The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

"No, we were just chatting about everyday things," Sima Di said with a sincere smile.

Everyone rolled their eyes. Do we look like idiots?

In no mood......

"Family gathering? Are you and that bear-hat guy family? Then why didn't you invite them to our banquet later?" Luffy said unhappily.

That's incredibly inhospitable!

Everyone: _●)_●)

There's actually someone foolish enough to believe that!?

Sima Di was both amused and exasperated, so he brought out Hearthstone to change the subject.

"Let's go back and rest. The environment here is weirdly eerie."

"Wait a minute! Have we forgotten something?" Sanji asked, scratching his head.

"Huh? It seems I've forgotten something..." Zoro asked with the same puzzled expression.

"Who cares? Let's go!" Luffy laughed loudly. "Let's have a feast! Let's eat meat!"

"Wait a minute, all of you!" Nami said, hands on her hips. "As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you must have a lot of treasure! Are you just going to leave like that? Go search the place!"

As everyone dispersed to search for treasures, they completely forgot what they had forgotten.

Emperor Sima couldn't help but rub his forehead.

Usopp, your presence is really weak!

but......

He had indeed forgotten about Usopp's existence.

When Sanji brought it up,

With his photographic memory honed through 100% brain development, he used the process of elimination to figure out that Usopp wasn't there...

By the way...

The duel between Usopp and Perona was also a highlight for Usopp; there should be one or two memorable moments, right?

I forgot about it because of Frankie's "surprise".

Sima Di walked towards the castle ruins, using his telekinesis to throw away pieces of rubble. It took him several minutes to dig out Usopp using the mental scan of the Sheep Talisman.

This guy was lucky enough to hide in the corner of the "safe triangle," but he was still terrified.

Upon seeing Sima Di appear, she rushed over, crying.

The one that was disliked was swept aside using telekinesis.

"Hey, why don't you just use your Hearthstone to go back to the Going Merry? What are you doing here?" Sima Di asked curiously.

"Ugh—I lost my weapon pouch during the battle, Your Majesty, can you help me find it? It's full of ammunition I developed."

now it's right.

Sima Di used his mental scan to find that what was initially just a vague outline of an object immediately took on a concrete shape, and he quickly located Usopp's weapon pocket.

With a few moments of telekinesis, he dug it out and tossed it to Usopp.

"Thank you so much!"

“It’s nothing.” Sima Di looked at a pile of ruins and asked curiously, “What did you do to Perona? How come she’s buried in the rubble but doesn’t seem to be injured at all?”

"Perona? That little girl?" Usopp immediately put his hands on his hips, ready to brag about himself!

"Get to the point, or I'll give you a blessing and an appraisal spell."

The Straw Hat Pirates had heard of the technique called "Strong Person Appraisal Technique".

Usopp trembled upon hearing this!

He immediately said briefly, "I went through a lot of trouble to petrify her into a stone sculpture with the petrification ray. I guess that's why she was unharmed."

After all, it's a stone carving, so it still has some hardness.

Emperor Sima nodded knowingly, though with a hint of regret.

Perona may be a bit strange, but she's still quite popular as a "tsundere loli".

The chemistry between her and Hawkeye is also quite good.

Who knows what might have happened during the two years that Zoro became stronger?

And so he perished here...

Ok?

Sima Di suddenly noticed something was wrong, because he saw that the stones on Perona's body were falling off!

Logically, petrification by light is irreversible, so how could this be?

Is it because Usopp's petrification ray is a "pirated" version that it has a bug?

wrong!

"Clever, she even used ghosts to form a shield on her body... I knew this little loli was a bit chubby," Sima Di said with amusement.

"What did you say?" Usopp asked, puzzled.

"Not bad, they didn't let her go just because she's a cute little girl. That's ruthless." Sima Di gave Usopp a thumbs up.

Then he didn't bother with Perona—recruiting her onto the ship or anything like that, as Moonlight... [The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated.]

Moreover, Sima Di was very selective; no one could become his partner without a story that moved him.

Let her fend for herself in the ruins.

I wonder if she will ever meet Hawkeye again without Bartholomew Kuma escorting her?

Consider it a little Easter egg.

Usopp smiled smugly upon hearing this.

But after Sima Di left, he vaguely realized that something was a little off...

"So ruthless..."

"You're praising me, right?"

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Debt repayment progress: [26000 words / 144000 words]!

There are 6 extra chapters missing from the automatic bonus chapter count.

53. The ingenious use of the Rat Talisman! The new companion is...

Sima Di strolled casually aboard the terrifying triangular sailboat.

Searching for treasure or something...

Isn't that just a matter of him saying a few words?

Whether Nami was obsessed with "collecting treasure" or genuinely didn't realize it, she never directly asked Sima Di for cash and jewels.

Many "survivors" were found along the way.

They were all people stripped of their shadows, carelessly abandoned on terrifying darts to eke out a living.

Now the moonlight...? (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentence.)

All the rescuers were filled with immense enthusiasm—and fear—for the Straw Hat Pirates who had saved them.

Moonlight?? (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the initial question.)

but,

Nobody was interested in them.

After a brief contact,

A person named "Charlotte"

Sima Di, the strategist of the Straw Hat Pirates, was sent to negotiate.

“You don’t need to go to all this trouble,” Sima Di said casually. “We will leave after we have collected the treasures we need. You can use this ship or the spare ship as you wish.”

The implication,

As long as you behave and don't cause trouble, you'll be able to return to the sea soon.

Lola was overjoyed upon hearing this!

"Thank you so much!" Lola sincerely handed over a piece of white paper: "This is my mother's life paper. She is a powerful pirate in the New World. If you ever encounter any difficulties in the future, you can take this to my mother for help."

Emperor Sima almost burst out laughing when he heard this.

A powerful pirate?

She's clearly one of the Four Emperors, Big Omega Charlotte!

and......