Ron paused, quickly plastered an innocent smile across his face, and waved a hand. "How could I, Linlin? We're practically siblings. How could I ever lay a hand on you?"
Linlin hesitated for a second. Thinking it over carefully, it really did seem unlikely.
She wouldn't claim to understand Ron completely, but she knew him fairly well. If he really meant her harm, he wouldn't sneak around at all. He would come at her openly.
"Who are they?" Linlin glanced at Kurama, Gyuki, and Son Gokū and asked in confusion.
"Ron's accomplices," Kurama answered reflexively.
Accomplices?
Weren't Ron's accomplices the Rocks Pirates?
If anyone counted as Ron's accomplice, wouldn't it be her?
"What accomplices?" Linlin pressed.
"His accomplices in attacking you," Gyuki added flatly.
Ron froze, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly. Gyuki, what nonsense are you spouting?
"Don't listen to their nonsense," Ron hurriedly explained. "I wasn't involved!"
"Right~" Son Gokū chimed in, his tone earnest. "Ron wasn't involved. He was in charge of directing us."
"?????"
Ron turned to stare at Son Gokū in shock.
Holy shit, are you guys rebelling?
"Ron, do you have anything else to say? Your accomplices have already confessed. I only survived thanks to my speed and agility. I don't care what you say, you owe me a favor for this." Linlin's mouth twitched as she spoke irritably.
"Stop, stop, stop~~~"
Ron raised a hand to stop the conversation from sliding any further downhill. "Let me make excuses-no, let me explain. I had no accomplices, I wasn't involved, and I wasn't directing anything. They acted entirely on their own."
The moment he finished, Gyuki hastily added, "Hey, Ron, this wasn't part of the plan we discussed earlier!"
"Do you have a death wish, Gyuki?!" Ron snapped.
"No... why am I the one