Chapter 83

A moment later,

Hawk Eyes floated over on a drifting plank to retrieve his black top hat,

while Li Xiao leaped several times to return to the deck of the Baratie.

As soon as Li Xiao landed on the deck,

Nami rushed forward eagerly.

However, compared to before,

she was much more restrained this time,

and did not throw herself into Li Xiao's arms again,

leaving Li Xiao feeling somewhat regretful for a moment.

Li Xiao looked down at Nami's right hand,

and saw that the sapphire bracelet he had just given her was already worn on her right wrist.

As for the small golden cat figurine,

she was not holding it in her hand either,

and no one knew where she had hidden it again.

Thinking of this,

Li Xiao suddenly remembered something.

If Nami found out that the Sumeru Ring on his hand held a vast internal space

capable of carrying a massive treasure hoard,

would she try every possible means to trick the Sumeru Ring away?

Li Xiao snapped back to reality and asked Nami:

"Where do you plan to go next?"

Nami answered instinctively:

"Zoro's injuries are quite severe. I plan to take them to Cocoyasi Village to find the village doctor for further treatment, and it would be best to recover in the village for a few days!"

Having said that,

Nami suddenly realized something,

and asked in return:

"You are leaving again?"

Li Xiao nodded.

The reason he had asked Hawk Eyes to give him a ride

was that he had guessed Nami and the Straw Hat Pirates' itinerary would likely not align with his own!

Now it seemed,

his guess was correct!

Nami fell silent for a moment,

and continued asking:

"Then where are you going?"

"Hmm~ I plan to go to Loguetown!"

Li Xiao's next destination was Loguetown,

the place where the Pirate King, Luo Jie, was born and died.

The check-in reward in Loguetown surely would not be much worse than that in Windmill Village!

Seeing the disappointment almost written on Nami's face,

Li Xiao smiled and ruffled her orange hair,

saying:

"Don't worry, we will meet again eventually!"

"And when I have time, I will return to Cocoyasi Village again. The oranges you and Nojiko planted are really sweet!"

Upon hearing this,

Nami quickly pulled an orange from that familiar place and handed it to Li Xiao,

saying:

"Um, I don't have many oranges on me, just this one. Here, take it!"

"Next time you return to Cocoyasi Village, I will take you to pick oranges!"

Li Xiao took the orange,

nodded,

and smiled:

"Great, then let's meet next time!"

Having said that,

Li Xiao gave the little thief cat one last pat,

turned around, and walked toward the edge of the deck.

Hawk Eyes was already waiting there with his coffin-shaped small boat.

Li Xiao stepped onto Hawk Eyes' coffin-shaped small boat,

turned to wave at Nami,

and then suddenly remembered something,

shouted toward Lu Fei beside him:

"Hey, Lu Fei! Your grandpa is looking for you. He says he wants to treat you to your favorite—Love-Infused Iron Fist!"

Hearing Li Xiao call his name,

Lu Fei jumped up abruptly,

turned to look at Li Xiao,

and cried out with a face full of surprise:

"Hey, you know my grandpa!"

But the next second,

he immediately realized the truth,

and his face instantly turned terrified.

He shouted:

"What? That old man is coming to find me???"

"Ahhh! Zoro! Zoro! Zoro! Let's go! Let's go!"

"Hey! Ow! Ow! Ow! Lu Fei! Don't pull my wound!!!"

Amid Lu Fei's frantic scrambling,

Li Xiao and Hawkeye gradually drifted away in their small boat.