Chapter 416

"Sima Di! I heard your loving cry for help and came running~! How is it? Are you hurt anywhere? Do you need a loving hug?"

Sanji almost flew to Sima Di's side in a waltz step, and just as Sanji was about to spread his arms for a hug, his right hand was firmly grasped by someone.

Zi Zi Busheng's eyes sparkled with stars.

"Lord Sanji! We meet again! It feels like three autumns since we parted on the train! I never expected to see your miraculous kicking techniques again!"

"Ah... it's you."

Sanji recognized this person a little.

When he first met this purple-haired guy on the train, he thought they would inevitably have to fight. Who knew this guy would just come over to shake hands, his face full of excitement. Then, with extreme enthusiasm, he guided Sanji, making Sanji mistakenly think the guy had some scheme up his sleeve.

"Just now was that, right... Devil Wind Leg! Using high-speed rotation to generate high temperatures in the leg, turning it crimson, making the kick even faster, burning even the enemy's bones, with power as mighty as a demon! Seeing it today, it truly lives up to its reputation!"

Zi Zi Busheng's speech rate was like a machine gun, impossible to stop. Sima Di pressed her hand to her forehead and cursed a fool in her heart.

The Devil Wind Leg was making its debut here; besides Sanji himself, no one knew about it.

Sure enough, the moment Zi Zi Busheng finished speaking, Sanji sensed something was wrong.

"I've never told anyone about the Devil Wind Leg. How do you know?"

"Me?" Zi Zi Busheng paused only slightly, then looked at Sima Di as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "Sima Di told me. She said she once saw you practicing such incredible kicking techniques! She herself is very much looking forward to it!"

Sima Di was stunned.

Was this guy's reaction just that natural? Switching from addressing the Heart Pirates to Sima Di without a single pause, then casually shifting all the blame onto her?

And... when had she ever seen Sanji practicing the Devil Wind Leg! Whenever she thought of Sanji, it was only when she was thirsty or hungry!

"Sima Di..." Sanji called out.

"Uh... yes..." Sima Di answered weakly.

"Ah... so you care about me that much! I will definitely become stronger for Sima Di!" Sanji said, looking deeply moved. "But if Sima Di wants to watch me practice next time, you don't need to hide behind the door secretly! Watch openly! Watch as you please! Watch however you want! Of course, it would be even better if you wore a cheerleader outfit!"

Although Sima Di really wanted to curse "damn cheerleader outfit," she had to cover for this impulsive guy.

"Ah... okay..." Sima Di said with absolutely no confidence.

"Damn cheerleader outfit! Perverted Kappa! Can't you fill your brain with something healthy and positive for once?" Zoro's complaint voiced Sima Di's thoughts.

Sima Di gave Zoro a mental standing ovation. Master Zoro! Well done!

"Hah? Mosshead? What did you say? Don't you want to see Sima Di in a tender pink cheerleader outfit?" Sanji said.

Sima Di raised an eyebrow.

Tender pink? Why not say I should wear a rainbow one? Master Zoro! Fight back! Scold him hard!

However, Zoro paused strangely upon hearing Sanji's words, then shouted loudly, "Who cares!"

"Hey, you... you hesitated just now, right? That means you actually..." Sanji revealed a "friendly" smile.

"It's not what you think! She wears a sports bra in front of me every day! I've seen enough of it, okay? She should just go wear her training clothes!" Zoro shouted, with a suspicious blush on his face.

Sima Di, who had just felt a bit embarrassed, instantly turned as black as a supersonic jet's limit speed, a thousand "hehe"s floating through her mind, completely missing Zoro's fleeting expression.

"What training clothes? They can't compare to a cheerleader outfit at all! I think you'll never understand this feeling; you should just stick to practicing your kendo!" Sanji, acting like a thug, walked up to Zoro.

"Ah, that's right! So you stinky cook should just focus on cooking well!" Zoro retorted.

"You want to fight?" Sanji assumed a fighting stance.

"Hah, that's exactly what I want." Zoro slightly pushed the sword at his waist with his thumb.

"Here we go again..." Sima Di saw the two of them about to fight over some strange reason (or no reason at all).

Although that guy Zoro said something unforgivable! But at this moment, Sima Di felt it was not the time to waste time here; soon, this underground passage would collapse, and the water would naturally swallow this Second Basement Level along with it.

Just as Sima Di was about to take action, she felt a dark shadow flash past her side.

"Ahhh! It's a real person! Zoro-sama!"

Zoro looked blankly at the guy who had darted over; this guy was currently seriously observing him.

Yes, observing. And from head to toe.

Carefully, meticulously.

If eyeballs could be poked out, Zoro believed this guy would definitely stick one eyeball onto himself and one eyeball onto his sword.

"Ahhh! 073, this is the legendary Wado Ichimonji, right! And this is the so-called demon sword Sandai Kitetsu! And this is Yubashiri! Aaaaah! What a pity! Yubashiri! But before it's destroyed, Zoro-sama! Can I open it and take a look... Hey! Heart! Don't pull me! I still need to have a spiritual communication with Usopp-sama! Let go!"

"If you use that mouth of yours to speak again, I'll tell everyone to ignore you. No autographs either!" Sima Di turned back and warned.

Zi Zi Busheng wanted to say something else, but looked up and saw Sima Di's somewhat twisted smiling face, so he obediently shut his mouth.

The three watched as Zi Zi Busheng was dragged away by Sima Di, who held his collar with a gloomy expression.

"What are you still staring at? Do you want to live underground? Hurry up and go!" Sima Di shouted back in a bad mood.

Sanji whispered, "Mosshead, you made Sima Di angry. After we save Robin, I won't forgive you."

Zoro also unconsciously lowered his voice, "Who cares... I didn't provoke her."

Usopp watched the two interacting, sighed, and then made the following remark.

Sima Di is so pitiful...

As soon as Sima Di and the others returned to the underwater tunnel, they met Nami and the others running towards them. Chopper, who had fallen unconscious due to the side effects of the Rumble Ball, was tied to Granny Kokoro's head.

"Sima Di! It's great to see you're safe!" Nami, seeing Sima Di who only looked a bit disheveled, felt her hanging heart put to rest.

When she had just "heard" Sima Di's cry for help, she had pulled Granny Kokoro and the others to rush back. However, not far after running, she heard the sound of water coming from behind.

"Eh, thanks to these three, I am unharmed." Sima Di said with a smile.

At this moment, Sima Di's face showed no trace of the anger from before; even Zi Zi Busheng standing nearby had to sigh at the speed of a woman's change of face.

Actually, Sima Di was grateful from the bottom of her heart for their timely arrival, grateful that they heard her voice. As for what Zoro said, she just let it pass. But...

She must eat more papaya when she gets back! Drink more milk!

"Stop smiling! Run!" Nami shouted.

The sound of seawater grew closer.

Everyone could clearly see the water waves behind Nami and the others.

Usopp's face changed. "Nami and the rest are being chased by water! This tunnel is about to flood! What do we do!"

The path behind them had already been destroyed by collapse when Zoro and the others came down, and this underground tunnel, including the spatial walls connecting it, was made of special materials; even Zoro had no way to split it open.

"Then what should we do?" Usopp ran in circles around the few people, anxious.

"Just deal with it." After Sima Di finished speaking, he took a deep breath.

At the same time, Zi Zi Busheng performed the same action.

Sanji and Zoro, seeing their actions, were momentarily stunned; the two of them seemed to feel no tension at all. The two exchanged a glance, then simultaneously held their breath.

Usopp, running and running, suddenly stopped, looking at these four people strangely. What are they doing... why are they so calm? Could it be... do they have some other way? Ahhh, never mind!

Usopp made a ruthless decision and, like them, held his breath.

"Are you idiots? Why..."

Nami's remaining words were swallowed by the surging current.

Mermaids...

A race said to be like a dream in legend; almost no one does not yearn for them.

If they could, they would rather be tied to a post and go mad like Odysseus, just to see a mermaid once, just to hear a siren's song once.

However...

Both Sima Di and Zi Zi Busheng held back again and again, but in the end, they were defeated by their own curiosity.

As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat. Moreover, at the wrong time and in the wrong place, the two of them mistakenly opened their eyes.

Sorry, although I do not intend to slander, but... Grandmother Kokoro really falls far short of the fantasy...

On Robin and Franky's side.

The two of them had already escaped and seized a Marine ship.

Franky looked satisfied at the ship with no Marines on it.

"Alright... the cleanup of the escort ship turned lifeboat is finished! Now we just wait for Straw Hat and the others to arrive!"

Before Franky's words had even finished, he saw a strange creature burst out of the sea.

This thing looked like a mermaid, but perhaps it was a dugong.

It was just that her mouth seemed to be shouting something.

"I will absolutely not let you... die!"