Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Upon discovering that Princess Goldfish had genuinely cried, Nami scratched the back of her head and quickly comforted her: "Although the legend of Gekko Island is a true story, it's not that real. After all, everyone on the ship died, so how could anyone know so clearly what exactly happened on the ship back then?"

Through countless intermediaries, this story has long since become a horror tale used by adults to scare children away from the beach at night.

Counting from the time of her birth, Princess Goldfish is still a baby. Nami's comforting words were completely useless. Hanako stepped forward and addressed the problem directly, pointing her finger at Princess Goldfish's nose and mocking her. Only then did Princess Goldfish suppress her fear, stop crying, and let out a soft hiccup.

"Then that agreement was fake too, right?"

Nan Lixiang pointed outside and said, "The sea is deathly still at night with no sea breeze. Wooden sailboats in the East China Sea all need to rely on wind power. Let's not talk about strange things. Ships can't sail at night anyway."

"Who knows?"

Nami continued passing the jade pendant around, and Kallen hurriedly threw it to Hanako. However, under Mary's fierce glare, Hanako simply held it up and stopped passing it around. She gave a "Jashin-chan" smile, watching the sand in the hourglass fall continuously, intending to trick Mary.

"Anyway, ships that can navigate safely have never sailed at night."

"...Isn't this putting the cause in the opposite direction?"

"We'll be able to verify it tonight. This ship is still sailing. Maybe we really will encounter something strange, just like in the stories."

Nami shrugged and said that what she said sounded like a jinx, but what Nami really meant was to advise the captain not to sail at night. Back at sunset, the navigator had already warned her about the eeriness of the sea at night, and that many dangers were beyond what strength could solve.

And what was the captain's answer?

Naturally, I activated my spiritual root and continued on my journey.

This technologically advanced ghost ship needs no sea breeze for power, and Jolyne is not afraid of the eerie, even being illuminated by the Crimson Moon is no problem. He also wants to see what he will encounter.

The first half of the night was almost over, and the sea under the searchlights showed nothing unusual, so it seemed that these legends were just the result of misinformation.

The hourglass continues to pass the jade.

Hanako entered the stage with a miserable expression. Trying to harm others only ended up harming herself. She could only conjure up two rolls of toilet paper and start dancing the "Gokuraku Jodo" dance on the deck.

Seeing this, Goto Ichiri, who had been secretly crawling out from under the table, burst into silly laughter. She fantasized in her mind that "the jade pendant would suddenly be passed to her, and the guitar hero would make a cool entrance and sing a rock song to win the praise of the whole audience," while praying in her heart, "Please don't pass it to me, otherwise I will die on the ship even if I wear a hood."

Wiping the grease from Esdeath's lips, Jolyne asked Nami, "What happens next in the story? What were the contaminated crew members saying?"

"That's a strange statement."

Nami casually demonstrated, "The Prime Minister asked us for our lives, and we dared not disobey. It sounds like some evil god is ordering these crew members to commit suicide and jump into the sea."

The Prime Minister is asking us for our lives?

Jolyne looked at him strangely.

Bad news: The pollution is most likely true, because the One Piece world doesn't have the Three Kingdoms history, so this passage couldn't have been made up by a sailor.

Good news: This isn't a horror story; the Prime Minister's involvement adds a touch of excitement.

And this one must be incredibly strange.

Who will keep watch later?

As Jolyne asked the question, he took out his employment certificate and checked the progress bar, which was stuck at 9%. He immediately rejected Anna's raised hand, as the protagonists of this employment adventure had to be him and his crew.

Aside from Nami, Shizuka Marikawa, Goldfish Princess, and Gastly, the others are all strong enough, so Jolyne doesn't feel the need to worry or be anxious.

"I come."

Nan Lixiang volunteered, "I slept for a long time during the day, so I'll stay up late to watch the show tonight. I'm going to finish watching 'Summer Rain Lotus by the Lake' tonight."

"Add me one."

Saeko Busujima also spoke, which immediately gave Medea a strange look, because as the Empress, Saeko Busujima shouldn't miss the night, as she and Esdeath still had to return to the kingdom later.

"I just wanted to cut something down."

Saeko Busujima spoke gently, but her eyes held a murderous intent that signaled the coming of winter.

Saeko Busujima felt threatened by her inability to match Medea and Esdeath's strength and was eager to bridge the gap. When she heard about the existence of swordsmanship in this world from Jolyne's story, she decided to grasp the [Hollow Cry God] and undergo a transformation on this adventure.

"Then we'll leave it to Saeko and Rika."

Jolyne had no objections. After a few brief words, the banquet ended. Apart from a few ghosts still huddled around the Hound of the Humans, the rest of the guests left through the workshop.

Chapter 460 Hanako's Class

The crew's rooms had been arranged, and they all chose the first floor on the deck.

Since a ship was needed, the Human-faced Dog was naturally modeled after the flagships of the Four Emperors.

The Thousand Sunny is 56 meters long. Although the Hound of the Heart is only a small aircraft carrier, it is still more than 200 meters long than the Unicorn in Azur Lane. To put that in perspective, a standard football field is only 100 meters long. You can imagine how much space there is in the hull. If an ordinary sailboat gets a little closer, it can only look up at the giant ship's glowing outer wall like a frog at the bottom of a well.

Its fairytale-like qualities make it dreamlike, while the addition of technology makes it even more mysterious and unpredictable.

After the banquet, they all went to the large public bath on the first floor, which was an artificial hot spring. Since Goto Ichiri was also there, Jolyne stood at the door and the scene of the pink-haired girl jumping into the sea flashed through her mind. In the end, she decided to go to the bathhouse in the captain's cabin.

With three decks above deck and two below, the twin-masted structure still resembles the Thousand Sunny. After all, it was Jolyne's former ideal ship, and the kingdom would subconsciously gravitate towards it when finalizing the design.

Wow... Wow...

Warm steam rose and enveloped the bathroom in a hazy white mist. Jolyne sank into the bathtub filled with hot water and picked up her phone to start planning her upcoming schedule.

Unsurprisingly, he had only been alone for a short while when a guest arrived at the bathroom door.

……

the other side.

The tavern located below deck.

"If we become rich and powerful, let us not forget each other!"

Hanako stared at the human-faced dog and cried out in anguish. Beside her were Sadako and Mary. The three ghosts surrounded the human-faced dog, who was once her little brother. Their faces were twisted with jealousy that their sisters were actually driving a Land Rover.

"what does that mean?"

The human-faced dog never went to school. Although there was information in her mechanical spirit root, she turned off the function after reading a beginner's guide to mechanics. Otherwise, her mechanical spirit root would push learning reminders every day.

"So, it means that even if a dog gains wealth and status, it should also benefit its former friends." Hanako floated up, grabbed the wolf ears of the human-faced dog with both hands, and demanded, "How far has your relationship with your master progressed?"

Upon hearing this question, Sadako and Mary felt a surge of resentment. The four of them had all been close associates in the apartment, and the human-faced dog was the last to join. Yet, it was the human-faced dog who joined last that was the first to undergo a transformation, leaving the small group and coming closer to its master.

Sadako and Mary reminisce about the past and realize that it was all like a dating game. They had unknowingly become the losers who left heartbroken!

Sadako harbored deep resentment!

Mary was heartbroken!

Hanako... Hanako cough, she simply wanted to ask the human-faced dog for some benefits.

"What progress?"

The human-faced dog's smile was dazzling, and its wagging tail proved it was in a good mood.

If they didn't know her personality, the three ghost storytellers would have thought she was showing off. Mary couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Take the cartridge you bought last time, for example, how far have you been won over?"

They don't just watch Action Kamen; they've also bought some R-rated games, and the person who delivers the packages is a twin-tailed girl holding a green onion.

"Oh……"

The human-faced dog looked up and began to think, raising its delicate white hand in front of it.

She broke off a finger, "I've hugged her."

She broke off her second finger, "We kissed."

As the three ghost stories swallowed hard, anticipating hearing more exciting tales, the human-faced dog withdrew its hand, looking at its companions with a satisfied expression.

Friends: "???"

"Wait a minute, is that all?"

Hanako retorted helplessly, "Wasn't this the progress you already achieved back in the apartment?"

“It’s different.”

The human-faced dog shook its head. "The kisses and hugs I mentioned happened today. The past is the past; how can you compare it to the present?"

Partners: "..."

The three of them looked at each other and had a brief team conversation.

Sadako: Does Master just like stupid people?

Hanako: Impossible. Mary is stupid too, and I've never seen Jolyne have any feelings for Mary.

Mary: Hanako, come to the duel arena.

Sadako: Mary is tsundere, which is different from the cute clumsy human-faced dog.

Mary: Sadako, you come too.

After a brief discussion, Hanako took a deep breath and straightened the human-faced dog's face so that it was facing her.

"Is this enough to satisfy you?"

Hanako asked in a low voice.

Before the human-faced dog could answer, Hanako covered its lips with her right hand and gently stroked its tail with her left. She leaned close to its ears, her breath sweet as orchids, and incited it like a cultist: "Imagine you untie your troublesome skirt, and your master places you on the bed, lifts your tail, and gently strokes your fur..."

Gradually, the human-faced dog's tail fell down, tucked between its legs, no longer as carefree as before.

"...Then what should I do?"

Seeing that the dog finally understood, Hanako couldn't help but cough with joy on her face.

"Well, let's talk about compensation first."

"In accordance with the order in which you met your master, you are still our little sister."

The human-faced dog nodded.

Hanako: "When you become a lady, you must share some of the wealth and honor you gain with me."

Sadako: "Help me get better soon."

Mary: "...I haven't decided yet."

The human-faced dog agreed because she had already activated the auxiliary analysis function of the mechanical spirit root and found that these things were actually irrelevant, since these three partners already had plenty of affection and resources; at most, they just needed her to get closer to their master.

"Then let's go to the room now."

Hanako said bluntly, "It's that simple. Now that you've undergone a transformation, your status, whether in the open or in the shadows, is no longer the strange thing it used to be. To use the kingdom's official ranks as an example, you were a third-level knight before, but now you've become a fourth-level noble, just like Lady Jorogumo."

Although your status in your master's eyes is certainly not as high as that of Jorogumo, you are at least qualified to be compared with her. So just push open the door and walk into the room. Your master may refuse, but even being thrown out of the room is better than not trying at all.

What's the most important thing?

Lord Busujima isn't here today!

Lord Kanroji and Lord Kikkawa are both gentle and kind; they won't mind your presence, so tonight is the perfect time to make your move!

"Go, you human-faced dog!"

Encouraged by her three companions, the human-faced dog walked to the captain's cabin with her hands behind her back. Her tail swayed like a propeller, her ears fluttered, and she finally reached her hand towards the semi-transparent bathroom door.

Chapter 461 Though Curved, It Is Straightforward

Click.

The bathroom doorknob turned, and the human-faced dog gently pushed the door open a crack. The steam in the room, carrying the fragrance of shower gel, rushed out, accompanied by a soft, charming moan.

Hmm... Of course there are people at this time.

The human-faced dog's tail drooped, its eyes, glancing at the misty water, hesitated, standing frozen at the doorway, unsure whether to go in given the situation.

Then Jolyne's voice faded.

"Human-faced dog, close the door."

"Oh."

The human-faced dog obediently closed the door, but stood there unable to move. The thoughts that had welled up inside her because of Hanako's instigation could not be calmed for a long time. The scene she had just seen floated into her mind: steam rising from the human-faced dog's head. Finally, her skirt fell to the ground, and she straightened the blanket and crawled into bed without moving.

in the bathroom.

"Waaah... Why is this human-faced dog here?"

Only after recognizing who it was did Kanroji Mitsuri's panic subside somewhat. She turned around and squeezed out a charmingly coquettish tone through her teeth.