Hearing Sanji's mocking words, Lucky Roux didn't retort, but instead smiled.
Yesterday's battle with Sanji also led to them becoming friends despite their initial conflict.
Don't be fooled by their seemingly unfriendly tone and attitude; they actually have a pretty good relationship.
Looking at Sanji in front of him, Lucky Roux couldn't help but sigh slightly.
Of course, this sigh wasn't because of Sanji, but rather a sigh for himself.
He felt somewhat ashamed that he was no match for the young Sanji in Sanji battle yesterday.
Although his strength is not much worse than Sanji's, it is a fact that he is not as good as Sanji.
However, he had a good attitude and quickly put those things behind him.
After all, there are plenty of young people stronger than him, so Sanji is no exception.
It's one thing that he's not as strong as Sanji, but more importantly, he doesn't seem to be a match for Sanji in cooking either.
How could he possibly tolerate this?
Therefore, even if he is inferior to Sanji, he would never admit it!
This was the only bit of dignity he had left as a senior chef.
While everyone else was talking about other things, two people in a certain place remained silent, completely out of place with their surroundings.
These two were Yasopp and Usopp.
The two looked at each other in silence, as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.
The separation was agonizing for both of them.
After all, the relationships of the other people are not like theirs; they are father and son!
The two stared at each other, wanting to say something but remaining silent.
No one spoke first.
It wasn't until much later that Yasopp spoke softly:
" Usopp! You have now become a brave warrior of the sea!"
"And you're better than your dad. You've got this much ability at this age, much better than I was at that age!"
Yasopp looked at Usopp with pride in his eyes.
Before he knew it, his son's strength had caught up with his own.
For a moment, Yasopp felt that time had passed so quickly; before he knew it, he had been away from home for so many years.
Looking at Usopp in front of me, looking and looking...
"Waaah!"
Tears instantly welled up in Yasopp's eyes, and he looked at Usopp with tears in his eyes, saying:
" Usopp! I'm so sorry for all these years. I haven't been there to watch you grow up, and I haven't let you grow up surrounded by your fatherly love!"
"No one stood up for you when you were being bullied!"
"I'm sorry, Usopp!"
"I... I... I'm such a bastard, I'm not a good father, I..."
Before Yasopp could finish speaking, Usopp came over and hugged him, which startled Yasopp for a moment.
Before he could say anything, Usopp's voice, trembling with tears, followed.
"I don't blame you! Perhaps I did have some reservations about you when I was younger, but I've always looked up to you as a role model!"
How can I blame a man who bravely ventures into the sea to pursue his dreams!
"Dad, you... you've always been someone I strive to surpass!"
Upon hearing this, Yasopp could no longer hold back and burst into tears, as did Usopp.
The two hugged and cried again, just like when they first met.
After an unknown amount of time, the two finally stopped.
But then an untimely voice broke the somber atmosphere.
"Oh my! Yasopp! At your age, still crying every day, how shameful!"
The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Red Hair leaning against the Red Fox, smiling at them.
Behind him were the members of the Red Hair Pirates.
On the other side, Luffy and the others returned to the Thousand Sunny.
All eyes on the two men were fixed on them.
They had already returned to their respective ships some time ago, but seeing Yasopp and Usopp like this, neither side had disturbed them.
Instead, they watched quietly from the sidelines.
Only after both of them had calmed down did Red Hair speak first.
Upon hearing his boss's words, Yasopp couldn't help but sneer and curse:
"How could you, a man without a son, possibly understand the deep bond between us, father and son?"
"Tch~ You don't even have a son and you dare to spout nonsense at me, telling me how to do things!"
Yasopp his lip in disdain, his tone dripping with sarcasm.
"Oops!"
Hearing this, the Red Hair instantly became displeased, leaping onto the railing and pointing at Yasopp, retorting defiantly:
"I don't have a son, but I have a daughter!"
Do you have it?
"Laugh!"
Hearing this, Yasopp became even more disdainful and said softly:
"Nominally you are Uta's father, but wasn't Uta raised by a group of us? In a sense, isn't Uta also my daughter?"
(⊙o⊙)...
Shanks was momentarily stunned.
That seems... to make some sense!
It's true that Uta was raised by everyone on their ship, so it's not unreasonable to say that Uta is the daughter of everyone on their ship.
For a moment, the Red Hair couldn't think of any words to refute Yasopp.
He decided to stop thinking about it, quickly drew his Gryphon from his waist, raised it high, and shouted:
" Yasopp! How dare you challenge my authority as captain!"
"You dare! I'll chop you up!"
After saying that, the Red Hair swayed back and forth on the boat, looking like he wanted to jump off but didn't.
After a long pause, the Red Hair turned to look at the crowd behind him and asked:
What are you doing? Aren't you going to stop me?
"Anyway, you're not really going down, why would I stop you?"
"Boss, we've been in the same boat with you for so long, don't we know what kind of person you are?"
"Lachi Rue said casually after taking a bite of the meat."
Red Hair:...
Red Hair turned his head, looked at the two below, put away the Gryphon in his hand, and said calmly:
"Since so many people are blocking my way, I'll refrain from attacking you, Yasopp!"
Everyone:...
Yasopp was speechless at the sight, but like everyone else, he knew his captain's character inside and out, so he ignored him and turned to Usopp, saying softly:
" Usopp! Our next meeting after this separation might be when our two pirate crews are vying for the title of Pirate King. I hope you can give me another surprise then!"
"That's for sure, Dad!"
"By the time we meet again, you'll definitely be no match for me!"
Usopp clenched his fist and said with a smile.
"I'm really looking forward to it!"
Yasopp replied with a smile.
"Alright, Usopp, that's enough for the farewells!"
"Now we can continue our individual adventures!"
"Um!!"
Usopp nodded.
Then, as if by unspoken agreement, the two turned around at the same time and walked towards their respective ships...