These Guys Had to Be Here for Laughs

Something just doesn't feel right.

Xi Yan stroked his chin and said, "Could the person who drafted the Wanted Order really have something wrong with them?"

"What's the meaning?"

Usopp looked at Xi Yan with a puzzled expression. What was wrong with the Navy creating Wanted Order?

Did this guy figure something out?

"If it were only Chopper doing this, it could just be a coincidence, but it's a bit strange that both Merry and Chopper are doing it," Xi Yan said. "So I judge that the other party is doing it on purpose."

"The guy who put up this custom Wanted Order might really have something wrong with him."

I just don't know what their reason was for doing this. It can't be because Merry and Chopper are both too cute, can it?

For a moment, Xi Yan was truly baffled.

"Maybe the navy is deliberately trying to annoy us," Perona guessed.

Although Merry and Chopper look adorable, their actual fighting power is quite terrifying.

There's no reason the navy wouldn't know about this.

But they still gave such an disgusting amount... which is enough to show that the other party did it on purpose.

"Damn the navy!"

Merry clenched her little fists, her eyes flashing with anger, and said, "I'll beat them up sooner or later!"

If there weren't no navy around, Merry would definitely show them what she's made of.

"Then let's find a chance to teach them a lesson." Xi Yan reached out and ruffled the little guy's hair, then turned to look at Bartolomeo and said, "Hasn't your bounty increased?"

Although the Navy may not know that they now belong to the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, what they did in Dressrosa is a real fact.

So Xi Yan figured they would probably increase the bounty amount too.

"Of course," Bartolomeo said, raising his head. "Those of us who fought together have all had our bounties increased by fifty million."

Congratulations!

"Ha ha ha ha."

Bartolomeo laughed with great joy. He was so happy to be able to increase the bounty together with his seniors.

Then, as if he had just remembered something, he turned to look at Sanji's Wanted Order and said, "By the way, Black Leg Sanji's wanted Wanted Order a bit special. Not only has the amount increased, but the warrant has also become very strange."

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively looked over, and then showed expressions of surprise.

"The only option is to capture them alive?" Franky asked, puzzled. "Why?"

"It's probably because Sanji messed with someone over a woman, and that person's got their eye on him," Usopp said, stroking his chin. "That's why I wanted to catch him and teach him a lesson myself."

"Yes, yes, that must be it."

Hahaha~

Everyone burst into laughter. Although the reason was a bit far-fetched, considering Sanji's character, they felt that it was possible.

After all, Sanji does seem to enjoy flirting with women.

"Looks like this guy who's got his eye on Sanji really likes him," Xi Yan teased. "After all, even I only got one more person captured alive, but he only allows people to be captured alive."

It's quite possible that a nobleman from some country made a request to the navy, wanting to take Sanji back to be their son-in-law.

Hahahaha.

"Boss, the food is ready!"

"Food?"

Upon hearing the word "food," Luffy's eyes lit up, and saliva involuntarily dripped from the corners of his mouth.

"Will it be delicious meat?"

"Of course we have that." Bartolomeo waved to his subordinate who was reporting, then turned to Luffy and gave him a thumbs up, saying, "Please follow me, everyone."

After saying this, Bartolomeo turned and walked outside, quickly leading everyone back to the deck.

By this time, a considerable amount of food had been laid out on the deck.

"Please enjoy!" Bartolomeo waved his hand and said, "Don't be shy."

"Profound!"

Luffy and the others didn't waste any more words and started eating the food on the deck.

"Delicious, so delicious!"

"Hey, Merry, get me a bottle of wine."

"Oh, here you go~"

"Give me some too." Xi Yan also held out his hand to Merry and said, "How can we eat good food without wine?"

Here, take it.

"Merry ~"

Bartolomeo was incredibly excited watching the Straw Hat Crew thoroughly enjoy their meal.

"Boss, the Straw Hat Crew is all raving about how delicious our food is!" one of the henchmen exclaimed excitedly.

"I heard you!" Bartolomeo said, wiping away his tears. "It's so good to be alive."

At this moment, Bartolomeo and the others were incredibly grateful that they were still alive, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to hear the praise from their seniors in the Straw Hat Pirates.

Just then, a series of booming sounds suddenly came from the distant sky, and at the same time, the dark cloud was moving rapidly toward them.

"Um?"

Noticing this, Nicole Robin frowned and said, "The clouds are behaving strangely."

"What's so strange about that?" Usopp said without looking up. "Isn't it normal for the weather to change in the New World?"

"Exactly, exactly." Merry, her mouth full of food, added, "Just leave it to Nami."

But she froze as soon as she finished speaking, because she remembered something: Nami wasn't here at all!

"Whoosh~"

A huge block of ice suddenly fell from the sky and crashed directly into the sea not far away, splashing up a large spray of water.

"It's hail!"

Usopp cried out in alarm, "It's hail!"

"So many giant hailstones." Perona put down the food she was holding and looked warily at the sky. "If you get hit by one of these, you might die."

As she spoke, Perona took a few steps forward and picked up Merry, as if afraid the little one would get hit by the hail.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Terrible hailstones relentlessly pounded the sea, some of them smashing large holes in the deck.

"Even the deck..." Bartolomeo's expression changed, then he called out, "Luffy- senpai, you should go back to the cabin first."

"What a joke, I want to help too!" Luffy refused Bartolomeo's request without hesitation, then raised his hand to attack the hailstones falling from the sky, knocking them all away.

"Rubber Machine Gun!"

"Tap tap tap tap~"

A flurry of fists danced above the ship, precisely shattering all the falling hailstones.

But this time there was just too much hail; unless Luffy attacks single-handedly, it's impossible to stop all of it.

"Hey, who's the navigator?" Franky yelled. "Give the orders right now!"

"Navigator..."

Bartolomeo chuckled awkwardly, "We don't actually have any navigators here, because we used to be gangsters..."

"Huh?" xN

The entire Straw Hat Pirates stared at Bartolomeo in shock. What did he mean by saying they didn't have a navigator?

These days, who sails the seas without a navigator?

Do they have a death wish?

"Are you kidding me?!" Usopp stared at Bartolomeo in shock, exclaiming, "This is the New World!"

"How have you all managed to survive until now...?" Xi Yan's lips twitched.

In a place like the New Century, even he relies on his abilities to navigate between islands without a navigator.

But Bartolomeo and his companions didn't have any special skills of their own... How did they survive?

And... what's the meaning of them making phone calls now?

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Pineapple pineapple pineapple~"

"Kaga ~"

"Hello, is this Grandma?" Gambia said. "This is Gambia. It's suddenly hailing here. What should we do?"

Xi Yan:???

No, did this guy call just to ask how to handle the current situation?

"When we encounter difficulties, we call our grandmother in the countryside," Bartolomeo explained with a smile.

"Is that so?" Usopp asked expectantly. "So, this grandma is an advisor who knows the sea very well!"

That's great!

"No... you're getting ahead of yourself." Xi Yan's lips twitched.

He had already overheard Gambia's conversation with the mysterious old woman, and now he didn't know what to say.

"Ah?"

Usopp stared blankly at Xi Yan, wondering what it meant.

"I already know what to do." After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Gambia laughed, "The bubble gum that's stuck firmly to the deck and hard to get rid of is still there, isn't it?"

"Yes, yes, we've been having a lot of trouble with this!"

"Great, wrap the hailstones in a cloth. Use this to cool the bubble gum, and you'll be able to remove them."

"Profound!"

The other pirates immediately sprang into action, then exclaimed excitedly, "It actually works!"

The bubble gum that was so difficult to handle before, she can now pick it up in no time... Grandma really knows how to do things!

"This kind of trivia is completely unnecessary right now," Usopp roared, opening his shark-like mouth.

Shouldn't the most urgent thing be figuring out how to escape this damn weather?

Without a navigator to guide them, they had no idea which way was the way to survival.

"That being said, but..." Before the pirate could finish speaking, he was knocked unconscious by a huge hailstone.

Usopp:!!!

"See? You got hit!"

"Ah, this," Gambia said, turning around. "Just apply Sugar to the swollen area..."

"I told you we don't need this kind of trivia!" Usopp roared, opening his shark mouth.

How have these guys even survived this long, you bastards!

Damn it, if they had known it would turn out like this, they wouldn't have followed that Bartolomeo guy.

Now, we don't even have the chance to change ships.

"Damn it, we're going to be sunk!" Luffy shouted. "Nami, help!"

"Calling Nami won't do any good now..."

Xi Yan rubbed his forehead, his expression one of utter helplessness.

He had been wondering what serious solutions Bartolomeo and his gang could come up with, but it turns out they were just spouting nonsense... These guys really don't take the ocean seriously.

Zoro gripped the hilt of his sword, intending to shatter the falling ice blocks.

Then, as if remembering something, he turned to look at Bartolomeo and said, "Hey, where's your barrier?"

"But Grandma said... going against nature will bring Heaven's Punishment."

Zoro:???

"If you're scared, you might as well go back to being a gangster!"

We're in New World now, what's there to be afraid of in nature?

"Are these guys just trying to be funny...?" A large bead of sweat rolled down Luo's face as he gained a new understanding of Bartolomeo's thought process.

He really should have advised the Straw Hat Leader not to come aboard this guy's ship.

"I'll do it," Merry said, wriggling out of Perona's arms and flying above the ship. "I'll block these hailstones."

After saying that, Merry activated the Power of Wind, creating an enormous Wind Shield above the ship.

"Wind Barrier!"

"Buzz~"

With the barrier in place, all the falling hailstones were destroyed by the Power of Wind.

"Profound!"

"As expected of Senior Merry!" Bartolomeo shouted excitedly.

Senior Merry is indeed the darling of the wind, and she is not afraid of the gods or Heaven's Punishment!

That's amazing!

"Well done, Merry!" Luffy laughed loudly.

Hehe~

Merry touched her cheek a little shyly, then said, "With this, the hail won't hit us."

Merry was well aware of just how powerful the Wind Barrier was.

While it can't withstand attacks from top-tier experts, it can easily block hail from nature.

"The hailstorm is behind us, but where should we go now?" Usopp asked.

Without Nami's guidance, Usopp really wouldn't know where to go.

"Is there even a need to say it?" Xi Yan glanced at Bartolomeo and said, "Of course, he went with Luo's Vivre Card."

"Hey, Bartolomeo, give me back the Vivre Card I gave you earlier."

"Understood, Senior Xi Yan!"

Bartolomeo quickly took out the Vivre Card Vivre Card from his pocket, then ran up to Xi Yan Xi Yan handed it to him.

After receiving the Vivre Card, Xi Yan looked down at it carefully, then turned to look in the west.

"It's over there."

"But we can't sail like usual in this weather," Gambia said worriedly.

"Who said we should travel using the usual methods?" Xi Yan said with a smile. "I have my own way of doing things."

After saying that, Xi Yan used a Instant Body Technique to appear at the bow of the ship, and then raised his hand to activate Ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Boom!!"

The next moment, the sea began to tremble, and then an enormous Water Dragon burst forth from the surface, steadily lifting Bartolomeo's pirate ship above its head.

"This... this is Senior Xi Yan's Water Release Technique?!"

Bartolomeo and the others watched the Water Dragon below with excitement, their bodies trembling.

Seeing it up close gives it a completely different feel... Senior Xi Yan is truly amazing!

"Everyone, hold on tight to what you have." Xi Yan said with a smirk, "The speed will be fast from here on out, and falling will hurt a lot."

"Profound!"

"Set off!"

"Boom!"