[Pirate] I! Orochimaru! I will never split! Chapter 179

When Orochimaru slowly regained consciousness, his eyes were filled with confusion, and he blankly surveyed his surroundings.

He found that his body was being carried on someone’s shoulder in an extremely uncomfortable position, bouncing up and down with the person’s steps, his stomach churning, and a strong sense of nausea rising to his throat.

Orochimaru stared blankly at the coral-covered ground. Where had the seawater washed him ashore?

There seemed to be no other presence nearby.

Orochimaru’s gaze fell upon the person in green clothes beneath him…

This should be Zoro, he thought with a hint of doubt. Orochimaru laboriously twisted his neck, finally getting a clear look at the person’s head… This moss-head… Hmm… it was Zoro.

Orochimaru couldn’t help but cough, a mouthful of seawater spraying from his mouth.

He weakly said, “Zoro… be gentle… I feel like I’m about to throw up…”

Zoro unceremoniously raised his hand and patted Orochimaru’s backside, muttering, “Since you’re awake, stop clinging to me. Walk by yourself.”

Orochimaru was utterly unwilling, but he could only slowly slide off Zoro’s shoulder.

He secretly pondered that perhaps it was because his body had changed, grown a bit taller, and lying on Zoro was indeed not as comfortable as before.

Immediately, Orochimaru transformed into his half-snake form, and at the same time, used bubble coral to create a shimmering bubble, fixing it around his waist, and lightly lay on it.

Orochimaru wrapped his tail around Zoro’s waist, a cunning curve playing on his lips.

“Lead me, I’m not familiar with this place, I’m afraid you’ll get lost.”

Seeing this, veins instantly popped on Zoro’s forehead, and he glared angrily, “You bastard, you’re just being lazy!”

Orochimaru looked at him with an innocent expression, “Then swear you won’t get lost.”

Zoro choked, proudly turned his head, grabbed the tip of Orochimaru’s tail with his hand and squeezed it. “Urusai! You’re so noisy! Just lie there obediently!”

Orochimaru spread his hands and shrugged, he was getting agitated, he was getting agitated.

But as they returned to the starting point for the seventeenth time… Orochimaru’s mouth twitched.

“Zoro… has your sense of direction evolved?

The human body relies on vision, the vestibular sense (inner ear balance perception), and proprioception (perception of one’s own limb position) to determine direction.

If there are visual defects, it will affect the observation of details in the surrounding environment, which will interfere with directional judgment.

If the vestibular system malfunctions, it will make it difficult for a person to perceive their own movement state and changes in direction.

And poor proprioception may cause deviations in the perception of body position changes during turning and walking.

So… Zoro… do you really not need me to clone an eye for you?”

Zoro’s face turned beet red. Faced with Orochimaru’s teasing, he was momentarily speechless. He couldn’t just admit directly that he had a poor sense of direction, that would be too embarrassing.

Orochimaru looked at the blushing, flustered Zoro and found it very amusing. He casually pulled out a Den Den Mushi and shoved it directly in front of Zoro’s face, snapping a picture with a “click.”

This poked a hornet’s nest. Zoro’s eyes instantly became fierce.

He lunged forward, pressing Orochimaru hard against a coral reef, his hands tightly gripping Orochimaru’s neck, shaking him violently while roaring,

“You hateful snake! Delete it!” Orochimaru was caught off guard by this sudden attack, his face turned red, and he struggled to twist free.

In this chaos, Zoro’s angry roar attracted a group of soldiers.

They first saw the furious, imposing Zoro, then their gaze shifted downwards, seeing the half-snake form of Orochimaru beneath Zoro, disheveled and with a flushed face.

The soldiers instantly misunderstood. They unhesitatingly aimed their weapons at Zoro and shouted loudly, “Pirate! What are you doing to this mermaid girl!”

Zoro was stunned by this sudden misunderstanding, and the strength in his hands unconsciously loosened a bit.

He angrily turned to the soldiers and roared,

“Are you blind? This is no mermaid girl, this is a man, and this isn’t a mermaid! This is a snake!”

Orochimaru seized the opportunity to break free from Zoro’s grip, panting heavily, somewhat gritting his teeth and clutching his neck.

Then he looked pitifully at the group of fish-man soldiers.

“Save me…”

The fish-man soldiers felt their hearts instantly struck by something, their eyes turning into hearts as they looked at Orochimaru, then they shook their heads and tried to clear their minds.

Zoro saw that it was difficult to explain, and hastily pulled out a bounty poster from his pocket. “Look closely! This is a man! And he’s a pirate!”

Orochimaru looked at what was in Zoro’s hand, knowing he couldn’t play along anymore, and clicked his tongue… his snake tail swayed in the air.

The soldiers looked at the snake tail and felt that they must have misunderstood, exchanging glances, but their weapons remained lowered.

One who seemed to be a captain stepped forward and said, “No matter what, causing trouble on Fish-Man Island is against the rules. Come with us!”

Zoro gripped the sword at his waist tightly, staring at the group of soldiers, while angrily glaring at the innocent-looking Orochimaru. He knew this snake couldn’t stay quiet.

Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, a captain of the Fish-Man Island soldiers, hearing the commotion, rushed over.

This person first carefully scrutinized Zoro and Orochimaru, then took out a bounty poster and meticulously compared it. After that, he waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to put down their weapons, and said:

“You’re from the Straw Hat Kid’s crew, aren’t you? King Neptune sent us to find you.

Because you saved Princess Shirahoshi’s shark mount, the King has prepared a banquet in the palace to thank you. Follow me.”

Upon hearing this, Zoro’s tense nerves finally relaxed slightly.

Zoro thought carefully. Luffy did indeed save a very intelligent shark. He slowly loosened his grip on his sword.

“A banquet… will there be alcohol?” Zoro asked.

The soldier smiled slightly and replied, “Of course, drinks and food are all prepared.”

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go!”

As soon as Zoro heard there was alcohol, his eyes instantly lit up, like a hungry wolf spotting its prey.

Without another word, he reached out, grabbed Orochimaru’s tail, and dragged him forward with long strides.

“Hey! You drunkard! Pull me gently!!” Orochimaru was caught off guard by the sudden pull, sprawling awkwardly on the bubble, his body being dragged backward.

Orochimaru was frantically complaining in his mind, looking at Zoro’s impatient demeanor, he was filled with suspicion.

Although Zoro usually had a fondness for alcohol, he was never this frantic, as if he hadn’t touched alcohol in lifetimes.

Could it be that he hadn’t drunk for a long time and was experiencing withdrawal symptoms?

Orochimaru couldn’t help but point the finger at Hawkeye, secretly complaining in his heart: How did Hawkeye even teach him!

How did he end up like this, a drunkard reincarnated!

Bring back the cool and composed Zoro!!