Xi Yan Was Speechless, Without Me, the Straw Hat Pirates Would Fall Apart Sooner or Later!

Although he didn't know the specifics, Sanji gladly accepted the encounter and hugged the woman tightly.

Just then, two armed human soldiers 'happened' to rush over from a distance, shouting at the same time, "Where did that woman go?!"

"Damn it, it disappeared in the blink of an eye..."

"She must have run out the back door to this Lover's Street. She can't have gone far. Quick, after her!"

"Profound!"

Violet glanced furtively at the two figures disappearing into the distance and gave a relieved look.

"Thank you, it seems everything is alright for now..."

As she spoke, Violet tried to let go of Sanji, but Sanji's grip on her was so strong that she couldn't break free.

"Huh?"

"Sir, that's enough, please relax..."

Before she could finish speaking, she noticed Sanji's expression.

Why is this man having such a severe nosebleed?

"You're welcome," Sanji said excitedly, his eyes sparkling with hearts. "It's what I should do."

After saying that, Sanji realized that it wasn't right for him to keep hugging Violet like that, so he let go of her, but for some reason, he was forced to squat down.

"Are you alright?" Violet asked anxiously. "Did you hit your head?"

"No, no!"

Sanji suddenly looked up and said, "What happened was a complete surprise!"

Violet:???

Sanji's words stunned Violet for a moment; she clearly hadn't expected the man to say such a thing.

'This man seems easier to handle than I thought,' Violet thought to herself.

This mission should be completed successfully.

Thinking this through, Violet confirmed her suspicions, and then said with concern, "Sir, you've lost a lot of blood, should we...?"

"It's okay, it's alright!" Sanji said, his eyes sparkling with hearts. "I don't feel any pain at all~"

Ah~

"You poor thing, let me help you stop the bleeding."

As she spoke, Violet moved closer to Sanji, causing Sanji to jump up in excitement.

"Ah!!!"

"I can't take it anymore, my heart is out of control!"

"Is this what love feels like?!"

"Huh?"

Violet paused, then covered her face and said, "No... please don't say that, and don't look at me like that. I... I've abandoned love and become a witch."

As if afraid Sanji wouldn't understand her words, Violet continued, "All the men I've ever been involved with..."

As she was saying this, Violet was about to leave, but Sanji grabbed her arm.

"That's right!"

Sanji shouted, "They're all so happy!"

Being able to be with such a beautiful woman is absolutely a wonderful thing, you bastard!

"You... I..."

Seeing Violet momentarily at a loss for words, Sanji decisively continued, "Who were those guys who were chasing you just now?"

"If there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask!"

As a knight, he couldn't stand idly by!

Violet pursed her lips and said, "The people chasing me were the country's guards."

Why did the guards arrest you?

"Because I stabbed a man because of a broken relationship."

"Ha?"

Sanji was stunned, exclaiming in disbelief, "It's true that women in this country would assassinate men for love?!"

That's really surprising, but... wouldn't it be better if he just didn't become a heartless man?

Thinking of this, Sanji decisively gave Violet a thumbs up.

"OK, I understand, no problem."

"Huh?"

Is this okay?

Sanji's performance almost made this woman, who was skilled at acting, lose her composure. However, she forced herself to calm down, then covered her face and turned away to cry, trying to prevent Sanji from noticing anything amiss.

"What's wrong with you?"

"You can't forgive a demonic woman like me," Violet said, tears welling in her eyes. "Otherwise... I would fall in love with you."

"Ah!"

The moment Sanji saw Violet's eyes, it was as if he had been hit by a bullet of love, and he fell backward.

At that moment, he truly felt the taste of love!

'I never thought I, Sanji, would encounter someone like this one day...'

Maybe today is his lucky day~

Having realized this, Sanji promptly moved closer to Violet, grabbed her arm, and said, "May I ask your name, young lady?"

"My name is Shira." Violet looked at Sanji with a spring-like gaze and said, "If it's alright... could you take me to the neighboring town?"

"To avoid those people?"

"Yes."

Violet nodded, then grabbed Sanji's arm and said, "And... could you kill someone for me?"

"There's a man I want to kill no matter what!"

At that moment, Violet's eyes flashed with intense hatred.

Doflamingo... if she could, she'd rather that bastard died!

Having understood Violet's intentions, Sanji said seriously, "Okay, I understand. Let's go."

"Huh?"

"Aren't you even going to ask who it is?"

"Unnecessary."

Sanji stood up, straightened his suit collar, and calmly said, "All I need to know is that he's a bastard who hurt women."

As for whether the other party is lying...

A woman's tears don't lie!

Therefore, Sanji was absolutely certain that this woman was serious; she really wanted to kill a certain man!!!

"Okay, let's go then." Violet got up from the ground, dusted herself off, and said, "Let's take the side path."

After saying that, Violet grabbed Sanji's arm and quickly walked towards a side alley, soon leaving Lover's Street behind.

"Oh, right."

Seeing a restaurant ahead, Sanji smiled and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"Huh?"

Violet was clearly taken aback by Sanji's sudden remark. Did he intend to eat his fill before helping her?

As if sensing Violet's confusion, Sanji said, "I'm a chef, and I'm quite confident in my skills."

So... would you like to try some?

"Hmm... okay."

Violet bit her lip and thought for a moment, then agreed to Sanji's suggestion.

This made Sanji incredibly excited.

The two then walked towards the restaurant next door and quickly entered through the back door.

This scene was witnessed by Xi Yan's clone, who was gathering intelligence.

"Is that Sanji?"

Xi Yan, who was passing by, looked at the other person's back with surprise and muttered, "Why is he with a woman?"

Could it be that this guy is really planning to have a sweet romance in this country?

Thinking about this, Xi Yan was speechless. Had this guy forgotten the rumors they heard from the Toy Soldier when they first entered the town?

He's truly fearless.

"Forget it, this woman doesn't seem like a threat anyway, so let's just ignore them for now," Xi Yan said.

After shaking his head, Xi Yan turned his gaze elsewhere, pondering where he could find Factory and the Diamond Fruit.

Thinking about this, Xi Yan left the place.

Now that he has transformed into someone else's appearance, he can conduct reconnaissance in this country without worrying about being discovered.

"Hopefully I can find my target soon," Xi Yan muttered.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

After parting ways with Sanji, Sanji and Perona quickly began searching the streets for the sword.

But perhaps because the Fairies was extremely cunning, Zoro and his companion were unable to pinpoint the other's exact location.

"Hey, Zoro."

Following behind Perona, Zoro said with a headache, "Can you even confirm where that guy is?"

They've chased him for several blocks, but they still haven't found the knife thief.

"Of course I can confirm it!" Zoro said without hesitation, "I can sense Shusui's presence!"

"He was right to our west at the time!"

Perona:...

Looking at Zoro's serious expression, Perona paused for a moment, then posed a probing question.

"Then why did you suddenly turn?"

Zoro blinked upon hearing this, then turned around?

Did he turn?

Oh, it seems like it turned a corner.

Seeing Zoro like this, Perona became quite annoyed.

"Do you even want your knife back or not?!" Perona glared at her.

"Of course we have to find it!"

Zoro replied without hesitation, "That's my sword!"

A swordsman must never lose his weapon, so no matter what happens, he must find his sword!

"Then you'd better look for it properly, you rascal!" Perona grabbed Zoro's ear and said, "Don't get lost again this time!"

"Ha?"

"How could I possibly get lost?" Zoro retorted.

"What just happened?"

Zoro:...

Zoro paused for a moment, taken aback, before saying, "That was just an accident."

He would never admit that he has no sense of direction.

Perona was not surprised at all by this.

She knew all too well just how stubborn this idiot was.

Then, as if realizing something, Perona covered her face and said, "You didn't deliberately lose me, did you?"

"Ha?"

Several question marks immediately popped up above Zoro's head. What did he mean by deliberately losing track of them?

How could he possibly do such a thing?

"I know, you don't need to say anything," Perona said, blushing. "You definitely want to spend more time alone with me."

"No, that's not true!"

Zoro said, "I want my sword!"

Perona:...

It's hardened, its fists are hardened!

"You idiot!"

"Bump!"

Why did you hit me?!

"You deserve a beating!" Perona said, annoyed.

After saying that, she didn't care whether Zoro understood what she meant or not, and turned to walk forward.

After walking a few steps and seeing that Zoro hadn't followed, he said with displeasure, "Are you still daydreaming?"

"Hurry up and follow me, we need to find the knife!"

Seriously, what a blockhead.

"Okay, I understand."

Although I don't know what Perona means, the most urgent thing is to find my knife as soon as possible.

With that in mind, Zoro temporarily abandoned any other thoughts and focused on sensing the location of his weapon.

Soon, he sensed the direction of Shusui.

"To the west!"

"So it really is the west," Perona said. "In that case, I'll lead the way this time!"

Seeing that Zoro was about to say something more, Perona interrupted him, hands on her hips, "I'm not some weak woman without strength."

During those two years of cultivation, she wasn't idle.

Although he hasn't mastered Haki, his physical strength is much greater than before, so taking Zoro to find the thief shouldn't be a problem.

"Alright, enough talk, hurry up and get on board!"

Seeing that Perona had said so, Zoro didn't say anything more and immediately followed.

However, after reaching the other person's side, he still said something.

"Actually, I just meant that person's direction of movement might change," Zoro said seriously. "So I thought it would be better if I led the way."

"And then you'll lead me astray, right?" Perona glanced at Zoro and said, "Just like before."

Zoro:...

Can we please not bring this up again?

Doesn't he have any pride?

"Alright, stop daydreaming and hurry up!" Perona said, "Let's find that knife thief as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Perona thought for a moment and ran forward.

Seeing this, Zoro shut his mouth and, sensing the danger, gave chase. Soon, he and Perona left the area together.

"Tsk."

Watching the two leave, Xi Yan Clone twitched his lips and said, "What's up with these two? Did they come here on a date?"

Are these people really treating this place as a vacation spot?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan complained, "Luckily Straw Hat Pirates have me, otherwise this team would have fallen apart sooner or later."

After shaking his head, Xi Yan withdrew his gaze, deciding to ignore those two idiots for the time being.

Then, as if remembering something, Xi Yan muttered, "Speaking of which... where did Kin'emon go?"

Could this guy have gotten lost too?

As he pondered this, Xi Yan walked away into the distance.

Meanwhile, Kin'emon, whom he was talking about, was standing in front of a Fruit Stand, looking excitedly at the beautiful female owner who was giving him a flirtatious look.

"Boss, you..."

"Would you like to buy some fruit, sir?" the pretty shop owner said with a hint of spring in her eyes. "It's very cheap~"

This expression only made Kin'emon more excited.

Is this Dressrosa?

He absolutely adores Dressrosa!

This is the kind of country a man should come to!

As if a certain image had flashed before his eyes, Kin'emon's face began to turn red rapidly.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he said, "Then have some!"

"Give me a thousand Beli!"

With that, Kin'emon took out 1,000 Beli from his pocket and placed them on the table.

The beautiful boss's expression immediately changed upon seeing this.

'Turns out he's a penniless wretch!'

What a waste of your charm!