"Ah! What happened?"
The shock of cold beer jolted Sanji awake. He sprang up and looked around in confusion, only to find Rubick and Nami glaring at him.
Sanji wiped his face, spotted Luffy and Usopp still out cold, and shook his head hard.
Rubick pointed outside. "Get out there and fight. You want to be a pirate when you don't have a shred of vigilance?"
"Fight?"
Sanji frowned. "But weren't we just drinking? Where did all those lovely ladies go?"
Rubick didn't waste another word. He grabbed Sanji by the collar and threw him out.
Sanji crashed through the flimsy window and rolled outside.
Igaram said in surprise, "There's another one?"
Sanji gave an awkward smile. "Ah, sorry about your window."
Zoro had tied on his bandana. Standing beneath the moon with Wado Ichimonji raised, he called out, "I won't retreat a single step. Are you ready for this, Baroque Works?"
"Who do you think you are?"
"Keep talking tough while you still can, kid!"
While Zoro was showing off, dozens—perhaps a hundred—villagers gathered below. They carried swords and clubs, and none looked friendly.
"What's going on?"
Sanji was still bewildered. How had these hospitable people suddenly become ready to fight?
Seeing that Sanji still didn't understand, Rubick shouted, "They're all Baroque Works agents. Murder, arson—you name it, they do it. Think of this place as a huge bounty hunter base. We're the prey."
Sanji slowly lit a cigarette. "In that case, let's show them who's the hunter and who's the prey."
A man dressed as a fisherman charged Sanji and thrust a fishing spear at his head.
"You're just a lecherous brat. Who are you trying to impress?"
Sanji leaped up without a care, landed on the incoming spear, then pivoted lightly and kicked the fisherman in the