Paper fruit among pirates

Chapter 19

"Uh, I apologize to you for what happened before."

By the woods on the edge of the town,

Roman folded his hands together and expressed his apology to the dejected Usopp.

"Let me heal you as an apology. But—"

"What I said before was not a joke, the housekeeper beside Miss Keya is 'Hundred Strategies' Chloe herself. Let someone like him stay by her side, it's normal for Miss Keya to suddenly 'die suddenly' ."

Maybe because he stayed with Luffy and the others for a long time, Roman also gradually got into the habit of joking.But now is not the time to be funny, because:

"No one believes me... no one..."

Usopp, who was holding the wanted order, stood in front of Roman and the others, holding back the tears in his eyes!There was also a shot in the arm, but after Roman's 'paper knife' cleaned the wound and wrapped it with a 'paper bandage', it was all right.

"Even Koya..."

"Okay, Usopp." Nami, who couldn't bear to watch it, comforted the other party, "Maybe it's just Roman who made a mistake; maybe that Captain Crow really can't change his ways..."

Poor Usopp, because he usually tells too many lies, but this time he told the 'truth' but no one believed him.Even though he held Crow's wanted order, he was angrily denounced as 'unscrupulous' to frame the opponent.

Well, that's right.

Although the boy named Usopp lied a lot, he actually has three specialties: shooting, engineering, and art.

That wanted order was mistakenly thought that he 'painted' it...
With this specialty, you can easily get rich just by being an artist.

"Actually, it's easy to prove whether that's the real Captain Crowe."

Roman on the side clapped his hands, attracting the attention of several people.

"I'll just go and slash him."

The one who can dodge Roman's knife must be the captain of the Black Cat Pirates; as for the one who can't dodge...
"Don't worry, trust my skills. - There will never be such an oolong as hacking people to death."

"Hey, hey, you said 'hack to death', right..."

"Then what can you do?"

Facing the question thrown back by Roman, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, including Usopp all shook their heads. ——Even if the housekeeper is really a ruthless pirate, who would believe what the few people present said?
What they are facing now is not a problem that can be solved by beating, hacking, stealing, and cheating...
"Then... we don't care about this?"

"Absolutely not!"

Facing Luffy who refused without hesitation, Roman spread his hands, "So, you can't think of a way, and you have to take care of this matter. It's better:"

"Listen to me."

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"Usopp is really..."

In the backyard of the mansion, on the bed by the window, Keya, a weak girl who could only stay on the bed for a long time because of illness, opened the book in her hand, but couldn't read a single line of it.

"What do you say Krabatel is a pirate, and I swear to show the 'Wanted Order'..."

"This joke is too much!"

However, recalling the boy who insisted on telling stories every day to solve himself, the anger on the girl's face gradually disappeared and turned into a warm smile.

"...Well, if Usopp can apologize to Krabatel, I'll forgive—"

"Kaya,"

A familiar voice made the girl who was worried about gain and loss come back to her senses. She turned to look at the boy with his head bowed outside the window, and put down the book in surprise.

"Usopp? Your injury...ahem,"

The girl who realized that she was acting too 'happy' turned pale and warned seriously:
"I know you don't have a good relationship with Krabattle... well, but you shouldn't be like this..."

"Good noon, Miss Keya."

A voice interrupted the weak girl's words, and a smiling Roman stood beside Usopp with his head bowed.

"You are·····"

"My name is Roman," the handsome boy introduced himself, "Tokovic Roman."

"It's a pirate."

?

"what·······"

"Then, Miss Koya."

Roman raised his hand, and sheets of white paper flew out of his palm.

"Please cooperate with me,"

"It's kidnapping time!"

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The housekeeper named Krabatel has his own room. Today, he was first made trouble by that Usopp holding his 'wanted order', and later found that the powerful pirates were still wandering in this town. , made him feel a little anxious.

Or, postpone the action?
Bang!
"It's not good, Crabattle!"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and a housekeeper with sheep-shaped hair rushed in anxiously. —He is another housekeeper of the house, named Merry.

"Miss Keya has been kidnapped!"

?

"what?!"

Chloe, whose real identity is the captain of the Black Cat Pirates (once), suddenly got up!Seeing that his plan is about to be realized, and the opportunity to cut off the past to become a respected gentleman is within reach, actually——

"what is the problem?"

Merry, who was picked up by him, thought that this 'colleague' was just a pure caring lady, and immediately said everything:

"It's Usopp!"

"He colluded with those foreign pirates to kidnap Miss Keya and asked us to prepare a ransom—"

Snapped,
Throwing the housekeeper named Merry aside, the anxious Clow turned around and grabbed a long and narrow handbag in the room and strode out! ——Of course he is not worried about the owner here: Miss Keya, but:

Damn, the pirates must be found first!
Otherwise, if someone else finds it first, they might exchange all the property here for that sick bastard!

gallop out,

However, this is a town full of people after all. No matter how anxious he is, the man named Chloe has to slow down. Middle all the way silently followed.so:
Only then did he give the housekeeper Merry, who was desperately chasing after him, a target.

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"Miss Koya."

"Please don't get excited, it's not good for your health."

In a clearing in the woods, Miss Keya was tied to a chair by a long and narrow strip of paper, and the paper tape was also attached to her mouth.Facing Roman's words, the girl didn't feel scared, but looked at Usopp with a heartache and turned away from looking at her.

Next to him are Luffy wearing a captain's coat, Nami wearing a blindfold, and Zoro who is wiping his katana.Coupled with Roman with a cold smile on his face, the breath of 'Pirate' blows!

"Don't worry, we just need a boat."

Roman, who played the role of 'bad guy' by his true nature, sneered at the weak girl Keya with a face of resentment while folding the white paper origami crane.

"When we receive the ransom, we will naturally let you go."

"Roman..."

"Don't talk!"

Glancing back at Luffy, who made a bitter face, Roman was afraid that the moment this guy opened his mouth, the serious atmosphere would be wiped out immediately.

········
"coming."

It didn't take long for Roman to fold the paper crane in his hand, and a figure had passed through the woods and came to this clearing.

It was a man in a suit. He had a big back, glasses, and a suit. The pattern on his clothes seemed to be... feces.He was carrying a long, narrow handbag in one hand and his wrist on his glasses in the other.

"Miss Keya! I'll save—"

"Clabartel... no, Captain Crowe."

Roman interrupted the opponent's 'performance' with a wave of his hand, - to be able to find this place so quickly, it shows that the opponent is agile and good at tracking!But now this heavy pace, panting appearance...
What about a liar?
"Although I'm very curious about how a pirate captain like you actually lives in such a small place, but:"

"One hundred million Baileys," Roman stretched out a finger and shook it, "as long as we take out this money, we will pretend that nothing happened. At the same time:"

With a flip of the wrist of the other hand, the paper crane in his hand turned into a dagger like magic.

"Let go of your lady."

The dagger in Roman's hand was placed beside the slender neck of the girl named Keya, and Usopp on the other side almost took out his weapon and aimed it at him.

Quiet--

The face of the man who was 'excited' just now on the opposite side turned gloomy.

"Hey? What does Captain Crow mean, I'm reluctant to—"

"Wait, wait a minute!"

"Ha ha ha ha····"

At this moment, a man with sheep hair ran over, also wearing a suit.It looks like the housekeeper of a big family.

"Please don't hurt Miss Keya,"

The panting sheep-headed man leaned on his knees and looked eagerly at Roman's group of 'kidnapping', even ignoring the 'accomplice' Usopp beside him.

"Please give me some time, whether to sell the property or borrow usury, we will definitely—"

puff! !

However, before the loyal sheep butler finished speaking, a few rays of light flashed, and he threw himself to the ground with blood in his chest!The attacker is:
"That's my money,"

I do not know when to take out the weapon in the handbag and take out the glasses butler wearing on his hand, - Captain Crow raised his head.There is only endless indifference and murderous intent in his eyes!
"Who gave you permission to save that trash, eh?"

(End of this chapter)