Alvida Join the crew

The next day, Sora was ready on the beach to depart from Syrup Village with Robin and, surprisingly, Kaya.

"Kaya, are you sure it's okay for you to come with us?"

Although Sora could send Kaya home at any time, traveling wasn't ideal for someone who had just recovered from an illness.

Sora had even offered to fully heal Kaya's body, but she refused, preferring to recover on her own.

"It's fine, Sora-san. Besides, I'm curious about the outside world, and although you're a pirate, right now I'm not foolish enough to blindly believe everything I hear or see."

Kaya, still harboring regret for trusting Kuro too much, was slowly growing to see things from different perspectives. And one of the best ways was to sail and see the world firsthand.

Realizing it was impossible to dissuade Kaya, Sora asked Merry for help, but instead, Merry asked Sora to take care of Kaya.

After talking with Kaya, Sora learned that her relationship with Usopp was purely that of childhood friends. Usopp himself didn't harbor romantic feelings for Kaya, as his dreams were much bigger.

With no further obstacles, and seeing that Kaya had made up her mind to join him, Sora finally agreed. Unbeknownst to him, Kaya had already been considered one of his women in his mind, and he wouldn't let anyone take her away.

After completing all preparations, Sora summoned the Oceanus Grave, astonishing all the villagers with its grandeur.

Ignoring everyone's shocked expressions, Sora took Robin and Kaya and flew towards the Oceanus Grave.

"Welcome to Oceanus Grave II, the finest ship ever in this world," Sora greeted Kaya with his best smile as she boarded the Oceanus Grave for the first time.

Without further ado, their next destination was Logue Town, as Sora had someone he wanted to kidnap.

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On a nameless island, Sora, Robin, and Kaya encountered someone unexpected—a plump woman with an ugly face who had accidentally washed ashore after taking a heavy blow from Luffy.

Alvida, the Iron Mace, a notorious pirate in the West Blue, had suddenly disappeared from the news and reappeared in Logue Town with a drastically different appearance.

Seeing Alvida screaming for help after being stranded for several days, Robin and Kaya initially refused to help such an evil pirate.

However, Sora knew Alvida had become better after being launched away by Luffy's punch. Additionally, after consuming the Sube-Sube no Mi, Alvida's appearance made Sora more inclined to help her.

Some might think Sora was thinking with his lower body, but only an impotent dragon would lack overwhelming desire. Dragons were like the physical embodiment of the seven deadly sins, amplified to the extreme.

"Thank you for saving me, and now hand over this ship to me, or I'll throw you all into the sea!!"

Alvida, initially polite, suddenly decided to hijack Sora's ship. However, she was puzzled by Robin's laughter at her threat.

Knowing that Alvida's pirate nature still lingered, Sora decided to teach her a lesson.

*BOOM*

Sora used a bit of his Haoshoku Haki, causing Alvida to fall in fear, even wetting herself due to the intense pressure of Sora's Haki, which was extremely powerful for people from the Four Seas.

Slowly approaching Alvida, Sora spoke in a cold, commanding tone.

"You've boarded the Oceanus Grave, and I have decided that from now on, you are a crew member on this ship. Do you understand, Alvida the Iron Mace?"

Alvida, still terrified, struggled to kneel and beg for forgiveness, accepting all of Sora's commands.

She truly had no idea there was someone as fearsome as Sora in the West Blue, the weakest of the seas.

But Sora's next action confused her even more. He threw a fruit with a color and shape almost resembling a brain, but with an extremely smooth and shiny surface.

"That is a gift for joining this ship. Eat it and develop the Devil Fruit's power beyond its limits."

Without hesitation, still enveloped in fear, Alvida devoured the Devil Fruit, almost vomiting due to its disgusting taste.

Moments later, a shocking physical transformation occurred in Alvida's body. All her excess fat gradually melted away like cheese, transforming her from overweight and ugly to incredibly slim, sexy, and beautiful.

Robin and Kaya, witnessing the instant diet program, were also shocked and slightly envious, as they had to work hard to maintain their figures.

"Once again, welcome aboard the Oceanus Grave II. Alvida the Iron Mace died on that island, and standing here now is Alvida, a crew member of the Eternal Pirates."

Sora warmly welcomed Alvida's joining.

Alvida, who never expected to become so beautiful, even surpassing all her dreams and fantasies, felt incredibly happy to have met a captain like Sora who gave her such an opportunity.

"Thank you for giving me this chance, Captain."

Alvida decided that from today onwards, she would wholeheartedly follow Sora as her captain.