Hearing the shout, the shop owner turned around and saw Xia Chen and his group of seven walking towards him, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, are you here to rent Bulls?"
"We have swordfish, sharks, and kingfish here. Which one would you like?"
"What's the difference between these three? And what is 'Bulls '?"
"Huh? You don't know Bulls?" the boss asked curiously.
After a period of time~
"Oh, so you got here using the Log Pose. No wonder you don't know Bulls!"
" Bulls is actually Bullfish. Look at those swimming in the street, those are Bulls!"
In Water 7, waterways far outnumber pedestrian paths, making Bulls an indispensable part of daily life!
"So that's it!" Luffy clapped his hands, looking like he understood. Then he asked:
"How does it taste when baked?"
Everyone:...
Boss: "Well... I haven't tried it!"
Luffy: "Would you like to give it a try?"
Boss: "Then let's forget about it!"
"Yo-ho! Churu churu, charge!" Luffy exclaimed happily, sitting on a Bulls.
"It's Bulls, not Chulu!" Usopp said speechlessly from the back seat.
Soon, the group arrived at a three-way intersection. Nami pointed to the waterway on the left and said, "We're going this way to exchange for gold, and then we'll go find that shipyard. What about you? Are you going this way too?"
"I'd like to go this way, there looks like there's a lot of ingredients over there!" Sanji said, pointing to the waterway in the middle.
"Then the three of us will go to the right!" Xia Chen said.
"Good!"
Then the group parted ways and headed towards their respective destinations.
Of course, Xia Chen and his group had no destination in mind; they were just wandering around!
Along the way, Chopper saw many strange and unusual things, and occasionally let out a sigh of amazement.
" Robin, what are your impressions of this city?" Xia Chen asked Robin with a faint smile.
"It's novel and I'm very happy!" Robin replied with a smile.
"That's good!" Xia Chen nodded with a smile.
" Water Water Meat! Fresh and Water Water Meat!" Just then, a shout reached their ears.
Xia Chen looked in the direction of the sound and saw an older woman setting up a stall on the shore and hawking her wares.
Xia Chen immediately became interested, as did Bulls, who was beneath him, whose eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Seeing this, Xia Chen smiled slightly, and then controlled Bulls beneath him to head towards that place.
Before long, the freshly cooked pieces of Water Water Meat were eaten by Xia Chen, his two companions, and the two Bulls.
"Wow! Xia Chen, this meat is so tender and delicious!" Chopper exclaimed happily.
"Indeed, it tastes very sweet!" Robin agreed.
"In that case, let's buy them all!" Xia Chen replied with a faint smile, then swept all the food off the stall, leaving the old woman staring at him in astonishment.
After buying the Water Water Meat, the group strolled around the area for a while longer.
until...
" Xia Chen, Robin, let's get ashore! I see the bookstore!" Chopper shouted excitedly to the two of them.
"Good!"
A short while later, the group parked Bulls on the shore. As soon as Chopper got ashore, he quickly ran towards the bookstore, which made Robin smile.
Xia Chen and Robin strolled around, looking here and there from time to time.
Seeing the smile on Robin's face, Xia Chen's lips couldn't help but curl up as well.
He didn't know when it started, but he noticed that Robin's intellectual and mature side in front of him gradually faded, and she became more like a lively eighteen-year-old girl.
Xia Chen was very happy to see this change. Ever since Robin escaped from Ohara, he had been living in constant fear.
She probably never experienced what an eighteen-year-old girl should enjoy; she lives each day merely to survive.
However, just then, as if sensing something, Xia Chen turned his head to look in a certain place.
A strangely dressed person wearing a mask was standing not far away, watching them.
Xia Chen narrowed his eyes. These bastards, do they really have that much guts, or did they just happen to be here?
Xia Chen didn't make a move immediately; he wanted to see what tricks these guys were up to!
"What's wrong, Xia Chen?"
Seeing that Xia Chen hadn't spoken and was instead staring at the strange person not far away, Robin couldn't help but ask curiously.
"It's nothing! Robin, shall we go explore other places?" Xia Chen said with a smile.
He didn't tell Robin about the government personnel appearing there. As long as they didn't bother him, he didn't want to cause trouble. He wanted to spend more time with Robin!
After saying that, Xia Chen and Robin walked towards the person's direction, and he also walked towards Xia Chen and the others.
In the instant their figures crossed paths, Xia Chen could clearly hear what he said to Robin.
"We are CP9!"
"Whoosh!"
The figures of CP9 and Xia Chen vanished from the spot at the same time, as if it were a supernatural event.
Robin trembled slightly upon hearing those words, but quickly regained her composure. She hurriedly looked around, but couldn't find Xia Chen or CP9.
But upon closer listening, she could hear a faint sobbing sound coming from the alleyway beside her. Robin immediately ran over, and what she saw surprised her.
Xia Chen was standing with his foot on the throat of the CP9 member, and the whimpering sound was coming from his throat.
Xia Chen's gaze turned icy as he ripped off the mask from the man's head, revealing a resolute-looking minotaur.
"Demon... Demon King... Xia Chen, what do you want to do?"
"Knowing it was me, you still dared to come over, Blueno! You've got some nerve!" Xia Chen said coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Blueno.
"Do you want to... kill me? If you do, the World Government won't let you get away with it!"
"That's a bit of a joke. It's like the World Government won't care about us unless we kill you!"
"I didn't want to bother with you people, but you just had to provoke me. I'd better kill you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Chen prepared to reluctantly reap another reward.
Just then, a whooshing sound came from the air. Xia Chen didn't even turn his head; he simply raised his right hand and easily blocked the incoming fist.
Then, with a sudden jolt, the newcomer was sent flying. At the same time, he stomped hard, crushing Blueno's throat.
The familiar fruit basket reappeared. These steps may seem numerous, but they only took a brief moment.
Xia Chen looked up at the person who had just attacked him and said with a faint smile:
"Oh, everyone's here!"