Sander Sonia Stunned: Why Was Older Sister Lord Protecting a Man?!

"What exactly is this Medical Ninjutsu you're talking about?" Marguerite couldn't help but ask.

This thing I've never even heard of... can it really help remove the marks on their backs?

Hancock also glanced at Xi Yan with curiosity, clearly wanting to know what it was.

"A special Ninjutsu that can be used to heal injuries," Xi Yan explained. "It uses Chakra to stimulate cells..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, he noticed that the two of them had completely bewildered expressions on their faces.

Clearly, the other party didn't know what Chakra was.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan said helplessly, "Anyway, all you need to know is that this can help you solve the problem."

Marguerite nodded as if she understood, but didn't ask any further questions.

' Ninja's special escape technique...' Hancock thought to herself.

"Snake Princess!!"

Seeing Hancock walking back with Xi Yan, Mira and the others immediately stood up straight.

"Um."

Hancock glanced at the fallen warriors and said, "Mira, I'll trouble you to stay here a little longer until they wake up before returning to the village."

These people were all stunned by her Conqueror's Haki and wouldn't wake up for a while.

So let Mira keep an eye on things here.

"Yes!"

"Snake Princess!"

Hancock nodded, said nothing more, and turned to walk towards the back gate of the village.

Mira watched the three leave, then glanced at her companion and said, "Keira, isn't that the man next to Snake Princess...?"

"Yes, it's the man my Grandma Za used to take care of."

"And who is that man on Grandma Za's roof?"

"I don't know..."

"More than that, I'm curious why this man is with Snake Princess?"

"How would I know?" Keira shook her head.

To be honest, she was also very surprised, but... since Snake Princess didn't kill this guy, there must be some special reason.

So... let's not ask any more questions.

Then, she glanced at her companions lying on the ground and felt a headache coming on.

It's not good to have so many people lying here... I hope they can wake up soon.

Otherwise, it would be bad if we encountered dangerous wild animals.

"Who's that guy who came here with you?" Hancock asked, glancing at Xi Yan.

"Him...?"

With his hands behind his head, Xi Yan said, "He is my captain, Straw Hat, Monkey D. Luffy."

"Captain?"

Hancock was somewhat surprised; how could such a guy be someone else's crew member?

This kind of strength...

"Yes, Captain," Xi Yan said.

After saying that, a hint of worry appeared on Xi Yan's face. "I wonder if that guy has been waiting for me obediently at Grandma Za's place..."

Luffy's personality is like a monkey's, and with his brother's situation... this kid might not be able to sit still.

Hopefully, it didn't cause too much trouble.

"He..."

Marguerite looked hesitant, unsure of what to say.

"What's wrong?"

"Your captain should have been captured by Sister Sandersonia by now..." Marguerite said.

Xi Yan:???

Xi Yan looked at Marguerite with a puzzled expression. What did she mean by being arrested?

"While I was searching for my sister Sandersonia with Older Sister Lord, I found your captain on Grandma Za's roof," Marguerite said. "So Sandersonia told me to continue searching for my Older Sister Lord, while she went to capture your captain herself..."

At this point, Marguerite paused for a moment, then continued, "I think... that person should have been caught by now."

Of course, it's also possible that they could be eliminated.

But... Marguerite didn't want that man to die now.

Otherwise, their deal with this man would be over.

After all... the other party could never forgive the person who killed his captain!

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Xi Yan looked pained; he couldn't expect Luffy to stay quietly inside the house.

'I wonder how Merry is doing...'

Luffy is tough and can take a beating without any problems, but Meriko can't.

That attack, imbued with Haki, was no joke!

Let's go.

Hancock nodded, and then the three of them moved quickly, running towards the back gate of the village as fast as they could.

"Damn it, what do you want from me?"

Luffy, who was being chased all over the place by Sandersonia, felt a headache coming on.

He's said it many times: he has no intention of fighting, but the other party just keeps pursuing him.

"Of course we've captured you!" Sandersonia said.

After capturing this guy, hand him over to my Older Sister Lord for punishment, and then... execute him along with another man!!

Any man who dares to trespass on their Amazon Lily will ultimately meet his end in death!

"We just want to Permanent Log Pointer!"

"I won't give it to you!"

"Whoosh~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sandersonia rushed to the rooftop and Luffy.

"Boom!!"

With a single punch, a hole was punched through the roof.

Unfortunately, Luffy was too agile and was not hit by the attack.

"Damn it, it's as agile as a monkey."

Sandersonia looked annoyed as he watched Luffy flee into the distance.

Just then, Sandersonia noticed Luffy reaching out and grabbing a protrusion on the roof, while simultaneously pulling his body backward.

Could it be...?

Before Sandersonia could finish speaking, Luffy flew off.

"Rocket Cannon!"

"Whoosh~"

Sandersonia:!!!

The Sandersonia people were stunned as they watched Luffy rushing away into the distance.

What kind of weird Devil Fruit ability is this, you bastard?!

"Lord Sandersonia, he's too agile, we can't stop him..."

"I know."

Sandersonia said irritably, "Keep chasing him! I refuse to believe we can't catch him!"

"Profound!"

"Seriously, I already said I didn't want to fight them, why are they still holding on?" Luffy, suspended in mid-air, looked utterly troubled.

Now that such a big mess has been created, I wonder if it will affect things on the Xi Yan side.

Fortunately, they did not harm Merry.

Just then, Luffy noticed Xi Yan appearing on the street and immediately smiled, exclaiming, "Xi Yan!!"

"Luffy?"

Xi Yan was stunned for a moment when he saw Luffy in mid-air. How come this guy is in the sky?

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

Finally, Luffy, falling from the sky, landed headfirst on a rock.

Marguerite:...

Hancock:...

Looking at the guy whose head was embedded in the rock, the two men's eyelids twitched slightly, and a thought simultaneously crossed their minds.

'Could this guy be dead...?'

However, the two soon realized that the man was not dead, because after Luffy stabilized his body, he began to try to pull his head out.

Unfortunately... it's not that easy.

"Damn it, I can't pull it out!" Luffy said in frustration.

Why is this rock gripping so tightly? It's not an easy task for him to pull himself out.

"This guy..."

Looking at Luffy's increasingly elongated neck, Marguerite asked in surprise, "Is he Devil Fruit User?"

"Right."

"Devil Fruit User," Xi Yan nodded.

Only this kid is Devil Fruit User; otherwise, anyone else would have been killed long ago if they played like this.

Just then, a squad of soldiers appeared on the side of the street.

"Found it, it's there!"

"Quick, take him down!"

"Whoosh~"

As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow imbued with Haki flew over, heading straight for Luffy's rear.

Xi Yan:!!!

Are these women crazy? Where are they hitting?!

"Whoosh~"

"Click~"

Xi Yan, who had come to Luffy's side, grabbed the arrow that was wrapped with Haki.

"Call..."

"That's ruthless."

It was at this moment that Luffy broke free from the rock.

Ah~

"We're saved!" Luffy shouted.

Then, he noticed Xi Yan standing behind him and exclaimed with delight, "Xi Yan!!"

"You idiot!"

Xi Yan casually tossed the arrow to the ground and said irritably, "Didn't I tell you to stay inside the house? What were you doing up on the roof?"

"I can't sit still..."

Looking at Luffy's expression, Xi Yan sighed.

That's true, this guy is like a monkey, it's really difficult to keep him in one place.

"Is Merry alright?"

"She's alright."

"That's good." Xi Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way Xi Yan, did you manage to get that Permanent Log Pointer?" Luffy asked, grabbing Xi Yan.

He is now eager to rescue his brother.

"More or less," Xi Yan said. "As long as I help them get things done, they're willing to give me the Permanent Log Pointer."

"Help?"

Luffy was a little confused. What help could he be?

"It's too complicated to explain, anyway... we'll have to wait a bit," Xi Yan said. "I need to fulfill my promise first, otherwise I won't be able to get that thing."

After speaking, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, it won't take too long."

"All right..."

This time, Luffy didn't ask any more questions, but chose to believe Xi Yan.

Just then, Sandersonia rushed over with his men, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

However, she was taken aback when she saw Xi Yan.

Then, a bad thought popped into her mind.

Could it be... that something happened to my Older Sister Lord?

Thinking of this, Sandersonia's eyes immediately turned red.

"You despicable man, what have you done to my Older Sister Lord?!" Sandersonia roared.

As soon as he finished speaking, Sandersonia's speed increased dramatically, and he arrived in front of Xi Yan at an extremely fast speed, raising his fist, which was wrapped in Haki, and punching down!

"Clang!!"

"Um?"

"Older Sister Lord!!"

Sandersonia was both surprised and puzzled as she watched Hancock raise her hand to block her fist.

To her surprise, her Older Sister Lord was unharmed; however, she was puzzled as to... why was the other woman protecting this man?

"Sandersonia, we don't need to keep capturing them," Hancock said.

Why?

Sandersonia looked completely bewildered. These two men had trespassed onto their Amazon Lily, so why weren't they arrested?

This guy is a criminal who deserves the death penalty!

"I'll explain this to you later," Hancock said.

After saying that, Hancock glanced at the group of stunned warriors not far away and said, "Disperse, you don't need to worry about these two."

"Yes... Snake Princess."

Although they didn't know why their emperor would issue such an order, as subordinates, all they could do was obey.

Afterwards, the soldiers left.

"They're not going to arrest me anymore?" Luffy scratched his head and said, "That's good..."

Although he didn't know what was going on, it would be best if these people didn't continue to arrest him.

"Let's go, come back to the palace with me." Hancock glanced at Xi Yan and said, "I hope you're not lying to me."

"Don't worry," Xi Yan said with a smile.

Since he made a promise, he cannot go back on his word.

Hancock nodded without saying anything more, then led her two younger sisters forward.

Let's go.

"After we finish helping them, we can leave, right?" Luffy said, walking beside Xi Yan.

Upon hearing this, Hancock immediately stopped in her tracks.

"Yes, we..."

"He can't come with us," Hancock interrupted.

Both Luffy and Xi Yan were taken aback by these words.

"Why?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

He and Xi Yan are partners, so isn't it normal for them to work together at this time?

What does this woman mean?

"Because that's my bedroom." Hancock frowned at Luffy and said, "I only allowed him to come in with me because he's a doctor. Other men don't have that privilege."

Hearing Hancock's words, Xi Yan understood.

The other party probably doesn't want Luffy to know about that mark.

Thinking of this, Xi Yan said, "How about this, Luffy?"

"We don't know how long it will take us to get to Navy Headquarters this time, so we need to prepare enough food."

After saying that, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then said, "You should know your own appetite, right?"

"Food?" Luffy scratched his head and said, "We definitely need to prepare more."

Come to think of it, he didn't get enough to eat at his Grandma Za.

Before they could even eat the food they bought, that woman chased after them and ran away.

"Merry has money," Xi Yan said. "Take Merry to buy it..."

Xi Yan paused before he could finish speaking, because he realized something: was it really okay to Luffy to buy food?

I'm afraid we'll be buying things as we eat, and in the end, there probably won't be anything left...

Thinking about this gave Xi Yan a headache.

Perhaps sensing something, Hancock spoke up, "Sander Sonia, take him to buy supplies."

"Older Sister Lord?"

Sander Sonia stared at Hancock in disbelief. Not only was she forbidden from capturing people, but now she was being asked to help buy supplies?

What... what does this mean?

"Um?"

Hancock raised an eyebrow, as if to say: What, does my word not carry weight?

Sander Sonia:...

"Yes... Older Sister Lord," Sander Sonia said somewhat dejectedly, "I'll go right away."

Older Sister Lord has already said that, what else could she say?

We have no choice but to obey orders.

"Hmm." Hancock nodded and said, "Come find me in my chambers after you've arranged everything."

With Sander Sonia by his side, the Ninja captain wouldn't be killed, allowing their deal to proceed smoothly.

Once the mark on her back has completely disappeared... ask the other person to help remove the mark from her sister as well, so that they can both get rid of this damn thing.

"Okay, I understand."

Although she didn't know why her Older Sister Lord wanted her to go back, she would obey since it was her Older Sister Lord's order.

Let's go.

After saying that, Hancock led Xi Yan away from there, heading towards the palace.

As for those curious glances on the street?

Hancock chose to ignore it.

Once she determined whether the man could remove the mark, she wouldn't explain anything.

After watching Hancock leave, Sander Sonia said with some confusion, "I wonder what's wrong with my Older Sister Lord..."

She had never seen her Older Sister Lord like this before, not only actively protecting a man but also taking him to her own palace... Why was that?

Is there something special about this man?

Thinking of this, Sander Sonia glanced at Luffy beside her and said, "Hey, what's up with that guy?"

"You mean Xi Yan?" Luffy said, "I don't know either. Xi Yan didn't tell me what happened."

All I know is that he seems to be helping that woman with something.

As for what to do, he didn't know.

However, Luffy didn't care about such things; all he needed to know was that Xi Yan could obtain the Permanent Log Pointer.

"Doing things..."

Sander Sonia frowned and pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I can't figure it out..."

She simply couldn't understand what had happened to cause her Older Sister Lord to react this way.

Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it now. I'll ask my Older Sister Lord about it more carefully when I see her later.

Sander Sonia glanced at Luffy and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to find that..."

Who is it?

"Merry."

"Oh, Merry ..." Sander Sonia paused after saying that, then exclaimed in surprise, "Wait... this Merry ... could she be talking about that little girl in Grandma Za's yard?"

At that moment, the image of Merry flashed into Sander Sonia's mind.

The other person seemed to be about to say something, but Margaret stopped them.

So, after all that, that was this kid's companion?

No, taking this little girl out to sea?

What was this guy thinking?

"That's right, it's her," Luffy said. "Thank you for not attacking her earlier."

Upon hearing this, Sander Sonia was immediately rendered speechless.

If she had known that the little girl was this man's partner, she probably would have ordered him arrested on the spot.

Thinking of this, Sander Sonia shook her head and said, "There's no need to thank me. I just didn't know she was your companion."

Although they might let the girl go because she's only a few years old, they would definitely arrest her first.

As for whether or not to kill him in the end... that depends entirely on what my Older Sister Lord decides.

"But you didn't make a move then, did you?" Luffy said.

Clearly, this simple-minded fellow is stubborn and inflexible.

This time, Sander Sonia didn't answer the question. Instead, she strode forward and said, "Keep up."

"Profound!"

"Luffy alright...?"

Merry, held in Margaret's arms, had a face full of worry.

That big woman doesn't look like a good person. I wonder if Luffy will get caught by her.

Also, what's the situation like in Xi Yan?

Should we summon him and ask him?

However, the thought was quickly nipped in the bud by Merry.

It wouldn't be good if her actions ruined Xi Yan's plans, so... let's wait and see.

"Judging from how agile he is, he should be fine," Margaret said.

Hearing Margaret's words, Merry looked up at her and said, "Sister Margaret, are you really sure this is okay?"

What do you mean?

"I'm an outsider too..."

Will the other party really escape punishment for protecting an outsider like themselves?

Margaret fell silent. To be honest, she didn't know if she would be punished afterward, but when she saw Merry about to speak, she instinctively stopped her.

After all... she didn't want to see such a small child get hurt.

After a moment of silence, Margaret shook her head and said, "I don't know either."

"Don't worry, Sister Margaret!" Merry clenched her fist and said, "If they really try to bully you, we'll just take you away!"

If they really intend to blame Margaret for this, then they should just take Margaret away.

After all... we can't just watch her die here!

Hearing Merry's words, Margaret smiled, then nuzzled the little one's hair with her chin and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but... I won't leave here."

This is her home, and even if she were to die... she would choose to die here.

The little girl didn't say anything more, but her mind wouldn't change.

Just then, Sander Sonia returned to the courtyard and immediately saw the two people sitting there.

"Lady Sander Sonia!!" Margaret immediately stood up and said.

As she spoke, a hint of unease lingered on her face.

Regardless of the circumstances, there's no way to change the fact that she's protecting this little guy.

Besides... Luffy was someone they brought back from the forest, so if they were to investigate, they might all be punished.

Just then, Merry struggled to jump out of Margaret's arms, spread her arms to shield Margaret, and said, "You're not allowed to bully your sister Margaret!"

Merry's appearance made Sander Sonia laugh.

"The Little One's pretty brave," Sander Sonia teased. "He actually dared to stop me."

Anyway, I... I'm not afraid of you!

Just then, Merry noticed Luffy walking Luffy from behind and her eyes lit up. "Luffy!!"

"Ah, Merry!"

Luffy ran over upon hearing the noise and said, "I'm glad you're alright."

After saying that, Luffy stuffed a large piece of meat he had just bought into his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

This scene left Margaret completely dumbfounded.

Such a big piece of meat, just thrown into your mouth and swallowed?

What a horrible way to eat!

"Luffy, what's going on?" Merry asked in a low voice.

As she spoke, she glanced at Sander Sonia, who rolled her eyes at Sander Sonia.

That little trick was way too obvious.

"The situation is a bit complicated... Anyway, let's not fight anymore," Luffy said, scratching his head.

"Ah??"

"Let Xi Yan explain it to you later," Luffy grinned, "Anyway... Merry, let's go shopping!"

"Huh??"

"Eh!!"