"What's going on? That idiot is taking forever! It's infuriating!"
Night had fallen, and Nami stamped her feet in impatience. Ye Chen stood on the deck and sighed helplessly. "That hopeless wanderer. There's just no dealing with him!"
With Zoro still nowhere in sight, Stone hurried off to prepare dinner. Ye Chen suddenly remembered something. He took out a shopping bag and handed it to Kuina. "Hey, I bought this for you. Want to try it on?"
"You bought something for me?"
Puzzled, Kuina put away her sword and took a look inside. Her expression changed at once.
Ye Chen could almost feel the air around him turn colder. Kuina glared at him and yanked out the Wado Ichimonji. "I'm going to kill you!"
Ye Chen shrugged, looking utterly innocent. "Hey, I meant well! It's just a piece of clothing. Why are you threatening to kill me? Don't you usually wear underwear?"
Kuina's eyes nearly blazed with fury, her chest heaving with every breath. "That's none of your business! Just look at what you bought."
It was far too revealing—short and tiny. Kuina really wanted to kill Ye Chen.
Kuina was about to throw it back at him when he said, "Giving it to me won't do any good. I'm not going to wear it. It's a gift from the heart, so keep it. You might find a use for it someday!"
While the two were arguing, Zoro came over with several people in tow. They were all Luo Lin's underlings, and Zoro had given them a thorough beating. Bruised and battered, they reached the shore and promptly dropped to their knees. "Have mercy! Please don't kill us!"
"Who are they?"
Ye Chen glanced at them curiously.
"They work for Luo Lin, the queen of Pleasure Valley," Zoro replied. "They