NOVEL NEXT A Private Outing
The full recovery process took a week for Veyron and two days for Mihawk... it goes to say the difference in their physiques. During that time neither of them left the infirmary. Seeing her son in that condition Mihawk decided to stay in the infirmary for as long as he remained there. The same could be said for Primrose who went as far as to state she'd only leave the infirmary as a corpse.
For that whole time, Hancock and the sisters spent their time with Robin and it wasn't until the late stages of the recovery that Veyron was told the people who went to rescue him and Mihawk were actually Marigold, Sandersonia and Robin, most of it thanks to the latter's help.
The citizens of Skypea didn't have a way to travel back and forth between the island and 'Vearth' which was the way they called the Earth below them and the Blue Sea.
Upon being told what was happening it was Robin who bravely said she could fly down there to pick him up as her powers now allowed her to easily fly long distances. Primrose trusted her for this task but still to be sure she led Sandersonia and Marigold with her.
Robin took his vibrecard and both sisters, jumping from the sky clouds and dashing ten kilometres down from the skies with her dark flower wings, she had never done anything so risky in her life... but just thinking that anything could have happened to him, she had to do it.
They found him a day later and their hearts almost stopped when they saw the state he was in. After that, the journey back to Skypea was even more difficult for Robin.
'I haven't thanked her properly yet...' Robin hadn't shown up in the infirmary a single time except for the first day which made him feel rather downcast.
"Are you ready, son?" Mihawk who was laying by his side asked him, she had already discarded all her bandages and was wearing just a loose shirt with underwear beneath.
Veyron nodded and released all of his bandages, only two marks remained, the massive one produced by the Yami Yami no Mi and a scar on his chest produced by Mihawk's sword.
"What's the other scar from?" She frowned and traced it.
"That's not a long story, but I can tell you later..." He then focused on the other lady whose torso lay on his bed, she was sitting on a chair the same way she had been for the whole week.
"Prim..." He rubbed her delicate black hair, Mihawk was staring at the empress with clear poison. If this woman hadn't remained here the whole time, she would have already made her move on the boy.
And that's precisely the reason why Primrose was reluctant to go!
"Prim, wake up..." He moved her again and the beauty woke up, she hadn't been sleeping in the most comfortable of positions but she cared about him and such disposition moved Veyron's heart.
"How are you feeling?" Was the first thing she asked, the empress regarded her partner who was wearing nothing but underwear, and two massive marks on his body which she grimaced about.
"I feel a lot better... don't you feel uncomfortable?".
"That's right, woman. Why don't you go away for a second?".
"What? So that you can take his first time in that split second?"
The cat was out of the bag really quickly, Veyron was astonished at how fast these two could pick a fight with each other.
"Oh?~ so you know...?" Mihawk's gaze drifted between her and Veyron, she thought he'd not be brave enough to tell this secret to anyone and a part of her rejoiced that he did, " Were you the woman I spoke to? I thought it had been..."
It took Mihawk a few seconds to put two and two together, she had already seen Hancock and heard her voice, that was no doubt the girl she spoke to in the den den mushi... but then there was this woman who was Hancock's mother and openly boasted knowing their secret relationship... there was also clear jealousy in her voice.
There could only be one answer to this puzzle, her poisonous gaze switched targets to Veyron.
"Really?".
"Mom... you know, those things happen all the time".
"Brat... do you get mothers and daughters all the time?!".
Her Conqueror Haki longed to be released!
"No! I mean-"
"I don't think you who corrupted this boy from the start have any right to judge anyone".
Primrose stood up in front of a fuming Mihawk, they were the same height and their chests were arguably the same size as well.
"I corrupted him...?" Mihawk's eyebrows twitched in disbelief, once again the poison was fixed towards the boy who had no doubt CORRUPTED her.
"Can't we stop arguing and solve this like a family?" The boy sat on the bed after coughing a bit, both of their bodies started levitating until they each sat on either side of him.
"..."
"..."
"You lost against me" He pointed at Mihawk who snorted and crossed her arms in reluctance, she didn't want to accept this defeat, to her it was a draw.
"You pledged yourself to me and said you didn't mind sharing..." He then pointed at Primrose who literally mimicked Mihawk except that she twitched her tongue in annoyance at herself for even complying with this nonsense.
"So how come the two of you are fighting now...? does that mean I can't trust the words of the women I cherish the most in this world? I'm sure I can trust Hancock's word though"
Both ladies evaded his gaze it was the peak moment of feelings of regret for one's own actions. Especially for Primrose who was aware of his unadulterated psychological warfare, any time she was compared with her perfect daughter... she felt forced to comply.
Veyron stood up and embraced the two of them tightly, feeling genuine warmth at the fact they were now together as he had longed them to.
"I love you two... you're very important to me and you're my home to come back to".
They thought it was all lovable and romantic until his wicked hands fondled their bubbly butts with a good grip.
"And you two are my women as well".
He remarked on the position of authority very well, and although both of them knew the position they were in, that didn't mean they had the same answers. While Mihawk longed for their position to be equal, Primrose had some other... kinks.
"D-Don't get ahead of yourself, brat".
"Of course I'm yours, baby~".
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The contrast was apparent. Mihawk gasped at how easily Primrose surrendered in front of the boy's wicked temptations.
"Have you got no dignity!?".
Things only got worse when the gorgeous empress leaned down to claim her lover's lips in front of Mihawk, her kiss was sloppy and passionate, raising a mixture of emotions in front of the strongest swordswoman who didn't know what to do or say.
After a few seconds, Primrose stopped and winked at Mihawk, she was staking her claim.
The strongest swordswoman didn't take that lightly, she pulled her son and remarked who was the boss, she kissed him as well with equal if not more passion than Primrose.
While they disputed Veyron had already forgotten what they were even arguing about, to begin with, he was just enjoying himself to the utmost.
The greedy bastard went as far as to wish that Sandersonia, Marigold and Hancock were there too.
Truly a man that doesn't know when he's already in deep sh*t.
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Skypea, Angel Island.
The scenery resembled what the western world in Veyron's previous world would call 'heaven' a city in the skies, floating above the clouds one could step on. There was even an entrance to this city called 'Heaven's Gate'.
Mihawk had Yoru on her back, she was wearing a shirt and trousers like usual and she was in 'sightseeing' mode since this was her first time on a sky island. Primrose wasn't different but she had enough time to at least get used to walking on clouds.
In the middle of all this Hancock was standing on her own much to his surprise since she'd usually be together with Sandersonia and Marigold. He looked everywhere and couldn't find them.
"Darling...?" Hancock crossed her arms ominously when Veyron finally showed himself in the centre of Angel Island with a face filled to the brim with kiss marks and lipstick.
To avoid another drama Veyron used his certified secret technique that only worked against Hancock, a hug.
"Kya!~".
In the end, her love was her fatal weakness, the moment she entered Veyron's arms, she couldn't complain... she couldn't scold... all she could do was melt in his arms.
"Darling~".
"Hancock~".
Mihawk who wasn't used to this felt like killing people while Primrose snickered next to her, 'Suffer!~'.
"Where are Sandersonia and Marigold? Why are you doing here?" He hooked his arm with Hancock's who lovably accepted it.
"We were talking to Gan Fall and Wyper about a group of individuals at either party that aren't content with the fusion of the two tribes. Marigold and Sandersonia went to defuse the situation just now, they should be back soon".
"Robin?".
"That girl... I don't know what she plans most of the time. Sometimes she disappears on her own and we have no way of knowing where she goes since she can fly... we will be helping the shandians and skypeans move back into the upper yard qualitatively, she said she'd be here by then".
'She may have already found the poneglyph up there'.
"Thanks for helping them, love you~" They kissed lovely, behaving all like a couple while Mihawk restrained herself from slicing Skypea in two... she couldn't describe what she felt perhaps because the feeling of jealousy had never been in her heart until now.
"That's good and all darling but I want a reward".
"Oh?" It wasn't usual for Hancock to ask for anything. Since this was so rare he immediately felt compelled to accept whatever she requested.
"What is it? I'll give you anything".
"I want a date" the beauty blushed and fidgeted.
"..."
Veyron visually grimaced, confusing the three ladies who were with him as to why he'd feel sad, Hancock even thought she asked for something outrageous and was about to retreat her request.
"If you want a date I can go out with you anytime... it is not a reward Hancock, it is something you're entitled to... it is something you can get whenever you want, sorry... I'm always busy and can't take you out, I promise that will change".
"N-No! it is okay!".
He sighed, one could say their relationship had started two years ago and from that moment on he hadn't taken her on a single date like real lovers. Not her, not Marigold or Sandersonia, not Primrose.
All of their time was spent training... a training that resulted in being useful but nonetheless... he thought he was a terrible lover.
'I want to make them happy... Hancock telling me this now means that she had wanted to have a date for a long time but never told me. I must be more proactive.
He looked at Mihawk once before deciding.
"Then... how about tomorrow? We can go to the white beach tomorrow, I'll spend the whole day with you".
"Really?!~"
"Uhm".
Kisses rained on his face the next second, and Hancock rejoiced like never before... another thing Veyron realised was that he rarely spent time with them separately 'It is good that they're willing to share me and all, but... I should also give them their private time. I'll have a date with each of them separately and see how it goes but... mom goes first'.
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