Stop Being So Self-Indulgent, Bastard!

"You're being a bit nosy, White Snake."

Pica said in a deep voice, "Our young master has already reached an agreement with your Admiral. No matter what we do during this time, you will not interfere."

"So I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

Although he wouldn't mind killing this guy as well, he'd rather let him live a little longer in order to cause as much trouble as possible for the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Fujitora?"

Smoker frowned subconsciously. Could it be that that guy had made some kind of deal with Doflamingo?

That bastard has fallen?

Upon realizing this, Smoker's expression immediately changed.

He knew all too well what it meant for a Marine Admiral to fall from grace.

With that thought in mind, Smoker abandoned his interrogation of Pica and turned to float towards the area where Fujitora was.

Seeing this, Pica immediately breathed a sigh of relief; if he could, he didn't want to get into a conflict with this guy right now.

He then activated his Devil Fruit powers and began to repair his destroyed arm.

While doing this, he was also searching for Luffy and Zoro, so that he could kill those two bastards with one punch once he recovered.

Unfortunately, Luffy and Zoro had already disappeared by then.

"Hateful!"

Pica, upon discovering that the other party had disappeared, was immediately enraged.

"Straw Hat, where have you been?!"

"Get out here!"

Unfortunately, no one paid him any attention.

Seeing that no one could answer, Pica looked down at his henchmen and shouted, "Go find the Straw Hat! I want him dead!"

"Yes!"

Realizing just how angry their Lord Pica was, the henchmen immediately scattered in all directions.

Meanwhile, Luffy, who was being nagged by Pica, led Law and Zoro to another street.

"Finally, we've shaken that guy off," Luffy said with a sigh of relief.

"Just running out of one town doesn't count as shaking them off," Zoro said, frowning.

That guy has excellent eyesight; he could find them at any moment.

Luffy, however, didn't care about such things. After all, the other side hadn't discovered them yet, right?

"Speaking of which..."

Luffy turned his head and glanced in the direction Smoker had just appeared, saying, "Why is that Smoker here?"

He saw it clearly just now; that was Smoker.

How should I know?

Zoro shook his head; he didn't know why that guy was there either.

They couldn't possibly be here to capture the Straw Hat Pirates, could they?

But when Zoro thought of what Xi Yan had said before, he subconsciously frowned.

'Could it be that the conditions for the Navy's cooperation with Doflamingo also included Smoker, that Old Smoker?'

If that's the case, then the situation is rather tricky.

After all, Xi Yan cannot reveal its identity right now, so it's not certain that one person can stop two people of this level.

This means that someone in the Straw Hat Pirates might have to face Smoker... This is definitely not good news.

"What a hassle."

If only that Color Cook were here.

"What's wrong?"

"Smoker's presence here isn't good for us," Zoro said. "Who knows if he'll cause trouble for Usopp and the others."

Luffy paused for a moment after hearing this, then said, "There will always be a way."

Zoro:...

Zoro opened his mouth, but ultimately had no choice but to accept Luffy's explanation.

Since neither of them can get away right now, this is the only option.

"You guys are really casual," Luo said expressionlessly.

Although that guy wasn't Marine Admiral, anyone who could be Admiral Candidate must be very close in strength to Marine Admiral.

In this situation... how come these two are so relaxed?

"You underestimate us," Zoro said.

Having accepted Luffy's explanation, he naturally disagreed with Law's idea.

Luo turned his head away, somewhat speechless. These guys were underestimating the Marine Admiral.

Whether it's the Sunglasses Man who went to intercept the Marine Admiral, or these two people now, their thoughts are the same.

Just then, Cavendish walked over with a grin and said, "Straw Hat ~"

"Um?"

Luffy, noticing Cavendish, paused for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Cabbage?"

Why is this guy here?

Could it be... that he's here to kill me again?

Thinking of this, Luffy subconsciously became wary.

Cavendish was somewhat speechless at Luffy's way of addressing him, but he had no choice but to accept it.

Then, he turned and glanced at Zoro and Law.

"Ah, Pirate Hunter Zoro is here too."

"And... Trafalgar Law!"

In the end, Cavendish drew his sword and slashed at Law's neck.

This scene shocked Luo so much that his pupils shrank.

"Clang!"

"Hello!"

Luffy, who had just pulled Luffy to his side, stared dumbfounded at Cavendish. What was this bastard doing now?

"Give me back my popularity, you worst generation!"

"Ha?"

Luo stared at Cavendish with a bewildered expression. What the hell was this bastard talking about?

Luffy glared at Cavendish and said, "You bastard, what are you doing?"

"This guy is my ally now, you're not allowed to lay a hand on him!"

"Stop being so presumptuous, you bastard!" Luo roared, opening his shark-like mouth. "When did I become your ally?!"

Didn't he say that the alliance between the two of them was over?

They're strangers now, those bastard strangers!

Unfortunately, Luffy ignored Law, because in his eyes, Law was just a comrade.

Luo:...

Was he being ignored?

"Are you still hating me?" Luffy frowned at Cavendish and said, "I don't have time to fight you right now."

Of course, if the other party really persists in attacking them, he wouldn't mind beating them up first.

Zoro placed his hand on the hilt of his sword; if the other side really intended to fight them, he wouldn't mind warming up first.

To their surprise, Cavendish actually put his weapon away.

"No, I won't target your Straw Hat Crew anymore," Cavendish a smile.

"Why?"

"Thanks to your companion, the great Usopp, my life has been able to see the light again!" Cavendish explained, "So I will no longer pursue you."

If it weren't for Usopp, he would have spent his entire life in the body of a toy.

So he was still very grateful to that man.

"Usopp?"

Zoro stared at Cavendish with a bewildered expression. What unexpected thing had Usopp done this time?

The previous Tontatta was one thing, but what did he do this time?

"That's right!"

"It's the legendary Usopp!" Cavendish exclaimed excitedly. "He risked his own life to save countless lives!"

"I will never forget his heroic figure!"

(Though I didn't see it.) Cavendish muttered to himself.

Of course, that's not important!

The important thing is, he was the one that was saved!

"Hahaha," Luffy laughed, scratching his head, "I'm happy that you praise my crewmate."

Clearly, Luffy didn't understand what Cavendish said, but he did understand that Cavendish was praising Usopp.

So he is very happy now.

A smile appeared on Zoro's face, and he voluntarily put away his fighting stance.

Well, since the other party isn't here to fight, there's no need to maintain this posture any longer.

"Oh, right."

Cavendish pulled a hat from his pocket and looked at Law, saying, "Trafalgar Law, is this your hat? I found it on the street."

Cavendish paused for a moment, then gripped the hilt of the sword with his right hand, looked at Law with a murderous expression, and continued, "Let me help you put it on."

"Come on, stick your head out."

As he spoke, Cavendish's eyes practically sparkled with excitement.

"No one would believe you!" Luo roared, opening his shark-like mouth.

That bastard clearly wants to kill him!

"Cut."

Realizing his thoughts had been discovered, Cavendish pursed his lips and lowered his hand from the hilt of his sword.

"Fine, I won't argue with you," Cavendish tossed his hat to Law, saying, "I'm busy right now."

"Hey, Straw Hat, want to know why I'm so busy?"

"I don't want to," Luffy said expressionlessly.

Ah~

"Since you're so eager to know, I can tell you," Cavendish said with a smug look on his face. "I've decided to repay your kindness by severing Doflamingo's head."

"What?"

Luffy immediately became unhappy; this guy was actually planning to steal someone's kill?

"Leave the rest to me," Cavendish said, completely oblivious to Luffy's thoughts. "I'll take care of Doflamingo. You guys just find a place to hide and wait for my good news."

"No."

Luffy replied without hesitation, "I'll do it myself."

"I also want to repay Rebecca for the bento box."

Luo:???

Law stared at Luffy with a face full of question marks. What kind of ridiculous reason was that?

"You're going to wage war over a bento box?" Luo roared, his shark-like mouth agape. "That's too hasty!"

At least come up with a decent excuse, you jerk!

"Don't joke around," Cavendish scoffed. "I'm not falling for your tricks."

"You're definitely trying to gain more popularity by defeating Doflamingo, aren't you!"

He knew all too well what the other person was thinking.

This bastard must be trying to gain more popularity through this, so he can completely overshadow this superstar!

This won't do... this won't do!

"How popular is it?"

Luffy glared at Cavendish, annoyed. What on earth was that bastard talking about?

"Think about it carefully," Cavendish explained, his body trembling. "If we could defeat a vicious pirate like Doflamingo, the newspapers would definitely report it extensively!"

"At that time... every morning, reporters will line up to interview us!"

As he spoke, Cavendish found a paper figure from somewhere and placed it on the ground, providing a voiceover for it.

Ah~

"Hello, superstar~"

"You actually called me a superstar?" Cavendish lightly and said, "This is really a headache. So, what brings you here?"

"Cavendish, please tell us about your pirate journey over the past few years." Cavendish continued his voiceover.

"Huh?"

"Cavendish, are you still there?"

"I'm right here, what's wrong?"

"Really? Your radiance is so dazzling, we can't even see it clearly!"

"Is it dazzling?" Cavendish exclaimed excitedly. "Sorry, my brilliance is simply impossible to hide, hahahahaha~"

Zoro:...

Zoro, who had watched Cavendish do the whole thing, was completely dumbfounded.

Is this person out of their mind?

"Let's go, Zoro," Luffy said expressionlessly.

As he spoke, he picked up Luo, who was lying on the ground, and hoisted him onto his shoulder.

"Okay, let's go quickly."

After giving Cavendish a disdainful look, Zoro quickly followed Luffy and left.

If possible, don't let him see this narcissist again.

After the two had run some distance, Zoro turned to Luffy and asked, "Luffy, do you know that strange guy from earlier?"

Even now, he could faintly hear the man's insane laughter behind him.

"Ah?"

You mean Cabbage?

"Cabbage?" Zoro looked at Luffy with a question mark in his eyes and said, "What's that? Is it a name?"

Who would be so kind as to name a vegetable?

"Mmm... mmm!"

Zoro:...

Luffy must have taken someone else's physical characteristic as his name.

As someone who understands Luffy, Zoro saw right through Luffy's thoughts.

"He's the one we met in the Colosseum before," Luffy said. "Besides him, there are a lot of other strange guys."

"I see."

Zoro nodded, then scratched his head in annoyance and said, "You two should have called me along if something like this happened."

If he had participated in that competition, he would definitely have had a great time!

"You weren't there either," Luffy said.

"Yes, that's true."

Zoro thought for a moment, then continued, "Remember to call me next time."

This time it's fine, but if there's a competition like this next time, we definitely have to include him so he can have a good time!

"Okay." Luffy nodded with a smile.

Although he didn't know if he would have such an opportunity again in the future, it didn't stop him from agreeing to his partner's request first.

"I'm telling you guys..."

Luffy's shoulder, looked at the two of them with a hint of helplessness.

They're still discussing participating in the competition... aren't they being a little too relaxed?

They're at war!

Our opponent is Doflamingo, an extremely powerful veteran Shichibukai. If we're not careful, we could die!

Do they even understand this principle?

Ah?!!