- Luffy, this is what I think, right? - in shock looking at the boy, asked Nami.
Instead of answering, Luffy laughed deafeningly.
- Heck! Move your legs faster, we urgently need to catch up with Ryu and Yosaka, I want to look at their faces when they realize that some kid got it faster then they.
- So ... what happened to me? - Kobe reminded of himself.
- I'll explain it to you later.- Luffy shook his head. - But you can consider that you won the jackpot. I never thought that throwing daggers at a person could give such an impressive result ... I will have to try it on our next family member. Yes, definitely, I will.
- Luffy! - immediately jumped up Nami. - Promise me here and now that you will not intimidate all our future family members, in the hope of repeating Koby's result!
- Okay, let's go, otherwise these three assholes could already have time to find themselves in trouble on their ass ... and that's it without me! - smiled at Luffy with the familiar smile of a happy idiot, and along with the smile returned the feeling of cheerful madness, literally tangible waves radiating from the guy.
- Luffy! - Nami stamped her foot irritably. - Did you hear me at all? Promise ...
- Koby, do you want some ice cream? And then over there, I see an ice cream shop.
- LUFFY !!!
In general, Koby was not at all surprised when the indignant "Queen" could not get anything from her captain. But she, like the boy himself, received ice cream from him. By that time, Nami had already finally understood that she did not have the chance to shake a promise from Luffy, so she ate the ice cream she bought for her with the most unhappy look. And Koby could confidently say that when someone with the appearance of the "Queen" looks unhappy, it is a force that simply cannot be ignored. Koby did nothing, but even then he felt guilty. Strangers and those worriedly peered into her face when the girl passed them. And only Luffy didn't care. As always.
By the time Luffy, Nami and Koby reached the restaurant where Zoro, Johnny and Yosaku were located, they, as predicted by Luffy, had already made history. A wolf cut in half, double doors blown off its hinges, and the unconscious body of some gay-looking blonde - a purple suit that literally knocks off the scent of perfume, manicure and glazed eyes, why no gay? - that was lying right in a muddy puddle, exactly in the middle of the street. And, if you give yourself time to think, then you could easily understand that it was his body that knocked the doors off the hinges. And when Luffy, Nami, and Koby entered the facility, they saw two more Marines in front of Zoro, seated. The pale sailors were visibly shaken. Yosaku, climbing with his feet on the table next to the green-haired swordsman, sharpened his swords, and Johnny was helping some woman - the owner of the establishment? - and, judging by her appearance, her about ten-year-old daughter should be setting on the table at which Zoro was sitting.
- And what happened here? - Luffy asked enthusiastically, almost jumping up and down inside the restaurant. - And why didn't you wait for me?
- Boys, at least someday it will be possible to leave you alone and not worry about the consequences? You were alone for no more than five minutes, and have already had time to grapple with the marines?
- We were not the first to start! - immediately objected Yosaku. - Think about it yourself, what kind of idiot you need to be to drag a real wolf into the city?
- So I understand that the blonde lying in a puddle is the very idiot who dragged the wolf into the city? - clarified the already obvious thing Luffy, it is not clear just why. - And who is he? - This question he asked looking at the soldiers standing in front of Zoro.
- This is Helmeppo! - One of them reported quite chipper. - Captain Morgan's son!
All the hunter-pirates stared at the soldier in unison, causing cold sweat to flow from him almost like a stream.
- You worked quickly, guys! - Luffy nodded respectfully. - I didn't even have to do anything.
- Captain Morgan's son? - Koby looked back at the blonde lying on the street.
- Then gentlemen, you need to get him to the infirmary as soon as possible, - Luffy advised the soldiers. - And you can never know? What if he is hurt badly? We don't want to piss off the respected Captain Morgan, do we?
The sailors looked uncertainly at Zoro, but, having received a permissive nod from him, at one point found themselves on the street. Grabbing the blond boy lying around by the arms, the soldiers started up the street, in the direction of the Marines base.
- By the way, do you want to see something cool? - Luffy asked, literally glowing with joy.
The reaction to his question was immediate - Zoro and Yosaku grabbed their swords together, and Johnny took a defensive stance. And only Nami, knowing exactly why Luffy was so happy, silently walked past the frozen Johnny and wearily sank into a chair next to Zoro.
Luffy waved his hand as he pulled one of his revolvers out of its holster, which made the guys tense even more. - Koby! - he suddenly turned to the boy, forcing him to jump slightly in place. - Look here! - He jabbed his finger in the direction of the door, where he was now pointing the pistol.
- O-okay,- Koby replied, altering his gaze from Luffy to the door.
As soon as the boy looked away from Luffy, Luffy instantly aimed his pistol at his head, which made everyone present widen in surprise, but before anyone could make a sound, Luffy fired. This in itself made everyone present fall to the floor. However, when, literally a moment before the shot, Koby, suddenly uttering a frightened cry, threw himself to the floor, because of which the bullet only caught his hair, the jaws of Zoro, Yosaku, and Johnny began to plunge into the wooden floor of the restaurant.
- H-haki ?! - the very first to find the power of speech Johnny.
- Lu-luffy-san !!! - Koby's legs were trembling so badly that the boy was unable to get up from the floor.
However, Johnny and Koby's voices were instantly drowned out by a roar that shook the establishment:
- LOOFFY !!! - Nami instantly was on feet, and Luffy was immediately smashed with his face on the floor. - WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING ?! WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF HE DIDN'T SUCCEED OR COULD NOT DODGE!!
To the screams and shots, a pretty frightened owner of the establishment appeared from the kitchen, but, making sure that everything was fine and there were no corpses, she hurried back.
- Oh, take it easy, Nami, - the unaffected guy got to his feet, after which, returning the revolver back to its holster, he sent a wide smile to the angry girl. - Nothing happened, he dodged. If you constantly worry about what could have happened, but did not happen, even the strength of your fruit will not save you from early wrinkles.
- Luffy-aniki, was that really haki? - Johnny asked again.
Zoro grabbed a bottle of sake like a man in the desert, dying of thirst, will grab a mug of water. Yosaku returned to sharpening his swords, but at the same time he stared unblinkingly at Koby, and generally looked like he was about to try his sharpening on the boy's defenseless neck. The guys were understandable. Zoro killed a cloud of time before he could master the Observation haki, Yosaku and Johnny had been training for a year and still hadn't discovered the corresponding ability in themselves. In general, Nami had no doubt that, in the near future, Koby should not leave her field of vision, otherwise he could well become missing. Envy is a terrible thing! Luffy, quite expectedly, was as happy as a child.
- Luffy-san ... Luffy-san, what was that? - Koby asked from the floor again. - For a moment I saw how you… how you killed me.
- This, my young Padawan, is an ability called Observation haki. - Luffy helped Koby up off the floor and then sat him on a chair next to Nami, who had already returned to her seat. The Queen's presence always calmed the boy ... given the behavior of the rest of the crew, it was easy to see why. In addition, the "Queen", at that time, did not throw daggers at him, unlike everyone else.