One Piece: From Ninja To Pirates Chapter 371: Isn't It a Bit Inappropriate to Run Off with So

"Ah..."

"I'm full!"

Luffy, having devoured everything on the table, lay back on it with a look of pure satisfaction. "The food on Fish-Man Island really is delicious~"

Even though there wasn't any of his favorite large chunks of at, the flavors here were still excellent.

"Mr. Luffy's appetite is truly astonishing," Shirahoshi remarked.

He looked like a little person under two ters tall, yet he could eat everything on the table... That was just too impressive!

"This guy's appetite really is sothing else," iser added.

Not only had Luffy polished off Shirahoshi's lunch, but iser suspected he could easily handle another serving.

Luffy didn't argue, just grinned widely, taking their words as complints.

Then, Luffy said, "You've been stuck here for so many years, you must be going stir-crazy."

"Not really, I've gotten used to it, so..."

Looking at the girl putting on a brave face, Luffy laughed. "Don't you have any places you want to go?"

"Well, there are a few, but..."

"Then let's go out for a stroll!"

"Huh?"

Hearing Luffy's words, iser was dumbfounded. "Wait... Luffy, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Running off with soone's daughter right after arriving on their turf... What kind of idea is that?"

"What's the big deal?" Luffy grinned. "It's not like we're going to do anything to her. We're just taking her out for a walk."

"Consider it a thank you for treating us to a al."

Looking at Luffy's big, cheerful smile, iser's expression grew hesitant, clearly sowhat swayed by Luffy's reasoning.

Thinking about it carefully... this girl who hadn't left the Hard Shell Tower in ten years really was pitiful.

So... taking her out for a stroll wasn't entirely out of the question.

But ultimately, they still needed to respect the person involved.

With that thought, iser nodded and turned to Shirahoshi. "What do you think?"

If she was willing, then he had nothing more to say.

"Going out for a walk..." A glimr of anticipation appeared in Shirahoshi's eyes, but thinking of the dangers outside, she hesitated again.

"Yeah, a walk!" Luffy nodded emphatically.

"But..."

"Shark!"

galo rushed over and shook his head at Luffy, indicating that it was dangerous outside and Princess Shirahoshi shouldn't be taken out.

"It's fine."

As if understanding galo's words, Luffy said, "With and iser here, even if sothing flies at her, she won't get hurt."

"Huh?"

iser gave Luffy a sowhat surprised look. Could this guy actually understand galo's words?

How did he manage that?

"Shark!"

"Don't worry, leave it to us."

Luffy nodded at galo, then turned to look at Shirahoshi and said, "What's your decision?"

"I haven't prepared myself ntally yet..."

"It's just a walk, why make it so complicated?" Luffy said, looking at Shirahoshi with a headache.

What kind of ntal preparation does sothing like this even need?

"Probably because she's been stuck here for too long, so she's too scared to go out," iser guessed.

Maybe... this Princess Shirahoshi has turned into an ultimate social recluse?

It's not impossible.

"What's there to be afraid of when we're here?" Luffy frowned and said, "What a coward!"

Shirahoshi: !!!

Hearing Luffy's words, Shirahoshi burst into tears with a wail.

"Lord Luffy is so an!!!"

Luffy: ???

Luffy looked at Shirahoshi with a face full of question marks. When had he been an?

He always spoke to his crewmates with this sa attitude.

"Shark!"

galo darted to Luffy's side, excitedly waving its fins at him as if saying: Don't scare Princess Shirahoshi!

Taking in everyone's reactions, iser said helplessly, "That's what happens when you stay cooped up for too long."

If you don't interact with the outside world for years, it's easy to beco an ultimate social recluse.

Shaking his head, iser looked up and said, "Shirahoshi, Luffy is actually right. Staying here for so long really isn't good for you."

"Now's a rare opportunity, so just go out for a stroll."

"With us here, you won't be in any danger anyway."

Once they went down, he could also send out a Shadow Clone to investigate the rfolk kidnapping case.

As for Uncle Neptune's side?

With Usopp and the others there... those guys have probably been dealt with already, so iser wasn't in a hurry to go find them.

After hearing iser's words, Shirahoshi stopped sobbing, then parted her fingers to reveal her large eyes and said, "Does Lord iser also want to go out for a walk?"

"It's not about what I want, but about what you want," iser said. "If there's sowhere you'd like to go, the two of us will take you there."

"With us around, no one will be able to threaten you."

After a pause, he continued, "This is a rare chance. Think it over carefully."

Hearing this, Shirahoshi fell silent. Thinking about it carefully... besides these two lords, there really wasn't anyone else who could safely take her out for a walk.

After all, Vander Decken's ability was terrifying. Even her father couldn't protect her every mont.

At this thought, Shirahoshi's eyes began to waver.

"Don't you have sowhere you want to go?" Luffy asked curiously.

"Sowhere I want to go..."

Hearing Luffy's words, a na imdiately surfaced in Shirahoshi's mind.

Then, her eyes gradually grew moist as she said, "Sea... Sea Forest!"

"I've always dread of going there..."

As soon as the words left her mouth, Shirahoshi's tears began to flow uncontrollably.

"But it's just a place I said I wanted to go, why are you crying again?" Luffy said with a headache. "What a troubleso person."

"I'm sorry... please don't be angry with ..."

Looking at Shirahoshi, who had started wailing again, Luffy scratched his head, truly at a loss for what to do.

iser also looked at Shirahoshi with so helplessness. This girl's courage was even smaller than he had imagined.

Just then, a terrifying rumbling sound ca from outside the Hard Shell Tower, as if sothing had crashed against it.

And this ti, unlike before, the rumbling didn't stop after just one impact!

"Again?" Luffy turned to look at the door, frowning. "What a bad guy."

"This ti there are many more attacks than last ti," iser also said with a frown. "He really intends to kill Shirahoshi."

If he can't have her, he'll destroy her?

Ah, that Vander Decken really is scum.

Seeing Shirahoshi, frightened, burrow under the covers, galo's eyes filled with deep concern.

Glancing at the trembling Shirahoshi, iser sighed, then turned to Luffy and said, "It's really hard on this girl."

If Vander Decken keeps this up from ti to ti... Shirahoshi probably can't even sleep properly.

Over ti, it could lead to a nervous breakdown, so... it's understandable that her personality has beco timid because of this.

Luffy, anwhile, looked at Shirahoshi and said, "You really are a coward."

"Maybe I should just call you a scaredy-cat."

"Scaredy-cat?!"

Shirahoshi, who had just erged from under the covers again, looked at Luffy with a confused expression. What did he an by scaredy-cat?

"You're so timid, what else would you be but a scaredy-cat?"

After staring at Luffy for a mont, Shirahoshi's eyes grew moist again, looking as if she was about to cry.

Seeing this, iser imdiately said, "Shirahoshi, don't you want to go to the Sea Forest anymore?"

Distracted by iser's change of topic, Shirahoshi held back her tears and lowered her head, saying, "Can I really go...?"

"Why not?" iser smiled. "You have the right to choose too, don't you?"

"But Father told it's dangerous outside the tower, so I'm afraid to go out, so... so..."

Watching Shirahoshi's voice grow softer and softer, iser shook his head and said, "Shirahoshi, just tell us, do you want to go to the Sea Forest you've been dreaming about or not!"

"If you want to, the two of us can take you there, and we'll guarantee your safety throughout the journey!"

Looking into iser's extrely serious eyes, Shirahoshi fell silent for a mont, then clenched her fists and said, "You... you two can really guarantee my safety?"

"You really, really can take ..."

"Of course!"

iser smiled. "Leave it to us with confidence!"

After receiving this definite answer from the hero of Fish-Man Island, Shirahoshi's eyes grew moist again.

"Then... then please, both of you, take there!"

After saying this, Shirahoshi began to cry again.

"You really are a crybaby," Luffy said. "If you keep crying, we won't take you."

"I'm sorry... I'm just too happy."

Watching Shirahoshi wiping away her tears there, iser and Luffy both wore helpless expressions on their faces.

Her courage... really was a bit too small.

"But going out like this would draw too much attention," iser said, stroking his chin. "We need to think of a way."

After all, she was the princess of this country. If they took her out directly, so unexpected situations might arise, so—

Should he use Wood Release to hide her? iser thought to himself.

But before iser could speak, Luffy said, "I have a great idea!"

Seeing Luffy grinning with his teeth showing, a question mark popped up above iser's head.

What great idea?

But when he noticed where Luffy was looking, he was imdiately rendered speechless.

Then, iser pointed at galo and said, "You're not planning to have Shirahoshi hide in galo's mouth, are you?"

"That's right!"

Luffy said with his hands on his hips, "That's exactly what I was thinking!"

Hearing this, iser was once again rendered speechless, while galo showed an utterly horrified expression.

Put the princess in his mouth?

Wasn't that a joke!

"Are you serious?" iser asked, tilting his head as he looked at Luffy.

"Of course."

Luffy said, "Don't you think it's a great idea!"

This ti, iser didn't answer imdiately. Instead, he carefully examined Shirahoshi's size, then turned to look at galo's size.

After calculating in his mind, he nodded and said, "Hmm, this thod should be feasible. It's just that galo will have to suffer a bit."

galo:

Sirs, there's no need for this!

"Then let's do it this way," Shirahoshi said.

If she hid in galo's mouth... she would feel more secure.

galo: ???

Seeing Princess Shirahoshi looking at him with such anticipation, galo was completely dumbfounded.

What was going on?

For a mont, galo felt like crying.

"Do you need my help?"

As he spoke, iser released the skeletal arm of Susanoo.

"No need, I can do it myself," Shirahoshi said, shaking her head.

Although she had never tried this thod before... she thought she could do it!

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you."

iser nodded, then canceled Susanoo.

After doing this, he glanced at Luffy and continued, "The two of us should also prepare."

"Prepare for what?"

Seeing Luffy looking at him with a question mark on his face, iser imdiately felt annoyed.

"You idiot, you're not planning to just follow Shirahoshi down like this, are you?" iser said irritably. "Have you forgotten that you're a Devil Fruit Ability User?"

"Oh, right—"

Luffy suddenly realized—he was a Devil Fruit Ability User and couldn't enter the sea!

Thinking of this, Luffy looked at iser and said, "Hey, iser, do that thing for again."

"That thing?"

Shirahoshi, who was struggling to squeeze into galo's mouth, paused for a mont, then asked in confusion, "What thing?"

"You'll know in a mont," Luffy said without turning his head.

"Dancing Fish, huh..."

iser thought for a mont, then nodded and said, "Then let's use that."

Although Fish-Man Island has bubbles that allow people to move in the deep sea, they are still not as convenient as the close-fitting Dancing Fish.

So, I'll use the latter instead.

As for whether this technique might raise suspicion... I can just claim that this bubble is the latest technology from Ryugu Palace. That explanation shouldn't cause any issues.

Thinking this, iser imdiately took out the Red Tree Resin unique to Sabaody Archipelago and used it to cast a Ninjutsu on Luffy.

"Water Release - Special Edition: Swimming Fish Dance!"

"Hum."

In the next mont, a thin layer of bubble film appeared around Luffy's body, firmly protecting him!

As for iser himself, he used Water Release: Dance of the Swimming Fish to protect his own body.

After doing this, iser said, "All set."

"Is this Lord iser's Ninjutsu!"

Shirahoshi, who was lying inside galo's mouth, looked in amazent at the bubble film covering the two and said, "It looks quite similar to the special bubble coating we have on Fish-Man Island. How incredible!"

"Hmm?"

Hearing Shirahoshi's words, iser showed a surprised expression and said, "Your Fish-Man Island also has this kind of close-fitting bubble?"

"Yes."

Shirahoshi nodded and said, "But... I've heard that such bubbles require special techniques to achieve a similar effect."

"I see."

iser stroked his chin and said, "That makes things easier."

It's much more convenient that Fish-Man Island already has such bubbles. This way, there's no need to explain to others how this thing works.

"Can we set off now!" Luffy said.

Hearing this, iser didn't answer imdiately. Instead, he glanced at Shirahoshi and said, "Are you okay in this state?"

"No problem." Shirahoshi nodded.

Although it's a bit cramped inside galo's mouth... hiding like this shouldn't be an issue!

"Actually, I have a problem..." galo thought tearfully.

This state is really uncomfortable, but this is Princess Shirahoshi's order. As a pet, I can't disobey...

Thinking this, galo shed tears of pain.

"As long as it's fine."

iser nodded, then looked at galo with amusent and said, "I know you're uncomfortable now, but for Shirahoshi's sake, bear with it a little longer."

What else could galo say?

He could only nod in agreent.

"Then let's go!"

"To the Sea Forest!" Luffy laughed loudly.

"Alright!"

In the next mont, galo's massive body moved, crashing fiercely into the door and forcibly breaking open the entrance of the Hard Shell Tower.

Then, he swiftly rushed out of Ryugu Palace!

"Huh?!!"

"galo?"

Seeing galo charging out from the door, the Minister of the Right, whom Brook had brought here, was utterly stunned.

Why did galo run out?

anwhile, Brook exclaid in surprise, "So you were here after all!"

Their worries had truly been unnecessary...

"Oh, it's Brook."

Noticing Brook and the Minister of the Right in his grasp, iser thought for a mont and understood the situation.

The Minister of the Right was tied up, which ant... Brook and the others had already subdued these people!

"It seems things have developed pretty much as I expected," iser thought to himself.

With that, there was no need for him to worry here anymore.

Thinking this, iser nodded and then shouted to Brook, "We'll be back soon!"

"Charge, shark, to the Sea Forest!" Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

"Shark!"

"Boom!!"

"They're gone..."

Watching the rapidly disappearing figures, Brook was so shocked his jaw nearly dropped.

Where were those two going?

anwhile, the Minister of the Right angrily said, "Hey, galo, where are you going at such a critical ti?!"

Didn't this bastard know how scared Her Highness was right now?!

To just run off like that... what a jerk!

"Co to think of it, this guy looks a bit fatter than when I saw him earlier," Brook wondered inwardly.

Although the shark wasn't exactly slim to begin with, now it was swollen like a pufferfish...

"Hey, skeleton, go check the situation inside the Hard Shell Tower!" The Minister of the Right glanced at the tower and said, "Honestly, that bastard galo just ran off with the gate wide open. Doesn't he know what this ans?"

If that scoundrel Vander Decken attacks Princess Shirahoshi now... she'll be done for!

"Yohohohoho~ Her Highness the Princess?" Brook chuckled. "I'll go right away."

That long-awaited question... was finally going to be asked!

Yohohohoho~ With that, Brook entered the Hard Shell Tower with the Minister of the Right.

But once inside, they were stunned.

"Wh-why is there no one here?"

"Your Highness!"

"Where has Her Highness gone?!"

Tears instantly welled up in the Minister of the Right's eyes as he said in anguish, "Damn it, when was Princess Shirahoshi taken away...?"

Was it those two from the Straw Hat Pirates who left?

Your Highness!

"For the princess to mysteriously vanish is truly a strange thing," Brook murmured.

Could it be... iser and Luffy's doing?

With that thought, Brook fell into contemplation.

Just then, a man lying on the ground got up, raised his weapon, and swung it at Brook.

"Clang!"

With a backhanded slash, Brook knocked him down and said irritably, "Who are you, and why did you ambush ?"

"This is bad..."

Looking at the humans gradually getting up around them, the Minister of the Right said with a grim expression, "Not only has Her Highness been kidnapped, but so many humans have also infiltrated Ryugu Palace..."

"Hurry, skeleton, take back to His Majesty the King! We must report this to him as soon as possible!"

"But you're already tied up. What good will telling him do?"

Hearing this, the Minister of the Right fell silent.

Indeed, what good would telling His Majesty do?

"Damn it..."

Your Highnesses, the three princes, please save Ryugu Palace soon!

"You guys are trying to capture us just for sothing like this..." Chopper said unhappily, kicking a Fish-man soldier to the ground. "Isn't that a bit too unreasonable?"

"For the safety of Fish-Man Island, we have no choice!"

"Then let's give it a try!"

As soon as the words fell, Chopper's body rapidly transford, and then he dashed before the Fish-man soldiers with astonishing speed,

quickly knocking many of them to the ground!

"Damn it, how is this guy so strong?" one of the Fish-man soldiers said with a headache. "Isn't he just a pet with a Bounty of only 50 Berries?"

Chopper: —

Chopper, upon hearing the other's words, was imdiately struck down, turning ashen gray as his body uncontrollably slumped to the ground.

"5...50..."

Fishman Soldier:

"Why did he suddenly beco so depressed?"

"It's all because of you, you idiot!"

"Apologize quickly."

"Sorry..."

The Fish-man who had just spoken obediently apologized, then looked up with so confusion.

Why... did he have to apologize?

"Dammit, my Bounty will definitely go up sooner or later!" Chopper wiped the tears from his eyes and said angrily, "You guys better rember this!"

"So it really is because of the Bounty..."

Looking at the furious tanuki, expressions of pity simultaneously appeared on everyone's faces.

Despite being so powerful, he only has a bounty of 50, not even worth as much as a newspaper... This guy is too pitiful.

"Dammit, don't look at with those eyes!"

Just then, Sanji pushed the door open and walked out, trembling slightly as he made his way to Chopper's side.

After glancing around at the situation, Sanji roughly understood what had happened.

"Hey, Sanji, you shouldn't be moving around so carelessly yet," Chopper said anxiously.

"It's fine, I won't die," Sanji waved his hand dismissively.

With that, the man calmly lit a cigarette for himself, his expression gradually becoming sowhat relaxed.

Then, he glanced at the Fishman Soldiers surrounding them and said, "Let ask you, is there a place called Ryugu Palace around here?"

"And inside Ryugu Palace, is there a rmaid Princess?!!"

The Fishman Soldiers exchanged glances, then replied, "Of course there is, but why are you asking?"

"Then I want to go see it," Sanji said without hesitation. "I'd die to go!"

"Hey!"

Chopper stared dumbfounded at Sanji and said, "You really never learn, do you?!"

"If the rmaid Princess is a beauty, you might end up dead!"

"If she's a beauty, then it's even more reason to see her."

Then, Sanji looked at the Fishman Soldiers and asked, "She's a beauty, right?"

"Although I've never seen what the rmaid Princess looks like, I've heard she's the number one beauty on Fish-Man Island."

Sanji: !!!

"What?!"

"She's actually the number one beauty on Fish-Man Island?!!"

Sanji exclaid excitedly, "Then I want to go to Ryugu Palace! Please take there right now!"

The Fishman Soldiers exchanged glances again, then took out a pair of handcuffs and said, "We can take you, but we need to handcuff you first."

"No problem! As long as I can go to Ryugu Palace, I'll do anything!"

Chopper: ???

Chopper stared at Sanji with a face full of question marks. Does this guy even understand the current situation?!

Thinking this, Chopper imdiately ran toward Sanji, saying, "Hey, Sanji, don't do anything reckless!"

"We're currently...

Before Chopper could finish speaking, he saw Sanji decisively take action.

Bam bam bam

Raising his long legs, Sanji kicked all the surrounding Fishman Soldiers away, cursing, "You idiots! If my hands are cuffed, how am I supposed to cook for the rmaid Princess?!"

Chopper:

Was that really the reason?

"This human is insane," said the Fishman Soldier as he got up.

He claid he would surrender, yet he attacked them... What was he playing at?

"It seems this guy intends to resist to the end."

"Brothers, let's go, capture them!"

"Right!"

As soon as the words fell, these rfolk charged toward Sanji and Chopper.

Seeing this, Sanji acted without hesitation.

"You won't get in my way!"

Bang, bang, bang!

In the blink of an eye, all the Fishman Soldiers surrounding Sanji were knocked down!

"Sanji..."

Chopper, who hadn't had ti to stop him, said with a headache, "We clearly haven't done anything wrong, but why did you take them all out?"

"Who told them they wanted to handcuff us?"

Chopper: ...

Was there no hint of remorse at all?

"Look, they're the Straw Hat Crew," said a nearby Fish-Man, watching Sanji and the others. "They're the dangerous ones the royal army warned about."

"Everyone, stay away from them. Be careful not to get involved..."

"Look!"

Chopper glanced at the surrounding Fish-n and said, "Everyone around us is glaring at us with white eyes, like deep-sea fish glaring at us!"

Sanji: ???

What a strange description.

Sanji shook his head, looking speechless, and then said, "What's done is done. Regretting it now is useless."

Hearing Sanji's words, Chopper was instantly dumbfounded.

"You should have thought about it before acting!"

"But you also took out half of them with Jujutsu!"

After saying this, Sanji paused briefly before praising, "You're pretty impressive, you know."

"You... you... you!!!"

"Even if you praise like that, I won't be happy, you jerk."

Watching Chopper happily wriggling on the spot, Sanji remarked, "You seem pretty happy, though."

Just then, a startled cry ca from the distance.

"Hey, there's a person covered in blood floating near the shore!"

"Huh? Isn't this soone from the Fish-Man District? How did this happen?"

"Quick, call a doctor!"

"Huh? A doctor?"

Hearing this keyword, Chopper froze for a mont before rushing over and saying, "I'm a doctor!"

Watching Chopper quickly disappear into the distance, a faint smile appeared on Sanji's face as he said, "You're still the sa as ever." Then, Sanji strode over with his long legs, intending to see what was happening.

Just then, Chopper shouted from afar.

"Hey, Sanji, co take a look!"

"What's wrong?"

Sensing sothing was off, Sanji imdiately rushed toward Chopper.

When he reached his side, he realized sothing was wrong.

"You are..."

Looking at the man lying on the ground, Sanji widened his eyes and said, "Hachi?"

"Hey, how did you get hurt like this?"

Why were there so many arrows stuck in his back?

"Hey, Hachi, it's us," Chopper said anxiously. "What happened to you?"

"It's you..."

Seeing it was Chopper and Sanji, Hachi struggled to get up but was stopped by Chopper.

"You can't move around in your condition. Let treat you now," Chopper said.

After speaking, Chopper took out the dical supplies he carried with him and began treating Hachi's wounds.

"My... my injuries aren't important..." Hachi said with difficulty. "Right now, I have sothing more important to tell you!"

"Go ahead, I'm listening," Sanji nodded.

As he spoke, Sanji glanced at Chopper, signaling him to continue treating Hachi's wounds.

Chopper nodded and then lowered his head to focus on his work.

Seeing that Chopper had no intention of stopping, Hachi didn't insist further.

Then, he looked at Sanji and asked, "Is the Straw Hat Boy here?"

"Luffy isn't here."

"Then go find him quickly!" Hachi struggled to reach out and grabbed Sanji's clothes. "You must not get involved with this island! Gather your crew and leave imdiately!"

"Why?"

"Because Hody is about to attack this island!" Hachi roared. "The Ryugu Kingdom is about to be destroyed!!"

"For your safety, hurry and lea—"

Before Hachi could finish, his consciousness began to fade, and his eyes rolled back as he lost consciousness.

"He's unconscious..."

Looking at Hachi's miserable state, Chopper's expression turned grim. He then looked up at Sanji and asked, "Sanji, what do we do now?"

"Do what you need to do."

Sanji stood up and glanced toward the towering Ryugu Palace. "After that... we'll find a way to locate Luffy and the others!"

"But Hachi just said..."

"Do you think we need to fear sothing like this with our strength?" Sanji retorted.

Hachi didn't know that iser was still alive, but didn't they know?

Chopper was montarily stunned by Sanji's words, then seed to realize sothing and nodded. "Alright, I understand. I'll heal Hachi as quickly as possible."

As for that so-called New Fish-Man Pirates?

If those fools really dared to attack their Straw Hat Pirates... then they'd show them what true power was!

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