In less than half a day, the Argo brought Hera and the others to Amazon Lily. The speed left Hancock in awe.
"This is too fast. I've never seen such a fast warship, and even the Calm Belt couldn't stop the Argo."
Beside her, Theseus puffed out her chest confidently and said, "Of course. And the Argo can go even faster; it just depends on whether the Captain is willing."
Hancock was a bit surprised to hear this: "What's wrong? Isn't it better for the ship to go faster? Hera will surely agree. If anything is needed, Amazon Lily will also do its part."
Theseus's eyes lit up. Ever since Hera absorbed the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, fully awakening the spirit crystal, Hera's attraction had become even stronger in the eyes of these incomplete spirits.
She ran to Hancock's side and whispered to her.
Hancock nodded as she listened, then said, "Just leave it to me. When the time comes, I'll do this and that, and then you come over together."
Theseus nodded in agreement. She was deeply attracted by Hancock's suggestion. The two bumped fists, as if they had reached some sort of ulterior agreement.
Hera, who was fishing at the bow, suddenly felt a sense of danger. She stopped fishing and sensed carefully, but found nothing:
"How strange. I clearly felt someone plotting against me, but now I can't feel it anymore."
Kuina, who was watching her fish beside her, heard Hera's mutterings and looked over: "Who could possibly plot against you now? Is the wind too strong?"
Then, she touched Hera's forehead with her hand, as if feeling if she had a fever.
Hera shook her head speechlessly, shaking off Kuina's hand, and then complained helplessly: "What are you doing? It would be even more ridiculous for a spirit to catch a cold than for someone to be plotting against me."
Kuina withdrew her hand upon hearing this, looking at the complaining Hera with some regret.
Seeing Kuina's regretful gaze, Hera felt even more helpless: "What are you regretting? I am a fully awakened spirit, how could I catch a cold?"
Then, she said proudly: "Never mind catching a chill, with my constitution, even the Doku Doku no Mi or the Sick-Sick Fruit wouldn't affect me."
Reiju's voice came from behind Hera: "Oh, is that so? I can't just ignore those words."
Then, controlling her Doku Doku no Mi ability, she added some pale purple liquid to the devil fruit she was giving Hera, mixing it into the juice.
Looking at the starry-purple juice in front of her, regardless of whether it was poisonous or not, the color was truly beautiful. However, before drinking, Hera still asked: "This thing won't be very bitter, will it?"
Reiju looked at Hera holding the cup and said with a smile: "Of course not. With that devil fruit you gave me, I can freely adjust the taste of the toxins."
"But let's agree beforehand, you can't use Zafkiel to rewind your own state."
Hera waved her hand: "I wouldn't be that classless. Don't worry."
Only then did Hera drink through the straw. Upon tasting the devil fruit, her eyes immediately lit up. It was indeed different; not only did it look as brilliant as the starry sky, but it also tasted delicious.
It was sweeter and more fragrant than ordinary devil fruit, yet not cloyingly sweet. It was very refreshing after drinking, without any sensation of poison at all.
Perhaps because of the poison, it felt even tastier than the devil fruit Sanji made before.
Seeing Hera's eyes widen slightly as she drank the juice she had meticulously prepared, Reiju showed a satisfied smile, silently counting down in her heart, waiting for something.
As Reiju silently counted down, Hera suddenly felt as if a ball of fire had erupted in her body. Her head became a bit dizzy, and her body began to twist restlessly.
Hera still wanted to struggle: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. What did you add to the juice?"
Reiju looked at Hera squirming on the lounge chair. A flush appeared on her fair skin, making her look like a sweet strawberry cake.
The medicinal effect surged through Hera's body, causing her legs to involuntarily tighten slightly. Her remaining sanity controlled her to keep her mouth shut so she wouldn't make any strange noises.
Reiju couldn't help but lick her lips. Facing Hera in this state, she felt as if she had also been affected by her own poison and could no longer hold back.
"I know that toxins might not work on your constitution. So, these are supplements I've carefully prepared. Even with your constitution, it will take some time to absorb them, right?"
"And while you're absorbing them, other things in the supplements are being absorbed by you as well. That's why you've become like this."
Then, Reiju picked up the burning Hera: "But for you, this dosage should be absorbed very quickly. So, I have to hurry up as well."
Then, she kissed Hera with her warm lips, prying open Hera's tightly closed lips and continuing to push that dash of purple into Hera's mouth.
Then she looked at Kuina sitting nearby and said, "Sorry, I'll be taking the Captain away for today."
Under Kuina's complicated gaze, she carried Hera into the bedroom of the Argo.
Kuina sighed. Although she held her fishing rod listlessly and continued to fish, it was clear that her attention was no longer on the fish.
"Should I also go to Reiju next time for some of her poison? Or rather..."
Kuina, who was fishing, turned bright red at her sudden thought and hurriedly shook her head, as if trying to shake a certain idea out of her mind.
"No, no, this is the first time for Reiju and Hera. What am I thinking? But I'm still curious, what would Hera be like with others?"
Images involuntarily surfaced in Kuina's mind, and she didn't even notice that the fishing rod in her hand was almost snatched away by a large fish hidden in the sea.
Ain, who was watching from the side, quickly used her ability to control Kuina's fishing rod, looking helplessly at this Great Swordsman who couldn't even sense what was in her hand.
Only then did Kuina snap out of her fantasy. Looking at Ain standing next to her, a puff of steam rose from her forehead.
Ain looked at her old partner speechlessly. Spending so much time together allowed her to tell at a glance that Kuina must have been thinking about many improper things just now.
Ain sat down next to Kuina in the spot where Hera had just been sitting and asked, "Who is it this time? Reiju?"
Hearing Ain's question, Kuina nodded subconsciously. Then she realized something was wrong and turned to look at Ain, as if asking how she knew.
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