Conqueror of All 25 A grin is all that is needed to understand

A mutter escaped Izan's mouth as he smiled slightly. "I am getting faster, that's great…" Izan glanced shortly at the ship and he knew that they were already onboard. The reason why Izan was able to know it, was because he had sensed Jiutian inside the ship with the bond they were sharing.

Izan tapped the ground lightly, making his body jump up over twenty meters up in the air. The moment Izan landed on the ship, he tilted his head as he tried to remember something. Izan tapped the deck of the ship lightly with the tip of his feet and his body flew over thirty meters up in the air this time.

As Izan was in the air, he mumbled with a happy tone. "It is all about how I use the strength I have. With what I am able right now, I think I can use around half of my real strength." The best thing Izan enjoyed was that seeing himself and his folowers making progress.

A bright smile appeared on Izan's face as he walked directly towards the room they would usually relax in. As he entered the room, he saw that both Nojiko and Robin were reading books as usual. Izan managed to peek a glance at their books, Robin was reading about the history of a certain island, whereas Nojiko was reading another fantasy book.

Izan glanced towards where he thought Jiutian would be, and he found her sitting on her personal chair with her eyes closed and a smile on her face. "I am back." Izan said softly as he gazed at the three women.

Both Robin and Nojiko closed their books after putting in a bookmarker on the page they were reading at.

"Were you able to do what you came here for?" Robin asked gently as she stared at Izan's handsome face and his devilish smile which seemed to devour her entire being.

"Yes, I was able to complete what I came here for. It wasn't much of a deal, but it was just something I had to do." Izan nodded as he couldn't bear to let Doflamingo stay at ease. It would be better for Izan if Doflamingo would sleep on a bed filled with needles during the nights, being up at nights in deep thoughts of how to deal with him.

"Are we going to Skypiea now?" Nojiko asked with an emotional tone, she couldn't bear to wait to see how the Sky island was looking. Nojiko became more adventurous as she kept traveling with Izan and reading more books.

"Right, about that…" Izan nodded while being in deep thought before he glanced at Jiutian, who still kept her eyes closed. "Jiutian, there's something like an underwater…" Izan detailed what he could remember of how they would get to Skypiea. "Would you be able to locate one, or should I look for someone who's able to predict it?"

Jiutian opened her eyes slowly as she gazed at Izan with a smile on her face. Jiutian didn't need much to think before she answered in a crystal-clear voice. "There would be no problems at all in locating it. I will notify you when it will appear." Jiutian continued smiling as usual.

Izan didn't put his gaze away from Jiutian, he hadn't been with Jiutian for all to long, but he felt that he understood her clearly. Izan stopped smiling as he faced Jiutian. "Jiutian." Izan didn't know how to say it, but he shook his head and spoke with a serious tone. "I don't know what is up. If you're angry, lash out in anger. If you're sad, let your tears out. If you're depressed, tell me all about it and I will clear all your worries away. But, all I ask for you is to never smile like that again, it hurts my heart seeing that you are forcing your smile out…" The more Izan spoke, the more of a reaction he could sense from his bond with Jiutian.

Nojiko and Robin weren't surprised as they knew what actually was in Jiutian's mind. They couldn't help but feel sorry for Jiutian, they knew they couldn't have done anything better if they were in Jiutian's place. No, the two of them were sure that they would make mistakes in the progress which would have hurt Izan much more.

Jiutian stopped smiling as she slowly stood up from her chair, she kept her eyes locked on Izan's face. Jiutian started walking towards Izan with heavy steps as she felt responsible, but there was almost nothing Jiutian could do to help Izan.

Izan and Jiutian were facing each other, Jiutian couldn't help but raise her hand and reach out towards Izan's face. She caressed his cheeks gently as she went into his embrace, wanting to feel more of his warmth.

It didn't take Jiutian long before she calmed down. "Thank you…" Jiutian said with a slightly hoarse voice as she pulled herself back from Izan.

Izan didn't let Jiutian away as he dragged her into his embrace once more before whispering into her ears. "Don't sleep tonight…" The moment Izan said that, he could see that her face was staring to get slightly red.

Nevertheless, Jiutian nodded meekly as she closed her eyes before escaping Izan's embrace.

Izan saw that Jiutian escaping as she went out of the room, but he smiled softly at the sight as he could feel that Jiutian had relaxed greatly by his actions.

"So nice it would have been if I were in her place." Robin nodded with a grin on her face as she stared at Izan.

"Cough cough…" Izan coughed weakly as he couldn't really put his eyes on either Robin nor Nojiko.

Nojiko did also have a smile on her face as she walked towards Izan. "Izan, don't say that you have forgotten about me…" Nojiko pouted slightly, but she had still remnants of her smile showing on her face.

"…" Izan wasn't able to speak for a moment before sighing as his expression sharpened while gazing at both Nojiko and Robin near him. Izan reached out towards Nojiko with his left hand and towards Robin with his right hand.

He embraced the two of them while whispering in a low voice. "You're both mine. Even if you wished to leave, I wouldn't let you…"

A slight blush appeared on Robin's face, but she didn't care much as she relaxed her body in Izan's embrace. She closed her eyes and felt Izan's warmth and his smell.

Nojiko on the other hand was beet red as she couldn't help but to lower her head into Izan's embrace as she snuggled further in him. Nojiko had known that she loved Izan for a few days now, as she couldn't imagine herself ever leaving Izan.

Izan closed his eyes, he was enjoying the warmth and he could finally put his mind at ease as he stroked their hair slowly. It has been difficult for Izan since he had defeated Crocodile, he could feel an anger welling up inside of him, but he couldn't release his pent-up anger.

He had no idea why he would be angry, or why he would feel irritated by the idea of someone that might have an idea to harm the ones he had feeling for. That was the real reason Izan had went to Bellemy to warn Doflamingo.

But, none of these mattered as he hugged Robin and Nojiko. It felt like nothing could compare to the familiar warm feeling he could sense when he hugged Nojiko, Robin and Jiutian.

It didn't take long before Nojiko and Robin escaped Izan's embrace as they stared at him with passion filled eyes.

"It is not our time yet. Be sure to not forget about is when the time comes." Robin said before turning around, she walked towards the sofa where she would usually sit and read.

Nojiko pecked a kiss on Izan's cheek before turning around to accompany Robin in reading.

A short sight escaped Izan's mouth before he smiled brightly. "Hehe, just don't be surprised if I enter your room one night…" Izan said in a low voice, but both Robin and Nojiko heard him clearly.

Izan turned around to leave the room, his footsteps were light and swift as he walked towards Jiutian's bedroom.

It didn't take long before Izan was standing in front of a red wooden door. Izan's breathing became slightly heavier as he reached out to the doorknob, he opened it slowly.

What Izan saw inside was a simple room, on one side was a diamond table with golden chairs, and on the other side was a large bed with black covers.

Izan saw that Jiutian was sitting on the edge of her bed, staring right back at him. A grin appeared on Izan's face as he closed the door behind him.

Chapter end