At the entrance of the most prominent villa in Syrup Village. Luffy and the others were led here by Usopp's three subordinates: Onion Head, Carrot Head, and Pepper Head. They had found Lu En and the others as they were about to leave the restaurant, thinking that their Captain Usopp had been harmed by these pirates. After learning that Luffy knew Usopp's father, the three children brought the group here.
Lu En was happy to have guides.
"It's huge, ah." Luffy exclaimed, looking at the villa before him.
"It is quite big." Lu En nodded. To be able to build such a large and luxurious villa in such a barren little village, no wonder Kuro had his eyes on it.
"If the captain disappeared at this time, he'd definitely be here." Onion Head said.
"What's he doing here?" Luffy asked curiously.
"Trying to trick someone." Carrot Head said.
"How can that be allowed?" Nami felt Usopp was corrupting the children.
"No, it's not bad at all, it's very great!" Carrot Head retorted.
"What's going on?" Zoro was also curious.
"Young Lady Kaya, who lives in this villa, is frail and sickly. Plus, after her parents passed away a year ago, she's been very unhappy. Even with all the money, there's nothing sadder than that, right?"
"So the captain uses his masterful tall tales to cheer her up." The three children exchanged glances, speaking eloquently.
"I see, that guy is great, then." Luffy mused.
"Then has the young lady's health improved?" Nami's impression of Usopp greatly improved.
"Much better, oh." Onion Head said proudly.
"Great! Then let's go ask if she can give us a ship!" Luffy raised his hand, grinning.
"Hey, her illness getting better is all thanks to Usopp, right?" Zoro crossed his arms, looking at Luffy. The young lady's health improving had nothing to do with them, so how could they ask her to build a ship?
"I'll go ask, hehehe." Luffy directly grabbed the villa fence.
"Gum-Gum!" Luffy's arm suddenly stretched.
"Hey! You guys!" Zoro and the others quickly grabbed Luffy.
Lu En, however, had a somewhat strange smile, grabbing Zoro.
"Excuse me!" Luffy suddenly let go, and the elasticity of the rubber stretch flung everyone into the sky.
"Ah!!!"
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"Hahahaha, that's right, we successfully escaped from that giant goldfish." After leaving Lu En and the others, Usopp came here, standing in a tree outside the villa window, boasting to Kaya, who was in the room. At this moment, Usopp concluded his tall tale.
"Is that...?" A girl with golden hair and a beautiful face, but visibly very weak, suddenly pointed to the sky. She was the young lady of this villa, Kaya.
"Hmm?" Usopp looked in the direction Kaya was pointing and instantly stared blankly. People?! Falling from the sky?!
"Bang!"
With a loud crash, Lu En and the others landed.
"Smooth landing." Luffy said, face down.
"Like hell it was!" Nami roared, transforming into a fanged image. If Lu En hadn't protected her, she would have thought she was going to die.
"Hey, Lu En, you bastard." Zoro also lay on the ground, his mouth twitching as he struggled to turn his head and look at Lu En and Nami sitting on his back.
"My bad, my bad, Zoro. Your physique is stronger, you see." Lu En said with a insincere expression. Lu En was sitting on Zoro's back, using Zoro as a buffer, while Nami was held in a princess carry by Lu En.
Lu En, who had long known Luffy was unreliable, grabbed Zoro immediately. Anyway, Zoro had a beast-like physique (dark purple), so this impact would even help strengthen his body.
"Lu En, thank you." Nami scolded Luffy, then looked at Lu En, who was holding her, and pursed her red lips. It seemed that every time, Lu En would protect her. In Orange Town, Lu En said he would risk his life for her, which also stirred Nami's heart.
Hmm, Lu En's words about risking his life for his comrades were automatically beautified by Nami in her perception.
"If you're going to hug, go hug somewhere else! I'm still underneath!" Zoro, who was being used as a buffer, his mouth twitching.
Swish! Nami's face flushed slightly as she jumped out of Lu En's embrace.
"Zoro, ah." Lu En patted Zoro's shoulder. "Next time, let's train just the two of us." Lu En smiled, but it sent a chill down Zoro's spine, making him shiver.
"Are you all alright?" Kaya asked Lu En and the others, looking concerned.
"We're fine, we're fine. They've all come here admiring my name. They're new members of the Usopp Pirates." Usopp explained, sweat beading on his forehead. Lu En and the others were real pirates. Although Usopp knew they were good people, if their identities were exposed, it might cause misunderstandings among the villagers.
"I'm not, I have a request." Luffy, pressing down on his straw hat, climbed up from the ground and looked at Kaya.
"A request? From me?" Kaya looked curious.
"Ah, we want a big ship." Luffy said bluntly.
"Hey, you guys!" At this moment, a shout was heard. Lu En and the others looked over to see a man dressed as a butler slowly approaching.
'Hundred Plans' Kuro, is that you? Lu En thought to himself.
"Check entry."
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