Chapter 208: The Long-Waited Reunion and Friendship

Chapter 208: The Long-Waited Reunion and Friendship

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'Damn, Robin really wastes no time, huh?'

Needless to say, Nami was impressed. She wasn't one for actually using her body to gain things, she liked tricking people more, but she could still respect Robin's dedication to getting the bag.

One needed to put at least that much effort in if they wanted to get an Emperor's treasures at the end of the day...

Jokes aside, she was rather happy to see Robin had managed to get herself a boyfriend during the two years of separation from the crew. She was only really disappointed that she didn't get to see it happen live.

But at least she got to witness some cute moments between them.

Like Enel pretending to sleep and still listening to her reading, and Robin resting her head on his chest as she essentially used him as an inflatable mattress.

"Ohh~ They're cute together, aren't they?" Franky smiled as he spoke out beside her.

Nami just turned her head towards him and shushed him.

His voice was always loud, and she didn't want to ruin the moment for the cute couple in front of her.

Franky just raised his hands up in defeat and turned around, going back to check the Ship's engine and emergency measures.

The Ship was already coated, all they needed now was for everyone to get there.

And the next crewmate to make it to the ship was, as expected, Brook.

He skipped onto the ship happily, greeting his comrades with a cheerful disposition as he looked over the ship for a few seconds.

"Brook! You look fabulous!" Nami seemed to appreciate his new style.

The skeleton laughed a bit and bowed slightly, looking Nami directly in the eye, despite not having any eyes of their own.

"Yohoho, thank you, young lady! May I have your pant-"

He, unfortunately, got rudely interrupted by a kick to the skull, quite literally.

"Shut it!" Nami just huffed and puffed, turning around and leaving the perverted Skeleton's presence.

"Oh, that's so cruel Miss Nami... I'm sure that kick broke my nose... Not that I have any~ Yohoho" Brook rearranged his hat and laughed a bit as he tapped his cane into the ground.

"Hahaha! You haven't changed a bit, Brook!" Usopp immediately ran to the Skeleton's side and crossed his arms, showcasing the muscles gained through his training.

Brook laughed a bit more with his long-nosed companion before finally turning his head towards Robin, who tore her gaze away from the book in order to wave at him with a smile.

"Hoh, seems Miss Robin has made a lot of progress, even went ahead and got a boyfriend." The Skeleton could tell that Robin was stronger than before, likely even stronger than him.

But he didn't dwell on it much, he was a musician first at the end of the day.

"We're just friends," Robin stated with a calm smile on her face, to which Enel also nodded. This seemed to surprise Nami quite a bit, as she had already pegged them as too close to not be a couple...

Brook didn't seem to call them out on their 'closeness' instead he just laughed and joked a bit.

"Yohoho, being able to use an Emperor as a lawn chair is quite impressive in my books regardless!"

"Impressive indeed... Let it be known that there hasn't really been anyone else able to use me in such a way." The Emperor opened up one eye and looked towards the skeleton with a toothy smile.

Robin's tanned skin seemed to blush for a split second before she recovered and smiled mischievously.

"Oh really? So I guess you could say I am your first..." Robin covered her mouth as she openly teased the emperor.

"Huh? Cheeky now are we?" Enel just smiled at her, not quite expecting her to tease him in front of her crew.

'I guess she doesn't care if we appear to be close... Well, as Brook pointed out, she's using me as a chair... So the cat's out of the bag already.'

"Yohohoho~ What an interesting dynamic! Didn't think I would see this type of scene when coming here... Not that I have any eyes to see it..." Brook took off his hat and joked around a bit more.

"You don't need eyes to see how cute they look together! Isn't that right, Franky?!" Nami to the side seemed the most excited about the prospect, seemingly wanting to act as a wing-woman for Robin.

Franky, who was only half listening to their conversation while checking a few things on a screen, only nodded with a blank expression.

"Yeah, SUPER cute..."

"Hey now, be more excited!" Nami didn't seem pleased by his lack of involvement.

The cyborg just shrugged his large shoulders and ignored the Navigator.

Enel's reaction was a bit different, as his earlobe trembled a bit under the strain of Zoro's katana.

'He's certainly strong... Not like he was going all out here... But he's got a long way... I think he's a bit weaker than Oven right now...'

The Emperor was able to accurately judge Zoro's strength. He wasn't by any means weak, but he wasn't as strong as Enel had expected either.

Zoro himself seemed insulted, being blocked by a finger was bad, but being blocked by an earlobe was straight-up humiliating.

The fact that Robin also didn't seem to be worried in any way also spoke volumes to him, of the trust she had in the Emperor's strength.

For a second, he contemplated actually using haki to try and see how he fared against the emperor properly... But he didn't get to.

"The hell are you doing, you stupid moss head!" Nami immediately perked up. Her fists of justice quickly rained down upon the flabbergasted swordsman.

Enel sighed as he watched the scene with a wry smile.

Robin didn't even seem to be bothered by it, instead, she continued reading while leaning on Enel. Savouring whatever moments of basking in his warmth she had left.

'Let's hope Luffy's improved more...'

The Emperor's gaze then turned to Sabaody, a field in the distance...

On it appeared the figure of a young man. He had a large backpack, filled with food. He was wearing an unbuttoned red shirt, short blue jeans and sandals.

He was also wearing a white cloak, seemingly trying to be low-key as he also covered the straw hat he wore on his head.

The young man had a large smile on his face as he noticed his own ship in the distance, as well as the lively atmosphere that was on it.

"Shishishi... We're finally back..." Luffy muttered as he then dashed towards the ship with renewed energy.

"EVERYONE! I'M BACK!" His energized shout made all of the Straw Hats turn towards him.

"Luffy!" The entire crew seemed to shout in unison, Robin also looked away from her book and looked towards her captain with a smile as she mouthed his name.

"Zoro, Sanji, everyone's already here?!" Luffy stepped on the ship and immediately started looking around with an excited gaze.

Usopp jumped on him almost immediately, the two starting to gush over Franky's new 'cool' appearance. 'SUPER cool' by his own admission.

"Well... Chopper's missing..." Nami seemed to suddenly remember their group doctor.

"Maybe he hasn't made it yet?" Sanji asked, his arms crossed and nose still somewhat bloody.

"Oh, Chopper?"

Luffy also seemed to finally remember something, before he turned around, dropped his large backpack to the ground and started riling through it, throwing a lot of uneaten and half-eaten food behind him in a frantic manner.

Before he finally pulled out a dizzy-looking humanoid reindeer...

"CHOPPER!?"

Everyone was essentially flabbergasted, Enel had already felt Chopper inside but decided not to question it.

'I was paying attention to the island... But I missed a few minutes while bantering with the Straw Hats... I can't tell how Chopper ended up in Luffy's bag in a matter of 2-3 minutes...

I'm not even going to question it...'

Eventually, Luffy's gaze also reached Enel...

"Long ears?!"

The Emperor just sighed.

'Here we go...'

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