Early the next morning, the Sunny had only just come ashore, its crew of Flying Fish Knights still nervous and curious, and they hadn't even had a chance to get a proper look around inside this Kuja kingdom. After picking up their Queen Annie and their long-missing Captain Luffy, they were forced to set sail again, cheered off by a crowd of women and nothing but women.
"Luffy!"
"Yaaay~!"
"Lord Luffy!"
"Goodbye!"
"Have a safe trip~"
"Remember to miss us~!"
"Lord Luffy!!"
"Come back and visit when you have time!"
"Woo~!"
"Lord Luffy!"
"..."
At the docks on Amazon Lily, young and old women from the Kuja tribe were gathered along the shore, waving enthusiastically at Luffy aboard the Sunny and calling out to him as they bid him farewell.
Clearly, they were terribly reluctant to part with the man who was so unfamiliar to them, yet so fun and interesting. After all, they hadn't had their fill of playing with him yet!
"Yeah!"
"Thanks, everyone!"
"Thank you for taking care of us!"
"Next time, I'll bring my friends along for a visit, and then I'll treat you all to the best meal ever—the kind Sanji makes!!"
At the stern of the Sunny, Luffy hung from a rope and stretched his arms incredibly long. Waving them with all his might, he shouted back to the women on the dock who had come to see him off.
"..."
(°ー°〃)
"Luffy, are you really this popular here?"
(?~?)
Seeing that everyone was only saying goodbye to Luffy and calling out his name, Annie, who was standing at the stern with him, naturally felt a little unhappy. She scowled and couldn't even be bothered to wave.
Of course, she wasn't that unhappy—just a little. She wasn't going to begrudge them for not calling