One Piece: It's always been you

Chapter 152 Xiu Gou barks

Cracker's plan failed. With his jaw dropping and eyes wide open, Sweet barked, and even his tail, which was usually either hanging down or taut, started to rise and wag from side to side.

Just like a normal dog.

Cracker: ...

You're not usually like this. Where's your wolfish ferocity? Where's the way you usually bite me?

Not only was it eaten by a dog, but its core was also replaced, right?

Enraged, Cracker rolled up his sleeves and walked over to Sweet, intending to pick him up and beat him up!

You're an ungrateful wretch! You're all smiles and smirks at others, but when it comes to him, you're all baring your teeth!

If I don't beat him up today, he's not a Ke!

Before he even got close, Sweet turned around and gave him a warning look.

Cracker felt a daze and heard Sweet growl at him!

Waaaaah, Mom, I guess I can't have the surname K after all, I can only have Charlotte.

"BIGMOM Pirates, I've heard so much about you!" Yu greeted him, but Katakuri clearly didn't respond.

Yuu doesn't mind at all.

She was hoping Katakuri would come, but she didn't dare to meet him directly, so she wore a bear costume.

But in the current situation, it seems Katakuri didn't recognize her.

It seems that crystal isn't so useful after all; you can't recognize it just by putting it in a shell.

Ugh! That's rubbish.

"Xiu Gou, good job. Here's a reward for you." He tossed over a bone-shaped biscuit. "Then I won't keep you company any longer."

After all, she's appearing as Queen Grantesoro, so she needs to maintain her proper status. Even when facing the Big Mom Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, she can't afford to get too involved.

Yu turned to leave, only to find a fluffy little thing beside her.

Sweet sat obediently beside her, his round eyes looking at her with a friendly expression.

Uh… hiss…

Did he just abandon his owner like that? Does Katakuri even know how to raise a pet?!

Seriously, it can jump that far!

Yu didn't turn around because the time on stage was almost up, and it was about to end.

Jump up there if you want, you can return it later. This gives you a good chance to get closer!

On the pirate ship behind him, Katakuri's lips curled up in a smile, though his scarf obscured his face.

"Everyone! Have a great time at grantesoro!"

"But be careful, I don't want to see troublemakers, otherwise..."

The golden surface of the stage suddenly plummeted, surging towards the audience seats on either side. Caught off guard, the audience froze, unable to move.

A few quick-thinking pirates or marines stood up to try and stop them. But the Golden Sea was unstoppable, and had no fixed shape, so even swords couldn't cut it.

At the critical moment, the golden seawater reversed its direction and converged into a sphere above You.

As You spreads her arms, the water sphere above her head bursts forth, tracing a golden phoenix shape in the air. Golden water droplets sprinkle across the entire stage and the audience seating area.

“Bear played a little joke on you all, I hope you liked it.”

At the end of her speech, with a beautiful and elegant half-bow, You left the stage perfectly with the black wolf beside her.

"Katakuri-san! Did you see that?! That person, it wasn't the bear's actions just now, it was... it looked like Yu! She can control seawater too!" Cracker was so shocked that he stammered, pointing in the direction where Yu had been, his head spinning back and forth.

"You're all talk." Katakuri glared at him, then stood up and ordered the chess pieces to stop quickly.

Cracker remained where he was, lost in thought and doubt.

So, my brother already knew that person was You?!

How did they do that? Was it some kind of telepathic connection? Is this the power of love between his brother and sister-in-law?

Wow--!

and many more!

That explains Sweet's behavior just now...

Cracker was slow to realize what was happening, so he was the only one on the ship who hadn't noticed, and then he called Yuu stupid...

On the other side, in the lounge of the tallest building in the main city, a man wearing a spotted plush hat watched the bear doll's actions on the screen with a furrowed brow.

He clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, and the polar bear and his two companions beside him didn't know exactly why.

"What's wrong, Captain?" The polar bear unconsciously tightened his grip on his long sword, sensing that something was amiss with the captain.

The man's face darkened, and his tone was heavy. "Didn't you see? Katakuri is here too, and Nathan even greeted him!"

The most crucial point is this! Naisang actually demonstrated her ability to control seawater in public. If someone with ulterior motives discovers this, things will only become more dangerous and troublesome for her!

Before Bepo could say anything, he found that everything in front of him had gone dark and the light had been blocked.

"Trafalgar Law, known as the Surgeon of Death in the North Blue and captain of the Heart Pirates."

"What did you just call her? Nesan, right?!"

Luo raised his head and looked toward the source of the sound.

She was half-naked, wearing only denim shorts, an orange cowboy hat with badges of "smile" and "sadness," a skull tag, and a red beaded necklace.

Luo knew what he was seeing. "So what if it is? What's it to you? Fire Fist Ace is the boss."

Even now, with Law sitting on the sofa and Ace standing in front of him looking down at him, Law has not lost his imposing presence.

The already sharp gaze was now devoid of any kindness, filled with impatience and disdain.

This only fueled Ace's anger. "My sister only has me and two other brothers. Don't try to claim kinship with me."

“Hey, Fire Fist leader, you say you’re Nesang’s brother, how come you can’t even afford clothes?”

Luo glared at him with blatant provocation, "If you can't afford it, I can buy it for you. You don't need to humble yourself and act like my brother."

Ace chuckled and then replied, "Yu held me when I was only a few months old. Yu bought all my clothes before I turned eight. When I met Yu, you were still a nobody!"

"And what about after you turned eight?" Luo smirked sarcastically. "I'm really sorry to have left you without clothes to wear, since You took me everywhere to find doctors after that."

!!!

Ace was furious!

Although Yu had mentioned a little about this surgeon, and given that he ate the Op-Op Fruit, Ace had heard some rumors about him.

But this was the first time he had ever met the surgeon.

Today he must reclaim the glory that belongs to him!

"I have a life crystal on me that can find You anytime, anywhere!"

Luo disagreed, saying, "Naisan carries my Vivre Card with him and can find me anytime, anywhere."

"Naisan only carries the life cards of important people with him."

Ace suddenly stopped talking because Yu really didn't have his Vivre Card!

I'll tear off a piece from the Vivre Card that Yamato gave him last time and give it to Yu later. He must carry it with him at all times!

Ace: "Yu personally invited me to come here for a vacation!"

"Tch, why do you think I'm here?" Luo found it amusing.

Ace continued to retort, "She brought me here herself! You just came with your own pirate crew, didn't you?"

Hmph, that's an undeniable fact, let's see how you refute it.

Luo resisted rolling his eyes. "If it weren't for the fact that everyone knew about your duel with Whitebeard, Nai-san wouldn't have come looking for you."

“A mature younger brother would not make his older sister worry about this or that.”

Having a younger brother like you is enough to drive Nei Sang crazy.

"That's because Yu cares about me! You're envious, aren't you!"

Luo didn't want to argue with the Fire Fist leader anymore; it was pointless. "Fire Fist leader, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

"What are you gambling?"

"Who will you call first when Nessan comes over?"

Shaki saw that his captain's scheme was clearly on his face, and he was worried for Fire Fist Ace.

"Sure, I bet You'll call me first," Ace said confidently.

Luo was in a good mood as he watched him jump into his trap, but he didn't show it on his face. "Then I'll do the opposite of what you do. Nei-san definitely won't call you first."

"You're doomed to lose!"