I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

"Hey! Green-haired man, don't you always consider yourself the vice-captain? Why didn't you stop the fight just now?" Sanji was angry and started to blame Zoro.

"Who are you trying to persuade?" Zoro glanced at him and said, "Usopp has a knot in his heart. If this knot is not untied, this day will come sooner or later."

"what?"

"Would the Usopp you know easily duel with others? Usopp's last few words were not angry words, he was too negative." Zoro sighed: "Slutty chef, Luffy is determined to become the Pirate King. You know it's not empty talk, he will gamble his life to do it. This means that we will encounter many powerful opponents in the future. That's why we have been working hard to become stronger..."

"But Usopp is too passive. If nothing stimulates him to become stronger, facing future powerful enemies with his current lack of fighting spirit will be a dead end for him."

"What did you say?" Sanji lifted Zoro's collar and said, "Do you think you should abandon your companion just because he's weak?"

"Don't talk nonsense, when did I say that?"

"Don't make trouble at a time like this!" Nami kicked the door open and angrily scolded the two: "Don't argue about the past!"

At this time, Chopper also came back dejectedly.

"Chopper, didn't you go after Usopp?" Sanji asked anxiously.

"I was going to heal him, but he drove me back. He told me..." Chopper burst into tears, "We are no longer companions, so you should go back..."

"We were all so happy together this morning, it felt like a dream... If anything happens to Robin again, our team... seems like it's going to fall apart..." Nami muttered to herself.

Time passed quietly, and at ten o'clock in the evening, Usopp arrived as promised.

Zoro didn't want to explain this scene, but just watched the duel between his companions silently. Although Usopp used some clever tricks and Sky Island's black technology to gain the upper hand, he was still knocked down by Luffy with one punch.

"You idiot..." Luffy yelled as if to vent his anger: "How could you possibly...beat me!"

Finally, he turned around and left Usopp with his back: "Merry... do whatever you like! We will buy a new ship and continue sailing forward."

"Goodbye, Usopp. I feel very happy to be with you."

Then Chopper, who wanted to go to Usopp to heal his wounds, was stopped by Sanji, because it was even more humiliating for Usopp to accept sympathy after losing the duel.

"I feel so heavy!" Luffy walked to the side of Merry's ship and whispered through gritted teeth.

"This is the Captain... Don't be confused! If even you are hesitant, who can we trust?" Zoro consoled him and then gave orders: "Move the things out..."

It seems that it is necessary to go to Judicial Island. As long as we snatch the two devil fruits eaten by Kaku and Kalifa, it depends on whether Usopp will eat them. Zoro personally thinks that the giraffe form of the banana-shaped Bull-Bull Fruit is a perfect match for Usopp's nose!

……

The next morning, on the rooftop of the Backstreet Hotel in Seven Waters.

"Luffy!" Nami, who came back from outside to get the news, suddenly pushed open the door to the rooftop with an anxious look on her face.

"This is terrible! The whole city is talking about it... Last night, Mr. Icebarger from the shipyard was shot at home! He's still unconscious..."

"Such a respected uncle actually..." Luffy was stunned for a moment, then jumped down from the rooftop: "I'll go and see!!"

"Wait! Luffy, I'm going too!" Nami shouted at Luffy.

"We're going to look for little Robin, what about you?" Sanji looked at Zoro.

"I'll go with you." Zoro slowly stood up.

So, the Straw Hat Pirates split into two groups.

Zoro followed Sanji and Chopper through the streets, looking for Robin. Soon, Zoro's appearance attracted the attention of enthusiastic citizens, and they surrounded and chased the three of them.

The three of them naturally would not attack the citizens. In desperation, Zoro could only tear off the headscarf on his arm, pretending to be a masked hero, following Sanji and Chopper and turning into the secluded street by the river.

"The situation is not good? Why did the newspaper falsely accuse Robin of attacking the iceberg?" Sanji was puzzled.

At this time, Chopper raised his nose and sniffed the air.

"Stop sniffing, there's someone on the opposite side." Zoro, who activated his Observation Haki, noticed a figure hiding in the dark corridor across the river.

"——Little Robin!" Sanji turned his head in surprise.

"Robin!!" Chopper was also surprised when Robin suddenly appeared.

"Where have you been? We've all been looking for you! We're so worried about you!" Sanji shouted excitedly, "Let's go back to the hotel together. We've encountered a lot of things. I'll tell you slowly... Just wait a moment, we'll be there soon."

"No..." Robin, who had been silent for a long time, said expressionlessly, "Just stand there. I won't come back to you! I'll say goodbye to you in this city!"

"Robin!?" Chopper couldn't accept his companions leaving one after another.

"What are you talking about? Little Robin, ah, right, it's because of the thing in the newspaper." The dog began to make excuses for the goddess: "Don't take that kind of thing to heart, we won't believe it. It's common for pirates to be wronged."

"Yeah, I'm so sorry for dragging you into this! But..." Robin said nonchalantly, "The reports about me are all true. It was indeed me who broke into the mayor's room last night."

"What?" Sanji was a little surprised.

"I have a darkness you don't know about, and that darkness will one day destroy you." Robin said with a serious expression: "Now I am planning to let you bear this crime, and I will wait for an opportunity to escape..."

"What the hell is going on? Why are you doing this?!"

"Why I did this... you don't need to know." Robin chuckled. "Although our time together was brief, we won't see each other again after today. Give my regards to everyone. You've all been so kind to me. Thank you."

After saying this, she turned around and was about to leave, ignoring Sanji and Chopper's anxious requests to stay. Zoro, who had been silent, spoke up: "Robin! Do you remember the test I gave you as the vice-captain when you came aboard?"

Robin turned to look at him, confused.

Zoro grinned. "As the vice-captain, I don't accept you leaving the ship without a reason. I don't think Luffy would accept it either. Even if you go to the ends of the earth, we will bring you back."

A trace of panic flashed in Robin's eyes: "Give up, leave here before the situation gets worse. I won't go back with you."

After she finished speaking, she left only her back to the three of them.