One Piece: Getting Stronger by Writing a Diary

Uta had been worrying for nothing. At that moment, everyone in the Flame-Blade Pirates was immersed in the cheerful atmosphere of the banquet.

No one had noticed what was happening with Uta, Arton, and Hina.

Even after Uta and Arton returned from the dream world, everyone continued eating hot pot and singing as though nothing had happened.

From time to time, someone would approach Arton with a cup to offer him a toast.

There was nothing that could be done about it. As the captain, Arton was naturally the most popular person in the entire crew.

Aside from him, the second person receiving the most attention was Hina.

After all, she was a newcomer to the crew, so it was only natural that everyone would focus more of their attention on her.

Hina also understood perfectly well that she was new, so she accepted every toast without refusing anyone.

As a result, it did not take long for her to collapse drunk on the floor, without even reacting no matter how anyone tried to wake her.

"Is Hina really such a lightweight?"

"From the way she carried herself, I thought she was an experienced drinker."

Nami looked doubtfully at Hina, who was sprawled over the table with a cup still in her hand.

"I thought so too. She seemed so mature that I assumed she was a veteran at drinking."

Carina nodded in agreement.

That was precisely why they had toasted Hina so frequently earlier.

Had they known she got drunk so easily, they would not have done so.

"It's probably because Miss Hina was imprisoned for too long."

"She likely hasn't fully recovered yet."

"Once she recovers completely, she should be able to show everyone how much she can normally drink."

Uta smiled.

"That's what I think too," Arton said.

Uta and Arton exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

The others might not know, but those two understood perfectly well what had happened.

While Nami, Carina, and the others remained unaware, Hina had already fought an enemy for three hundred rounds on a completely different battlefield.

After enduring three hundred rounds and then facing everyone's relentless toasts, it was perfectly natural for her to end up like this.

"I've had about enough too."

"You all keep enjoying yourselves. I'll take Hina to the observation room so she can rest."

Arton lifted Hina and carried her over his shoulder.

"That works. Tashigi is up there monitoring the surrounding waters."

"Captain, take some alcohol and food up for her too," Nami suggested.

When the banquet began, Tashigi had taken over the task of keeping watch.

Since she had previously served as a Marine, she took vigilance extremely seriously.

After the Flame-Blade Pirates had drawn particular attention from the Marines and the World Government, Tashigi had become even more careful.

Everyone understood how important the lookout duty was, so they did not refuse her decision.

"Even while drinking, Tashigi definitely won't neglect her responsibility to watch the surrounding waters," Carina said.

"Right. Then bring up some juice and milk instead."

Nami quickly replaced the alcohol and prepared sweet fruit juice and rich milk.

"No problem. I'll deliver these to her, then get a good night's sleep."

"Everyone, don't miss me too much."

With Hina still slung over his shoulder, Arton smiled at everyone. He then leaped into the air and flew directly toward the observation room.

…

"Who would miss you?"

Nami pouted as she watched Arton leave.

"You make it sound as though you don't care about Captain."

"If you really don't care about him, then stop interfering whenever I try to get close to him, all right?"

Carina crossed her arms.

"Hmph. I'm not going to."

Nami crossed her arms as well and haughtily turned her head aside.

Carina could only spread her hands helplessly.

Without Nami interfering, she would have taken Arton for herself long ago.

It was precisely because Nami kept stopping her that she had yet to succeed.

Although succeeding would mean giving Nami fewer opportunities to devour Arton for herself, Carina still wanted to claim him as quickly as possible.

Especially now that Robin, Uta, and the others seemed to be looking at Arton more and more strangely, as though something had already happened between them. At the same time, the number of crew members aboard the ship continued to increase.

There was no need to mention Robin and Uta possibly already having something going on with Arton. The crew's increasing size alone was enough to make Carina concerned.

The more people there were aboard the ship, the more divided Arton's attention would become.

Naturally, that would leave Carina with fewer opportunities to capture his attention.

At this point, she was not particularly worried that receiving less attention from Arton would cause her strength to grow more slowly.

She had already obtained the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, and her strength had indeed become considerably greater than before.

What truly concerned her was that if Arton paid less attention to her, her chances of obtaining him would also decrease.

That was what mattered most to Carina now.

As she pondered what method she should use to claim Arton, Nami moved closer.

"Carina, are you plotting something bad against Arton again?"

"You'd better be careful, because I'll be watching you."

Nami warned her.

"Tch, you're so annoying." Carina clicked her tongue. "Fine. I'll return the same words to you. I'll be watching you carefully too."

Nami and Carina pressed their foreheads together, neither willing to yield.

Watching from the side, Robin and the others found the scene both helplessly amusing and entertaining.

At the same time, in the observation room—

"Tashigi, I brought you some juice and milk. Would you like some?"

Arton carried Hina in his arms while holding a tray and addressed Tashigi, who was looking out over the sea through the observation window.

"Huh? Juice and milk at a time like this?"

Tashigi's face flushed as she immediately turned toward Arton's pants.

"The juice and milk I'm talking about aren't being produced by the place you're staring at. They're things Nami asked me to bring you."

Arton put Hina down, then passed the tray over to Tashigi.

"O-Oh. I see."

When Tashigi noticed the tray in Arton's hands, her face grew even redder.

What was wrong with her?

When an ordinary person heard juice and milk, they would naturally think of fruit juice and cow's milk.

Why had she immediately thought of something produced by Arton instead?

Could it be because she had already completely taken on Arton's shape?

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