Devil Fruits!

"hahahaha... ok... that's enough... I give up... don't tickle me again... uhhh..."

Uta, who was initially stubborn, tried various ways to free herself. She even tried to struggle when she tried to get down from my back, but I held her body tightly so she couldn't move. So she tried another way by hitting me repeatedly, but her punches gradually became weaker.

Uta could only rest her head on my shoulder with panting breaths until finally, when the last method was useless. At that point, she even unconsciously pressed her body against mine even more.

"hah... hah... I don't know, I don't know where the Devil Fruits are stored because I've never been interested in it…"

As if she could feel my dissatisfaction. Uta, who was afraid that I would tickle her again, quickly added, "But I'm sure Shanks kept it somewhere."

After hearing that, I also then walked out of this treasure room. I also didn't intend to touch this treasure from the beginning because what I was looking for wasn't here.

"Then isn't the answer obvious? We will check Shanks' room next."

Along the way, Uta was quiet while still leaning her head on my shoulder. I then gave her a light rub on the head and said, "after this, I will help massage your sprained leg."

Uta refuted me by saying, "hmph, who needs your help, don't just decide on your own," but I ignored what she had to say. Because at this point, I was a little preoccupied with the sensation of my palm, which was occasionally squeezing Uta's ass, being smooth and supple.

My dick would twitch several times every time Uta's body pressed tightly against my back because I could clearly feel her small breasts. Even when I secretly stole the opportunity to squeeze Uta's butt without her realizing it.

"Is this Shanks' room?"

The two of us then arrived in front of a wooden door that had an aged appearance and lacked any decoration to indicate that this was the room of the well-known red-haired pirate captain, Shanks.

Uta responded, "umm, yes, this is his room," but for some reason, her voice sounded soft and weak this time. Very different from her previous character, which was always excited and noisy. But I didn't think much of it when I pushed open the doorknob casually.

*Click

*Click

"locked? do you know where the key is?" I asked with haste because I was confident that the thing I was looking for was in Shanks' room, and I was only one step away from confirming that it was there.

"I-I don't know, we should just go back. Maybe tomorrow I can ask Shanks for the key," that was all she gave.

Hearing that made me sigh, not because I didn't get the answer I wanted, but because I could immediately tell that Uta was lying now. I'm sure she's trying to hide her grin right now behind me.

"You left me no other choice."

"What do you mean?" Before Uta could even begin to prepare herself, I immediately tickled her leg again, this time doing it even more intensely than before.

"ahhh... stop... hahahaha... don't... alright... I-I give up... hahahaha... stop..."

*panting

After I stopped, Uta tried to rest for a while, controlling her breath. Eventually, she became angry and said, "just watch out. I will pay back for what you have done to me today many times over."

"Quickly tell me, where is the key."

"I-I know, the key is under you."

After that, I looked down and immediately knew what Uta meant. So I told Uta to get off my back before squatting down and lifting the mat under me.

Underneath, I found a key that, at first glance, didn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary. Yet, when I tried to open the door with this key, a huge smile began to spread across my face.

"Doesn't this excite you," I asked Uta as I extended my hand towards her, and this girl could only roll her eyes back as she grabbed hold of my hand.

"Do you know what trouble I will get into if Shanks finds out?"

"That means this will only be our secret," after saying that, I slowly led Uta inside because I knew she was still in pain when she moved her legs.

-

I could even see dust flying as soon as the door was opened, and the things inside looked old. In fact, I was familiar with some of them. The lighting in Shanks' room was dim, and the only light source was from a small window.

I noticed a sword hanging on the wall alongside several maps, some of which depicted the Grand Line, others depicted four distinct seas, and one even showed the New World.

'Even his Log Pose collection is very complete, but I think it's only natural considering that Shanks is a legendary figure in this world,' I thought with a bit of admiration, and every time I take a step, I am always amazed by all of the collections of goods that come from many famous places in this world.

I remarked to Uta, who seemed astonished as I did when I turned around and looked back at her, "Why, are you also amazed like me? Aren't you familiar with this place?"

Uta, who was taken aback by the question, simply turned her head away with a slight blush appearing on her cheeks as she denied it "are you stupid? Even though I'm a musician on this pirate ship, I'm rarely allowed to come in here, you know."

*thud

Exactly at that instant, my feet unexpectedly stumbled on a wooden box that appeared like a treasure but was of a smaller size. When I picked it up, it felt very light, as if nothing was in it, but immediately after that, my eyes began to shine with excitement.

"Devil Fruits!"