If they kept wasting time on a scam like this, they might well end up in real danger.
Naruto had just lowered the curtain when his gaze crossed the street and settled on a figure hurrying along in the distance.
The man carried a green bundle on his back and wore a hat that looked like a straw hat. He kept asking passersby where Luffy was. He wasn't walking particularly fast, but every step carried a sense of pressure, as though the people around him would instinctively make way.
Naruto narrowed his eyes.
Just from the man's back, he could sense the power hidden within him. That wasn't the presence an ordinary pirate could possess. It was more like a wild beast that had temporarily sheathed its fangs.
"Why does that guy keep looking for Luffy?" Nami followed his gaze, her brow quickly furrowing. "And what's that green bundle on his back? There's something like a skull sticking out beside it, too. It doesn't look normal."
Zoro also fixed his eyes on that symbol, his expression growing serious.
"That's no ordinary decoration."
He lowered his voice. "Certain special symbols circulate among Pirate Hunters. Only people of a certain standing use them. The design on that guy is conspicuous, and it carries weight. He definitely didn't just put it on to scare people."
"So he's strong?" Nami asked.
"At the very least, he's not someone we can casually take down," Zoro answered bluntly. "And he's looking for Luffy, which makes things even more troublesome."
Before his words had faded, a familiar woman appeared at the street corner.
At the sight of those glasses and the long sword at her waist, Zoro's expression instantly froze. The next moment, with almost no hesitation, he slipped sideways behind a nearby obstruction, even deliberately quieting