Chapter 73

Immediately shouting with renewed vigor: "Yoshi! Here we come, the Upward Current!"

"Having Lord Sima is truly wonderful!"

"Long live Lord Sima!"

With no more worries, everyone was indeed full of energy.

At this very moment,

A fierce wave surged quickly from the sea; immediately after, the man-ape who had been blasted away by the Voice of All Things ability leaped ashore. Seeing Kureha surrounded by the Straw Hat Pirates, he jumped to conclusions and clearly misunderstood something.

"No martial ethics! A whole group ganging up on my boss!"

"Take this punch!"

He threw a direct punch at the nearest Vivi!

But Kureha was faster; he flashed to the man-ape's side and punched him straight into the dirt.

"Idiot! Can't you change this rash bad habit of yours?"

Seeing the man-ape beaten, the gorilla immediately laughed out a "Fufu" sound.

This drew Sima Di's gaze over.

Was that a laugh just like Doflamingo's?

If Doflamingo knew, would he kill him out of shame and anger?

Interesting.

After learning Kureha's decision, the man-ape, though very worried, did not stop him; he even wanted to go along!

But...

"No!" Kureha refused.

"Why, boss?" the man-ape asked, confused.

"Yes, boss, we can help too!" the gorilla tried to argue.

But Kureha still shook his head.

No one knew the dangers of the Upward Current better than they did, who had spent their lives active in these waters.

He did not want the two of them, the gorilla and the man-ape, to take risks.

So he said, "If my guess is wrong, and Elbaf is not on the Sky Island, and I meet an accident, then Elbaf must be at the bottom of the sea. At that time, it will depend on you to find it!"

Although it sounded like "last words," the man-ape and the gorilla felt they had been entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

"Fufufufu—Boss, go with peace of mind! The gorilla and I will wait for you on the ground!"

"Ohaahaha—Elbaf must exist!"

"Let us reinforce the ship!"

"To withstand the tearing of the Upward Current and the wind and waves, this ship is still a bit lacking."

The man-ape and the gorilla, full of vigor, paid out of their own pockets and brought out a large amount of materials to attach to the Going Merry.

Parts that were damaged or of poor quality were directly replaced.

This made Sima Di very satisfied.

The others, following Kureha's instructions, went into the woods to search for the Guiding Bird.

Once inside the forest,

Sima Di looked at Vivi, who was sticking to him like a shadow, and said, "Vivi, let's search separately; the probability will be higher."

Simple-minded Vivi suspected nothing and rode the fast horse to the other side.

Leaving Robin, who watched Sima Di with a smile, thinking: You sent Vivi away for what purpose?

Sima Di revealed a smile that all men understand and walked deeper into the woods in another direction.

Robin followed as well.

The woods?

I really haven't tried that yet.

The process of searching for the Guiding Bird is not for outsiders to speak of.

After more than half a day,

Sima Di, having finished certain activities, heard his Den Den Mushi ring; it was Zoro and the others notifying him that they had found the Guiding Bird.

After a simple cleanup,

The two returned to the seaside hut and saw Zoro and the others, their faces covered in dust, glaring angrily at a bird inside a cage.

It was indeed the Guiding Bird.

This is a bird whose head always points south no matter where it is; if it faces any other direction, it feels uncomfortable all over.

Furthermore, it has a personality that dislikes humans greatly and can command other creatures in the Jaya Forest to attack humans.

This time, without Robin's help, they must have suffered a great deal, right?

And...

【Ding! Congratulations on signing in at the famous scene "!", obtaining the sign-in reward "Captain Jack's Luo Pan"!】

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"Captain Jack's Luo Pan": This is a compass that cannot point to a direction; it has been upgraded with magic and can help the user find whatever they desire in their heart!;

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【Reward stored in the System Space!】

Oh ho!

This Luo Pan is a good thing; as long as you think of A Certain Item or a creature, it will point to its location.

Just quietly slacking off was one thing, but unexpectedly signing in for a famous scene reward was another.

This made Sima Di a little embarrassed.

So......

He had to do something!

"You must be tired, right? Want me to help you relax?" Sima Di suggested.

Everyone:? っQ?;)っ

What else could Sima Di's "relax" mean?

Of course it was his poisonous blessing!

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Get away from me!"

"Don't come over here!"

Amid the unanimous refusals, only Luffy gladly agreed.

"Sure! I just happened to be tired!"

Sima Di raised his hand and gave Luffy a bold, holy light, letting Luffy lie comfortably on the ground, humming contentedly with a blissful expression.

Social death?

As long as he himself wasn't embarrassed, the embarrassed ones would be everyone else!

And just like that,

Zoro and the others covered their faces and dodged, acting as if they didn't know this person.

The orangutan and the gorilla, who were reinforcing the Going Merry, saw this and couldn't help but curiously come over to ask.

Sima Di said nothing and directly gave the two of them a blessing.

Then two more blissful figures appeared on the ground.

Kurekai happened to step out and see this scene, silently turned around and closed the door, even hearing the sound of it being locked.

—He was certain he had not developed any twisted "interest" in Sima Di.

Sima Di and Robin exchanged a glance; the latter covered her mouth and snickered.

"Sima-chan is being rejected."

"Heh, do you want a blessing?"