After a period of time~
The group entered Nami's room in a grand procession. Then...
They all escaped in less than ten seconds, and at the same time, countless weapons flew towards them from behind.
Knives, swords, clubs, and sticks—you name it!
Kureha, armed with dozens of weapons, shouted menacingly, "This isn't a vegetable market, you little bastards!"
"Where did this strange old woman come from?!" Luffy in surprise.
"And this strange old woman is really fierce!" Zoro said.
The moment Xia Chen heard those two sentences, a bad feeling flashed through his mind. He quickly moved away from Luffy and Zoro.
As expected, Kureha appeared in front of them with speed comparable to Kizaru, and then used the same Conqueror's Coating Nami a heavy punch to Luffy and Zoro. Afterwards, she calmly clapped her hands.
"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all! I'm only a beautiful, young woman in my late thirties!"
After saying that, Kureha turned around and went back into her room, slamming the door shut behind her.
Xia Chen said to Luffy in an annoyed tone, "Tell me, why did you start yelling as soon as you went in? You made us all get kicked out!"
Thinking about this, Xia Chen felt a little indignant. It was all Luffy's fault. Otherwise, as Kureha's good younger brother, he would have been fine. But he set a fire and even this fish got caught in the crossfire.
"How should I know!" Luffy said, his face swollen and aggrieved.
"Who is this strange old woman... cough, who is this beautiful young lady?"
Sanji quickly changed his mind halfway through his sentence. Although Kureha had already entered the room, he couldn't guarantee she wouldn't hear him. If she did, wouldn't he also have to endure the treatment these two good-for-nothings received?
"She's the one who healed Nami, one of only two doctors on the island besides Isshi-20, and also the one who taught Chopper medical skills!"
"Oh ho, so she's the eccentric doctor Mr. Dalton was talking about? She certainly is..."
Before Luffy could finish speaking, Zoro quickly covered his mouth.
"You want her to come out and beat you up again, don't you?"
Upon hearing Zoro's words, Luffy belatedly realized that he had almost said those words again, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He then gave Zoro a grateful look.
Thank goodness Zoro was there!
" Kureha is actually quite good-tempered, she just can't stand it when people say she's old!" Chopper said from the side.
"Oh, no wonder!" Zoro stroked his chin.
"Alright, everyone come inside with me now, and just say whatever I say, understand?" Xia Chen asked, looking at them.
"Understood!" Everyone nodded in unison.
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"Hello, sister!" a group of people said in unison.
"Didn't you hear me say not to be so loud?" Kureha shouted, but this time she didn't chase the crowd away.
Seeing this, Luffy and the others looked at Xia Chen with admiration. "You're so eloquent!"
"Sister, is Nami alright now?"
"Basically..."
"Sister, is Nami alright now?"
Before Kureha could finish speaking, Luffy interrupted her and asked again.
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"We don't need to learn this!" Xia Chen said, suppressing his anger. Didn't you see that no one else is learning it? Are you really that clueless?
"You don't need to learn this!" Luffy's voice rang out again.
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"Sister, I need to take care of something first!" Xia Chen walked towards Luffy with a forced smile.
"Sister, I'll go first..."
Before Luffy could finish speaking, Xia Chen kicked him away, and then...
"Bang bang bang bang!"
"Phew~"
Xia Chen clapped his hands, feeling much better.
"You were the one who told us to imitate your speech, so why are you hitting me now?" Luffy said indignantly.
"Blame it on your lack of tact. Who else should I hit if not you?" Xia Chen said calmly.
"There's nothing I can do, I'm just stronger than you."
" Luffy, when you're not as strong as me, you should keep your head down and be humble~" Xia Chen said, then happily whistled as he walked inside.
"Damn it!" Luffy glared at Xia Chen's retreating figure with hatred. He'd be just as arrogant once he surpassed Xia Chen!
After a period of time~
" Luffy, take this!" Xia Chen shouted, then threw the snowball in his hand at Luffy.
Just then, Luffy dodged the snowballs thrown by Chopper and Usopp, but he was caught off guard and got hit squarely in the face. His entire head was covered in snow.
"Hahaha... Luffy! You look so funny!" Usopp laughed heartily, clutching his stomach.
"That's really funny!" Chopper also burst into laughter.
"Whoosh!"
"Bang!"
Before their laughter had even stopped, two snowballs hit them in the face.
" Xia Chen, why are you hitting us? Aren't we on the same side?" Usopp shouted.
"Yeah, aren't we in cahoots?"
"Tch, you're dividing people into factions for a snowball fight? Everyone I see is an enemy!" Xia Chen said nonchalantly, his smugness filling the air.
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" Luffy, Chopper, I have an idea!" Usopp said with a slightly serious expression.
"Since someone is so arrogant, I think we need to unite and target him!"
"Yeah, I think so too! We need to teach some people a lesson."
"Go! Defeat Xia Chen!" Chopper shouted, waving his arms.
Then the three of them stood in a row, their faces full of resolute expressions, as if Xia Chen were some kind of major villain.
" Xia Chen, I know you're strong, so don't blame us for fighting three against one; it's a recognition of your abilities!"
"Oh? Is that so?" A faint smile appeared on Xia Chen's lips.
"Since you've all put it that way..."
Xia Chen's eyes narrowed, and he softly uttered two words.
" Clone!"
Instantly, fifteen Clone appeared around Xia Chen. Then Xia Chen said calmly, "I know you are strong, so don't blame me for fighting five against one; after all, it's a recognition of your strength!"
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Luffy and his two companions' eyes widened in unison, then they all swallowed hard in unison. They stammered, "Xia... Xia Chen, you're cheating!"
"You started this, so enough with the nonsense, prepare to get a beating!"
"Superior!"
As Xia Chen finished speaking, fifteen of Xia Chen Clone simultaneously rolled snowballs from the ground and launched them at Luffy and his two companions on the opposite side.
You know, the saying "many hands make light work" is absolutely true. Even when it comes to throwing snowballs, the sheer force of fifteen people throwing a snowball is tremendous.
In particular, Xia Chen was incredibly fast at making and throwing snowballs, almost like an assembly line where several people made and threw them in rapid succession. Snowballs flew out like Gatling.
"Run... run away!!!" Usopp shouted. Then the three of them ran away as fast as they could.