I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

On a small town street, in front of a pet food store, a small white dog quietly waits, its eyes determined and stubborn, as if guarding its territory. It's just an ordinary small pet dog, standing there quietly, but it exudes an aura that cannot be underestimated.

Next to him, an orange-haired girl was trying to comfort the straw hat boy who was throwing a tantrum, and next to him, a swordsman with three swords on his waist was leaning against the wall.

"Hey, you're pirates! Stealing other people's things should be a common thing for you! Buggy has treasures he's accumulated over the years and a chart of the Grand Line. Didn't you say your goal is to reach the Grand Line? If you two can hold him and his officers back for a quarter of an hour, I can get the map."

"No!" Luffy squatted on the ground with a pout on his face.

"Nothing else matters. Now that we have a navigator, we should have a real pirate ship. I think the ship in the port is pretty good." Zoro agreed casually.

"I'm not!"

"Zoro!" Luffy shouted sarcastically, expressing his dissatisfaction: "We have no reason to take action!"

Zoro spread his hands towards Nami to show that he could not persuade her.

"Change...Zoro, how about we cooperate? You go and stop Buggy and his cadres, and I will get the treasure and the ship. After the job is done, the ship will be yours, and the treasure will be mine." Nami changed her strategy and began to fool Zoro.

Ha! You little navigator, what the hell are you dreaming of? Even if that guy is a fool, he's still the captain. How could I, a dignified lieutenant, be persuaded to rebel by a mere worker like you?

"Sorry, to declare war on a pirate group, the captain must give the order." Zoro folded his arms across his chest, looking extremely cold.

"Wang Wang!"

"Why are you biting me, you dead dog?"

Just when Nami was about to continue persuading him, the melon-like boy started fighting with the dog!

"Why did you poke it for no reason?" Zoro was helpless about someone who could fight with a dog.

"Hey! You little brats, stop bullying Xiuxiu!"

Zoro looked up and saw an old man wearing armor, carrying a spear, and wearing glasses.

"Xiuxiu?"

"Old man, who are you?"

"As for me, I'm the mayor of this harbor town!"

Tsk tsk tsk, let me think about it. The Joker's plot can't be messed up. After all, he is one of the important participants in the war at the top. If he is not in place, it will easily cause a butterfly effect, which is not conducive to the open-book exam.

Luffy will have the reason to take action when the tamer comes. However, according to the plot, the tamer should come to find me, and I have to be away to trigger the plot.

"Oh, mayor, we've been at sea for several days and haven't eaten for a long time. This town is closed. Can you take us to find a restaurant?"

"Alas, after the pirates came, everyone in the town was in danger and stayed at home. There were no restaurants left. Come with me." The old man answered while taking out some food to feed Xiuxiu.

……

In the mayor's house, three people were eating bread.

This is not enough, we need to set the pace.

"By the way, Mayor, what's going on with that dog? It's been standing there motionless since the three of us stood there. I just saw you feeding it. Is it your dog? Why don't you take it home with you?" Zoro turned into a master of rhythm.

"You mean Xiuxiu? It's guarding the door there!"

"So its name is Xiu Xiu." Luffy always takes his opponents seriously, even if it is a dog.

"Guarding the door? The pet food store?"

"Yes, the owner of that shop is an old friend of mine. He and Xiuxiu opened it ten years ago." The mayor lit his pipe. "For them, it's a very important shop full of memories."

"The old man once told Xiuxiu that when he was not around, Xiuxiu would be the store manager, so Xiuxiu has been staying there all the time!"

"Look at all the wounds on it. It must have been from fighting pirates while protecting this shop, right?" The little girl always had a soft spot for furry creatures like these. "The owner went to take shelter with the others, right? But... there's no need for it to watch over the shop when pirates come, right?"

"No, he died of illness. He went to the hospital three months ago and never came back." The old man looked a little sad.

"Could it be that ever since then, it has been...always waiting there for its master to return?"

"Everyone says so, but I don't think so." The mayor's eyes lit up with the romance that only men understand: "Xiu Xiu has always been very smart. It must have guessed that its owner is dead."

"Then why is it still guarding the store?" Nami expressed confusion.

"It must be because this store is a priceless treasure to Xiuxiu. It is the relic of Xiuxiu's favorite master... That's why Xiuxiu has been guarding this store. Alas... It's really a headache. I have wanted to take it to shelter many times, but it is unwilling to leave here. If I leave it alone, it would rather starve to death than continue to watch the store." The mayor was also helpless.

At this moment, a voice came from the distance: "Roar!"

It's done! The opportunity has arrived!

"It seems to be the sound coming from the direction of the pet food store!" Zoro brought out the final rhythm: "Let's go over and take a look."

……

"Woof! Woof!!"

The scarred Xiuxiu let out a heart-wrenching howl at the raging fire in front of her.

Luffy looked at the tamer riding away on the lion, then looked at Xiu Xiu covered in blood and the burning pet shop. "He is the relic of Xiu Xiu's beloved owner!" This sentence lingered in his mind.

So he silently chased after the trainer.

Seeing this, Zoro grinned.

"Isn't it ridiculous to just take away other people's important things?" Nami looked at Zoro with gritted teeth.

? ?

I was careless and I don't know how to answer this question. What should I do if my girlfriend gets angry? Waiting online, urgent!

"Uh, I misunderstood. Listen to me..."

"Misunderstanding? You pirates are all the same. Before you recruit enough men to attack the town, I will kill you first!!"

"Little girl, don't do this!"

At this moment, the furious Nami was extremely arrogant despite being stopped by the mayor. In Zoro's eyes, she seemed like a small pet dog being led by someone.

Huh? I think Teacher Lu has taught this question before.

Oscar Suoying stuck out his tongue and taunted: "You don't have the ability to kill me!"

"What?!" Furious, Nami successfully transformed into a fish-man mouth: "Okay, let's try it!"

Ding! Your words successfully angered Girlfriend #3, earning her a brief moment of attention and a Love Points bonus of +3.

???

Is this still possible? Won't my former best friend be angry?

Oh, that's right. If she gets angry, she'll beat me up right there and then...

Zoro held his forehead helplessly, then explained: "I'm not laughing at that dog. I'm laughing because our captain finally has a reason to take action. The Buggy Pirates are finished!"

"what?"