At night, countless stars filled the sky, their reflections shimmering across the surface of the sea like flowing points of light.
Lights illuminated the Golden Hind, and the laughter and conversation of the three people aboard could be heard from time to time.
“Come on, Master.
Drink!
How can a man of the sea not drink?”
Drake draped an arm around Zhuyun’s shoulder, her cheeks flushed red.
She had clearly already had quite a bit to drink.
“That’s right.
Drake is absolutely correct.
A man who doesn’t drink will only be looked down upon.”
Tsunade raised her glass toward Zhuyun, her face flushed as well.
“Haah.”
Zhuyun sighed.
He had known this would happen.
“Fine.
Let’s drink.”
He raised his glass and gradually relaxed, joining the two women in drinking.
After acquiring the Strength of a Hundred physique, he had discovered that his tolerance for alcohol had increased considerably.
He still wasn’t accustomed to the taste, but he could certainly drink much more than before.
“That’s more like it!
Drink, drink!”
Drake and Tsunade immediately raised their glasses.
“Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
***
Before they knew it, all the alcohol aboard the ship had been consumed by the three of them.
Although Zhuyun had drunk quite a lot, the two women had drunk far more than he had.
At that moment, both women were leaning against Zhuyun’s shoulders, their eyes half-closed and their breathing steady, as though they had already fallen asleep.
Zhuyun glanced at the two of them and smiled.
He helped them stand and slowly led them toward the cabin.
After laying them on the bed and covering them with blankets, Zhuyun prepared to leave.
“You’re really going to leave just like that?
There are two beautiful women in front of you who are drunk out of their minds.”
Drake opened her eyes and looked at Zhuyun teasingly.
“I can tell you aren’t drunk at all.
Then again, I haven’t even gotten drunk, so there’s no reason you two, whose physiques are much stronger than mine, would be.
That amount of alcohol isn’t enough to knock you out.”
Zhuyun looked toward Tsunade.
“You aren’t drunk either, are you, Tsunade?”
“Hehe.
This little bit of alcohol is nowhere near enough to affect me.”
Tsunade opened her eyes as well, her cheeks still flushed.
“Little Master, are you really not going to stay with us?”
“All right, you two.
It’s already late.
Get some proper rest tonight.
My head is already spinning.”
Zhuyun lay down on the bed and looked at the two women.
“Good night, Tsunade.
Drake.”
***
It was noon, normally the busiest time of day, but Zhuyun was still lying in bed.
“Master, this won’t do.
If you’re already unable to get out of bed now, what will you do when we have even more companions who love good alcohol?”
Drake smiled brightly, her eyes sparkling with amusement.
“That’s right, Little Master.
Drake has a point.”
Tsunade sat beside Zhuyun with some food in her hands.
“Why don’t you train with me?
You have the Strength of a Hundred physique.
If you train under me, I’m sure you can further strengthen your body.
Then you’ll be able to last longer when drinking too.”
“Get lost, you two.
It’s not that I can’t handle it.
It’s that you two are simply too fierce!”
Zhuyun was completely helpless.
“Do you two even know how much you drank last night?
You two big sisters…”
Although his physique had been strengthened, there was only so much he could withstand when the two women went all out.
“Training is impossible.
I’ll just have to rely on summoning stronger companions to survive.”
Zhuyun narrowed his eyes.
“Once I obtain an even stronger physique from a new companion, just wait and see how I’ll deal with you two.”
“Then we’ll be looking forward to it, Little Master.”
With that, both women burst into laughter.
***
Syrup Village.
Thin wisps of smoke rose from the houses throughout the village.
It was clearly time for the residents to prepare their meals.
“Master, we’ve arrived at Syrup Village.”
Drake adjusted the brim of her hat and stared at the island ahead.
“Finally!
Let’s make a fortune, then buy some alcohol.”
Tsunade stood up.
“If there’s a casino on the island, that would be even better.”
“I can already hear the sound of our berries disappearing.”
“Hey, Little Master, what do you mean by that?
Do you think I’m going to lose?”
“Wouldn’t you?
Tsunade, don’t you know what your luck is like?”
“Uh…
hehehe.
Well, how will we know unless I try?
Maybe my luck will improve after coming to a different world.”
“Fine.
Do whatever you want.
But you’ll have to use your medical skills to earn us some money.”
Zhuyun had no intention of asking Tsunade to give up gambling.
“There’s a wealthy young lady on this island who is suffering from a serious illness.
Many doctors have failed to cure her.
Go take a look when we get there.”
“Leave it to me.”
Tsunade patted her chest and spoke seriously.
“When it comes to gambling money, I certainly won’t slack off.”
“Ahem, ahem!
Drake, bring the ship ashore.
Let’s go take a look.”
Zhuyun reluctantly tore his gaze away from Tsunade and turned toward Drake.
“Yes, Master.”
***
“Doctor, please!
Please save my mother!
I’ll do anything you ask!”
A five- or six-year-old boy with an unusually long nose clung to a doctor dressed in a white coat, his face filled with grief.
“Mom…
Mom can’t die!”
“Usopp, I’m sorry.
I’ve done everything I can.
Go spend some time with your mother.
She doesn’t have much time left.”
“How could this happen, Mom?”
Usopp released the doctor’s hand and collapsed onto the ground.
Tears streamed uncontrollably down his face.
“Haah.”
The doctor sighed and silently walked away.
“Perhaps we can cure your mother.”
Zhuyun and the two women, who had witnessed everything, stepped forward.