By the time Carl and Zoro left the house, the battle was over.
Several heads were still rolling on the ground. The ground was stained red with blood. Tashigi stood there motionless. Drops of blood could still be clearly seen on her delicate face.
It was the first time anyone had seen Tashigi like this.
Chopper and Bebo shrank back in fear. Tashigi looked truly scary in this state.
Franky was still holding two pirates in his hands, and they were screaming endlessly.
Seeing this, Carl immediately pushed Zoro forward.
Zoro staggered two steps and arrived in front of Tashigi. Looking at Tashigi, who was completely absent-minded, Zoro felt very uncomfortable for some reason, but he did not know what to say.
Then, Tashigi moved.
She looked at Zoro, her eyes regained focus, and her forehead involuntarily rested on Zoro's shoulder.
"Aren't I terrible just now? I couldn't control my anger and killed someone. Is this my justice? Will I become a pirate with bloody hands?"
"No. All you kill are villains. You have to believe in yourself."
Zoro pressed Tashigi's head and replied firmly, "You kill people in anger because you have a sense of justice. How can you doubt yourself? I have never doubted you."
These words shocked Tashigi, and the corners of her mouth curled up.
Carl, Robin, and Marianne looked at each other, and they all smiled. This pair felt very sweet, and it seemed like they needed to give each other a kiss. As for Tashigi's undercover status, it did not matter at all.
Franky threw the two pirates who were still alive to the ground.
The two pirates were so frightened that their heads were bleeding from Franky's pinch. This showed how angry Franky was. However, Franky remained relatively rational, remembering to leave two alive for questioning.
"Are you Franky, the Iron Man of the Five Emperors Straw Hats?" a pirate recognized Franky's identity.
"There is also Carl, the great lightning swordsman with a reward of $3,000,000,000$? Roronoa Zoro, the pirate hunter? The lion king Liki, the psychological painter Marianne, the devil's son Nico Robin... Why? Why did the Five Emperors come to this place?" Another pirate also recognized the Straw Hat crew.
Both pirates were clearly devastated and almost insane with fear.
The old man and the old lady were taken aback. They looked at Carl and the others in confusion.
"Are you famous?" the old man couldn't help asking.
"It should be said that there are probably very few people in the sea who don't know us now," Carl explained helplessly.
At this time, Carl probably also thought of something. The news bird did not come here. After all, thunder fell here all day long. The news bird was not stupid, so it would not risk being struck by lightning just to fly here.
Therefore, these villagers did not know what happened in the sea at all. Naturally, they did not know the Straw Hats.
But these pirates were different. They should have news channels.
Maybe they did not recognize the crew just now, otherwise they would not dare to reach out to Tashigi even if they had ten thousand guts. Now that they recognized them, they also knew that their end was coming.
Carl's words shocked the old man and the old lady, and they did not know what to do for a while.
"Is your captain in that castle?" Franky asked murderously.
"Yes, yes, the captain is in the castle today. If you want to visit the castle, Mr. Franky, the two of us are willing to lead the way. Of course, if you have any requests from the Five Emperors, we will be happy to help."
These two pirates had a strong desire to survive, and now they were determined to admit defeat.
It just so happened that everyone was going to the castle. Since someone was leading the way, it would be great. They could go beat that fake Thor to death now.
Franky turned to the old man and the old lady and said, "Old man, old lady, and all the villagers, you can stay here at ease. Trust us, that pirate group will be destroyed soon, and you can regain your freedom."
As soon as the words came out, the villagers were all stunned. They probably did not expect Franky to say such a thing.
The old man tremblingly asked, "Why, why help us?"
Franky laughed and said, "Hahaha! As a reputable man, how can I refuse to save you? Also, old man, didn't you invite us to drink water? It happened that we were very thirsty just now. Such grace must naturally be repaid."
Chopper, Brook, and Bebo also folded their arms, acting as if this was only natural.
The old man and the villagers were very moved.
They could see that these people were warm-hearted.
Asking to drink water was just an excuse. These people really wanted to help them.
For a while, some people could not help crying bitterly, while some people smiled, feeling relieved for the first time in ages.
"Wait a minute!" The old lady immediately stuffed a bunch of umbrellas to Franky. "All the way to the castle, the thunder will get stronger and stronger. The more umbrellas you bring, the better. Take them all!"
"Grandma?"
"The old lady is being cheeky, but please destroy that damned pirate group!"
As she spoke, she knelt down directly.
The old man also led the villagers to kneel down. All of them looked sincere, and at this moment, a strong hope burst out from their numb eyes. All these eyes made the Straw Hat crew completely stunned.
Franky did not speak, but he held the umbrellas in his arms and kicked the two pirates forward, letting them lead the way.
Tashigi also slowed down at this time. With a rosy face, she moved her head away from Zoro's shoulder, but she still stood very close to Zoro. Although she was a little shy, she did not intend to avoid him.
Zoro also blushed a little, but his eyes seemed a little confused.
"Ahem! Let's go, to the castle on the mountain!"
Carl shouted loudly. The Straw Hat crew did not go to help the villagers up. They only left their silhouettes behind as they entered the thunderstorm, getting farther and farther away.
Instead of helping the villagers up, it was better to hurry up and knock down that Thor.
Entering the dense lightning strike area, everyone opened up their umbrellas. As the old lady said, the more umbrellas that were opened, the larger the safe area became.
Franky personally led the way with the two pirates in front of him.
The others followed behind, and everyone looked solemn. But they did not go far before everyone relaxed a little. After all, the castle was not far away, and it was not good to keep a sullen face all the time.
As for whether they could defeat the pirate group occupying Thunder God Island, that went without saying.
At this time, Marianne rode Liki to Tashigi's side. "Sister Tashigi, congratulations."
Tashigi's face turned red, and her eyes wandered. "Marianne, what are you talking about?"
Robin also came to Tashigi, reached out, and gently touched the girl's head. "Tashigi, don't have too many scruples, or you will regret it. If you like him, you should pursue him bravely. You should know that he is only pursuing the title of the world's greatest swordsman. He is not that kind of vicious pirate, so it does not go against your justice."