Chapter 672 So, what do you think of Luffy? (8200 words)
[Chapter head serialization·The Legend of the Big Prison 3·『Haina: Huh? ！』]
[Above Lynch’s head, a dark flame-shaped spirit floated out faintly, with facial features similar to those of a human... When Lynch came to his senses, he found himself floating above his head. This was really strange! He turned his head and saw Aunt Haiina, a cellmate on the neighboring wall, who rarely lost her composure and stared at him in disbelief.]——
Den Den Mushi Castle——
"Wow! It really is a castle—and it's huge!"
After Nami and Savankel came in, they both had starry eyes.
Who would have thought that there was a whole new world inside the body of a seemingly ordinary Den Den Mushi! Luffy and Zoro also felt that there was something special here, but the former quickly rushed to the food in the refrigerator, while the latter walked to the wall of drinks with interest.
When sailing on the sea for a long time, wine is easier to store than fresh water. Therefore, even though Robin and Lynch are not alcoholics, they have developed the habit of always keeping some wine in the Den Den Mushi castle.
Zoro pointed at the wall of wine, turned around and asked with a smile: "Robin, can I have a drink?"
"Like Luffy..." Robin waved his hand and many arms appeared, making tea, pouring milk, and squeezing juice at the same time, "Just be casual."
Zoro looked over and saw Luffy had already opened the refrigerator and pulled out a bunch of food. He was speechless. This kid was really rude! Never mind. Zoro took out a bottle of wine and drank happily.
Nami and Savankel sat down on the soft sofa, stretched out in unison, and collapsed on the sofa with happy faces.
"I haven't been this relaxed in a long time..." Nami said to herself.
Robin came over with a bunch of drinks and sat down, pushing a glass of milk to Savankel, while an invisible hand in the air pushed a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice to Nami.
"Thank you." Nami drank happily, already getting used to the ghost in the air. 『BIB』 was amazed, this girl is really generous.
Savankel drank milk and asked, "Was it hard before, Nami-sister?"
"It's okay..." Nami stuck out her tongue.
Luffy had already started to eat up the food in a flash. This exaggerated way of eating quickly reminded Chopper of Lynch in the past...
Robin watched Luffy eat until his belly was round. Luffy laughed and exclaimed: "It's delicious!"
As he was talking, his exaggeratedly bulging belly shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye... Zoro, who was drinking, and Nami, who was drinking orange juice, were stunned. Is Luffy really still a human being? "..." Robin lowered his eyes and drank coffee silently.
"Okay, I'm full!" Luffy clapped his hands, stood up energetically, and walked towards the castle gate he came in from, "Let's go!"
Nami and Savankel tilted their heads at the same time, and a question mark slowly appeared in their minds: "Are you going out? It's more comfortable to stay here!"
"What nonsense are you talking about, Nami!" Luffy turned around and looked at Nami in shock with an unbelievable look in his eyes. "To be a pirate... of course you have to ride on a pirate ship!!"
Nami groaned and smiled helplessly: "Okay, you are right..."
Zoro took a sip of wine and glanced at Nami who was lying on the sofa, saying that Luffy was right. He couldn't help but frown, "You're not listening at all!"
As he said that, he followed Luffy and left, "There are three ships outside. I'll go help him."
Nami sat on the sofa and muttered: "Still a pirate, you don't even know how to seize the opportunity and enjoy it..."
…
When "BIB" and Robin, along with Chopper, Savankel, and Nami, jumped out of the Den Den Mushi castle again -
Nami looked up and was speechless.
Zoro and Luffy, these two strange pirates, holding the accurately drawn nautical charts, were able to dock their ships towards the next island that she had marked.
"I wonder if there are people living on the island?" Savankel opened his arms beside Robin and enjoyed the sea breeze.
Robin felt that after the child was cured, he was looking forward to interacting with other people as a healthy person and regaining his dignity...
Robin patted the top of Savannah's head and, like Chopper, watched Nami bickering with Luffy and Zoro.
Finally, Zoro said indifferently: "There's nothing we can do. We've already stopped. We'll just have to make do with it." As he said that, he slung three swords on his waist and followed the energetic Luffy off the boat.
Nami was helpless. If she had known earlier, she would have taken the helm herself.
Calling Savankel, everyone got off the boat together and followed the two people in front who looked like tourists.
"BIB" floated beside Robin. Suddenly, its eyes flashed and it turned its head to look elsewhere on the coastline.
Hmm? After Robin noticed it, he used his observation Haki to sense the direction indicated by "BIB" and found that there seemed to be someone behind the corner of the coastline.
At the foot of a high cliff by the sea, a man in a black suit and glasses with a shiny slicked-back hair was talking to a man wearing heart-shaped glasses who looked like he had run out of a drama troupe. They seemed to be plotting something.
On the mountain wall behind them, petals suddenly fell off, and a pair of dark green eyes and an ear grew out, staring at the backs of the two...
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Kuro has already met with his old subordinate, the hypnotist Zangao? "BIB" floated beside Robin, following Luffy and the others, thinking about it without any meaning.
It seems that because we stayed on the Rare Beast Island for a while longer, the time to land on the island where Usopp was was moved a little later...
After walking for half a day, the group finally saw a small village ahead.
"BIB" noticed that since a few minutes ago, there were four weak auras following them not far away - probably Usopp and his three little followers.
"Didn't you just eat your fill in Robin's castle?"
In front of the team, Nami stabbed Luffy on the head. It turned out that Luffy announced as soon as he entered the village that he would find a restaurant and eat meat first! Luffy said confidently: "I've been walking for a long time, and I'm hungry again."
Zoro said, "Anyway, places like restaurants are convenient for getting information."
"That's true," Nami followed the two people towards the hotel. Luffy could already tell where the hotel was by smelling the aroma. "A decent pirate ship is not that easy to get..."
"Are there any marshmallows?" Chopper and Savankel jumped in together.
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As BIB expected, just as they sat down in the restaurant and the food wasn't even served yet, they saw the long-nosed boy from the village at the door sneaking into the restaurant with three even younger kids.
The three little kids, Green Pepper Head, Carrot Head, and Onion Head quietly pointed at Luffy and his friends' table. Usopp folded his arms and nodded, glancing at them nervously.
As a result, they discovered awkwardly... Luffy, Zoro, Robin and even Chopper were also looking at them.
Zoro crossed his legs and propped his cheek up, "I followed you all the way. Is there something wrong?"
"Who knows." Luffy held the empty cup in his mouth.
"Eh?" Nami was surprised, "They have been following us all the way?"
What a long nose... Chopper in reindeer form stared blankly, wondering if this guy is sick?
"Have they been discovered long ago?!" Usopp was even more shocked. These pirates were very alert. "Ahem, in that case..."
"Captain Usopp, why are you walking towards the door?" the three little kids shouted.
Usopp's back froze, "Actually, I have a disease that will kill me if I don't go to the door..."
"Stop lying!" x3 "Haha..." Luffy laughed, "They are so funny."
Maybe it was because Luffy's smile was too innocent, Usopp plucked up the courage to bring his brothers over, and unexpectedly found that this table of pirates was quite easy to get along with.
"I see, you need partners and a big ship!" Usopp said with interest, "Haha, that's really a big adventure!"
"Yes, that's right." Luffy was chewing meat, Zoro was drinking wine, and Nami was biting on a straw, all watching the long-nosed guy talking. "Although it's not a big sailing ship, but if you talk about ships, this is the only one in this village."
"Where?" Savankel asked curiously.
"Yes, there is a wealthy man's house in the village," Usopp raised a finger, "the boat belongs to them."
His three followers immediately became excited and said proudly, "Captain Usopp has a good relationship with the mistress of the rich man's house!"
"Really?" Nami was a little unconvinced. This long-nosed boy seemed to speak in a pompous manner and didn't seem like the type that girls would like.
The green pepper-haired kid nodded vigorously, "Of course! Every time Captain Usopp goes to brag, Kaya-sister is very happy! The captain is great!"
"That's right." x3 "Hey!" Usopp shook his hands. Why did he just say he was bragging?
The Carrot-headed kid said proudly, "I like the captain's boasting of 'becoming friends with ghosts and going on adventures together' the most!"
It's just bragging, do you need to be so proud? And who would believe it? Nami was very upset. She turned around and saw Chopper, the reindeer, looking at Usopp with shining eyes and admiration.
It's true! The Onion-Headed Ghost disagreed, "I prefer the boast of 'turning into a skeleton and still fighting to the last moment', it sounds very manly!"
"Hey hey!" Usopp waved his hands again.
Apart from Luffy and Chopper who were enjoying listening to the stories of Usopp's lies and bragging revealed by the three little brats, Zoro, Nami, and even Savankel and Robin didn't take them too seriously.
BIB's heart moved and he looked at Usopp in surprise.
Could it be that the "great prophecy" of the great Lord Usopp has started to work now?
"Wow!!!! What the hell is that!!!"
When Usopp raised his eyes, he saw a pitch-black mask floating in front of him. Its narrow eyes were emitting a faint cold light. He was so scared that he and his three followers raised their hands and hid behind him.
The three little followers suddenly came to their senses, "Wow! It's a ghost!!"
They all looked at Usopp in admiration, "Captain, you were not bragging! A ghost really appeared!"
"Hehe..." Usopp wiped his chin confidently and smiled, "Yes, do you really think that I can only lie? You underestimate me, the future sea warrior..."
Nami complained: "If your legs weren't shaking and you weren't sneaking glances at your so-called 'ghost companion' in fear, I would really believe it."
Huh? The reindeer looked down and sighed in disappointment. It turned out to be fake...
The green-pepper-haired kid suddenly reminded him, "Captain, it's almost time for you to brag to Sister Ke Ya!"
"Ah!" Usopp came back to his senses, "That's right, in that case--"
He was about to run away when he saw the most mature and calm lady in black leather who hadn't said a word suddenly look at him and asked casually, "The 'Sister Keya' of the rich man you mentioned... Was there a man with glasses named Crabateer in their family three years ago? He should be her housekeeper now."
"How do you know?" Usopp stopped and looked back in surprise.
Luffy, Zoro, Nami and the others were also confused. Savankel asked curiously, "Has Sister Robin been here?"
Robin shook his head, swirled the drink in his cup, and looked toward the sea in the distance outside the hotel window. "Because when I landed earlier, I found that the man with the alias of Krabatel was having a secret meeting with his former pirate subordinates on the shore not far from us..."
How come I didn't notice it? Zoro was secretly surprised. This woman is really hard to figure out!
Luffy held the back of his head, crossed his legs, held a cup in his mouth, and said with a smile: "Robin, you can use Observation Haki! Just like Ace..."
"What is sight and hearing color?"
Zoro and Nami looked at Luffy in confusion, but Luffy had already started chatting with Usopp's three followers.
"Hey, wait a minute..." Usopp stared at Robin in disbelief, "You just said that Crabbatelle was an 'alias', and there was also a 'pirate subordinate'... Do you know what you are talking about?!"
Robin supported his cheek with one hand and sighed softly: "I only heard a little bit of information revealed in their conversation..."
That’s right! Since her devil fruit ability can make arms, it is very likely that she can also make eyes and ears! Nami and Zoro thought secretly.
So, Robin revealed that Crabateur was actually the captain of the Black Cat Pirates, Crow, who had faked his death three years ago. The reason why he was lurking beside the wealthy Miss Kaya in this village was to plot against her huge wealth. He had already contacted his former subordinates of the Black Cat Pirates and agreed to plunder the island at dawn tomorrow. His subordinate Zangao, who had hypnosis, would also use hypnosis to control the frail Miss Kaya, and make her write a suicide note to hand over all her inheritance to the butler Crabateur, and then kill her in a way that would not arouse any suspicion...
"Is this what you call 'a little bit of intelligence'?"
Nami and Zoro were both shocked. Didn't they already know all the information? Usopp was also shocked, but since he didn't see it with his own eyes, he was skeptical about what the woman said.
but……
"We must not let them kill the young lady!" Luffy stood up with full momentum, as if he was the master, and said without hesitation, "He is the good man who sent us the ship!"
Nami was really impressed by Luffy's weirdness, "I haven't given you the ship yet?!"
And Luffy, this weirdo, had already grabbed Usopp under his armpit and rushed out of the hotel with a whoosh, leaving behind a trail of dust, the stunned eyes of the villagers, and Usopp's screams that were gradually fading away.
"That's right, how can you bully a weak and sick person!" Chopper also said, and he ran out of the door with Savankel on his back, and chased in the direction of Luffy's scent.
"…………" In the restaurant, Usopp's three followers hadn't recovered yet, their snot and chins had dropped to the ground, they were stunned and said, "Just now..." "The deer..." "spoken..."
Zoro slung his three swords over his shoulders, scratched his short green hair, and chuckled, "Come to think of it, before I became a pirate, catching pirates for money was my main job."
The three little brats looked at Zoro's back as he left the hotel and exclaimed to each other: "He went the wrong way, didn't he?" "How could he turn the wrong way when he left the house? He really turned the wrong way!" "Wait!!"
So they hurried out to look for Sauron.
"Really? Why are you all so willful?"
All of a sudden, everyone ran away noisily. Nami was speechless and stood up with a headache, but she found that Robin had no intention of following them.
"Sister Robin?" Nami asked puzzledly.
"Just leave Kuro to Luffy and the others..." Robin looked out the window calmly, "Don't we also have Kuro's pirate subordinates to deal with? They probably have the pirate ship that Luffy needs."
Nami suddenly realized, "That's right! Sister Robin, you are so thoughtful."
“……” Robin remained silent.
Not long after, she stood up and left the hotel. The others had been running for so long that it was impossible to catch up with them, so Nami simply followed Robin and walked towards the beach.
…
"That 'ghost', is he here now?"
On the way, Nami curiously stretched out her hand and waved it in the air next to Robin.
"What do you think?" A black mask suddenly appeared in front of Nami.
"Wow!" Nami exclaimed, complaining, "Don't show up so suddenly, it's so scary... But it's so magical, there really are ghosts!"
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"Aren't you afraid?" "BIB" asked, Nami, aren't you one of the three cowards? "Hee," Nami leaned over and hugged Robin's arm, saying happily, "You have such a good relationship with Sister Robin, so of course I'm not afraid."
"..." Robin walked all the way to the beach and paced, "According to your nautical chart, Nami, there are not many places on this island that are suitable for pirate ships to land... Let's look around and we should be able to find it before dawn."
"Okay!" Nami raised her fist and chuckled as she followed behind, "I wonder how much treasure those pirates have? Even if they don't have any, after we capture them, I'm sure we can get a little reward from Miss Kaya, hehe..."
It seems that greed is her nature. "BIB" floated aside and looked sideways.
…
〖A new moon hangs in the night sky——〗
The Black Cat Pirates' ship, parked in a corner, was silent at the moment, like a ghost ship...
"Sister Robin, you are so awesome!"
Looking at the pirates all over the ground, Nami looked at Robin's back with stars in her eyes.
Not only did they easily find the hidden Black Cat Pirate Ship, but after boarding the ship, before Nami could even come to her senses, these pirates, who were honestly quite powerful in her eyes, were killed instantly.
To be honest, Nami didn't really see how Robin did it...
Even the mysterious hypnotist Zangao, or the cat brothers who looked ferocious and difficult to mess with, were no different from ordinary trash in front of Robin today.
I hardly saw her move...
Is this the user of the Devil Fruit ability?
Nami's heart was moved. If Robin was so strong...
No, it's not possible!
Nami's heart sank again. How could I let my friend...
The pitch-black mask, which had not yet materialized, was quietly floating in front of Nami's pretty face as she lowered her eyes in thought, carefully observing the changing expressions on her face in just a few moments.
It's really vivid...
But what does this mean? "BIB" pondered, pondered, savored, and tasted... Could it be that although Aaron did not kill Bell-Mel, and although there was no Colonel Mouse to collude with him, he still brought disaster to Nami's hometown?
Just push away the evil? The will of the world? Fate? Come on, BIB has a hunch that Nami must have another hidden agenda.
"Nami." Robin asked, "There should be some money on the ship, do you want to take it..."
"I want!"
Nami immediately raised her hand with great energy, Bailey symbols flashing in her eyes, and followed Robin happily.
Start searching! Nami licked her pink tongue, full of motivation.
"BIB" followed like a ghost, and seeing Nami's relatively relaxed state of mind and body, it was clear that this was definitely not a tragic story of "her hometown being shrouded in the clutches of fishmen."
～～～～～～～～～～～ When the sky was just getting light, Nami finally returned with a full load. She had looted the Black Cat Pirate Ship completely and even searched everyone's bodies thoroughly. Except for the clothes, she stripped off everything that could be taken off.
"It's really convenient to have Den Den Mushi Castle."
Nami hummed a song and followed Robin off the boat. She thought it would be inconvenient to carry those heavy bags, but Robin reminded her that they could be put in the castle inside the Den Den Mushi. It was really great.
"Let's put this pirate ship here first, and ask Luffy if he wants it later. Well... Strictly speaking, we are not wanted now, it's just that Luffy calls himself a pirate. We can even take those guys on the ship to the naval base to exchange for the bounty! Hehe, wasn't Zoro a bounty hunter before? Let him go and exchange the money..."
Listening to Nami's mumbling behind them, Robin and "BIB" couldn't help but blush.
He is really calculating, he wants to squeeze out the full value of the Black Cat Pirates, without wasting anything...
Whoosh————
Not far above my head, I could faintly hear the whistling sound of something flying by.
Robin, BIB, and Nami all looked up, and saw a black shadow passing through the sky above their heads, flying towards the vast ocean that was quietly undulating under the slightly bright sky in the distance.
"Who is that?" Nami was stunned. How could someone fly in the sky? Robin looked away, "It's that Kuro. Let's go, it seems that Luffy and the others have been dealt with."
Whoosh! Nami took the lead and rushed to Kaya's manor.
…
As expected by "BIB", as soon as they arrived at the manor, Nami shouted loudly: "Luffy! Are you an idiot? Such a valuable pirate was beaten away by you like that?!"
His tone was full of disappointment.
Later, BIB and Robin followed into the manor of Kaya, the rich woman, and saw the ground and walls were covered with crisscrossing cuts, as well as some scattered fist marks and holes...
Some of them were accompanied by splattered, solidified blood, and one could imagine that a fairly fierce battle had taken place here.
Robin looked into the courtyard. Luffy seemed to be fine. Zoro was covered in blood and was obviously injured, but he was already bandaged. It must be Chopper who treated him. The long-nosed village boy named Usopp was also seriously injured and was lying on the grass. Chopper had transformed into a petite half-human, half-deer form and was giving him first aid very professionally. Next to him, a frail blonde girl with tears in her eyes - probably Miss Kaya, the owner of this manor - and Savankel were helping Chopper, handing him gauze, needles and thread, etc.; and a gentleman middle-aged man with a distinctive look was sitting aside with bandages wrapped around his body to rest. It seemed that he was the other housekeeper Merry they had mentioned.
"Ah, Robin, Nami, Hei Zai, you're back." Luffy sat on the yard fence and swung his feet.
Blackie? "BIB" and Robin were speechless.
Luffy opened his arms and said happily, "We have a boat! The young lady and the butler are going to give us a sailboat! Isn't that great?"
Housekeeper Meili smiled and said, "This small thank you gift is not enough to repay your kindness..."
Luffy grinned and said, "It doesn't matter. All we need is a ship. Oh, and it would be even better if there was more meat!"
Meili looked at Kaya. Kaya raised her hand that was stained with Usopp's blood, wiped her sweaty forehead, and smiled: "Of course no problem, you can have as much food as you want."
"You are such a good person!" Luffy sighed. In his hometown, those respectable people would never give food to the people at the garbage station even if they threw away all the food.
"Hey! Zoro! Don't move! The stitches you just stitched broke again!" Chopper suddenly got angry, "And Usopp, your wounds have just been healed!"
A little deer was yelling loudly. Except for Luffy and his friends, Kaya and the others were still a little confused and couldn't adapt.
However, Kaya's dream is to become a doctor. It was so wonderful to see a deer have such superb medical skills. Especially after hearing from Savankel's sister that she was physically disabled before, but Dr. Chopper refused to give up on her and finally cured her.
"These minor injuries are nothing." Zoro patted the blood off his body, slung three knives over his shoulders, scratched his head, and wanted to walk out, "Don't forget, the matter is not over yet..."
"That's right!" Usopp followed with a resolute look, looking up at the gradually brightening sky, "And the rest of the Black Cat Pirates..."
Luffy crossed his arms and smiled, "I think they should have been dealt with!"
He turned his head to look at Nami who was about to speak, as well as Robin and the black armor beside Nami, especially the latter, "Right?"
"BIB" nodded calmly, "Of course."
So cool!!! Luffy's eyes sparkled, and he took advantage of Hei Zai's inattention and pounced on him quietly with a grin, but he still pounced on nothing.
Nami made a scissors hand gesture to the surprised Usopp, Zoro and others, and said with a grin, "That's right, all the pirates, all taken care of."
Zoro breathed a sigh of relief and sat down where he was, "Robin must have done it."
"What does it matter?" Nami said nonchalantly, "It's all the same anyway."
“Ah… That’s great…”
Usopp was completely relieved and fell on his back. He just happened to see Kaya coming over. The frail blond lady had tears in her eyes and said in a half-encouraging and half-confident tone: "Usopp, you will definitely... become a brave sea warrior!"
"Hehe..." Usopp rubbed his nose with his fingers and laughed.
Kaya said: "I can't lose to you either. I have decided to become a great doctor like Dr. Chopper!"
"Hate it~~" Chopper immediately became shy, "Even if you praise me as great, I won't be happy~~Asshole~~"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
There was a burst of hearty laughter in the courtyard.
…
On the edge of the excitement, Savankel came up to Robin.
"What's wrong?" Robin asked.
Savankel hesitated and said, "I...I want to stay here..."
Robin sighed, embraced Savankel, and patted her smooth golden hair on her back, "Of course. Miss Kaya likes you very much, too."
“I want to be a doctor too…”
Savankel looked up in Robin's arms and blinked.
～～～～～～～～～～～ In the end, Luffy did not choose the Black Cat Pirates’ ship, but decided on the Merry as their pirate ship.
Zoro had no objection, but Nami complained for a while.
Robin had no objection and put his boat into the Den Den Mushi castle.
"Goodbye~~" On the shore, Savankel, who came with Kaya, housekeeper Meili, and three little kids to see them off, waved vigorously to Robin and Chopper on the side of the ship, "Thank you! Sister Robin, Doctor Chopper..."
The six people on the other side of Chopper waved their hands desperately, and the Merry slowly left the beach amid the farewell...
"suck--"
Chopper sniffed his sour blue nose, turned around and saw that the long-nosed Usopp was also on the boat, and was surprised.
Robin reminded, "Luffy just admitted that he is a member of the ship."
"Hehe." Luffy sat on the sheep's head on the bow, pressed down the straw hat on his head and grinned.
Zoro also smiled and said, "After all, we have fought together."
“Hehehe… That’s right!” Usopp crossed his arms and turned up his nose, “From now on, you will rely on me, Captain Usopp, to lead you—”
"Then there's no need for that." Luffy, Zoro, and Nami sighed in unison.
"Hey!" Usopp raised his hand.
"But..." Robin leaned against the railing, feeling the sea breeze, and glanced at the many people on the ship. "Since the number of people has increased, I think it is necessary to find a professional chef before entering the Grand Line... Otherwise, no one among us will be able to take care of everyone's daily diet."
"That's true," Zoro stroked his chin, "I hope he's a stronger guy..."
Then you should be quite satisfied! 『BIB』 glanced at a certain green algae-haired swordsman.
"Okay! Let's go find the chef! But before that, for the sake of this ship and the new companions--"
On the deck, Luffy, Chopper, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp raised their glasses together, grinning and saying, "Cheers!!!"
Robin also raised his glass and clinked it with his own in the air. Amid the giggles of the children, he turned around and lay on the fence, feeling the sea breeze and gazing at the calm sea in the distance.
"BIB" floated aside, folding his arms, his narrow eyes gleaming, and he held his fist to Robin's chin, making an interview-like gesture, and asked: "So, ma'am, you've seen Tulip's son for so long, what do you think of him?"
"..." Robin thought for a moment and said, "More like a tulip."
"…"
Amid the laughter and joy on board, the Merry gradually sailed away on the sea...
(End of this chapter)