Chapter 95

At the same time,

Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp were all staring blankly at the sea,

at the seawater that had only just begun to merge slowly,

their eyes widened like two big light bulbs!

Back at the floating restaurant Baratie,

the three of them had already witnessed the scene of Li Xiao and Mihawk clashing!

But at that time,

firstly, Li Xiao's strength was far from what it was now,

and secondly, the two of them had only tested each other with one sword!

Therefore,

that scene, compared to this moment,

could undoubtedly only be considered a small scene!

Just as the three of them were still in a state of shock,

Luffy was already hopping and skipping toward Li Xiao!

Although he had just been beaten up by Blackbeard,

Luffy was a Rubber Fruit user after all!

Nothing else,

he was just durable!

He saw Luffy holding his straw hat and laughing as he came to Li Xiao,

and before he could open his mouth to greet him,

Li Xiao had already punched him on the head!

"Ah!!! Hey! Why are you hitting me!"

Facing the furious Luffy,

Li Xiao said unhurriedly:

"When I entered the Grand Line, I borrowed a ship from the Navy in your grandfather's name!"

"As a repayment, I promised to deliver his Fist of Love!"

While speaking,

Li Xiao stared at the top of Luffy's head for a moment,

and shook his head with some disappointment!

Sure enough,

my pirated Fist of Love couldn't even raise a bump!

Sigh...

What soul does a Fist of Love that can't raise a bump have?

Should I,

next time I see old man Garp,

learn a genuine Fist of Love from him?

That way,

From now on, whenever I’m bored, I’ll give every member of the Straw Hat crew a taste of the Fist of Love,

and create a uniform look for the whole crew with matching bumps!

Tsk, I can already picture it!

Hearing Li Xiao’s words,

Luffy, who had been furious and about to blow his top, instantly wilted,

and could only kick a stone at his feet in resentment,

cursing angrily:

“Ahhh! That stinky old man!”

Li Xiao didn’t pay any more attention to Luffy,

but turned his head to look at Luo Bin, who was standing to the side.

Because Luo Bin was a Flower-Flower Fruit user,

her fighting style leaned toward long-range attacks,

and since her strength was considered relatively high among the Straw Hat Pirates at the time,

consequently,

in the battle against the Blackbeard Pirates just now,

she was actually the one who had sustained the least injuries!

At this moment,

the shock in Luo Bin’s eyes had not yet faded!

Back when they were in Alabasta,

she had witnessed with her own eyes that battle between Li Xiao and Crocodile deep in the desert!

During that fight,

the strength Li Xiao displayed kept refreshing her perception!

If it hadn’t been for Li Xiao holding back,

Crocodile would have died deep in the desert back then!

However,

it hadn’t been long since they parted ways,

and Luo Bin could clearly feel

that the man before her had become even stronger!

And it wasn’t just a little bit stronger,

but a growth in strength that spanned across levels!

This rate of improvement in strength

was simply unheard of,

and could be called terrifying!

Seeing Li Xiao look at her,

Luo Bin snapped back to reality,

took the initiative to greet Li Xiao,

and said softly:

“We meet again!”

“Indeed, long time no see!”

“However, it’s a pity; Luffy’s ship already has a cook, so there’s no need for you to cook this time!”

“Sigh, having two cooks on one ship is truly a waste!”

Hearing the first thing Li Xiao said after their reunion,

the corner of Luo Bin’s eye couldn’t help but twitch!

Back on the road from Loguetown to Alabasta,

Luo Bin had been responsible for the food situation the whole way!

But,

that was just a temporary fill-in, okay!

He really took her for a cook!

She was a bona fide archaeologist!

The kind who had received a scholar’s certificate when she was a child!

Don’t look down on people!

Luo Bin rolled her eyes at Li Xiao,

didn’t take the bait,

and instead asked another question!

“Back in Alabasta, did you foresee that Luffy and the others would come?”

“And, did you also foresee that Crocodile would be defeated by Luffy’s hand?”

Regarding the words Li Xiao had added before leaving,

Luo Bin hadn’t paid much attention at first!

It wasn’t until the Straw Hat crew appeared

that she began to notice Nami among them!

And later, when Luffy defeated Crocodile,

she couldn’t help but ponder Li Xiao’s previous words again,

feeling they were full of deep meaning,

as if he had already predicted how things would unfold!

“Hmm, perhaps…”

To this,

Li Xiao just smiled,

and gave an ambiguous answer!

After all,

he couldn’t exactly say he had read the script, could he?

However,

Luo Bin’s words reminded him of something,

and he immediately turned to look at Nami, who was to the side,

and asked:

“By the way, Nami, did you get those eight hundred million berries?”

Hearing this,

Nami was taken aback,

and asked with a puzzled look:

“Eight hundred million berries? What eight hundred million berries?”

Faced with Li Xiao’s sudden question,

she didn’t react for a moment!

Seeing this,

Luo Bin, who was nearby, reminded her:

“It’s the eight hundred million berries that Crocodile mentioned to you when you were in Alubarna, the capital of Alabasta!”

As soon as these words were spoken,

Nami suddenly realized,

remembered immediately,

and said to Li Xiao:

“Oh~~ that! I already left those eight hundred million berries for Vivi!”

“Weren’t those the assets of that casino of Crocodile’s? They belonged to that country in the first place!”

“He’s really strange, too. With so many people there, why did he have to tell me!”

“Hey, by the way, how did you know about this?”

Hearing this,

Li Xiao was silent for a few seconds,

before slowly saying:

“Hmm… is there a possibility that those eight hundred million berries were meant for you in the first place?”

“Ah???”

Watching Nami tilt her head with a confused look,

Li Xiao couldn’t help but sigh softly,

and continued to explain:

“That was money Crocodile owed me!”

“I told him that if he ran into you, he could return the eight hundred million berries he owed me directly to you!”