One Piece: Getting Stronger by Writing a Diary

"What a troublesome situation."

Mayor Iceburg shook his head and sighed.

Although Zephyr had already left, merely thinking about the information he had brought left Iceburg feeling exhausted.

"Mayor Iceburg, are you worried that Arton really has come to Water 7?"

Kalifa, dressed as a secretary, pushed up her glasses and asked curiously.

"Of course I'm worried."

Iceburg nodded without hiding it.

After all, he himself possessed a secret the World Government absolutely could not allow to exist.

All these years, Iceburg had done everything possible to conceal it.

Naturally, he did not want the Marines and World Government focusing too much attention on him.

If Arton truly arrived, however, the possibility of his secret being exposed would only grow.

Aside from those concerns, Iceburg did not harbor any real hostility toward Arton.

Although the Marines and World Government portrayed Arton as a devil, Iceburg had his own intelligence network.

He knew perfectly well that although Arton was a pirate, he had never done anything cruel or unjust.

On the contrary, Iceburg outwardly said nothing about Arton killing a Celestial Dragon, but inwardly applauded him with both hands.

Were it not for his responsibilities as mayor of Water 7, he might have excitedly found someone to share a drink with.

Kalifa did not know what Iceburg was thinking. She naturally assumed he was genuinely concerned about Arton's arrival.

After thinking it over, Kalifa smiled and said,

"Why don't you leave this matter to me? If Arton truly comes to Water 7, I'll notify you."

Iceburg looked surprised.

"I didn't expect you to make such a choice, Kalifa."

There was no doubt that Kalifa was an exceptionally capable secretary.

However, no matter how outstanding she was, she had always avoided involving herself in matters outside her work.

The fact that she had now volunteered to help truly surprised Iceburg.

"Arton is such a major figure. If he truly causes trouble in Water 7, it will affect my livelihood too, won't it?"

Kalifa smiled.

After considering it briefly, Iceburg felt that her reasoning did fit the current situation.

Therefore, he did not think much more about it and directly accepted her proposal.

With Kalifa's competence, entrusting her with keeping an eye on matters concerning Arton's pirate crew also gave Iceburg considerable peace of mind.

Even so, Iceburg did not intend to leave everything entirely to her.

After seeing Kalifa off, he began contacting other people and instructed them to watch for signs of the Flameblade Pirates arriving.

Unfortunately, neither Zephyr nor Iceburg knew that Arton had already completed his disguise.

With the special abilities possessed by Arton and his companions, perfectly disguising an entire ship was far too easy.

When Arton's pirate ship truly entered Water 7's harbor, no one recognized it as belonging to the Flameblade Pirates.

Even Kalifa, standing at the harbor as the ship entered, failed to identify Arton and his companions.

However, Kalifa's failure to recognize them did not mean Arton failed to recognize her.

...

"How interesting. Kalifa is actually standing at the harbor."

"Is she waiting specifically for someone, or is she waiting for us?"

Standing on the deck, Arton looked toward Kalifa at the harbor.

With Zephyr's Marine warship docked on another shore, Arton naturally did not believe Kalifa had simply happened to appear there.

Even if she had no other purpose, Arton did not believe it.

"No matter what, since we've encountered her, I should take a picture first."

Arton muttered to himself and prepared to activate the voyage diary copy to record Kalifa's appearance.

She was, after all, a rare beauty with smooth, fair skin.

Perhaps after Kalifa stopped serving as a spy in Water 7, he would never again get to see her dressed like this.

If he failed to preserve an image of her now, Arton felt he might regret it later.

However, just as he prepared to take the picture, Conis and Raki each wrapped an arm around one of his.

The soft sensation pressing against him left Arton momentarily distracted, and he forgot all about photographing Kalifa.

"What is it, you two?"

Arton lowered his head and asked Conis and Raki.

"N-Nothing. I only wanted to stand a little closer to you, Captain."

Conis lowered her head and spoke apologetically.

"That's right."

Raki nodded emphatically.

Despite her words, Raki felt extremely nervous.

Just moments ago, the two of them had seen Arton use the voyage diary's recording function to prepare to photograph Kalifa.

Once Arton took the picture, the other voyage diary copy holders would undoubtedly learn that he was in Water 7.

That was the last thing Raki and Conis wanted.

The two could only attempt to redirect Arton's attention in the simplest way possible.

They were worried that merely offering him this amount of "benefit" might not be enough to distract him.

Fortunately, Arton eventually deactivated the voyage diary's recording function.

At the same time, Kalifa seemed to give up waiting at the harbor and turned toward the city.

"I see. I wanted to get a little closer to both of you too."

Arton smiled.

He was already extremely close to Raki and Conis, so he normally spoke and acted with them quite directly.

To be precise, Arton was not merely direct with his words—he was also direct with his hands.

Raki and Conis felt his hands on their waists, and faint blushes appeared on their faces.

Of course, neither woman disliked his actions. On the contrary, they felt quite excited.

Had their current surroundings not been so inappropriate, Conis and Raki might have pulled Arton aside for a proper intimate exchange.

"Um... Captain, since we've reached the harbor, what are we doing next?"

"Are we going directly to find shipwrights and have the ship built?"

Raki took a deep breath, enduring her physical discomfort as she asked Arton.

"Mm. Although I'd still like to continue staying here with both of you for a while longer, we do indeed need to meet Mayor Iceburg first."

"Just as I said earlier, the two of you should come with me."

Arton looked first at Conis on his left, then at Raki on his right.

"Of course there's no problem."

Raki nodded firmly.

"M-Me too."

Conis replied.

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