Chapter 59 - Stalker

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While they were walking around, Lepus suddenly felt something and stopped.

"Hm?"

Seeing Lepus who suddenly stopped walking, Muret asked.

"What is it?"

".... Someone's following us."

Hearing Lepus' answer, Muret and Kuina were wary.

"Following us?"

"Yeah. I feel it with Kenbunshoku Haki. Ever since we got off the ship, I do feel like we're being watched, but I don't really care."

"But who is following us? And why?"

Kuina frowned and wondered.

"I don't know. Maybe a bounty hunter. Since this is one of the first islands after crossing Reverse Mountain, it's not surprising that there are many bounty hunters who usually hunt novice pirates that have just come to the Grand Line."

"So what do we do now?"

Hearing this question, Lepus smirked and answered.

"Let's try fishing him...."

Lepus then whispered a plan to ambush their stalker to Muret and Kuina.

Then Lepus handed the sleeping Muse to Muret then continued walking.

When they were at a deserted fork, they turned and waited for their stalker to be ambushed.

And sure enough, soon a young man who was supposed to be their stalker appeared!

Lepus and Kuina immediately moved quickly to ambush and restrain him!

Lepus pulled and held the young man's hands behind his back.

"!!!???"

The young man was taken aback, but he was too late to react and couldn't dodge.

Kuina then drew her sword at the youth's neck.

"Don't move! Or I'll cut your neck!"

Kuina coldly said to the youth.

The young man shuddered and trembled slightly.

Meanwhile, Lepus, who managed to hold the young man's hands, was surprised after seeing something on the youth's right wrist.

That something was like a bracelet with a glass ball and a compass needle inside.

'Log Pose!'

Lepus was surprised and recognized this thing!

Lepus then asked the young man.

"Hey, this Log Pose is yours?"

Hearing Lepus' question, the young man was confused as to why Lepus asked for the Log Pose in his hand. But he finally answered after seeing Kuina's sharp gaze.

"Y-Yes."

Hearing the young man's answer, Lepus asked again.

"Would you want to sell me this Log Pose?"

"What? Sell it? You want to buy it?"

"Yeah. And in exchange, we'll let you go and not thrashing you. We'll forget how you're stalking us."

"That's...."

The young man looked doubtful. He certainly want them to let him go, but the Log Pose was also precious to him. Then he answered.

".... Sorry. I can't. This Log Pose is important to me."

Hearing the young man's answer, Lepus frowned. Then he was silent and thought for a moment.

Not long after, he again asked the young man.

"Then.... Will you come with us?"

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