69: Chapter 69 Oath in the DownpourSeeing her boss's miserable state, Tashigi, who had been all serious, almost burst out laughing.She finally understood why the Marines surrounding Smoker were trembling uncontrollably.Smoker had a giant turtle drawn on his forehead, "I am" written on his left cheek, and "I am a complete idiot" on his right.Tashigi's gaze moved to Smoker's upper body; Luffy had ripped off his shirt.On his left arm was a worm (actually a dragon), and on his right arm a cat-like creature (actually a white tiger).There was something written on his chest.At that moment, Smoker slowly woke up, and the first thing he did was search for.Luffy, upon learning that Luffy had left, immediately vowed to capture the Straw Hat Pirate.However, when Smoker saw his own horrific state through the window of a nearby house, he became even more enraged.When he saw the words on his chest, his initial desire to capture Luffy instantly escalated into a desire to kill him: "By the time you see this, I will be gone.Don't miss me too much.Oh, and you should have seen the surprise I gave you, right?Just so you know, this ink is specially made, meaning you'll have to wait a week for it to wear off.Surprised?Unexpected, right?( ͡• ͜ʖ ͡• ) Also, I took your Jitte; consider it my spoils of war."
"Aaaaaah, Straw Hat Luffy, I'll kill you!" Smoker roared in a fit of impotent rage, donning the clothes Tashigi handed him."Let's go, let's set off for the Grand Line!I'll definitely kill Straw Hat Luffy!" Smoker commanded.At that moment, a Marine soldier tried to stop him: "Captain Smoker, weren't you ordered to stay here?" Smoker glanced at him impatiently and said, "Have you ever seen me obey orders?If you obstruct me again, you can have my captain's position." With that, he coldly walked towards the Marine dock.Tashigi followed, secretly vowing, "I will defeat you, Roronoa!I will take back the sword from your hand!I won't let a villain like you tarnish this legendary blade!"
Luffy sneezed in mid-air, muttering that someone must have cursed him.Then he wondered what Smoker's expression would be if he woke up and saw what he looked like.A moment later, Luffy spotted the Going Merry and casually tossed Zoro overboard.Zoro screamed again, crashing his head against the deck of the Going Merry.His last thought before losing consciousness was that he would definitely cut down that bastard Luffy."Sorry, Zoro," the men on the ship said, swallowing hard as they watched Zoro's miserable state.They secretly vowed never to let Luffy carry them again; they didn't want Zoro to have such a monstrous physique.A short while later… Zoro also woke up.With Zoro's sword at his throat, Luffy obediently apologized.In the raging storm, the Going Merry, carrying everyone, left Loguetown and headed towards the entrance to the Grand Line—Reverse Mountain.After traveling some distance, Luffy and the others saw the signal lights of Reverse Mountain."Is that Reverse Mountain, the entrance to the Grand Line?Shanks, wait for me, we'll see each other soon!" Luffy thought excitedly.At this moment, Sanji brought out a wooden barrel from the cabin and suggested, "Let's take an oath as a ceremony for entering the Grand Line." Everyone gathered around the barrel.Sanji said, "I will find All Blue."
Luffy: "I'm going to become the Pirate King!"
Zoro/Kuina: "To become the strongest swordsman in the world"
Nami: "I did it to draw a world map."
Usopp: "I want to become the bravest warrior of the sea!"
Koby: "To become strong and eradicate the scum of the world."
"Let's set off for the Grand Line!" With that, everyone raised their feet and kicked the wooden barrel to pieces.(Barrel: ε(┬┬﹏┬┬)3)
On another stretch of sea, a little girl braved the torrential rain to row her boat, but unfortunately, being small and weak, she soon fainted.The small wooden boat bobbed on the sea like a falling leaf, as if it could be swallowed by the waves at any moment.