Orochimaru thanked him and began rummaging through the wardrobe.
Jonathan's clothes were far too big for Orochimaru, so he started looking for suitable clothing nearby. After some effort, he finally found a small Justice Cloak in the corner. Although the cloak wasn't a perfect fit, it was at least smaller than the previous clothes and could be worn with some difficulty.
Orochimaru thought, "I'll make do; I'll be out of here soon anyway." He put on the cloak, adjusted it, and tried to make himself look less awkward.
Meanwhile, Jonathan was already discussing Zoro's capture with Luffy when the door suddenly opened. Sanji, who had been observing at the door, covered his nose and squatted in the corner the moment Orochimaru appeared, so he wasn't cornered by Jessica.
"My dear... you said there were pirates..."
Jessica, who had just entered, originally wanted to ask about the pirates, but when she saw the scene inside the room, she froze, stopping her words.
Before her stood a handsome young man who appeared to have just showered, his hair still wet, with untried water droplets sliding down his hair tips and dripping onto his fair skin, crystal clear. He was only wrapped in a somewhat tattered white cloth, barely covering his private parts.
To her astonishment, her cloak was being worn by someone who was trying to adjust its position. The length of the cloak was clearly not suitable for this man, leaving most of his body exposed.
The spoon in Jessica's hand suddenly clattered to the floor, as if time had frozen. Her face turned ashen, and she involuntarily retreated backward until she hit the wall behind her.
Jessica trembled all over, her finger shakily pointing at Jonathan, her voice also quivering: "My dear... do you have anything to explain? This is a boy! How could you... with a boy... And you even gave him my clothes! We've been married for so many years, I never thought I'd lose to a man!"
Not only was Jonathan stunned, but Orochimaru was also dizzied by Jessica's outburst. He staggered, leaning on the table, and glanced at Jonathan, feeling an urge to vomit and covering his mouth. Although Jonathan wasn't ugly, he was just not ugly. Who would want to have a scandal with a rough, middle-aged man, and a married one at that? Wait, this is the Commander directly under Marine Headquarters; I absolutely cannot let rumors spread!!!
"Wait!!!!! Madam! You've misunderstood; he just borrowed some clothes!" Jonathan also reacted and quickly tried to explain, completely losing his previous composure.
"Alright, alright, alright... borrowed my clothes, huh? Is this telling me to step aside?! You're really so open about it, and you even have someone guarding the door! I knew this person, who was clearly a newcomer, was too familiar in the mess hall. So, it turns out he's doing this kind of work for you..." Jessica suddenly spotted Luffy, pointing at the dumbfounded person, as if she had seen through everything.
Luffy saw her finger pointing at him and scratched his head in confusion: "Huh? Me? Wasn't I just eating...?"
A layer of fine sweat broke out on Jonathan's forehead; he felt like this situation was getting worse with every explanation.
Orochimaru's face turned green and then pale. In his eighty-plus years across this life and the last, this was the first time he had experienced something like this. Could he still wear these clothes? If he did, it would be seducing a married woman; if he didn't, he'd be a pervert running naked. And after Jessica's words, he felt that if he wore Jonathan's clothes, he would be defiled.
Luffy was eating Jonathan's dinner and watching the commotion. Sanji, who was hiding behind the door, took this opportunity to pull him out.
Orochimaru didn't need to worry; he wouldn't be in trouble. At most, his reputation would be damaged, but it wasn't like he cared about that anyway. They needed to hurry and save that idiotic Mosshead.
Orochimaru watched the farce before him without a word. Not only would explaining make things worse, but it also wasn't his style. He looked around, found Luffy's gold in the corner, collected it, and then turned and flew out the window. He wanted to leave this broken fortress immediately!
Jonathan was constantly backing away under Jessica's questioning, wanting Orochimaru to explain, only to find that he was gone, and the bait for his fishing was also gone. He was so angry he felt numb.
Excellent, truly worthy of being the Straw Hat Pirate Crew's first mate, indeed a vile and cunning snake. He used to find Crocodile's testimony and those scandals ridiculous, but now he felt they were completely true!! Truly deserving of his title as the "Seduction Ninja."
He, Jonathan, as Akainu's good friend, a Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters, a renowned strategist, was actually played by a pirate who had just set sail! Unforgivable!
Meanwhile, Orochimaru flew through the sky with a gloomy expression, using Observation Haki to locate the cells where Sanji, Zoro, and the others were held, and smashed into them with a tail imbued with Armament Haki.
At this moment, Sanji placed a conch on the cell door, ready to be injured by the recoil of the Impact Dial. Suddenly, Usopp's voice came from the conch.
"You mean that docile snake?"
A group of Marines tilted their heads in confusion. Sanji was so embarrassed he was almost red-hot. A Marine scoffed, "What kind of secret weapon is this?"
Sanji's expression turned ferocious as he stood up, just about to say something, when he heard a violent crash. A large hole appeared in the wall, and Orochimaru swam through with a grim face.
Usopp's voice from the recording conch was still repeating the phrase.
"You mean that docile snake?"
Orochimaru directly smashed the cage.
"Let's go."
The Marines swallowed, looking at Orochimaru. How was this thing docile?
"Oh, oh, oh..." The few of them quickly followed.
Usopp sidled up to Sanji and whispered, "What's wrong with Orochimaru? He usually doesn't get involved, does he?"
Sanji took a deep drag from his cigarette, exhaling smoke rings. "It's better if you don't know."
The rest of it involved Orochimaru barging straight through, finding Chopper and Nami, and dragging away Luffy, who was playing hide-and-seek with the Marines.
Robin, who was impersonating a Marine inspector and had just obtained the fortress's layout, saw the scene outside and knew there was no more fun to be had. She swung back to the going merry.
Everyone on the going merry looked at each other, wondering what had happened.
Sanji, who saw through everything, sighed. "In short, everyone's here now, and we need to leave quickly, right, Orochimaru?"
He turned around and found Orochimaru gone again... Nami pointed to the Marine clothes discarded on the ground. "He went to take another bath. Did he get stimulated again?"
Sanji's expression was subtle as he sighed, "It's hard to say... it's quite complicated... This time, Orochimaru was really innocent. Just wait for the newspaper."
On the other side, Jonathan, with a slap mark on his face, finally managed to dig out Orochimaru's bounty poster and explained with difficulty. Only then did Jessica, half-believing, let him off. Jonathan, covering his face, was also seething with anger. Orochimaru's actions had completely disrupted his plan. All his schemes, all his temptations... all for naught.
"Don't worry about anything else! Aim all 188 cannons! Final warning to surrender; if they refuse, open fire! They absolutely cannot be allowed to escape!!!"
"Yes, Vice Admiral!" The officer looked at the slap mark on Jonathan's face, his gossip instincts stirring. The untold story of Vice Admiral Jonathan and the Straw Hat Pirate Crew's first mate instantly spread throughout the entire fortress.
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