'Is this man really letting me wander around the at will?'

  'Not wary of me at all?'

  'Or is he actually waiting for me to steal the treasure.'

  'And then "punish" me?'

  a stood at the entrance of the , watg Arton's back from a distance, her eyebrows tightly furrowed.

  a had seen the diary entries recorded by Arton.

  If she inally had the idea of taking away the treasure from Arton, now, that idea has signifitly diminished.

  After all, Arton has reized her identity.

  In front of him, she is no longer just an ordinary singer kidnapped by pirates.

  'Knowing the future, huh? This man previously said I could take away the Golden Emperor's ship.'

  'That means, I definitely won't fall here.'

  'e on, a, you surely rely on your own wit to get through this crisis.'

  a enced herself inwardly, then carrying a fruit ptter prepared i, she walked towards Arton.

  "Captain Arton, would you like some fruit?"

  a said with a smile, her expression as calm as ever, showing none of her previous panic.

  "Having some fruit wouldn't be bad."

  "Thanks, a."

  Arton nodded slightly and reached out to pick up a grape from the ptter.

  "Let me do that, Captain Arton."

  a, with a smile on her face, personally picked up a grape from the ptter and brought it to Arton's mouth.

  Seeing this, Arton did not hesitate and swallowed the grape a offered with a smile.

  Arton knew a was ag, and a knew Arton was aware of the world's historical trajectory.

  However, her of them inteo break this bance.

  So, they started chatting bad forth.

  Of course, a's iion was not merely to chat with Arton.

  She wao see if the magically appearing diary was actively given to her by Arton.

  But after a series of hints, even taking out her own diary in front of Arton,

  a gradually found her answer.

  'My diary must have a signifit e to Arton.'

  'But he didn't actively hand it over to me.'

  'So, was it indeed automatically given to me by that magical system?'

  'But why would the system do that?'

  'It couldn't possibly be because of those photos and doujinshi Artoed, could it?'

  a tio feed Arton grapes while p these thoughts in her mind.

  However, she couldn't ask him these questions directly.

  She could only suppress her curiosity.

  'Anyway, it seems Arto know I see what he records in the diary.'

  'Maybe I use this to find a ce to escape, or even take the treasure with me.'

  'But, should I really just leave?'

  'This man has the system, he knows the future.'

  'Being by his side, maybe I could be signifitly as well.'

  Thinking this, a's mind was filled with doubt.

  While a was deep in thought, Arton wasn't idle either.

  He scrutinized a, pario the Yae Miko tempte in his mind.

  'To normally use the Yae Miko tempte, the user o have at least three of the following attributes: "Female," "Pink," "Wisdom," "Fox," "Shrine maiden," "Charm," "Thunder."'

  'a, naturally, possesses the "Female" attribute.'

  'In terms of intelligence, she also quite fits the "Wisdom" attribute.'

  'In the inal story, Nami always called a "ing Fox."'

  'So, a could be sidered to have the "Fox" attribute, right?'

  'So, a use the Eightfold Goddess tempte, right, system?'

  [Ding! Sing character — a.]

  [a meets the attributes of "Female," "Fox," "Wisdom," and use the "Yae Miko Tempte (Basic Version)."]

  [If a is willing to bee a partner of the host, you apply the "Yae Miko Tempte (Basic Version)" on her.]

  'Not bad.'

  Seeing the information on the panel, Arton's smile deepened.

  "Captain Arton, are you thinking of something pleasant?"

  a, seeing Arton's expression and firming there were no ries in the diary, asked him.

  "Heh, indeed, I've thought of some hings."

  "Speaking of which, a, you said earlier you'd be willing to bey partner, right?"

  Arton, pulling a to sit cross-legged on the deck with him, asked with a light ugh.

  "Of course, I'm willing."

  a nodded vigorously.

  However, remembering that Arton knew her identity, she quickly added:

  "Captain Arton, I've had some not-so-beautiful pasts."

  "You might think my joining is too casual."

  "But after being rescued by you, I no longer want to live the life I had before."

  "So, I truly want to bee your partner."

  After speaking, a put down the fruit pte, extended her hands, and held Arton's left hand in her palms.

  At this moment, a's eyes were so clear aiful.

  [Although tinuing to record today won't earn any more points, some things still be noted in the maritime diary.]

  [Photo: Sincere a?]

  [a said she had a not-so-pleasant past, is she talking about her days of deceiving others?]

  [She also said she's tired of her past life and wants to sincerely join me because I saved her.]

  [So, she's been moved by me?]

  'Successful!'

  'As long as Arton believes I'm sincere.'

  'He won't bme me for not revealing my true identity before.'

  'Maybe, he'll lower his guard against me.'

  'Giving me a ce to leave with the treasure.'

  a leased upon seeing the ext in the diary.

  However, whehought about leaving, a flicker of hesitation crossed her eyes.

  Meanwhile, Nami, seeing Arton's message from afar, couldn't help but whisper "ing Fox" to herself about a.

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