As Mr. Orochimaru's consciousness gradually cleared, a sudden, inexplicable sense of grievance welled up within him.
He, Mr. Orochimaru! To be scared by Momonosuke, this was truly unacceptable to him.
The grievance spread like a tide in his heart, causing him to involuntarily lean close to Luffy, wrapping his arms around Luffy's neck and rubbing gently, as if seeking solace.
Luffy was a bit flustered by Mr. Orochimaru's sudden affectionate gesture, not knowing what to do with his hands and feet, and somewhat frantically patted Mr. Orochimaru's back.
"It's okay...it's okay...Momonosuke has changed back."
Zoro watched the flustered Luffy and let out a light cough.
He then took a step forward, deftly pulling Mr. Orochimaru from Luffy's embrace and, like holding a child, sat Mr. Orochimaru on his arm.
"I'll take Mr. Orochimaru to change his clothes; my clothes are too big for him."
As soon as Zoro pulled him, Mr. Orochimaru's face instantly reverted to its usual placid expression...He's saying I'm short, isn't he? He must be saying I'm short.
Mr. Orochimaru raised his arm, sniffed Zoro's clothes he was wearing, and said expressionlessly: "It does smell a bit."
"Huh????"
Upon hearing this, Zoro's face twitched violently, and he subconsciously tightened his arm around Mr. Orochimaru, saying angrily,
"I advise you to choose your words carefully, you're wearing my clothes!!"
At this moment, looking at the shirtless Zoro in front of him, Mr. Orochimaru turned his head away with a look of disdain, not forgetting to add,
"Not only does it smell, but he's also a pervert who doesn't wear clothes."
Hearing this, Usopp and Nami quickly hugged Zoro's arms from both sides.
Their faces were plastered with fawning smiles, and they kept muttering, "Zoro...Zoro, don't be angry...don't be angry, he's having an episode...having an episode...please understand, please understand..."
Zoro's veins bulged on his forehead, and he glared at the person in his arms with fiery eyes.
"Whose clothes do you think you're wearing! If not for you, I'd be naked right now!!
Let go of me!! Today I'm going to kill this damn snake!"
And Robin, at the opportune moment, activated her Flower-Flower Fruit ability, cleverly rescuing Mr. Orochimaru from Zoro's arm from above and directly tossing him towards Sanji, who was leisurely watching the show from the side.
Sanji leaped up, catching the descending Mr. Orochimaru in mid-air with an extremely elegant princess carry.
After landing, a triumphant smile played on his face, and his eyes were full of mockery as he looked at Zoro, whose face was flushed red and whose body temperature seemed to be rising.
"There is a smell of alcohol, no wonder Mr. Orochimaru is disgusted, you stinky Mosshead." Sanji deliberately raised his voice, his words full of teasing.
(ꐦ °᷄ д °᷅) Zoro instantly gritted his teeth in anger, veins bulging on his forehead, and glared at Sanji with wide, furious eyes, shouting, "What the hell are you talking about, you perverted kappa!"
Sanji completely ignored Zoro's anger, a playful smile on his face, holding Mr. Orochimaru steadily in his arms.
He strode towards the interior of the ship, his voice slick as he said,
"Come, Mr. Orochimaru~ Let's go take a nice, comfortable bath together."
Mr. Orochimaru, who had been watching the whole time, frowned slightly.
He reached out and pressed Sanji's shoulder, using the leverage to flip up lightly, then swung his leg and stomped hard on Sanji's face, coldly spitting out one word: "Scram!"
Without another glance at Sanji, who now had a shoe print on his face, Mr. Orochimaru turned and entered the cabin, not forgetting to toss Zoro's clothes out through the door crack.
Sanji, meanwhile, lay peacefully on the ground; Mr. Orochimaru's kick had been a bit too forceful, causing an accidental "shift" in Sanji's perspective.
This allowed him to glimpse certain parts he shouldn't have seen, of course.
Sanji automatically censored the parts he didn't want to see, and what remained in his vision was a expanse of fair skin.
In that instant, Sanji felt his blood rush, and a warm liquid uncontrollably flowed from his nose.
With a serene and satisfied expression, he fell straight backward with a dull thud, hitting the ground heavily and kicking up a slight cloud of dust.
Chopper let out a sharp cry of panic and quickly scurried over on his short legs.
"Sanji!!!! Why are you bleeding from your nose again!!!"
His furry little face was filled with worry and anxiety, his eyes wide, as he bounced around Sanji, constantly using his stethoscope to find the problem.
Sanji's eyes were filled with red hearts, and he kept giggling foolishly.
"Hehehe...Momonosuke..."
The sunny was in chaos. Kin'emon, holding the unconscious Momonosuke, knelt in a corner, staring anxiously at Momonosuke.
Chopper's diagnosis was extreme fright; the minor abrasions caused by Luffy were negligible.
Trafalgar Law, on the other hand, stared blankly at this group of people. Who were these people?
This was not quite like the Straw Hat he had imagined.
When Mr. Orochimaru reappeared in fresh clothes, Law coughed, breaking the comical scene.
Sanji took the towel Chopper offered, wiped his face, lit a cigarette, and resumed his melancholic demeanor, as if nothing had just happened.
Law looked at the group, now restored, and stood in the middle of them.
"Our next destination is Dressrosa, where I have something I must do."
"Dre! Dressrosa!" Kin'emon heard Law's words and, holding Momonosuke, walked over.
Seeing Kin'emon approach, Luffy on the stairs subconsciously grasped Mr. Orochimaru's hand beside him, looking at Kin'emon.
(There's an image, roughly →)
"What's wrong? Do you know it?"
Kin'emon's emotions were a bit agitated, and he spoke somewhat incoherently.
"This one...no...that is precisely where this one wishes to go. Are you also going there for business?"
Luffy's eyes blinked, and he replied with a bewildered expression: "Ah...probably."
Trafalgar Law heard this, and a drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, slowly sliding down his cheek.
"You...you don't understand at all, do you."
(^ᗨ^) Hmm...Luffy smiled brightly.
Law, caught off guard, was choked up again.
Robin tilted her head, looking at the miserable Law.
"So who is our target?"
Law, finally having someone to talk to, was almost overjoyed, but he still had to maintain his cool demeanor.
"It's Doflamingo."
Usopp, upon hearing that name, instantly flashed in front of Law.
(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) "Doflamingo!! That Shichibukai??? He should be the most troublesome thing, right?"
Law dodged Usopp's tears.
"It can't be helped, the operation has already begun."
"What operation?" Zoro looked at Law, confused.
The idiotic Luffy also looked at him excitedly, "Yeah! Tell us, what's the operation!"
Law felt like he had sighed more today than in his entire life.
So he explained to the group about forming an alliance with Luffy, first taking down Doflamingo, and then jointly taking down Kaido.
"Form an alliance to defeat a Four Emperors???"
The group couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Usopp nervously looked at the excited group.
"Wait, wait! Everyone calm down first! Putting everything else aside, at least...those who object, raise your hands!!!"
Usopp was the first to raise his hand, looking at the group.
Chopper and Nami quickly followed suit, raising their hands.
Then, to everyone's disbelief,
Mr. Orochimaru also silently raised his hand.
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