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  The tension in the air alpable. Coby observed the se, reizing the significe of this moment in their journey. Usopp's fiery defense of his father's legacy was a key turning point, ohat would strengthen his resolve to join Luffy's crew.

  Coby addressed the group. "This is more than just about a ship. It's about dreams and where we stand in pursuit of them." His words resonated with Luffy, who nodded in agreement, his eyes filled with the unquenchable fire of ambition.

  The group, united in their resolve, faced Kurahadol(Kurahadore or Khadore, all the same really). The butler, sensing their determination, sneered. "You pirates are all the same. Dreamers chasing fantasies." His disdain was evident, his words dripping with s.

  Usopp, fueled by anger and pride, stepped forward. "My father is a great pirate, and I will not let you tarnish his name." His voice, though shaking, carried a strength that surprised even him.

  Usopp, with a burst of agility that took even him by surprise, lunged forward. His fist ected squarely with Kurahadol's face, sending the butler sprawling. The altercatioed quickly, the tensioween them palpable. Usopp, fueled by a mix of anger and pride, grabbed Kurahadol's colr, ready to deliver another blow. But Kaya's pleading voice stopped him in his tracks. "Usopp, please stop. Kurahadol is not a bad person. He just wants what is good for me. He just went too far." Her words, ced with a sincere belief iler's goodness, halted Usopp's aggression.

  Kurahadaining his footing, spped Usopp's hand away with a mix of disdain and relief. "Leave here. There is no pce for ruffians like you here. And never e back." His voice, cold and anding, left no room fument.

  Kaya, her eyes brimming with tears, watched the se unfold, torween her meeko stand up against her butler and the evident pain in Usopp's eyes. Usopp, his anger simmering just below the surface, turned and walked away, his pride wounded but his resolve unshaken.

  As Luffy, Nami and Zoro prepared to leave, Coby suddenly held them back. He grasped Nami by the waist, halting her retreat, while addressing the others with a simple, "Wait."

  Nami, in a mix of mock protest and genuine curiosity, queried, "What?"

  Coby, a sly smirk on his face, leaned in closer, his resting on her shoulder. "Just wait a little longer," he whispered, his voice low and enigmatic.

  Luffy, who had long realized Coby possessed an uny knowledge about everything, trusted his judgment without question. Zoro, though more skeptical by nature, followed Luffy's lead, while Nami, despite her feigned annoyance, found a strange fort in Coby's embrace.

  After a while, as the sun dipped lower in the sky, they watched Kurahadol stride away, his form disappearing down the road. At that moment, Coby gestured subtly with his head, indig a silent pn of a. Swiftly, he vaulted bato the mansion's garden, his movements graceful and athletic. Approag Kaya's window, he knocked gently. When Kaya ope, expeg perhaps to see Usopp, she was instead greeted by the sight of a strikingly handsome young man with vibrant pink hair.

  The transformation in Coby was nothing short of evolutionary. His diligent workouts over the days had not only increased his height to a anding 177 timeters, but his physique had also beore defined, sculpted almost. His soft pink hair was now styled in a way that atuated his sharp features, and his pink eyes gleamed with an iy that was both captivating and disarming. The gsses that once adorned his face were no lohere, a testament to his improved visioood there, a picture of dashing youth and vitality.

  Kaya, initially taken aback by the ued visitor, quickly reized him from the earlier frontation. Coby offered her a charming smile as he bowed respectfully, "Ms. Kaya. I apologize for the intrusion, but this is really important."

  Despite her surprise, Kaya couldn't resist the allure of his kind words and weling demeanor. "Yes, what is it?" she inquired, her curiosity piqued. "Is it about the ship?"

  Coby shook his head, a serious expressioling on his face. He reached into his shirt and pulled out a wanted poster, turning it towards Kaya. "Do yhis person?" he asked.

  Kaya's eyes sed the poster, which read: 'Wanted. Dead or Alive. Kuro of a Hundred Pns, 16,000,000 Belly.' She studied the fa the poster but found no familiarity in it. Shaking her head, she replied, "I don't know this person."

  Coby persisted, "Does he resemble anyone you know?" Kaya looked at the pain, her eyes widening as a realization dawned on her. She shook her head frantically, disbelief and denial etched on her face. "No, you're lying. This 't be real."

  Coby observed Kaya's rea, a mix of empathy aermination in his eyes. "Ms. Kaya, I uand this is hard to believe, but it's crucial that you see the truth."

  Kaya's hands trembled as she held the poster, her world seemingly crumbling around her. "But... Kurahadol... he's been nothing but kind to me. This must be a mistake."

  Coby leaned closer, his voice ge firm. "I know this is difficult to accept, but Kurahadol is not who he appears to be. He is a dangerous man, and he's pnning something that could put you and the eown in danger."

  Kaya's eyes filled with tears, the weight of Coby's words sinking in. "No, No! Why would he do something like this?" Her voice was a whisper, a mix of denial and fusion.

  Coby, holding Kaya's gaze, spoke with a gentle firmness. "I prove my cim, but you have to e with me." Initially hesitant, Kaya realized the gravity of her situation; doubts had seeded in her mind, and the only way to quell them was to see the truth for herself. She nodded, a mixture of fear and resolve in her eyes. Coby, uanding her fragile state, carefully helped her jump off the window sill. He then hoisted her onto his back, his as careful and siderate. Despite her blushing cheeks, Kaya g to him, her trust in this stranger growing.

  ing his jacket around her for warmth, Coby piggybacked Kaya out of the mansion grounds. His strides were wide yet gentle, ensuring her fort. As they approached the others, Nami's eyes narrowed slightly, a tinge of jealousy apparent, yet she said nothing. Instead, she instinctively moved closer to Coby, her as betraying her growing attat to him.

  Coby o Luffy, Zoro, and Nami, signaling them to follow, and began walking towards the dire Kurahadol had taken earlier. They climbed a hill, and upon reag the top, they found Usopp seated. He was about to excim in surprise, but Coby swiftly silenced him with a sharp gesture. "Don't talk," he whispered, a sense en his voice. He then poiowards the cliff's edge ahe way.

  Usopp, torween his jealousy at seeing Kaya so close to Coby and his curiosity, bit back his words and followed silently. The group, with measured steps, moved towards the cliff edge.

  Below them, they could see Kurahadol in deep versation with another man. The man was dressed in blue, a wide-brimmed hat sitting atop his head. His attire eculiar – olive-green trousers paired with simirly cloves, bck shoes, and tall white socks. Over his simple blue jacket, he wore a rger, more imposing overcoat lined with ring-like decorations, indig his status.

  After the revealing versation, Kurahadol nontly asked, "Have you prepared everything for the pn?" Jango, with a sinister grin, replied, "Of course I have. Operation 'Murder Miss Kaya' is ready to go anytime." This revetio shockwaves through the group, especially Kaya, who g to Coby's shirt, her lips trembling in disbelief.

  Kurahadol, with a dismissive wave of his hand, corrected Jango, "Jango, Jango. Don't say murder. It sounds so sinister." Jango chuckled nervously, adjusting his response, "Right. Acts. Sorry, sorry, Captain Kuro." Kuro, fixing his gsses with a calm, calcuted movement, admonished him, "Quiet fool. I discarded that hree years ago. Don't ever call me that. Look at me. You are the Captain now."

  Their versation veered into the past, with Jango expressing his surprise at Kuro's decision to abandon pirad fake his owion. As they reminisced, her noticed two floating hands, utilizing Coby's newly acquired 'Bara Bara no Mi' ability, stealthily approag Jango.

  Coby, the unfolding situation, turo Luffy and instructed, "Captain, you deal with the idiot butler." He chose his words carefully, using descriptions instead of o aodate Luffy's struggle with remembering names, and too afraid he would instead attack Kaya.

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