Thoughts

Along the way, Brook also explained in detail why Sanji had left, including some of his own guesses.

"Wasn't Sanji getting married?" Luffy asked in confusion.

"I don't think that's the case..." Brook shook his head. "You didn't see Brother Sanji's expression at the time. That was the expression of someone facing life or death..."

"I'm truly sorry. I wasn't strong enough..." Brook was deeply remorseful.

"This was Sanji's own choice. You don't need to blame yourself so much..." Robin tried to stop him.

"But Robin, what if Brother Sanji leaves like this and never comes back..." Brook was in considerable pain.

"So what?" Zoro said unexpectedly, his face completely unconcerned.

"You bastard, what are you talking about?" Chopper shouted angrily.

"If he leaves just like that, then saying 'thanks for taking care of me' would be far too little. He'd also have to say, 'Sorry for the trouble I'm going to cause you'..." Zoro looked displeased. "We can't stop moving now. You haven't forgotten, have you? We defeated Donquixote Doflamingo, which means we're bound to clash with Kaido. There are also traces of Jack on this island. We might come face-to-face with Kaido at any moment. We joined forces with Tra-guy precisely to deal with the battles ahead. And it isn't just us—Kin'emon and the others have been hunted by Kaido for some unknown reason, while they've also gotten involved with Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors. Does that bastard think he can beat me with just a note saying this?"

"How can you say that? You heartless man! Those are two separate matters, so can't we deal with them separately?" Nami shouted angrily. Sanji had followed Big Mom for their sake, after all.

"Alright, alright, don't get so worked up. Haven't you noticed that our Explosion Mage