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

He looked up at the two people who had bumped into him.

The two people happened to be Luffy and Zoro, who had just arrived on the island.

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"Ah, finally I've met someone."

Luffy's first reaction upon seeing Nami was to say this.

Zoro nodded slightly in agreement. He regretted letting those three go, as they had wandered around the town for ages.

"Yes, and there's a puppy too."

Luffy noticed a small dog behind Nami and immediately went to check on it.

Zoro merely glanced at Nami without bending down to help her up. He thought to himself, "She shouldn't be this weak; does she really need help?"

He's definitely a straight man, but thankfully he's handsome.

He stood up, dusted himself off, and only then did Nami realize that Bai Yun was much more of a gentleman, even though he was still a jerk.

"Woman, do you know what's going on in this town?"

Why is there no one here?

Zoro crossed his arms and asked.

If this were in the world of White Fortune, and Zoro started off with this attitude and that woman's address, he'd be considered a subservient man by everyone.

Nami was furious, but the words of her curse were stuck in her throat when she suddenly realized that Bai Yun had said he had two other companions.

I've never seen these two before, could they be them?

Ideally, since that damned Bai Yun stole my nautical chart, I'll send his two companions across the water while I take the opportunity to snatch it back.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!!"

"you..."

"Who are you?!"

At the same time, three voices rang out together.

The first one is the sound Luffy makes when his hand is bitten by the puppy Xiu Xiu.

The second was Nami, who was about to speak but was abruptly silenced by the other two voices.

The third one was the town mayor who happened to be feeding the puppy Xiuxiu.

"Don't bully Xiuxiu!"

The mayor rushed between Luffy and Xiuxiu and separated them.

When Xiuxiu saw the food arrive, she let go of Luffy's hand.

"Clam?"

Luffy exclaimed in confusion, "Who's bullying whom?!"

"And who are you, sir?"

"I am the mayor of this town. This seaside town is our home, which we built with our own hands fifteen years ago!!"

"Unfortunately, it has now been taken over by pirates."

The mayor was very excited. This town contained their hard work and was built by everyone's efforts. He regarded it as a treasure, a treasure that belonged to them.

Although no one asked him about the town, it was entirely based on his own feelings.

"Oh."

When the mayor expressed his feelings, Luffy's reaction was to pick his nose with his little finger and say "oh".

For some reason, the mayor felt a little angry, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he squatted down and fed Xiuxiu.

"You said the people in this town all went to the shelter to escape the pirates, so what about this dog?"

"Why shouldn't you go? Why make you risk coming out to feed them?"

Zoro then walked over and asked, puzzled.

"Xiuxiu is protecting the pet food store behind its owner."

“His owner is an old friend of mine, so he asked me to take care of him.”

"If you're asked to come, why doesn't he bring his own shop and dog?"

Nami also came over, and after listening to the mayor's words, she felt that Xiuxiu's owner was somewhat selfish.

"No, three months ago, Xiuxiu's owner... died of illness."

“I think Xiuxiu should be able to feel it too.”

"But it stubbornly guards the shop and won't leave. Its injuries are from fighting with pirates."

"Because it made a promise with its owner to protect the shop, it was so stubborn that it was willing to risk its life."

"Wow, that's amazing. Well then, I won't blame you for biting me, Xiuxiu."

After listening to the mayor's story, Luffy flashed a bright smile, genuinely impressed by Xiu Xiu's impressive abilities.

But the next second, Luffy and Zoro's expressions changed, and they shouted in unison.

"careful!!"

Zoro jumped back, grabbing onto Nami in the process.

Luffy then pressed the old mayor down.

A huge figure crashed through the pet food store and passed over their heads.

Nami fell on her bottom again.

Luffy stood up and looked over at the same time as Zoro.

The newcomer was indeed Moltke, the animal trainer of the Buggy Pirates, riding the lion Richie.

"Who are you, you weird hooded guy?!"

Luffy shouted.

"That's hair!! What kind of wig is that?!"

Moltke immediately bristled and retorted, "You guy who doesn't understand fashion."

Xiuxiu was stunned as he stared at the pet food store, which had been smashed open and looked like it was about to collapse. The store he had protected for so long was destroyed in an instant.

"Roronoa Zoro!"

"I'm here to take your dog's head!"

"And you thieving woman, give the treasure back! Hahaha, you didn't expect to be betrayed by your own little brother, did you? He's already joined our Buggy Pirates!!"

Moltke launched into a tirade of sarcasm at Zoro and Nami.

Hearing Moltke mention his underlings, Nami was reminded of Hakuyun—that guy had actually joined Buggy's Pirates!!!

Chapter 41 You're a little late.

As mentioned last time, Moltke rode Richie to Zoro's head because the three pirates that Zoro and Luffy had let go ran back to the tavern and reported to Buggy.

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"You mean Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro and a kid in a straw hat came to town?"

"Yes, Captain! And they are incredibly strong. All these injuries we have are from them! Captain Bucky."

Bucky received the news while the banquet was in progress, and his mood immediately soured.

Bai Yun was different; he finally waited until the two of them got ashore, then he could leave after getting a free meal.

"And what about the treasure?"

Bucky shot a dagger at them, and the three of them trembled in fear.

"Captain Bucky, we were tricked by a woman. She even caused us to fall into the sea. If we hadn't boarded Roronoa Zoro's ship, we would have died at sea."

The three dared not speak and answered truthfully.

"Is it her?!"

Buggy held up a portrait of Nami and asked the three of them a question.

The three nodded quickly, "It's her! It's her!!"

Bucky turned to look at Bai Yun, who was eating steak. Bai Yun raised his hand and shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing about the treasure.

Bucky turned back, veins bulging on his forehead.

"It's that damned old hag again!!"

"who I am!!"

Bucky shouted, and his men stood up straight and shouted back, as if a trigger had been activated.

"Pirate!! Lord Buggy the Pirate Clown!!"

"That's right! Hehehe!!"

"I'm Bucky the Clown!! How could I tolerate this shrew running rampant on my turf?!"

"And another one! Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro! If I kill him, my reputation will rise even higher!!"

"Then let's have a beast show!!"

Bucky spread his hands and shouted.

"Are you calling me? Captain Bucky?"

"I'll go and take Roronoa Sauron's head right now and get our treasure back! Is that alright?"

Moltke rode over on Richie, looking all cool and aloof, making one think he was some big shot.

Bai Yun knew that he was just going to deliver vegetables, so that he could lure Luffy and the others over and he wouldn't have to do anything.

Hmm, it's not a bad idea to deal with these guys first.

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