Envious Sanji

"Such a long distance, there shouldn't be any problems," Blueno said, standing by the ship.

"Even so, we can't let our guard down," Sanji lit a cigarette. "Don't forget, that guy can freeze the sea."

Sanji still couldn't forget the last time he saw that guy; it was truly terrifying!

The moment the opponent unleashed his ability, the sea was instantly frozen. What a terrifying power!

"I actually think the opponent won't chase us," Franky said.

"Why?"

"If he really wanted to chase, he would have frozen the sea with his ability long ago. How could he let us get this far?"

As he spoke, Franky glanced back.

He had to admit, the ship's speed was incredible, and the wind direction was in their favor... Even if the opponent wanted to chase, they wouldn't be able to catch up.

"Could it be that he's given up?"

Zoro raised an eyebrow, clearly not expecting the Navy Admiral to let them escape so easily.

They had caused quite a stir this time, piercing the World Government's flag, directly challenging the World Government, not to mention Xi Yan single-handedly blocking a Buster Call and destroying several warships.

Under these circumstances, why didn't the opponent pursue them?

"Is it finally over..."

"That's great, Robin!" Nami hugged Robin. "We've finally escaped!"

Now that they were safe, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, their taut nerves gradually relaxing.

Being threatened by an Admiral felt truly awful.

"Why don't I see Usopp and Xi Yan?" Luffy said, lying on the ground.

Luffy, still lying on the ground, managed to move his neck with great difficulty but couldn't find any sign of Xi Yan or Usopp.

"Haha, Usopp has already left in a small boat!" Usopp said with a laugh, wearing a mask. "Don't worry."

"Is that so..."

"Then what about Xi Yan?"

"Right, where's Xi Yan?" Nami said. "Robin, you said earlier that Xi Yan was on the ship, but I didn't see him."

"Hey!"

Sanji's expression changed. "Don't tell me Xi Yan voluntarily stayed behind to cover our retreat..."

If that were the case, wouldn't all their efforts be in vain?

They saved one companion, only to lose another?

"Is this why the Navy Admiral didn't chase us..."

Zoro clenched the hilt of his sword, veins bulging on his arm.

"Everyone, don't be so tense," Nico Robin said helplessly. "Hey, Xi Yan, aren't you coming out yet?"

This guy had been silent since they escaped, and she didn't know what he was thinking.

"If you don't come out..."

Nami hadn't finished speaking when she saw a scroll fly out from Nico Robin's embrace, slowly spinning in the air.

Then, with a bang, the scroll transformed into Xi Yan himself.

"Yo, everyone's here~"

"You were that scroll?!" Nami exclaimed in disbelief. "How did you do that?"

No wonder Robin had put the scroll in her embrace without a word earlier. So it turned out Xi Yan had transformed into it?

"I used a Transformation Technique," Xi Yan said.

"Transformation Technique..." Usopp was shocked. "Similar to that Mr. 2?"

They had encountered a user of the Copy-Copy Fruit before, but Xi Yan's seemed much more advanced.

"Xi Yan's ability is far more powerful than that guy's," Nico Robin shook her head.

Mr. 2 could only change his face to look like someone else, but Xi Yan could transform into anything he wanted!

The implications were completely different!

"That's true," Zoro nodded.

At the very least, that guy couldn't transform into an object. This move, used well, could be incredibly effective!

Sanji zipped in front of Xi Yan, grabbing his clothes excitedly. "Bastard, where did you pop out from just now!!"

Xi Yan: ???

This guy was this agitated just because of that?

"From Robin's embrace, what's wrong?"

Sanji: ...

"Damn... so... so envious..."

Sanji, released by Xi Yan, fumbled for a handkerchief from somewhere and bit down on it, leaving Zoro speechless.

"This perverted cook..."

"Bastard, you Green Algae Head, got a problem with that?!"

"What did you say?!"

Clang clang clang, the two started fighting again as soon as they disagreed. Xi Yan's mouth twitched watching them. These two...

"Robin!"

"Hm?"

"Welcome back!"

Hearing Luffy's words, Nico Robin smiled and nodded, though her eyes were a little moist.

"Xi Yan."

"What is it, Luffy?"

"Welcome to our crew." Luffy grinned, "After we get back this time, we'll have a huge banquet!"

"Okay, I'm looking forward to it."

A pirate banquet... he was quite interested in such a fun event.

"What should we do with this guy?" Usopp pointed at Blueno.

This guy was from CP9. Although Xi Yan had him under control for now, he was still an enemy. They couldn't keep him around forever.

"That's simple." Xi Yan grinned, "Just get rid of him."

From beginning to end, this guy with the Space-Space Fruit was just a tool. Once used, he naturally had to be disposed of.

Without any further ado, Xi Yan took out a kunai and threw it, hitting Blueno directly!

The immense force not only dealt him a fatal blow but also sent him falling into the sea!

Splash!

A few splashes of water rose from the sea's surface. Blueno, regaining consciousness, gradually sank deeper into the sea.

'I didn't expect it to end like this.'

If only I had been more cautious back then, perhaps... the outcome wouldn't be like this.

With thoughts of regret, Blueno's consciousness plunged into darkness.

Meanwhile, on the Going Merry, Xi Yan calmly clapped his hands. "This guy was CP9, so naturally, I couldn't let him leave."

The others had no objections to this.

"I remember the vast body of water we left didn't disappear," Franky asked. "Your clone should still be there, right?"

"What happened afterwards?"

"Nothing much, just had a fight with a Navy Admiral."

"You fought a Navy Admiral?!" Franky's eyes widened.

Seriously, what kind of monsters were these Straw Hat Pirates?

"He's not a god, why can't I fight him?" Xi Yan retorted.

Franky: ...

He said that, but would a normal person even think of challenging a Navy Admiral?

"It was just a clone anyway, it didn't matter if it got defeated. It even provided some experience fighting an Admiral," Xi Yan said.

"So, what was the result?" Usopp asked curiously.

"I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"Yeah, at the last moment before my clone disappeared, I activated Lightning Release: Kirin." Xi Yan stroked his chin. "I wonder if that guy liked this gift."

With that level of Lightning Release, if it had directly hit the sea, very few of those Navy personnel would have survived.

"Ninjas are amazing," Grandma Kokoro laughed heartily.

To be able to attack a Navy Admiral with ninjutsu without going there himself, those Navy guys must be having a headache right now.

"Xi Yan, can we learn ninjutsu?"

"Well..." Xi Yan thought for a moment. "Probably not."

There were many theories about the origin of chakra. Some said it came from the fruit of the God Tree, some from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and others from the Sage of Six Paths.

To possess chakra, one at least needed to have a direct or indirect connection to it.

Clearly, the people of this world did not meet this condition. Furthermore, their cell compositions were likely different, so learning it was naturally impossible.