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"Ikki!" Nojiko was the first to notice his approach and waved happily.
"Nami, Nojiko," Ikki said, nodding to the two of them, his eyes falling on the pink-haired girl. "Is this a friend you know?"
"She's Rebecca. Nami and I saw her practicing swordplay alone by the river, so we talked for a few words," Nami stood up, smiling. "She is a very hard-working little girl." For some reason, Nami seemed to see a reflection of herself in the pink-haired girl. That's why she helped her practice sword swinging.
"Hello, little girl, what should I call you?" Ikki turned to look at the pink-haired girl, wanting to confirm his suspicions.
"Hello, I'm Rebecca. Are you the Ikki that Miss Nami said?" Rebecca blinked her big eyes and looked at the man in front of her with admiration. Although she hadn't been with Nami for long, the guidance she had just received from Nami and Nojiko made her feel like she had made some progress. After hearing Nami and Nojiko's descriptions of Ikki, she understood that he was an even more powerful swordsman than they were. So she naturally admired Ikki's strength.
Especially now that she wanted to become stronger. Although she was still young, she did not want to practice kendo. But as she grew older, she had understood her identity. Naturally, she wanted to become stronger so that she could survive in this country.
'Is it really Rebecca? But why haven't we seen the one-legged soldier? Did he go out for something?' Ikki greeted Rebecca politely, and then looked at Nojiko, wanting to explain his purpose.
"Ikki, are these two your new friends?" Nojiko spoke first, looking at the two toys with gentle eyes, as if they were new friends.
"Yes, yes, as expected of Ikki," Nami said. "To be able have his country's unique toy as friends in such a short period of time... Speaking of which, they look pretty cute." Nami looked curious and stretched out her hand to touch Hina and Sadi-chan, not knowing that what she and Nojiko said made them feel disappointed and even more moved that Ikki remembered them.
"This is why I came to you," Ikki said. "Nojiko, release your Zanpakutō's Shikai. Let it swallow Hina and Sadi-chan. I think the ability of the Minazuki should remind you of our partners." Ikki put Sadi-chan and Hina in front of him and spoke to Nojiko.
"Partner?" Nojiko frowned. "Did something happen?"
"It's a long story," Ikki said. "In short, our partners were possessed by some kind of Devil Fruit power and became what they are now. After you lift the curse on them, you will understand what I mean by passengers."
"Nami, you probably have a Den Den Mushi on you," Ikki continued. "Use your Den Den Mushi to call your friends who are walking in Dressrosa. Assemble them on board the Explorer. We need to take some action later."
Nami nodded and took out a small electric weapon from the fourth-dimensional pocket on her chest. Although she didn't know the specific reason, she knew something big might be going to happen next.
"Nami, I'm starting." Nojiko drew her Zanpakutō and pointed to the sky. "Purify All, Minazuki!"
Buzz!
A low hum sounded.
"What is this!" Rebecca watched in surprise as the long knife in Nojiko's hand flew into the air and turned into a huge one-eyed manta ray. Then, something even more surprising happened to Rebecca. As soon as the one-eyed manta ray appeared, it pounced directly on the toys transformed by Hina and Sadi-chan. And the two of them seemed to have expected it a long time ago and showed no signs of trying to dodge.
"Wait!" Rebecca exclaimed and wanted to stop it. However, Ikki grabbed her arm to prevent her from colliding with the one-eyed manta ray.
"You devil!" Rebecca cried and brandished the wooden sword in her hand to attack Ikki, regardless of the fact that her slight strength could not cause any harm to him. "I admired you so much just now. I thought you were a warrior comparable to the legendary gladiator Kyros. But you killed innocent toys. And you, Nojiko, I shouldn't have accepted your teachings before."
"What a kind little girl," Ikki said, looking helplessly at Rebecca who was still struggling. "Don't worry, those two toys are fine. Did you hear my conversation just now? I just want my friend back to her old self." Ikki continued to hold her and waited for the one-eyed manta ray's healing process to complete.
"Huh?! Hina, Sadi-chan?!" A minute later, Nojiko suddenly covered her forehead, her face full of surprise and confusion. Next to her, Nami, who had just contacted every partner on the expedition through a Den Den Mushi, did the same.
"It looks like you have regained your memory," Ikki said happily. "Nojiko, let them out." Ikki had just recalled the memory of Sadi-chan.
"Um!" Nojiko frowned and controlled the one-eyed manta fish to open its mouth. Soon, Sadi-chan and Hina were spit out by the manta ray.
"Great, I'm recovered! Thank you, Ikki!" Sadi-chan jumped up happily and jumped into Ikki's arms. Hina pursed her lips, and after some hesitation, she finally sighed and walked away.
"Okay, okay, stop rubbing it," Ikki said, quite helpless. "My clothes are all stained with your slime." The mucus was an unavoidable side effect of the healing. This made Ikki realize he had to go to the bathroom again.
"Hehe, it's okay Ikki," Sadi-chan said, burying her head in Ikki's arms, with a happy smile on her face. "I can help you with your laundry."