One Piece World, Jaya Island.
Su Xiaoqi looked at the Straw Hat crew members in front of him and grinned. "Everyone, long time no see. How've you all been?"
Chopper excitedly threw himself into Su Xiaoqi's arms. "Xiaoqi! I missed you so much! Are we gonna scam Nami together again this time?"
Su Xiaoqi blinked, then burst out laughing. "Hell yeah, we're scamming her hard."
Nami's face instantly darkened. She punched Chopper on the head and snapped, "Chopper, do you not realize I'm standing right here?!"
Then she turned to Su Xiaoqi, eyes twitching. "And you—do you really think the same trick will work on me twice?"
Su Xiaoqi gave her a weird look. "Nami, when did you become a Saint Seiya? Are you secretly the 13th Gold Saint or something?"
Nami frowned. "What the hell is a Gold Saint?"
"Never mind, you wouldn't get it." Su Xiaoqi waved her off dismissively. "Now shoo, you're blocking my view of my Vivi." He turned to the blushing princess and grinned. "Hmm, you look a little chubbier. Let me pick you up and check."
As he lifted Vivi into the air, she flushed red. "P-Put me down! Everyone's watching… it's embarrassing!"
Nearby, Sanji gritted his teeth and muttered, "Damn Saiyan… Even if I'm the only one, I'll protect the ladies from your filthy hands!"
Zoro sighed. "Hopeless idiot."
After setting Vivi down, Su Xiaoqi noticed the dark circles under Zhu Zhuqing and Lu Linglong's eyes. "Huh? What's with the panda eyes? Didn't sleep well?"
The two girls awkwardly chuckled. Vivi leaned in and whispered, "They, along with Nami, watched Future Diary last night… and didn't sleep a wink."
Su Xiaoqi smirked and turned to Tokisaki Kurumi. "You didn't watch it?"
"I did. But my tolerance is a bit higher than theirs." Kurumi sighed. "Now I know what they mean by 'there's always a bigger fish'. Compared to Gasai Yuno, I feel like a normal person."
Su Xiaoqi laughed. "In my eyes, you are normal. None of us see you as anything less than human just because you're a Spirit."
Kurumi froze for a second, then gave him a sweet smile. "Darling, I really do love you the most."
Nami rolled her eyes. "Enough with the 'Darling' nonsense. Your rival is about to show up."
The next second, Himejima Shuri, dressed in shrine maiden attire, appeared before them. Her entrance instantly drew everyone's attention.
"S-SUPER BEAUTY!!!" Sanji's eyes turned to hearts the moment he saw her.
Kurumi scoffed. "Dressed like that… Who's she trying to seduce?"
Shuri smiled elegantly at the group. "Ara~ So many people welcoming me? How flattering." Then she walked straight up to Su Xiaoqi. "Hello, Admin. I'm Himejima Shuri. Does the real me match what you 'saw' before?"
That one sentence instantly put all the girls on high alert.
Vivi, as the hostess, stepped forward and smiled politely. "Hello, I'm Vivi—Su Xiaoqi's future wife. On behalf of everyone here, welcome to the One Piece world."
Shuri chuckled. "Princess of Alabasta, it's a pleasure. Now I see why the Admin adores you so much. Your grace and poise far surpass certain people."
Kurumi's face darkened. "Himejima Shuri, enough talk. Now that you're here, fight me."
Shuri smirked. "Gladly. Let's see if your skills match your mouth."
"Gulp."
Usopp and Chopper trembled at the murderous aura radiating from the two women. Luffy tilted his head, completely lost.
Sanji, ever the gentleman, stepped between them with a suave exhale of smoke. "Ladies, let's talk this out. I'd hate to see either of you get hurt."
Kurumi glared. "Move. Or I'll blast you too."
Shuri smiled. "Sanji-kun, thank you for your concern. Perhaps later, I could sample your cooking?"
Sanji's heart exploded. "AT YOUR SERVICE, MY GODDESS!"
Behind Kurumi, a massive clock materialized. "Last warning, shitty cook. MOVE."
Lightning crackled around Shuri's fingertips. "Sanji-kun, please step aside. This is between us."
Su Xiaoqi watched calmly. He had already decided not to interfere unless one of them tried to kill the other.
Just as the fight seemed inevitable—
"ENOUGH!" Nami's voice boomed.
"If you two want to fight, do it later! Right now, we're heading to Skypiea. If we miss the Knock Up Stream, you can all swim home!"
Luffy blinked. "Huh? But Nami, didn't you say even if we miss it, Xiaoqi could just fly us up?"
Usopp punched him. "SHUT UP, LUFFY!"
Ignoring him, Nami continued, "Once we're on Skypiea, you can tear each other apart for all I care. But right now, as this ship's navigator and mission leader, you will listen to me."
Kurumi reluctantly dismissed her Zafkiel and scoffed. "Fine. You get to live a little longer."
Shuri smirked. "I'll return those words to you."
Nami pointed at Kurumi. "Kurumi, get your ass on the ship. Now."
Then she turned to Shuri. "I hope you'll prioritize the mission and refrain from any… distractions. Especially the kind that involves seducing my crew."
Shuri giggled. "Ara~ I'll keep that in mind. May I board now, Navigator-san?"
Meanwhile, Vivi linked arms with Su Xiaoqi and whispered, "Notice anything different about Nami compared to the original story?"
Su Xiaoqi nodded. "Now that you mention it…"
Just as Vivi smiled in satisfaction—
"She's way more violent now. Gotta be careful when scamming her."
Vivi: "..."
On the Going Merry…
After finalizing the route, Nami hurried to the girls' cabin, where Kurumi was sulking.
"Kurumi! We agreed you'd hold back! If you'd attacked first, we'd have lost the moral high ground!"
Kurumi crossed her arms. "I couldn't help it! That smug face of hers pisses me off!"
Lu Linglong huffed. "Right?! Flirting with Xiaoqi right in front of us! 'Does the real me match what you saw?' Ugh! As if my figure's worse than hers!"
Vivi sighed. "That's exactly her game. We underestimated her."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded. "She knew Nami invited her to humiliate her. Yet she came anyway—fully prepared."
Vivi added, "And with Kurumi's temper, all it takes is a little provocation…"
Kurumi stood up, eyes blazing. "I'm gonna kill her."
Zhu Zhuqing yanked her back by the collar. "Remember what Xiaoqi said? You can fight, but no killing. Unless you want to turn into the next Gasai Yuno?"
At the mention of Yuno, Nami and Lu Linglong shuddered.
Vivi patted Kurumi's shoulder. "Once we reach Skypiea, you can fight all you want. Just hold out till then."
Kurumi grumbled. "Fine. But if she so much as looks at Darling, I'm stripping her naked and tossing her into that shitty cook's bed."
The girls collectively facepalmed.
On deck…
After chatting with the crew, Su Xiaoqi tested their progress.
Luffy grinned. "Xiaoqi! I've gotten way stronger! Watch this—Haki!"
…Five attempts, three failures.
Zoro, however, impressed him—landing four out of five Armament Haki activations.
As for Sanji?
Well… he was too busy fawning over Shuri.
Su Xiaoqi approached Tashigi. "How's the sword I gave you?"
She smiled. "Incredible. Thank you."
He smirked. "You've changed. Keep it up. Maybe you'll bag that marimo one day."
Tashigi blushed. "W-What are you saying?! We're not like that!"
Just then—
Shuri approached, her voice smooth as silk.
"Admin… May I have a word? Alone?"