Get caught by Rayleigh!

As Luffy broke the kiss, they heard a voice state, "I thought it was taking you a while yesterday..." Luffy, Marguerite and Hancock all froze, before slowly turning to see Rayleigh, casually standing against a tree, arms crossed. His expression was blank, as if he was deciding exactly how to respond to what he was seeing.

"Um... Hi old man!" Luffy stammered, immediately trying to get his shorts on. Marguerite also yelped, getting her clothes.

"And just what do you think you're doing here?" Hancock huffed, looking towards Rayleigh, indignant. He raised an eyebrow.

"Checking on my student, only to find him engaging in something I did not expect in the slightest... to tell you the truth, I'm actually surprised has a sex drive at all," Rayleigh noted. "After he got back late yesterday, I wondered what took him so long... And while he had a plausible excuse, his poker face isn't worth shit."

"...dang it, why do I have to be such a bad liar?" Luffy face palmed.

"...and how long have you been there?" Hancock sighed.

"I wasn't watching the action, if that's what you're thinking. I have a bit more respect for boundaries than that," Rayleigh stated with amusement. "I did however overhear the genie bit."

"...meep," Luffy grimaced.

"Relax, so long as all parties are happy with it, I have no interest in interfering," Rayleigh waved off their concerns. "Truth be told, I only banned contact with him because I figured it would be a pointless distraction, given his lack of interest in sex, but even training requires some degree of down time."

"...phew," Marguerite sighed in relief that Rayleigh wasn't going to interfere.

"...that said..." Rayleigh smirked, a dark gleam in his eyes, making all three freeze at the subtle threat. "...I AM going to be going a lot harder on you from here, Luffy... Call it punishment for thinking you could sneak around behind my back."

Luffy gulped, but also took it as a challenge. "...okay then," he settled on saying.

"At any rate, I'll give you an hour daily for this sort of activity... Oh, and if you two intend on continuing such a relationship with Luffy after the training is complete, I suggest you figure out some arrangements for continuing contact once he sets sail again," Rayleigh noted, before casually walking off, amused. "So

They stared after him, a mix of relief and being scared shitless on their faces. "...well, that was something," Hancock chuckled nervously. "...should we continue, Master?" she then asked.