Chapter 14

"Really?"

"Lord Sima, you actually have another Devil Fruit!"

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12. Laboon is actually a little loli? Crocus wants to board the ship too!

Although everyone was surprised that Sima Di still had a Devil Fruit, after a brief discussion, they all agreed to the plan.

Now the only question is......

As Laboon's "guardian," Crocus had handed down a "death sentence" on the Rumba Pirates — would he agree to let the Straw Hat Pirates take Laboon away?

"I disagree!" Crocus said without hesitation. "The Rumba Pirates have undoubtedly already fled the Grand Line, and they don't even have the courage to come back here for one last meeting with Laboon!"

Still a stubborn old man, aren't you.

Before anyone else could speak, Sima Di was the first to fire back.

"How can you be sure the Rumba Pirates fled the Grand Line, instead of waiting for Laboon somewhere?" Sima Di retorted.

But Crocus clearly wasn't shooting in the dark.

"Who do you think you are? My intel is absolutely correct — they're no longer on the Grand Line!" Crocus declared with conviction.

He couldn't help but be confident.

He had followed Pirate King Luo Jie all the way around the Grand Line, returning to Reverse Mountain from the West Sea.

How could he not be confident in this intel?

However......

"What if you're wrong?" Sima Di said firmly. "I know you, Crocus — the Pirate King Luo Jie's ship doctor. Even though you've already circled the world once, are you sure you've searched every single place? For example, the Devil's Triangle shrouded year-round in fog, the Marines' underwater prison Impel Down, or the slave auction houses on Sabaody Archipelago — have you searched them all?"

This time, Crocus fell silent.

And the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates were utterly shocked!

"Huh?"

"Pirate King Luo Jie's ship doctor?"

"Old man Bai Huzi, you're that amazing?"

"Wow! A living legend?"

However, Crocus paid them no attention and instead stared at Sima Di.

Sima Di gazed back with unwavering eyes.

He was full of confidence,!

Because he knew Brook was in the Devil's Triangle, enduring fifty years of loneliness without ending himself, all for the sake of his promise with Laboon.

Sensing Sima Di's resolve, Crocus smiled.

"Compared to the daydreaming kid beside you, you seem more like him." Crocus said with a smile. "Fine, I agree to your plan, but in exchange, I want to board the ship and go along with Laboon."

Oh-ho?

The Pirate King Luo Jie's ship doctor — being able to get him aboard was indeed a pleasant surprise.

"Really?" Luffy said joyfully. "That's great! You have to tell me all about the Pirate King's stories! I'm the man who's going to become the next Pirate King!"

"With Crocus's experience, the journey ahead will definitely be much easier." Nami said with a smile.

Even though Crocus wasn't a navigator, he had already made the trip once, so he surely knew many secrets.

"The Pirate King's ship doctor must be really strong!" Usopp was overjoyed.

Another big thigh to cling to!

Sanji and Zoro, though they didn't speak, were clearly just as welcoming of Crocus's arrival.

Since it was a unanimous vote,

Sima Di took the 【Junior Druid's Class Change Stone】 out of the system space — although it carried the name "stone," it was actually a pure white fruit.

It did look quite similar to the bizarrely shaped Devil Fruits.

"Is this a Devil Fruit?"

"It just appeared out of nowhere — is this Sima's ability too?"

"Hurry up! I want to see what kind of animal Laboon turns into!"

With Crocus's nod,

Sima Di walked straight toward Laboon, who had been listening on the side, and held up the 【Junior Druid's Class Change Stone】 to him.

"Laboon, eat this. You can transform into any creature you want — try to pick a size similar to ours, got it?"

Laboon nodded in a very human-like manner. Though he seemed calm, that was only the effect of the sedative.

Sima Di handed over the 【Junior Druid's Class Change Stone】, and Laboon swallowed it along with several tons of seawater.

A moment later,

Laboon suddenly shrank from an island-sized being down to the size of an ordinary person, transforming into a delicate, exquisitely carved little girl, and tumbled toward the sea.

Even Sima Di hadn't expected this — a Druid could actually transform into a human?

Thinking carefully,

It wasn't impossible, but most Druids who changed class were humans in the first place, so they generally wouldn't think about transforming back into humans, would they?

"Oh no!"

"Laboon fell into the sea!"

"It — she sank!"

"Devil Fruit users can't swim!"

Nami, Sanji, Zoro, and Usopp jumped one after another into the turbulent sea. Crocus, a step behind, saw this and nodded with satisfaction.

They're a group of trustworthy people!

However......

Sima Di watched in confusion as Laboon sank beneath the sea, not understanding what was going on.

What he provided wasn't a real Devil Fruit, so there was no such thing as a landlubber—so why was Laboon drowning?

Is it because she became human and can't swim anymore?

That's not impossible either.

Not long after,

Laboon was rescued back to shore by the four of them. The thoughtful Sima Di used his Voice-Voice ability to materialize a pink Lolita dress for her, instantly transforming her into a little Princess who won everyone's hearts.

"So cute!"

"Laboon is actually a girl?"

"There's a Devil Fruit that can turn animals into humans too? My eyes have truly been opened!"

Sima Di listened from the side, somewhat silent.

After all......

Having eaten the "Zoan?????? Rare???????????? Core??? Carriage Dew???????

Although she's also very cute, being so exquisitely carved like jade is impossible!

Also......

Laboon is actually female?

Tsk tsk!

Wonder if that pervert Brook sees Laboon, would he also make the request of "let me see your panties"?

Thinking of that scene,

Sima Di inexplicably clenched his fist, feeling an urge to hit someone.

How could he make such an excessive request to such a cute loli?

Hmm......

The story is developing a bit strangely.

"Boom—"