One month after Albert made his way back to the village, he and Rika sat across from each other, eating dinner. Albert told Rika, who had taken care of him for three years, that he would set sail tomorrow to pursue his dreams.
"Albert, you've finally grown up and are leaving your sister. But I feel so reluctant to let you go. However, at the same time, how can I stop you from chasing your dreams?"
Albert looked at Rika, who was lying on the table sobbing without a single tear, and a few black lines appeared on his forehead.
"Sister Rika, please don't laugh while pretending to cry, okay?"
Rika, caught in her act, was not embarrassed at all. She hugged Albert and teased, "Relax, my little brother is so clueless. I'm crying for you, and you don't even say a word to comfort your sister."
In that moment, Albert, in Rika's arms, felt so soft, so big, and so fragrant that he wanted to stay like this forever. For a minute, he even thought this was Rika's conspiracy to wear down his will and prevent him from leaving.
'Hmph! I won't fall for it.'
Rika waited for a while but didn't see Albert speak. She looked down and saw Albert in her arms, enjoying himself.
Seeing this, her forehead twitched, and she threw a punch!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Albert knelt in front of Rika, a string of large bumps forming on his head, and kept muttering, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Rika looked at the pitiful Albert, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise. "Albert, you little pervert, see if you still dare to think about lewd things."
Albert quickly replied, "I don't dare, Sister Rika."
"I'll spare you this time," Rika said, walking out. Just before reaching the door, she suddenly seemed to remember something and turned her head. "Now that you're setting sail tomorrow, come to my room tonight. Sister will give you a big gift." After saying that, she winked and left with a smile.
Then a loud wolf howl came from the room.
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The next day, Albert, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, arrived at the beach with a depressed look. As for last night, he had gone to Rika's room excitedly, but she didn't open the door all night.
"That big liar! What about the trust between people? How did the friendship boat capsize so quickly?" Albert jumped onto the boat, stroked the helm, and felt a surge of emotion in his heart.
For three years, Albert had been exercising and catching pirates to earn money. Three months ago, he finally saved enough money to have someone build a boat for him. It had a two-story structure, with three rooms on the upper floor for living and a warehouse on the lower floor for miscellaneous items. It was about the same size as the Going Merry of the Straw Hats.
When he saw the completed boat, Albert was so excited. Finally, he could set sail and see the scenery of the Grand Line.
Coming to this world, Albert felt a deep sense of historical responsibility. He wanted to work hard to become the supreme strong, to save those who were suffering, such as Nami, Robin, Hancock, and...
"I just want to be the man who becomes the harem king."
Cough. Of course, Albert didn't want to be a stud. His standards were very high. Women are not just about being beautiful; they also need to have characteristics. For example, Nami is a navigator and has big breasts; Robin is a bit cold with a dark side and also has big breasts; Hancock is a queen who is arrogant but has an inferiority complex and also has big breasts. Cough, cough, I think you've noticed that Albert's focus on choosing women is beauty.
Of course, Albert's interests are very broad, including mature women, a sister complex, a sister-in-law complex, a foot fetish, a queen complex, and a maid complex.
Carrying his great dream, Albert was about to set sail. Finally going to sea, he thought about himself and then about Luffy; there really was no comparison without harm.
His father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and he has been protected since he went to sea, such as in Loguetown and the Sabaody Archipelago. He also has his grandfather, the Marine hero Vice Admiral Garp. As a pirate, the Marines also turn a blind eye, such as in Water 7.
As for getting on Luffy's ship, uh, let's forget about it. He can't stand that idiot.
'That's right, you didn't read it wrong; he's an idiot. Since Luffy ate the Gum-Gum Fruit and became a Devil Fruit user, his brain has also become rubber. When he gets stubborn, he just becomes stupid—an idiot.'
But it doesn't matter; he's still a dreamer, and that's what's scary. Because with someone like that, nothing you say will work. If you don't agree with him and he can't argue with you, he'll beat you until you do. With such a stubborn person, do you submit or not? Anyway, Albert submits.
'Then look at the people on Luffy's ship; each one is a freak. There's a cowardly big liar, a beautiful thief who loves money like her life, a perverted cook, an exhibitionist shipwright, a perverted skeleton who loves to see people's underwear, a directionally challenged person who wants to be the number one swordsman, a scheming historian, and a pet reindeer who blushes at the slightest praise. You can imagine how many strange things Luffy can do with such a group of freaks.'
Anyway, Albert feels that if he follows them, he's destined to die!
These aren't the most important things. The most important thing is that they let their enemies go. Albert can't stand this. Those are enemies who want your life; it's a matter of life and death. How can it be enough to just defeat them? You're pirates, not peacekeepers. Alas, Albert can only say: Ignorant youth have few worries; foolish youth have more fun!
In summary, because of different ideas, Albert still feels it's better to build his own fleet.
Albert tidied his clothes, lovingly caressing them. These were given to him by Sister Rika: black casual pants, black leather boots, a black trench coat with a golden five-clawed dragon embroidered on the back, and a black short-sleeved shirt underneath. Paired with Albert's height of 1.85 meters, he looked super handsome! As for why everything is black, it's because it looks good, and he likes black. Actually, all of this is a ruse. Let me tell you the truth: it doesn't show dirt, and you can wash it less often. That's right; Albert's laziness has kicked in.
Speaking of which, he originally wanted to buy this set of clothes himself. As for why he didn't buy it himself, well, it's because all his money was used to build the ship. Now he's a pauper, which can be seen from the wooden sword at Albert's waist.
In the year 1520 of the Sea Calendar, Albert set sail. Looking back at the villagers who were seeing him off, he felt a surge of emotion.
"Everyone, I'm leaving. I'll definitely be back. Sister Rika, you must wait for me to return!"
"Get going!"
"Go quickly!"
"This perverted bastard is finally leaving; the sea gods have finally opened their eyes."
"What? You're coming back? You'd better not come back for the rest of your life!"
"Wuwu, daughter, this big pervert in the village is finally leaving; you're saved!"
...
"Uh..." Albert touched his nose and smiled awkwardly. It's not like he didn't see all the girls in the village naked; why would they call him a heinous pervert? But thinking about it, Sister Rika's figure was still the best...
Rika watched Albert, who was so embarrassed by the villagers' words, and couldn't help but chuckle. She made a megaphone with her hands and shouted at Albert, "Albert, you must become the strongest in the world! Oh, sister is waiting for you to come back!"
The old village chief looked at Rika with a smile on her face and rebuked, "Rika, why are you still letting him come back? Don't you know he's a big pervert? Really."
"Yes, yes, Rika."
"Brother Albert is a good person; he often gives me candy."
What? Giving you candy? Albert, this bastard, is finally going to target the loli?
...
Rika looked at the villagers who were saying they didn't want him to come back, but their eyes were a little moist, and chuckled, "Don't you all hope he comes back?"
"What? Who would hope he comes back?"
"That's right; it's better if he doesn't come back for the rest of his life."
This bastard, why does he have to go to sea? If one day people find out that our village produced such a big pervert, how will we get wives?
...
Rika looked at the villagers who were saying one thing but meaning another, then turned her eyes to Albert, who was leaving, revealing a gentle smile. She secretly said, "Albert, you must come back alive; sister is still waiting for you to marry her."
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As Albert sailed on the sea, he forgot the unpleasantness of setting sail and headed toward the direction he had in mind. Ten days passed, and Albert was surprised to find that he had lost his way at sea.
Crap!
It turned out that he was directionally challenged at sea. This was really difficult for Albert. He should have found a navigator first. Speaking of navigators, then we have to talk about Nami. Alas, where is Nami?
As for other crew members, there's also Robin. As for the cook, cough cough, sorry, Albert is also doing it. You know, the otaku of the new century are all cooking experts. As for the others, there's still a ship doctor. This, um... we'll talk about it later. If he can't find one, Albert decides he can learn it himself.
Thinking about how to recruit crew members, Albert suddenly remembered that it seemed like the time he set sail was the same year as Luffy. Doesn't that mean that Nami might have been taken by Luffy first? Thinking of this, Albert felt a surge of endless power and furiously sailed toward Cocoyasi Village on the map!