One Piece: Hashirama Template

Chapter 26: The Final Comfortable Growth Phase



It was past eleven o'clock at night.

After several hours of travel, Link's group crossed the Sandora River and a stretch of desert, finally arriving in Alubarna.

As soon as they entered the city, Vivi led Link and the others straight to the royal palace.

Seeing the princess return after two years, Chaka the Jackal, one of the two guardian deities on duty at the gate during these special times, rushed to inform Pell, who was responsible for protecting Cobra.

When Link's group arrived at the palace, Cobra and Pell were already waiting at the entrance.

"Vivi, it's so good that you're safe!"

Seeing his daughter return, Cobra, who had been worried sick about Vivi's safety ever since receiving Igaram's call a few days ago, immediately broke down, tears streaming down his face as he choked out the words.

To let his sixteen-year-old daughter go undercover in a secret criminal organization... he was such an incompetent father.

If anything had happened to his daughter, he truly wouldn't have been able to face Vivi's mother in the afterlife.

"Father, I'm back!"

Tears also welled up in Vivi's beautiful eyes as she threw herself into her father's arms.

The father and daughter were finally reunited after two years.

The scene of the father-daughter reunion should have been heartwarming and touching.

However, Link couldn't help but rub his arms, and then he vanished in a flash.

Seeing this, both Chaka and Pell showed expressions of shock.

If Link hadn't been brought in by Vivi, they would have instinctively moved to Cobra and Vivi's side to protect the king and princess.

Seemingly sensing their wariness, Carina couldn't help but laugh, "Ufufufu... Don't be nervous. Our captain is just allergic to touching moments. He'll be back in a bit."

"Don't worry, Link is not an enemy."

Hearing Carina's words, Vivi quickly pulled away from her father's embrace, took off her cloak, and pulled out the evidence Robin had given her, saying, "Crocodile has been defeated by Link, and Baroque Works has been taken down by him too. This is all the evidence of Crocodile buying Dance Powder and plotting to usurp the country."

"?!"

"That Warlord of the Sea... was defeated?"

Chaka and Pell's faces changed in shock once again, and Cobra looked at the evidence in Vivi's hand with disbelief.

He had thought it was a hopeless situation, and was even prepared for the Nefeltari royal family to be overthrown.

But his daughter had just returned and brought him such a huge surprise.

Before Cobra could ask about the details, Vivi stuffed all the evidence into his arms, urging, "Father, hurry and contact the World Government! With this evidence, they can officially intervene and help us quell the rebellion."

"Alright!"

Cobra also knew the gravity of the situation. He said to Vivi, "I'll go call the Five Elders. Vivi, please be a good host to your friends."

After speaking, Cobra walked quickly towards his study.

Pell followed closely behind.

Seeing Chaka remain in place, Vivi urged, "Chaka, you go too. I'm taking my companions to the bathhouse."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Chaka nodded respectfully and then followed Pell and Cobra.

After the three of them left, Link reappeared in a flash.

Looking at Link beside her, Robin had a slightly strange expression.

Clearly, she had never met anyone like Link.

It's impossible for a person to be born allergic to touching moments. If there were no accidents, Link must have gone through something to become like this.

At this thought, Robin couldn't help but feel a trace of curiosity about Link's past.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the bathhouse!"

With the heavy burden lifted from her shoulders, Vivi gave Link and the others a brilliant smile.

Even though it was nearly dawn, Vivi's smile was as dazzling as the sun, incredibly beautiful.

Soon, Link and the others were enjoying the royal bathhouse of a great kingdom.

The bathhouse was astonishingly large, even bigger than Link's ship.

The decorations were incredibly luxurious, showcasing the nobility of the royal family.

The only unfortunate thing was that the bathhouse was separated for men and women.

Sitting alone in the men's bath, Link listened to the sounds of splashing and playing from behind the wall, his mind painting a picture.

Perhaps the water temperature was a bit high, as Link's own body temperature began to rise.

If it weren't for maintaining his captain's dignity, and his fear that the perceptive Carina and Robin would notice, Link would have used the Transformation Technique and Invisibility Technique to go peek.

Although he was allergic to touching moments, he wasn't allergic to the female form!

At this moment, Link somewhat regretted transmigrating too late.

It had been less than a month since he recruited Nami.

This amount of time was simply not enough to cultivate feelings!

If he wanted to get intimate, he feared they would have to go through many more experiences together.

At this thought, Link quickly dunked his head into the water, then raised it and shook his long hair vigorously.

His thoughts were starting to run wild again!

After relieving his fatigue, Link got dressed and left.

He didn't wait for Carina and the other girls; after all, girls take a long time to bathe.

Link went directly to the palace rooftop, gazing at the starry sky, continuing to think about his next plans and see if there were any areas that needed improvement.

According to the information revealed in the original story, the three brothers, Luffy, Ace, and Sabo, had promised to set sail when they turned seventeen.

Although Sabo broke the promise, both Ace and Luffy set sail at seventeen.

Luffy's birthday is May 5th. If there are no surprises, the future Sun God will set sail in May.

This period of time was the only comfortable development period Link had left.

Because after the Sun God set sail, the countdown to the chaotic era would begin.

In just a few months, the old era ruled by Whitebeard for many years would come to an end, officially ushering in the chaotic new era.

Before the new era began, Link had to make sure Carina and the other girls were no longer burdens, but capable assistants who could help him.

As long as his plan succeeded, Carina and the other girls would all become super-powerful ability users.

"Link, so you were here!"

At that moment, a pleasant voice pulled Link's consciousness back to reality.

Turning his head, a flash of amazement appeared in Link's eyes, and he praised her sincerely, "Vivi, you look very beautiful in that outfit."

At this moment, Vivi had removed the band that tied her hair in a high ponytail, letting her waist-length, light-blue wavy hair flow freely. She was no longer wearing the long shirt and shorts suitable for combat, but an expensive white dress, finally exuding the noble aura of an heir to a great kingdom.

Under the moonlight, at this moment, Vivi was breathtakingly beautiful.

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