Chapter 537: Keep Up, or You’ll Get a Negative Spirit!

Chapter 537: Chapter 537: Keep Up, or You’ll Get a Negative Spirit!

After some discussion, Perona successfully accepted the fact that the Dwarf Tribe existed in this world.

"So, you were with that idiot Zoro just now, right?" Perona asked, crouching in front of the flower bed and cupping Wicca in her hands. "You only got separated for some reason."

"Yes."

Wicca nodded, then looked at Perona with teary eyes. "Can you take me to the flower field?"

"So cute!"

Looking at the tearful little creature, Perona felt her heart melt.

Subconsciously, she nuzzled the little one with her cheek, making Wicca blush with embarrassment.

"Please don’t do that, I still have important business to—"

Before she could finish her sentence, a loud set of heavy footsteps sounded, as if someone were sprinting straight toward them.

Subconsciously, Perona and Wicca looked toward the sound, only for both of their expressions to turn utterly speechless.

"This guy..."

"Why does this place look kind of familiar?"

Zoro surveyed the street and muttered, "Where the heck am I?"

Perona: "..."

Wicca: "..."

Watching Zoro seriously trying to figure out the route, neither knew what to say.

"So..." Wicca spoke up, "...are you lost again?"

"Huh?"

Glancing back at the flower bed behind him, Zoro froze instantly.

Isn’t that the dwarf?

Wait, Perona is here too!

Why is Perona here?

"You idiot!"

"Who are you calling an idiot?!" Zoro snapped defensively.

"Honestly, I think she’s spot on," Perona said, her lips twitching. "Though, it’s precisely because you’re an idiot that we ran into each other here."

"Well, I guess that’s not a bad thing."

Zoro: "..."

Was that a compliment or an insult?

Definitely an insult!

No, now wasn’t the time to obsess over this.

"Perona, we need to hurry to the Thousand Sunny," Zoro said. "The Donquixote Family has already dispatched people to attack our ship."

At those words, Perona’s expression changed instantly.

The little one hadn’t mentioned this earlier.

"Is that true?"

"Yes, it is," Wicca nodded. "While surveilling them, I heard they were going to launch a sneak attack on the Straw Hat Pirates’ ship."

"How many went?"

"I couldn’t confirm the exact number," Wicca explained. "But they said you have quite a few people too, so... they probably didn’t send too many officers to deal with your pirate ship."

In the eyes of the Donquixote Family, raiding the Straw Hat Pirates’ ship probably wasn’t worth deploying a large number of officers.

"Not too many, huh." Perona breathed a sigh of relief. "That’s good, then."

"Hey!"

Zoro stared at Perona, dumbfounded. What did she mean by ’that’s good’?

Wait...

With Nami’s current strength, going toe-to-toe with an officer of the Donquixote Family shouldn’t be a problem at all. After all, she was now a Logia-type Devil Fruit Ability User!

In that case, destroying their pirate ship wouldn’t be an easy task for the Donquixote Family.

"Looks like you figured it out too," Perona said. "With Nami’s strength, defeating them shouldn’t be an issue."

"Still, just to confirm their safety, I should call and ask."

With that, Perona nestled Wicca against her chest, then pulled a Den Den Mushi out of her small bag.

"Let’s move. We can talk as we go."

"Where to?" Zoro asked.

"To the flower field, of course," Perona replied. "Didn’t this little one say the flower field isn’t far from here?"

"Since I already promised her, we might as well escort her."

Though she didn’t know what grudge this little one held against Doflamingo, an enemy of Doflamingo was an ally to them. Helping her meant helping themselves.

Perona didn’t mind lending a hand.

Seeing that Perona had already made up her mind, Zoro said nothing more.

"Follow me this time," Perona warned. "Keep up, or you’ll get a Negative Spirit!"

Zoro: "..."

Recalling the consequences of being hit by a Negative Spirit, Zoro shuddered instinctively.

If possible, he really didn’t want to die of social embarrassment again.

Perona smirked at his reaction, then said, "Wicca, guide the way."

"To the left!"

"Got it."

Following Wicca’s directions, Perona sprinted off while dialing the Den Den Mushi in her hand.

"A cup of black tea after a battle is simply marvelous~"

Lounging on the deck, Brook wore an utterly blissed-out expression. He loved this feeling far too much.

"Damn you bastards!"

Tightly bound by Seastone Chains, Giolla glared furiously at the trio. "Don’t think capturing me will let you threaten the Donquixote Family! The young master will kill every last one of you!"

At this point, she no longer cared whether she lived or died; she only cared about seeing these people slaughtered!

"Doflamingo?"

Nami glanced at Giolla and said, "Threatening us with him is pretty pointless. After all, that guy can barely save his own skin right now."

As long as their plan went smoothly, sheer hell awaited Doflamingo!

When that time came, he wouldn’t have any chance to retaliate against the Straw Hat Pirates.

At this, Giolla merely sneered without offering another word.

Barely save his own skin?

You have no idea how terrifying the young master truly is, Giolla sneered inwardly. Just you wait, despair will consume you all sooner or later!

Did they really think teaming up with that brat Law would let them defeat the Donquixote Family?

What a joke!

As a former Celestial Dragon, the young master wasn’t someone they could ever hope to crush!

Seeing that Giolla had fallen silent, Nami ignored her.

"I wonder how the others are doing," Chopper murmured.

No news had reached them yet, which made him a little anxious.

"Don’t worry," Nami said. "With their strength, nothing will go wrong."

After all, they had a major safety net on their side, so Nami wasn’t worried about the others’ safety in the slightest.

As for their end...

Aside from this Giolla, all the other enemies had been taken care of, so Nami had no concerns about intelligence leaking from here.

Right at that moment, the ringing of a Den Den Mushi echoed across the deck.

Purupurupuru~

Purupurupuru~

Purupurupuru~

"The Den Den Mushi!"

Hearing the ring, the eyes of all three lit up simultaneously. Could it be good news?

With that thought in mind, the three rushed toward the Den Den Mushi.

Gacha~

"This is Nami," she said hurriedly. "How are things on your end?"

"Nami?"

Hearing Nami’s voice on the other end, Perona immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the attackers dispatched to the Thousand Sunny hadn’t found them yet, which was great news.

"Never mind our end for now," Perona urged quickly. "Nami, take Brook and Chopper and get out of there right away! The Donquixote Family sent an officer to attack you guys!"

Though pulling away might slow down their own rendezvous, it was better to distance themselves for safety’s sake.

"You called just to tell me that?" Nami chuckled upon hearing this. "Relax, everything’s fine."

"Because the person who came to attack us has already been captured."

Perona, who had been about to say more, paused in surprise, then chuckled. "Already captured, huh?"

"I’d expect nothing less from you guys."

After speaking, Perona glanced back at Zoro with a look that seemed to say: See? Just as I thought.

Those goons were no threat to Nami’s group at all.

Zoro merely nodded, offering no comment.

Wicca, on the other hand, wore a look of utter shock. They could actually defeat an officer of the Donquixote Family?

So strong!

"Actually, the two of us didn’t really help much..." Chopper admitted sheepishly. "It was mostly Nami. She took down all the incoming enemies by herself."

Back when the enemy had turned them into abstract art, they had lost their ability to fight completely.

If Nami hadn’t made preparations beforehand, the three of them would definitely have died right there.

"Indeed."

Brook added with genuine feeling, "As expected of Miss Nami."

"Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho~"

With that, Brook burst into laughter. He straightened his collar and said, "Miss Nami, may I see your pan—"

BAM!

With a single punch sending Brook sprawling to the deck, Nami pulled back her fist and snapped, "I’ll beat you up, you hear me!"

"You already beat him up..."

Chopper looked at Nami in mild terror. Who hits first and gives the warning after?

"Hmph! He got what he deserved anyway!"

"Yo-ho-ho-ho-ho~"

Hearing how lively things were on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Perona and Zoro were completely reassured.

As long as they were fine, all was well.

"Alright, since you guys are fine, there’s no rush on our end," Perona said. "We’ll continue our mission."

"Got it, stay safe."

"Yeah."

Gacha~

Tucking the Den Den Mushi back into her bag, Perona remarked, "Looks like we don’t need to head to the coast after all."

At those words, Wicca’s eyes sparkled.

"Does that mean you can take me to the flower field now?!" Wicca asked expectantly.

She was desperate to pass along the gathered intelligence to her comrades so today’s operation could proceed smoothly.

"The flower field is where we were heading anyway," Perona smiled.

"Hooray!"

Wicca beamed, smiling like an innocent child.

"So adorable."

Poking the little creature’s head with a finger, Perona marvelled, "I really never imagined such a magical race existed in this world."

The Tontatta Tribe... the Dwarf Tribe!

Fascinating!

Getting her head patted made Wicca feel a little helpless, but she didn’t complain. After all, she still needed these two members of the Giant Race to help her.

"By the way, you mentioned you have a grudge against Doflamingo," Zoro asked curiously, looking at Wicca. "What kind of grudge?"

"They captured our comrades."

"Ah, that’s a secret!"

Seeing the little one burst into tears again, Zoro nodded in understanding. "Yeah, that’s definitely a grudge."

Putting himself in their shoes, if someone captured a crewmate of the Straw Hat Pirates, it would be an irreconcilable blood feud.

"In that case... maybe we can even be comrades-in-arms~" Perona said with a sly smile.

"Comrades-in-arms?"

Wicca paused. What they were planning was to risk their lives against Doflamingo.

Would these guys really be willing to lay their lives on the line alongside them?

Perona didn’t elaborate, asking instead, "By the way, you said you’re a scout, right? Do you know where the Donquixote Family’s factory is located?"

"I don’t know."

Wicca shook her head honestly. "I was assigned to keep watch on the Donquixote Family’s officers. I didn’t search for the factory’s location."

"Is that so."

Perona’s face fell in disappointment. It seemed finding that factory wouldn’t be easy.

Thinking this over, Perona was about to say something to Zoro.

Before she could speak, Wicca continued, "Our commander should know where the factory is, though."

"Ah... that’s a secret too!"

"Don’t cry yet!"

Hearing Wicca’s clarification, Perona’s eyes instantly lit up.

If they could pinpoint the factory’s location, it would save a ton of hassle!

With that in mind, Perona pressed on, "Wicca, is your commander at the flower field too?"

"Yes, that’s who I’m on my way to meet."

"Awesome."

Perona grinned. "When we get there, make sure to tell us the factory’s location too."

"What do you want to do with it?"

Wicca looked at Perona, bewildered, clearly not expecting such a request.

Did they have designs on the factory as well?

"We have plans for Doflamingo’s factory too," Perona chuckled. "If you guys plan on destroying it, count us in!"

Seeing Perona’s smile, Wicca’s eyes shone bright.

Still, for the safety of her people, Wicca asked cautiously, "By the way, you guys are good people, right?"

Perona gave Wicca a baffled look. Who on earth asked such a bizarre question?

Bad guys wouldn’t admit to being bad guys.

Besides, if she claimed to be a good person, would this little one just believe her blindly?

"Does that question matter?"

"It matters!" Wicca nodded earnestly.

Hearing that, Perona exchanged a glance with Zoro before replying, "From our stance... I suppose we count as good guys on your side."

Although they were pirates, Doflamingo was their common enemy, so putting it that way wasn’t wrong.

"Okay, got it!" Wicca nodded with absolute conviction.

In that moment, she practically saw words stamped across Perona:

One of us!

Members of the Giant Race who were willing to destroy the factory and stood on their side... of course they were on the same team!

Perona: "???"

Zoro: "???"

She... she just believed them that easily?

Just how naive was this little Tontatta?

For a moment, neither of them knew what to say.

Whatever. Never mind that, time to get moving.

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