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Chapter 164 Am I being abandoned?

Law doesn't have the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, so he can't use Observation Haki to cover such a long distance like Sabo, and naturally he doesn't know what just happened.

So Kyle explained the situation to him briefly.

Just as he finished explaining, a ball of flame landed beside the two of them. Like Sabo and Law, Ace also scanned his surroundings after arriving here.

This is normal. When people arrive in an unfamiliar environment, they always observe their surroundings first.

Then his gaze turned to Kyle.

"What happened?"

Kyle: ...

Kyle glanced at Law.

"I've already said it once, just tell him!"

And so, a situation similar to a matching game occurred: when the next person arrived, they would all scan their surroundings and ask, "What happened?"

In keeping with this fine tradition, later arrivals are told what happened by the last person to arrive.

Before long, everyone arrived, except for the last mascot, Chopper, who was also a pet and emergency food source. They all learned what had just happened.

However, this word-of-mouth method always has a problem.

That is, when telling others, he would add his own embellishments, so even Kyle himself was a little confused when he heard the final version.

Is this what he just said?!

When he first spoke to Luo, he only mentioned the situation at the scene and Spandam's framing of Tom.

But in the end, Spandam became an utterly wicked man who used his position to kill countless people. Framing Tom was considered one of the most conscientious things he ever did. At his most outrageous, he even massacred the entire population of an island.

All we can say is that Luffy was the last one to listen, and as we all know, Luffy might have a tiny bit of a problem with his brain.

So he truly believed it!

His eyes were fixed on Spandam, who was lying on the ground barely breathing, his anger burning.

"That bastard killed so many people?!"

"I'm going to knock him out!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy first stretched out his left hand to grab Spandam and threw him into the air, then charged up his right fist and slammed it out.

"Rubber pistol!!"

With tremendous force, Luffy's punch landed directly on Spandam. The immense power erupted from Luffy's fist, blasting Spandam away like a cannonball at an extremely fast speed.

Kyle used his Observation Haki to sense it.

Hmm! There's a high chance they won't survive.

Given Spandam's injuries, he would have died if he hadn't received timely treatment, let alone taking a punch from Luffy under those circumstances.

That bag is dead!

But this is for the best, it saves Kyle from having to take action. He never intended for Spandam to leave here alive.

For someone like Spandam, living is a waste of air.

He was an expert at framing people. In the original story, not only was Tom framed by him, but even CP9 members like Rob Lucci after the Enies Lobby arc were framed by him.

Of all the people in the World Government that Kael dislikes, he is the one Kael hates the most.

Tom stepped forward and bowed to the crowd.

"Thank you for saving us!"

Tom meant it sincerely. If Kyle hadn't appeared, the volley of bullets would have aggravated his injuries considerably.

Of course, the most important thing is the fabricated charge of attacking the judicial ship.

Once this charge is proven, even his achievement of building the sea train will not be enough to deal with the situation.

After all, he was already a criminal.

If he hadn't built the sea train, he wouldn't have been able to bear the blame for building the ship for the Pirate King Roger.

Iceberg and Franky, who were standing nearby, also came up and bowed to everyone.

"Arigato!!"

"It's a small problem, a small problem! Don't worry about it!"

Luffy waved his hand and grinned.

"You were framed from the start. Blame that wretched, monstrous creature. But thankfully, I've already knocked him away!"

"You don't need to worry about anything. If you need anything, just say my name, Monkey D. Luffy. But my name might not be famous enough yet. Until my name can protect you, just say my grandfather's name!"

"By the way, my grandfather's name is Monkey D. Garp!!"

"Monkey D. Garp?!"

Upon hearing this, Tom and the others immediately widened their eyes. There were probably very few people in the entire ocean who didn't know the name Monkey D. Cop.

That was a renowned naval hero.

This little guy in front of me is actually the grandson of that naval hero?!

Feeling the shocked gazes of the others, Luffy felt a little smug.

He used to look down on relying on his grandfather's name, but ever since he traveled around with Kyle, he discovered that Kyle could solve a lot of troubles by simply mentioning his grandfather's name.

Luffy also learned this skill—fighting it out!

There's nothing that can be done if his grandfather can't help him, but his grandfather can help him. So shouldn't this great grandson spread his grandfather's name more often?

"Thank you again for saving us. To express our gratitude, how about we prepare a sumptuous dinner for you?"

Tom addressed the group.

"A sumptuous dinner?!"

Luffy muttered to himself, drool unconsciously dripping from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it away and immediately said:

"Okay, okay, then we won't stand on ceremony!"

The others nodded in agreement. They had just arrived in Qishui and had already experienced this incident. It would be more convenient for them to have a local guide them.

Kyle nodded in agreement. It was perfect timing; he also wanted to get to know Tom and discuss some things with him.

but……

Something seems to be missing?!

Kyle glanced at everyone and asked expressionlessly:

Where's Chopper?

"Chopper??"

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening, their faces stiffening, especially Luffy and his group who were leaving last. They looked at each other, bewildered.

Finally, after careful consideration, Guina spoke:

"Chopper...he should still be on the ship?"

After he finished speaking, Sanji immediately continued.

"He hasn't learned Moonwalk yet, nor has he mastered Observation Haki. Even if he comes to Water Seven, finding us seems... a bit difficult?"

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On the other side, at the port of Water Seven, Chopper looked left and right at the crowds coming and going, but couldn't see a single familiar face.

"I...I've been abandoned???"

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