Ultimate Fruit - Volume 1 Chapter 22 22

The next day.

Luffy found an old man stuck in a long stilt on the island. It seems the old man was stuck there for years and unable to get down due to the height. Thankfully, he was able to survive since the trees here were also tall and he was able to live from the fruits.

Lucas’ face twitched after hearing how ridiculous that was…he also thought how the hell did this old gramps pee or take a dump and couldn’t help but look warily on the ground

Anyway, thanks to the old man, they knew the name of this island was called. Long Ring Island.

The name was like that because this plain field they were standing on is simply a part of the island. The whole island is shaped like a ring, with hills tall enough that it would look like a separate island when the water tide is high enough.

The old man belonged to a tribe that would keep rotating their homes on these tall hills. One day, this old man decided to play on the stilt which grew quite fast and he was left behind

Since that was the case, Luffy decided to have the old man on board and they would set sail around Long Ring Island until they find his tribe.

Lucas thinks this was pointless but didn’t stop Luffy. He can still use this time to train.

It took them 4 days to finally find the tribe the old man belonged to. During this time, Lucas was imparting all he knew about Observation Haki to Zoro and Sanji.

He would also ‘play’ with Luffy with the blindfold game from time to time to hone Luffy’s skills. With his talent and protagonist luck, he should learn Observation Haki fast…somehow…probably

He also had Usopp try being blindfold and aiming. Who knows, maybe this guy would also learn Observation Haki somehow

As for Chopper…emm

Lucas’ head hurt just remembering it…when he asked Chopper to try, Chopper was only cutely swinging a stick while going ‘Ei! Ei! Ei!’. Naturally, none of his hits reached anything at all

However, it was funny so he secretly recorded a video of it…heh, it could be considered as watching cats on youtube, he can use it to relieve stress someday.

Then there’s Nami and Robin.

Speaking of this, Lucas’ head hurt even more.

When he blindfolded Robin, she just waved her hands and an eye appeared on the blindfold

As for Nami, he had to keep ‘betting’ with her just so she would agree. The bet was that if she could hit him once while blindfolded, he would give her 1 million beli.

The result? Nami would suddenly show her cleavage or lift her skirt a bit. And then, each time…would be followed with a slap.

Lucas has no way of fighting back!

If there’s no bet, Nami would just pretend to try

Only Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji had real progress.

Zoro and Sanji were serious as they knew that Lucas was about to leave, and they also wanted to get stronger.

As for Luffy, he’s just a natural when it comes to using his instincts.

Robin also knew about Lucas’ little plan but decided to feign ignorance

After dropping off the old man to his tribe, the crew once more set sail to the seas and onto the next island.

The travel this time is surprisingly quite relaxed. 3 more days passed like this quietly and calmly.

In this time, Lucas continued his training and he even had Luffy try a couple of moves.

Well, when he explained Gear Second, Luffy didn’t understand it one bit so Lucas can only give up explaining using words…

It is now the 3rd day since they left Long Ring Island.

Nami was wearing a one-piece dress and was relaxing on the deck.

“Mm…the weather is nice today!”

“Naaamiiii-swaan!”

“?”

Nami decided to ignore the fact that Sanji came over while swirling and twirling and looked at the plate he was holding instead

“This is a Potato Paille, my newest invention. Would you like to try some?”

Nami took a bite and said.

“Mm! Delicious.”

“I CAN DIE HAPPY!!!”

Sanji faced the seas and shouted. For some reason, there were waves that hit the edge of the ship in the background

Suddenly, Nami took another piece and handed to the person beside her

“Lucas, give it a try.”

“Ah?…Mm, it’s delicious”

Lucas was surprised and just as he opened his mouth, Nami already fed him with the paille”

Seeing Lucas being fed by Nami, Sanji was angered.

“LUCAS GODDAMN YOU!!!”

“Shut up, bastard! I’m trying to sleep here!”

Hearing Sanji shout nonsense again, Zoro woke up and snapped at Sanji.

“Shut it Mr. Cactus! My Nami-swan is being stolen from me!”

“What’s that, dartboard!?”

“D-!…What was that!?”

“Dartboard Eyebrow.”

“WHAT!?”

Lucas saw that Sanji’s anger was redirected to Zoro and sighed. He looked curiously at Nami, seemingly hesitating something.

Nami saw his look and only presented another piece.

“Want more?”

“Uhh, that…Nami? Is there something wrong?”

Why is this orange-haired demon suddenly giving him free things!? Something is definitely up!

“Sigh, I’m not blind you know? Lately, you seem to be pushing yourself and everyone with this play training of yours…so you tell me. What’s wrong?”

Lucas fell silent, before sighing and lying back down.

He closed his eyes and said.

“…It’s nothing.”

Nami pouted.

How is it nothing!? Look at you! Look at how you’re acting!? How is it nothing!?

Nami was angry.

She didn’t care about his reaction anymore and pulled his ear along.

“Ah!? N-Nami!? W-wait! That hurts!”

Being dragged by the ear, Lucas winced in pain. Of course, he can just turn to water but he felt that if he were to do that…then Nami will truly be angry!

She might not hit him anymore, but the feelings and relationship between the two will never be the same again

Helplessly, Lucas can only follow behind her and wait for his judgment

On the way, they passed by Luffy and the others who looked at them curiously.

“What’s this? What’s happening?”

“Lucas, you angered Nami again?”

“You shouldn’t learn from Sanji, Lucas.”

“…”

I didn’t do anything!

Lucas wanted to yell out but only sighed.

Nami pushed the paille to Luffy to shut him up.

“Food! What’s this?”

“Paille. With potato. Don’t let anyone near the cabin!”

“Roger!”

Luffy! Just who is the captain here!?

Lucas stared at Luffy dumbfoundedly as he defends the door as Nami slams it close.

Once they were alone inside, Nami threw Lucas to the bed.

Confused, Lucas can only ask.

“Err…N-Nami?”

…Why does it feel like I’m going to get r.a.p.ed!?

Lucas sweated. Though in his mind, it is actually fine if it was Nami…but that’s beside the point!

Nami glared at him and got close.

Lucas’ heart skipped a beat seeing her so close. He can feel her breath on his face and her smell…err, she still smells of oranges

“You’re going to tell me what’s happening right now. Or I will yell ****!”

Damn! This is too savage!

Just who is raping who in this situation!?

Lucas wanted to ask but didn’t dare to

However, they were still in the ocean, Lucas doesn’t know if he should really tell Nami right now…who knows just what she’ll do

It would only make things complicated and they still have to reach the next island for Lucas to leave and relieve the awkward air by then.

Nami saw that Lucas still refused to talk and was about to yell!

“Ra- mm!?”

When Lucas saw that she was really gonna yell, he gritted his teeth and pushed his own lips against Nami’s to silence her!

Faced with the sudden kiss, Nami’s eyes widened!

She tried to let go but Lucas was quick, He held her head and continued the kiss.

Soon, he went as far as sticking his tongue in!

Nami went dizzy with the intense kiss but refused to be defeated so she responded in kind!

As such…the two were locked in an intense battle in their lips!

Nami’s face went red and her thoughts became blurry. Somehow, she managed to separate the two of them but in the process, she pushed Lucas down.

Their posture right now is quite suggestive. Not to mention that their faces are red and seemingly in heat!

Nami looked down at Lucas for a moment…she could feel something rising from below her as well and remembered the incident in the past.

The two stared at each other while heavily breathing. Both of them seemed to be waiting on the other to make the first move.

Nami saw that Lucas was still hesitating and become angry again!

She didn’t care anymore and started to kiss him in protest!

For a moment, Lucas decided to forget everything.

Forget about his home world.

Forget about Aokiji and his deal.

Forget about being a Shichibukai and leaving the crew

Lucas didn’t let go of Nami’s lips in fear of her screaming and m.o.a.ning too loud.

Nami wildly tore off his shirt and removed his pants while holding Lucas down.

Soon, they began another round of a different kind of battle

Outside the cabin, Luffy and the rest couldn’t hear any voices but they can hear slapping and thudding sounds

“Wow! Lucas isn’t even screaming after being tortured by Nami!”

“Damn, hear how loud those slaps are!? Is she gonna kill Lucas!?”

“Lucas, may your soul rest in peace.”

Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper all prayed for Lucas.

Meanwhile, Zoro and Sanji let out a cold sweat.

Since they also knew about Lucas’ secret, they feared that the two of them will also be subjected to torture after Lucas if he decided to spill the beans!

In their minds, they also prayed.

Lucas! You damn better not say anything!

When you die, we will explain to Aokiji…so rest easy, and don’t say a word!

It was a good thing Lucas was too ‘busy’ and he also can’t hear their thoughts. Otherwise, he may just cough out blood

At the side, Robin was curious about what was happening and summon an eye to sprout behind the cabin’s door.

…Soon after, she blushed.

Okay Nami…this is your winyou sure are daring to do this while the crew’s all awake…

After an hour of ‘torture’, the door snapped open and everyone quickly looked.

They saw Nami’s face red from anger and her clothes a bit disheveled, but she was stomping away angrily…

Next, they saw Lucas weakly follow behind her. He was only wearing his pants. As for his shirt…it was already torn by Nami and the others can only see the various ‘scratch’ marks on his body…

Everyone instantly paled!

God! Just what kind of torture did he undergo!?

There’s even a red slap mark on his face!

Robin, who knew exactly what happened inside, blushed heavily.

God! Nami is too wild!

However, she is confused why Nami is still angry. It can’t be that she’s dissatisfied. Though briefly, Robin had seen Lucas’ thing down there

Naturally, Lucas doesn’t know what she’s thinking, but if he did, who knows what he’ll do…

Lucas sighed seeing Nami ignore him and remembered the incident a while ago.

After the two tussled for an hour, Nami laid weakly on top of him. She asked.

“…The two of us are already like this…why won’t you tell me if something’s wrong?”

Lucas looked at her eyes which seemed to cry in a few moments.

He gritted his teeth and finally came clean.

She was right. Their relationship had already gotten to this point! It would be too unfair for her if he didn’t tell her

So he told her about Aokiji and his deal to him

When Nami first heard that he had fought with an Admiral, she panicked and got worried. But after listening through the whole story and that he planned to agree, her whole body trembled.

“…Why did you agree”

“…It’s the only way for you all to be safe”

“Don’t give me that shit! What about you!?”

Then, she gave him a loud slap and stormed away after quickly fixing her clothes

Lucas had to quickly pull up his pants in fear of others seeing. Though, he couldn’t get his shirt anymore since Nami tore it.

Sometimes, he can’t help but wonder why Nami is strong at times, but weak most of the time

He also had to hurriedly clean the place with his ability as there were…various kinds of liquids here and there…

Lucas turned to Zoro.

“…Zoro, can I borrow some clothes?”

“…Sure.”

While looking at him in pity, Zoro went to the cabin and got him a spare shirt.

Though Zoro normally wears a white shirt, he still has other shirts. Now, Lucas wore a collared shirt with red and black stripes.

Aas Zoro was handing the shirt to Lucas, he asked softly.

“…Did you tell her?”

“…Yeah”

Sanji was nearby so he also heard. The two of them instantly went pale.

“Ah…Everyone should be hungry! I’ll go cook something!”

“Err…I’m gonna go catch a fish then!”

…The two quickly escaped!

Lucas looked at them and was confused about why they were acting like that.

Then, Robin walked towards him and gave him a weird look.

“???”

“You…no, it’s nothing.”

“???”

Robin quickly retreated as well!

Confused why everyone was reacting that way, Lucas sighed and shook his head.

Anyway, he needs to deal with Nami’s issue first

He only looked away for a moment and he can’t see her anymore. After thinking a bit, he spread his Observation Haki to look for her.

Once he did, he looked up.

Nami was there on the observation deck at the top of the mast.

He made his wings reappear and flew.

Nami felt a shadow block the sun and looked up. She saw Lucas, looking at her worryingly.

“Why are you still here? Just hurry and fly away!”

“…”

Lucas was silent.

He extended his hand to her and said.

“Take my hand.”

“…”

Nami was still angry at him and didn’t want to. But when she remembered that she may not see Lucas again, she gave in and took his hand.

Lucas smiled and pulled her to him as he flew high up in the air.

“Ever since I got these wings, I’ve always wanted to carry you up here.”

“…It’s beautiful”

Nami watched the horizon divide the sky and the seas and can’t help but wonder just how truly big this world is.

“I remember…you mention that your dream is to map out the whole world?”

“…Yeah.”

“My dream is to make sure everyone I care about to be happy and live as they want…so I will make sure this dream of yours come true. One day…someday…I will take you to see the whole world.”

Nami looked away from the scenery and looked into his eyes.

“Promise me.”

“I promise.”

Suddenly, Nami’s face closed in and gave him a long kiss.

Nami smiled.

“I’ve sealed this promise. You can’t take it back! Otherwise, you will have to pay with your life!”

Hearing this, Lucas gave his signature wry smile.

“I won’t break it even if I die.”