After being tossed around by Drupi, Zoro finally accepted the cruel reality.
He wasn't dreaming!
The Du Pi dog in front of him, named Drupi, could not only speak human language but also possessed terrifying instant teleportation abilities!
And then, the red rabbit he had seen earlier was truly a ruthless beast.
It had not only killed all the royal family members of the Goa Kingdom but also let a World Noble die peacefully on the street.
Shermag Town.
A ramen shop.
Zoro devoured the ramen, his ears catching the various discussions in the shop.
The shop wasn't crowded, but the customers came from various backgrounds.
Two of them were Navy personnel stationed in Shermag Town, sitting opposite them were a few bounty hunters. The rest were local residents!
However, despite their differences, they all had one topic in common: the red rabbit that had stirred up a storm in the East Blue!
He not only heard everything about the red rabbit but also saw its bounty poster from a bounty hunter.
A bounty of 500 million berries! It was absolutely insane.
During this time, Zoro didn't participate in the discussions at the ramen shop. After filling his stomach, he took a deep breath and stood up, walking outside.
Outside the ramen shop, Drupi was holding a newspaper, standing in an inconspicuous corner, reading intently.
Seeing this, Zoro didn't hesitate, quickly walked up to Drupi, and asked in a deep voice, "With so many bounty hunters around, why did you pick me?"
"Those bounty hunters are unreliable!"
Drupi's eyes remained fixed on the newspaper, he said calmly, "You seem easier to, uh… easier to cooperate with!"
Hearing this, Zoro twitched his lips slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Full?"
Drupi put down the newspaper, trotted over to Zoro, his eyes showing rare excitement, "Fifty-fifty, how about it?"
"Let's go see if the red rabbit is still there!"
Zoro didn't waste time, replying bluntly, "If he's still there..."
"He is, he is…" Before Zoro could finish, Drupi nodded excitedly, "Because we are good brothers! Well, in your world, you guys would call it partners!"
"You are partners?"
Zoro thought he heard wrong, disbelievingly, "He's your partner, and you still sent him to collect a bounty?"
"Cough... well." Drupi rolled his eyes, "It's just that they offered a lot of money!"
Hearing this, Zoro instantly became wary, "So, you also participated in the red rabbit's killing of the Goa Kingdom's royal family and that Celestial Dragon?"
Drupi waved his hand, "I don't like fighting and killing."
Zoro was still dubious.
Drupi didn't bother with further explanation, he raised his hand, grabbed Zoro's belt, and said decisively, "Let's go!"
"Ah—"
As soon as Drupi spoke, Zoro felt himself floating in the air.
Before his scream could subside, the town square in front of him had turned into a forest.
The squeaking sound of shoes rubbing together came from across from him!
When he realized that he had been teleported away from the town square back to the forest where he first met Drupi and the red rabbit in a second, Zoro's scream stopped abruptly, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.
Drupi could not only teleport himself but also take him along with him?
"Kirilenko, he agreed!"
Drupi strolled over to the red rabbit, then magically pulled out a rope and a sack.
"Why did it take so long?"
The red rabbit frowned slightly.
"I played a little cat-and-mouse game with him." Drupi said, taking the rope and tying up the red rabbit. Considering that the red rabbit also liked to read newspapers and was always mindful of wiping his beloved canvas shoes, Drupi didn't tie his hands.
Of course, the biggest reason was that he was worried about dirtying the red rabbit's canvas shoes, which might accidentally trigger his rage mode!
"Kirilenko, you'll have to endure a little discomfort for now!"
After tying up the red rabbit, Drupi picked up the sack and said cautiously, "You have to hold back and not go berserk before we get the bounty! Just do it for your master!"
The red rabbit nodded, and without Drupi needing to move him, he got into the sack and continued to polish his shoes.
"Come on, kid!"
After closing the sack, Drupi turned back to Zoro who was completely bewildered, "Hand Kirilenko over to the Navy, fame and fortune are beckoning!"
"By the way, if the Navy asks, don't mention me. Just say that you found Kirilenko in the sea by chance while you were at sea, caught him while he was weak, and don't let it slip!"
Zoro didn't answer directly, but his eyes widened, he said angrily, "You are clearly partners, even if you don't like fighting and killing, you shouldn't betray your partner for 500 million berries!"
Zoro was truly at a loss to understand the actions of Drupi and the red rabbit.
From his perspective, partners should share in each other's fortune and misfortune. If it were him, even if his partner had committed a crime, even if it meant going against the world, he wouldn't betray his partner for a mere 500 million berries!
"Don't ask, just say I like money!"
Drupi didn't want to waste words with Zoro, getting straight to the point, "You take Kirilenko to the Navy base in Shermag Town and find a Navy lieutenant named Monka. Of course, that's my initial plan, you don't have to go find him, just get the bounty!"
Hearing this, Zoro stopped trying to figure out what kind of tricks these two were playing, and simply replied, "I don't want a single berry of the bounty! I'll hand him over to the Navy and collect the bounty, but you have to promise me you won't appear in front of me again!"
"Deal!"
Drupi walked under a tree and took out a newspaper, lazily saying, "Go, kid, I'll wait here for your good news!"
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