Besides Luffy in the air, there were three other people. As Luffy landed steadily on the platform, the three of them also plunged into the smoke stirred up by the explosion, making a dull sound.
Luffy supported his straw hat and walked out of the smoke, laughing, "Hahaha, that was close, almost fell off!"
Bam!
As soon as he said this, three people rushed out of the smoke, simultaneously hitting him on the head, making Luffy's head sway.
"We almost died!" the three of them yelled sharply.
If those three... could even be considered people.
The last one was indeed a person, very familiar, with a long nose that was seen on the Sea Train.
But the other two, on the left was a skull, and on the right was a creature in a human-beast form, wearing a cherry-colored top hat, resembling a gorilla, filled with characteristics of the Fur Race.
"Carter Flamm..."
Lucci looked towards the one who caused the explosion, the guy who had reattached his palm to his wrist, "I see, you've boarded the Straw Hat Gang's ship."
As the smoke cleared, a red-nosed parted hairstyle and two of his subordinates lay scorched on the ground, their legs and feet still twitching slightly.
After a few twitches, the three of them staggered to their feet, shouting, "Damn Straw Hat kid, are you intentionally trying to stop us?"
Luffy tilted his head, "Huh? Didn't you attack me first?"
"Anyway, you'll see!"
The parted hairstyle shouted, pulling up his two subordinates and escaping, conveniently in Sage's direction.
"Who was that guy?" Sage turned his head to look, asking.
No one answered him.
Lily didn't recognize this guy.
Lucci didn't know either, although he was a special agent, he collected information purposefully based on his missions, besides those with widespread fame, he didn't pay much attention to the rest.
But it was obvious that this was surely a small-time pirate.
"'Silver Fox' Foxy."
Hawkins looked over and said flatly, "A small-time pirate active on Long Ring Long Island, with a bounty of only 24 million, but quite famous in the 'Davy Back Fight' games."
"What?"
"Davy Back Fight, an ancient game among pirates, competed in to gain better crew members, with the loser swearing eternal allegiance to the victor, and those who break their oaths being dragged into the sea and never being able to sail again."
Hawkins said, "You're a pirate and don't know about this game?"
Robin chimed in, "We encountered this pirate on Long Ring Long Island, it added quite a lot of trouble at that time, he's a very interesting guy."
"Deciding crew members with a game?"
Sage was momentarily stunned, then shook his head with a smile, "As expected of pirates, not only good at dreaming but also good at coming up with strange things."
He looked at the guy running over and said, "So this parted hairstyle is very powerful?"
"Par, parted hairstyle..."
Sage's words were overheard by the approaching Foxy, who stopped in his tracks. His face, which was initially angry at Luffy's counterattack, now looked extremely dejected, as if a mournful black aura surrounded him as he lowered his head.
"Is my hairstyle really that ugly?" he murmured gloomily.
"Boss, it's not ugly, not ugly at all, you're super handsome!" The female pirate among his two subordinates cheered him on.
Another, who resembled a monkey, snickered on the side.
Pretty peculiar...
"That's right, I'm very handsome!"
Just as he could be easily crushed, he was also easily encouraged.
After a couple of words of encouragement from his subordinates, Foxy stood with hands on his hips, raised his head, and pointed towards the pool ahead, "Dare you insult my handsome hairstyle, prepare to face Lord Foxy's punishment!"
Among his five fingers, his middle finger and ring finger were interlocked with his thumb, while his index and little fingers extended, forming a pose. A purple glow gathered in the interlocked fingers.
"Hmm?"
Lily's eyes turned cold, grabbing the hilt of the sword held by a subordinate beside her.
Hawkins drew out a tarot card and glanced at it without saying a word.
Lucci's lowered hand extended a finger, as if looking at a dead person.
"An ability user, huh..."
Sage glanced at it and immediately lost interest, facing away from Foxy with arms comfortably spread, leaning his head back against the edge of the pool.
"Slow..."
"Rubber Rubber: Rocket!"
A pair of extended arms quickly stretched over and struck Foxy's body, sending him and his two subordinates flying off the platform and into the sea.
As they were sent flying, a small booklet fell from the air, landing on the ground behind Sage.
At this moment, Lily released the grip on the sword handle, looking towards another direction.
"Nami, Robin, are you alright!"
Luffy ran over but before he could get close, he suddenly saw several people gathered around the pool, especially facing him, the cold-faced Lucci...
"It's you! Leopard man!"
Luffy exclaimed in surprise, raising a hand to his mouth and shouting, "Nami, Robin, run! I'll fight him!"
"Stop it, I'm not interested in fighting you right now."
Lucci said indifferently, "The mission is over, but if you want to fight, I don't mind going again. This time... I'll kill you."
"Rob Lucci!"
Franky and the others rushed over, opening their palms again and pointing their wrist cannons forward.
At the same time, Usopp pulled back his slingshot, while the just-shrunken Chopper, looking a bit flustered, was hiding behind Usopp, striking a combat stance with his tiny hooves.
"Eh? Eh? Another enemy?" The skeleton character shook his head left and right, seemingly confused about the situation.
"Skeleton..."
Lily was startled, looking in surprise at the skeleton that could move and talk, seemingly unfazed by the sunlight.
Hawkins showed an intrigued expression.
An animated skeleton, it seemed very interesting.
Even knowing it was an Ability User, the skeleton character was still quite peculiar.
"It's you!"
Zoro rushed over from a waterfall hot spring, saw Lily, and immediately widened his eyes, placing his hand on the hilt of his sword.
"No need to fight, Luffy, Zoro, they're not enemies now. That Lucci is also a Pirate now!" Nami shouted, "He's under Sage now!"
"Sage?"
Luffy tilted his head, looking at the person in the pool facing away from him, and thought for a long time before he hit his palm with his fist, "Oh! It's you! White-haired guy! Eh? Grandpa said you were captured and imprisoned, what's going on, are you released?"
He laughed loudly, "Oh, so it's possible to come out, huh? Long time no see, white-haired guy."
Sage turned his head, rolling his eyes as he looked at the silly-looking Luffy behind him, "If you really can't remember people, ask the historian on your ship."
Crash!
Just as he finished speaking, a nearby hot spring pool splashed a huge wave of water.
Renedia, with a float, floated in the middle of the pool, laughing happily, "Yay! Jump successful!"
"Don't play such dangerous games, it's easy to drown."
Wearing a high-split swimsuit, exuding a mature charm, Marika scooped up the little pink-haired girl floating on the float in the pool, bringing her up to the platform, heading towards Sage's side of the hot spring pool.
"Oh my, so many acquaintances here." Marika said, smiling sweetly.
"Nami-chan, Robin-chan!"
The golden-haired loser series' curled-brow loser also ran over from the other side, "I heard a noise, are you okay... oh!"
Sanji slid to a knee suddenly, smoothly taking a tray with drinks from a passing waiter, kneeling in front of Lily and Marika, pressing one hand on his chest while holding up the tray, intoxicatedly saying:
"What an honor to meet two beautiful ladies here, in this warm resort, your presence makes me feel the wonderful sensation of bathing without actually entering the hot spring. Please enjoy the drinks here, although not made by me, they contain my deepest admiration and... love! and! peace!"
Marika lightly touched her cheek, smiling, "What a strange man."
Lily ignored him altogether.
"Hey!"
Renedia took off the float, somewhat displeasedly saying to Sanji, "Why is there nothing for me!"
"Ah, that's my oversight, my dear little lady."
Rejected indirectly by Lily and Marika, Sanji wasn't annoyed. He stood up elegantly, smiling, "But these drinks contain alcohol, and children can't have it. If needed, I will get you some suitable sweets."
Plop...
A strange round ball fell on top of Renedia's head, rolled down from her head, and she caught it with her hand.
Renedia looked puzzled and before figuring out what was in her hand, the sky started raining colorful balls like a storm.
"Candy rain, it's candy rain!"
Usopp looked up, allowing candy to fall from the rain cloud above into his mouth.
"Candy?"
Renedia licked the blue candy in her hand, her eyes lit up, and she popped it into her mouth, "It is candy, it's raining candy, Sage, look, it's raining candy!"
Marika caught one, tasted it, and nodded, "The sweetness is perfect, not too sugary. Let it melt slightly, and we can make even better desserts."
She beckoned for an attendant and said, "Collect these candies, buy a batch if they're for sale here."
"Yes, Lady Marika."
"Candy, so much candy!"
Luffy opened his mouth wide like a net, catching the falling candy and chewing while shouting, "Then let's have a candy feast!"
While the Straw Hat Gang was having a candy frenzy as if completely forgetting about Sage on the other side.
As for the Disaster Pirates... even Renedia, after eating one candy, didn't continue, looking disdainfully at the noisy Luffy and others, "This is the Straw Hat Pirates? Doesn't look like Pirates at all..."
"Whether they're Pirates or not, we can't define. Everyone has their rules, let them play while we loot our part."
Sage stood up from the pool, walked to the platform, and picked up a mystery booklet from the ground. After a glance, his eyes suddenly focused...
"Sage, what are you doing? You can't understand that, where did it come from?" Renedia said curiously.
"Participation! You know what participation means!"
Sage rolled his eyes, handing it to Lily unwillingly, "What's written on it!"
Lily: "..."
Next time, he can be straightforward, no need for such participation.
She took the booklet, opened the first page, and read aloud, "The phenomenon of circular rainbows and the correlation of rainbow gemstones, as well as gemstone manufacturing research..."