" Demon King Xia Chen!"
Smoker looked at the man before him with a grave expression. The injury he had sustained last time was still throbbing slightly!
What are you doing here?
"I'm here to buy something!" Xia Chen said, shrugging.
"The pirates came here just to buy something?"
"Well, I told you, but you didn't believe me. What can I do?" Xia Chen said helplessly. Why is it that these days, nobody believes the truth?
"So, what do you plan to do now, Colonel Smoker?" Xia Chen said calmly, looking at Smoker.
"Of course, we're going to arrest you!" Smoker said, as white smoke began to billow from his body.
"If that's what you think, I suggest you save your breath. You should be well aware of the difference in strength between us. You... could never be my match!"
"So what? Even if I'm no match for you, as long as I'm still a Marine, I will never allow a pirate like you to get away with it!"
"Hey, watch your mouth! What do you mean, 'a pirate like me'? What have I ever done?" Xia Chen retorted without any politeness.
Even if you haven't done anything wrong, that's only temporary. A pirate is a pirate, and can never change his evil nature.
"Hey, when did you start talking like that Akainu, you white-haired thug?"
Xia Chen was a little annoyed. "I'm being so polite to you, and you're taking advantage of me? Since that's the case..."
Xia Chen's eyes turned cold, and in the next instant he appeared in front of Smoker. His Ryuo was wrapped in Armament Haki, and he slammed it heavily into Smoker's stomach.
Smoker was still wondering if Xia Chen had seen Akainu, but before he knew it, Xia Chen had appeared in front of him, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
The next second, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach, then everything went black, and I instantly lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Why bother?
Xia Chen looked at Smoker lying on the ground and said calmly.
If it weren't for the fact that Smoker is a genuinely righteous Marine, he would have sent him down to have tea with Qu Yuan long ago.
Unless you really provoke him, he probably won't go for the kill.
This is not to say that he is a saint, but because the pirate world really needs a navy like this to maintain order.
Although he is a pirate, he doesn't actually have a good impression of most pirates.
Just as Smoker said, most pirates are arsonists, murderers, and plunderers, committing all sorts of atrocities. Slaughtering civilians is commonplace for them, something they do with ease. In some ways, they are even more heinous than the Celestial Dragons.
But you can't condemn someone outright. Like him, he's definitely a good pirate, right?
Yes! At least that's what he thinks!
Then Xia Chen turned to Chopper and said, " Chopper, let's go. We should go back and find Luffy and the others. We've been held up by this idiot Marine for a while, and who knows what might happen if we go back too late..."
After a period of time~
Xia Chen looked at the five people who were still standing there and couldn't help but rub his forehead slightly.
Damn it, what I feared still happened!
" Nami, where did that idiot Luffy go?"
"I don't know!" Nami shook her head.
He was here at first, but then he disappeared in the blink of an eye!
"That idiot, he's always causing trouble for others!"
"These are the clothes I bought. You can change into them. Let's go look for him together!" Xia Chen pretended to be normal as he took out the clothes from his System Space and handed them to them.
After a while~
" Xia Chen, this outfit... is it for a dancer?" Vivi asked uncertainly.
"Huh? I don't know! I just thought it looked nice, so I bought it!" Xia Chen said, pretending to know nothing.
At that moment, Sanji walked over and put his arm around Xia Chen's shoulder, giving him a subtle thumbs-up. Xia Chen returned the gesture with a look.
Men understand men best!
But to be fair, Vivi's assets... are quite substantial!
"Golden Apple?"
"Eating one will grant you a thousand years of life? Really?"
(☆▽☆)!
Chopper and Usopp stared in astonishment at the golden apple in the vendor's hand and asked...
"Of course it's true! I'm honest and straightforward. Seeing how sincere you two are, you can take the golden apple for just one thousand Beli!"
The vendor put on an expression of blaming himself for losing money and said to the two men, but inwardly he was chuckling, "I've fooled two more idiots!"
"Boss, was this apple originally golden, or was it painted on later?" a voice asked quietly.
"Of course it's natural!" the vendor answered instinctively, but then seemed to realize something and quickly turned his head to look.
Xia Chen was watching his shop assistant apply dye by pulling back the cloth behind him.
"Ah, this..." Sweat instantly beaded on the vendor's forehead.
"Hehe!"
"I must say, even though this golden apple is fake, it tastes really good!" Zoro said after taking a bite of the golden apple.
"It's actually quite good, especially the layer of juice on top, which elevates the taste of this apple to a whole new level!" Xia Chen said casually.
Xia Chen had only intended to expose the boss, but he unexpectedly discovered that the dye he used was actually a golden-yellow fruit juice.
Thus, what was originally meant to be exposing counterfeits turned into coercion!
He directly threatened the shop owner, giving him a large bag of apples and a large bucket of that kind of juice, saying that if he didn't give them to him, he would expose him and let everyone know that he was a liar.
Through this series of actions, they are now all enjoying free golden apples!
Since Smoker constantly proclaims that pirates are evil, isn't it reasonable for him to do some of the things pirates are supposed to do?
Lost in thought, Xia Chen took another bite of the apple.
So sweet!
" Ace, what are you doing here?"
As they were walking, a shout suddenly came from a nearby restaurant.
The moment they heard that sound, everyone turned to look in that direction.
Unsurprisingly, they found their target!
Inside the restaurant, Luffy looked at Ace with delight.
He originally just wanted to try something different, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected surprise.
He met his Ace, who had set sail three years earlier than him.
He was undoubtedly excited at that moment, and even the speed at which he put food in his mouth slowed down a little.
Moreover, due to Xia Chen's intervention, Smoker, who should have been here, was nowhere to be found.
The two of them started chatting while eating in the restaurant.
" Luffy, are you full?" Ace suddenly asked Luffy.
"It's alright, not very full!"
A smile appeared on Ace's face upon hearing this.
"Well... how about we have a contest to see who can eat the most?"
"(⊙o⊙)..."
Luffy was stunned for a moment, then he and Ace began to wolf down the food on the table.
When they both realized that the other had started eating without even saying hello, they simultaneously pointed at each other and said:
You cheated!
The next moment, the two buried themselves in their food again.
They truly are brothers; their movements are exactly the same!