"So, you got kicked out by Straw Hat Monkey, huh?"
Under the night sky, Wu Biao sat cross-legged on the deck, listening to Usopp recount what had happened.
Usopp nodded.
"Wahahaha..." Seeing Usopp confirm it, Wu Biao suddenly burst out laughing and pointed at him. "You really are hilarious!"
"I was too weak. The Going Merry was too weak. We were no longer qualified to stay with them."
Usopp spoke in a somewhat low voice, then rose from the deck and picked up his hammer again. "They might abandon a companion, but I can't abandon the Going Merry. No matter what, I can't."
"That doesn't sound convincing at all."
Wu Biao clapped his hands and stood up as well. "Think it through properly. If you want to fight me, then it depends on whether you're strong enough. But if you want to be a companion, strength doesn't matter at all."
As he spoke, he lazily stretched. "I should get ready to leave too."
"Leave?"
Usopp froze, staring at Wu Biao in confusion. "How are you planning to leave? The wind and waves are so strong. No ships should be heading out to sea at a time like this, right?"
Wu Biao said nothing. He simply walked to the railing and gazed into the pitch-black night, grinning. "I'll swim."
"Huh?" Usopp's mouth twitched. "You're joking..."
Splash—
Before Usopp could finish, he heard a splash. Wu Biao had already jumped into the sea. "Wahahaha! The wind's really strong today! See you, Long Nose, I should head back too."
Before his voice had even faded, Wu Biao was already flinging his limbs as he sped off into the distance.
"Hey... wait..."
Usopp hurriedly called out, but Wu Biao, already far away, clearly did not hear him.
Watching the figure on the sea shrink