"
Vic didn't dare to take credit for it. To be honest, he felt guilty because he was the one who caused the problem.
"Then I won't say any more. If you have any difficulties or problems in the future, come to me. Although I may not be as strong as you, I am definitely more knowledgeable and experienced than you. I also have some influence in the navy. Don't act rashly. Weigh the pros and cons before making a decision!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru did not insist on bowing, and said some words with a hint of meaning. Vic just thought it was a thank you from Sister Gion, and did not take it too seriously. He probably would only remember Vice Admiral Tsuru's words today after experiencing it.