Pig Teammate Spandam

"Rono, the Wolf Family is about to gain another member." His tone was filled with joy.

Dazhiki hid behind Sairona, somewhat ashamed to be seen. Nami rolled her eyes; she had expected this.

"Oh, is that so? Then let's eat." Rono's expression was blank, completely unfazed. What was more important than eating?

Veins bulged on Sairona's forehead. Maintaining his poker face, he said sincerely to Rono, "Don't worry, I'll tell Mo everything you've been up to recently. I hope he doesn't beat you to death."

"A foolish fellow like me shouldn't be alive. I beg Lord Sairona to forgive my ignorance." Upon hearing Mo's name, Rono's expression instantly changed, and he decisively bowed to the evil forces.

"Gelu Gelu. Dad's so lame." Gelu looked at him with disdain.

Since Rono had eaten most of the staple food, Sairona didn't make any more for him and didn't prepare any special dishes. Everyone else was hungry, except for Rono and Dazhiki. Nami wanted to give her portion to Rono, who was looking at the table with longing eyes, but Sairona refused. "Nami, if you don't eat, your chest will shrink. Some people like big chests." With that single sentence, Nami immediately gave up the idea of feeding Rono. Hmph! Going hungry for one meal won't kill him. Besides, he ate a lot of meat.

Rono watched Nami's plate move closer to him and then away. He pouted angrily, "I'm not playing with Sairona anymore." He then ran back to his room to train. Although the system hadn't acknowledged him in a long time, Rono still persisted with his daily exercises.

"Bru Bru..." The Den Den Mushi rang. Rono stopped training, picked up the receiver, and on a whim, lowered his voice, saying, "Moshi moshi, who is this?" Rono couldn't help but give himself a thumbs-up for that move.

"Rono--? Hmm? Who are you? Where's Rono?" Spandam interrupted his screaming to ask. This was a dedicated Den Den Mushi, only allowing calls between two parties, so there was no need to worry about eavesdropping.

"Rono? Is that the universally loved, incredibly handsome, one of the Shichibukai, the Red Devil... (300 words omitted here) Wolf Rono?" Rono shamelessly boasted about himself.

"Rono, it's really you, isn't it..." Spandam's tone was declarative, though he asked it as a question.

"Ah! Spandam, what's up?" Seeing that he had been exposed, Rono finally got to the point.

"Our cargo was hijacked! That batch of Dancing Powder. CP4 suspects it was the Revolutionary Army. Damn it! Do you think I don't recognize the face of the Okama King Ivankov?" Spandam cursed.

"It seems CP4 needs a new team," Rono narrowed his eyes, a murderous glint appearing. CP9 were high-ranking officials in the CP series, and Spandam was a superior to CP9. How dare someone report false information. A mole in the Revolutionary Army was one explanation, or perhaps it was a spy planted by Spandam's rivals. Either way, a major purge was in order.

"How was our ship discovered by the Revolutionary Army? Weren't we taking a secret route?" Rono had another question. Wasn't this supposed to be a clandestine smuggling operation? How did they know which ship it was?

"I don't understand either. I clearly wrote on the ship--'This is an ordinary merchant ship, absolutely no contraband.' Yet it was still discovered. Could there be a mole among the merchant ships?" Spandam stroked his chin. Only a few people knew about this; even CP9 didn't know, let alone others in the CP series. If the ship hadn't been hijacked this time, he wouldn't have sent CP4 to investigate.

"..." Rono was suddenly speechless. What could he say? Waiting online. "How did you get past those customs?"

"Of course, by flying your flag!" Spandam said as if it were obvious. Few people dared to rob anything belonging to the Red Devil Pirates. Otherwise, a Shichibukai who loved hunting pirates would hunt you to death. This was something many pirates learned through great hardship and tears. They couldn't outrun him, nor could they defeat him in battle. The Marines even helped. The pirates felt: This is f*ing bullshit.

"No, I mean, by writing those words, you didn't have the Marines or customs search the ship?" Rono was speechless. This idiot is dragging me down.

"Ahaha, it was precisely those words that prevented the search," Spandam clearly admired his own intelligence. Rono almost believed him. Later, when Rono asked Xil about it, Xil bitterly told him, "If I hadn't been greasing palms all the way, even the Red Devil Pirates' flag probably wouldn't have gotten through three countries."

"The Revolutionary Army? Tell Sairona the intelligence. We'll get our stuff back. Anyone who touches my things will pay a price. Hehehehe." Rono's eyes flickered as he changed the subject, as the main issue was important. Rono was quite reliable when it came to important matters. As the youngest Shichibukai, Rono had his own dignity. Even if an affiliated pirate crew under the Red Devil Pirates committed a crime, they had to be handled by Xil. If outsiders interfered, then I'm sorry, Rono would show you what cruelty was.

"Is there anything else?" Rono asked as usual after finishing the main business. Spandam was the type to forget things.

"Oh, right, if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten." Spandam had indeed forgotten again. Seeing the light bulb flash above the Den Den Mushi, Rono suddenly had a bad premonition. He felt a sense of impending doom.

"Mo wants you to return to Enies Lobby and go to the Red Line Continent. He said he has some things he needs to understand from you. Hmm-- his expression was a bit scary, so you'd better be careful." Spandam indeed delivered news that made Rono's heart tremble. Given Mo's protectiveness towards Axia, even if Rono spoke a few more words to another girl, he might come after him with a knife for several blocks. Let alone bringing two girls back from a trip. What? You say Sairona requested it? It doesn't matter, who's the captain, you or him? All possibilities of extramarital affairs must be nipped in the bud.

"Uh... I'll hang up now, see you later." Rono hung up the Den Den Mushi with a snap and rushed off to find Sairona.

"Sairona! Help me—" Rono, looking like he was about to die, ran into the restaurant and hugged Sairona's leg without a word. Sairona took a deep breath, wiped the remnants from the corner of his mouth with a napkin, and then asked, "What happened?"

"Don't kill me!" Rono still held onto his leg, clearly intending to not let go until Sairona gave him advice.

Sairona put down the napkin and tapped his forehead with his right index finger, thinking for a moment. He guessed the general situation. "Is it because of Dazhiki and Nami?"

Rono nodded. Seeing Rono nod, Sairona stroked his chin and thought quietly. Everyone else remained silent, afraid of disturbing his thoughts.

After about ten minutes, Sairona looked up at Rono. "I have a plan, but it depends on Axia's decision. I'll write down some lines for you later, and you need to memorize them. Just recite them when you see Axia. Otherwise, you can just wait to be fed to the fish."

Rono's entire face crumpled upon hearing he had to memorize lines. Nami couldn't help but ask, "Is it that terrifying? Nothing even happened between us!"

"If something had happened, Mo would have already taken his partner and dumped Rono's corpse into the Great Sea," Sairona replied calmly.

"..." That's terrifying. Nami shivered imagining the scene.