"There's something wrong with Kuma!"
Nami, who was being carried by Kizaru in a princess carry, suddenly spoke up.
However, while speaking, her eyes were fixed on Kizaru, clearly realizing that it wasn't just Kuma who was a problem.
"Oh? What's the issue?"
Kizaru casually floated through the air with his Shunpo, heading towards Island One without any urgency.
The Pacifistas, equipped with battlefield recording capabilities, could prove that he was an innocent party deceived by Kuma.
Indeed, those who were intelligent and familiar with Kizaru, like Nami or Rear Admiral Tsuru, could tell something was off.
But with Kizaru's power and status, such suspicions had no effect on him.
"Hmph! You know it yourself!"
Nami muttered softly. Since Kizaru didn't want to explain, she didn't press further.
When Kizaru arrived at Island One, he indeed didn't find the Celestial Dragons who had supposedly been attacked.
The Roswald family, who had been beaten up by Luffy, had already been sent back to Mariejois. Even with an Admiral present, no one dared to bet that a second "Luffy" wouldn't appear in Sabaody Archipelago.
"Hmm, speaking of which, it seems like it's almost time. Let's find a place for afternoon tea," Kizaru suddenly raised an eyebrow and smiled at Nami.
"Now? Then let's go to the Sabaody Archipelago Navy branch. I remember the cafeteria there has some signature snacks for afternoon tea." Nami instinctively rubbed her flat stomach. She hadn't had a chance to eat lunch due to Kizaru's constant delays.
She wasn't like Kizaru, who could go days without food without any issues. Although she had received training from Gion, Nami wasn't significantly stronger than an average person.
"Sure."
Kizaru nodded and quickly changed direction, heading towards the Navy branch of the Sabaody Archipelago.
At the same time, part of his attention shifted to the chat group in his mind. Just now, he seemed to have received a message.
[Tony Stark: Hello, is anyone there? I'm Tony Stark, would someone be willing to help me send an email to Stark Industries?]
[Kobayashi: Wow! Is that the silent newcomer from before?]
[Ai Haibara: I thought you were dead, since you haven't said anything for so long.]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Me, Iron Man, send money!]
[Tony Stark: Hey! Don't be like that, guys. I really need your help right now, I'm not joking. I've been kidnapped by terrorists, and I urgently need rescue!]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Huh? You don't know Iron Man? Looks like it's the newbie Stark from the first movie. Don't worry, you won't die.]
[Tony Stark: NO! I don't want to be here for another second... 100 million dollars! I swear, anyone who can rescue me will get 100 million dollars!]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Damn! Money is great, I could try, but I can only guarantee I can break you out, can't promise you won't get shot to pieces...]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: @Kizaru, are you interested?]
[Ai Haibara: @Fubuki, want to give it a try? 100 million dollars, and you could buy a hundred sets of all the bags ever released by Fendi and Prada combined!]
[Fubuki: What's USD? The money from his world wouldn't even work in ours, right?]
[Ai Haibara: So what? We can buy stuff in his world, maybe even get better designer bags!]
[Tony Stark: If you two ladies can rescue me, I'll give you every bag in the world!]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Just a heads-up, the terrorists who kidnapped Iron Man aren't your typical ones. From what I know about Hell Blizzard, she's likely going to go for self-preservation, not necessarily able to save Iron Man.]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Although that Ten Rings gang is weak, they're still capable of going up against S.H.I.E.L.D. and superheroes, as one of the world's most powerful terrorist organizations. Underestimating them could lead to Fubuki's own tragic end.]
[Ai Haibara: In that case, forget it, it's too dangerous. Also, next time you advise someone, try speaking like a normal person!]
[Tony Stark: Wait! Don't do that! How about you just help me send an email to Stark Industries?]
[Kobayashi: I'm afraid not, Mr. Stark. Haven't you realized yet? We're not in the same world as you. To be precise, every person in this group is from a different world.]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: The premise of helping you send an email is to first go to your world. But based on the experience of Kizaru, the only one who has traveled across worlds, we'd just end up appearing next to you.]
[Ai Haibara: Maybe we can bring a satellite phone to your world... but that won't work, our satellite phones probably can't connect to your world's signal.]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Unless you gain the ability to protect yourself, we can't help you leave. But if you can protect yourself, you should be able to escape on your own...]
[Tony Stark: Oh... this joke is not funny at all. Those terrorists are forcing me to make weapons for them, and if I don't comply, they'll kill me!]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Ah... I suddenly realize there might be too many geniuses in this group... By the way, is Mr. Kizaru not available right now?]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Let's try someone else, @Orochimaru, Sir Orochimaru, there's a tech empire here making an Iron Man suit out of scrap metal. Would you be interested in exchanging ideas?]
[Orochimaru: Heh, the Ninja World War just ended, and the new Hokage doesn't have much free time. However, Tony-kun could consider visiting Konoha.]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Wow! As expected from Sir Orochimaru! If it's inconvenient to go rescue him, we could let Iron Man come to our world. That way, he would temporarily regain his freedom!]
[Tony Stark: Oh, no, thank you for the kind offer, but I'd still like to return to Stark Industries first...]
[Random Person Who Wants to Hug Luo Feng's Thigh: Huh? Why? If you think it's unsafe to go to Orochimaru's place because they're at war, you could go to someone else's world.]
[Ai Haibara: Idiot! He's just been kidnapped. You want him to go to some other strange place? No normal person would agree to that! Who knows if the person inviting him is just another group of kidnappers?]
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