A gentle breeze stirred the branches.
Fallen leaves on the ground spun lazily to the rhythm of the wind.
Ryan emerged from the forest with a faint smile, looking at the somewhat wary Straw Hat Crew opposite him.
The atmosphere should have been tense and deadly serious, but...
"Ah! Such a beautiful lady! I... I can't take it!"
Blood suddenly gushed from Sanji's nose. His eyes turned into hearts as he stared at Albedo and collapsed. After a brief panic, Chopper grabbed his medical kit and began emergency treatment.
Watching the Straw Hat Crew descend into a farce in an instant, Ryan struggled to maintain his faint smile, and the corner of his eye began to twitch.
He had thought that now this world was real, these people would be less exaggerated. Clearly, he had been wrong.
"Insolent wretch!"
Albedo snapped angrily.
Her body, her soul, her everything belonged to Lord Ryan, yet someone dared to look at her with such a disgusting gaze. He deserved to die!
Her fist tightened slightly, and terrifying killing intent welled up within her. Noticing it, Ryan reached out and patted her arm, signaling for her to restrain herself for now.
He was not so extreme that he would kill someone just for looking at his woman. Besides, exaggerated as Sanji's behavior was, he was a true knight, better than 99.99 percent of the men in the world.
The farce continued, but Zoro, Robin, Franky, and Brook—the relatively normal members of the Straw Hat Pirates—grew even more vigilant.
With killing intent that terrifying, they would have believed it if someone told them this beautiful woman in white had slaughtered a hundred thousand people.
Although Nami was not as perceptive as they were, she picked up on something from her companions' reactions. With a nervous