Chapter 1 Shields Town"Hey, can you still hold on, you guy!"The scorching sun seemed to evaporate all the moisture from the earth.At the execution ground of the Marine base, two young men were tied to wooden stakes.One of them, a man with green hair and a green bandana, loudly called out to the man beside him who was on the verge of passing out.At this, the other man heard the voice, slowly opened his eyes, turned his head towards the green-haired man, and said with a tired expression, "Don't worry, So Da, I can do it!"Then the man lowered his head again, as if he had fainted.Hearing the man's reply, the green-haired man breathed a sigh of relief.He hadn't expected this extremely handsome, effeminate-looking pretty boy to last so long, but it was a good thing he was alright.At this moment, the handsome man's heart was also extremely complex."I thought it was a dream, but I really did transmigrate.""I'm almost at my limit, but how can I lose face in front of my idol?"The handsome man's name was Arthur, originally just an ordinary otaku and a fervent fan of Pirate King.He was so obsessed with Pirate King that he wished he could transmigrate to this world every day.He hadn't expected his wish to come true."Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1."Hearing the voice in his mind, Arthur felt a little comforted.Not only had he transmigrated, but he also had the benefit that many transmigrators received.The System!After a few days of research, he had a rough understanding of the System.This System was called the Super Emotion System, and it could exchange emotion points for character cards from other worlds, thereby gaining the abilities of the card characters.Through Arthur's observation, he found that emotion points were not obtained through others, but through his own internal emotional fluctuations.For example, his anger, fright, happiness, and so on, could all earn a certain amount of emotion points.Perhaps for others who were as calm as still water, this System would not be very useful, but for Arthur, it was just right.Because he was famously a coward in school.He was particularly prone to emotional fluctuations.As for why he and Zoro were tied up together here, it was because as an avid fan, upon transmigrating and seeing his favorite character, how could he not enthusiastically try to get close to his idol?The result was obvious: he was captured by CaptainMorgan's son, Helmeppo, as an accomplice of Pirate Hunter Zoro.Fortunately, he had awakened the System; otherwise, he might have died the next day.And after transmigrating, he looked exactly the same as he did on Blue Star.This made Arthur very angry; he had always disliked his effeminate appearance."So many days have passed; according to the original story, I should be able to meet Luffy soon!"Thinking of this, Arthur's eyes were filled with fervor."Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""Congratulations, host, emotion value has exceeded one thousand. Do you want to enable character gacha?"Arthur looked at the interface that only he could see, and his emotions once again surged."Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""Enable!"Finally, the character gacha was enabled. For a while, he could only buy satiety points through the System Mall to maintain his physical strength. Now that the gacha System was starting, he could finally get rid of the title of weakling."In view of the host's first gacha, this System grants the host a guaranteed golden ten-pull. Do you want to use it?""Enable!""Heh, I really am the chosen one. Let's start the ten-pull."At this moment, in front of Arthur, a giant roulette appeared on the System panel, and the roulette began to spin."Congratulations, host, you have obtained a green card, SpongeBob SquarePants.""Congratulations, host, you have obtained a green card, Gray Wolf.""Congratulations, host, you have obtained a golden card, Orochimaru.""Congratulations, host, you have obtained a green card, Kidney Strengthening Pills × 3.""Congratulations, host, you have obtained a golden card, kusanagi sword.""Congratulations, host, you have obtained a white card, Super Sea Kings Barbecue × 3."SpongeBob SquarePants?Gray Wolf?"Two golden cards? My luck is really off the charts.""Cards have been placed in the host's System backpack and can be retrieved at any time.""kusanagi sword, Orochimaru, both are golden cards, and both cards are from the same world. It seems that fate wants me to have Orochimaru's abilities."Arthur was familiar with Orochimaru's abilities; as an otaku, how could he not have watched a masterpiece like Naruto?However, he didn't like Orochimaru, who was gloomy, but compared to Gray Wolf and SpongeBob SquarePants, Orochimaru was much more reliable."System, bind Orochimaru's card ability.""Host reminder, character card binding is unique.""Do you want to bind?"Unique?"Does 'unique' mean I can only bind one character card?""Yes, once a character card is bound, it cannot be changed, and no more character cards will be drawn in the future."Arthur pondered for a moment and opened the System Mall."A golden card fragment is worth 100,000 emotion points, and I don't know how many fragments are needed to synthesize a complete card. Drawing once for a thousand emotion points, the System's chance of drawing a golden card or fragment is one in ten thousand. This is too much of a rip-off.""It has a certain Tencent feel to it."Arthur thought for a while."Forget it, I still don't like Orochimaru's abilities. I'll see if there are any abilities I like in the future.""Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1."Heh, that works too.Zoro, who was beside him, looked at Arthur, who was happy one moment and sad the next, and felt a little strange.This guy couldn't have gone crazy, could he?"Arthur, are you alright?"The two had already exchanged names.Arthur came back to his senses, looked at Zoro, and replied, "I'm fine. I was just wondering, will Helmeppo really let us go?"Zoro also fell silent. He was also gambling, and in truth, he wasn't confident either.But it was useless to say anything now; they were already tied up."I hope he's a man of his word."At this moment, two heads popped out from the wall in front of them."They're here."Arthur's emotions fluctuated constantly, and the System notifications kept ringing.Finally, they're here, Straw Hat Luffy!Arthur's eyes seemed to sparkle as he looked at the man with the Straw Hat on the wall.That's right, absolutely right."Hey, you two, you're in the way. Get lost."Zoro's words brought Arthur's attention back."So Da is really unruly right now, but that's So Da."At this moment, a Little Girl poked her head over the wall. After looking around and finding no Marines, the Little Girl slowly climbed down from the wall and came before Arthur and Zoro.This person was Rika, the Little Girl Zoro had helped."Big sister, big brother, you must be hungry. I brought you some rice balls."Rika held up two rice balls and placed them in front of Arthur and Zoro."It's two big brothers, I'm not a big sister. Anyway, Rika, let me taste your cooking."Arthur didn't stand on ceremony. Seeing this, the Little Girl smiled and placed one of the rice balls in Arthur's mouth.Hmm, it's sweet, but it's really not good.However, this was the first meal he had eaten in this world, so Arthur still swallowed it."It's delicious," Arthur said with a smile."Hey, do you want to die? Hurry up and get lost?" Zoro said fiercely."Oh no, this Little Girl will die!" Koby, who was beside them, exclaimed, looking at Zoro's reaction.And just then, a young man with a chin like a buttock walked over, followed by several Marines."Hey, what are you doing?"Helmeppo walked up to the Little Girl."Are these rice balls?"The man casually grabbed a rice ball and put it in his mouth."Pfft, so sweet! Idiot, rice balls are supposed to have salt!"Tears immediately welled up in the Little Girl's eyes when she heard the scolding."But I think sweet ones are tastier.""Bastard, throw this Little Girl out!" Helmepporoared.The Marine beside him looked at Rika, then, feeling a little soft-hearted, said, "She's just a Little Girl?"Helmeppo glanced at the Marine, his eyes full of threat."Do you want me to tell my father?"The Marine nodded helplessly, picked up the Little Girl, and out of compassion, whispered in her ear."Hold your head."Then, the Little Girl was thrown out by the Marine, but just like in the original story, the Little Girl was rescued by Luffy and was not harmed.Koby, who was watching all this, was incredulous.Are these really Marines?Why is it like this?"Pfft!"Helmeppo first attacked Zoro a few times. Seeing that Zoro made no sound, he felt annoyed, then punched Arthur in the abdomen."Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""Why do I have to get hit too?"Arthur's physique was not like Zoro's; this punch directly made him vomit the rice ball he had just eaten."You bastard, you were secretly eating?" Helmepposaid, looking at the rice ball he had thrown up."Since you were secretly eating, I'll punish you in advance."Immediately after, Helmeppo threw several more punches.Fists continuously landed on Arthur's body. Although his body was in pain, his mind became clear.This is a real world.The people in this world have abnormal physiques; these few punches almost killed him."Pfft!"A mouthful of fresh blood gushed from Arthur's mouth."Hahahahaha, you trash, you're so weak? Or is it that Young Master I am too strong, hahahahaha."Then he mocked them a few more times, turned and left, and also told the two that their sentence was almost up."Hey, Arthur, are you alright?" There was some concern in Zoro's eyes.After all, this guy was locked up because of him."I'm fine." Arthur's voice was hoarse, but Zoro also breathed a sigh of relief.It's good that he didn't die.Finally, Zoro still ate the rice ball on the ground, and after Luffy and the other left, Arthur, who was bleeding profusely, actually felt his life ebbing away."No, I'll die like this.""I just got here, how can I die so easily?"Arthur knew that he was just an ordinary person. If there was a real firefight later, he might be accidentally killed by a stray bullet.He couldn't die."System.""Yes!""Fuse Orochimaru card.""Ding, host is about to fuse character card --- Orochimaru (Golden).""Are you sure?""Sure!"
Chapter 2: The snake spits, I spit, the snake spits, the swordAs the system prompted, Arthur felt his body begin to change."Host found to possess the kusanagi sword card simultaneously. Congratulations to the host for acquiring an exclusive skill.""Exclusive skill?""So card combinations can also grant exclusive skills?"Arthur looked at the system interface."Orochimaru's Exclusive Skill""I spit snake, snake spits me; I spit sword, snake spits sword.""Damn, I didn't expect this to be the first skill I awakened."Then Arthur sighed."This is a means of self-preservation, no matter how you look at it.""Ding, card fusion complete.""Host: Arthur""Character Card: Orochimaru (Gold)""Card Level: 1""Card Skill: Suppleness""Equipped Card: kusanagi sword (Gold)""Equipped Skill: Snake Sword One with Me""Card Level: 1""Auxiliary Card: None""Combat Power Rating: C (Congratulations, you've turned over a new leaf and become a big salted fish)""System, why am I still so weak after fusing the cards? Orochimaru's strength shouldn't be this low, right?""Card level is too low. Please raise the host's card level.""What the hell, cards have levels?""Yes, there are ten levels for cards in total. Reaching level nine unlocks all card skills.""Wait, you said level nine unlocks all skills, what about level ten?""The host will transcend the card's inherent power."Arthur pondered.He could feel the Suppleness skill.At this moment, Arthur felt his body was incredibly soft. It would be easy for him to escape these ropes now. Just then, a shout reached Arthur's ears."Gomu Gomu Rocket!""Hm?"Arthur suddenly felt a figure fly past him. His mind immediately withdrew from the system world."So Da, what happened?""Tch, my name is Zoro, not So Da," Zoro said helplessly. What kind of nickname was that?Arthur gave an embarrassed smile.He had been used to that way of addressing him before. The next second, Arthur spoke again."Zoro, what was that that just flew past?""Oh, you mean him. Just now, while you were unconscious, that guy came over again, wanting me to become his companion.""That guy?"Zoro nodded and said, "It's that guy with the Straw Hat."Luffy came?He actually missed such a classic scene?"Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +6."After a while, Arthur emerged from his sadness and spoke again."Zoro, are we leaving here?"Zoro nodded firmly.Since it had already happened, there was nothing he could do. He had to live to achieve his goal.Pirates might not be so bad after all. Zoro looked up at the sky, his resolve even firmer.After a while, Koby quickly ran over and began to untie Zoro's ropes, but due to his nervousness, progress was not ideal."How do I get this off?"Just as Koby was fumbling, Captain Morgan had already arrived at the execution ground with his men."How could they be so fast!" Koby exclaimed in surprise, looking at the group of Marines.Captain Morgan looked at Koby, who was trying to untie the ropes, a hint of murderous intent in his eyes."Trying to escape?"Then he looked at the other Marines and shouted loudly."Men, execute them immediately!"Feeling Captain Morgan's fury, the Marines swallowed hard.Finally, they all raised their guns, aiming at the three of them."If I remember correctly, Luffy would suddenly come down to block the bullets at this moment."As an avid fan of One Piece, he was very clear about the plot and had thoroughly studied it."Fire!"Hearing the word "fire," Koby and Zoro's eyes showed a hint of terror, while Arthur showed no fear at all."Bang!""Bang!""Bang!"The moment the guns fired, Luffy jumped down with the three swords. The bullets had no effect on Luffy's body, and the power of the Gum-Gum Fruitwas fully displayed."It's useless, hahahaha!"The next moment, all the bullets were deflected."This guy… what kind of monster is he!" The Marines' eyes showed a hint of terror, looking at Luffy, this monster.At this moment, Luffy ignored the Marines and went to Zoro's front."I don't know which sword is yours, so I brought them all."Zoro looked at his beloved swords with a smile and said, "These three swords are all mine. I'm a Three-Sword Style user. Quickly untie me.""Luffy, Zoro, can you two care about me?"A clear, neutral male voice came from the side; it was Arthur.The three of them simultaneously looked at the man beside them."Damn it, why am I the one getting hurt?"Arthur's legs and arms were covered in bullet wounds.Luffy only blocked the bullets for Zoro and Koby, but he didn't block the bullets fired at Arthur."Are… are you okay?"Zoro looked at the bullet holes on the man's body, somewhat worried."Do I look okay?!"Arthur, feeling the pain, was on the verge of tears. Why was this happening? Did he not have the protagonist's halo?Or rather, Luffy's protagonist halo didn't protect him now?"Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""Fine, I'll try my new ability."Under the gaze of Zoro, Luffy, Koby, and all the Marines, Arthur's mouth began to widen."Is… is this guy also a monster?" a Marine said with a trembling voice."Ah!!! So cool!!!" Luffy's eyes sparkled as he watched Arthur's transformation."This…" Zoro and Koby looked on in disbelief.Arthur's mouth became very large, and a new Arthur was spat out from his mouth.A sticky liquid covered Arthur's body, making him very uncomfortable, but the pain on his body had disappeared. He looked back at the layer of skin he had shed."Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""How can there be such a disgusting move.""Hm? Why is everyone looking at me?"Arthur looked around and noticed everyone's gaze was on him.At this moment, Arthur felt a chill on his body, and the breeze felt somewhat cool."Damn it, I clearly remember Orochimaru had clothes after shedding his skin!"It turned out that after Arthur shed his skin, he was completely naked."She's such a beautiful girl, why does she have such a giant thing down there?"All the Marines' eyes were filled with disbelief."You… you're a man?" Koby said."Yes, did I ever say I wasn't a man?" Arthur was speechless. He had long been accustomed to his appearance.Arthur quickly tore the clothes from his shed skin. Although it was a bit embarrassing, since they were all grown men, he didn't have much emotional fluctuation."Kill them!"Captain Morgan saw the calm scene and knew he couldn't wait any longer. If Zoro escaped, it would be a big problem."If guns are useless, then hack them to death with swords!"The desperate Marines began to attack. They actually didn't want to fight these monsters.At this moment, everyone rushed towards the tied-up Zoro.Because of the previous scene, the Marines were all scared by Arthur's monstrous actions. They now felt that the bound Zoro was the easiest to bully.At the critical moment, Zoro finally broke free from the ropes and blocked the Marines' movements with his three swords."So cool, worthy of So Da!"Arthur's eyes sparkled as he watched Zoro's Three-Sword Style. He was too handsome!"Get lost!"Bang!The murderous intent in Zoro's eyes made the Marines think they were provoking a fierce beast.What kind of monsters were these three?Why were they fighting these monsters?And at this moment, the system's voice popped up in Arthur's mind."Ding, system quest issued.""Quest?"Arthur looked at the system interface."Defeat an enemy. Reward: Card EXP x10."Card EXP?Arthur looked at his character card."Orochimaru (Gold)""Experience: 0/100""kusanagi sword (Gold)""Experience: 0/100""Note: One hundred emotion points can be converted into one experience point.""Current Emotion Value: 1019"The previous ten consecutive draws were a gift and did not consume emotion points."So that's how it is. Cards level up by experience. Once I have enough experience, I will truly become strong.""But can I really defeat a Marine with my current strength? I'm just a salted fish."Arthur looked at Zoro and Luffy, who were fighting, feeling a bit of fear in his heart."Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""I'm definitely not afraid because I'm a coward."And at this moment, Arthur noticed a man with a chin that resembled a butt walking over hesitantly with a gun."Helmeppo should also count as an enemy, right?"Arthur smiled, having found his target. At this moment, the kusanagi sword appeared in his hand."Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1."Forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart, Arthurcharged towards Helmeppo."You bastard, take this, my Great Sword!"Helmeppo was completely unprepared. Seeing Arthur charging at him, his legs actually began to tremble.He had just witnessed Arthur shedding his skin.This guy in front of him was a monster."Don't come any closer!"Helmeppo said, trembling, holding up his gun.Seeing the gun pointed at him, Arthur was also a little scared, but he knew that this guy in front of him probably wouldn't shoot."Die!"Sure enough, seeing Arthur charging at him, Helmeppo's trembling hand could no longer hold the gun, and it dropped to the ground.And Arthur's sword hadn't even hit him yet, but Helmeppo's pants were already wet, and he fainted directly on the ground."Heh, what a coward."And at this moment, the system's prompt sound came."Ding, an enemy has been defeated, quest complete.""Reward: Card EXP x10.""Use it?""Add it to Orochimaru's character card." Arthurdidn't hesitate at all."Ding, character card Orochimaru gains ten experience points.""Current Experience: 10/100"Arthur nodded in satisfaction. He wanted to help Luffy, but as he took a step, he found that his legs were also trembling."I'm definitely not trembling because I'm scared!"After saying that, Arthur only felt his vision go black and he fainted.
Chapter 3 I Want to Be the Vice Captain"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"Arthur felt as if his philtrum had been pricked by a needle. The pain became unbearable, so he opened his eyes."Hmm?" Arthur looked at the unfamiliar ceiling with some hesitation.Where is this?Next to him, Koby was startled by Arthur's sudden awakening."You... you're awake?"Arthur heard the voice, turned his head, and saw Koby's strange expression.He nodded, then slowly got up, touched his still faintly aching philtrum, and immediately understood what had happened."Thank you, Koby."Koby heard Arthur's gratitude and looked a bit embarrassed, lowering his head and saying, "It's nothing, hehe."Wait, how does he know my name?At this moment, Arthur looked around. He saw So Da and Luffy eating at the table."I haven't eaten in a long time, so why are you eating more than me?" So Da took a sip of his drink, looking at his captain."Ah, it's because it's so delicious!" Luffy said.At this point, both of them noticed Arthur's gaze and simultaneously turned to look at Arthur.This startled Arthur."Hmm? You're awake?" Both of them spoke at the same time."Yes, just woke up." Arthur looked at his favorite anime characters right in front of him, and for a moment, he was as reserved as Koby.But it seems the Navy situation has been resolved.At this moment, Arthur slowly got up and walked towards the table full of food. He was also very hungry.Arthur walked to the table and reached out his hand to pick up some food.Just as Arthur was about to pick up the meat, a stretched-out hand snatched the meat in front of him first."Hmm?"Arthur looked at Luffy, who was focused on eating, and shook his head helplessly. Then he tried to grab another piece of meat.A familiar scene played out once again.At this moment, So Da watched this scene, then took a piece of meat from in front of him and handed it to Arthur."Thank you." Arthur smiled and nodded."Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +3."So excited! So Da actually gave me meat to eat!!!Arthur opened his mouth wide and put the meat in.So delicious!Arthur's appetite wasn't very big. One piece of meat already made him feel full, while Luffy next to him was patting his stomach, now truly full."Ah! So delicious, I'm full!"Arthur looked at Luffy, whose stomach was astonishingly distended, and somewhat wanted to see how his stomach managed to hold so much, but he wasn't familiar with Luffy yet, so he didn't walk up to him.So Da gestured for Arthur to sit down, then looked at the now full Luffy and said with a smile, "Captain, since you plan to become the Pirate King, you must already have many crew members, right? How many of us are there now?"Luffy nodded, then held up two fingers and said,"Two.""What! Two?" So Da's smile became strained.Luffy nodded solemnly once again."You mean just you and me?"Luffy nodded again."I'll find all my companions later. I'm a man who's going to become the Pirate King."So Da covered his face and said helplessly, "Then what about our ship?"Luffy pointed to the side outside the window."That's our ship, but I'll get a bigger one later, and it'll have its own Pirate Flag."Arthur couldn't help but want to laugh out loud as he watched Luffy constantly making grand plans.Sure enough, So Da is the starter pack.So Da covered his face again; he should have expected this.At this moment, So Da looked at the now-awake Arthur and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"After all, Arthur had been locked up for so long because of him."Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1."Arthur shook his head and said expressionlessly,"I don't know where to go yet. Becoming a pirate doesn't sound bad."(Luffy, invite me quickly, invite me quickly!!!)"Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +3."So Da nodded, glanced at Luffy, and said, "Since we don't have any crew members yet, why don't we take this guy with us?"Luffy looked at Arthur, didn't hesitate, and directly nodded."Of course, you're Arthur, right? Will you be my companion?"Luffy had witnessed Arthur's shedding ability and was very interested.Arthur pretended to ponder.(Wahahaha, I successfully met my idol!!!)"Of course, but can I be your Vice Captain?"This time, it was Luffy's turn to fall into contemplation.What's a Vice Captain?Can it be eaten?Meanwhile, So Da looked at Arthur, surprised that this guy had such an idea.But for him, it didn't matter; he just wanted to achieve his goal.Arthur understood Luffy very well.At this moment, he said to Luffy, "Luffy, how about I perform a magic trick for you?""What kind of magic trick? Is it that magic trick where something crawls out of your mouth?""Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1."Arthur shook his head helplessly.Afterward, he opened the system warehouse."Ding, extracted Super Sea King Grilled Meat × 1.""Holy cow, it's so heavy!"A giant piece of grilled meat suddenly appeared in Arthur's hand, half the size of the bar, completely filling it."Wow, it smells great!"Luffy smelled the aroma, opened his mouth wide, and took a direct bite of the meat."Wow! It's so delicious!!!"Arthur smiled."Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1.""So, Luffy, can I be the Vice Captain?"Luffy nodded excitedly."Hey, aren't you already full, you guy?""But this meat is really too delicious!"Arthur heard the answer he wanted and also took out a small knife from the side to taste a bite of the meat."This taste is indeed good. System products are always high-quality."Arthur was a little lucky; if it were in the future, it would be very difficult to get on Luffy's ship, let alone become Vice Captain.Now, it only took a piece of grilled meat to successfully settle it.The Vice Captain of the future Straw Hat Pirateswill be me, Arthur."Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +6.""Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +8.""I really want to see Nami and Robin!""I'm definitely not lusting after their beauty; I just want to see the real Miss Nami on behalf of the vast number of One Piece fans!""Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +10."Not only Luffy, but the people in the bar also started eating this huge piece of grilled meat."It's really too delicious!"Just then, a group of Navy entered the bar. The commanding officer stepped forward and looked at Luffy and the others, saying,"Although we thank you for saving our town and defeating Captain Morgan, as pirates, you cannot stay here!""Hmm?"Arthur and the others looked at the Navy."Hey, they are our benefactors, how can you drive them away?"A man who was speaking up for Luffy and the others said.So Da and Luffy exchanged glances, then looked at Arthur."Since that's the case, let's leave here."Arthur followed behind the two of them, preparing to leave.At this point, the Navy officer looked at Koby and said, "Hey, are you going to abandon your companion?"Then, Arthur witnessed a scene between Luffy and Koby. Watching it up close was much better than on TV."Salute!"With the entire town cheering them off, the three of them finally left the town.Arthur looked at the boundless sea. Adding both his lives together, this was the first time he had seen the ocean.Salty sea breeze, is this the taste of freedom they talk about?"Where do we go next?" So Da asked Luffy."Huh? To the Grand Line, of course?" Luffy's face seemed to have a few big words written on it.It's only natural."As expected of Luffy."Luffy probably doesn't even know where the Grand Line is.Arthur smiled; this must be Luffy's charm.——————"I'm so hungry, Arthur, do you have any more meat?"Arthur shook his head, looking at the boundless sea, and didn't speak.Such a large piece of meat, this small boat couldn't bear its weight. If it were taken out, wouldn't the boat capsize? And Luffy can't swim, so what would they do?"Ah, then there's nothing we can do." Luffy's spirits drooped."Hey, Luffy, you just ate a few hours ago, didn't you? Are you hungry so quickly?" So Da said.Luffy nodded, indicating that he was really hungry.So Da helplessly stopped bothering with this seemingly unreliable captain.At this moment, Luffy looked up at the sky. A small bird, which didn't look very big, was flying directly above them."How about we roast it?"Luffy pointed to the sky and said to So Da and Arthur. Without waiting for their reply, Luffy's arm stretched out and hooked onto the wooden pole of the mast."Gomu Gomu Rocket!"So Da looked up at the sky, then saw Luffy already flying into the sky, and suddenly felt something was wrong."Help!"Luffy's cries for help came from the sky."Hey, no way!" So Da looked at Luffy, who was bitten into the mouth by that so-called small bird, and said in surprise."Luffy!"Then So Da and Arthur began to frantically row the boat's oars, chasing after Luffy in the sky.The small boat sped up, constantly chasing the giant beast in the sky."Help, save us!" At this moment, several people in the water saw Arthur and So Da approaching and began to shout frantically."How can this be? There are shipwrecked people at this time. Hey, you guys, figure out how to get up yourselves."Heh, free labor has arrived, Arthur thought.I really don't want to do such tiring things as rowing.As expected, these three pirates boarded the ship intending to threaten the two, but just like in the original story, after being taught a lesson by So Da, they became Arthur and So Da's labor force."Hey, you two, speed up. It's all your fault that we lost track of our captain." Arthur stroked his chin and said with a smile."Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1."Hmm?There's an emotional fluctuation for this?"Detected that the host is currently experiencing a strong sense of excitement."Excitement?Well, giving orders to three big men is indeed quite exciting.Although the three pirates didn't think Arthur, this 'dame,' was very strong, they recognized So Dabehind him.That was a true beast."Next, we're going to meet the man with the strongest Conqueror's Haki.""That person is one of those who can stand at the pinnacle of the world in the future, Buggy the Clown.""However, I'm more eager to meet Nami!""Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1."On the other side, Luffy had successfully landed, though his landing method was a bit strange.Just like in the original story, he met the future Navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates, Nami.However, the current Nami was a person who deeply hated pirates. Ultimately, Luffy was tricked by Nami, tied up, and taken to meet the great pirate of the East Blue.Buggy.
Chapter 4 Buggy the Clown"Hey, So Da, are you sure the path you chose is the right one?" Arthur looked at the confident So Da, feeling a bit scared.Let So Da lead the way?What a joke!"Of course, I saw him fall down with my own eyes," So Da said confidently.Arthur shook his head helplessly. In the original story, So Da found Luffy around this time. Had he not awakened his sense of direction yet?"Arthur, what's with that look of distrust?" So Dawas a bit annoyed that he didn't trust his directions."Ah, it's nothing, let's go."On the other side, the cannon was already aimed at Luffy, and all the members of the Buggy Pirateswere full of excitement."Hey, Nami, hurry up and blow him up!" a pirate said to Nami.At this moment, Nami was hesitating. Although she hated pirates, this person in front of her seemed different, and he had indirectly saved her.If she lit the fuse, how could she face her conscience?"Newbie, you can't even do this simple thing. Let me do it." Just then, a pirate snatched the match from Nami's hand and walked towards the cannon.Just as the flame of the match was about to light the cannon, Nami could no longer hold back. She instantly assembled the staff in her hand and knocked down that pirate with a single blow."Oh no!" Nami felt something was wrong because all the pirates in the Buggy Pirates were now looking at her, and her actions would surely make the Buggy Pirates suspicious."I'm sorry!" Nami bowed and said to the pirates.But how could Buggy be a fool? He shouted at Nami, "An apology is enough? Nami!"At this moment, the tied-up Luffy saw the cannon's fuse being lit, so he shouted, "Ah, the cannon is lit!"At this, everyone's attention was drawn by Luffy's voice, and they all looked at the cannon. All the pirates showed excited expressions.And then, Nami suddenly rushed out and grabbed the cannon's fuse.Seeing the fuse extinguished by her, Nami breathed a sigh of relief.Buggy saw this scene, and he was already enraged by Nami's actions. He shouted loudly at Nami, "There's a limit to fooling people, Little girl! Men, kill her!"Nearby, Arthur and So Da had already arrived.Seeing this scene, Arthur was the first to pull out his kusanagi sword.It wasn't the first time So Da had seen Arthur's sword. Feeling the cold gleam from the sword, he asked, "Is this weapon of yours a saber?"Arthur shook his head and said, "You can think of it as a double-edged saber. In our hometown, we call it a sword.""Double-edged, huh."So Da was about to say something else, but Namiwas already in danger, and he instantly rushed forward.Arthur, however, stopped in his tracks."That's So Da and Luffy. My going or not probably won't make any difference, right?"Arthur was already hesitating. He could feel his legs starting to tremble, and he struggled internally as if the sword in his hand was just for show."Arthur, you're such a coward!""But there are so many of them, and I can only defeat ordinary small fries. I'll die if I go!"While Arthur was agonizing, So Da successfully rescued Nami.Arthur knew he couldn't be so scared, so he forced himself to run to Luffy's side, enduring his trembling legs."Luffy, are you alright?"Luffy shook his head upon seeing Arthur arrive."I'm fine, just a little hungry," Luffy said blankly.Buggy, seeing Pirate Hunter Zoro, said with excitement."Pirate Hunter Zoro, you must be here to capture me, right?"He now wanted an opportunity to make a name for himself in the East Blue, and killing Pirate Hunter Zoro was a good choice.Arthur looked at the person who was talking to So Da: a red nose, a comical outfit—it was Buggy the Clown, no doubt."I wonder if Buggy's red nose is real or fake?" Arthur's voice was very soft.But the scene was very quiet at the moment, so even a very soft voice could be heard clearly by them.And that red nose was Buggy the Clown's taboo. Hearing those three words, Buggy's gaze immediately shifted from So Da to Arthur, and he roared, "What! Little brat, say that again!"Arthur was startled by Buggy's killing intent at this moment, and the words "red nose" slipped out again."Damn brat!"All the Buggy Pirates members quickly moved away from Buggy. They knew Captain Buggy was about to lose it.Their captain hated it the most when people talked about him like that."Go to hell!"Buggy's hand appeared with a flying knife, and the next moment his hand detached from his body, holding the flying knife and rushing towards Arthur.Seeing this, Arthur picked up the kusanagi sword, directly cut the ropes on Luffy, then hid behind the cage, and then shouted loudly, "So Da, save me!""Hmm?"So Da looked at Arthur.He remembered that Arthur seemed pretty strong.However, since he said that, So Da also stood in front of Buggy, drawing his sword to block Buggy's hand.So Da looked at Buggy's hand in surprise, then looked at Buggy's body.This guy is also a Devil Fruit user?At this time, So Da already had some understanding of Devil Fruit, but he didn't think he was weaker than these ability users.So Da spoke to Buggy, "If you try to harm our comrade, I don't mind taking your head."Buggy laughed upon hearing So Da's words."Hahahahaha, Pirate Hunter Zoro, you are too arrogant. Never mind, I'll take your head first, that way I can make my name known throughout the East Blue."Arthur watched Buggy's attention return to So Daand breathed a sigh of relief.Then he thought."I can't let So Da get hurt, but wouldn't I be dead if I went up there?"Arthur suddenly remembered something; a snake was spat out from his mouth.[Ding, detected host emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1]"So disgusting!"Arthur suppressed his nausea, and the little snake, connected to Arthur's mind, also made a disgusted motion.Arthur rolled his eyes and began to direct the little snake to leave.After the little snake left, Arthur saw the orange-haired woman in front, and his eyes instantly sparkled with golden light."Nami!""Hmm?"Nami looked behind her. How did this Straw Hat Kid's accomplice know her name?But the place this guy found should be very safe.Nami trotted over to Arthur's side.[Ding, detected host emotional fluctuation, emotion value +6][Ding, detected host emotional fluctuation, emotion value +6][Ding, detected host emotional fluctuation, emotion value +6]"The goddess has come to my side!"Arthur's heart was soaring."No, I need to calm down!"Nami looked at the person whose expression kept changing, finding it a bit strange."Jiejie, are you feeling unwell?"Jiejie?[Ding, detected host emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1]I'm a perfectly fine man, and the goddess called me Jiejie."I'm a man!"Nami was slightly stunned, looking at the person in front of her. How could he be a man?Even she was a little envious of that face.However, seeing his flat chest, her heart felt a little more balanced.Wait?He really is a man?Nami smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, you really are too beautiful."Arthur's mood had calmed down a bit now."It's okay, I'm used to it.""Arthur, Nami, do you have any way to get me out?" Luffy's ropes were already untied, but he couldn't escape from the cage.Arthur and Nami both shook their heads."I'm powerless. You'll have to figure something out yourself."Arthur truly didn't have that strength right now; he was very weak, okay?Luffy looked helpless, and the three of them could only look at So Da.So Da had already set up his three swords and was facing off against Buggy.So Da didn't want to waste time, so he had already prepared his move."Three-Sword Style, Demon Slash!"Poof!With just one encounter, Buggy had already fallen to the ground. So Da also put away his swords and walked towards Luffy."Hahahahaha!" At this moment, the members of the Buggy Pirates burst into laughter."What's going on? Why are the crew members still laughing after their captain was killed?" Nami said, incredulously."So Da, hurry over, that guy can't be cut down!" Arthur shouted loudly."What?"Although So Da didn't understand why the Buggy Pirates members were laughing, upon hearing Arthur's words, So Da didn't hesitate and immediately ran towards Arthur."Too late!"Buggy laughed, his hand already holding a knife and rushing towards So Da."Ah!"Hearing the cry, So Da suddenly turned around and saw a hand holding a knife that was about to stab into his body, but this hand was bitten by a snake."What in the world is going on!" So Da was incredulous.Arthur, suppressing his nervousness, walked out and explained, "Buggy must have eaten a Devil Fruit. Slashes are useless against him."The little snake's power wasn't strong, and Buggy easily pulled his hand back."Little girl, you know a lot. You're right, I ate the Chop-Chop Fruit, and no slashes can harm me."[Ding, detected host emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1]Buggy looked at the four of them, a smile on his face."What? Aren't Devil Fruit supposed to be legendary things? Why do they really exist?" Nami said, incredulously."Actually, it's not that strange. Our captain is also a Devil Fruit user," Arthur said with a smile.Nami looked at Luffy, then thought of something, and said to Arthur, "It's *your* captain, not *ours*. I would never join a Pirate Crew. I hate pirates the most in my life!"Luffy, however, was unfazed. He tilted his head towards Buggy and said, "Is this guy a monster?"Heh, as if you aren't one."Hahaha, since you, Little girl, know my secret, I'll send you on your way first!"Buggy looked at Arthur with a cruel expression.[Ding, detected host emotional fluctuation, emotion value +3]Arthur immediately hid behind the cage, then shouted loudly, "What Little girl?! I'm a man!!"When I find Ivankov in the future, I must make him inject me with more male hormones."Hahaha, I don't care if you're a man or a woman, just die!"Arthur looked at the flying knife coming towards him, his first reaction was to hug his head."So Da, Luffy, help!"
Chapter 5 Nami, so scaryArthur's shout worked, and Zoro immediately appeared in front of Arthur, blocking Buggy's flying knives."Zoro, quickly think of a way to get me out!" Luffy, holding the cage, shook it continuously, his expression a bit dejected."Huh?"Zoro also showed a hint of helplessness looking at the sturdy cage; he wasn't confident he could cut it open right now."Wait a moment," Zoro said.At this moment, Zoro glanced at Arthur, and Arthurimmediately understood.The two immediately jogged to the cannon they had just seen.Arthur picked up a match nearby and lit it, while Zoro, who was unharmed, easily changed the cannon's position with a light push, aiming it at the Buggy Pirates."Hey, hey, hey, this cannon is loaded with Buggy Balls!" Buggy watched the cannon aimed at him, waving his hands frantically. He knew the power of a Buggy Ball best.And the Buggy Pirates, seeing the cannon pointed at them, all jumped in fright."Fire!"As Zoro's voice rang out, Arthur lit the fuse. Since the fuse was already half-burnt, it ignited quickly, and the cannonball fired in the blink of an eye.The cannon fired incredibly fast, and the tense Buggy Pirates had already missed their best chance to escape.Boom!The building began to shatter from the explosion, and smoke billowed everywhere."Damn it!"Arthur looked at the intense explosion in front of him, somewhat emotional, and said, "The power of this Buggy Ball is too great. If I were hit, I'd probably be dead, right?"The smoke bought them an opportunity to escape. Zoro, seeing this, easily picked up the cage containing Luffy and ran towards the town."Sigh, when will I have such strength?"Arthur envied Zoro's strength, but he was a weakling now. However, he was very confident because he had joined the right crew and would have a smooth path forward.Finding the right crew is very important, just like the crew of Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai. United, they are small fry; scattered, they are like stars across the sky.Arthur followed behind Zoro at the same speed. Nami, seeing that the danger was over, slowly approached Arthur and then asked,"Hey, I still don't know your name? Who are you guys?"The reason Nami approached Arthur was because she felt that among the three people in front of her, Arthur was the most harmless and easiest to talk to.As for the other two, one was a fierce swordsman, and the other a idiotic captain."Arthur, the Vice Captain of this Pirate Crew," Arthur replied, controlling his excitement, though his eyes betrayed him.[Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +6]What the hell? Is there something wrong with my face? Why do I feel like the man in front of me is looking at me strangely?Sure enough, none of these three people are normal.Nami thought internally.At this moment, although Arthur tried his best to hide it, his inner excitement was uncontrollable."Hey, Arthur, how do you know my name?" Namiasked."Oh... I just heard Luffy say it."The situation was critical just now, and she had forgotten the specifics. Hearing Arthur's answer, she just nodded.Meanwhile, Zoro continued to carry the cage forward."Zoro, Luffy is a Gum-Gum Fruit user. Ordinary attacks can't hurt him. You can try to smash the cage," Arthur reminded him. Otherwise, Zoro would expend a lot of stamina, which might affect his combat power later."Huh?" Zoro looked at Arthur.Luffy rubbed his head and said, "It seems like that really could work."Zoro heard this and roared at Luffy, "Then why didn't you say so earlier, letting me carry you for so long!""Hehe, I forgot."Zoro shook his head, then lifted the cage high."Hey, Zoro, don't throw it towards me!" Arthur, seeing Zoro raise the cage towards him, immediately covered his eyes in fright.[Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +1]Zoro heard this, nodded, and then threw the cage high into the air.Boom!The next moment, the cage couldn't withstand the force of its fall from high in the sky and shattered completely."Finally free!""Huh? What's this?" After landing, Luffy saw a small dog staring at him intently. He then sat down and poked its forehead."Woof woof~"Arthur, Nami, and Zoro also walked over. Seeing that Luffy was fine, they all breathed a sigh of relief.At this point, Zoro saw that Luffy was safe and asked, "Luffy, what should we do next?"But Luffy didn't answer Zoro's question; instead, he looked at the little dog and muttered, "I wonder if dog meat tastes good?""Hey, you guys, don't bully ShuShu!"With an angry roar, an old man wearing homemade armor, with some anger on his face, ran towards them.In a moment, the old man walked in front of them.Arthur, seeing this, immediately smiled and said, "Uncle, who are you?"At this moment, everyone looked up at the old man.The old man, seeing that the four were just youngsters, said in a calm tone, "I am the mayor of this town. I'd like to ask who you are?"Arthur scratched his head and said, "We were passing by here and were captured by the Buggy Pirates. We just barely managed to escape."The mayor sighed upon hearing this, his anger subsiding."Ah, so that's it. Come in first.""Woof woof~"The mayor opened the door, gave dog food to the little dog, and then led them into the room."Mayor, this little dog?""Ah, his name is ShuShu. His original owner..."The group listened with great interest. Then Luffysuddenly slapped the table and shouted, "I've decided, I'm going to punch Buggy out!""Are you kidding me!" Nami said.Arthur took a step back, indicating that he would not participate in the fight later.He only needed to applaud."I'm not kidding, right, Arthur?" Luffy looked at Arthur.Arthur instantly broke out in a cold sweat.Are you kidding? Of course, when watching the anime, Buggy seemed like a funny character, but I can only fight ordinary people right now. Besides, Luffy and Zoro are enough; what do they need me for? Wouldn't applauding be enough?"Ah, yes, yes, yes."Hmm, this is a statement from the Vice Captain.All of this was observed by Nami, who was good at reading people."So I've decided, I'm going to defeat the Pirate Crewthat's bullying this town!"Boom!No sooner had Luffy finished speaking than a tremor came from outside.The group quickly exited the room, with Arthurtrailing at the very back."The lion I saw in the anime was no different from a comedic character, but now it has such a strong sense of oppression."[Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +5]Arthur saw the enormous lion, and his legs actually felt a bit weak."Are you kidding me? Compared to such a giant beast, the tigers in the zoo are simply pathetic!"One must know that most people involuntarily feel fear when they hear a tiger's roar, let alone such an enormous lion."Indeed, everything in this world is very unreasonable."Outside the door, the little dog ShuShu was confronting the massive beast. Luffy, seeing this, went directly in front of the lion."Kid, you dare to appear before me again." Mohji, dressed strangely, looked at Luffy with some anger on his face.The Buggy Ball had also affected him at that time."Hehe, you guys actually invaded this town. I've decided, I'm going to punch you out!" Luffy showed his signature smile and said to Mohji.Mohji at this moment seemed to have heard the biggest joke. In the East Blue, they were practically invincible."Hahahahaha, are you kidding? We are the Buggy Pirates. You're just a kid who just set sail, don't talk big. Richie, bite his head off!"Arthur heard Mohji's words and silently retreated behind the group."Luffy, go for it! Beat him!""Ah! Alright!" Luffy touched his Straw Hat, looked at Arthur who was cheering him on, and showed his signature smile.Nami looked at Arthur speechlessly. Is this guy really a man?He was actually hiding behind her."No, I'm not part of this Pirate Crew. What does this have to do with me?"The giant lion Richie opened its bloody maw and charged at Luffy."Roar!""Hehe, Gomu Gomu no... Mallet!"Luffy's arm instantly stretched, twisted, and grabbed the lion Richie's head.Boom!The speed was so fast that Arthur, as an ordinary person, only saw partial afterimages."So everything in the anime was in slow motion. That makes sense; if the speed wasn't fast enough, anyone could block such an attack."Although he liked One Piece very much, now that he was in this world, he found it somewhat terrifying.It was a bit like a dilettante's enthusiasm.The giant lion was defeated by Luffy in just one blow. Mohji showed a look of fear at such a sight.How is that possible? How is this guy so strong!"You... who exactly are you? How could you...!" Mohjistammered, trembling.Luffy adjusted the Straw Hat on his head and said with a smile, "My name is Luffy, a Gum-Gum man who ate the Devil Fruit, and the man who will become the Pirate King.""A Devil Fruit? Are you a Devil Fruit user just like Captain Buggy?"Mohji saw this, and his body began to tremble. Just as he was about to say something, he was punched down by Luffy, who suddenly rushed over.Luffy chose not to waste words with Mohji because he wanted to go defeat Buggy.At this time, Zoro also walked towards the battlefield, leaving only Arthur and Nami on the house."Hey, aren't you going to help?" Nami said, looking at the unmoving Arthur."Huh? Help? No need, they're strong enough. I don't need to do anything, do I?" Arthur looked at Luffyand Zoro and shook his head."Hmph, you pirates are all the same, only knowing destruction. The situation in this town is all because of people like you. In the future, you will be just like the Buggy Pirates. I really hate pirates the most."Nami suddenly thought of something, her eyes unfriendly, and said to Arthur,"Since that's the case, why not deal with you now?""Ah? What are you going crazy about?" Arthur was so scared that he immediately raised his palms.Nami was very angry at what the pirates had done to this town, but she couldn't beat Luffy and Zoro, so she wanted to vent her anger on Arthur."Don't come over here!"
Chapter 6: War BeginsWhen Nami's fist landed on Arthur, she felt as if her attack had hit a marshmallow; although it connected, the force seemed to be completely absorbed."Ouch, ouch, ouch!"Arthur clutched his stomach, habitually crying out."What a joke, I don't even feel like I used any strength."Nami looked at her fist and said helplessly."Huh, it really doesn't hurt?"Arthur touched his stomach again; it really didn't seem as painful.It looked like the system's power boost had taken effect.Orochimaru card's Suppleness bonus not only made his body flexible but also provided excellent force dissipation.Hearing this, Nami's fist came flying over again."Miss Nami, look over there, stop hitting!"Arthur shouted loudly, pointing at Luffy.At this moment, Luffy was sitting with the little dog, like old friends of many years."What is it? He's actually acting for a dog? What kind of person is this?"Nami was somewhat stunned.Then she ignored Arthur and walked to Luffy, with Arthur following closely behind."As the mayor of this town, I cannot let the Buggy Pirates destroy it and get away with it. I've decided, I'm going to duel Buggy the Clown."As soon as the two reached Luffy's side, they heard the mayor's indignant words."Are you kidding? They're pirates! You can't go to your death!"Nami said to the mayor; the opponent was a true great pirate of the East Blue.The mayor ignored Nami and turned to find the Buggy Pirates. Nami tried to stop him, but Arthurheld her back.Arthur said earnestly, "Don't worry, we won't let this mayor die.""Arthur is right," Luffy said, and Zoro next to him also smiled.With a serious expression on his beautiful face, Arthur was completely different from moments ago.Nami was somewhat stunned.What's this? This coward is acting like this?Was his cowardice all an act?The next moment, Arthur said to the three, "Let's follow him and defeat Buggy the Clown!"Luffy nodded, touched his Straw Hat, and walked out first, with Zoro following closely behind. Seeing this, Arthur also followed, but his speed was about as fast as a crawling turtle."Hey, you, don't be so timid!"Nami rubbed her forehead.Heh heh, it turns out I overestimated him.Then Nami directly kicked Arthur.[Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +6]"Run faster!""Yes!"Arthur sped up, catching up with Luffy and the others."Huh, Arthur, where did you go just now? Why didn't I see you?"Luffy said when he saw Arthur suddenly appear."Ah? I was lost on the path of life just now, and Miss Nami saved me."Arthur said earnestly."Ah, Nami, you're amazing, you must be my crewmate!"Luffy invited Nami again."Hmph, who wants to be a pirate."Then Nami thought for a moment and continued, "Right now, we are partners, working for our own interests."Seeing this, Arthur already imagined the future scene where Nami would truly come around.However, 'partner' and 'crewmate' were no different in Luffy's eyes. In Luffy's heart, Nami might have already boarded his ship at this moment.On the other side, the mayor had already arrived at Buggy the Clown's camp and saw all the recovered members of the Buggy Pirates.This time, he showed no fear."Buggy the Clown, duel me!"The mayor shouted loudly at Buggy above.Buggy heard the mayor's words, let out a scornful laugh, and said, "Hahahahaha, what are you talking about? You?"Buggy looked at the old man in front of him. Does such a person even deserve to fight me, Buggy?I, Buggy, have not fallen to the point where just anyone can bully me.Immediately after, Buggy's Devil Fruit ability activated. His hand slowly came before the mayor, then grabbed the mayor's collar, slowly lifting him up."If you have the guts, put me down and fight me!"The mayor still didn't show weakness."Are you kidding me?"Buggy didn't intend to heed the mayor's shouts and planned to immediately deal with this overconfident mayor. They were pirates; although Buggy was a pirate whose goal was treasure, he had genuinely killed people before."Die!"Just as Buggy thought he was about to finish off the mayor, a pair of hands suddenly grabbed his separated hand. He looked down; it was a boy wearing a Straw Hat who had stopped him.Buggy saw Luffy, and his face instantly filled with rage."Straw Hat Kid!"Luffy ignored Buggy and looked at the mayor beside him."What are you doing here? I will protect this town; you leave, I'm going to fight!"Saying that, the mayor stood up, intending to continue fighting, but the next moment, Luffygrabbed his head and, in the blink of an eye, pressed him to the ground.Thud!Nami saw Luffy's actions and roared, "Hey, what are you doing!""Ah, if I didn't do this, the mayor would die!"Luffy scratched his head and said."Hmm, that is indeed the best strategy," Zoro echoed.Arthur also nodded. At this moment, Nami looked at the situation; knocking out the mayor was indeed the best strategy, but could an old man really endure such violence?Except for Nami, Luffy, Zoro, and Arthursimultaneously looked up at the Buggy Pirates.Just then, Luffy suddenly thought of something and shouted loudly at Buggy, "I'm going to send you flying, Red-Nose!!!"Seeing this, Arthur silently retreated to the very back. Are you kidding? It wouldn't be good if he got caught in the crossfire."Red-Nose!!!"Everyone in the Buggy Pirates looked at Luffy and Buggy in surprise; they knew that 'Red-Nose' was Buggy's taboo."Hey, Luffy, saying that will put us in danger!"Nami also knew Buggy's personality. At this moment, she couldn't care less about the mayor and was instead a little scared for her own safety.Luffy and Zoro looked at Buggy above, unconcerned."Damn it, today I'm going to tear you all to shreds!"Buggy was completely enraged at this point. He looked at the Buggy Ball cannon beside him."Blast them to death!"Buggy said to his subordinate next to him."Yes!"The subordinate heard him, immediately lit the fuse, and then aimed the cannon at Luffy and the others."Danger!"Zoro and Nami had both witnessed the power of Buggy's cannonball and tried to dodge."Heh, I'm not afraid!"Luffy laughed.Boom!The cannon fired, and the speed was so fast that Arthur couldn't even see the cannonball's trajectory. It wasn't that he didn't want to dodge, but that he was powerless to do so; his current strength had not yet reached the point where he could dodge cannonballs.However, fortunately, Luffy was there. In the blink of an eye, Luffy turned into a Gomu Gomu balloon, blocking the cannonball.Zoro and Nami both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the blocked cannonball.Arthur's brain at this moment simply couldn't keep up with the speed of the battlefield's changes; he was in a daze.Are you kidding? That's a cannonball! Even the strongest person on Blue Star couldn't dodge a cannonball at such close range, could they?"Gomu Gomu Balloon!"The next moment, the Buggy Ball cannonball was charged and bounced back by Luffy."Damn Straw Hat Kid!"Everyone in Buggy's crew unconsciously retreated when they saw Luffy's action.Boom!The power of the Buggy Ball cannonball was something few could withstand in the East Blue. The intense explosion caused the houses to collapse.After the smoke cleared.In front of Buggy, the bodies of two Pirate Crewmembers had shielded him from the force of the explosion, and he had not been harmed by the blast."Using his crewmates' bodies as shields, damn him!"Nami looked at Buggy and said fiercely."Straw Hat Kid, you've angered me!"Buggy lifted his head and said sinisterly to Luffy.Just then, the nearby ruins began to shake, and a lion emerged from underground. Behind the lion, a man appeared in everyone's sight."This is the most humiliating time since we formed, isn't it, Captain?"Buggy looked at the man and said, "Yes, Cabaji, I'm already furious."Then the man threw the lion aside."Richie!"Mohji saw his pet being bullied and angrily charged towards Cabaji."You hateful guy!""Hmph."Cabaji sneered, dodged Mohji's attack with a flash, and then kicked Mohji away."No way!""Quick, dodge!"Mohji's body flew rapidly towards Arthur. Arthur's expression was already blank at this moment, staring incredulously at the flying figure.Luffy and Zoro didn't move, because in their eyes, Arthur was not weak.Boom!Arthur and Mohji's bodies flew out together, crashing into the wall behind them.However, due to the card's power, Arthur did not pass out from this.[Ding, detected host's emotional fluctuation, emotion value +10]"Why is it always me who gets hurt!"Feeling the pain in his body, and looking at the unconscious Mohji, Arthur exerted force and pushed Mohji away."It seems my physical fitness is already quite good; such an attack didn't even make me pass out.""System, open the ability panel."The next moment, a string of data appeared before Arthur.[Host: Arthur][Character Card: Orochimaru (Gold)][Card Level: 1 (10/100)][Card Skill: Suppleness][Equipped Card: kusanagi sword (Gold)][Equip Skill: Snake Sword, I Am One][Card Level: 1][Auxiliary Card: None][Combat Power Rating: C (Congratulations, you've turned your life around and become a big salted fish)][Emotion Value: 6015]"I've accumulated so much emotion value during this time. I estimate it won't be long until I can upgrade the card to Level 2. I hope I can gain some offensive abilities."Arthur took two steps, and the pain in his body had already subsided. Nami looked at Arthur with some surprise; she hadn't expected Arthur to be perfectly fine, even though the wall had cracked.Luffy and Zoro, however, seemed to take it for granted."I should still find a chance to leave later; I can't afford to be caught in the crossfire."
Chapter 7: Zoro's Instant Kill"Captain Buggy, leave the rest to me," Cabaji said with a smile to Buggy. At this moment, he didn't put Luffy or Zoro in his eyes at all, absolutely confident in his own strength.Because in the East Blue, they hadn't encountered a decent opponent yet."These brats, I'll take care of them!" Cabaji drew his sword and pointed it at Luffy and the others."Is that killing intent?" Arthur felt a jolt."However, the next fight should be So Da's. Since So Da isn't injured right now, he should be able to easily deal with this acrobat guy."Sure enough, seeing an opponent using a sword, Zoro immediately stepped forward."An opponent with a sword?""Luffy, Arthur, leave this guy to me."Heh heh, there's no need to ask me about this. Isn't this a battle I can't participate in?Luffy cheered Zoro on from the side, while Buggy was unconcerned. In his eyes, his strategist was very strong."Cabaji, take care of these brats.""Mmm." Cabaji got on his unicycle, his sword pointing at Zoro."Heh, brats, don't underestimate us. We are the Buggy Pirates.""Tch, what brats? We're Pirates." Zoro drew his three swords, already entering battle mode.Nami, seeing that the battle was about to begin, said to Luffy, "This is a battle between you Pirates. Winning or losing doesn't matter. I'm going to find Buggy's treasure now and then leave.""Huh?" Luffy looked at Nami, scratched his head, and then said to Nami, "What do you mean? Aren't we companions?"Nami looked up and said, "When did we ever say we were going to be your companions? We're just a cooperative relationship."Luffy scratched his head helplessly."Is a cooperative relationship not companionship?"Nami gave Luffy a glare, then ignored him and left directly."Idiot!""Arthur, isn't a partner a companion?" Luffy turned his head and asked."Huh? Where's Arthur? Where did Arthur go? Never mind, he probably got lost on some road again."Luffy didn't think much more. He believed Arthurwas very strong and shouldn't have any problems, so he looked towards Zoro's side.On the other side."Is that Straw Hat guy an idiot? What a troublesome bunch!"Nami, who had left, was looking for where Buggy stored his treasure. Just as she was exploring nearby, she saw Arthur sitting on the ground."When did this guy get here?"And the place where Arthur was sitting happened to be the entrance to Buggy's treasure vault."Arthur, what are you doing here?" Nami asked with a harmless smile.At this moment, in her eyes, neither Zoro nor Luffywere normal people, and nothing good would come from being with them.And the only somewhat normal Arthur was now also labeled as abnormal by Nami."I'm lost. I don't know where this is?" Arthurscratched his head and said."Ding, host's emotional fluctuations detected, emotion value +1."Arthur was certainly not truly lost now. His purpose in being here was to wait for Nami. Compared to fighting, treasure hunting was more interesting, but this was only one reason.And just now, the system once again popped up a quest."Temporary Quest: Defeat an enemy.""Quest Reward: Card EXP × 10.""Quest Failure Penalty: Permanently lose your little brother.""What a joke, how could I become a girl!"The only enemies Arthur could see were Buggy and Cabaji. Arthur was definitely not a match for these two, but he remembered that Nami would encounter a drunk Pirate, and he could try to deal with that person. Thus, the scene of Arthur waiting for Namihere came to be.At this moment, Nami looked at Arthur warily.This guy wouldn't be planning to double-cross, would he?I absolutely cannot tell him about the treasure.So Nami put on a charming smile and said, "Oh, is that so? How about I take you to Luffy and Zoro first?"Arthur shook his head and said seriously, "No need, they are very strong and should be able to resolve the battle easily. As a weak woman, you might encounter danger, so I'll stay and protect you."At this, Nami's eyes froze.Is this guy really going to double-cross?No, I can't let him succeed."I'm fine, don't worry."How could Arthur not understand Nami? And at this moment, Nami's expression showed that she wanted to send him away.However, Arthur would not let her succeed in such a thing."Nami, if I'm not mistaken, this is Buggy's treasure vault underneath. How about we go steal Buggy's treasure together?" Arthur said.Hearing Arthur's words, Nami's smile froze. It seemed this guy was determined to double-cross."Hahahaha, is this the entrance to the treasure vault? How could it be underground? But my strength is too weak to open the door, how about you help open it?" Nami showed a harmless smile."Ding, host's emotional fluctuations detected, emotion value +1."Arthur, who had originally intended to open the door, shook his head and immediately sobered up.No, if I go to open the door, I'll likely be knocked out."Ah, but my strength isn't great either. How about we open it together?" Arthur said.Was he seen through?Although Nami showed no other expression on her face, her heart was already extremely complicated, wanting to get rid of the troublesome Arthur."Alright!" Nami reluctantly agreed, because she now wanted to get Buggy's treasure first.So the two of them together grabbed the wooden board covering the entrance. Arthur gently exerted force, and the board was lifted."What? It's so light?""This should be it," Arthur said to Nami, looking at the stairs leading underground.Nami nodded. She looked down and first saw a drunk Pirate lying on the ground. She immediately had an idea."We need to be careful not to disturb that Pirate," Nami said seriously to Arthur.This time, Arthur nodded, believing her. The two walked down the stairs side by side.However, as they walked down the stairs, Nami's leg 'accidentally' touched the Pirate.The Pirate felt an external force and slowly opened his eyes, but he was still reeking of strong alcohol."Hmm? Two chicks?"The Pirate had woken up, and at this moment, Namiquietly hid behind Arthur. Arthur didn't notice this, because his original purpose was to deal with this Pirate."Heaven is really good to me. I just woke up and saw two beauties, hahahaha, come and play with me, your master." The Pirate wobbled as he walked towards them.Arthur looked at the burly man, feeling a wave of disgust.This physique could easily be three times his own. He didn't know how Nami defeated such a Pirate in the original story.Just as the burly man was about to reach Arthur, Arthur seized the opportunity, quickly raised his leg, and kicked with all his might towards the Pirate's crotch.Arthur didn't know how much strength he currently possessed, but he was certain that with the system's enhancement, his strength was definitely much greater than before."Ah!" The intense pain instantly sobered the Pirate, but it was already too late. He felt the sound of his lower body bursting, and then the pain made him feel his vision darken.Thud! Thud!Two falling sounds. Arthur and the burly man both fell to the ground.Arthur only felt a sharp pain in his neck, and then his vision went black.Before passing out, he heard the system's quest completion notification, but at this moment, only one thought was in Arthur's mind."Damn it, how can Nami, a girl, have such great strength?"Nami saw the two fallen people and clapped her hands. She had simultaneously attacked Arthurduring his attack."You want to snatch treasure from me? Dream on."Nami made a face at Arthur, then entered Buggy's treasure vault alone.On the other side, Pirate Hunter Zoro was still facing off against Cabaji."Pirate Hunter Zoro, now let me give you a taste of my strongest acrobatics."Zoro had no obvious injuries on him at this moment. He looked at Cabaji opposite him with disdain."It's just acrobatics after all. I no longer have the patience to watch your clown-like performance," Zoro said, unmoved.Hearing Zoro's taunt, Cabaji couldn't stop his anger and roared at Zoro, "Hmph, I'm being underestimated! You go die!"Cabaji charged at Zoro with his sword, while Zoro held his three swords in front of him."Three-Sword Style, Oni Giri!"The two were incredibly fast, passing each other in an instant."Hmph!" Zoro slowly sheathed his swords, and the next moment, three sword wounds appeared on Cabaji's body behind him, blood gushing out.Pfft!"How is this possible? My strongest acrobatics actually failed!" Cabaji said unwillingly, then fell to the ground with a thud.Blood splattered the ground."So powerful!""Cabaji!"Luffy and Buggy shouted at the same time.Buggy also didn't expect that the Pirate Hunter's strength would be so great. When he got serious, he defeated one of his top generals with just one move."Damn it!" Buggy looked at Luffy, his eyes fierce.At this moment, Zoro looked around and found that Arthur and Nami were no longer there, only Luffywas still by the battlefield.He looked at Luffy and said."The rest is up to you."Luffy nodded, looking at the fierce-eyed Buggy.King against king. Although Zoro was unwilling to be subordinate to others, he was already Luffy's crew member, and he still trusted his captain. Moreover, Buggy's Devil Fruit ability greatly countered him.Leaving it to Luffy to resolve was the best solution."Where did Arthur go?" Zoro asked."Ah, I'm not sure, maybe he got lost?"Zoro nodded, walked to the side, sat down, and muttered to himself."That guy Arthur, he can even get lost here. He's such a terrible direction-sense person. Next time, I must make him stick close to me, he can't get lost again."
Chapter 8: Battle against Buggy"Ouch, damn it."Arthur slowly got up from the ground, feeling as if his neck had been hit by a brick."Sure enough, everyone in this world is abnormal. Is this the strength a girl should have?"Although he possessed the Suppleness skill, it wasn't yet strong enough to reach the level of the true Orochimaru, who could stretch his neck.Even though he had offset a lot of the force from that blow, it still caused him to temporarily pass out."Has Nami already gone up?"Arthur looked around, only the Pirate Crew member was still lying on the ground, Nami was nowhere to be seen, and all the treasure here had been plundered."How long was I unconscious? They didn't forget about me, did they?"Thinking this, Arthur immediately followed the stairs and walked outside."System, is my mission complete?"Arthur remembered hearing a system prompt before he fainted.[Mission complete]"Add the experience points to the character card."[Operation successful!][Character Card: Orochimaru (Gold)][Current Experience: 20/100]"20 experience. My emotional value is already high; in a while, I can upgrade the card to Level 2."Exiting the storage room, Arthur walked towards their battleground. Before he even reached the battlefield, he saw Nami, holding treasure, watching the battle ahead.Arthur slowly walked forward and lightly patted Nami's shoulder."Ah!"Nami was startled by Arthur's sudden appearance behind her and instinctively kicked out."Bang!""It's me, Nami!"Arthur was hit squarely by the kick, which sent him several meters back. However, his shout caught the attention of Luffy and Buggy, and even Zoro, who was sitting on the ground, looked at Arthur."Did this guy finally find his way?" Zoro muttered to himself.Thanks to the Suppleness bonus, the blow didn't cause any substantial damage to Arthur."You…" Nami looked at Arthur in surprise, feeling a little guilty at that moment.After all, she was the one who knocked him out.But what was wrong with this guy's body? How did he wake up so quickly?"Treasure!" Just then, Buggy saw the bag behind Nami; he smelled the scent of treasure."Damn it, Nami, you actually stole my treasure!" Buggy looked at Nami with an unfriendly expression.Buggy valued treasure more than his life. Seeing his treasure stolen, he completely forgot about his battle with Luffy. All he wanted now was to get his treasure back."Treasure!" Buggy's upper body, holding his dagger, rushed towards Nami."Ah!" Nami, seeing Buggy charging at her, was filled with fear. In that moment, the treasure-loving Namiactually shoved the treasure she had stolen into Arthur's hands, then she immediately hid behind Zoro."This…" The sudden turn of events left Arthur at a loss."Nami actually gave away treasure she had in hand; that's not logical!"Then Arthur looked at Buggy flying towards him, his floating upper body making Arthur's legs feel a bit weak."Isn't Buggy supposed to be a comedic character? Why does he have such terrifying killing intent?" Arthur said, somewhat anxiously."Give me back the treasure!" Buggy's body flew rapidly towards Arthur, so fast that Arthur had no time to react and dodge.Left with no choice, Arthur used his ultimate move, shouting, "Luffy, help!"Luffy, who was nearby, heard Arthur's cry and saw Buggy's upper body flying towards Arthur in the air. Then he noticed Buggy's lower body next to him and immediately understood something."Bang!"Just as Buggy was about to reach Arthur, Luffykicked Buggy in the crotch."Ah! Damn Straw Hat Kid!"Pain struck, and Buggy looked angrily at Luffy, but at that moment, in his heart, he still wanted to reclaim his treasure."Arthur, I'm entrusting my treasure to you!" Nami, from behind Zoro, shouted to Arthur."Then to whom shall I entrust my life?" Arthurwanted to cry but had no tears."Little girl, this is my treasure! When did it become yours!" Buggy roared at Nami, who was hiding behind Zoro.Meanwhile, Arthur, suppressing his fear, slowly retreated."You Little girl, hand over the treasure to me, and I will spare your life!" Buggy turned his head and looked at Arthur with a sinister smile."I'm a man!"Seeing this, Arthur immediately summoned the kusanagi sword and swung the flat of the blade at Buggy."Bang!"Buggy's upper body was sent flying several meters by Arthur."Huh, I actually have such strong power?" Arthurwas somewhat surprised by his own blow."Damn it, I don't care if you're a man or a woman, you must give me the treasure." Buggy looked angrily at Arthur, then saw Luffy who was about to attack his lower body.Then he made a decision, intending to use this move."Chop-Chop Festival!""Straw Hat Kid, let's see how you stop me from getting my treasure back."The next moment, Buggy's body instantly split into countless pieces, and Arthur couldn't help but marvel at the power of the Devil Fruit."What a powerful Devil Fruit, his body is completely separated, and not a single drop of blood flowed."And Buggy, whose body was in several pieces, rushed to Arthur's side in the blink of an eye."Damn it!"Just then, Arthur immediately chose to abandon the treasure, darting behind Zoro and standing beside Nami."Bang!" Nami, seeing Arthur abandon the treasure, punched him directly.Arthur covered his head and shouted, "Ouch, Nami, why did you hit me?"Nami angrily said to Arthur, "Arthur, you bastard, you actually gave my treasure to someone else!"Arthur looked at Nami, then at the secretly delighted Buggy, and said helplessly, "I can't beat him. If you're so capable, go get the treasure back.""You…" Nami was speechless.At this moment, Luffy, on the side, squatted down, looking at a pair of feet slowly walking on the ground, and then at Buggy, who was chopped into pieces in the air, and suddenly understood something again.Just then, Luffy picked up one foot, and Buggy, who was nearby, suddenly felt danger and turned to look behind him."Hahahahaha, damn it!"Luffy took off Buggy's shoe and began to tickle Buggy's foot. Buggy's body uncontrollably trembled.Nami, seeing this, rushed from behind Zoro to Buggy's front."Damn it, don't touch my treasure! Ah, it hurts, my foot, damn Straw Hat Kid!"In Arthur's opinion, the more Buggy's body split, the less control he would have over his body. Now, many parts of his body were difficult for him to control.Just then, Nami suddenly thought of something and directly let go of the treasure. Without Nami's strength, Buggy successfully snatched the treasure, but at that moment, the bag containing the treasure burst in mid-air from not being able to withstand the force."Ah! Damn it, my treasure!"Nami then revealed a cunning smile. Under Luffy's continuous harassment, she took out a rope and tied up many of Buggy's harmless body parts."Damn it! Chop-Chop, Combine!"Buggy, seeing this, wanted to reassemble, but now he felt that many parts could no longer be summoned.Left with no choice, Buggy transformed into "Little Buggy."In this state, Buggy looked harmless, and even Arthur found it very amusing."As expected of Buggy!" Arthur slapped the ground, laughing continuously."Damn it, my body parts!" Buggy looked at Nami, who was tying up his body, and said angrily, but now he had lost most of his fighting power.Just then, Luffy, laughing, praised Nami, saying, "As expected of Nami, now watch me.""Fly, Buggy, Gomu Gomu Rocket!"Luffy's arm instantly stretched, and the powerful recoil directly attacked Buggy the Clown, who had become a midget."Damn Straw Hat Kid, I will definitely be back, I will never let you go!"This blow directly sent the shrunken Buggy flying into the sky.Arthur looked at Buggy, who was getting smaller and smaller in the sky, and breathed a sigh of relief.This battle was finally over."The battles in the East Blue are just minor skirmishes; ensuring my safety isn't difficult. It's when we reach the Grand Line that things truly become terrifying."Thinking this, Arthur felt a chill, but this was his choice, and no matter what, he wanted to personally witness this Pirate Crew reach its peak."It seems I also need to quickly become stronger and not drag the team down."Seeing the battle end, Zoro also stood up, while Luffy was looking at his pierced Straw Hat."It's okay, I'll help you fix this Straw Hat." Namirecalled how Luffy looked when his Straw Hat was pierced.In her heart, Luffy was a thoughtless person, yet such a small matter made him so sad.Luffy, who had been depressed, immediately became excited upon hearing Nami's words, saying, "Really? You'll be our crewmate too, right?""No, how could we be partners with pirates? Ah… never mind, it feels like there's good money to be made with you guys, so let's just be business partners for now." Nami still said with an indifferent expression.Just then, Arthur walked over and said to Luffy, "Luffy, can I take a look at your Straw Hat?"Which sea fan wouldn't want to investigate Luffy's Straw Hat?And Arthur also wanted to see Luffy's Supreme Grade Great Wado Ichimonji, but asking Luffy to take off his sandals to let him look at them now would surely be misunderstood as perverted, wouldn't it?"Oh, okay."Luffy didn't hesitate and directly gave the Straw Hatto Arthur. Luffy was a simple person; although he acted without method, he still greatly trusted his crewmates.Arthur took the Straw Hat, looking at the three holes inside the Straw Hat that Buggy's weapon had damaged; it didn't seem to have anything special about it. Then he carefully observed this Straw Hat."What, it's just an ordinary Straw Hat."Then Arthur placed the Straw Hat on his head.[Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotional value +10]