"Since you've made your choice, let's go. Don't say goodbye. Let everyone in the village think that you disappeared with the Seven Star Sword."
After Nox put away the Seven Star Sword, he picked up Athena and walked outside.
"You, you let go of me, I can walk myself!"
Seeing Nox holding her like this, Athena subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"No, you are injured here, you can't walk."
Nox looked at the place below Athena that was stained with blood and said.
"You, hiss"
Seeing Nox's gaze, Athena subconsciously tightened her legs, but it touched the deep wound, causing her to feel intense pain.
"Senior Brother, you're back!"
After Nox came outside, he saw Karoo and the others who had woken up.
Although Karoo and the others were knocked out before, they quickly woke up. After all, it wasn't the first time they had been knocked out.
After waking up, they did not enter the back mountain because they trusted Nox very much, so they continued to guard this place.
"Yes, I have gotten what I wanted. Let's go back."
"Oh, right, this is Athena, and she is also your Senior apprentice brother's wife."
Nox nodded, not forgetting to introduce Athena's identity to them.
"Hello, Senior apprentice brother's wife!"
Seeing Athena in Nox's arms, Karoo and the others shouted in unison.
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Being shouted at by Karoo and the others like this, Athena could only shyly bury her head in Nox's arms, not daring to show her head to look at Karoo and the others.
Immediately after, Nox and the others quickly returned to the Pirate ship at the port.
"Yo, you went out and brought back a sister for us."
After returning to the ship, Shakky and Lesley looked at Athena in Nox's arms and couldn't help but feel a little jealous.
"Yes, her name is Athena, and she will be your sister from now on. Help me take good care of her and introduce her to our situation."
Nox didn't feel blushed or embarrassed at all.
He directly threw Athena to Shakky and Lesley, letting them get along well.
In the Pirate World, there is one good thing: strong people can have many women and are not afraid of Shura.
There is nothing that cannot be solved by a big fight. If there is, then have a few more.
"Sister Athena, I'm Shakky, it's nice to meet you."
"Sister Athena, I'm Lesley, it's nice to be sisters with you."
Although Lesley and Shakky were outwardly jealous, as Nox's women, they had long known that Nox couldn't have only the two of them.
So for the new sisters joining, they tried their best to maintain a good relationship.
"Hello, two sisters, I'm Athena, and I'm also very happy to meet you."
Compared to facing Nox, Athena was more accepting of the two friendly sisters.
In no time, they were chatting happily. The world of women is just that strange.
Nox didn't care about these things. After arranging Athena with Shakky and Lesley, he walked out.
"Senior Brother, we don't have much supplies on our ship, we need to go to the town to replenish."
Kano said after seeing Nox come out.
These days, in order to get to Asuka Island as quickly as possible, they hadn't replenished their supplies.
"Well, then let someone go to town to replenish."
"Then let people rest here for a day before setting sail."
Nox said, anyway, the Marine here had been cleared, so their identity and whereabouts shouldn't be exposed.
Even if they were exposed, by the time the Marine arrived, he would have already left Asuka Island, so Nox wasn't worried at all.
And it was precisely because Nox wasn't worried that the Marine got a hold of his route.
"Senior Brother, this is a Devil Fruit I unexpectedly found while patrolling on Asuka Island!"
At this time, Karoo handed a banana-shaped Devil Fruit to Nox and said.
"What? A Devil Fruit found while patrolling?"
Nox looked at Karoo in surprise. Is this guy's luck that good?
Why didn't he ever encounter a situation where he picked up a Devil Fruit before?
Furthermore, he didn't remember any Devil Fruit users or Devil Fruits on Asuka Island in the original work.
However, since there are still 39 years until 1520, it makes sense for a Devil Fruit to appear.
"Why don't you eat it?"
Nox asked curiously. You know, this is a Devil Fruit. For Karoo, it's a very good secret treasure that can improve his strength.
"Senior Brother, I don't know what kind of Devil Fruit this is, so I'll give it to you."
Karoo scratched his head and said.
"Alright, I'll find a Devil Fruit encyclopedia to identify what kind of Devil Fruit this is. If it's suitable for you, I'll let you eat it."
"If it's not suitable, I'll give you another one when I find a Devil Fruit that is suitable for you in the future."
Nox said, he also intended to train Karoo, otherwise, he would only have Kano under him, which is not enough.
"Zoan-type Devil Fruit · Tiger-Tiger Fruit · Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit · Sword-Winged Tiger Form!!"
"Good heavens, Karoo's luck is really unpredictable. The Devil Fruit he casually picked up is an Animal-type Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit."
"Is this luck against the heavens? Could it be that he is the protagonist? Even Luffy in the original work didn't have the experience of picking up an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit."
Nox said in surprise. He thought it was a regular Zoan-type Devil Fruit, but he didn't expect it to be an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.
It's also a flying Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, which is much more precious than ordinary Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits.
"Karoo, this is an Zoan-type Devil Fruit · Tiger-Tiger Fruit · Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit · Sword-Winged Tiger Form. It's a very powerful Devil Fruit and also very suitable for you, eat it."
Nox returned the Devil Fruit to Karoo and said.
"Okay!"
Hearing Nox say this, Karoo was very happy.
After all, seeing the gap between himself and Kano getting bigger and bigger, it's impossible not to be anxious.
Kano's strength improved by leaps and bounds because he got the Devil Fruit given by Nox. Now that he also got a Devil Fruit suitable for him, he believes that his strength will also usher in a period of explosive growth.
"Ugh!!!"
Karoo was much more straightforward than Kano. Without Nox's reminder, he quickly ate the entire Devil Fruit.
After eating the Devil Fruit, Karoo subconsciously transformed into a Sword-Winged Tiger.
A six-meter-tall white giant tiger, with the character "king" (King) on its forehead very prominent, six pairs of wings on its back like sharp swords, and sharp claws on its four limbs shining with cold sharpness.
"Roar!!!"
Karoo's roar echoed throughout the Pirate ship, causing the other Senior apprentice brothers to run over one after another.
"Senior Brother, this is."
Kano swallowed and asked, looking at the big tiger in front of him.
"Kano, it's me, Karoo!"
Before Nox could speak, Karoo spoke first, but it always felt a little awkward coming from the tiger's mouth.