I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

"Pfft, I'm alive."

"I thought I was doomed, that wretched crocodile, thinking it could eat me? Luckily, at the last moment I used my power to create this candle ball."

"I admire my own wisdom."

"Hey, what's that key-like thing stuck to this candle?"

Bai Yun shook his head and sighed. "You've already said it, so what else could it be? That's right, it's Grandma's dentures."

"key!!"

Upon seeing the key, Luffy and his crew immediately shouted.

"Ah!! You guys!!"

Mr. 3 then noticed Luffy and his crew's presence.

The moment I saw the cage, my brain went into overdrive.

"The cage, you're inside, here's the key."

"I see!"

With a sudden throw, Mr. 3 tossed the key away.

"asshole!"

Sanji scolded.

Mr. 3 pointed at him and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, I don't know you. You're probably one of their accomplices."

"Go ahead and look for the key, but I'm not responsible if you can't find it, hahaha."

Sanji's expression darkened. "You don't want to live anymore, do you?"

Just as he was about to make a move—no, a kick.

Usopp stopped him, "Wait, Sanji, that guy is a Candle-Candle Fruit user, he might be able to make the key."

Bai Yun: Of course! Everyone knows Mr. 3, the Lockpicker from One Piece.

Mr.3: "........"

........

"Have mercy! Stop hitting me!!"

Mr. 3 was kicked into a "pig's head" by Sanji and had no choice but to surrender.

Before he could say anything more, Bai Yun interrupted him, knowing what he was about to say.

"Stop talking, he promises he won't hit you if you open the cage."

With Bai Yun's guarantee,

Mr. 3 then got up and unlocked the door.

The moment the door opened, Bai Yun took a step and flew out, kicking Mr. 3 in the face. His teeth flew out, and Mr. 3 flew towards the right side of the door.

"He promised he wouldn't hit you, but I didn't."

"However, I still have to thank you."

........

"They're finally out!!"

Luffy raised his hands and shouted, though the water was up to his waist and he had little strength left.

He's not very strong; he can take down a banana crocodile with a single punch.

"boom!!"

"Oh no!! The wall is broken!!"

"It's all because you used too much force!!"

"Water is flooding in!!!"

........

"hehe..."

"Are you alright, Usopp?"

The entire room sank into the lake.

Zoro grabbed Smoker and swam up.

Sanji was all alone.

Nami and Vivi grabbed Usopp, who had been knocked unconscious by a rock, and Vivi pulled him by the nose towards the shore.

As soon as the wall cracked, Bai Yun picked up Luffy, kicked the roof open in mid-air, and flew out.

Bai Yun put Luffy down, and Luffy wasn't as shy as Zoro.

"Thank you, Baiyun."

"You are welcome."

Smoker got up and immediately used the Jitte from his back to strike Zoro.

Zoro raised the back of his sword to parry.

"Why did you save me, Roronoa Zoro?!"

"I was just following the captain's orders. Whether you thank me or not is irrelevant. That guy was just acting on a whim, so don't mind him."

Smoker glanced at Luffy and fell silent.

"Found them, it's the Straw Hat crew, and Colonel Smoker too."

"Provide support immediately!!"

Luffy looked at Smoker, "Want to fight again?! Smoker! I'm busy right now!!"

Smoker stared at Luffy, then finally exhaled.

"Forget it, let's go."

"Just this once. When we meet again, your fourth generation will be here... Straw Hat Luffy."

"Yeah?"

"I'll definitely not let you off the hook next time."

"I don't hate you at all, hehehe."

The statement came from the pirates.

As a Marine, Smoker immediately waved his jitsu, yelling, "Get out of here!!"

When the naval soldiers arrived, Luffy and his crew quickly turned and left, but Bai Yun was in no hurry.

"hehe."

"Colonel Smoker."

What is justice?

"Is it you navy people who know nothing?"

"Or are we pirates, here to stop a nation from falling?"

"It's hard to explain, hard to put into words."

"besides."

"With your strength, you are not qualified to talk about justice."

"Let's look forward to what the future holds, for we are all the same."

After saying that, Bai Yun turned around and flew away, following Luffy and the others.

Chapter 144 2500 million vs 8000 million

After luring the tiger away from the mountain and subjecting it to severe torture.

Luffy and his crew successfully escaped Crocodile's secret basement.

Smoker, who had been rescued, wisely refrained from attacking Luffy and his crew this time.

This is why Bai Yun is annoyed by him but doesn't dislike him; he's quite reasonable.

........

"Crab!!!"

"It looks so delicious!!"

"Hmm, should I steam it or braise it?"

"Ah, that's the [Moving Club]."

After escaping from the basement, Luffy and his crew ran as fast as they could, but even running themselves ragged couldn't keep up with the rebels on horseback.

Chopper arrives just in time, accompanied by a friend with camel eyelashes—a giant crab called the "Moving Club"—running sideways towards them.

Luffy's first reaction upon seeing the crab was that it looked delicious; you could say that's typical of him.

Bai Yun chimed in, saying that such a large crab must be quite troublesome to prepare.

"Come on up!"

"Can I sit down? Yay!!"

"Chopper shouted."

Luffy was overjoyed to hear that he could ride it.

"Okay!"

"Set off!!"

Chobar pulled the rope hanging from the crab's mouth.