Voyage Chapter 19: Ahoy! (Patreon)

~Yuji Liberio~

"I have to say, Captain, this is definitely an improvement over our original ship even if it's a bit gaudy. No offence intended."

"Wow, I didn't know Khalakuro had a ship this nice. Why would he even bother pretending to be a butler if he had this bad girl around"

Nami and Alice looked around as we sat on top of Bezan Black's deck, I had already introduced Alice to Nami, and she wasn't surprised. Because guess what? Alice already asked Nami about it, that's how she knew we needed a cook.

"Yep, she is a beauty, just needs a little touching up and a bit of customization is all. I'll have to hire some shipwrights when we reach our next destination."

I was not keeping the massive cat head and paws on the front, that was not negotiable.

Bezan Black was an upgrade and a half over my previous ship, it was quite large, definitely large enough to comfortably fit a crew of roughly 80+ in it. And Kuro, a man as classy as he was a bitch, kept his ship quite clean and comfortable.

The main upper deck was large enough to run across without difficulty, I could easily train on it, catch fish, or do whatever else I needed to do. Of course, we three started looking around the ship and got a tour of it in depth, Nami and I taking notes while Alice looked around in amazement, probably her first time being on a pirate ship.

Below the upper deck was the lower deck, which compared to most pirate ships was pretty damn organized. Containing several rooms that were sectioned off. First was the General Quarters, which as expected looked like an army barracks with beds stacked on top of each other with private lockers. But was surprisingly hygienic, maybe they cleaned for Kuro's arrival.

"Ooh~ nice. It's better than I had thought, I can work with this.

There was also the Ship's kitchen on the lower deck that Alice quickly got to work scrutinizing and inspecting, it looked fairly clean and organized to me but I also was not the chef here. Thankfully, she was satisfied with the condition of the kitchen and dumped half of her bags there.

Thanks to the ship being so darn large, there was even room for luxury rooms, like a working bath/shower, a common room with couches and such, and some more luxurious quarters for the officers of the ship.

I must say, the ship technology of this world for its time is far far beyond that of Earth. My village did not have proper plumbing but this ship did.

There was also the gun deck for manning the cannons but I hardly cared about that. I was already better than any measly canon anyway. I'd probably pawn off most of the cannons and only keep some for a show of force.

And finally, we arrived at the captain's Quarters.

"Woah, this place is almost like the mansion, was Khalakuro jealous?"

"This sure is luxurious."

I felt the same way as they did because the Captain's quarters were sure as hell lavish. Kuro cut no expenses in making sure his cabin was decked out, both to assert his authority and to relax. I couldn't believe I was actually thanking the bastard but here I was.

The Captain's Quarters was the size of an apartment, with a middle living room that had couches, tables, the whole shebang, it had its own storage room, a private bedroom with a larger-than-king-sized luxurious bed. It even had a second floor that overlooked the main deck and also had some furniture.

Damn, I finally feel like a captain.

Alice looked around curiously, and I could swear I caught a glint of mischievousness in her eyes.

"Hmm, Captain, you wouldn't mind sleeping with lil' ol' me right? It's just that it's my first time out of the estate and I might get a little frigthened~"

Frightened of not sleeping in my luxurious bed was what she was truly afraid of. Alice snaked her way around and hugged me from behind, her plentiful chest squeezed up against my back.

"Hey A-Alice!"

Nami cried out in an indecipherable tone as Alice looked at her with a cheshire expression, making Nami blush as if caught red-handed.

"What is it Nami? Do you have a problem with it? Or did you want to sleep together with Captain Yuji? I didn't know you guys were that close!"

Nami flushed a deep crimson at Alice's teasing, tripping over own words, honestly, I don't think even Nami knew what she wanted right now.

"NO! I mean, n-no, we aren't that close."

I grabbed my chest and feigned pain.

"Argh! Even after all of my efforts? Nami, you wound me. I thought we were close."

Nami looked ready to pop a vein as her eye twitched and Alice poorly suppressed her desire to laugh at her.

"No! I mean no, I mean- ugh! You know what I was talking about."

"Well then, you shouldn't have any problems with me sleeping with Yuji right~?"

While I don't think she meant it in the way Nami was thinking of it, it got me thinking with both heads.

Yes, at this moment, a neuron in my brain sparked. A spark of creativity fueled by both genius and stupidity in equal parts.

An idea that could potentially lower their view of me from a human being to something lesser. It was a risky manoeuvre.

But I liked my odds.

I clapped my hands.

"Hmm, how about we all sleep together for the first night?"

Alice tilted her head at me while Nami froze in place.

RNGesus above please tell me I did not just paint myself as a dumbass.

~Nami~

Nami at this moment did not know what to think. She didn't even why she was so against Alice sleeping with Yuji. And now she was definitely lost for words.

Alice looked at Yuji as if his words were perfectly reasonable, making her feel the urge to tear her hair out at the absurdity.

"Oh yeah! That would fix our problem. And it would be a good crew bonding experience! Right, Nami?"

As Alice and Yuji looked at her expectantly Nami's mind ran at a million miles per minute.

Now, if she refused they would think of her as the weird one regardless of how weird they were themselves. And she couldn't have Yuji cast suspicion on her this late when she was so close to escaping with the bounty.

She started thinking. She looked toward the captain's personal storage, if she slept in the same bed as him, she would get to know where he put the treasure and what lock he would put on it. And all she had to was to sleep in the same bed as him.

...Yes, she just had to sleep with her stupidly good-looking, flirtatious and somehow good-natured pirate captain.

At least Alice was also there to act as a buffer, he wasn't such a beast that he would make a move on both of them once they were in his bed. If he was that kind of person Nami would have had a permanent limp by now.

She tried to crush the small part of her that thought about how hot the situation was. But unfortunately for her, she couldn't exactly stop her own heart. She knew a small part of her did not mind this happening.

So Nami slowly opened her mouth.

"F-fine, whatever."

Her crimson blushing face was clear for all to see. her pride felt very bruised and battered right now for all to see. Well, not that it mattered all that much considering Alice did not care enough to make note of it and Yuji was too busy releasing a sigh of relief thanks to not suffering utter humiliation.

"B-b-but I have to go to my own room to put down my stuff. Yeah, that!"

Nami almost hit herself for talking over herself like a child but thankfully she was interrupted by Alice.

"Oh yeah, I gotta settle in my own personal room too, no offence captain!"

Yuji thankfully shook his head simply.

"None taken, you girls settle in and I will too. I need to take care of some stuff anyway."

Nami breathed a sigh of relief as she left the room.

All she had to do was pass an uneventful sleep with her captain and newest crewmate.

She paused in her steps.

...When did she start calling him captain in her mind?

She shook her head, she was getting too into her role.

~Yuji Liberio~

I laid on my new and comfortable bed with my pyjamas as I stared up at the ceiling with a flat look.

Holy fuck that worked.

Even the gacha seemed to think my braindead gamble was impressive as I got a ticket out of it along with one for getting a proper ship.

Feat achieved! Steal Bezan Black, a proper ship compared to yours.

+1x Silver Item Gacha Ticket

Rolling Silver Item Gacha...

An Uncommon Item!

[Repair Powder]

|Rarity: Uncommon|

An enchanted golden powder, when the entire bag is spread across a weapon its durability is restored and its damages repaired as long as the item is in one piece. The stronger or more magical an item is, the more powder is required. Restock Timer: 12 Hours

Feat Achieved! Convince two love interests to sleep together with you

+1x Silver Trait Gacha Ticket

Rolling Trait Gacha...

An Uncommon Trait!

[Goth Magnet]

|Rarity: Uncommon Trait|

Goths and emos are drawn to you for some reason, making it easier for you to garner affection and favour from goths or girls with daddy issues. In addition, people turn a blind eye to your less-than-favourable actions more easily when you need them to, just like how those fathers turned a blind eye to their daughters.

Safe to say, I was harder than a brick right now.

Repair powder by itself solved my need to find a mechanic or a shipwright at the moment which was a godsend beyond any other while Goth Magnet is very useful despite its concerning description. It will be especially useful when I'm going to trying to get a certain ghost girl on my side.

Anyway, it should be about now. To be honest, I was pretty damn nervous right now.

While I always put on the act of a devil may care cool and collected badass pirate captain, in reality, behind that act I was still a virgin office worker at heart. Sleeping with girls who were more beautiful than even models was certainly a nerve-wracking event.

Speaking of...

"Yahoo! Yuji, we have come for a sleepover."

Alice opened the door with gusto and I held my breath upon seeing her attire, she was only wearing a tight white tanktop without a bra under that left little to imagination, I could even see her areola peeking out from behind the sheer fabric. At this moment I thanked every god I knew. Especially for her tight red dolphin shorts.

"I don't know where you get all that enthusiasm from..."

Nami was also a beauty in her own right, she wore an oversized shirt reaching down to her thighs with no visible shorts underneath that I could see and I could also see that she also did not wear a bra. How lucky did I get?

...Lucky Sukebe, right.

"I gotta say, beating up Kuro was a hard time but a reward like this is definitely worth it. I couldn't think of a better reward."

Alice smirked at my words and Nami also seemed slightly vindicated with my flattery before Alice threw herself onto my bed.

"Ah~ what a nice bed. You feel pretty great too despite all your muscles Yuji."

Alice said, giving my bicep a light squeeze as I nervously wrapped an arm around her and pulled her in, she obviously did not have complaints as she snuggled up to me, her breasts smooshing up against my chest before I turned to the hesitating Nami.

"Well? You gonna join in or what?"

Sometimes even I am surprised by my ability to keep my composure. But I guess that was what got me through corporate.

Nami sighed before crawling into bed to my other side as I wrapped my arm around her soft body.

"You're lucky you're cute."

She said under her breath and I pretended not to hear but an undying smile made it to my lips regardless.

Here I was, in bed with two gorgeous women in a fancy new ship after defeating a notorious pirate group.

This was a peak in my life nothing in my previous world compared to.

This.

This is what I was living for.

A/N: We get Bezan Black as our new base of operations. I don't get why everyone picks Going Merry when this beautiful beast of a ship exists. And Yuji completely lucked out with all of his rolls, repair powder just got rid of the need for a shipwright for a good while until Yuji rolls mechanics and Goth Magnet assures the cover art. Perona is my favourite One Piece girl probably. What about you? What's your personal favourite?

Yuji passed the charisma check and got the two beautiful babes into his bed first day on his new ship. Lucky bastard. On that note, Nami's defences are crumbling and her dependence on copium is growing stronger now that she knows Yuji's strength of character. Claiming her is not going to take long. How did you guys like this settling-in chapter? I'd love to know.