"Linlin, are we going to the banquet tonight?" Gloriosa asked, her brow slightly furrowed as she looked in the direction Rocks had left.
"We're going. Of course we're going," Charlotte Linlin said.
"Not only do we need to give Rocks face since he, the 'Captain', came to invite us personally, but you and Gölz also need to get to know the other important executives in the Pirate Crew. It would be a joke if you were attacked by our own people one day."
As she spoke, her gaze fell on the Female Warriors who had been knocked unconscious by Rocks's Conqueror's Haki.
"Wake them all up. It's not a good habit to keep lying on the ground."
At this moment, Charlotte Linlin only wanted to go back to her soft big bed and lie down immediately.
Waking up didn't mean recovery; mental exhaustion came in waves like a tide, making her want to empty her mind and relax completely.
Gölz followed Charlotte Linlin step by step as she left, like a little Tail afraid of being abandoned.
Gloriosa took a deep breath, walked to the unconscious Lilith, and began to wake everyone up.
Recalling how the elite warriors she brought from Nine Snake Island were as vulnerable as straw before Rocks's Conqueror's Haki, a strong sense of indignation surged in Gloriosa's heart.
This was the first time she had personally felt the crushing deterrence of top-tier Conqueror's Haki. This feeling of powerlessness, where even the thought of resistance was hard to muster, deeply stung her proud heart.
An unprecedented thought ignited in her heart like wildfire—she also wanted to awaken Conqueror's Haki!
Before this, she had never had such a thought; her subconscious led her to believe it was almost impossible for a woman to possess this 'qualities of a king'.
But Charlotte Linlin's appearance told her that it was not impossible!
...As the Female Warriors were awakened one after another, Mia and the others on the training ground also rubbed their aching temples and stood up in a daze.
When they learned what had just happened from their companions, the fear left by the Conqueror's Haki in their hearts resurfaced.
"Has Captain Linlin... always been facing monsters of this level?" Mia murmured lost in thought, her face pale.
"We... lost consciousness before even seeing his face? There couldn't be guys like this in the Marine too, right!"
Vina clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms as a strong sense of humiliation and indignation welled up in her heart.
She was determined to take revenge on the Marine, but if she didn't even have the qualification to stand before the Marines she would face in the future, how could she talk about revenge?
"Of course there are guys like that in the Marine."
Lilith's cold voice came through. She looked at the group of startled Damselettes with undisguised contempt in her eyes.
"The Marine is the largest force on this sea; it's inevitable that they have top-tier powerhouses. What, are you scared already?"
She looked around, her tone sharp as a knife: "If you're scared, you can go and bid farewell to Captain Linlin now! The Heavenly Punishment Pirates don't need cowards!
If you're not afraid, then stand up and continue training! Carve that feeling of powerlessness into your bones!
Lady Linlin has protected you too well. A single shock of Conqueror's Haki makes you lose your fighting spirit and feel fear? With such a mindset, you'd better go home and farm as soon as possible!
The cruelty of the sea is not for you!"
Lilith's words were like a whip, lashing against everyone's hearts.
"No! I'm not afraid!" Mia suddenly looked up, the fire reigniting in her eyes. She was the first to stand straight, her voice firm.
"You're right! Cowardly people don't deserve to stay in the Heavenly Punishment Pirates! Please continue to train us! As long as I become strong enough, next time, next time! I will never fall again!"
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