Chapter 295: Leaving Dressrosa

Chapter 295: Leaving Dressrosa



A large group of pirates surrounded a small group of pirates. The smaller of the two groups was split into two sides who stood in a tense standoff.

On one side was Franky, Usopp, and Zoro; on the other was Luffy, Sanji, and... Bartolomeo?

On neither side was a confused Cabernet and an amused Robin.

"It's the fastest way to catch up to the Sunny!" Usopp argued. Some surrounding pirates agreed with the logical assessment.

"I want to sit on my head!" Luffy countered. Bartolomeo and his men nodded furiously in response.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"What if Nami and Chopper are being eaten by cannibals at this very moment? Speed is of the essence." Zoro spoke.

"Nami is a strong, independent woman and I'm sure she's fine; especially with Jinbe there with her. I won't allow a lady to be ridden by a bunch of dirty, sweaty men for your own convenience, moss-head." Sanji remained stalwart.

"Don't be like that! I haven't had a chance to check out Cabernet's ship form in detail and this is the perfect opportunity!" Franky insisted.

"Absolutely not, you pervert!" Sanji angrily shouted.

"Compliments won't sway me, Sanji!" Franky shouted back.

"Robin, help us convince Sanji! He'll listen to you, and Luffy can't be stubborn against us all!" Usopp tried to convince her.

"It's a mutiny! To think my own crew would turn against me this far into our adventure!" Luffy was outraged.

Robin seemed to consider Usopp's request for a moment, then walked over to stand next to Luffy. "Sorry Longnose-kun. It's our captain's decision, so we should abide by it."

"HA!!! Take that, you mutineers! Robin's on OUR side!" Sanji was overjoyed.

Bartolomeo was very nervous. He didn't want the Straw Hats to infight like this, and he most certainly didn't want to be the cause of that schism. On the other hand, though, he had an opportunity to host his heroes on his ship for a time! Who couldn't be excited for something like that?!

"We could just go separately. If Cabernet will take us, then the damned cook will switch sides instantly." Zoro pointed out.

"That's right! You'll take us with or without them, won't you Cabernet?" Usopp asked, desperate for a reasonable answer.

Cabernet scratched her head and scrunched up her face. "I don't mind, but that ship is really cute..."

"Shit! She's on the fence, how do we sway her to our side?!" Usopp whispered conspiratorially with Zoro and Franky.

in the background.

"You sound like Crocodile..." Luffy squinted his eyes at him, as if trying to suss out if he was actually Crocodile in disguise.

"A-Are we not good enough, Luffy-senpai?" Bartolomeo looked like he was on the verge of

tears.

"It's just not my style! Don't start crying over stupid stuff!" Luffy shouted.

"Ah! So it's like that! You don't want to conquer the world, you just want to be... free?" Bartolomeo had an epiphany.

"Oho? In that case, we should do whatever we want to as well." Sai said with a conspiratorial

smile.

The following scene had Cavendish, Bartolomeo, Sai, Ideo, Leo from the Tontatta tribe, Hajrudin the giant, and Orlumbus swear to follow Luffy, much to his annoyance. At some point Zoro slipped in and drank the sake from the father's cup. What that means, if it means anything, who knows?

"Get used to it, Luffy. They did pretty much the same thing with me on Whitebeard's crew. You're getting up in the world and that means people will follow you whether you like it or not." Ace walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "You're gonna need it too if you're going to compete with us. Or do you think I'm a pushover?"

"You could only beat me when we were kids because you were bigger." Luffy said defiantly. "Ahahaha! That's the spirit!" Ace laughed.

After giving his final goodbyes, Ace left with his own crew to join back up with Whitebeard.

Everyone boarded the Going Luffy, Luffy taking his rightful place atop his likeness' head. "Set

sail!"

"Let's goooo!" Bartolomeo and his men cried out in unison.

Almost everyone stumbled as the ship lurched forward with the full might of Takako.

"Are you sure Cabernet is faster than this?" Usopp asked nervously, wrapped around the mast

of the ship to support himself.

"By quite a bit, actually. It's a little hard to breathe when she really goes all out." Robin said, standing on the deck without any trouble at all.

"Maybe it was for the best that we didn't take Cabernet..." Usopp shivered.