"Ah~"
"Finally got rid of those guys."
Standing on the deck, Usopp let out a huge sigh of relief. Being surrounded by such a large group of warships had felt absolutely awful.
Thankfully, they had not opened fire together. Otherwise, even their pirate ship might not have survived.
"I keep feeling like something's wrong." Nico Robin looked behind them and said, "Would the Navy really make such a huge display just to encircle and wipe us out here?"
"And if Aokiji were here, he couldn't possibly just watch us leave."
Once that man truly made a move, the entire sea would be frozen over, just like what had happened before they went to Water Seven.
But the sea had not frozen, which was why Nico Robin found it suspicious.
"Could it have been those guys' trick?" Xi Yan raised an eyebrow.
If it was not the Navy, then it could only have been the Bounty Hunters who had targeted them.
"Bounty Hunters? No way."
"Yeah, there was obviously a whole bunch of Navy warships just now."
"Whether it was or not, why don't we just ask them?" Xi Yan glanced at the pirate ship being carried behind the Going Merry by the Water Dragon. "We can pick up Chopper while we're at it."
Although using Water Release Technique on the sea did not consume much Chakra, the cost would still add up over time.
Besides, they had no obligation to keep carrying these people along, did they?
"Right, right, right! Bring Chopper back quickly," Usopp said.
While speaking, he ran to the high ground at the stern and looked at the pirate ship behind them. "Hey, you guys! Hurry up and give our Ship's Doctor back!"
Stanson: ???
"What?"
Stanson had just climbed up from the ground. He stared at