Chapter 608 - 822 – You Treat Me Well, So I’ll Treat You Well

Since Arton believed this was all a dream, and since he wanted to take a look at the back door, Kalifa had no intention of backing down now.

Perhaps if she could leave a deep enough impression on Arton while he still thought he was dreaming, he might be a little friendlier toward her once he fully sobered up.

At the very least, next time Arton shouldn't send Conis to her side and have her electrocute Kalifa again.

"All right. Since you've already made up your mind, go ahead and clean yourself up. We'll wait for you here."

Raki nodded.

"Good luck, Miss Kalifa. We believe you can do it."

Conis clenched her fist encouragingly.

"Mm. Thanks for the encouragement."

Kalifa took a deep breath and, with Conis and Raki supporting her, got back to her feet.

She slowly made her way toward the bathroom.

Roughly ten minutes later, Kalifa returned.

Conis and Raki could see an incredibly determined expression on her face.

"You two, step back and stay clear of that dangerous weapon."

"Leave what comes next to me."

"I've already prepared my other sheath."

Kalifa spoke with absolute determination.

Conis and Raki exchanged a glance before obediently taking a step back, leaving Kalifa to face the challenge she had chosen.

This time, Kalifa didn't hesitate in the slightest. She turned around, put her back to Arton, and aligned the sheath with his long blade.

There was only a crisp sound.

Under Raki's and Conis's astonished gazes, Kalifa actually managed to sheathe Arton's long blade in one go.

Amazing!

Conis and Raki couldn't help praising her inwardly.

After all, even they had taken things slowly their first time, afraid that moving too aggressively would cause an accident.

Although Kalifa's boldness earned their admiration, her own body was trembling so badly that she could barely move.

"Oh? Isn't that Kalifa? Has my wonderful dream with you started again?"

A strange sensation filled Arton's mind, causing him to open his eyes once more.

The sight of Kalifa's current state startled him.

Was this dream really going along with everything he wanted?

He had merely mentioned it in passing, yet Kalifa had actually satisfied him?

And the sensation was so vivid that Arton almost felt as though he were experiencing it in reality.

"W-Well... we're lovers, after all. I still have to keep my promise."

Kalifa took a deep breath.

"Then can you still move?"

Arton asked curiously.

"...No."

The corner of Kalifa's mouth twitched.

She wanted to hold out a little longer, but given her current condition, that was simply impossible.

She knew her own body best.

Right now, even the slightest movement was extremely difficult for her, much less anything as wild as before.

"In that case, leave it to me."

Arton exerted himself and sat up.

"Hm?"

Kalifa froze at the sight.

"Don't worry. Since you're treating me so well, I'll treat you well too."

"Take your time. I'll wait for you to slowly get used to it."

Arton smiled and gently patted Kalifa's cheek.

"Raki, Captain really is asleep now."

Conis walked into the living room and spoke to Raki, who was standing beside Kalifa.

"After all, Kalifa did such a good job satisfying Captain. It's perfectly normal for him to be asleep now. But what about you, Kalifa? How are you feeling?"

Raki turned away from Conis and asked Kalifa with concern.

"I'm... okay."

"My stomach just feels really bloated."

Kalifa rubbed her stomach with one hand and supported her lower back with the other as she answered with some difficulty.

"Then... why don't you get some more rest?"

Raki suggested.

"No. It's already getting late. I need to go check on Rob Lucci and the others first."

"If they wake up and can't find me, they might cause some trouble."

"And if they refuse to build the ship, that would make things very difficult for Arton too."

Kalifa shook her head.

By now, Conis and Raki had already told her about Arton's plan to have Iceburg and the CP9 undercover agents build his ship.

Not only that, they had even told her about Gabura, Kumadori, and Fukurou.

After all, Raki planned to remain by Kalifa's side from now on.

That meant she wasn't worried about Kalifa doing anything detrimental to them.

Besides, after everything that had just happened, Raki didn't believe Kalifa would do anything harmful to Arton or the Blazing Blade Pirates.

"But your stomach..."

Raki frowned.

"It's fine. If they think there's something strange about my stomach, I'll just tell them I ate too much."

Kalifa answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Are you... not worried that something might leak out?"

Raki asked again.

"Heh, don't underestimate me. As a CP9 agent, I have excellent control over my body."

"As long as I don't want anything leaking out, nothing will leak from anywhere."

Kalifa raised her head proudly.

"All right."

Raki nodded.

"Raki..."

Conis looked over worriedly.

"It's okay, Conis."

Raki patted Conis on the shoulder with a reassuring smile.

"Leave this to me. I'll stay by Kalifa's side. That way, we'll also have something to report to Captain."

"You should stay here with Captain."

"When he wakes up, he might still need you to keep him company for a while."

"You know how strong Captain is. Kalifa might not have actually defeated him."

Kalifa turned toward them with a sigh.

"Although I expected things to end like this, hearing you say it out loud still hurts a little."

Kalifa was a proud woman, and naturally, a proud person wanted to defeat her opponent completely.

If possible, she truly wished she could have been the one to thoroughly bring Arton down, even though Conis and Raki had already helped her beforehand.

But deep down, she knew perfectly well that Arton had enough stamina to effortlessly deal with so many members of the Blazing Blade Pirates.

His endurance was terrifying.

If she truly wanted to defeat Arton by herself, it probably wouldn't be that simple.

The only reason she had even managed this much was because Arton was drunk.

If he hadn't been drunk, he probably would have gotten straight back up and demanded another three hundred rounds with her.

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