Chapter 261 - 261: Gathering Pirate Crews

Theseus thought for a moment and raised her hand: "I want to absorb more Devil Fruits, so I should also absorb your spiritual energy just like the other companions."

Hearing Theseus's words, Hera spat out the juice she had just sipped. Beside her, Ain controlled the fruit with a look of disgust and threw it into the sea.

Theseus looked at Hera: "What's wrong? I'm also a Crew member of the Argo, why can't I?"

"I want it too, I want it too!"

Watching Theseus rolling around on the deck, several black bandages suddenly appeared from her shadow, wrapping around Theseus's mouth and causing her to gradually sink into the City of Devouring Time.

"You can absorb spiritual energy in the City of Devouring Time too, so in you go."

Unable to stand Theseus, Hera pressed her into the City of Devouring Time, intending to let her cool off for a while.

Nami, standing nearby, asked in confusion, "What's wrong? As a ship spirit, Theseus can't leave you anyway, so why are you so resistant? Do you not have any feelings for her?"

Hera shook her head and said, "Mainly, she only appeared a few years ago, right? Although she looks about the same age as us, at the end of the day, she's still just a 4 or 5-year-old child."

Kuina glanced at her upon hearing Hera's concern and said, "Yes, yes, and I wonder who was already wearing lace underwear and garter belts as a child."

Hera quickly defended herself: "That was a spirit dress, I couldn't control it back then, it wasn't like I wanted to dress like that."

Kuina looked at Hera and laughed: "Alright, let's just say that's how it was."

Then, she began telling the curious Nami, Hancock, and the others about Hera's childhood. Hera hurriedly tried to cover Kuina's mouth.

However, she was controlled and moved aside by Ain's Float-Float Fruit. With her mouth blocked, she could only make protesting "wuwuwu" sounds from the side.

The Crew members nearby were all captivated by Kuina's stories of Hera's childhood, occasionally casting teasing glances up and down at Hera.

Hearing things get more and more ridiculous, Hera could no longer care about Ain's comfort. She released her own spiritual energy, breaking Ain's control, and covered Kuina's mouth.

"Alright, alright, that's enough for today. Don't forget, there will be more pirates soon, don't expose yourselves."

Seeing that there were no more funny stories about Hera's childhood to hear, the others could only sigh and leave one after another.

Kuina looked at the slightly blushing Hera and laughed, cupping Hera's flushed face with both hands.

"What's wrong? Is it so bad to let them know how cute you were as a child?"

Hera shook her head: "My dignity as a Captain..."

Kuina looked down at Hera, who was shaking her head like a kitten, and suddenly laughed, leaning into Hera's ear to say:

"Captain Hera, after your height stopped at 157cm, your dignity as a Captain has pretty much vanished in the eyes of the crew."

"Not to mention, there's your performance at night."

Kuina deliberately licked her finger, as if in provocation, looking at the somewhat petrified Hera.

Hera suddenly looked up. At this moment, she realized that in front of everyone whose average height was 170cm, her own height was indeed a bit lacking.

She looked around and suddenly saw Perona sitting on a ghost. Her eyes lit up, and she teleported to the side of the 160cm-tall Perona, suddenly hugging her.

Perona was startled by Hera's sudden attack, but she still put down her juice and patted Hera's head, asking:

"What's wrong?"

Hera used Observation Haki to precisely measure Perona's height again: "Nothing, as expected, we are the true alliance."

Although Perona didn't quite know what craziness Hera was up to, hearing Hera say that still made her feel quite pleased.

Kuina, who had already grown to 180cm, looked at the somewhat childish Hera and shook her head helplessly.

Having regained her confidence in front of Perona, Hera felt self-assured again. She looked up and said to Kuina, "Just you wait. When I fight seriously, I'll re-establish my dignity as Captain."

Soon, the number of pirates around them gradually increased, but when those pirates saw the Whitebeard flag flying on the Argo, they automatically stayed away from the ship.

Hera also put away the large bath on the ship and began to sail normally.

Looking at the surrounding pirates, a hint of red light flickered in Hera's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.

"Now is not the time. When the banquet begins, that will be the time for the harvest."

Hera also noticed movement beneath the sea level. Her Observation Haki delved deep into the seabed and discovered a familiar figure; the new Shichibukai, Trafalgar Law, had also arrived.

Besides Law, another famous pirate, Sir Crocodile, who had disappeared for a while after the Marineford War, had also come here.

In addition to these people, Hera also discovered that on Luffy's ship, the Fishman Jinbe was also on the Straw Hat Pirates' going merry.

It was worth mentioning that although the original going merry could no longer support the Straw Hat crew's future adventures due to its size,

under Usopp's persistence, the Straw Hat crew still tried to use all the building materials from the going merry in the construction of their new ship.

Perhaps because it had been enveloped by the City of Devouring Time before, a miracle occurred. The reborn going merry still retained its original ship spirit, and Luffy and the others continued to use the previous name.

Theseus felt the presence of one of her kind and emerged from the City of Devouring Time, excitedly looking at the Straw Hat crew's going merry and waving a greeting.

The sails of the going merry trembled slightly, and a transparent figure seemed to respond to Theseus's wave.

"Isn't that the ship that was beside me before? It has grown so much too."

Seeing one of her kind after a long time, Theseus appeared quite excited. She also remembered that back in the desert, this ship had stayed in the City of Devouring Time with her for a period.

However, at that time, she didn't have much consciousness, only a hazy feeling.

Hera quickly held down the excited Theseus:

"Alright, alright, don't attract too much attention. Bullet worked hard to set up this grand feast; we can't let it be ruined by us."

Nojiko of the Straw Hat crew looked back at the flag of the Spade Pirates behind them, as if feeling the static in the air:

"It looks like they've come to join the fun too."

Luffy also saw the symbol of the Spade Pirates and excitedly wanted to steer the ship over: "Ah, that's my brother's Pirate Crew, let's pull over!"

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