"Speaking of which, I've been here for so long, but I don't think I've seen you guys go to the city to trade for supplies."

I sat on Luffy's shoulder and whispered to Ace, who was at the bottom.

"Weren't you cooped up in your room when we went to trade for supplies? You said you were reading some kind of book."

Ace clicked his tongue, "I don't know what's so good about those books that don't even have a single drawing."

Luffy also nodded vigorously, "Yeah, I thought it was something delicious... but it turned out to be super disgusting!"

As soon as I thought about this matter, I couldn't help but get angry. I punched Luffy's head.

"Little bastard, I haven't even settled the score with you yet, and you still have the nerve to bring it up!

Who told you to rummage through my cupboard and gnaw on my books!

Is that even edible?!

It's all ruined! If I didn't see the size of the teeth marks, I would've thought it was done by a rat. I asked you, and you lied to me! "

A lie that insulted my IQ!

Just thinking about Luffy's face covered in cold sweat when I caught him, his gaze drifting, his mouth pouting to his ears, and his stupid face when he said "I, I don't know"... my hands itched, and I couldn't wait to give him a few more bumps on the top of his head.

Plus, I haven't even read that book yet!

Luffy's teeth marks and saliva were all over the book, and the words were all ruined, so there was no way to read it.

He knew it was disgusting, yet he still ate half the book. What kind of brain was this? Were all men who wanted to become One Piece so strange?

"Leah is so fierce." Luffy's voice actually had a trace of grievance.

"Then whose fault is it!" I was so angry that my liver hurt.

"Hey, hey, you two!"

Ace was swayed by our movements, and also became angry, "If you keep moving, I'll throw you both down!"

"Okay..."

Both Luffy and I stopped what we were doing.

It can't be helped. Who asked us to be a trinity now?

To be more precise, we were currently standing on top of each other, just like how Ace, Sabot, and Luffy once did in the anime. We put on our capes and pretended to be adults, dragging the animal pelts we hunted in the mountains to town to exchange for supplies.

After all, bandits didn't know how to farm. They had to go to town to trade for grain, vegetables, salt, and pepper.

Needless to say, there was no need to mention the medicine and bandages. Because the two little bastards were too good at causing trouble, there were never enough bandages and medicine.

In addition, Luffy and the others were at the age of growing up, so they needed to buy new clothes.

"You need to buy new clothes too."

The AI jumped onto my shoulder and glanced at my torn collar. "We've been following them up the mountain and down the river. The clothes you brought from Marivan Doe are almost worn out.

The remaining two dresses are not suitable for running around with them. "

I sighed. "It's my fault. I didn't think …"

How could a city-dweller understand the hardships of surviving in the wilderness? I shouldn't have thought that I could wear clothes blindly just because everyone in the original Sea King wore clothes blindly.

Half of the clothes I brought this time were not suitable for living in the wilderness, and the other half quickly became tattered and difficult to wear because I miscalculated the wear rate of the clothes.

Again, surviving in the wilderness is really difficult. Please be careful if you want to brave the Gorbo Mountain. _ (: з 」 ∠) _

"Forget it. If it doesn't work, I'll just wear a card." I rubbed my cheeks. "Besides, don't I have a magician's costume?

Chaldea's uniform or something.

Although it's a little strange in the normal world, everyone here is wearing strange clothes, so it doesn't matter. "

"Your magic and stamina can keep up. I don't have any objections." The AI shook its big tail that was similar to a QB's and said with a tone that said it was waiting for a good show.

"I'll treat it as training." I rolled my eyes at the heartless thing. "Otherwise, would I still be naked?"

"You can give it a try. Maybe you can even improve the progress of the strategy." The AI looked at me with a malicious expression.

I slapped it expressionlessly and said, "No way, I refuse.

Although I don't have much of my literary persona left, I don't want to be seen as a pervert. "

"… Don't you look like a pervert if you're trying to woo a seven or eight-year-old kid?"

"Whose fucking fault is this?" I clenched my teeth and asked.

The AI obediently shut up.

I raised my hand and rubbed my temple.

Again, I'm not a pedophile. Although I've been telling myself that I'm trying to woo Luffy, I know very well that I really can't do that to this naughty kid. Whether it's my aesthetics or morals, it doesn't allow me to do that!

I can't do it in any way!!!

"Leah, Leah, we're almost there." Luffy patted my leg from below, "It's your turn, it's your turn!"

"It's my … turn …"

Seeing the tall man walking towards us, I suddenly froze.

At this moment, I finally remembered a setting that I'd almost forgotten because I'd lived in the mountains for too long and hadn't seen strangers for a long time.

I

Have

Light

Social anxiety

Come

"…"

I felt my throat tighten, and subconsciously began to tremble under the cloak.

What, what should I do …

"You're the one who wants to sell something?"

The man looked us up and down. Being stared at so impolitely by a stranger made my stomach churn.

I tried to pinch my left hand and forced myself to calm down. However, I couldn't help but think about whether I'd done well enough, whether he'd seen through my panic, and whether I'd be able to make a sound later … I became even more panicked and didn't know what to do.

"Hey!"

Ace called me softly from below and glared at me impatiently.

I bit my lip and tried to force myself to open my mouth, but I couldn't make a sound because I was too nervous.

Looking at Luffy's curious face, I felt like there was something stuck in my throat.

I lowered my head and gave the two boys an expression that was uglier than crying.

… There was no other way.

"That's right, we want to sell something."

Ace answered for me. The strange position of my voice made the man subconsciously look in the direction of his' stomach '.

Luffy's reaction was fast. He dragged a pile of fur that was as tall as a small hill and stood between us. He cut off the man's line of sight and diverted his attention.

"Oh oh!

What a beautiful bear skin!

And so much crocodile skin??? "

… In the end, the transaction ended peacefully.

On the way back, the two little bastards laughed at me earth-shattering.

"What, you're usually so arrogant and always act like you're so great. But in the end, just talking to someone can scare you like that?"

Ace looked at me with a smirk.

"I'm just nervous, okay!"

I squatted on the ground and covered my face with my hands. "It's normal to be nervous when you see a stranger … Hey, don't laugh!

I'll get angry if you laugh again! "

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Ace knocked my back with a steel pipe, "When you threw out a dragon with one punch and chased after Luffy with two axes, I didn't see you being afraid at all.

You could take down those hooligans with one punch, I really don't know what you're afraid of. "

"Ace, let's go eat!" Luffy was drooling, "The ramen from last time was super delicious!

There's also stewed meat!

Let's go eat!

I'm starving! "

"Okay, let's go to the shop from last time."

Ace swung the steel pipe and put it back on his shoulder. He waved his hand in the direction of the street like a big brother.

"Oh oh, that's great!"

Luffy's eyes lit up and he cheered, "The stewed meat from that shop is super delicious!"

"But the boss of that shop seems to have remembered our faces. This is a bit difficult …" Speaking of this, Ace suddenly thought of something and paused. "… By the way."

There seemed to be an invisible signal that flashed through his and Luffy's eyes. In the next second, they both turned to look at me.

"… Huh?"

I subconsciously took a step back.

The two brothers smiled at the same time.

For a moment, I seemed to see the mysterious smile the Straw Hat Pirates had when they faced Luffy.

… To be honest, I had a bad feeling.

Ten minutes later.

"I don't want to!

I'm not going!

Are you evil spirits?!!! "

I hugged the oak tree and resisted the two rascals' tugging. To be precise, Luffy was tugging me while Ace was tugging Luffy.

Luffy's rubber hand wrapped around my waist eighteen times until it reached my shoulder. Ace pulled Luffy like a rope and started a tug-of-war with me.

"What's the matter!"

Luffy smiled like a demon and put his head in front of me, "Go, go!

I'm really hungry. Leah, hurry up! "

I almost let go of his hand in shock. I'll say it again, so what if you're a rubber man?!

She hurriedly hugged the big oak tree in her arms again and shook her head vigorously amidst the creaking and tragic groans of the tree roots.

"I already said I'm afraid of strangers!

I don't want to go into the restaurant alone to talk to the boss, and I don't want to help you guys get a free meal! "

"It's not a free meal!" Luffy angrily declared his opinion, "I'll pay you back with treasures!"

"That's still a free meal!"

It's already suffocating to talk to a stranger alone, but to lie to a stranger and let these two rascals get a free meal … I really can't do it!

I'll explode from the guilt!

Anyway, I don't want it!

I definitely don't want it!

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up!"

Ace pulled with all his strength. Accompanied by the sound of the oak tree being uprooted, I was pulled down from the tree by Ace while Luffy cheered.

Due to inertia, I looked at the blue sky above my head and thought expressionlessly …

"… Is this something a human can do?!!!!"

It's one thing to pull down a tree with your bare hands, but to treat a delicate and beautiful girl like me like this … Does your conscience not hurt?!!!!!!!!!!!

It turns out that One Piece's son and One Piece's brain circuits are completely different from normal people like me. Not only do their consciences not hurt, they feel happy.

"Okay."

Ace pulled me up from the ground and made a turn in the direction of the town. He sounded delighted.

"Whether we can get in or not depends on you. Good luck, Leah."

"…"