One Piece: From Ninja To Pirates Chapter 138: A Grown Daughter's Heart Belongs Elsewhere~

Seeing that iser didn't continue speaking, Galette breathed a sigh of relief.

That strange noise earlier must have co from her brother... Galette thought to herself.

If iser kept saying such things, there was no guarantee it wouldn't provoke her brother.

With iser's current strength... he absolutely couldn't be her brother's match.

And... if the two were to fight, things would escalate beyond repair—that wasn't sothing she wanted to see.

Katakuri had also guessed Galette's thoughts and silently sighed while sitting on the rooftop.

But as their mother's children, what could they do?

"By the way," Galette changed the subject, "how long will you be staying here?"

"Until the coating is finished."

"So about three to five days." Galette nodded. "Then... before you go to Fish-Man Island, could you take around here?"

"Just think of it as ti spent between friends~"

Galette regained her liveliness and blinked at iser. "You wouldn't refuse to have a beauty like accompany you shopping, would you?"

"Just for being Lola's sister, I wouldn't refuse."

Since she was family to his friend, showing her around wasn't a problem.

Besides... this Galette really didn't give off any bad vibes.

She didn't carry the airs of a Four Emperors Crew mber at all—in fact, she seed quite approachable.

"Sure~"

Galette smiled, not resisting this reasoning.

As long as they spent ti together, the distance between them would naturally shrink.

After all... her figure and looks were quite impressive.

"By the way, Galette," iser said, "the reason your mother wants to marry into your family... is it because I'm a Ninja?"

"Yes."

Galette answered frankly. "That's part of it."

Perhaps worried iser might overthink it, she explained, "iser, this world is actually very cruel. Those without value don't even deserve attention."

"Only those with sufficient strength or talent receive more notice."

"And you... are such a person."

Galette didn't avoid the topic and spoke openly about it.

Because this was the truth!

In the world of pirates, it was just that brutal!

So Galette wasn't afraid to let iser know, directly and honestly stating the facts—her approach was all about sincerity.

iser nodded. It seed that no matter which world it was, the law of the jungle remained unchanged.

Then, iser teased, "I thought you were just into looks."

"Your face is very attractive to too," Galette said. "Otherwise, why do you think I said I liked you at first sight?"

She admitted she was a shallow person and really liked iser's face—there was nothing wrong with saying so.

As she spoke, Galette crossed her legs, as if deliberately showing off her ter-long legs.

"You're really honest."

"Please, I'm here to find myself a husband—of course I have to be honest." Galette said. "If I weren't sincere, how could I win your heart?"

"Hmm, straight to the point as always."

Galette rolled her eyes at iser—this guy was truly impossible to sway.

"By the way, could you tell about your trip to Enies Lobby?" Galette asked curiously.

She had read in the papers about the Straw Hat Pirates causing chaos at Enies Lobby, but the details were sparse.

Galette could guess why—it was likely the World Governnt's doing, deliberately obscuring the truth.

"Ah, yeah," iser chuckled. "We did make quite a ss there."

"But why would you attack Enies Lobby?" Galette pressed.

Pirates usually avoided stirring up trouble in such places—after all, it was the World Governnt's pride and joy. Invading it could even draw the attention of a Marine Admiral.

"Because soone took our crewmate," iser replied. "So we went to take them back."

"That was the reason?"

Galette looked at iser in surprise. He'd actually challenged the World Governnt over sothing like that?

Just how strong were the bonds between them?

Most pirate crews would've abandoned a captured mber by then.

This group... really was different.

"Yeah, and to wipe us out, they launched a Buster Call."

"A Buster Call?!" Galette gasped. "You survived a Buster Call unscathed?"

"More accurately, we crushed it."

Galette: "..."

Staring at iser's grinning face, Galette was utterly speechless.

What on earth had happened back then? The Straw Hat Pirates actually defeating a Buster Call... That was beyond anything she could've imagined.

But Galette didn't press further. Just as iser hadn't pried into the Charlotte Pirates' affairs, she couldn't ask for too many details either.

This... was their unspoken understanding.

After a brief silence, Galette muttered, "That's... impressive."

"Oh, Galette," iser suddenly perked up. "You ntioned your brother left to handle so business earlier... Was it Katakuri?"

"Yeah."

Galette nodded, not bothering to ask how he knew. Their arrival on the island had been anything but subtle, so iser could've easily heard about her brother from others.

"So when will he be back?" iser asked, his face lighting up with excitent.

Galette: "???"

What?

This guy had zero interest in her but was eager to see her brother?

Wait a minute...

Studying iser's enthusiastic expression, Galette's face twisted into one of hesitant realization.

"What's wrong?"

"You... don't tell you're into n?"

iser: "..."

Struck dumb, iser gaped at Galette in disbelief.

"What kind of idea is that?!"

Had he said sothing misleading?

How could she possibly think he liked n?!

No way—this needed imdiate clarification!

"A gorgeous woman like is standing right here, yet you're more interested in my brother... What else am I supposed to think?"

"That's not it at all!" iser groaned. "I just want to fight him!"

Galette breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this—so it wasn't like that after all.

Then, she asked curiously, "Why?"

"Because your brother's Haki is really strong," iser grinned. "I'd love to spar with soone that skilled."

The mont these words left his mouth, a certain brother-in-law's eyes instantly lit up, his whole body practically vibrating with excitent.

This was a perfectly justifiable reason to beat the guy up!!

But before he could act, his Observation Haki picked up Galette's words, and his expression imdiately turned exasperated.

This girl...

Katakuri sighed helplessly, suddenly struck by the feeling that... a grown daughter was no longer her family's to keep.

"Let's save the fighting for another ti," Galette said. She could understand iser wanting to test his skills against her brother.

But... if her brother showed up now, iser would definitely get pumled.

After all... Big Brother Katakuri was the leader of the Sweet Four Generals!

His strength was unparalleled, far beyond what iser could handle at this point. If they fought, it would most likely be a one-sided beatdown.

So it was better to drop it.

"No, I really want to—"

Before iser could finish, Galette cut him off. "My brother isn't here."

iser opened his mouth but ultimately sighed in resignation. "Fine."

If the man wasn't even here, there was no point pushing it. It wasn't like he could kidnap Galette and demand Katakuri co to ransom her.

If he hadn't known the truth, he might have considered it. But... now that he understood why she was here, he couldn't do that.

At the end of the day, she was Lola's sister.

Seeing that iser had dropped the subject, Galette relaxed and smiled. "How about we go shopping?"

Noticing his hesitation, she pressed, "Co on~"

"Alright, sure."

iser stood up. "Let's go. Maybe we'll run into so other Supernovas while we're at it."

Galette couldn't help but sigh at his words.

This guy... even now, he couldn't stop thinking about picking fights?

What a... driven man!

"Hey, Zoro!"

iser turned and called out to Zoro in the distance. "We're heading out for a bit. Wanna co?"

Hearing this, Zoro stood up, but before he could respond, he noticed the woman behind iser suddenly change expression.

Her smile vanished in an instant, replaced by a blank stare directed straight at him.

Her face practically scread: Could the third wheel please get lost?!

She hadn't even brought her own brother along!

Zoro: "???"

"Huh?"

Noticing Zoro's odd reaction, iser turned back to glance at Galette, only to find her still smiling warmly, looking perfectly friendly.

Zoro: "..."

The speed at which won change expressions... truly puts to sha...

After silently complaining to himself, Zoro said, "You two go ahead. I'll head back to the ship."

Now that he'd confird this woman wasn't a threat, there was no need to stick with iser.

After all, iser wasn't a kid.

And... he had zero interest in being a third wheel.

"Not going, huh..." iser nodded and said, "Alright, got it."

"You do rember where our ship is, right?"

"Of course I rember. How could I forget sothing so important?" Zoro replied.

Their ship was docked at Tree No. 1—there was no way he'd get lost.

With that thought, Zoro strode off without looking back, saying, "I'm heading out. See you on the ship."

"Alright, be careful on the way."

After watching Zoro leave, iser turned to Galette and said, "Let's go take a look around. I haven't had the chance to explore here yet."

"Okay~"

With slightly flushed cheeks, Galette took iser's hand and led him away.

Co to think of it... this was her first ti going on a date with a man.

"Ah..." A certain brother-in-law hiding in the shadows sighed quietly. It seed he'd have to keep lurking a while longer.

"Whew—"

"With this much stuff, we're set for a while," Sanji said, wiping sweat from his brow.

This ti, they'd bought several million Berries' worth of supplies—more than enough to last them a long ti.

"If rry or iser had co with us, we could've bought even more," Franky remarked.

"It's fine, this is plenty."

The supplies they'd purchased were more than enough to last them until the next island, even with Luffy's bottomless stomach.

Besides... they still had that giant Sea King they hadn't eaten yet.

"Yeah, you're right."

As he spoke, Franky glanced up at the bubbles overhead and sighed. "Too bad these Bubble Cars are useless outside this place. They'd make great transportation otherwise."

Honestly, he really liked the Bubble Cars here, but since the bubbles depended on the local environnt, there wasn't much he could do about it.

"Didn't Miss Camie say they work on Fish-Man Island too?" Sanji pointed out. "If you like it that much, why not just buy one when we returned the rental?"

"Only an idiot would buy this thing," Franky said, rolling his eyes. "I could build this junk myself—it's just the bubbles that are the problem."

What he wanted wasn't just to use it on Fish-Man Island—he wanted it to work everywhere else too.

But sadly, that wasn't possible.

"Well, tough luck then," Sanji said, shrugging. "If nothing else, you could at least enjoy it while you're here."

"Nah, let's wait for that Coating Craftsman to show up first," Franky waved him off.

He was really looking forward to eting that old man—after all... he was the Pirate King's vice-captain!!

"Speaking of which... why hasn't that old man arrived yet?" Sanji wondered, looking toward the shore. "It's been over an hour..."

They hadn't taken that long shopping, so why hadn't the old man shown up yet?

Had sothing gone wrong?

But that didn't make sense—soone of his caliber would definitely make a scene if he got into a fight, so the odds of that were slim.

"Just be patient," Franky said. "Maybe sothing ca up."

"We've got three or four days to wait anyway—what's another hour or two?"

As a shipwright, Franky had plenty of patience.

After all... many tis, they needed to spend long hours shaping a piece of wood into the desired form.

This process was extrely tedious, and without sufficient patience, perfection was impossible.

One could say that good shipwrights never lacked patience.

"Alright."

Sanji sighed helplessly. What else could he say?

Just then, the ship's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang, imdiately grabbing both of their attention.

"Buro buro buro~"

"Buro buro buro~"

"Buro buro buro~"

"Den Den Mushi?"

Franky frowned. "Who could it be?"

"Probably Nami and the others!" Sanji grinned as he ran over, adding, "No one else has the habit of carrying a Den Den Mushi."

Click

After answering, Sanji spoke, "Hello, this is Sanji. Is that Na—"

"Sanji!!!"

"Huh?"

Sanji glanced at the Den Den Mushi's expression and saw Chopper—who was crying. Had sothing terrible happened?

"Sanji, is that you?"

"It's , Chopper," Sanji replied. "What's going on?"

"It's bad, really bad!"

"Chopper, stop crying first. Calm down and tell properly."

After forcefully sucking back his snot, Chopper stamred, "Sanji... Camie and rry are missing..."

"Hachi said they were kidnapped by slave traders! What do we do now?"

Crack!

Franky and Sanji froze as if struck by lightning, their faces filled with disbelief.

Their little rry and Camie... kidnapped by slave traders?!

Sanji's veins bulged on his forehead. What the hell were Luffy and the others doing?! How could they let this happen under their watch?!

"If we don't find them... they'll be slaves for life!"

"Sanji!!"

Listening to Chopper's sobbing, Sanji took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his rage.

He knew this wasn't the ti to lose his temper. The priority was finding them.

"Where are you now?"

"At Sabaody Park. I'm using the No. 5 public Den Den Mushi."

"Got it. Stay put and wait for us," Sanji ordered. "I'll call the Flying Fish Riders right away."

Without hesitation, he hung up.

"Damn, what a ss," Franky muttered, frowning. "To think they'd get snatched by slave traders..."

"With Luffy—a man with a 420 million Berries bounty—around, they still dared to strike... These traffickers have so nerve."

Sanji didn't respond. Instead, he dialed the Flying Fish Riders' number.

"Hello?"

"It's ," Sanji said darkly. "Where are you?"

"Ah~"

"Black Leg-sama!" Duval laughed. "We're just out shopp—"

"Cut the chatter. Get to now," Sanji interrupted. "I need your help."

Though Sanji's tone was sharp, Duval didn't take offense and chuckled, "Got it. Give your location."

"Dock 41."

"Understood~"

Glancing at the disconnected Den Den Mushi, Duval furrowed his brows. He could tell the other party's voice had been frantic...

Perhaps sothing bad had happened.

Thinking this, Duval declared: "Listen up, n! Black Leg needs our help. What do we do?!"

"Through fire and water!"

"Well said!" Duval waved his hand grandly. "Rosy Life Riders, move out!"

"Yes, Handso!"

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