Four days later.
At the port of Water 7.
"Hey, young man! Take your time!"
"Next time you take my commercial tourist sailing ship, I guarantee it'll be free. I won't charge you a single cent!"
On the deck of the commercial tourist sailing ship, a middle - aged man with a handlebar mustache waved cheerfully at the silver - haired teenager walking down the gangway.
Is this all it takes for you to want me to be your bodyguard?
It's already a good deal that I didn't charge you!...Sephiroth muttered silently to himself.
The silver - haired teenager, holding a suitcase in his right hand, looked at the wide and criss - crossed waterways in front of him. He thought that renting a swordfish would cost money, so it would be better for him to just fly back himself.
With this thought in mind, a pair of black fleshy wings instantly spread out behind him, and he flapped them a few times.
Amid the exclamations of passers - by, he took to the sky and flew swiftly towards the direction of his home.
Before long, he arrived at No. 136, Central Street. He leaped over the wall and landed in front of a three - story garden villa.
When he took out the key from his trouser pocket and was about to open the door, his ears twitched, and a look of slight confusion and strangeness immediately appeared on his face.
Click!
As the silver - haired teenager inserted the key and opened the villa door, he saw Boa Hancock, wearing a white high - slit cheongsam, a white apron around her body, and holding a feather duster in her hand, cleaning the living room.
Thud!
The feather duster in the long - haired black - haired girl's hand fell to the ground, and she stared blankly at the person standing at the door.
"Long time no see! Hancock."
The silver - haired teenager smiled, raised his right hand and waved, greeting her.
"Sephiroth~!"
Boa Hancock suddenly pounced and buried herself in his arms, rubbing against him vigorously, like a kitten acting coquettishly.
"Your humble servant has missed you so much~!"
As she said this, the long - haired black - haired girl actually took the initiative to put her arms around Sephiroth's neck, and her soft lips immediately moved towards his and gently kissed him.
Boa Hancock's overly enthusiastic and sudden attack left him stunned for a moment, and his heart couldn't help but beat a little faster.
The long - haired black - haired girl put her arms around his left arm, rubbing gently in his arms while asking in confusion:
"Sephiroth, why did you suddenly come back?"
"Uh!?...I'm back on vacation...But, rather than that...
I want to ask you... Where did you learn all this?"
Sephiroth had a look of helpless exasperation on his face as he looked at Hancock beside him. At this time, she was still gently rubbing her plump chest against his left arm...
"Captain Shakky taught me. She said that men like this... Sephiroth, don't you like it?"
"Uh!?...No..."
Looking at the girl's big, sparkling eyes, he could only helplessly voice his true thoughts:
"Alright then!"
I really like...
After exchanging a few greetings, Sephiroth learned that because of Boa Hancock, the Snake Pirates changed the island where they originally replenished supplies and took vacations to Water 7. So, she came back to the villa for three to five days every month and cleaned the house by the way...
The silver-haired teenager carried his suitcase and walked up the wooden stairs in the living room to the second floor. He pushed open the door and walked into his bedroom.
When he reached out to open the closet door, a bunch of short skirts, cheongsams, and some thin pieces of Boo came into his sight.
"..."
Why were there such things in his closet?
Outside the corridor of the bedroom, Boa Hancock put her hands together in front of her chest, looking hopeful, and said:
"Sephiroth, have you had lunch?
Do you want me to make you lunch?"
"Lunch! I haven't eaten yet! But I thought you weren't good at cooking?" the silver-haired teenager asked suspiciously.
"Since we separated, I've been practicing cooking."
"After all, I really wanna be an excellent wife!"
As she spoke, Boa Hancock blushed. She rested her chin on her hands, as if fantasizing about something.
Seeing the black-haired girl in this state, Sephiroth let out a soft sigh in his heart.
As a normal man, it would be a lie to say that he wasn't attracted.
He couldn't guarantee that he would always like and love her, as any emotion would fade with time.
However, he couldn't reject Boa Hancock's feelings deep down in his heart!
Thinking of this, Sephiroth decided to stop struggling and just go with the flow.
"Hancock, I accidentally got a Love - Love Fruit. Eating it can make you even more beautiful and charming... Do you want it?"
As he spoke, the silver-haired teenager put the suitcase in his hand on the big bed beside him and reached out to open it.
Inside the box, besides a few sets of clothes, there was a blue fruit covered with heart-shaped spiral patterns.
He picked up the Love - Love Fruit with both hands and held it out to Boa Hancock.
"Are you really going to give this fruit to me?" the black-haired girl asked in slight surprise.
"Yeah! Yes."
After getting a definite answer, the girl, without hesitation and without asking about the fruit's specific abilities, directly reached out, took the blue fruit, peeled it, put it to her mouth, and took a bite.
"Ugh~!"
The terribly bad taste of the Devil Fruit made Boa Hancock frown slightly. A look of pain appeared on her pretty face.
But...
She still ate the whole fruit bite by bite.
After that, the black-haired girl let out a long breath and said with a sweet smile:
"Sephiroth, thank you!"
Whoa!
In an instant, the silver-haired teenager's pupils suddenly dilated. He couldn't help but gasped.
In his eyes, there was no change in Boa Hancock's facial features at all, but there was a special and charming aura all over her body. Every frown, smile, and move of hers exuded a captivating charm that could turn the world upside down.
Love - Love Fruit is so terrifying!
This woman, I'm not gonna let you go for the rest of my life, even if I kick the bucket!!!... Sephiroth roared in his heart.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you staring at me like that..."
Stared at so directly by him, the long - black - haired girl blushed shyly and lowered her head slightly. She raised her right hand and touched her fair and delicate face.
Sephiroth's eyes seemed to be burning with a raging fire. He grabbed Boa Hancock's soft and fair hands and said in a deep voice, word by word:
"I'm hungry! Let's... make dumplings!"