Paper fruit among pirates

Chapter 74 Roman Reigns Beats Luffy to Meet the Enemy
so cold,

so dark,

so quiet.

'it's here···'

'The stomach is pierced, and there is a faint pulse—'

'doctor!where is the doctor ・・・Ah, I am a doctor・・・'

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very familiar voice...
'Chopper, how's it going? '

'Epinephrine, max injection... ready for blood transfusion... who's blood type X?' '

'I! '

A more familiar voice.

'...It's incredible, the body's function is slowly recovering, it can save...'

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bump,

In the darkness, the familiar anxious voice made the confused Roman slowly come back to his senses.

Open your eyes to a circle of familiar faces and surprise cheers!

"Roman!"

"Great,"

"Out of danger..."

"Woooooo, scared us to death-"

"..."

"...I am..."

Roman blinked, and the image and sound in front of him became completely clear.

"I'm not dead?"

This is impossible!

"It's a miracle, Mr. Roman."

Chopper wiped the sweat from his forehead, and this little reindeer was the only one who would address Roman by honorific among the straw hats.

"Your stomach is completely penetrated, but most of the vital organs are not damaged too much. The damaged area has also been sutured..."

"...I'm really not dead?"

Roman, who had just woken up, was completely stunned, almost thinking that he had actually arrived in the underworld.because:
This is not scientific at all!
What does it mean that most of the vital organs are not damaged too much?Roman is fighting against Crocodile, not Hawkeye!
And who is Crocodile now?

Ruthless and ruthless!A heroic figure who will be killed immediately by his subordinates who are ineffective in doing things.

Before Marianu, also known as Miss. Golden Week, took someone to rescue him from prison and reminded him of the word 'partner' after a long absence, Crocodile would never have done something like 'mercy' matter!
And at the level of the other party's high-level arrogance and domineering, Roman has no means to hide from Crocodile and pretend to be dead...

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He tilted his head and looked at the tattered clothes beside him—it was Roman's own coat, full of blood and holes, and there was a faintly recognizable white '@' graffiti on it.

'The Whiteness of Mercy'

Miss. Golden Week's color ability, which can interfere with the 'killing intent' of other creatures towards the holder.

That little girl's ability can hit the soul directly!In the 'future', a move 'Dream Rainbow' will make all the cadres of the Baroque studio face their true hearts, and even make Crocodile in prison recall his dream of 'One Piece'!

It was her,

'We evened out. '

Recalling the words when the little girl left, Roman twitched the corners of his mouth.

Huh, what is this?Do good people have good rewards...
"Okay, okay, Roman has woken up, everyone dispersed."

As Chopper drove away, Roman turned his head and looked around.In addition to Zoro and Sanji who were relieved, Vivi and Usopp with tears on their faces, Nami who smiled at him with blood vessels in their wrists, and—

Luffy was sitting in front, with his back to the crowd.

Ahh, Luffy must be pissed...

Maybe I'm about to be hit with-

Bang!
His cheeks went numb, and the 'world' in Roman's eyes shook violently, mixed with a rush of commotion.

"Luffy, what are you doing—"

"Hold him!"

"The wound, the wound is open~~"

·······
"You put—"

"What do you think of as a partner! Roman!!"

A roar drowned out all the voices, Roman, who had been punched in the face, lay down and turned his head. What caught his eye was Luffy's bloodshot eyes.

"Roman, you're smarter than me and know a lot of things I don't know! But—"

"You don't even know what a partner is!"

"Do you think that in the face of a strong enemy, you will be called a partner by rushing up and desperately?"

"Even if you die, you can say casually: Look, I've done my best, so you should run away, right?"

"asshole!"

"You don't treat us as partners at all!"

If it wasn't for the angry Luffy being held between his arms by Zoro and Sanji, he would be ready to rush up to give Roman a few punches.

"You're great when you're alone? Great? You're wrong—"

"You should fight with our lives together!"

"This is a partner!!"

--Quiet.

·····
Luffy,

You're right.

What was wrong was me, the 'traverser'.

Even if there are no plug-ins, what golden fingers.Roman's heart is still lurking, the pride belongs to the 'traverser'...or arrogance!

Just aboriginal...just a few plot characters...just a little...
I know your abilities, I know your weaknesses, I know your past, present, and future...  

So, no matter what it is, I will definitely be able to figure out a way!As for Luffy, Zoro, Nami...you just need to call 666 on the side, and see how I solve all the bosses beautifully.

Even if I lose, die, it doesn't matter, these are also in my 'calculation'.

I am a dignified traveler, that's how it is...

arrogant,

madness.

"That's right,"

Roman sighed, and inexplicably remembered the old ship doctor in Twin Gorges when he learned that he was studying domineering in private, gave Roman a deep look and said 'you are really arrogant'.

Now it seems······
"I was too arrogant."

He thought about solving everything by himself, and didn't even consider Luffy's feelings at all.What he said was for the sake of his partner, but he was just self-motivated.

"I·····"

crackle,

"what are you doing,"

"Don't get up, you bastard!"

"The wound, the wound burst!!"

Under the horrified and worried eyes of others, Roman turned over and sat up, the bandage on his waist oozing red again.But still couldn't stop Roman from bending over to the crowd, bowing his head, and apologizing.

"I'm sorry, Luffy, everyone."

"What I've done is not worthy of being a partner! I—"

——! !

At this moment, Roman suddenly froze!And Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji all turned to look in the direction they were coming from.

And Roman finally noticed that he and everyone in the Straw Hats were sitting on top of a giant crab.They were speeding through the desert, and in the distance was the outline of a vanishing city.

"This is·····"

The seriously injured Roman twitched the corners of his mouth. Even though he didn't see the figure, there was no doubt about this savage aura that swept the earth like a sandstorm and devoured everything to wither:
"It was the 'sand crocodile' who caught up."

Zoro and Sanji let Luffy go and stood up one by one.

"Just let us be here—"

brush,

A figure had already leaped down from the top of the crab's head two steps ahead of them, and turned to look at everyone in midair.

"You go first!"

"Luffy--"

"The other party is a sand crocodile..."

"Chopper, move on!"

Facing Zoro's words, Chopper nodded and communicated with the giant crab that everyone was riding on.

"But even Roman—"

"Leave it to Luffy," Zoro grabbed Vivi, who was about to jump down, "that's his battle, we're responsible for getting you safely to Albana (the capital of Alabasta)."

"Luffy is very strong!"

"don’t worry--"

········
Is this the difference between us?
Roman, who was lying down again, closed his eyes, Luffy was fighting alone with everyone's blessing and trust, and he... just worried everyone.

cut,
When the traversers are on this point, they really pull over, will they be kicked out of the group by the 'traversers alliance'?but:
wow,

In Roman's open palm, a piece of white paper quickly formed the shape of a paper crane, and then also glide down from the giant crab.

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"Boss, Princess Weiwei has escaped."

Robin, who was wearing a white trench coat, looked at the straw hat group that was passing away in the desert, with a smile on his face, which made it impossible to see his true thoughts.

"The cadres are all gathering in Albana and informing them to intercept!"

"As for you—"

Crocodile, who was wearing a black fur coat, looked at the boy with a straw hat standing in front of him with indescribable disgust.

"Straw Hat, the one who challenges my patience..."

"That girl Weiwei,"

"I can't help myself and I'm trying to help others. It makes me angry—"

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"That idiot Roman,"

"Always thinking about fighting everything by myself makes me angry—"

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"Oh? It seems that you are not that stupid."

Crocodile looked at Luffy standing up and raised his chin arrogantly.

"So smart people shouldn't be dealing with these emotional guys. You think so too—"

"No!"

Luffy opened his stance, punched in front of him, and clenched his waist with the other.

"I'm going to beat you up!!"

"This way they don't have to think about these messy issues!"

! !
"There's a kind of-"

Biao——

A fist rapidly enlarged in Crocodile's pupils, interrupting his next words.

puff,

Yellow sand splashed, and his head burst.

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PS: Actually, I am going to post two chapters together. After all, this chapter... Roman was beaten, and I can't get up again (tears). I am afraid that it will not affect your mood. The next chapter is the real change.

Since you urged, I will send first.

(End of this chapter)