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

This is Luffy and Uta's favorite way to compete.

The two people in front are having a chicken leg eating contest, and the slower one will be attacked by the animals behind.

Luffy always eats faster, but when it's time to win, Uta hands Luffy the juice. Luffy accepts it naturally, drinks it naturally, and is naturally knocked away.

"Hahaha, you fell for the same trick again, Luffy!"

The members of the Red-Haired Pirates laughed.

Luffy, unwilling to accept defeat, started throwing wild punches at Uta, but neither of them managed to land a hit.

Redhead stepped forward and tapped the two men on the head with the hilt of his sword.

"Ah, Shanks, that's unfair! He's using the enemy's sword against us."

Uta said, hands on his hips.

Shanks smiled. "Haha, while a sword is certainly for fighting enemies, this is a lesson of love, understand?"

"Love?"

"I love Shanks too."

After saying that, Uta hugged Shanks' right leg, and Luffy, not to be outdone, hugged the other leg.

"Me too, I love Shanks too."

Beckman looked at it, then looked at Bai Yun, whose leg injury had not yet healed. He was sitting in a wheelchair examining the bracelet.

Beckman extended his hand, gesturing for Bai Yun to look at Luffy, Uta, and Shanks in a scene of mutual joy.

It means, "Look, this is what a child should be like. Can't you learn from them?"

"...Dream on, how about I shoot you in the leg?"

"...You little rascal, you're something else."

Chapter 82 Competition

"I didn't know you and Luffy had an older sister."

Nami was a little surprised that Luffy and Bai Yun hadn't mentioned it along the way.

Bai Yun thought to himself, "Yes, yes, not to mention my sister, I also have two older brothers."

"Luffy has known her for a long time, but I've only known her for half a month. I haven't seen her since then."

Bai Yun put down the cup. All he knew about Uta was the two weeks they spent together. He had no idea what else would happen if they met again in the future.

Let fate decide.

However, they were all childhood playmates, so they probably won't become enemies.

Maybe.

"Hey, why? We parted ways after only half a month, and haven't seen each other since?"

"Nokiko asked, puzzled."

Bai Yun and the Red-Haired Pirates had only known each other for about a month in Windmill Village.

The first half of the month was a time for him, Beckman, and other cadres to study.

For the next two weeks, the red-haired group went out to sea and returned on the last two days, but they were not like usual.

They were all silent, which puzzled Bai Yun and Luffy.

Shanks then told Uta that she had left to pursue her musical dreams.

Luffy couldn't accept it for a while and cried all morning.

The next day, Shanks and his crew returned to normal and told Luffy and Bai Yun that they were leaving and would not be returning to Windmill Village, at least not for a while.

Well, Luffy experienced two separations in just two days.

He cried his eyes out, and Shanks and Bai Yun finally managed to calm him down.

Then they arrived at the dock and said goodbye to the Red-Haired Pirates.

From that time until now, neither Uta nor the Red-Haired Pirates have seen Hakuyun and Luffy again.

........

"Yes, we haven't seen each other since."

"However, the sea is vast, and if we are destined to meet, we will meet again someday."

Bai Yun replied with a smile.

Seeing that there was nothing left to talk about, Nami stood up.

"Alright, time to get down to business."

A hint of worry flashed in Nojiko's eyes. On the way here, Nami had already told him that they had raised enough money.

Nami had only taken two steps when Bai Yun stopped her.

"Wait, Miss Nami."

"I have a proposal."

“How about we go and tell Ah Long that we’ve raised enough money, and have them issue some kind of certificate proving that they will never come to Cocosia Village to collect ‘offerings’ again?”

"Otherwise, if you give him the money but have no proof, what if he tries to renege and comes back to the village?"

"I highly doubt he would do that."

Nami fell silent upon hearing Bai Yun's words.

Nogiko agreed with Bai Yun's words.

"I agree with Bai Yun."

Nami clenched her fists and mustered her courage.

"Alright, let's go talk to him first."

........

"Huh...huh..."

After walking for a while, Nami led Bai Yun to the east entrance of Arlong Park.

Are you very tired?

Nami looked at Bai Yun's appearance and asked in confusion.

"I am physically weak and prone to illness."

"I usually replicate Zoro's physique, which is why I joked at the restaurant in Usopp's hometown that I wouldn't live without Zoro."

"Is it that serious?"

"It's not that serious."

"I am frail and sickly, but I am neither dead nor in a vegetative state. As long as I exercise diligently and get proper nutrition, my health will eventually improve. It just requires more effort than the average person. In the future, I will have to use my physical strength to exercise while on the ship."

"Even though he's weak, he shouldn't be panting like this after just one walk."

While observing the appearance of Arlong Park, Bai Yun answered Nami's question.

"Then why are you panting so much?"

"Pretending."

"?"

A question mark appeared above Nami's head, and Bai Yun turned around to provide a helpful explanation.

"Do you think he'd accept it if I went in looking aggressive and menacing, or if I looked like this?"

Nami: "......."

“You don’t need to talk to him. I’ll talk to him. You just follow behind me and don’t say anything.”

"Follow your orders~"

Bai Yun replied in a cheeky manner.

Nami rolled her eyes at him, and just as the two were about to go inside, a child with a knife ran up from behind.

He is a survivor of Housha Town, which was destroyed by Ah Long.

"Get out of the way! All of you get out of the way! I'm going to kill Ah Long! They killed my father!!!"

Although Bai Yun felt sorry for the kid, now was not the time to get entangled with him.

"Kid, stop fooling around and go back."

"I promise you, I will make your lives better in the future."

Bai Yun squatted down and spoke to the child.

"I don't believe it!! I don't believe it!!!"

"Get out of my way! I'm going to kill Ah Long to avenge my father!"

Bai Yun sighed, feeling both sympathy for the child and admiration for his courage.

To openly and blatantly throw one's life away is not courage, but foolishness.

He slapped the child's neck, grabbed his collar, and used compressed air to instantly teleport away.

The replication period has passed; what Bai is using now is merely his own entry-level air-pressing technique.

About ten seconds later, Bai Yun returned to Nami's side, but the child was gone.

"Alright, I've handed the child over to an old lady."

"Let's go in, Miss Nami."

Nami glanced at Bai Yun and nodded, "Mm."

He then turned around, took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and went inside.

Bai Yun bent slightly, appearing frail and weak, and followed closely behind.

........