Chapter 51: Tony Stark's Cry for Help

"There is something wrong with Kuma!"

Nami, currently being carried in a princess style by Borsalino, suddenly spoke up.

However, as she spoke, her eyes were fixed straight on Borsalino, clearly realizing that the Tyrant wasn't the only one with issues.

"Oh? What seems to be the problem?"

Stepping on the Moon Walk, Borsalino sprinted leisurely through the air toward Grove 1.

The Pacifistas were equipped with battle-recording functions, and all twenty-four of them could bear witness that he was an innocent party deceived by Kuma.

Admittedly, clever individuals who understood Borsalino well, such as Nami or Vice Admiral Tsuru, could easily spot that something was amiss.

Yet, given Borsalino's strength and status, a mere suspicion of this magnitude had zero impact on him.

"Hmph! You know very well!"

Nami gave a soft huff. Since Borsalino was unwilling to explain, she would not press the matter further.

When Borsalino arrived at Grove 1, true to expectation, he did not find any attacked Celestial Dragons here.

The family of Saint Rosward, having been severely beaten by Straw Hat Luffy, had already been sent back to Mary Geoise. Even with a Marine Admiral holding down the fort, no one dared to gamble on whether a second Straw Hat kid might pop up on the Sabaody Archipelago right now.

"Well, now that I think about it, the time is just about right. Let's find a place for afternoon tea."

Borsalino's eyebrows twitched slightly, and a smile appeared on his face as he spoke to Nami.

"Right now? Then let's go to the Sabaody Archipelago's branch base. I remember the branch cafeteria has a few specialty desserts for afternoon tea." Nami instinctively touched her flat stomach. She hadn't managed to get any lunch before Borsalino put her through the wringer for ages.

She was no monster like Borsalino, who could go days without eating a single bite without a care in the world. Although she had undergone training under Sister Gion, fundamentally, Nami was not much stronger than an ordinary person.

"That works too."

Borsalino nodded and swiftly changed direction, running toward the Marine branch base on the Sabaody Archipelago.

At the same time, he shifted a portion of his attention to the chat group in his mind. Just moments ago, it seemed he had received a message within the group.

[Tony Stark: Hello, is anyone there? I am Tony Stark. Is anyone willing to help me send an email to Stark Industries?]

[Kobayashi: Wow! It's the new guy who wasn't talking earlier!]

[Ai Haibara: So you're still alive after all. Seeing that you hadn't spoken this whole time, I thought you had kicked the bucket.]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Me, Iron Man, wire me money!]

[Tony Stark: Hey! Come on, guys, I actually need your help right now. This isn't a joke—I've been kidnapped by terrorists and urgently need a rescue!]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Huh? You don't even know Iron Man yet? Looks like you're a volume-one rookie Stark. Rest easy, you're not going to die.]

[Tony Stark: NO! I don't want to spend another second here... One hundred million dollars! I swear, whoever gets me out of here will receive one hundred million dollars from me!]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Holy crap! It's great to be rich. I wouldn't mind giving it a shot, but I can only guarantee that I can fight my way out—I can't promise you won't be blasted into smithereens by bullets...]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Let me ping him for you—@Borsalino Kizaru boss, interested?]

[Ai Haibara: @Fubuki Do you want to give it a try? One hundred million dollars! You could buy a hundred sets combining every single handbag model ever released by Fusae and Prada!]

[Fubuki: What are dollars? Even if you got the money from his world, it wouldn't be usable in ours, right?]

[Ai Haibara: What does that matter? We could go shopping, shopping, shopping in his world! Who knows, we might even find even better designer handbags there!]

[Tony Stark: If the two ladies can rescue me, I can buy you every handbag in the entire world!]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Friendly reminder, the terrorists who kidnapped Iron Man are no ordinary thugs. Based on my understanding of Hellish Blizzard, if she goes, she'll probably just manage to protect herself at best and won't necessarily keep Iron Man alive.]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Although the Ten Rings are quite weak, they're still villains capable of clashing with S.H.I.E.L.D. and superheroes. As one of the most powerful terrorist organizations in the world, treating them lightly might just result in Fubuki's Tragic End.avi.]

[Ai Haibara: Then forget it. Such things are way too dangerous. Also, next time you try to advise someone, remember to speak human language!]

[Tony Stark: Wait! Don't do that! At least help me send an email to Stark Industries!]

[Kobayashi: I'm afraid that won't work, Mr. Stark. Haven't you realized yet? We're not in the same world as you. To be precise, everyone in this group is in a completely different world.]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: The prerequisite for helping you send an email is to first go to your world. Judging by the experience of Boss Kizaru, who is the only one to have crossed worlds so far, if we went over, we would only appear right by your side.]

[Ai Haibara: Perhaps we could bring a Den Den Mushi over to you... No, that won't work either. The Den Den Mushi on our end probably can't connect to the signal on your end.]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Unless you acquire the ability to protect yourself, we can't take you away. But once you have the ability to protect yourself, you can completely escape on your own...]

[Tony Stark: Oh... This joke is not funny at all. Those terrorists are forcing me to build weapons for them. If I don't do it, they'll kill me!]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Ah, this... I suddenly realized there might be a bit too many straight-A geniuses in this group... By the way, isn't Boss Kizaru around?]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Let's try someone else then. @Orochimaru Orochimaru boss, there's a tech genius here who handcrafted an iron suit out of junk. Are you interested in exchanging notes, Boss Orochimaru?]

[Orochimaru: Heh, the Ninja War has just ended, and as the newly appointed Hokage, my time isn't very abundant. However, Tony-kun might consider visiting the Leaf Village as a guest.]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Wow! As expected of Boss Orochimaru! Since it's inconvenient to go over and rescue someone, you can just have Iron Man come over to our world! That way, he'll temporarily regain his freedom too!]

[Tony Stark: Oh, no thanks. I appreciate the kind offer, but I'd still prefer to return to Stark Industries first...]

[Passerby wanting to hug Luo Feng's thick thighs: Huh? Why? If you think Orochimaru's side is unsafe because they're fighting a war, you can go to someone else's world instead.]

[Ai Haibara: Idiot! The man was just kidnapped; asking him to go to another completely unfamiliar place right now—no normal person would agree to that! Who knows if the person extending the invitation is just another gang of kidnappers?]