After explaining everything, Bonney looked somewhat guiltily at Kuma's bruised and scraped face. "That's what happened. I had no choice but to use vines to drag you along the ground, Kuma."
"I just didn't notice that you were face-down..." Bonney said weakly.
"No wonder the injuries and fatigue were repelled, yet my body still feels like it's falling apart. And I even got disfigured in the process!" Kuma's mouth twitched slightly, but he still encouraged her. "Don't overthink it. I should be thanking you for getting me out."
"But..." Kuma's face became grave. "You said you saw that man standing inside a red bubble, with a giant monster guarding him?"
"Mm-hmm!" Bonney nodded vigorously.
"He actually chose to endure that kind of pain... Is that man's will forged from steel?" Kuma took a deep breath, filled with immense wariness toward Longinus.
I need to find a chance to warn the chief and tell him to beware of that monster in the Marines!
Just then, a ring of keys fell from the sky.
It was aimed perfectly at his hat.
Kuma picked up the keys and looked up, sure enough spotting a huge shadow in the sky.
"Vice Admiral Longinus, you don't intend to arrest me?"
Bonney was still confused when she suddenly saw a figure leap down from above. It was the very man who had been inside the red bubble.
"This big brother looks so young. Did he really defeat Kuma?" Bonney stared in surprise for a moment before spreading her arms and blocking Kuma like a mother hen protecting her chicks. "I won't let you take Kuma away!"
"If he truly wanted to capture me, he wouldn't have given me the keys." Kuma calmly picked up the flailing little girl and set her aside.
"I am a Marine.