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Looking at Luffy in front of her, Estella hesitated for a moment before asking a question.

"So, Luffy, what happened to the space station again?"

Considering that Estella, as the stationmaster, also had the right to know about this matter, Luffy briefly explained it to her.

Upon learning that the Darkfire Duke of the Annihilation Gang had descended upon the space station, attempting to destroy it.

And he himself was almost killed by it.

This made Estella feel a little scared.

"Then please keep today's events a secret for now, Estádio. I'm going to check on Ruan Mei!"

When they parted ways, the two had already set their goals: Luffy would come to rescue Estádio, and Nguyen Mai would go to capture Grand Duke of Hellfire.

Presumably, Duke Minghuo has been captured by Ruan Mei by now.

"I want to go too. As the station commander, I also have the right to know the follow-up to this matter!"

At this moment, Estella spoke with a serious expression.

"Okay, let's go together!"

Luffy didn't care about this; as long as Black Tower didn't know, Nguyen Mai probably wouldn't mind.

"Hey Luffy, could you help me up? I think I can't get up!"

But at this moment, Estella also said to Luffy with an embarrassed expression.

Having been attacked by the Lord of the Underworld and frightened, Estella found herself unable to stand up as soon as she sat down.

Upon hearing this, Luffy also cast a subtle glance at Estelle.

"Okay, stop laughing at me!"

Feeling Luffy's gaze, Estella's face immediately turned rosy!

"Alright, alright, I won't make fun of you anymore. Let's go then!"

Luffy extended a hand to Estelle, and Estelle used that hand to slowly stand up.

"Do you want me to carry you?"

Estella quickly shook her head at Luffy's offer of help.

"No need for that, I can walk by myself!"

After all, this is the main control module, the place with the most people on the space station.

If Estelle were to be seen being carried by Luffy here, she knows what kind of gossip would spread tomorrow.

However, because her legs were weak, Estella still had to rely on Luffy's arm to walk.

From another person's perspective, this is indeed somewhat ambiguous.

After the two left, in the main control module, in the elevator heading towards the closed module where Ruan Mei's laboratory was located, Estella mustered up her courage and spoke to Luffy.

"That Luffy! Thank you for saving me just now. If it weren't for you, I'd probably be in big trouble by now!"

When Estella was engulfed in flames, she was also filled with fear.

Although the Antimatter Legion had attacked the space station before, Estádio was almost always in the main control module and therefore did not face the Antimatter Legion.

But it was different just now; Estella had truly brushed with death.

Recalling the moment when he was in despair, Luffy appeared before him as a ray of light and saved him.

Whenever Estella thinks of this scene, her heart races.

Moreover, whenever she wanted to make eye contact with Luffy, she couldn't help but turn her head away, completely unable to meet his gaze.

"After all, Estelle and I are friends. Of course I'd help you if you're in trouble!"

"Just friends?"

Upon hearing this, Estella suddenly felt a pang of loss for some reason.

"What did you say?"

Luffy hadn't heard Estelle's mutterings clearly, and then asked in confusion.

"nothing!"

At this moment, Estella was somewhat flustered, and she quickly changed the subject.

"Oh dear, I wonder what Ms. Ruan Mei's laboratory is like. I, the station manager, have never even seen it before!"

"You'll see when you get there. Anyway, it shouldn't be much different from the other laboratories on the space station."

In Luffy's opinion, it was probably just that Ruan Mei had a lot of random experimental supplies!

The elevator slowly came to a stop, signifying that the two had arrived at the closed compartment.

Even Estelle, the stationmaster, rarely comes here, so she is not as familiar with the place as Luffy is.

With Estáe by their side, the two easily found their way to Ruan Mei's laboratory.

"Honey, you're back! Hmm? Did you bring our little stationmaster with you?"

At this moment, Ruan Mei, who was studying the Grand Duke of the Underworld Fire, also raised her head upon hearing the noise.

Looking at Luffy returning, and then at Estella beside him, she showed no expression on her face.

"Honey?"

Hearing Ruan Mei speak so intimately to Lu Fu made Yue Yi feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"That's what Ruan Mei calls everyone else, so don't mind her!"

Luffy also offered an explanation for this.

"Honey, you're wrong. I only use that term of endearment with people I'm very close to. I wouldn't use it with anyone else!"

Volume 1: Chapter 362 Estella Gets Tricked

Ruan Mei's words only made things worse, as the mention of Aisda stirred up her own irritability.

At this moment, Luffy seemed to realize that something was wrong with the atmosphere around him, so he quickly asked Ruan Mei.

"Speaking of Ruan Mei, how is the Duke of Minghuo doing?"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mei turned to the side and showed the two the will-o'-the-wisp trapped in the glass bottle on the lab table.

"Unfortunately, this will-o'-the-wisp is only a part of the Grand Duke of Netherfire; his true form probably never appeared!"

"is it?"

Luffy wasn't surprised by this.

Anyway, Prisoner will be playing in the revival match soon.

"By the way, Ruan Mei, I got the [Phase Spirit Fire]!"

As he spoke, Luffy handed over the [Phase Spirit Fire] he had captured earlier to Nguyen Mai for inspection.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the item, Nguyen Mai returned it to Luffy.

"Yes, this is the [Phase Flame]. You just need to return it to the Black Tower afterward!"

Then Ruan Mei also raised her head and looked at Aista.

"By the way, Miss Estelle, you were attacked by Duke Hellfire. Are you feeling unwell? Would you like me to examine you?"

"Huh? Is that okay?"

Hearing this, Estella seemed a little embarrassed. She was indeed thinking of going to the medical department to have her body checked later.

But if this genius, Ruan Mei, were to personally inspect it, that would naturally be excellent.

"But will this be too much trouble for you?"

"No, I also want to collect data on what happens when ordinary people come into contact with [Phase Spirit Fire]."

To put it bluntly, Ruan Mei's decision to arrange the Estádio examination was just a side effect; her main purpose was to conduct research.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Ruan Mei!"

It's not something you can encounter every day when a genius personally intervenes, and Estella ultimately didn't choose to refuse.

"Well then, Miss Estelle, please undress and lie down in that machine over there!"

Ruan Mei pointed to a machine that looked like a culture chamber next to her and said.

Upon hearing that she had to strip naked, Estelle immediately became shy and awkward.

Estella glanced at Luffy beside her and asked, blushing.

"Does that require you to be completely naked?"

"Of course, wearing clothes can affect the accuracy of the data!"

Although the error may be small, for a genius like Ruan Mei, the most accurate data is naturally required.

"This……"

As she spoke, Estella's gaze fell on Luffy standing to the side.

Upon hearing this, Luffy immediately understood.

"I'm going out right now!"

With that, Luffy quickly left Ruan Mei's laboratory to await orders.

Seeing that Luffy was not there, Estelle shyly took off her clothes and then lay down in the container that Ruan Mei had mentioned.

While Estelle was being examined, Luffy, who was waiting behind the door, also felt a little bored.

I took out my phone to chat with Xing, but after waiting for a long time, I didn't get a reply. He's probably still testing the simulated universe.

And so, Luffy waited with a bored expression for the inspection to be completed.

About half an hour later, Ruan Mei's voice also came from the laboratory.

"Alright, the checkup is done, darling, you can come in now!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy, who was feeling rather stifled, quickly pushed open the laboratory door.

But they didn't hear Está's somewhat panicked attempt to stop Ruan Mei after she finished speaking.

Or rather, Luffy had already opened the door by the time Estelle spoke up to stop him.

As soon as he entered, Luffy's gaze fell on Estádio.

At this moment, Estella was only wearing an undergarment, her fair skin with a rosy glow was exposed to Luffy.

Clearly, Ruan Mei was right; the examination had indeed been completed, but just now.

When Estella saw Luffy's gaze fall on her, her face turned as red as a boiled lobster.

But she didn't realize that her heart seemed to be filled with a hint of joy.

"I'm sorry!"

Seeing Estelle at this moment, Luffy immediately turned his head away.

Estella hurriedly put her clothes back on.

When Luffy looked over again, Estelle had already put her clothes back on.

However, perhaps due to the haste, Estella's clothes appeared somewhat disheveled.

"Alright, Miss Estelle, your body is perfectly fine. It seems that the [Phase Spirit Flame] did not cause any damage to your body!"

Ruan Mei, the one who started it all, seemed unaware of what she had just done and handed Estella's medical report to her.

"Ms. Ruan Mei, why did you suddenly call Luffy in?"

Upon receiving the report, Estádio couldn't help but look at Ruan Mei with some anger.

"Didn't you already finish your report by then? Of course you could have called Luffy in!"

"It's only natural," Ruan Mei said.

But I'm not dressed yet!

If I hadn't been so fast, Luffy might have seen me completely naked!