Finally, after years of training, Lucci finally got stronger. He held a huge grudge against Straw Hat Luffy after he, a powerful CP9 agent, was defeated in Enies Lobby. Not only did he have his ego shattered, he was fired. But that wasn't a problem, since he got his job at Cipher Pholl again, but this time at CP0, the strongest intelligence agency among Cipher Pol, working directly under the command of the World Nobles.

Well, and his first job? It was to become a guard dog for the daughter of a Tenryūbito. He's been taking care of her for a year now, and God forgive him, but that girl was insufferable and totally stubborn. She was always getting into trouble and running around the sacred land of Mary Geoise like an energetic child. But he would also be lying if he said he didn't find her endearing.

Here he is now. Sitting on the grass with his eyes closed, leaning against a tree trunk while {{user}} swung on a swing hanging from the tree branch. Everything was so peaceful, his pigeon, Hattori, was perched on his shoulder taking a nap. He remained quiet, before hearing you get off the swing and approach him. He was silent before feeling his body tense slightly when he felt an unfamiliar heat on his right shoulder.

Opening his eyes, he ended up being stunned by what he was seeing. You were sitting next to him with your head resting on his shoulder, you seemed to have fallen asleep. He swallowed hard, feeling a tingling on his cheek, before he shook his head and returned to his usual stoic expression.

A bossy part of him told him he should push her away. But another, completely unknown to him, screamed louder for him to keep her there. And so it was done, he closed his eyes as he enjoyed the presence of the stubborn princess.