"You've heard that power is relative...... This sentence? ”

Leo asked Perona with a smile.

As soon as the words were spoken, Perona was sure that she had never heard such strange words, but she still seriously pondered its meaning for two seconds, and after not being able to figure it out, she replied, "...... No. ”

"It's like a cat catching a mouse, if the rat outgrows the cat, will it still be afraid?"

"Of course not!"

This is such a simple truth, even an eight-year-old child can understand it.

The power of this world is supreme.

With strength comes power, customizing rules, and spreading fear and glory.

"That's right, the ability of [Ghost Fruit] is the same, when you train her very well, you will be able to affect me."

Having said that, Leo did not approve of letting Perona continue to exercise the ability of [Negative Ghost], the domineering was too restrained, and it was not lethal. If she can, Leo will help her develop in depth in the direction of [Ghost Bomb].

"Alright, I know you're weak." After chatting, Leo began to pack his things, thinking of the rumors of ghosts, there should be a lot of bounty hunters going to this island next, so it is better to leave as soon as possible: "But this island should not stay for a long time, come with me Perona." ”

"Leaving now?"

"Well, or someone will come to arrest you."

Perona looked at Leo hesitantly.

Leo looked at her and smiled, thinking to himself...... How can anyone trust each other completely when they first meet?

"Do you want me to cut myself?"

Leo once again pointed Twilight's hilt at Perona, but the blade was directed at herself.

“…… No, not anymore. ”

Leo raised his eyebrows, curled the corners of his mouth with a slightly delicate mouth, and the charm of the boy was displayed in front of the little girl.

"You're still hesitating...... Hey, it's okay, let's get along slowly, but for your safety, it's better to leave quickly. ”

"Oh...... Oh. ”

Perona could only passively accept Leo's suggestion.

"Are we partners now?"

Leo's eyes shone with a brilliant light, a brilliance often seen in children...... It represents innocence and expectation, a rare thing in adults, but it appears in Leo, a man whose mental age is already twenty-seven or eighteen years old.

What is this?

A child who never grows up?

Speaking of which, crossing this kind of thing is really a bit of a tiger beep for Leo...... Because of his curiosity about the new world, he returned to his instincts and let himself go.

And then again......

A thief should have a free heart.

"......" Perona bit her lower lip with difficulty, narrowed her chin and lowered her cheeks, and her straight bangs covered her eyes, making it impossible to see her expression...... But Leo saw that the little girl's cheeks were slightly red.

“？”

Leo tilted his head.

- Are you shy? I guess so...... It's really good to deceive this child, and I was persuaded in two sentences, so sure enough, does the partner still need to be cultivated from an early age?

Saying the word "partner", the teenager felt unspeakably ashamed, and only felt that it was more comfortable to be a "partner".

"Humph! Sort of, don't be too complacent, you guy. ”

On the other side, Perona, who had finally figured it out, twisted her little face and stopped looking at Leo, and the tsundere attribute hidden in her heart finally came out.

"Yes...... yes, I see. ”

Leo smiled and picked up the girl, ready to return to the boat.

After running to the shore lightly, Leo signaled to Dick that he could sail the boat, and introduced him again.

"This is Perona, from now on we will be our little friend, take good care of it...... She was still a little weak. ”

"Understood, sir."

Leo pointed to Dick again.

"This is Marfrant Dick."

As a result, only a name was said, and there was no follow-up.

Perona looked at Leo suspiciously, and Dick scratched his head in embarrassment.

"First...... Sir, this is gone? ”

"No, what do you want me to say?"

“……”

"Oh, I was negligent, okay, reintroduce it...... This is Dick, my slave. ”

"Sir!"

"Sorry...... If you don't use the right words, then let's be a servant. ”

"...... first"

"Still not satisfied?"

"Forehead ......"

"Or do you want to be a subordinate?"

"Please let me go! Dick on the line! Dick on the line! ”

"Tsk, that's troublesome."

Leo pouted, clearly despising the thing.

Carrying Perona back to the cabin and placing her on the bed, Leo instructed.

"Don't get out of bed for the next few days, just get a good rest...... Don't worry about life, anyway, as long as I'm here, I won't be hungry for you, Dick's words...... Half cook, half student. ”

"Do you still take students? He will be ...... older than him next year."

"So it's only half a student, and he has to learn something from me, there's no way...... You can only accept it. ”

“…… Oh. ”

"Alright, you're too weak, get some sleep."

"Good ......"

"See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow ......"

The old sailboat carrying the three young men had set sail, and they did not know whether the road ahead was winding or straight, light or dark, pain or pleasure, danger or peace, but they were always moving towards the dawn in the light of the yellow sunset.

Six hours later, it was dark and night.

A huge black shadow breaks through the fog of night and anchors on the shore of Ghost Tango Island. Immediately after that, a tall and thin figure jumped off the deck, stepped on the soft sand, and observed from the silhouette, about seven meters tall! It's like a little giant! Alien monsters!

The figure seemed to be badly wounded, covered in pale bandages, some of which were still oozing blood, and he shuffled his heavy steps towards the interior of the island, gradually sinking into the darkness again, merging with the shadows.

……

As soon as it was dawn, Leo stepped out of the cabin and moved his body.

Unaware that he had happened to cut off Moria's target yesterday, the boy began to run around the cabin...... So far, morning jogging has not done much to improve his physical fitness. Even if you run a hundred laps around the side of the boat, you won't get tired, so the purpose of the morning run is just to warm up.

"Yo, get up, Dick."

After a few laps, Leo found Dick also staggering out of the cabin, his eyes half-squinted, apparently not waking up.

"Good morning, sir......"

"Well, good morning, let's go and see if it's right."

Leo skimmed him and said casually.

"Good ......"

Dick, who was half a cook, half a student, and a navigator at zero point, walked into the captain's room obediently, looked at the sky, felt the current, looked at the map, and felt that everything was normal.

"Sir, are you really going to [Rommel]?"

Ever since Leo asked for the route to be rerouted to Rommel, Dick was terrified.

- The gentleman is so bold that he dares to go against the godfather.

"What's wrong, scared?" Leo saw Dick's mentality, and sneered and mocked: "Coercion, if I let you fight with the mafia, are you willing?" ”

“…… It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I can't beat it. ”

Dick didn't mind much, and even within the same family, there were many deadly strife.

In the end, it's just for profit.

"That's enough, I'll solve the powerful goal."

"You just have to deal with the minions."

At present, except for some monsters in the [Flower Country] in the entire West Sea, there is no one who is in Leo's eyes.