Special Attack: The Beautiful Swordswoman Brings Meat!

Nami's roar echoed from inside the cabin, making it clear to everyone that the money Nami had left on the ship had indeed been taken.

"You absolutely mustn't mess with Nami right now..."

"Uh-huh."

The men exchanged glances and immediately reached a consensus.

Once they were back on the ship, Nami ran out of the cabin, shouting angrily, "We absolutely cannot let those bastards get away with this!!"

His furious expression was so intense it made one's eyelids twitch.

"Nami, calm down," Xi Yan said. "That money is just for them to store temporarily; they'll have to return it all with interest later."

"Don't forget, a hundred ships disappear here every year; the treasure is definitely substantial."

As he spoke, Xi Yan recalled what the guy called the Treasure King had said before: he would also take a look inside the so-called treasure to see if there were any strange bracelets.

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, Nami's anger vanished instantly, and she became radiant, her eyes shining with dazzling light!

"Money!!"

Yes, Moria may possess more treasure this time than the Bounty Hunter Family he encountered before!

Thinking about this made Nami even more excited.

With a whoosh, Nami flashed in front of Xi Yan, grabbed his hands, and said, "Xi Yan, you're right, this time please don't hold back!"

Xi Yan:...

"Okay, I understand."

"As expected of Xi Yan," Usopp and the others remarked.

With just a few simple words, Nami, who was in a fit of rage, changed her attitude. Is this the insight of Ninja?

Lola and the others, who witnessed the entire scene, were utterly shocked.

This was the first time they'd ever seen someone change their expression so quickly, and what was with those golden eyes?

Are you seeing things?

After glancing around, Franky said, "These bastards really don't hold back."

On the deck alone, you can see many chairs that belonged to the restaurant; they were clearly thrown out.

If the restaurant is like this, other places probably aren't much better.

"Nami, have you seen any zombies?" Usopp asked.

"No."

"What about Luffy and the others?"

"No, not at all."

"No..." Usopp frowned. "Could it be that it wasn't sent back?"

No way! Didn't that Fat Garlic Head say he'd have those zombies send Luffy and the others back?

"I only went to the bedroom," Nami said. "I haven't looked at the other places yet."

"Chopper, take a sniff," Xi Yan said.

With such excellent bio-radar available, why not use it?

"Oh, right."

Chopper also realized what was happening; his nose is incredibly sensitive, so he could naturally smell Luffy and the others.

Without much thought, Chopper immediately transformed into a reindeer and began sniffing carefully.

"Found it!" Chopper exclaimed, his eyes lighting up.

He then rushed towards the restaurant without hesitation, his goal very clear.

However, after entering, Chopper exclaimed in surprise, his face filled with shock.

"Road..."

"What's wrong?!"

Everyone was startled. Chopper and his Luffy had encountered an accident?

Thinking of this, the Straw Hat Pirates immediately ran into the restaurant.

"Let me see how Luffy..."

Usopp had just squeezed in, was completely dumbfounded when he saw the three of them; his jaw dropped to the ground in shock.

"These... these zombies are really that outrageous?!"

Everyone was shocked to see the three of them so thoroughly messed up.

"Damn it, how could they treat Luffy like this!" Merry said angrily.

As she spoke, she jogged over to the three of them, reached out her little hand to pull them up, and said, "Hey, you three, get up quickly."

"Let's go get revenge!"

Unfortunately, the three of them did not react at all, as if they could not hear what Merry said.

"Let me do it."

Franky clenched his fists and walked over, saying, "It might be a bit rough, but we can't worry about that now."

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Get up, all of you!"

One punch from each man knocked all three men to the ground.

A moment of silence fell over the three of them; they remained motionless, as if dead.

"Hey... really?" Franky exclaimed in surprise, "Don't they have any pain receptors?"

I used a lot of force in those blows; I even got a big bump on their head, but I still couldn't wake them up?

"I'll do it!"

Nami walked over, clenching her fists, intending to give them a good beating.

"No, I'll do this," Usopp said, stopping Nami.

Franky's punches had no effect, Nami's punches would probably have the same effect.

After clearing his throat, Usopp walked up to the three of them amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, and then shouted loudly, "The beautiful swordswoman has brought meat!!"

The next moment, the three men, who had seemed like corpses, trembled and actually reacted!

Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, the three men, supporting themselves with their hands on the ground, raised their heads and said, their bodies trembling:

"Beauty?!"

"A swordsman?!"

"Meat?!"

"These guys are hopeless..." Xi Yan said, covering his face.

He never imagined that Usopp could wake up the three unconscious guys in this way.

That really is... a precise special attack.

The three, who had just regained consciousness, were still stuck in the moment when Moria had removed their shadows.

"Damn it, how dare you steal my shadow!!" Luffy jumped up angrily and roared, "Give me back my shadow!"

"Hey, Luffy, it's me!" Usopp was a little dumbfounded; why was this guy coming at him?

"Bump!"

After knocking Luffy to the ground with a single punch, Nami said, "You better behave yourself, you idiot!!"

"Nami... Nami..."

That familiar force... it really is Nami.

"Where is this?" Sanji asked, somewhat confused.

Sanji sat down on the ground, looking around with a confused expression.

"The Thousand Sunny".

"We're back on the ship?" Zoro frowned. "Did we never even go ashore in the first place?"

"It was just being done..."

Before Zoro could finish speaking, he noticed the condition beneath his body.

The light was overhead, but he didn't cast a shadow at all.

"So... it's not a dream...?"

After realizing the situation, Zoro's expression turned grim; his shadow had indeed vanished.

It was truly an embarrassing situation; he had actually been defeated by the enemy using such a technique, which left him feeling extremely frustrated.

Zoro, sitting cross-legged on the ground, instinctively gripped the hilt of his sword, veins bulging on his arm.

"So what exactly happened?" Xi Yan asked, "How did you three idiots get captured by the enemy?"

"It was something like a spider," Sanji said. "It was incredibly fast; it tied me up and took me away in the blink of an eye."

"That spider silk is extremely tough; it's impossible to break free."

He had tried very hard to struggle, but unfortunately, he couldn't break free at all.

"A spider...?"

"Anyway, you three idiots understand the situation now, right?" Nami said, hands on her hips. "Now your shadows have all been stolen by Moria, that Shichibukai."

"Everyone, perk up!"

"The Shichibukai?"

Sanji and Zoro looked surprised, clearly not expecting their opponent to be Shichibukai.

However, they weren't afraid. They were ready to fight, after all, they had defeated the Shichibukai before.

"That bastard Moria..." Luffy said angrily, "He dared to steal my shadow!!"

"I'm going to beat him to a pulp!"

Nami was very satisfied with Luffy's reaction and nodded, saying, "It's not just about the shadows; we also need to get the money back!!"

"Um?!"

Zoro glanced at Nami in shock. Was this the time to be concerned about money?

"Why are you staring at me like that?!" Nami glared at her. "That's tens of millions!!"

"That's enough to buy you a good knife!"

Zoro jumped to his feet, veins bulging on his face, and shouted, "Cut them down!"

He didn't care about money, but he cared about the knife!

As a Three Sword Style swordsman, what kind of behavior is it to only wield two swords?!

Just then, Luffy's stomach started growling. Instinctively, Luffy went to look for the Sanji had prepared for him, but he couldn't find it at all.

"Damn it, my pirate bento box has been stolen..."

"Sanji, I want to eat!"

Before Sanji could speak, Xi Yan said first, "I'm afraid that won't work."

"Why?"

"Because our food storage warehouses have been emptied by the enemy."

He had casually opened the door and peeked inside when he passed by the warehouse, but everything inside was gone.

"What?!"

Luffy instantly exploded, roaring furiously, "That bastard Moria stole our food! I won't let him get away with this!!"

Luffy was furious! Stealing treasure was one thing, but stealing food was another!

"I think it was done by that Ghost Woman," Usopp said.

The other person had experienced this while inside that plush toy's body.

"Ghost Woman?"

"Yes, that woman has the power to make people incredibly negative."

Franky:...

As if he had just remembered something, Franky's face turned grim; he had experienced that negative feeling before.

The power of this Devil Fruit is indeed extremely dangerous.

"No matter who they are, I won't let them get away with this!!" Luffy said angrily.

"If you just want to eat, we have food here."

Hearing the commotion, Lola led the Baoya group and others inside.

They stayed outside to be on guard against potential zombies, so they didn't come in.

"Huh?!"

Who are you?

Luffy and his two companions looked at Lola and the others with a puzzled expression, a hint of confusion in their eyes.

"These are friends I know," Xi Yan said. "Their shadows were also taken by Moria, and I got my information from them."

As soon as Xi Yan finished speaking, he saw Lola Luffy up to Luffy and his two companions with a serious expression.

Upon seeing this, the others covered their faces.

"What's wrong?"

"Of the three of you, who wants to marry me?"

Three people:?!!!

"Who proposes on the very first date?!"

"I refuse!"

You've barely known each other for ten seconds, and he's already proposing?!

Is this some kind of outrageous nonsense?!

"How could this be..." Lola said with a look of disappointment.

She had hoped this time she could finally get married, but she failed again.

"Hahaha, the captain's 4450th marriage proposal has failed!!"

Zoro:...

What's with the claim of over four thousand marriage proposals?

"Ahem, Straw Hat Boy, didn't you want something to eat? We brought some food." Ai Ke coughed lightly and walked over carrying a backpack.

After placing the backpack on the ground, Ai Ke said, "Eat up, there's plenty of food in here."

"Huh?!"

Would you mind treating me to a meal? Thank you!

Luffy happily opened his backpack, and when he saw the large amount of meat inside, he smiled even more broadly.

"Wow, so much meat!"

"Tasty!"

"I'm glad you're satisfied," Ai Ke said with a smile.

The Ninja Bro treated them as friends, so naturally they couldn't be stingy with the food; if the other party's captain needed it, they would simply offer it.

He knows all too well how unpleasant it feels to be hungry.

"Why did you bring food?"

Xi Yan looked at Ai Ke with some surprise; they hadn't said they were bringing food when they came out.

I initially thought the backpack contained something to fight zombies, like salt.

"We don't know how long this battle will last, so it's always good to bring some food," Ai Ke laughed. "And here we are, it's come in handy."

At that moment, Ai Ke was extremely grateful that they had brought food; otherwise, sending the hungry Straw Hat into battle would likely have resulted in their defeat, and then they would have been finished.

"It's so delicious!" Luffy said while stuffing food into his Barry. "Thank you, you guys are such kind people."

"The Ninja Bro treats us as friends and even promised to help us retrieve our shadow, so naturally we won't be stingy with food," Ai Ke said.

What's a little food?

In his view, their friendship was priceless!

"Really? Then we're friends too." Luffy grinned, showing his teeth. "You can leave your shadows to us!"

Thank you!

"Don't mention it, hahaha."

"Luffy, as long as we can defeat Moria, all these problems will be solved," Xi Yan said. "Everyone's shadows will return."

"Leave Moria to me," Luffy said without hesitation.

He won't let that wretched Fat Garlic Head get away with it.

"Clear."

"Alright, let's check the intelligence now," Xi Yan said. "First, there's Luffy's zombie. That guy is at least tens of meters tall; it should be the corpse of the Giant Clan."

"Huh?!"

"My zombie is actually Giant Clan?!" Luffy exclaimed in shock.

"Yes."

"That's probably not an ordinary Giant Clan," Usopp said. "None of the Giant Clan we've encountered before were this big."

Brogy and Dorry are also Giant Clan, and they both appear to be over twenty meters tall. The Giant Clan encountered on Judicial Island were even smaller.

"Well... what if he goes berserk..." Chopper swallowed hard.

With their massive bodies reaching tens of meters in height, even a casual slap would be enough to flatten them.

This is far more terrifying than ordinary Giant Clan.

"It's alright, I'll take care of this guy," Xi Yan said. "I won't let him interfere with your battle."

"Good."

Luffy agreed without hesitation.

"Huh?!"

"Xi Yan, do you have a way to deal with that guy?!" Usopp asked Xi Yan in shock.

"Yes," Xi Yan nodded calmly.

Seeing Xi Yan's confidence, Usopp fell into deep thought. Could it be that Xi Yan possessed some powerful Ninjutsu they hadn't yet witnessed?

Thinking of this, Usopp's expression gradually became excited; he was really looking forward to Xi Yan's Ninjutsu!

"Next up are Sanji and Zoro's zombies," Nico Robin said. "One is Three Sword Style swordsman, and the other is Penguin Dog."

Sanji:...

"Penguin Dog...?"

Sanji seemed to have been hit hard; his whole body went numb.

The next moment, Sanji opened his shark-like mouth and roared, "Why is it that this guy with the Green Algae Head has a human zombie, while mine turned into Penguin Dog?!"

Sanji was furious! Why?!

In what way is he worse than that bastard Zoro?

"Tch, your shadow can only awaken zombies of this level."

"You bastard, what did you say?!"

Sanji's temper flared up instantly, and he rushed towards Zoro.

The two started fighting right there in the restaurant, full of energy.

"That's enough!!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

Nami punched both bastards to the ground.

"So... so brutal..."

Ai Ke and the others instinctively took a few steps back, looking at Nami with fear in their eyes.

This woman actually managed to defeat these two powerful men, and considering her previous performance... could it be that their strength is no less than that of the Ninja Bro?

What a terrifying woman!

After the two had completely calmed down, Nami said, "We'll take care of those two zombies. Sanji, you're coming with me."

Yes~

"Nami-chan ~"

Upon receiving the Sanji, Sanji quickly scrambled to his feet, wriggling around as if he had received some incredibly sacred mission.

Zoro looked up at Nami upon hearing this, frowned, and said, "My zombie is still..."

Before Zoro could finish speaking, Nami interrupted, "Zoro, there's a legendary samurai here who once slew a dragon. I think you'd be more interested in him."

"A legendary samurai?!"

Zoro immediately showed an excited expression. What he liked most was fighting with powerful swordsmen, as this would hone his swordsmanship and make him even stronger!

Zoro was immediately excited to have encountered a powerful swordsman.

"Not only that," Xi Yan added, "He also possesses a Great Grade Sword, the 21st grade, the Famous Sword Shusui."

"I think you should be quite interested."

"He's in my hands!" Zoro said without hesitation.

As a man determined to become the World's Greatest Swordsman, he naturally wouldn't let such a weapon slip by.

"Are there any problems with your two swords?" Xi Yan asked, glancing at the Paired Knife at Zoro's waist.

Hearing Xi Yan say this, Baoya and the others were stunned for a moment. It was no secret that the Pirate Hunter was Three Sword Style swordsman.

But what's with those two knives?

"Ah, no problem."

"Wait a minute!" the Baoya suddenly leaned over and said, "Ninja Bro, what do you mean by those two swords?"

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, Zoro spoke up, "Due to some special reasons, I lost a sword."

"In that case, please use mine."

After finishing his Baoya teeth took out the knife from his back and said, "Although it's not at the level of a fine sword, it's still a decent weapon."

He found the weapon on a navy corpse; it looked pretty good, so he just took it and used it as a weapon.

"Would you lend me your knife?"

"Yes!"

After finishing speaking, Baoya handed the knife to Zoro without the slightest hesitation.

Zoro borrowed it, drew it, glanced at it, and muttered, "It's a fine sword..."

It's at least better than the two weapons he used in the East Blue.

"That..."

Before Baoya could finish speaking, Xi Yan interrupted, "Baoya, what will you use next?"

Seeing Xi Yan looking at him with some concern, the Baoya man gave a silly smile.

"I don't care whether I use a knife or not," the Baoya said, scratching his head. "You guys are clearly more useful than me."

His combat ability is ultimately just so-so; at best, he can only deal with some ordinary zombies.

But the Ninja Bro are different; they are the main force in this battle!

So... even though he had to give up his own weapon, Baoya had no regrets.

Looking at the serious-looking Baoya, Zoro paused for a moment, then nodded solemnly and said, "Thank you."

Now, there's another reason to help the other party reclaim their shadow.

"Don't be so polite with me, hahaha."

Seeing Zoro accept his weapon, the Baoya grinned broadly.

Just then, Luffy, having finished all the food in his backpack, stood up, glanced at the others, and said:

Have you seen Brook?

Their main purpose in coming to the island was to find Brook and retrieve his shadow, but they ended up not finding him at all.

This greatly troubled Luffy; he was worried that his partner might get killed by a zombie, as this was someone he trusted.

"I didn't see Brook, but I saw his shadow zombie," Merry said. "It's that Dragon Slayer Swordsman's."

"His speaking style is exactly like Brook's."

Zoro was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting that the shadow of the other party was actually Brook's. If that was the case, then he had another reason to kill that samurai.

Zoro casually tucked the weapon that the Baoya had given him into his waistband, his expression gradually turning serious.

This wasn't just a weapon; it was also a testament to Baoya's trust in him!

He will not betray this trust.

"I saw him," Franky said. "He's the one who told me about how salt can fight zombies."

"And there's the matter of you all being able to return to the ship alive..."

Franky paused for a moment, then continued, "Luffy, I had a good talk with him and found that he's a real man!"

"Man?"

"That's right, this man kept a promise, a promise he would keep even decades after his death!"

"What agreement?" Xi Yan asked curiously.

"That's a... very touching story!" Franky said earnestly, "In the distant Twin Capes, there's an Island Whale Laboon waiting for him, and that's why he's determined to reclaim the shadow!"

"He is a real man!"

Upon hearing Franky's words, Nami and the others were all stunned; that name was all too familiar to them!

"La... Laboon?!"