Pursuers Arrive, the Straw Hat Pirates' Great Crisis! (24)

Near Water 7, in the first half of the Grand Line.

"You bastard!"

Sanji suddenly clenched his fist, leaped into the air, and swept out with a roundhouse kick.

"Where the hell did you run off to?!!"

Clang!

Three sharp blades crossed before him and blocked the kick. Zoro raised an irritated brow at his words. "Huh? What did you say? Got a problem with that, Curly Brows?!"

"Huh? What did you call me, Moss Head?!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Their gazes collided, sparks bursting through the air. The next second...

Crack! Bang! Clang!

Gulp, gulp...

Burp!

Boss Franky drained a bottle of cola in one breath and let out a satisfied burp. Glancing at the two figures brawling nearby, he turned and asked,

"Those two... are your companions, right?"

"Mm, absolutely."

Robin elegantly tucked back the hair by her ear. Seated at the white dining table, she lifted her juice and took a sip, completely ignoring the battle that practically screamed, "I'm going to beat you to death today."

"I-I see!"

Boss Franky's mouth twitched, cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

"Your pirate crew really is... unique."

"Unique? I suppose so..."

Robin rested her chin on her hand and smiled. "Sometimes I wonder why I chose to stay and fool around with them when I could have left at any time."

"Is that so... If even Nico Robin says that, then it seems my choice wasn't wrong."

"But whether Boss Franky can join us depends on Captain Luffy's approval. Come to think of it... you seem to be the first crew member to actively ask to join us."

"Huh?!"

Boss Franky stared in shock. "The Straw Hat Kid is so famous! Even though he never showed up at Sabaody, people call him the uncrowned Supernova... and I'm the first?!"

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