"That guy..." After Sabo left, Zoro chuckled. "I remember Ace saying something pretty similar."
"Really?"
Merry looked up at Zoro curiously. "How come I don't remember?"
If she had seen Ace aboard the ship, she should have remembered something like that.
"You weren't with us then," Zoro explained. "We met Ace in the desert."
According to Merry, she had gained consciousness quite a long time ago.
But she couldn't learn what happened when they weren't aboard the ship, so it was perfectly normal that she didn't know.
"Oh, I see..."
Merry nodded. That certainly explained why she didn't know.
"This guy."
Xi Yan glanced at the soundly sleeping Luffy. "If he wakes up and finds out Sabo was here, who knows how disappointed he'll be?"
"Definitely."
Perona nodded, wondering whether Luffy would be so upset that he burst into tears.
"What a great big brother."
Franky sobbed loudly. "Ace and Sabo are both such great big brothers."
"Damn it, I'll never get my eyes fixed at this rate."
Watching tears pour from Franky's eyes, Xi Yan felt a flicker of exasperation. How could he fix them while crying like that?
"Need a hand?"
"No, I can fix them myself... waaah!"
Xi Yan was speechless.
Fine, as long as you're happy.
Then he glanced at Galette, who had been sitting silently nearby. "Staying a little longer?"
"Yes. I'll leave after you do," Galette said with a nod.
If she left now, she would have to part with Xi Yan immediately. But if she waited until the Straw Hat Pirates left, she could spend another day or two with him.
Xi Yan felt a little helpless at her answer. This woman...
"That's wonderful!"
Perona came over and hugged Galette's arm. "Galette, let's go have a good look around these next couple of