In the little park, Issho had been "protected" by a group of children.
Issho, who possessed the strength of an Admiral, leaned on his cane in front of the children and made a show of hobbling along. The corners of his mouth were a little hard to keep down, but he managed.
"...Uh..."
Helmeppo froze. Only now did he notice that this man, over two meters seventy tall and looking every bit like a mob boss, was actually blind.
"W-we weren't trying to bully him..."
Helmeppo muttered inwardly.
Oh, crap. We might have gotten him wrong.
They had just run into a similar situation.
"...See? I told you, one look at this guy and you can tell... uh... he's not... a bad person..."
Usopp started speaking with the benefit of hindsight.
But facing Issho, who had already stood up, he felt the pressure of the man "looking down" at him.
Usopp swallowed with an audible gulp.
"You're the ones who look suspicious!"
A human boy confronted Helmeppo, then pointed at Zoro.
"Especially that one with the nasty eyes."
Zoro pressed his temples with a headache. He was actually quite tolerant and friendly toward children. For now, he decided to keep his mouth shut.
"And the long-nosed one! He's obviously a con man!"
A little Snake-Neck Tribe girl pointed at Usopp.
"Me-???"
Usopp pointed at himself.
He might have been good at lying, but he had never swindled anyone out of money.
"I'm a brave warrior of the sea with eight thousand men under my command-Captain Usopp!"
"Whaaat? Liar!"
The children clearly didn't believe him.
"They must be kidnappers!"
One Fish-Man child pointed at Chopper.
"You even kidnapped a little raccoon dog!"
"Not again... I'm... a reindeer..."
Chopper sighed. He was always being mistaken for something else, and even his protests