Xia Chen looked calmly at the people from Baroque Works rushing towards him, showing no intention of taking them seriously.
But Cobra, standing behind, thought differently. He hurriedly shouted, "Mr. Xia Chen, step back and let the soldiers handle this!"
"No need for all that trouble, it'll be quick!"
After saying that, Xia Chen's eyes narrowed, and his Conqueror's Haki burst forth. Instantly, all the people who came towards him lay motionless on the ground with their eyes rolled back.
"Done, job done!"
After saying that, Xia Chen headed towards the palace.
But everyone else was completely dumbfounded by this seemingly miraculous scene; their eyes widened, and suddenly they all collapsed?
"What terrifying power!" Cobra exclaimed in horror.
After realizing what had happened, he looked around, his eyes welling up with tears. It was finally over!
One day later~
Alubarna Royal Palace.
"Your Majesty, the various reconstruction efforts following the disaster are proceeding smoothly under Princess Vivi's guidance," Captain Igaram of the Kingdom's Guard reported to Cobra.
"Yes!" Cobra nodded with satisfaction.
Cobra had complete confidence in Vivi's abilities; with her around, everything would be fine.
Suddenly, Cobra seemed to remember something and asked Igaram, "By the way, how are the benefactors?"
"Oh, they've been eating ever since they woke up yesterday. Terralotta said he's a bit overwhelmed." Igaram smiled as he said this.
"Only..."
"Hmm? But what?" Cobra asked, puzzled, seeing Igaram's hesitant expression.
"But Miss Allsunday, one of Crocodile's former subordinates, is with them too!"
"What??"
What are you doing here?
In the royal palace's dining room, everyone stared in shock at Robin, who was huddled up in a fighting stance.
"Why can't I be here?" Robin said with a faint smile as he flipped through the book.
"What are you talking about? You're from Baroque Works, a ruthless killer!" Usopp said, mustering his courage.
Don't worry about the details; that's all in the past!
"How could I not care!"
(╬▔盘▔)╯!
After a period of time~
After everyone calmed down a bit, Nami crossed her arms and asked coldly, "So, what do you want to do now?"
"I want to join your pirate crew, is that alright?"
"What??"
The group, who had just calmed down, immediately stood up again.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Nami was the first to jump out and object.
"That's right, how could we let someone who was our enemy yesterday join us?" Usopp and Chopper shouted as well.
Zoro remained silent, but his expression clearly indicated his disagreement.
on the contrary...
"Beautiful lady, you are very welcome on this ship. Please feel free to ask if there is anything you need!" Sanji said elegantly as he walked up to Robin.
"Thank you!" Robin said with a smile.
(ω)!
Sanji, KO!
"You idiot Perverted Cook!" Zoro and the others cursed in unison.
Then Robin's gaze fell on Luffy.
"Captain, what do you think?"
"Okay, sure!" Luffy nodded.
Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Chopper: "You bastard, don't just agree to anything!"
"Oh, Chopper, you're so cute!" Robin exclaimed.
"Even if you say someone is cute, it doesn't make them happy, you jerk!"
Chopper, defeated!
The original quartet now consists of only three members.
Xia Chen, who was standing nearby, watched this scene with great interest. He had been wondering if the significant changes in the plot would affect Robin's ability to board their ship, but now it seemed there wouldn't be any problems.
Robin actually volunteered to board their ship, and he even knows how to take them down one by one—that's interesting!
"Forget about it! There's no way I'll let you on board!" Nami said calmly, then looked at Xia Chen.
" Xia Chen, say something!"
"Huh? Me? I have no objection!" Xia Chen said calmly after taking a sip of tea.
"How come even you..."
"I have a bag of jewels I got from Crocodile!"
Before Nami could finish speaking, Robin took out a bag and placed it on the table, making a crisp sound as she shook it.
Seeing this, Nami slowly walked over, took Robin's hand, and said earnestly, "Please be on our ship!"
Zoro and Usopp: (⊙o⊙)...
"These weak-willed guys will ultimately have to rely on the two of us to hold them off!" Usopp's eyes narrowed slightly.
"That's right!" Zoro replied.
"Hey, Usopp!" Luffy suddenly shouted, and then two hands created by Robin's Flower-Flower Fruit appeared above his head.
"I'm Chopper ~"
"Hahaha..."
Zoro:...
In the end, only Zoro remained from the four-man resistance group. Seeing this, he said nothing more, but instead sat down next to Xia Chen Xia Chen and asked him:
Why did you agree to let that woman board the ship?
"Why not? It'll be more fun with one more person, won't it?" Xia Chen replied with a smile.
Hearing this, Zoro looked at him suspiciously. He had a feeling that Xia Chen wasn't telling him the truth, but since things had come to this point, he didn't ask any more questions.
Everyone on the ship agreed; was he really going to stubbornly refuse?
Xia Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zoro didn't ask any more questions; he didn't know what to say if he asked any further.
Should we say that Robin was supposed to be a member of this ship from the start? How could that be?
So, things are fine as they are now!
"My benefactors, are you satisfied with the food?"
At that moment, Cobra, Vivi, and Igaram walked in from outside.
"Oh! It's delicious! Thank you for your hospitality, sir!" Luffy shouted.
"That's good! I'm glad you're satisfied. I was worried our food wouldn't suit your taste!"
"How could that be? This chef's skills are quite good. I'd love to meet him and exchange cooking tips with him!" Sanji said from the side.
"Oh? Really? Which handsome guy wants to have a cooking contest with me?"
A voice came, and then a person who looked exactly like Igaram walked over, though not exactly related to him.
"Two curly-haired middle-aged men?" Luffy's eyes widened in surprise.
"No, this is Mrs. Igaram, Miss Terralotta!" Vivi explained from the side.
Everyone: "What???"
"There should be a limit to how much a couple can look alike, right?" Zoro said, his face turning ashen.
He felt that twins were far more convincing than married couples.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Cobra suddenly suggested, "If you're full, there's a large bathhouse in the palace. Would anyone be interested?"
"The Great Bathhouse!"
(☆▽☆)!
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up with excitement, looking on with great anticipation...