Chapter 125 - Relationship

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After leaving Marineford, Lepus, Hancock, Morrigan, Olive and Domino along with the Heart Pirates who were still caring for Luffy and Jinbei were picked up and guided by the Kuja Pirates to pass the Calm Belt and head for Amazon Lily.

After arriving there, the Heart Pirates along with Luffy and Jinbei who are still in treatment are only allowed to move around a small bay.

Meanwhile, Lepus, Morrigan, Olive, and Domino stay at Kuja Castle and spend time there.

After arriving at the palace, Lepus contacted his crew who were in Skypeia and Kuraigana. He informs them that he is fine and is currently on Amazon Lily. In addition, Lepus also informed them that they were given a month "vacation" and would later pick them up after that.

After that, Lepus spent time accompanying the pregnant Hancock while waiting for a letter from the World Government regarding the Sichibukai seat.

Due to Hancock's pregnancy, Olive, who is in her early 40s, also expressed her desire to have a child while she still had time. Actually she also had many opportunities to have children while still in Impel Down. However, she was arrested and held in Impel Down since she was in her mid/late 20s. And even though it wasn't too long since her captivity she was lucky to find the heaven-like Level 5.5 within hell and live there, in the end it was still in a prison. She couldn't bear to imagine having a child to be conceived, born, raised, and living life in prison without being able to see and feel the outside world directly. That's why she never intended to have children before. But now that she was free, she also wanted to have children while she still had the chance. Lepus didn't refuse her wish and got Olive pregnant.

In addition, Lepus is also trying to further develop his relationship with Morrigan and Domino.

For his relationship with Morrigan, Lepus doesn't have much trouble because even though Morrigan remains cold and rarely wants to make out, at least there is still a closeness. And it shows Morrigan accepts their relationship.

However, his relationship with Domino is still cold and there hasn't been much progress. Domino doesn't interact much and keeps her distance from Lepus or others and only responds briefly or even not at all when when Lepus and others try to interact with her. Even so, Lepus can only be patient and keep trying to show his sincerity and care to her.

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One night, Lepus came to Domino's room at the Kuja Palace. This is something Lepus does every night. It was because Domino was mostly confined herself to her room, so Lepus always brought her dinner and spent half to an hour accompanying Domino and trying to develop their relationship.

Domino's room at Kuja Palace is quite simple. There was only one bed, a table with two chairs, a wardrobe, and its own bathroom. Domino always had dinner at that table and Lepus sat next to her accompanying her.

After Domino finished eating, the two of them were still sittings, and after a while they were both silent, Lepus decided to try talking to her.

"Domino, are you still not able to accept me?"

Lepus said to Domino who was sitting next to him.

"...."

However, Domino didn't respond at all as if Lepus wasn't there.

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