Chapter 853 Consistent style
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Chabaoti Archipelago
Island No. 7.
A heavily guarded manor
Inside a chic little Western-style building.
The light brown solid wood floor is reflective, and the milk-coffee colored walls and warm white chandeliers create a quiet and warm atmosphere.
In the center of the living room, off-white sofas are placed around an oval solid wood coffee table. In the glass vase on the coffee table are two bright sunflowers.
The golden petals spread out in all directions, like two little suns, making the whole room warmer and brighter.
A woman in a simple striped shirt was standing in front of the window, staring intently at the bustling scene of people coming and going in the yard below.
"rustle…"
The breeze gently blew her long, smooth orange hair and moved the half-read book on the windowsill.
"Lucien!"
Senior hurried up the stairs to the living room.
Hearing her lover's call, Lucien turned around and smiled, revealing two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth. Her pupils were as clear and bright as blue gems, revealing a gentleness and kindness, like warm sunshine pouring on her body.
Senior was instantly infected by Lucien's smile, and the corners of his mouth could not help but rise, just like the first time they met... The air was filled with a sweet sour smell.
Well, thinking of this, Senior couldn't help but express his sincere gratitude to Rocinante in his heart. If he hadn't been beaten half to death, he wouldn't have chosen to stay in a small town on an island in the North Sea. He probably wouldn't have met Lucien and missed this true love.
"What's wrong, honey?"
Seeing that Senior didn't say anything for a long time after he came in, but just stood at the door of the living room and smiled foolishly, Lucien asked curiously.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Following behind, Gel, who had just come in and had his mouth filled with dog food, couldn't help coughing a few times.
"I'm not saying anything bad about you, Senior. You've been an old married couple for almost 20 years, and you might even become grandparents in a few years. Why are you trying to kill me the first time you meet?"
"Ah... we didn't, Captain, you misunderstood."
Senior then came to his senses and scratched his head in embarrassment, but Lucien chuckled.
Captain Gir rolled his eyes, but even though he complained, he still felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. He was also happy that their love story in this life could have a relatively plain ending and did not need to end in a tragic and unforgettable way.
"By the way, Captain, this is my wife, Lucien!"
Senior introduced hurriedly.
"Lucien, come and meet Captain Gill."
"Hello! Lord Gel."
Lucien bowed respectfully.
"Hello, Lucien. We are all family. No need to be so polite. Just call me by my name."
"Well, Captain Gill, you are really... so young!"
Lucien couldn't help but sigh.
Although I had seen this "legendary" man who was a powerful figure on the sea in photos before, this was the first time I saw him in person, and I couldn't help but be surprised at Captain Gill's youth.
"Hahaha, you're too kind. In fact, it's all because these guys are so easy on the eyes. As a captain, I don't have the chance to experience any hardships. It's said that a calm sea can't produce excellent sailors, it can only produce pampered and useless captains like me."
Ger laughed at himself.
"No, no, no, Captain! Don't be so modest. Without you, how could we have achieved what we have today? Just like me, if I hadn't been lucky enough to meet you, Captain Gill, I would probably still be a confused pirate now."
Senior said seriously.
"I have often heard my dear talk about his past stories. I am really grateful that you can guide him onto the right path."
Lucien also expressed his gratitude to Captain Gir.
“Hahaha, right path?”
Ger smiled.
"He is now the big brother of gangs all over the world. Lucien, I will be relieved if you can not blame me for turning him from an unknown pirate into the gang boss he is today."
"Captain Gill, you are joking. This is the path my dear chose. How can he blame you? Besides, not all gangsters are bad people."
Lucien looked at Ger and continued.
"Although I am just a woman, I can still distinguish right from wrong. Just like my hometown, Birmingham, a small town on the North Sea, it is the local gangs that are responsible for maintaining order and resisting pirates."
"Although gangs regularly charge high protection fees and often fight over territory, harming innocent people, living in such a place, seeking the protection of gangs is the only choice for most people, because in this sea, the law of the jungle prevails, and it is a luxury for ordinary people to live in peace."
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"I think it would not be a bad thing for ordinary people to be able to unify the rules for all the gangs around the world."
"Yeah, that makes some sense."
Ger nodded in agreement.
Lucien said as he slowly walked forward and helped Senior adjust his tie.
"So, I think you really did something really remarkable, dear."
Senior's expression was filled with emotion, what more could a man ask for with a wife like this!
"Thank you, Lucien!"
The two looked at each other affectionately again.
"Ahem! That's enough."
Gel quickly coughed twice and joked.
"The relationship between the couple is so good, the captain suggests allowing a second child."
"Ah, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare some of my specialties so I won't disturb you guys from talking about business."
Lucien's cheeks turned slightly red and she quickly found an excuse to leave.
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"Shua~!"
Senior took out a box of cigars from his pocket. After taking out a cigar, a black claw grew out from the tip of his index finger. With a light stroke, he neatly cut off the cap of the cigar. Then he snapped his fingers and used the heat generated by the friction between his two fingers to light the cigar. After a series of fancy operations, he finally handed the lit cigar to Captain Gill.
"Whoo~"
Gel walked to the window, and slowly exhaled a puff of white smoke out of the window with a pretentious look on his face. Just then he saw a familiar figure, so he asked curiously.
"Uh...Isn't this guy Kira? Why is he here? And who is the tomboy next to her?"
If I remember correctly, shouldn't Kira be the vice-captain of Kidd's pirate group? Not long ago, Kidd had just challenged Enelu and failed, resulting in the annihilation of his entire army. Not only was his ambition shattered, but he was also killed. Even the Magnet-Magnet Fruit had been taken out. How could this vice-captain Kira appear here alive?
"Um...Captain, do you know Kira? And the one next to him is Yanaka."
Senior took a glance and replied.
"Yanaika?"
Gel touched his chin and recalled carefully for a while before he remembered that there seemed to be such a person. He was a good friend of Eustace Kidd and Kira since childhood, and it seemed that he was also their common crush. Later, he was killed by a gang of robbers.
"They are two bad boys and girls I met in the South China Sea more than ten years ago. I saw that they had good talents and was afraid that they would go astray and go out to sea to become pirates, so I followed your usual style and brought them back. The same is true for Bellamy and Bartolomeo."
"Huh? This is also possible?"
Ger was a little surprised.
If you think about it carefully, wow, does this mean that Kira is the typical guy who values love over friendship, and who directly abandoned his good friend Kidd in order to be a bootlicker?
"Kou Waine~!"
"Is there something wrong with them two, Captain?"
Senior asked worriedly, frowning.
"It's okay, you did a good job. It seems that you have trained a lot of aspiring young people in these years of trafficking... No, no, you have trained a lot of aspiring young people."
Gel patted Senior's shoulder in affirmation.
Upon hearing this, Senior's brows slowly relaxed and he happily lit a cigar for himself.
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