One Piece: Saving Hancock with the Batto Batto no Mi

Sabaody Archipelago, Grove 41.

In the three-story villa, on the first floor's dining room, the dinner atmosphere was warm, but a small, hopeful gaze disturbed Sephiroth's tranquility.

The rectangular dining table, now occupied by only four people, was a silent witness. Sephiroth turned slightly, and his eyes met Marigold, who pouted her small lips, looking at him with pitiful eyes. I've been wronged, but I'm not saying it!

Seeing this, Sephiroth's eye couldn't help but twitch slightly, and he silently mumbled in his heart, Don't worry about scarcity, worry about inequality! Of the three Boa sisters, only Marigold is left, and he hasn't given her a Devil Fruit! It's only natural that the orange-haired girl might have a little emotion.

Thinking of this, Sephiroth couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Women are indeed troublesome!" However, he said in a comforting tone, "Marigold, I don't have a better Devil Fruit on hand right now. When I find one in the future, I'll definitely give it to you too, okay?"

"Hmm! Good!" Hearing this, the orange-haired girl nodded repeatedly, and the slight unhappiness in her heart quickly disappeared, her sweet smile returning.

At the same time, Sephiroth was also rapidly thinking in his mind about what kind of Devil Fruit he would give Marigold in the future. In One Piece, Devil Fruits were something that could both beautify and disfigure you! If he gave it to Marigold and she ate a certain strange Devil Fruit, making her strange as well, then the consequences... Absolutely "no way!" Little Sephiroth would be the first to disagree!

In fact, after Sephiroth ate the Vampire Fruit, he also suffered a slight influence. His appearance, originally of the sunny type. It was just that as Sephiroth continued to develop his Devil Fruit abilities, although his facial features had become more handsome, he had begun to develop in the direction of enchanting and evil, which made Sephiroth's first impression now, that is, a youth with slightly pale skin, an enchanting and handsome appearance, and a hint of gloomy temperament.

Sephiroth knew that Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits all had their own wills and would choose a suitable master themselves. He had to say that the compatibility between his mind and the Vampire Fruit was indeed very high. However, it couldn't be ruled out that the will within the fruit was influencing him!

Sephiroth was like a creature hiding in the "darkness," watching coldly, the beautiful things under the "sunlight." His greatest desire was to live under the "sunlight," but he was afraid of the "sunlight," afraid of the consequences—the harm incurred. So he chose to hide in the "gloom," to dance in the "gloom." Only "darkness" was the best place for his own habitat.

Devil Fruit Awakening happened only when the user's body, mind, and Devil Fruit ability matched! In his continuous development of his abilities, Sephiroth also felt a kind of unsatisfied guidance that called him to move closer in a certain direction.

Closer to home, the Devil Fruits that could beautify in One Piece, among the fruits he knew of, seemed to be only the Awa Awa no Mi (Soap Fruit) and the Goro Goro no Mi (Lightning Fruit) left... Sephiroth felt the lower and upper limits of the Awa Awa no Mi weren't high, and he didn't intend to give it to Marigold even if he acquired it in the future.

As for the Goro Goro no Mi. For this Devil Fruit, clothes were simply a burden, and you could get the most out of it without wearing them! Given this drawback, even if he were beaten to death, he couldn't give it to Marigold! Young Miss, you can see it yourself, but show it to others? Don't say a door, not even a crack. That's impossible!

After much thought, Sephiroth felt like he would just forget about helping Marigold find a powerful Devil Fruit. Of course, the Zoan Devil Fruits in the basement warehouse, such as the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon and the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Vulture, were not under his consideration. They were just ordinary species, and he'd be embarrassed to give them to Marigold!

Suddenly, Sephiroth had a flash of inspiration in his mind. Hmm!?... By the way, during this period, up there in Skypiea, has Enel already eaten the Goro Goro no Mi yet? If not, then it would be good to find it for Marigold? However, if Enel has already eaten the Goro Goro no Mi, then don't blame him for being ruthless! It was decided that in three more days, until Saturday and Sunday, when he was on vacation, he would go to Skypiea!

After dinner, Sephiroth, with his stack of plates, entered the kitchen and began washing dishes.

"Sephiroth, let me help you wash the dishes!" Hancock exclaimed.

"Hmm! Good," Sephiroth replied.

After receiving the reply, Hancock immediately smiled sweetly and walked into the kitchen. She picked up the rag next to her and began wiping the dishes after pouring detergent on them. Still Hancock is the most intimate, unlike Marigold and Sandersonia, these two guys, heartless all day long... Sephiroth glanced at the living room, teasing the two teenage Vampire Den Den Mushi girls.

In the evening, moonlight, like water, fell to the earth through the leaves of the Yarukiman Mangrove Forest.

The three-story villa, first floor, in the bathroom.

In the five-meter-long, four-meter-wide bathtub, thick white mist wafted, and under the action of sprinklers installed at the bottom, hot water at the right temperature continuously surged. Marigold and Sandersonia, who had already been bathed for a long time, lazily leaned into the bath and chatted leisurely.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Sephiroth slowly opened the curtains and looked through the one-way glass towards the bright moon hanging in the night over the distant sea. He bought this villa, and besides its spacious basement, most of this bathroom faced the sea. Sephiroth, after exercising and sweating, used to take a bath. In this bathroom, you could not only bathe and relax, but you could also enjoy the sea view, which was simply delightful!

"Sephiroth~! Let me help you clean your body!" Hancock smiled sweetly, holding a bottle of body wash in her right hand.

"As you wish!" Sephiroth smiled and nodded, not refusing.

Hancock brought a stool and sat on it. The tall, black-haired girl squeezed a little body wash, put it in her hand, rubbed it into a lather, and then applied it to Sephiroth's body. She cleaned very carefully, from head to toe, without missing any corner. However, instead of cleaning him with a towel, she instead turned to a softer and more comfortable approach—her fingers felt smoother than cloth.

Hancock seemed to be working very hard to help Sephiroth clean the stains on his body! After a while, she was exhausted, but the stains on Sephiroth's body still hadn't completely disappeared.

Seeing this, Sephiroth, who had just been holding Hancock, put her into the bathtub to rest.

"Sandersonia, come and clean me!"

"Uh huh!" The green-haired girl didn't refuse, and she agreed with a smile.

However.

"Wait!! Sephiroth, not there." Sandersonia exclaimed, a little surprised.

Hearing this, Sephiroth smiled mischievously, and he said, "It's fine, just enjoy it!"

"Oh~!"

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