One Piece: The Half-Blood Ninja Who Hides on the Straw Hat Ship

Chapter 587 Who are you?

Normally, once one's identity is eliminated, the bounty should become meaningless.

But this guy carefully kept the bounty poster.

Is this what fans are like?

Bartolomeo seemed to notice west Yan's gaze and glanced down at the bounty poster for the Blood-Eyed Ninja.

He then carefully picked up the wanted poster and said, "Although Senior Blood-Eyed Ninja has died in Mary Geoise, his place in my heart will never be shaken."

"That's why I've always kept his bounty poster."

After all... he was a real man who dared to single-handedly storm Mary Geoise!

A man like that deserves to do this.

"Really?" west Yan smiled and said, "Then you'd better keep it safe."

"Of course!"

Bartolomeo raised his head and said, "This is my treasure!"

After saying that, Bartolomeo lowered his head to collect the bounty posters, intending to carefully put them back in his pocket.

Sabo, who was watching the action, paused for a moment, then turned to look at Xiyan with a strange expression.

That look seemed to be saying: Do you want to tell this little fan that you're still alive?

west Yan, who roughly understood Sabo's meaning, shook his head, indicating that it was not the right time yet.

After all, anything can happen with die-hard fans, so it's best to keep it a secret for now.

When I have the chance in the future, I'll use my identity as the Blood-Eyed Ninja to have a proper talk with him.

Seeing that west Yan had no intention of speaking, Sabo shrugged and said nothing more.

"Oh, right."

Bartolomeo, having put away the bounty poster, asked, "Sunglasses-senpai, Perona-senpai, do you know where Luffy-senpai is?"

"I went to sea because I admired him."

As he spoke, Bartolomeo explained why he admired Luffy, which surprised Sabo.

Luffy was actually saved by lightning from the sky?

Xi Yan and Perona didn't react much, since they had already heard about this from Bartolomeo.

It's just that the other party didn't notice their presence at that time.

"Um""

west Yan pointed to the passage on the side and said, "Come with us, we're just about to go find that guy."

After saying that, west Yan seemed to realize something, paused for a moment, and then said, "That guy seems to have changed direction again."

Are you planning to go to the window?

Although they didn't know why Luffy planned to go there, they still had to change direction and go from another place.

"This guy really likes to run around," Perona said helplessly.

However, after experiencing Zoro's various blunders and getting lost, Perona didn't react much. After all, in some ways, Zoro is much more outrageous than Luffy.

"After all, Luffy has been like this since he was a child," Sabo said with a smile.

Luffy was like this when he was little, and he's used to it.

"Um?

""

Bartolomeo, who was just in a state of excitement, paused for a moment after hearing Sabo's words. He then looked Sabo up and down with a questioning gaze, as if trying to figure out Sabo's identity.

After observing for a while, he came to the conclusion that this person was not a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, and he was certain of that.

Thinking this, Bartolomeo asked, "Who are you?"

Why are you with these senior colleagues?

Could it be that they are fans who came from somewhere else?

Damn it, he's faster than him!

Sabo:

So this guy didn't even notice him just now?

However, considering that this guy was a fan of Luffy, Sabo didn't care.

Then, Sabo said, "Me? I'm Luffy's older brother."

"?"

"!!!"

Bartolomeo stumbled backward, embedding himself in the wall in shock, before exclaiming in utter astonishment, "Y-you-you...you're actually Luffy-senpai's brother?!"

Is the opponent Fire Fist Ace?

Wait a minute, I've seen Fire Fist Ace's bounty before, it's not like this.

Does Luffy-senpai have other older brothers?

That should be it.

Damn it, how dare he speak to Luffy's brother in that tone? He deserves to die.

Thinking of this, Bartolomeo raised his hand and slapped himself, which stunned the three of them.

The three people: ? ? ?

What does this mean?

"Please forgive my rudeness, Luffy-senpai's brother-senpai," Bartolomeo said, bowing his head.

Sabo: .....

What a strange name!

After a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Sabo said, "Just call me Sabo."

"Yes, Senior Sabo!"

"Whatever you want."

""

I don't know why this guy always likes to add "senior" when addressing people. Maybe... it shows more respect?

"Senior Sabo, why haven't I seen your name on the bounty poster?" Bartolomeo asked curiously.

"Because I'm not a pirate either," Sabo chuckled.

Although he was the chief of staff of the revolutionaries and also had a bounty on his head, the other party's focus should only be on the bounty on the pirates, so it is normal that they did not recognize him.

Bartolomeo nodded in understanding. No wonder he didn't recognize the other person; it turned out the other person wasn't a pirate.

Then, Bartolomeo wondered again, what else could the other party be but a pirate?

Could it be... the Navy or a bounty hunter?

If that's really the case, what should he do?

As if he had read Bartolomeo's mind, Sabo said, "Don't worry, I'm not a member of the World Government."

""

This statement was also meant to reassure Bartolomeo and prevent him from overthinking.

"That's good." Bartolomeo breathed a sigh of relief.

west Yan:

So why would this guy have such concerns?

Even if Sabo really is a member of the World Government, they probably wouldn't lay a hand on him, since he's one of the few die-hard fans in the Straw Hat Pirates.

After shaking his head to himself, west Yan said, "Alright, stop thinking about it. Let's hurry up and find Luffy."

"Haven't you always wanted to talk to Luffy? Come with me."

"Yes, senior in sunglasses!" Bartolomeo exclaimed excitedly.

Bartolomeo then stopped wasting words and immediately followed west Yan towards the end of the passage, clearly intending to go with them to see Luffy.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Meanwhile, Cyrus and the others were making their final preparations in the flower field.

"By the way..."

"7

Usopp looked at Gancho curiously and asked, "Do you have some other grudge against the Donquixote Family?"

He deduced the situation from the conversation just now; the other party might not only be concerned about Doflamingo imprisoning their companion, but perhaps there were other reasons as well.

Upon hearing this, all the members of the Dongtata clan present fell silent.

The same applies to Gancho, who is also the clan leader.

After a moment of silence, Gan Qiao said, "That... happened a very, very long time ago."

"Long ago, our Dongtata tribe set sail in search of resources that our country did not have."

"But after being discovered by the adult race, they were almost wiped out!"

"Extinction...?"

Meili looked shocked. What did it mean to almost be extinct?

Could it be that someone is massacring these little people?

"Because in their eyes, we, the Tontatta clan, are just pets," Gan Qiao said with a grim expression. "So many adults come to capture us and take us to auction off as pets in order to obtain Berries."

Upon hearing this, the Straw Hat Pirates all fell silent.

After what happened with Kemi, they all knew exactly what that so-called pet auction was all about.

Isn't that just being a slave?

Even Perona, who hadn't experienced the Kemi incident, knew this.

"Then you..."

""

Nicole Robin hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not say what she was about to say.

But Gan Qiao understood her words and said, "That's right. If our ancestors hadn't stopped their sea voyages in time, our Dongtata tribe might have really perished."

At this point, Gan Qiao sighed deeply.

Nico Robin pursed her lips; the Tontatta clan was truly pitiful.

Then, Nicole Robin thought of her hometown, Ohara.

In a sense, the misery suffered by both sides is roughly the same.

"So what did you do after that?" Franky asked curiously. "That meant we couldn't access resources from the outside world anymore."

"Yes, it's truly impossible to obtain," Gancho said. "So at that time, the King of Dressrosa, from the neighboring country, happened to make a suggestion."

"He proposed that our Tontata tribe provide a small amount of labor, which would provide us with quite good resources and personal security."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Mary said.

In such difficult circumstances, it's quite a good thing that someone is willing to provide them with resources and personal safety guarantees.

Although some labor is needed, it doesn't matter where you work, right?

"You're wrong," Gancho shook his head and said, "That wasn't a good thing at all, after all... the king back then was named Don Quixote!"

Mary was taken aback. Don Quixote?

Why Don Quixote?

Shouldn't it be Rikuo-no-Ya?

Usopp, as if he understood something, gradually frowned.

Could it be that the king at that time did something treacherous, which is why the Tontatta tribe hates them so much?

"Could there be something wrong with their treaty?" Nicole Robin said.

As a woman who has lived in the underground world for twenty years, I am very clear about this issue.

"That's right!"

Ganjo said, "That's why our Tontata clan experienced a very long period of slavery."

"That was a tragic period of history!"

"The surviving historical records clearly document the cruel acts of that tribe!"

"They...they are simply demons!"

At the end, Gan Qiao revealed a gritted-teeth expression.

If it weren't for his advanced age, he would insist on joining Leo and the others in this battle to personally wipe out the Donquixote family!

"How...did they do it?"

"Deep underground, unknown to anyone, we, the Dongtata clan, are forced to toil endlessly, even to the point of near death," Gan Qiao said through gritted teeth. "And the adult race profits from our labor!"

"Waaaaah..."

""

Hearing Ganqiao's words, the other little people began to cover their faces and weep bitterly, their hearts filled with the same immense pain.

At that moment, they seemed to see how their ancestors had gone through that dark time.

"They're so pitiful."

Mei Li covered her mouth and tears streamed down her face. The Don Quixote family was simply inhuman!

Franky nodded in deep agreement, tears streaming down his face.

"No wonder you hate the Don Quixote family so much," Usopp said. "So there's such a part of history here."

.

This makes perfect sense.

Usopp then asked, "And what happened to you guys after that?"

"Was it you who overthrew the Don Quixote family's rule?"

If they overthrew the Don Quixote family, it would explain why the later king was called King Riku.

"This matter is rather complicated."

"Complex?"

Usopp was taken aback. Could it be that the records on this matter were not very detailed?

"Because the history between eight and nine hundred years ago was not recorded," Ganjo said, "so I don't know exactly what happened during that period."

"However... eight hundred years later, a new king was born in Dressrosa!"

"It was because of him that our Tontata clan was able to escape that painful fate."

"That's right, it's King Riku!" Leo exclaimed excitedly.

The other dwarfs joined in the excited shouts, clearly also very grateful to King Riku.

If it weren't for that man, the Tontata tribe might have endured a much longer period of humiliation.

"So it wasn't you who overthrew the Don Quixote family..."

"Yes," Gancho nodded and said, "After King Riku learned about what the Tontata clan had experienced over the past few hundred years, he came to us personally."

"Then, he removed his crown, bowed deeply to us in apology, and at that moment, his face was covered in tears."

"It wasn't his fault at all..." Meli bit her lip. King Riku was apologizing on behalf of the Don Quixote family.

"Yes, it's clearly not his fault."

Tears welled up in Gan Qiao's eyes. Even though it wasn't that man's fault, she chose to apologize to the Dongtata clan, as if saying, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

But that wasn't his fault at all!

"After that, what King Liku did was atone for his sins." Gancho wiped away his tears and continued, "After releasing us, he told us: You can take any necessities you need from this country."

"No need for labor, because this is what you deserve!"

"And that is the origin of the fairy legend."

"So... that's how it is," Franky murmured, tears streaming down his face.

At this moment, he finally understood why this country had the legend of fairies; it was because of King Riku's promise back then!

King Riku, you bastard... you're a real tough guy!