After Mousse saw Li Xiao off, he fortunately found the two of them. Otherwise, with Yamato's muddled brain, she might have embarrassed herself at the World Martial Arts Tournament's main venue, where powerful fighters had gathered and everyone was watching—by dining and dashing, for example.
"You silly girl, if you don't have money for food, come find me. You actually wanted to eat for free? I'd be too embarrassed to rescue you when the time came."
Charlotte Mousse irritably reached out and poked Yamato on the forehead. Because of their difference in height, he had to fly up to do it, making the gesture look somewhat comical.
But Charlotte Mousse now commanded awe throughout the world. Even if he wore underwear as a hat, others would come up with all sorts of lofty reasons to explain it away. At the very least, they would call it "a strange man's strange habits" or praise him for "being unconventional."
Leaving aside Yamato's unusual way of thinking, the reverence in her companion's eyes had not diminished in the slightest.
Yet even with this tendency to follow the crowd, the girl successfully caught Mousse's attention. Aside from being a little too calm after learning that Yamato actually knew Mousse, the tiny dab of lipstick on her lips was far too distinctive.
"Jewelry Bonney? What are you doing in the New World? Good thing the New World is fairly peaceful now. If this had been before... Well, with Yamato's brains, her strength, and your Devil Fruit ability, you really could handle yourselves. I don't know whether to say you have good judgment or good luck."
Bonney was not overly surprised that Mousse recognized her. Bartholomew Kuma was one of her few friends, so even if Mousse had not seen her in person in the South