Seeing Gion's pale face and the way she was swaying, barely able to stand, Reno knew that she had most likely completely believed everything he said.
Now that Gion already believed him, there was no way Reno would let her leave. At a time like this, if he didn't press the advantage, then when would he?
Reno decided to deceive her until she no longer dared to go ask Sengoku. That way, he wouldn't be exposed in the short term. By the time the truth came out later, he would probably have already taken this girl down.
What Reno didn't know was that because of this very decision, in the future he would end up with a little wife who both loved and hated him, chasing him all over the world. But she wouldn't be chasing him to capture him. She would simply be chasing him purely to get back at him.
When Reno eventually found out that she wasn't chasing him to arrest him, but purely to take revenge, he would be completely speechless, on the verge of tears, and utterly helpless. In the end, he would directly engage her in a "frank exchange" battle lasting three hundred rounds.
Seeing Gion swaying as she tried to leave, Reno lightly reminded her, "You should feel lucky that you met me. After all, I'm just a child right now. I can't really do anything…"
"If you go and ask Sengoku directly, he'll probably think that I don't want you anymore, and then he'll give you to someone else…"
"Think carefully. Would you rather stay with me, a righteous little kid, or go accompany some greasy old men?"
Gion, who could barely stand, had just taken a few steps toward the door when she froze in place after hearing Reno's words.
If what Reno said was true, then once she stepped out of this door, the consequences would be unimaginable.
At that moment, Gion no longer dared to take another step forward. Just imagining herself being sent to accompany greasy old men made her feel a wave of disgust. If that really happened, she would rather die.
Seeing her freeze there, Reno pushed further, "You need to understand that once you walk out of this door, you will no longer belong to me. And if you don't belong to me, you will be reassigned to someone else…"
"With me, you only need to massage shoulders and legs. With others, it won't be that simple. So before you make your decision, you'd better think it through carefully."
Hearing Reno's merciless words, Gion finally couldn't hold on any longer. She lowered her head, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably, and tears began pouring down like they cost nothing.
Seeing her shoulders shaking, Reno immediately realized that she was crying. He couldn't help but feel a trace of guilt as he thought to himself, Such a simple and innocent girl, and I actually deceived her to the point of tears. Did I go too far?
But that thought had only just appeared when he immediately suppressed it. Shamelessly, he told himself, Absolutely cannot be soft-hearted. If I really feel bad, then I'll just treat her better in the future.
With that in mind, Reno didn't try to comfort her. He couldn't afford to soften now, or all his previous efforts would go to waste.
Gion stood there with her back to Reno, crying for who knew how long, before she gradually stopped. Then she turned around, her eyes red and teary, and looked at Reno as she asked, "Are all the things you said just now… true?"
Seeing her tearful appearance and hearing her question, Reno felt a bit reluctant to keep deceiving such a simple girl. But for the sake of his future happiness, he had to continue.
Thinking this, Reno replied with a straight face, "The Marines are not as righteous as you imagine. Everything I said is true. But I won't do anything excessive to you, so you can rest assured."
Gion asked hesitantly, "Really?"
Reno immediately replied, "Of course it's true."
After receiving Reno's confirmation, Gion finally broke into a smile through her tears. Then she took the initiative to walk over and said, "Then lie down quickly. I'll massage your shoulders and legs."
Hearing this, Reno immediately lay down on the recliner, putting on the airs of a young master, waiting for Gion to serve him.
Seeing that Reno was already lying down, Gion walked behind the chair and began to massage his shoulders.
Now that Gion believed Reno wouldn't touch her, she gradually calmed down. She was no longer as frightened as before, and her face slowly regained its color instead of that earlier pale complexion.
As she massaged Reno's shoulders, she couldn't help but feel curious. This little guy is still so young, yet he understands so many things, and his mindset is frighteningly mature. He doesn't feel like a child at all. What exactly has he experienced to become this mature?
Now that she was no longer afraid of Reno, her curiosity toward him quickly grew. She wanted to know what he had gone through to become so mature and composed at such a young age.
If someone with high emotional intelligence heard her thoughts, they would definitely say that curiosity is often the beginning of falling. When a woman becomes curious about a man and wants to explore him, then she has already begun to fall, and there's no saving her anymore.
Even though Reno was just a child, love didn't depend on age, so this principle still applied to him.
As Gion began massaging his shoulders, Reno closed his eyes in comfort and thought to himself, After putting in so much effort and going through so much trouble, this kind of satisfying reward really didn't disappoint me.
Since Gion now believed everything Reno said, and wanted to stay by his side rather than be reassigned by Sengoku, she worked especially hard while serving him, switching between massaging his shoulders and legs, fully immersed in it.
At that moment, while one of them was diligently serving and the other was enjoying with his eyes closed, about a hundred meters away, a tall and thin young man with an afro slowly walked over.
After arriving near Reno's small house, the afro-haired young man didn't enter Reno's residence. Instead, he directly walked into the small house that Garp had previously stayed in.
Reno, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them and glanced toward the neighboring house. However, he quickly withdrew his gaze and continued enjoying Gion's service.
Reno knew that this person was definitely sent by Sengoku, but he didn't take him seriously at all.
If it were the future version of him, he might pay attention. But right now…
He was only a little stronger than a Vice Admiral. Not worth bothering with.
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