Uncontrollable Emotions, Tears Wouldn't Stop Flowing~

"Alright, I've inspected this cruise ship." Franky grinned. "It's perfectly fine for sailing!"

"That's good." The Vice Captain breathed a sigh of relief.

He was worried that the horrific explosion would affect the cruise ship, but nothing happened... That's great!

Then, a hint of emotion appeared in the Vice Captain's eyes.

That man with the Sunglasses is really Lihai.

"When do you plan to set off?" Luffy asked.

"What's wrong?"

The Vice Captain glanced at Luffy with some curiosity. Why was the other man asking that question?

Does it matter when they leave?

"Nami said she can't leave until she sees the children leave this island," Luffy. "So we need to watch you leave with the children."

Upon hearing this, the Vice Captain immediately laughed.

"Oh, I see."

It seems this Cat Burglar is kinder than he thought...

'I really don't know if they're pirates or not,' the Vice Captain thought to himself.

Then, as if he had thought of something, the Vice Captain's eyes flickered.

No wonder Smoker had that attitude before; it turns out it was because the Straw Hat Pirates were a special case?

Having considered this, the Vice Captain nodded in understanding, then continued, "How about this then?"

"We'll take a group of men to escort the children away from here first, while the rest will stay here and wait for Smoker."

"Huh?"

"That Old Smoker will come here too?" Luffy asked in surprise.

I heard that guy is really good now!

It would be really troublesome to get entangled with someone like that.

Thinking of this, Luffy wrinkled his nose.

Upon hearing this, the Vice Captain hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to speak out about it.

"That's right, Smoker is on his way here," the Vice Captain said. "As for how long it will take, I don't know."

Because Smoker did not say when he would arrive here.

However... while the other person was speaking, the roaring sound, which sounded like some kind of machine, suddenly stopped, and I don't know why.

"I see, I understand." Luffy nodded and said.

Franky grinned and said, "Then you'd better hurry up and take these children away."

That way they can leave this place safely.

"Leave it to us with confidence!" the Vice Captain said with a smile.

He then turned to his men and instructed them to take the children to the cruise ship.

The children obediently followed the navy personnel towards the cruise ship.

Just then, several sailors took out their huge brushes again and began to draw the so-called dividing line on the ground.

"Straw Hat Crew!" the Navy officer shouted, "You are not allowed to cross the dividing line again!"

"That's right, this is the dividing line between justice and evil, you are not allowed to cross it!"

Franky looked at the marines, somewhat speechless, and said, "Here we go again..."

"That's right."

Luffy said, "We just had dinner together, why are we doing this again now?"

"Um... well..."

"About that meal..."

The sailors cleared their throats, then bowed in unison and said, "Anyway, thank you for the hospitality."

"But!"

"You are pirates!"

"It is a disgrace to humanity!"

"So you're not allowed to come over!"

"Profound!!"

The sailors shouted in unison, as if that would convince themselves.

"Speechless."

Perona glanced at the navy with disdain. What were they doing? How childish!

"Let's give them some face," Xi Yan said with a smile.

Nicole Robin smiled; she could understand what these guys were thinking.

"In short... we, the navy, are the ones who are righteous!" the sailors shouted.

After saying that, these guys unfurled a banner and used a long cloth painted with the Navy to block Luffy and his crew's view.

At the same time... it also blocked the children's view.

"Sister Orange!"

"Princess Sister?!"

"Chopper?"

"Hey, why can't I see it?"

The children's eyes were filled with confusion. How could they have suddenly disappeared?

"You guys are in the way," Sanji said speechlessly, looking at the Marines blocking their way. "Could you please move aside?"

"No!"

"Children, you mustn't watch One Piece!"

"That's right, watching One Piece is bad for your eyes!"

"Profound!!"

"You guys are really something, G5," Franky said.

"I don't know what these guys are doing, but as long as the children get on the ship safely, that's all that matters," Nami said with a smile.

As for the Navy's attitude towards the Straw Hat Pirates?

She didn't really care.

Anyway, the two sides are enemies, aren't they?

"That's true," Perona said with a smile.

After saying this, Perona smiled and waved to the children on the cruise ship, but her wave was quickly blocked by the navy with a banner.

Perona:...

Why do I suddenly feel like punching them?

"Huh?"

"I just saw Princess Sister, but how come she suddenly disappeared?"

"Damn it, don't block our way!"

"No!"

The navy shouted, "Pirates are evil! Don't look at them!"

"That's right, we must kill all the pirates who bully the common people!"

"Pirates are the worst people in the world, we Marines are the ones who are righteous!"

"That's right, that's right, don't look at them!"

"Damn it, why are you blocking our way?!" The children glared at the sailors blocking their view and said, "You're getting in our way!"

"Get out of the way!"

Seeing that the children were becoming increasingly agitated, a navy officer raised his weapon and fired a shot into the air.

After the children shut their mouths, he said, "Any kid who greets a pirate is a bad kid!"

"That's right!"

"If he dares to greet them, we'll dump him on the island!"

Upon hearing the navy's words, the children were so frightened that they covered their mouths and dared not utter a single word.

"That's right, exactly!" The navy officer lowered his weapon and said, "That's a good boy."

"Listen up, kids!" another navy officer shouted. "Pirates are evil, the navy is righteous!"

"You little brats should know how much fear and disaster pirates have brought to the world!"

"We will never forgive pirates!"

"That's right!"

"Pirates are scum, they're villains!"

"Profound!!"

The sailors began to roar incessantly, all with their heads raised, as if they were fleeing from something.

"But...but..." Mocha cried, "They came to our rescue when we asked them for help."

"Even though they knew nothing about the situation, they didn't see us, who had grown larger, as a burden at all, and did everything they could to bring us out..."

Upon hearing the little girl's words, the Vice Captain commander visibly trembled.

Then, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Children..."

"That's right!"

Laide cried out, "If it weren't for them, we might never have been able to leave this desolate island."

"Not to mention seeing my mom Big Mom!"

In the end, the children burst into tears, tears streaming down their faces.

The Vice Captain fell silent, his eyes gradually reddening.

After a moment of silence, the Vice Captain roared, "Shut up, you idiots!"

Upon hearing the Vice Captain's roar, the sailors immediately stopped what they were doing, looking as if they had been frozen in place.

A moment later, tears streamed down the faces of these sailors, and their expressions began to crumble.

"But Lieutenant Colonel... if we don't continue to speak ill of them..."

"We're going to start liking these lawless guys!"

"They're clearly pirates!"

Finally, the sailors couldn't hold back anymore, and one after another they began to wail and cry.

At this moment, scenes of the Straw Hat Pirates spending time together flashed through their minds.

If it weren't for Miss Going Merry, at least half of them would have died from Caesar's Poisonous Gas!

If it weren't for Black Leg Big Brother, they would all have died at the hands of that imposter Vice Admiral Vergo.

If it weren't for...

Recalling what had just happened, the sailors began to cry even harder.

Who would have thought that these marines would fall for a group of lawless pirates?

"What a bunch of idiots..." the Vice Captain said, wiping away his tears.

But it seems he's one of the idiots too.

Thinking of this, the Vice Captain raised his head, trying hard not to let his tears fall, but... he couldn't stop them at all.

"These guys..." Usopp said with a laugh, "They're really not being honest."

They all clearly love the Straw Hat Pirates, but they ended up doing things the way they did... It's really...

"After all, we're pirates," Nami said with a smile.

"That's true~"

The others exchanged glances, then burst into laughter.

Once the sailors had calmed down, they began to slowly maneuver the cruise ship, clearly intending to take the children away.

Upon seeing this, the Straw Hat Pirates members immediately smiled and waved to the children.

Seeing this, the children began to respond as well.

"Big brothers and sisters from the pirate world, thank you for saving us!"

"When we grow up, we will definitely..."

"I'll become a pirate!"

navy:???

"No way!"

What does it mean to say that you'll definitely become a pirate when you grow up?

Most pirates are evil, you bastards!!!

Hahahaha~

"What an interesting bunch of little guys," Perona laughed.

To think they'd say something like that in the end... it really wasn't for nothing that we saved them!

"Take care, everyone!" Nami called out with a smile.

"That's right, you really need to get some rest!"

"When you get home, be sure to pamper your parents and act all cute!"

"Kids, remember to eat plenty of nutritious food when you get back!"

"We know!"

Mocha waved his arms and shouted, "Remember to say goodbye to Sister Going Merry and the others for us!"

"Profound!"

The group laughed and waved to the children on the cruise ship in the distance, then watched them leave with smiles.

"It's a pity that Merry and the others didn't make it in time for them to leave," Usopp said with a hint of helplessness.

It's such a pity they missed that final moment...

"Huh?"

Luffy suddenly realized something and said, "Yeah, why haven't Merry and the others come back yet?"

"You're a bit slow," Usopp remarked.

How much time has passed, and it's only now that he's realized it?

"That's true."

Sanji glanced back in the direction Merry and the others had gone and said, "Why haven't they come yet?"

The food is getting cold.

In this icy and snowy environment, food cools down very quickly.

Thinking of this, Sanji turned and walked towards the food, clearly intending to reheat the few portions of food that had been specially saved.

That way, when Merry return, they'll be able to have a hot meal.

After watching Sanji leave, Franky frowned and said, "I hope something's wrong."

Could it be that enemies have appeared over there again?

That doesn't make sense, it's very quiet over there.

"They shouldn't be enemies," Nami said. "Otherwise, it wouldn't be so quiet over there."

Given Zoro's strength, it's impossible for anyone to kill him in an instant.

Besides... there's also Merry, who has the Wind Force, over there, so Nami didn't think a battle had taken place.

"Could it be that Poisonous Gas has spread there?" Perona guessed.

"That's even more impossible." Xi Yan shook his head and said, "Don't forget Merry's abilities."

Meriko Ship Spirit who wields the Wind Force; how could she possibly be killed by Poisonous Gas?

Therefore, this statement is definitely incorrect.

"What happened?"

"I don't know either."

Xi Yan thought for a moment, then said, "I'll go take a look over there."

Although I don't know what happened, I still have to go and find out what's going on.

He needs to know at least why Merry and the others aren't coming back.

"I'll go," Perona said. "I can fly."

Since it's not a battle, there's no need to send Xi Yan, a high-level combatant, over there. She can just go and check the situation.

"Alright."

Xi Yan nodded and said, "However, if a fight breaks out over there, notify us immediately using the Negative Ghost."

"Good."

Perona nodded, and then flew into the air.

But after flying a short distance, she suddenly stopped, clearly having discovered something.

"What's wrong?"

"They're back!" Perona exclaimed.

"You're back?" Usopp breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."

It seems nothing dangerous happened, so everything is fine.

Law then looked at Luffy and said, "Straw Hat Leader, can we go now?"

He didn't want to run into Doflamingo or Smoker, a Admiral Candidate, in this place, so it was better to leave first.

"Okay, no problem," Luffy said with a smile. "Once Merry returns and releases the Thousand Sunny, we'll leave together."

"Okay," Luo nodded.

Thinking about it carefully, the pirate ship really was in that little girl's hands.

Ninjutsu... what an enviable ability!!