Everyone jumped at the sound of Luffy's voice. They looked over, only to find that he had already fallen into the sea. Nami asked what had happened, but her heart was in her throat too. She was worried...
Sure enough, after Luffy fell into the sea, a man drenched from head to toe suddenly appeared on the shore.
He was powerfully built, but he looked fairly old, his face already covered in wrinkles.
After striking an odd pose, his presence suddenly turned menacing.
"You've got some nerve, barging into someone else's home!"
"This whole area is my territory!"
The man spoke coldly.
"I feel like I've heard that somewhere before..."
That was Vivi...
At the sight of the man, Sanji had a pretty good idea of what had happened. He called out to Usopp, stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, and walked forward.
"Hey, Usopp, fish Luffy out. Leave this old guy to me!"
Watching Sanji approach, Cricket's eyes filled with wariness. He spoke coldly.
"You're after the gold, aren't you? Die, you bastards!"
The instant he finished speaking, Cricket lashed out with a kick almost as fast as Sanji's!
"Whoa!"
But Sanji was an expert at fighting with his feet too. He dodged Cricket's attack in an instant, bending his airborne leg at the same time, clearly ready to strike.
But just as Sanji closed in to attack Cricket, Cricket's fist was already right in front of his face!
"!"
Smack!
Fortunately, Sanji reacted fast enough to raise his foot and block Cricket's fist. But he kept his guard up. He had seen Cricket's other hand reach behind his waist!
"Hm?"
Bang!
A gun!
"Aaaah! Sanji!"
Chopper cried out in alarm the moment he saw Cricket draw a gun, but Sanji didn't let them down. Despite having so