Chapter 495: Don't Worry
The moment Zoro said that, a crimson killing aura rolled off Akame like heat from a furnace.
"What did you just say?"
"He tried something on Kuina?"
Akame stared at Momonosuke sprawled on the deck, her eyes turning icy with murder.
To her, she and Kuina were both Ryuunosuke's women.
They had been together for years, side by side through storms and bloodshed, and somewhere along the way they had become inseparable sisters.
Akame already carried a deep, soft spot shaped by what happened to her younger sister.
So hearing that some brat dared touch Kuina lit a fuse in her chest.
"That isn't true!"
"It was a misunderstanding, and it's already settled!"
"Our young master did not lay a hand on Miss Kuina!"
Kanjuro practically rolled across the floor and dropped to his knees in front of Akame, bowing so hard his forehead nearly cracked the wood.
Kinemon was already out cold and bleeding like a sandbag that had been stomped flat.
If Kanjuro did not step up now, Momonosuke was going to die for real.
In one day, the kid had already stared down death twice.
"Is that so?"
"Fine, then."
Akame's mood flipped instantly. A second ago she looked ready to butcher someone, and now she was smiling again like nothing happened.
"I'll go find Ryuunosuke and Kuina."
"Zoro, take a break too."
She walked off cheerfully.
Zoro glanced at Momonosuke on the deck with pure disgust, then turned away and flopped down to sleep.
That little shrimp was not worth his attention.
If Luffy had not insisted on dragging him along, Zoro would have tossed him overboard ages ago.
The kid did no work, ate like a champion, and on top of that, two more freeloaders had appeared alongside him.
Just thinking about it made Zoro's knuckles itch.
Still, he did not feel like dealing with a furious Luffy, so he swallowed the urge and kept his eyes shut.
"Hahahaha…"
Sanji was cackling so hard he almost wheezed.
Ryuunosuke doing what Sanji had been wanting to do since day one, but never dared to, was the sweetest thing he had seen all week.
Sanji was honestly the one who hated Momonosuke the most.
Now someone finally handled it, and it was Ryuunosuke of all people.
That meant nobody on this ship was going to protest.
They probably would not even ask why.
"Alright, I'm cooking something legendary for Captain Ryuunosuke!"
Sanji wiped a tear from his eye and marched straight to the kitchen, already humming with delight.
…
Inside the temporary cabin where Ryuunosuke and his girls were resting, Kuina still looked a little baffled.
"Ryuunosuke, you really attacked him because you thought he might mess with me?"
"And this is your first time meeting Momonosuke, right?"
"How did you know what kind of person he was that fast?"
Akame had just returned. The moment she heard the topic, she sat down quietly, grabbed a slice of watermelon, and listened.
"I talked to Sanji when I boarded this ship."
"He told me Momonosuke is a shameless little creep."
"He keeps trying to take advantage of the girls. If he is bored, he clings to Nami and the others like a leech."
"And you know the worst part? His real age isn't a child's at all."
"Even if he were, he already knows what he is doing. A man acting like that is rotten to the core."
"When I heard you shout, I came over and saw him standing there."
"My body moved before my brain did."
Ryuunosuke did not say the rest.
Kuina had seen what happened after that.
Still, she was not angry. If anything, she felt safer.
"Is that so…"
"How can Lord Oden's son turn out like that?"
"He was raised as Wano's heir, but he acts like he is proud of being scummy."
Kuina frowned, genuinely confused.
"Raised as an heir?"
"You mean his education was to prepare him to rule Wano one day?"
Ryuunosuke asked, brows lifting.
"Yes!"
"My father even said Momonosuke was supposed to be capable."
"But now…"
Kuina's disappointment was obvious.
If Wano ever ended up in his hands again, the future did not look bright.
"So he didn't do anything to you just now?"
"Good. I almost killed him for nothing."
Akame sighed in relief, still chewing her watermelon.
"You two, next time just ask first before you go for the throat."
Then Kuina shifted the topic.
"Captain, what do we do now?"
"We came here to look for Brook, but we've been stuck on this ship for ages."
"Honestly, I miss the Eternal Boat."
"We watch Keshia."
"She dragged us out here with that much confidence, which means she has a plan."
"If anybody should be worried right now, it's her, not us."
Ryuunosuke grinned.
Brook living or dying did not matter much to him.
Brook was never a key piece in his board.
If that skeleton wanted trouble, Ryuunosuke would put him down the first chance he got.
Until then, they could move exactly as planned.
The original body's side was already advancing without pause, and if Ryuunosuke wanted to pull everyone back, it would be effortless.
Bang, bang, bang…
"Captain Ryuunosuke, I brought food!"
Sanji's voice rang from outside the cabin.
…
At the stern, Keshia sat alone in silence, watching the sea foam break and scatter behind the ship.
Her face was calm, but her eyes were sharp, like she was weighing a dozen futures at once.
"We can't wait here forever."
She drew a breath, then stood.
This time, she and Ryuunosuke had already synced enough to build a rough cooperation.
But Brook still had not shown his face.
That meant staying on the Straw Hat ship had no point.
As long as they were here, that guy would never come out.
So…
A compass like tool appeared in Keshia's hand, its surface etched with strange patterns.
"Divination."
She activated it without hesitation.
This was her second safeguard.
The divination compass.
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