Chapter 123: Saini"Old Mister, you actually do business with pirates?" Nami asked in surprise."Yes, I'm Senny. I used to be a loan shark, and my main clients were those pirates. But since they're pirates, how could they possibly repay their debts so easily? That's why I hate pirates."Heh heh, doing business with pirates, and even being a loan shark? It'd be strange if you didn't lose money.Moreover, in Arthur's view, doing business in this world requires strength. If you don't have strength and want to expand your business, then you must find a protector. If you don't even have a protector, then you deserve to lose money.However, in Arthur's opinion, this old man in front of him doesn't seem to be a strong person. If he does business with pirates like this, he will definitely lose money. No wonder he hates pirates.Especially in the loan shark business, isn't that just giving money to pirates?At this moment, Nami said, "We're going to stay on this island for a while. Everyone, go look around and find some food."Sailing the Grand Line is quite troublesome. You need to record the magnetic force of the log pose on an island before you can continue sailing.Sometimes, Nami is more of a captain than Luffy, the actual captain. The Straw Hat Pirate Crew's captain is an idiot, and Arthur, as the Vice Captain, is also a guy who likes to slack off.Many things are handled by Nami alone. She has worried herself sick for this ship.After everyone received the order, they all left the place.Arthur then quickly walked into the jungle, found a spot, touched the little white snake around his neck, and said, "Little White, spit out my lounge chair."After hearing Arthur's command, Little White slowly climbed down Arthur's body, then opened its mouth and spat out a lounge chair to the side.Afterward, Arthur slowly lay down on the lounge chair, then took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on his eyes."Heh heh, with such good weather, how can I not lie down for a while?"Immediately after, Arthur slowly closed his eyes.Night.Feeling a hint of coolness, Arthur slowly opened his eyes."Is it night already? Time really flies. I wonder if dinner is ready. I'm a bit hungry."Then, Arthur ordered Little White to swallow the lounge chair. He then rubbed his stomach and slowly returned to the Old Mister's residence.Upon arriving at the Old Mister's residence, Sanjihad already prepared dinner. At this moment, Arthur sat down naturally.Seeing Arthur arrive, all eyes immediately focused on him."What were you doing? Why did it take you so long to come back?" Nami said, looking at Arthur. She didn't even need to think; she knew this guy had probably been slacking off."Ah, I got lost on my life's path, so it took me this long to find my way back here."Arthur rubbed his head and said to Nami with a smile."Hmph, no need to say, this guy went to be lazy again." Usopp pointed at Arthur and said angrily."Don't talk while eating." Sanji brought a dish to the table, then said to Usopp.Luffy ate the meat, then scratched his head, touched the Straw Hat on his head, and said, "Arthur, I didn't expect you to be such a big road idiot, getting lost even here."Zoro just glanced at Arthur and didn't pay much attention.Just then, a female voice suddenly rang out."I just saw someone lying on a lounge chair sleeping in the jungle, but it was a girl, so it shouldn't be you." Robin said with a smile from the side.Bang!!A fist suddenly landed on Arthur's head."Hey, Nami, why did you hit me?"Nami clenched her fist and said fiercely."Why did I hit you? Everyone else is looking for food, and you're slacking off. Why do you think I hit you?"Arthur continued to retort."When was I slacking off? I was clearly just lost on the path of life, and Robin even said it was a girl lying in the forest, not me at all."At this point, Nami punched him again.Helplessly, Arthur closed his mouth and began to eat silently, ignoring Nami.If I can't provoke her, can't I at least avoid her?At this moment, Chopper walked out of the house and said to everyone, "The Old Mister's condition is very serious. This disease is simply incurable. If it continues like this, he won't have much time left to live."When Arthur heard Chopper's words, he felt as if he had missed many things.But never mind, if he missed it, he missed it. It shouldn't be a big deal.Then, he lowered his head, said nothing more, and continued to eat."Then what should we do?" Luffy asked Chopper.Chopper shook his head. Although he was a doctor, he wasn't a god. There were some things he couldn't decide."The Old Mister is already old. This disease is simply incurable."At this moment, the Old Mister also walked out."Thank you, Doctor Chopper. I feel fine."Arthur looked at the Old Mister. Although he wasn't a doctor, he knew that at the Old Mister's age, many diseases were already incurable, and it was very difficult to stop the aging process.At this moment, he mumbled to himself."If the body reaches its limit, then wouldn't it be fine to just get a new body?"However, this sentence was only heard by Zoro and Sanji beside him; no one else heard it.At this moment, Luffy, who had been eating, stood up and said."I've decided. I'm going to help the Old Mister fulfill his dream of becoming a pirate.""??"Arthur looked at Luffy. This guy really was a kind person.Actually, what Arthur didn't know was that during the day, Nami had already lost all of them to the Old Mister in front of them. If it weren't for Robin, they would have to work here for ten years.When the Old Mister heard this news, he didn't refute it and immediately took out his abacus."The Senny Pirate Crew is my dream, but my ship is very difficult to launch." The Old Mister sighed.However, Luffy said indifferently."How can a dream be stopped?"Looking at the highly motivated Luffy, Arthur said helplessly, "It's already late. I think a dream doesn't necessarily have to be realized today. We can all rest and do it tomorrow!""You've already slept all day. Are you still going to sleep tonight? Are you a pig?" Hearing Arthur's words, Nami retorted fiercely.But she thought for a moment, then continued, "However, it is a bit late now. How about we deal with this tomorrow?""What do you mean? Shouldn't a dream be realized sooner?" Luffy scratched his head, but seeing Namiglare at him, he decisively shut his mouth."Then everyone, get some good rest!"After saying this, Nami turned back and said to Arthur, "You're going to watch the ship for me tonight!"
Chapter 124 Rumble BallNight fell.On the Going Merry, Arthur stood on the deck, and at this moment, besides him, there was another person on the ship: Chopper, who was researching medicine for Seni.Everyone else was already resting because the climate on this island was mild, so all the members of their Pirate Crew were resting on the island.Only Arthur and Chopper were on the Going Merry.Since he had slept too much during the day, Arthurwasn't particularly sleepy at the moment. So, he stretched on the deck and then entered Chopper's medical room.Upon entering the medical room, Arthur saw countless medical instruments and Chopper's own pharmaceutical tools.Just then, Arthur noticed a small bottle on Chopper's table, and inside the bottle were a few light yellow pills."Don't touch that."As Arthur was about to touch the light yellow pills, Chopper immediately stopped him and said.Hearing Chopper's warning, Arthur immediately withdrew his hand."What is this? Why can't I touch it?" Arthur asked Chopper."Rumble Ball, this is a Rumble Ball, a special medicine I developed that allows me to have multiple forms of transformation."Hearing this, Arthur ignored Chopper's warning and picked up the Rumble Ball beside him."Chopper, this thing has a lot of side effects, doesn't it? I can feel that there are many irritating drugs in it. If the dosage is too large, it might cause great harm to a person." Arthur carefully observed the Rumble Ball in his hand and said to Chopper.Now, Arthur's body's sensitivity to drugs and various smells was no less than Chopper's.Moreover, he had a lot of knowledge in his mind.Although the knowledge from Orochimaru wasn't particularly extensive, he understood most of the basic knowledge.Chopper was a little surprised after hearing Arthur's analysis."You're not wrong, the Rumble Ball has significant side effects, which is something I've always wanted to solve, but with current methods, it's not enough to solve these problems. However, I think after a long period of sailing, this problem will be resolved."Arthur nodded.Currently, he was not yet capable of solving Chopper's problem, but in the future, he could help Chopper explore the issue of the Rumble Ball.After all, if something with side effects was used continuously, it wouldn't be a good thing for his companions.Subsequently, under Chopper's gaze, Arthur had Little White swallow a Rumble Ball.However, he wasn't making Little White eat it, but rather asking him to store it.Arthur slowly walked onto the deck, feeling the sea breeze."Unknowingly, I've become a night owl.""System.""Here.""I feel like I haven't generated any emotional value recently?" Arthur hadn't heard the system's prompt for a long time, so he asked."Recently, the host's emotional fluctuations have been relatively stable, and the host's mindset has changed. Ordinary things can no longer elicit a strong emotional response from the host."Arthur sighed. If this continued, emotional value would slowly become a luxury, but fortunately, he had the bounty system.The appearance of the bounty system compensated for this deficiency.However, if he kept killing people, he might turn into a lunatic, who knows?Arthur sighed helplessly.Then, Arthur touched the Going Merry and lay back on his lounge chair.The next day.When Arthur woke up, he saw a group of Marines appearing around the Going Merry."What, the Marines actually chased us?"Seeing this, he immediately looked up, and at this moment, only he remained on the Going Merry."No way, are Luffy and the others still on the island?""Ding, sensing host's emotional fluctuation, emotional value +1000."It was truly a long-awaited sound.Arthur frowned, looking at the Marine warships ahead."If it's these Marines, I should be able to defeat them all, right?"Arthur was a little eager to try; after all, no one here knew what Luffy and the others were doing. In that case, he would protect this ship.Thinking this, Arthur jumped directly off the ship and plunged into the water.The next second, he had already arrived around the Marine warships.Countless poisonous snakes crawled out from Arthur's body, heading towards the Marine warships.The venom of these snakes was extremely potent, enough to kill an ordinary person.And after only a short wait, countless screams came from the warship, and in Arthur's mind, countless system prompts came."So many Marines, and only C-rank powerhouses? No B-rank?"Arthur muttered to himself in the water.However, seeing the increasing amount of experience on his system panel, he smiled.The number of these Marines was around 200. If he killed these 200 enemies, he would gain 2000 experience, which was already one-fifth of the experience needed to level up his card."Poisonous snakes! Everyone, be careful!""This is the method of Calamity Wind from the Straw Hat Crew! We've been targeted by the enemy, prepare for battle!"Sounds continuously came from the Marine warships.And just then, a sound suddenly came from the island. Accompanied by shouts, Arthur saw the island.A Pirate Crew ship slid down from the ground.On the ship, Luffy and the others looked at the Marines below, also showing surprised expressions."No way, we just finished dealing with the Old Mister's problem, and now we're surrounded by Marines?" Usopp said, trembling."Look, that's Arthur! Arthur is fighting the Marines!" Sanji pointed forward and said to everyone."The Marines actually appeared here?"Seeing Arthur fighting the Marines, Zoro was deep in thought.Arthur's personality towards enemies had changed drastically recently, which made people a bit uncomfortable. He was absolutely ruthless against enemies and never held back.If this continued, Zoro was not worried about the safety of the Marines or the enemies, but rather Arthur himself.If this continued, Arthur would definitely become a murderous maniac, who knows?However, Zoro then thought about it and decided against it. After all, he was only killing enemies, so there shouldn't be any problem.What surprised Arthur next was that his poisonous snakes only eliminated half of the Marines, while the remaining half had already cleared all the poisonous snakes.Just as Arthur was about to make another move, a voice suddenly came from the Marine warship."Loan shark Seni, I've finally found you! If you know what's good for you, hand over all your treasures!" A man on the warship saw Seni on the pirate ship and said with a laugh."What? This Marine is here for treasure? Is this really the Marines?"
Chapter 125 Continue SailingHowever, seeing the Marines' words, Arthur ended his standoff with them and then dived into the water, swimming towards the Pirate Crew ship that had just slid down from the island."What did you guys do? Why are you only coming now?" Arthur looked at everyone, saying helplessly."Ah, us! We were helping the Old Mister fulfill his Pirate Crew dream," Luffy said, smiling excitedly.Just then, Nami looked at Arthur and asked, "What's going on? Why are the Marines here?"Arthur shook his head helplessly. How was he supposed to know? He had just slept, and when he woke up, he found himself surrounded by Marines.However, the Straw Hat Pirates were clearly not afraid of the Marines, except for Nami and Usopp, of course.Arthur had been a bit scared before, but now it seemed the Marines were just a bunch of guys delivering experience points.Moreover, he no longer needed to fear these ordinary Marines. Besides, if he couldn't win, there were still Luffy and Zoro. He couldn't die anyway.Ever since planting the Cursed Seal on Zoro, understanding how to use it, he no longer feared death.He was afraid of pain, though."These Marines don't seem to be here for us. He just shouted the name'Senny,'" Arthur told everyone.As soon as Arthur finished speaking, a voice came from the Marine warship again."Senny, if you give me your treasure, I will consider letting you live," the Marine continued to shout.Upon hearing this, Senny was not afraid; instead, he laughed out loud."I am Pirate Senny now. How could I surrender to the Marines?"Afterward, the Straw Hat Pirates returned to the Going Merry, and at that moment, Senny's Pirate Crew officially set sail."Hahahaha, I didn't expect my first enemy at sea to be the Marines. If that's the case, I can't show weakness either!"Then, Senny's ship charged towards the Marines."My little sheep, charge!"The crew of Senny's Pirate Crew were not humans but a flock of goats. However, sometimes the strength of goats was no less than that of ordinary people.This was inherently true; ordinary people without hot weapons would find it difficult to defeat animals.Sure enough, in the next second, the Marine warship was surrounded by a flock of goats, with goats constantly trampling the Marines' bodies.However, at this moment, Senny's body could no longer hold on, and a sharp pain came from within him.If it weren't for Chopper's medical treatment, he might have already died.And while Chopper's medicine could alleviate it, it couldn't eradicate the illness.When the Marine saw Johnny kneeling on the ground, he ran over and kicked Senny away."Looks like you're not so tough, huh? What do you think? Have you decided? Will you hand over the treasure to me?"Senny gasped for air on the ground."What treasure do I still have? What are you talking about?" Senny said to him.He was actually right. Although he was once a very wealthy man, things had changed over the years, and the treasures he left behind were merely the little goats that accompanied him."Damn it! Since you want to die so much, I'll grant your wish." With that, the Marine pulled out his gun, intending to end Senny's life.While there are more righteous people in the Marines, corruption is inevitable with such a long period of development, and these corrupt individuals mostly exist among the middle and lower-level leaders.Marine Admirals, for example, no longer need to resort to such petty tactics. And those Marines who have just joined, still harboring dreams, certainly wouldn't be like them.Therefore, there are many corrupt individuals like this Marine.To completely eradicate them, how could it be so simple?Just at the moment of crisis, the Marine suddenly felt a chill between his legs. Then, he looked down to see a small snake precisely biting him there."Ah, it hurts so much! Why is there a snake?"The Marine cried out in pain.However, he had no chance to react. He felt another sharp pain between his legs and then collapsed directly to the ground.Only half of a long sword was visible in the snake's mouth.On the Going Merry, Arthur looked at the Marines on the Marine warship and said to everyone, "It seems the Marines have been dealt with. We need to continue sailing now."As soon as Arthur finished speaking, Namiinterrupted him."No, we can't sail yet. We need to ask that Old Mister clearly whether he has any treasure."At this moment, Nami once again turned into a money-grubber. Just then, another group of Marines sailed towards them."Then shouldn't we hurry and run, or else the Marines will come again!" Nami immediately grabbed Arthur's arm, saying nervously.However, to their surprise, the Marines did not stop by the Straw Hat Pirates' ship but sailed towards Senny's Pirate Crew ship and stopped there."Thank you for defeating the scum among our Marines. Now I need to escort him back to headquarters. Please hand him over to me."Hearing this, Senny was also a little bewildered.But he still nodded.Subsequently, the Marines did not linger, directly bypassed the Straw Hat Pirates, and chose to leave this sea area.Seeing such an outcome, even the Straw Hat Pirateswere somewhat stunned.However, not having to fight was a good thing for them.And at this moment, the Straw Hat Pirates bid farewell to Senny.The Going Merry set sail again."Chopper, how is the Old Mister's body really doing?" Sanji took a puff of his cigarette and asked.Chopper shook his head helplessly and said, "If this continues, he doesn't have much life left to live, because my medicine can only delay, not cure."Hearing this, everyone sighed.In fact, this is how it is with pirates: after meeting, the next meeting is unknown, perhaps never again in a lifetime.In the vast ocean, how small is the chance for a few people to meet?To meet at all is fate; perhaps this is the arrangement of destiny."Even with a body like that, does he still want to be a pirate? It's simply impossible, isn't it?" Nami said.Arthur nodded. Human birth, aging, sickness, and death are normal. Although dreams will not be shattered, the body will. People's dreams are always broken by reality.Often, those who lose their dreams are like this.Just then, Luffy suddenly burst out laughing and said, "Hahahaha, who knows? Maybe the Old Misterwill find medicine in a certain sea area that can cure his illness, no matter the reason? It won't make a person give up his dream, right?""Yes, most people in this world are like that."This was Arthur's heartfelt thought.
Chapter 126 The Taxing City"Phew, we finally shook off all the Navy," Arthursaid to everyone, looking behind the ship.Just now, they were targeted by the Navy again, but for some reason, the opposing Navy Generalsdestroyed their own ship, giving them a chance to escape successfully.During this time, they were often targeted by the Navy or Bounty Hunters.Such days had passed for a long time, and they had grown accustomed to it."That's great! We finally got rid of the Navy. We need to keep sailing! Let's go, my friends!" Luffylaughed loudly, seeing that they had finally escaped the Navy.Only after shaking off the Navy could they safely enter the next island. Otherwise, if they hadn't escaped the Navy, entering an island would lead to being surrounded, and that would be troublesome.Finally, Nami looked at the log pose, and the Going Merry began to sail in the direction indicated by the log pose.And soon, they arrived at the next island."It looks like another lively city! If that's the case, we can have another enjoyable shopping trip!" Namisaid happily, seeing the bustling town.Hehe, shopping?Hearing those two words, Arthur subconsciously took two steps back. He now really disliked going shopping with Nami; it was simply too annoying.Such a task would be better left to Sanji, as he preferred to go out with Nami.But how could things go as Arthur wished?As soon as they reached the port, Nami dragged Arthur along."Hurry up and come shopping with me! If you don't, you know the consequences, right?"Know?No, I don't know, and I don't want to know!Arthur adopted a firm attitude, absolutely refusing to agree to go shopping with Nami.However, what Arthur didn't expect was that when strength didn't work, she chose to use weakness.Nami revealed a pitiful expression, shaking Arthur's hand repeatedly while saying, "Arthur, please! As a weak woman alone, I'm really afraid of encountering bad people. Why don't you just come with me? It's not like it's a big deal."Before Arthur could speak, Sanji walked over from the side."Please leave the shopping trip with Miss Nami to me," Sanji said happily to Nami, with little stars in his eyes.Hearing Sanji's words, Arthur breathed a sigh of relief.This should mean she won't bother me now, right?However, things never develop as one expects, and ultimately, Arthur still couldn't escape Nami's clutches.But there was one good thing: Sanji and Chopperaccompanied them on their shopping trip.With these two joining, Arthur shouldn't be as tired.However, as soon as they arrived at the port, a soldier blocked their way."If you dock your ship here, you will need to pay a docking fee."Docking fee?Just as Nami was about to talk to the officer, Luffy, already impatient, rushed towards a restaurant, and his flying dash directly sent the officer flying."Since the officer has fainted, we don't need to pay, do we?" Nami said with a grin.In the end, Luffy, Usopp, and others went to the restaurant, while Arthur, Nami, Sanji, and Chopperwent shopping together.Because the previous shopping trip wasn't long, this time, Nami didn't go on a crazy shopping spree but chose to buy some valuable clothes.And with Sanji, Arthur didn't act as a 'backpack-man' like last time; all the bags were carried by Sanjialone.But this feeling of wandering around was nowhere near as comfortable as lying on the ship."Arthur, what do you think of this dress?" Namiasked, holding up a dress to Arthur."Beautiful! If Miss Nami wears it, you would definitely be the most beautiful woman in the world!" Before Arthur could speak, Sanji's flattery had already arrived.At this, Nami smiled lightly and said, "Sanji, what do you think it would be like if Arthur wore this dress?""I definitely wouldn't wear it! Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Arthur immediately retorted upon hearing Nami's words.However, Sanji, on the side, stroked his chin thoughtfully, his eyes constantly scanning Arthur."I think it's not bad," Sanji said, taking a deep drag from his cigarette after finishing."I think so too! Boss, please wrap up this dress for me.""..."Did I ask you to buy me clothes??No, right?Arthur thought, looking at Nami with some helplessness.After buying the clothes, Nami looked around and muttered to herself, "What's going on here? It's such a big city, but why are there so few shoppers?"Then, she shook her head and led the three towards the Going Merry.And just as the four had walked out of the street, a guy in strange armor blocked their way."Are you the ones shopping?" the person in armor asked.Arthur looked at the goods in Sanji's hand, then nodded and said, "Yes, we bought them. Is there a problem?""Don't you know? Shopping in this city requires paying taxes!" the man in armor said."?"The four members of the Straw Hat crew were all dumbfounded."Why do we have to pay taxes?" Nami asked curiously. If it involved paying money, it was more terrifying than taking Nami's life."Why so many questions? Since you're in this city, you must follow this city's rules!" the man continued, and the armor on him had already activated.Arthur was about to say something when he saw that his surroundings were empty; Nami and Chopper had already hidden far behind, and Sanjihad also been pulled away by Nami."We absolutely will not pay! If you want to pay, then defeat this guy first!" Nami said from the back."..."Defeat me? Didn't you ask for my opinion? Why should I fight this guy?However, Arthur still bit the bullet and stepped forward."This guy looks strong. Should I handle him?" Sanjisaid to Arthur.But Nami stopped him, saying, "You need to hold my goods. Just leave this guy to him. I even bought him clothes, after all."Hearing Nami's words from behind, Arthur became even angrier."Sigh, really," Arthur looked ahead. This armor seemed quite good.The next second, Arthur used Body Flicker Technique to appear in front of the armor, then threw a punch.Bang!Accompanied by the sound of impact, Arthur felt a numbness in his body, then he immediately retreated several steps."What's going on? Why does it feel like I got shocked?" Arthur said, looking forward."Hahaha, how about that? You've seen my power, haven't you? If you're smart, pay the tax, or else I won't be so polite!"
Chapter 127 Colorful MistHearing the man's words, Arthur began to carefully observe his armor. He then noticed several people behind the man continuously pedaling a device."So it's powered from the rear? No wonder such a crude device is so uninteresting." Arthur muttered to himself upon seeing this scene. He had thought it was some advanced invention, but it turned out to be like this."If that's the case, then this device has no research value."After Arthur lost interest, he began to form hand seals."Ninjutsu: Snake Mouth Bind!"The next second, the armored man and the few people behind him who were charging him all found their surroundings transformed."What's going on? Where's the sun? Where's the sky? Where is everything?" The armored man looked around, exclaiming in surprise.This was one of Orochimaru's Snake Ninjutsu. Now, Arthur, having mastered the complete version of Snake Ninjutsu, could easily use it, though it consumed a large amount of Chakra.This Ninjutsu allowed him to summon the stomach of a giant snake to trap his enemies.At this point, Arthur ignored them and walked out of the area. After Arthur left, a large amount of corrosive acid suddenly appeared around the snake's stomach.This acid was so strong that it could even corrode metal.From the outside, a giant snake suddenly appeared on the street.Arthur found Nami and Sanji, smiled at them, and then said,"Let's go. This city is really boring. Let's leave here quickly and continue our next journey!" Arthurwaved his hand, saying.Regarding the issue of taxes, they were also helpless, but they were pirates, after all, and would not interfere with a local government's politics.Besides, they were pirates, so why should they pay taxes?Sanji and Nami both nodded simultaneously.Then, Arthur directly picked up Chopper, and they quickly headed towards the port.After they walked to the port, they found a large crowd of people gathered there."What's going on? Why are there so many people? And where's our ship?"Arthur looked around and said.Out on the sea, a Rainbow Mist was lingering."What is that? A Rainbow Mist?"Arthur muttered to himself.At this moment, Nami and Sanji had also noticed the mist on the sea.They suddenly had an ominous premonition.Their captain was someone who loved to cause trouble and also loved adventure. Now that the Going Merry wasn't on the sea, it was very likely that Luffy and the others had entered the mist."The Rainbow Mist has appeared."At this moment, a soldier on the island said."Rainbow Mist, what is that?" Arthur walked over to the side and asked the soldier."You don't know about the Rainbow Mist? That's a legendary place, and it's said to contain many treasures, but no one who has entered has ever come out."The soldier said.Hearing the mention of treasure, Nami was a little excited, but then she remembered that no one who had entered had ever come out, and her excitement subsided. At this moment, she suddenly thought of something: if Luffy and the others were inside, how would they get out?"Dr. Henzo has already entered the mist, along with a group of pirates who just arrived. I don't know if they have a way to get out." A soldier said.Hearing this news, Arthur and the others fell silent.Sure enough, he knew that Luffy was not the type to stay put.At this moment, Nami frowned deeply."If it's really as the rumors say, and no one who enters the mist has ever come out, then Luffy and the others could be in danger."Sanji said, "We need to find a way to rescue them, otherwise, without a captain, it will be very difficult for this ship to continue sailing!"Arthur and Chopper nodded.At this moment, everyone saw that although the soldiers and officials were looking at the mist, they did not dare to enter."They don't dare to enter the mist, so only our people can go in."Arthur said.Finally, the group approached the officials and said, "Do you have any way to enter the mist?"The officials present looked thoughtful at Arthur's question.They suddenly had an idea: why not let these guys try first?"Dr. Henzo has already developed a method to enter the mist, but it hasn't been tested yet."Then, he took out a safety rope and said to everyone.At this moment, Nami picked up the safety rope, then immediately ran off, found a small boat, attached the safety rope to the small boat, and handed the other end of the rope to Chopper."Chopper, you can't let go, absolutely can't let go, no matter what happens." Nami said, then she piloted the small boat, preparing to move forward.Chopper tied the safety rope to his arm.Just then, a Lord of the Coast, a giant Sea King, suddenly appeared, startling Nami."What's going on? Why would a guy like this appear?" Nami, scared, quickly rowed the boat.However, the Lord of the Coast would not let her go easily; it charged towards Nami.Seeing this, Arthur, who was nearby, began to form hand seals."Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"A powerful flame instantly erupted from Arthur's mouth, striking the Lord of the Coast.Feeling the pain, the Lord of the Coast immediately turned its gaze towards Arthur.Immediately, the Lord of the Coast charged towards Arthur.Arthur instinctively took a step back, but thinking of Luffy and the others, he no longer felt fear. Then he formed hand seals again."Lightning Release: False Darkness!"A ball of lightning shot towards the Lord of the Coast, but the power of the lightning seemed to have little effect against the Lord of the Coast's massive body."Damn it, such a huge body, does Ninjutsu of this level have no effect at all?"Arthur looked at the almost unharmed Lord of the Coast, feeling a bit angry.These massive monsters were different from humans. Ninjutsu that could target humans had minimal effect on such colossal creatures.At this moment, Sanji, seeing the situation, said to the nearby officials, "Hey, hurry up and think of something! This huge monster, aren't you going to find a way to deal with it?"At this moment, an official said, "You yourself said it's such a huge monster, what way do we have to deal with it?"Sanji took a puff from his cigarette, preparing to make a move.However, just then, Sanji and Arthur simultaneously saw an unidentified flying object attacking the monster.The next second, the monster was heavily struck and immediately submerged into the water.Nami also successfully entered the Rainbow Mist.But at this moment, an official on the side suddenly remembered something and shouted loudly."That Little girl wouldn't be thinking of hogging all the treasures inside, would she? That won't do, we must stop her."At this moment, all the officials and soldiers simultaneously looked at Sanji, Arthur, and Chopper, who was holding the safety rope.
Chapter 128 Battle Mecha Again"Mayor Weidun, what should we do?" At this moment, a soldier asked the city's Mayor."Get my armor, quickly."The man called Mayor Weidun shouted loudly.Immediately after, his soldiers quickly brought an armor, and then Witton directly put on the armor.Witton, wearing the armor, went directly in front of Chopper, intending to cut the safety rope."What's with this armor? It seems more advanced than the other one, at least it doesn't need to be manually charged."Just then, Arthur appeared in front of Chopper, blocking Witton's path."If you want to harm my companion, you'll at least have to get past me. But I'm quite interested in your armor. I wonder how strong it is, can it give me some fun?"Arthur inexplicably licked the corner of his mouth, saying with a smile.Sanji, who was beside him, was also a little surprised by Arthur's current state, wondering why a chilling aura emanated from Arthur at this moment."Arthur, what's wrong?" Sanji asked, he didn't want anything to happen to his companion.At this moment, Arthur came back to his senses and looked at Sanji, saying, "Nothing, I just feel inexplicably interested in this armor and want to get a set to study."And just as Arthur finished speaking, a flame directly shot towards Arthur."Heh heh, how dishonorable to ambush me."Arthur wanted to dodge, but then he saw Chopperbehind him.After some thought, he had no time to form hand seals, so he simply used his body to forcefully withstand Witton's flames."Arthur!" Chopper and Sanji shouted simultaneously.Seeing him hit by the flames, Witton smiled."Hahahaha, Little girl, why didn't you dodge? Haha, so you couldn't dodge? But being hit by my flames, you'll suffer a great loss."The flames dissipated, and Arthur's figure appeared before everyone."Tch, it's just some ordinary flames. What kind of harm can that do to me?"Damn it, my clothes!!!!The next second, Arthur was a little annoyed and didn't intend to hold back. His arm suddenly transformed into a small snake that rapidly rushed towards Witton's armor.Because the previous armor had an electric current, this attack was just a test.The next second, the small snake touched the armor and did not feel any electric current.Seeing this, Arthur smiled. If there was no electric current, then he could directly strike the opponent with his body."It seems this flame-spraying armor and the current-emitting armor are not the same model. The current armor requires manual power generation, while the flame-spraying armor should rely on fuel supplied from the rear to provide the flames," Arthurmuttered to himself, having already figured out the principle."Little girl, what's the use of you knowing this? You can't penetrate my armor. In a fight with me, you will only fail."On the other side, inside the snake's belly, the man in armor showed a terrified expression. At this moment, he personally saw his subordinate being corroded and digested by the powerful gastric acid.His armor was already rusting, and if this continued, it would be corroded sooner or later. In that case, he would be like his subordinate, doomed to die."No, I must find a way. If this continues, I'm dead."Because there was no manual power supply, its armor no longer had much offensive power."In that case, I can only fight to the death." Saying this, the man took off his armor and placed it on the stomach wall.Rumble!The next second, the armor produced a violent explosion, and the strong explosion also injured him.The man lay on the ground, covered in wounds, but he felt fortunate to see the blue sky."Finally out. What method did that guy use to have such strong power? But have I reached my limit? Even I can't withstand such an explosion!"Saying this, the man fainted.Meanwhile, on Arthur's side, his hands once again formed hand seals.The next moment, he lightly leaped and stood on the water's surface, and the seawater beneath his feet suddenly began to riot."Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"If it's fire, then wouldn't it be good to extinguish it with water? Arthur thought.The seawater rioted and then surged skyward. A water dragon slowly formed, and the next moment, the water dragon directly rushed towards Witton."What kind of ability is this? Why is this happening? Is this guy a Devil Fruit user?"This was already the Grand Line, where things like the Rainbow Mist could appear, and Devil Fruitwere no longer a legend here. Although not numerous, many people had seen them and almost everyone knew about them.No sooner had Witton finished speaking than the water dragon covered him, instantly slamming him into a wall several meters away."Bang!!"The wall was instantly shattered by the mecha, but Witton inside was not greatly harmed, protected by the steel mecha after all.However, he now had an understanding of Arthur's strength. He knew that he couldn't clash head-on with Arthur right now. In that case, he could only first find a way to retrieve the treasure from the Rainbow Mist, and then figure out how to defeat Arthur.In his eyes, the treasure was always the priority.Then, under everyone's gaze, he immediately ran towards the tall tower on the island. This tall tower itself was built because of the Rainbow Mist, with the purpose of retrieving the treasure from the Rainbow Mist."Little girl, how dare you defy Mayor Weidun? Then you're dead. Just wait, when I retrieve the treasure, that will be your death day—no, your death days."Arthur saw this but ignored Mayor Weidun, instead looking at Chopper behind him.Just then, the safety rope on Chopper's wrist suddenly tugged. He knew Nami might be about to come out.At this moment, Chopper immediately exerted his strength, pulling the safety rope in his hand. The small boat inside quickly sailed outwards, but what everyone didn't expect was that when the small boat arrived, the person sitting on it was not Nami, but a strange man."What exactly is going on?" A hint of coldness appeared in Arthur's eyes.It wasn't Nami who appeared. If Luffy and the others were in the Rainbow Mist, such a situation shouldn't occur!He knew Luffy's strength. He could feel that the man wearing the clothes was not some master.The man's small boat was filled with treasures, and he smiled when he saw that he had finally emerged from the Rainbow Mist.However, what greeted him was not his former captain, but countless small snakes.After seeing that it wasn't Nami, Arthur immediately made his move. His arm instantly conjured countless small snakes, rushing towards the strange man."Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, Snake Tide!"The next second, the small snakes continuously split, and new snakes continuously emerged from their mouths. A very large number of small snakes seemed to transform into a tide, rushing towards the strange man.And Arthur lightly leaped, jumping onto the snake tide.
Chapter 129 Space distortion?When the stranger saw the tide of snakes coming to greet him, his legs were already trembling with fear.Although he used to be a pirate, he had never seen such a grand spectacle before.Actually, Arthur was also a bit anxious internally; after all, for such a weak enemy, he wouldn't have used such a powerful attack if he wasn't anxious.He now desperately wanted to know what had happened to Nami and Luffy inside, and why this person was the one who came out.The next second, the tide of snakes directly engulfed the stranger, and the small boat capsized into the sea.At this moment, everyone on the island's shore watched the battle in the sea, all breaking out in cold sweat.Who exactly were these pirates?Why did they possess such powerful combat strength? Even their mayor was completely crushed.The next moment, splashes suddenly erupted in the water, and Arthur grabbed the man by his collar with one hand, dragging him ashore.At this time, the man was covered in snake bite wounds.Although this move had a grand display, Arthur held back in the end because he wanted to find out the situation inside through this man."I know you're not dead yet.If you don't want to die, tell me what's happening inside the Rainbow Mist, otherwise, I'll kill you right now."As he spoke, Arthur summoned a small snake that crawled on the stranger's body, constantly irritating his skin.Feeling the small snake crawling on him, the man immediately tensed up.If the recent snake tide was the work of this woman, then her strength was terrifying, and killing him would be very simple.He was only 20 years old and didn't want to die."I'll tell you whatever you want to know, I'll tell you everything," the man said nervously."That woman who went in, and that man wearing the Straw Hat, what happened to them? Why are you the only one who came out?" Arthur asked.Upon hearing Arthur's question, the man immediately replied, "N-nothing, they're all still inside.I threatened them to get the small boat for my use.Please don't kill me, they're all alive, they're all doing well, please."Hearing that Luffy, Nami, and Zoro were all alive, Arthur breathed a sigh of relief.Sanji and Chopper, who were nearby, also smiled upon hearing this news.They knew that Luffy couldn't possibly die so easily.Then, Arthur waved her hand, and the small snake crawling on the man bit him in the crotch, then disappeared from his body with a 'bang'.The man, feeling the pain, immediately fainted, and at this point, Arthur kicked him again, sending him to the side."Threatening my companions, huh.But since they're fine, I don't want to kill you anymore, but if I let you go so easily, I definitely wouldn't be able to live with myself."Sanji and Chopper, seeing this scene, involuntarily felt a tightening in their crotches.What's wrong with Arthur now? Why would he do such a cruel thing? Chopper thought to himself.It looked painful.Just then, the three of them sat by the sea, and suddenly, an explosion came from within the Rainbow Mist.The next moment, the tower that had originally entered the Rainbow Mist suddenly exploded.Arthur had been preoccupied with the stranger earlier and hadn't paid attention to the city's mayor.Just moments ago, the mayor had lowered the tower, and it had continuously extended, successfully entering the Rainbow Mist."What's going on? That tower actually exploded.Did they fail?If I'm not mistaken, that tower must have been built to retrieve the treasures inside."Arthur muttered to himself, simultaneously beginning to worry about Luffy and the others.However, in the very next second, a Rainbow Mistsuddenly appeared above the mayor's residence.Immediately after, the Going Merry emerged from the Rainbow Mist, then slid down the slope towards the shore."That's!" Sanji and Chopper exclaimed, pointing at the Going Merry."Luffy!!!"Everyone heard Luffy's shout."The Going Merry is actually sliding on the ground.This kind of thing must be particularly damaging to the Going Merry, and it looks like we'll have to start repairing the ship again," Arthur said with a wave of his hand.Now that Luffy and the others had returned safely, his heart was also at ease.After Luffy and the others entered the sea, several warships slowly approached from a distance."Marines are coming at this time.It looks like we can't stay on this island any longer," Arthur muttered to himself, then looked at Luffy and the others.Luffy's face still held a smile, while Nami's eyes sparkled with gold as she looked at the treasure.When the Marines landed, the city's mayor also walked over.Arthur had originally thought the Marines would target them, but unexpectedly, the Marine general walked up to the mayor.At this moment, the mayor saw the Marines and showed an excited expression.After all, they were World Government personnel, and the Marines should be helping them; the people opposite were pirates!"Marine sirs, they are pirates, quickly help us deal with them!" the mayor said excitedly.But just as he extended his finger, the Marine grabbed his hand and said,"This ring should be an antique, right?It's said to have been lost, so why is it in your hand?"Hearing the Marine's words, the mayor said, "Th-this... I found this in the Rainbow Mist."The Marine smiled after hearing this."Since it was found, then these things should belong to the World Government, not to you.Men, collect all his treasures onto the ship and hand them over to the World Government."With that, the Marine waved his hand, and his subordinates behind him rushed to transport the treasures from the island.Nami was a bit disappointed to see the treasures being moved, but the other party was the Marines, and she didn't want to fight the Marines for treasure.Seeing his treasures being moved, the mayor, being who he was, became anxious.After all, he had waited bitterly for 50 years for these treasures.At this point, he no longer cared about the other party's identity as Marines, directly revealing his weapon and saying to the Marine,"What mayor? I'm a pirate!These treasures can only be mine, how could I give them to you!!!"But just as he charged at the Marine with his weapon, the Marine seemed to have been prepared, striking him down with a single blow and then saying, "What? You're actually a pirate?Then this statement is your confession.Men, arrest them and send them to Marine Headquarters!"Subsequently, the mayor was arrested by the Marines.At this time, the doctor on the Going Merry saw the Marines and actually shed tears."You are..."The doctor looked at the Marine and said.And that Marine did not hide anything."After you rescued me from the Rainbow Mist, I returned to the time 50 years ago, and then to deal with Witton, I became a Marine."???Hearing this news, Sanji, Chopper, Zoro, and Luffywere all bewildered, but Arthur understood.They had met this Marine in the Rainbow Mist, except this Marine was from 50 years ago.Then, they and this young Marine walked out of the Rainbow Mist together, and this Marine returned to 50 years ago, while Luffy and the others returned to the present.Is this a folded space?It even distorted time?At this moment, Arthur suddenly thought of Little White's belly; this seemed like a very interesting thing.And Little White, around Arthur's neck, suddenly shivered in his sleep.
Chapter 130 The record pointer points to the sky"Straw Hat Luffy, you are a pirate heavily wanted by Marine Headquarters. If we encounter you, we absolutely cannot let you go." At this moment, the Marine said, but in a flash, he thought of something else and continued, "But I still need to take Wittonto Marine Headquarters. If I fight with you again, what if it delays the journey? What to do? What to do?""Forget it, in that case, I'll let you go this time. Next time we meet, you'd better be careful. I won't hold back like this time."Afterward, the Marine took Witton and boarded their Marine warship."Heh heh, the world owes this Marine a Moscar statuette," Arthur muttered to himself.However, everyone watched the Marines leave and all cheered happily.And the Doctor and his childhood companions finally reunited. They would always be partners.However, in the end, the Doctor did not leave with his companions but stayed in the city to continue researching the secret of the Rainbow Mist."Now the Going Merry needs repairs. Let's fix the ship and then set sail again," Arthur said to the others.Everyone nodded. Nami was a bit disappointed, after all, so much treasure hadn't fallen into their hands at all, which was a huge loss.But Arthur didn't have such thoughts because he had already obtained the core of the Flamethrower Armor.Since there was no professional shipwright on board, Usopp always had to figure out how to repair the Going Merry himself. The Going Merry was now riddled with holes. Although it could still sail, Arthurhad a premonition that the Going Merry would not be able to hold on if things continued this way.Although Usopp didn't have any outstanding performance in combat right now, he was the most indispensable person on this ship. He handled all the big and small matters on the ship by himself. It could be said that Usopp did the work of many people.And he was also the ship's sniper. Although he didn't have any outstanding performance right now, his sniping talent had already begun to show.One day later.The Going Merry set sail once again.At this time, the sea was calm, and the Straw Hat Crew enjoyed a long-lost peace.After all, for a while, they were almost always being chased by Marines or Bounty Hunters, so this kind of leisurely time felt very precious.On the deck, Zoro, the training maniac, was constantly training, Sanji was cooking, everyone else was enjoying their leisure time, and Usopp was using the gunpowder he had obtained earlier to develop his new weapon.At this moment, Arthur approached Usopp and said, "Usopp, be careful. Gunpowder is dangerous. If it explodes, it could damage the ship."Usopp nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'm just a little bit away from successfully developing my latest gunpowder star."Thinking of explosions, Arthur suddenly remembered Exploding Tags.For him, who had obtained Orochimaru's knowledge, making Exploding Tags was very simple.Thinking of this, Arthur began to act, taking a piece of paper from Nami's room.Then, according to the method of making Exploding Tags in his mind, he infused Chakra into the paper and then sealed his Chakra using a sealing jutsu.Soon, several Exploding Tags were completed."I just don't know how powerful they are?" Arthurmuttered to himself, looking at the Exploding Tags with sealing patterns.Then, he found Usopp and said, "Usopp, let's test the power of this paper."Usopp looked at the paper in Arthur's hand and said, "What is this? How can a piece of paper have power?"But Usopp was still pulled to the side of the ship by Arthur, who then threw out an Exploding Tag."Boom!"A strong explosion sounded. At this moment, Usopp's eyes widened. He had worked so hard to research gunpowder stars, yet their power was not even as good as a piece of paper?He was stunned!"What exactly is this? Why does it cause such a violent explosion? Can you tell me?" Usopp asked Arthur.And Arthur did not hide it."This is an Exploding Tag. It is made using a special power within me and can cause a violent explosion.""Can you make more? Is the manufacturing method difficult?"Arthur shook his head. For him now, an Exploding Tag was just a piece of paper, but it would consume some of his Chakra.Seeing Arthur's answer, Usopp showed an excited expression. If his gunpowder stars were combined with the power of Exploding Tags, their power would surely skyrocket."Can you make a few for me?"Arthur did not refuse, nodding. Immediately after, he took out several more pieces of paper and made several Exploding Tags for him, then told Usopphow to use them."Explosive Gunpowder Star!"With Usopp's shout, the gunpowder star, wrapped in an Exploding Tag, flew into the distance."Boom!!"Seeing the power of the explosion, Usopp showed excitement."Arthur, please make me some more Exploding Tags!!"At this moment, Arthur shook his head."This thing consumes my power, and my power is very precious..." Arthur's fingers constantly rubbed together."Understood!"Usopp was different from Luffy in this aspect. He took out his wallet and placed a few paper bills in Arthur's hand.This guy is quite sensible!"You wait here for a while. I'll make Exploding Tags for you in a bit."Afterward, Arthur entered the room, took out a lot of Nami's paper, and only stopped making Exploding Tags when his Chakra was completely depleted.After handing the Exploding Tags to Usopp, he then entered Nami's room to put the paper back. Just as he was about to leave, Nami appeared at the doorway."Heh heh, you took my paper, you know the rules, right?" Nami said, her fingers constantly rubbing together."!!"Blackmail?But then he suddenly remembered that since he had used her paper, Arthur gave Nami a portion of the money Usopp had given him.However, how could this little money satisfy Nami? In the end, Arthur gave Nami 3/4 of his earnings, and only then did she agree.Black, it was too black!!!Just after handing the money to Nami, a sound suddenly came from the sky, and countless ship fragments fell down."What's going on? Why are these things falling from the sky?" Arthur said.This Grand Line is truly strange; anything can happen.Only after the ship debris had completely fallen into the sea did they breathe a sigh of relief. Then, Namilooked at the log pose and suddenly shouted."What's wrong? Is the log pose broken? Why is the log pose's needle pointing to the sky!!!"Just then, Robin said, "As a Navigator, what you should be doing is not doubting whether the log pose is broken, but thinking about how to reach the sky!""How is that possible? How can a ship go to the sky!!?"(Arthur: I really want to watch the One Piece movie. Which big brother has an early release version?)
Chapter 131: Legend of Sky Island"What did you say? There's an Sky Island?" The Straw Hat Pirates all looked at Robin, exclaiming in surprise.Robin nodded."Actually, I haven't been to Sky Island myself, but it has been recorded. I think the records should be accurate, and Sky Island should exist."Sky Island?Is that scientific?Arthur thought incredulously, but then he shook his head. This world itself has many unscientific things. If one were to talk about science, it must be based on the science of this world."That's great, that's great! There's an Sky Island! We're going to Sky Island, to Sky Island!" Luffyexclaimed excitedly, and Usopp and others were equally interested.In fact, everyone present was interested in Sky Island, they just didn't show it as much as the two of them.Zoro looked at the sky and muttered, "An island in the sky?"At this moment, Nami looked at the log pose and fell into deep thought. The only way now was to find a method to reach Sky Island. After all, there was only one log pose. Without a navigation route, their journey was destined not to go far."Since that's the case, then you all go and see if there's anything on that sunken ship that records Sky Island. Salvage that ship!" Nami said to the group.After all, they had no clues now. Simply searching like this would make it impossible to reach Sky Island.The Going Merry had tools for underwater salvage. After a decision, Sanji, Zoro, Luffy, and Arthur, a total of four, would perform the salvage.At this time, Sanji, Zoro, and Luffy had already put on protective gear, ready to go into the sea."Arthur, do you not need gear?" Zoro asked.Arthur shook his head and said, "No, I can survive underwater."Hearing this news, Luffy let out an excited sound."Arthur, are you a mermaid?"After hearing this, Sanji took a puff of his cigarette, deep in thought.Everyone else also looked at Arthur.Arthur, looking helpless, touched his forehead and said, "I'm a man, how could I be a mermaid? I'm just an ordinary person.""..."An ordinary person?Would an ordinary person be like this??Nami and Usopp thought simultaneously.However, due to time constraints, Arthur did not answer their questions but was the first to jump into the water. Luffy and the others followed closely.After the four entered the water, the first thing they saw was a giant sea snake."It's so big!" Arthur exclaimed in surprise, looking at the giant snake in front of him."Eat you, food, eat you!"Arthur could understand the language of snakes, but it was clear that the giant snake in front of him was not a highly intelligent creature.It kept repeating those words."In that case, noob, go and eat it!"Hearing the command, noob instantly became even larger than the sea snake. The next second, the entire sea snake was eaten by noob.After the sea snake entered noob's stomach and saw the dinosaurs inside, it fell into deep thought... Subsequently, Zoro, Luffy, Sanji, and Arthur grabbed noob's tail.noob moved quickly, instantly arriving near the sunken ship at the bottom of the sea."There doesn't seem to be anything in this ship."Arthur muttered to himself.However, Arthur was right. After a period of searching, they only found some ancient tools, none of which were valuable.It seemed this ship had been searched by someone beforehand.Just then, a giant claw directly grabbed the ship.Then, a monkey came down, attached its claw, and a large amount of air entered the ship."What's going on?"He said in surprise, and after a while, an ape-like monkey entered the ship's cabin."Who are you people? Don't you know this sea area is mine? How dare you steal my things here!" Seeing them, the ape-man spoke first."Who are you, ape-man?" Luffy asked curiously, seeing this guy."Damn it, don't praise me. It's useless even if you praise me.""..."Arthur was a bit speechless. Was "ape-man" a compliment? How did he not know?However, immediately after, due to the air, the ship began to surface.And just at this moment, Arthur suddenly felt danger and said to the group."Let's get out of here quickly!""Ah, why?" Luffy scratched his head and said to the group.Just then, Sanji and Zoro simultaneously pulled him. The four of them left the ship at the same time.The next second, the entire ship was directly swallowed by a giant creature. Because they left beforehand, they were not swallowed.At this time, Arthur held Luffy and swam continuously.For Devil Fruit users, the sea was their greatest enemy.After a while, they finally reached the surface. Arthur gently threw Luffy onto the ship, then he pulled Sanji and Zoro, using the power of Chakra, and slowly walked onto the ship.On the deck, Luffy was panting, completely exhausted after being 'baptized' by the sea."Are we saved?" Luffy muttered to himself.Arthur had already spotted the giant sea turtle next to them."This is too big, isn't it? Even bigger than that guy just now!" Arthur exclaimed in surprise, looking at such a massive creature.Just then, the ape-man from earlier leaped out of the sea and directly jumped onto their ship."Hey, where are you looking!"As soon as the ape-man landed, the sky above instantly turned dark, and three giant figures emerged from one side."What in the world is going on with this world? Are these people? How can they be so huge?"A series of creatures almost made Arthur collapse, and those winged shadows looked as if they were hundreds of times larger than giants.They blotted out the sky.The next second, Zoro and the others immediately picked up oars and paddled hard, determined to escape this area."How can such enemies be defeated? They're too big!!!"Everyone shouted as they ran!They didn't stop rowing until they saw daylight again, and by then, the giants' figures had disappeared.Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, those giants didn't pursue them, otherwise they wouldn't know how to deal with them.Is this reasonable? This is not reasonable!"It's terrifying, it's terrifying! How can there be such huge creatures?" As everyone rested, an ape-man on their ship said."Hm?"Zoro and Sanji noticed the ape-man."Why are you on our ship??"The ape-man was about to answer when he saw the group."I..."However, Sanji and Zoro didn't give him a chance to answer, directly striking the ape-man and sending him flying.
Chapter 132: Strange Strength"Hey, is this all you found from that ship? It's all junk, what's the use? What I want is information to go to Skypiea, and it's not here. So how are we supposed to go to Skypiea?!" Nami glared at the four, but then she thought, she was already used to their incompetence, wasn't she?Nami sighed.Now the log pose pointed to the sky, and they had no extra log poses. If this continued, they wouldn't be able to sail at all!"What should we do? Can we only go to the sky?" Nami looked at the log pose and said helplessly.Just then, Robin suddenly took out a log pose and handed it to Nami.Nami looked at the log pose in surprise."Robin, where did you get this permanent log pose?"Robin smiled and said, "From that ape-man just now. It seems to be their hometown. At least we have a route now, don't we?""Jaya Island?" Nami said, looking at the name on the log pose."Great, we have a route!" Luffy and Usopp shouted.But then Luffy suddenly thought of something and said, "How about we go to Jaya Island first, and then to Skypiea?"Sure enough, Luffy would never give up any opportunity.Skypiea, huh?Arthur looked up at the sky. If Skypiea really existed, it would definitely be a very interesting place.This time, Nami did not object, because she knew that the captain of this ship was Luffy. No matter how idiotic he was, this was something that couldn't be argued against."Since that's the case, let's go to Jaya Island first." Nami said to everyone, holding the log pose."Alright, set sail!"The ship slowly sailed, following the log pose. Arthur took out his chair again.He didn't know how long it would take to reach the island.Arthur suddenly thought of his emotion points. Looking at the scarce emotions, Arthur fell silent.But it didn't matter. The gacha system had no pity timer, and since he had nothing to do now, he decisively clicked on the gacha.[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the purple card: Suppleness]Suppleness?Arthur looked at the card's description.[A power created by Tsunade, one of the Sannin in Naruto. It allows those with Chakra to instantly unleash a large amount of power.]"Use."The next second, the power of the purple card entered Arthur's body.[Host: Arthur][Character Card: Orochimaru (Gold)][Card Level: 5] (0/10000)[Card Skills: Suppleness, Chakra, Three Body Technique, Advanced Three Body Technique, Complete Snake Ninjutsu, Orochimaru's Chunin Abilities.][Equipment Card: kusanagi sword (Gold)][Equipment Skills: Snake Sword Integration, Orochimaru Style Body Replacement Technique][Card Level: MAX][Auxiliary Cards: Swimming (White, Max), Water Repelling Bead, Tai Chi (Level 1), Tai Chi Swordplay(Purple, Level 1), Pocket Snake Xiaobai (Orange), Suppleness (Purple, Level 1)][Combat Power Rating: A]At this moment, Arthur had skillfully mastered Suppleness. Combined with Tai Chi and Suppleness, Arthur could unleash Suppleness to an unimaginable degree.Arthur's combat power had become very strong now. Among the A-rank powerhouses, few could directly defeat him.Arthur was very satisfied with this result.A sea breeze blew, and Arthur felt incredibly refreshed. Then, he looked at his clothes.When he fought Witton earlier, he took his flame attack head-on. After being burned by the flames, his clothes were already tattered.And after a few days of sailing, his original clothes were now even more torn.Arthur sighed. Although his clothes were torn, it was still better than wearing the women's clothes Nami bought for him.But such clothes were indeed uncomfortable to wear.After some thought, Arthur saw Nami concentrating on the route, so he stealthily entered her room."Nami should have pants," Arthur muttered to himself.Then he started rummaging through Nami's wardrobe."Are Nami's clothes so few?" Arthur picked up a piece of clothing and muttered to himself.The clothes in his hand at this moment, how should he put it, could even be called a swimsuit.Just as he was about to put down this piece of clothing..."Cough cough, I didn't expect you, Arthur, to be so perverted, doing these things to my clothes."Arthur turned his head nervously.When did she come in?At this moment, Nami, as if she had heard Arthur's thoughts, said."I've been watching you ever since you started rummaging through my clothes. Do you think I'm an idiot like Luffy? Someone enters his room and he doesn't even look?"It's over, he was discovered."If you don't want others to know about your perverted behavior, how about you listen to me? Otherwise, give me 1 million Berries, and I'll forgive you." Nami showed a sly smile."...!"Arthur was on the verge of tears. He regretted it immensely at this moment."I'll give you 100 Berries, but I don't have them now. When I do, I'll definitely pay you back." Arthur said. He didn't want to follow Nami's orders. Who knew what kind of crazy ideas that guy would have?"No, if it's 1 million Berries, you must give it to me now, otherwise it doesn't count, and I'll let everyone know what a perverted person you are, doing those things to my clothes.""What did I do to your clothes? I just wanted to find a pair of pants to wear myself. My clothes are already so torn!!" Arthur said angrily. How could Nami twist the facts like that?"Do you think anyone will believe you? Entering a girl's room and picking up such embarrassing clothes?"Arthur fell silent.I should have known not to look twice. I was just a little surprised by these clothes, how could I have any other thoughts?In the end, the helpless Arthur, having no 1 million Berries, could only accept Nami's decision.Now Arthur could only pray that Nami wouldn't ask him to do anything outrageous, or else he would really break down.The Going Merry's sailing speed kept increasing, and they were not far from the island they wanted to reach.The Straw Hat Crew was full of anticipation for the next island, not only because of the island itself but because their objective this time was to find clues about Skypiea.Skypiea was their ultimate goal.Did that legendary island really exist?Robin looked ahead and said to everyone."It seems we have arrived at the place the log posepointed to."
Chapter 133 Mogu TownThe Going Merry slowly approached the shore; they had now reached the island that the log posepointed to."Why does this island feel off?" Usopp looked ahead and said to everyone.At this moment, several pirate ships were docked at the island's shore.Each pirate ship looked more terrifying than the Going Merry."There's nothing we can do about it. It looks like this island doesn't restrict pirates from entering," Robinsaid with a smile.She was already familiar with such environments, and it was perfect for gathering information.Just then, Nami's cabin door suddenly opened."Oh~~~~ How could this be...!" A male voice suddenly rang out; it was Sanji's voice. His eyes had turned into heart shapes, but then he calmed down. However, after only a moment, his eyes turned into heart shapes again.Finally, he simply turned away.With dark hair, fair skin, and wearing a short dress, a figure emerged from Nami's room.However, his steps were a bit slow, as if he was a little embarrassed."Huh, who is this? When did another person come aboard our ship?" Luffy said, rubbing his Straw Hat.Hearing Luffy's words, Robin covered her mouth and chuckled."This should be our Vice Captain, right? I didn't expect him to have such a peculiar hobby," Robinsaid."Tch, why is he wearing clothes like that again?" Zoro only glanced twice, then lowered his head to wipe the wado ichimonji in his hand.Seeing Arthur walk so slowly, Nami pushed him twice from behind."Walk faster! We still have to gather information next.""..."Damn capitalists!"Oh, so it's Arthur. This outfit looks pretty good," Luffy said, smiling."..."I really thank you!At this moment, Nami pulled Arthur in front of everyone and said, "Since we've reached this island, let's go ashore and gather some information! This is our only hope of reaching Skypiea!"As soon as Nami finished speaking, Usopp lay on the ship and said, "You know, my illness has flared up again. It's that illness that prevents me from going ashore."Hearing Usopp's words, Nami helplessly rubbed her forehead, then said, "In that case, I'll make the arrangements. I, Zoro, Arthur, and you, Luffy, the four of us will go to the island to gather information. And the rest of you, how about you stay here and watch the ship?"Nami originally didn't want to go, but she thought that if Luffy and the others went, they would definitely cause trouble, so she decided to go with them."That's great! I agree with your decision!"Usopp jumped up happily after hearing this news.At this moment, Arthur raised his hand and said, "Can I not go? This look is too embarrassing!""No, you must go!"After saying that, Nami pulled Arthur off the ship.——————The streets of the island were bustling, with vendors' shouts heard from time to time, and occasionally, people carrying weapons could be seen constantly wandering the streets."Remember, absolutely do not cause trouble. We are here to gather information, not to cause trouble!" Nami said.The three nodded.And at this moment, Arthur was particularly embarrassed. He could feel countless gazes coming at him, as if to see through him.Although he had gotten used to such gazes before, it still felt strange now.Why don't I have 1 million Berries!!!Feeling the cool breeze between his legs, Arthurwanted to cry helplessly.But cross-dressing can offset 1 million Berries, so it's not a bad deal!Thinking of this, Arthur sighed helplessly and comforted himself."I can feel danger coming from all around. It's best if we don't get involved in anything. There might be danger in everything," Arthur said to everyone.However, just as he finished speaking, Luffy and Zoro lifted a seemingly dying man onto a donkey, and this man took out a basket of apples and said to Luffy."Thank you. Would you like an apple?""Luffy, are you listening to me seriously?" Arthurshouted loudly at Luffy.But his words were too late; Luffy had already eaten the apple.Just then, a violent explosion came from the nearby street."Boom!!"The shockwave of the explosion came, and Arthurfelt his skirt beginning to flutter. Helplessly, he could only use his hand to cover it."You're really lucky! One of those apples might explode, but you managed to narrowly avoid it. Is this fate's choice?" The man whom Zoro and Luffyhad helped up said, then he rode away on his mount."Luffy, don't trust anyone easily. It can be very dangerous," Nami said to Luffy.Luffy nodded, but Arthur knew that such words had no effect on Luffy at all."Never mind, let's keep going!" Arthur said.Then, crossing the street, the group arrived at a quiet place."Why does this place feel strange?" Arthur said, looking at the quiet surroundings.Just then, a service staff member said, "Welcome, guests. However, our hotel has been booked by Lord Bellamy and will not be receiving any other guests. We apologize."Bellamy?Arthur had not heard that name before.However, at this time, they really had no need to cause trouble."Luffy, let's go!" Arthur said."Okay." After all, it had already been booked by others, and Luffy was also a man who adhered to principles, so they decided to leave.Just as they were about to leave, a man in luxurious clothes stopped them."How can trash pirates like you be worthy of staying in a place like this? Get lost! We've booked this place!"Hearing such insulting words, Luffy was expressionless and said to Nami, "Can I punch them?""No!"Then, Nami pulled Arthur and intended to leave.However, Luffy's words made the man laugh directly, saying, "Punch us? You're making me laugh. You trash pirates should stop dreaming."Then the man threw a few coins, hitting Luffy hard.At this moment, Arthur couldn't help but want to strike, but Nami held him back."Let's go. I told you not to cause trouble!"And these words made the man and his companions laugh even harder.After leaving the place, Arthur said to Nami, "Why didn't you let me strike just now?""Although they are annoying, it's best if we don't cause trouble. Remember our goal!"
Chapter 134 As long as I'm quick enough"I am so angry! What kind of place is this? What kind of people are they?"Inside a tavern, Nami sat at the bar, saying angrily.Although she had held back her anger earlier, it wasn't so easy to dispel.At this moment, the tavern owner, seeing her state, took out a glass of wine and placed it in front of Nami, saying, "Since the young lady is so angry, this drink is on me.""That's right, Nami, don't be angry. Next time you encounter them, just knock them down. Why bother? After all, the people here are all Pirates. If you try to negotiate normally, you won't get any information at all," Arthur said to Nami.At this, Zoro, who was nearby, nodded. He also thought Arthur made sense. After all, it was useless to reason with Pirates. He had known this since his days as a Pirate Hunter."Forget it, forget it," Nami waved her hand, deciding to drop the matter.Just then, Luffy and a tall man nearby started arguing directly."Your cherry pie here is delicious!" the tall man said."Your cherry pie here is terrible!" Luffy and the tall man said simultaneously.The two looked at each other and simultaneously drank their beverages."Your drinks here are so good!""Your drinks here are terrible!"The two spoke at the same time again, and their gazes met, showing hostility."Kid, are you doing this on purpose!" the tall man said, looking at Luffy."How could that be? This is clearly terrible. Boss, pack me fifty servings of meat!" Luffy slapped the table and said."Boss, pack me 51 servings of cherry pie!""Then I want 52 servings of meat!"Nami saw Luffy acting this way and said to him, "Luffy, what are you doing? How do we have money to pack so many servings of meat?"However, Luffy, who was still fuming, couldn't calm down, but at this point, the merchant acted as a peacemaker."Here's your cherry pie!"The merchant handed the cherry pie to the tall man, then said to Luffy, "Young man, don't be angry. Have a glass of water to cool down!"Seeing this, the tall man took the cherry pie and left. Luffy took a deep drink of water and sat down.The merchant relaxed, realizing that this was a chaotic city. If two people started fighting, it would be a loss for their shop.At this moment, Zoro saw Arthur, who was on alert, and asked, "Arthur, what's wrong?"Arthur shook his head and said, "That guy is very strong, extremely strong!"Zoro frowned after hearing this.In terms of perception, no one in the entire Pirate Crew was stronger than Arthur. What he said must be right, and now Arthur's strength was not weak, even Zoro highly acknowledged it. So if he said this person was strong, then he must be very strong.Luffy's anger had just subsided when, as everyone was about to inquire about news of Sky Island, a figure suddenly walked in, attracting everyone's attention.Arthur noticed that the person was holding Luffy's bounty poster.Just then, the Chakra in his body had already begun to circulate. If anything happened, he would unleash a full-power Strong Fist.He wanted to see the effect of Strong Fist.Under everyone's gaze, the man sat down next to Luffy.It certainly looked like he was looking for trouble.At this moment, the man's seat was exactly between Arthur and Luffy.Then, the man looked at Luffy and said."Kid, are you a Pirate? What's your bounty?"Luffy nodded and said, "Yes, I am a Pirate. My bounty is 30 million Berries."Hearing 30 million Berries, the man laughed, then looked at Arthur on the other side and said, "Little girl, your captain is just a 30 million Berry bounty waste. Why don't you follow us? I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury!""???"Arthur was a bit speechless upon hearing this.What was all this about? What did it have to do with him, and why should he follow him?"Hahahaha, Bellamy, I didn't expect you to also like pretty girls. Since you want her, then this little girl is yours. We've been eyeing her for a long time," a Pirate in the tavern said with a loud laugh.However, before Arthur could speak, Luffy spoke first, "Impossible! Arthur is part of our Pirate Crew. How could he be given to you? He is my nakama!""Say that again! You 30 million bounty waste!" The man called Bellamy looked at Luffy and said."I said…"Bang!Before Luffy could finish, Bellamy's fist directly struck his head with such force that it shattered the table.As he moved, Zoro immediately became alert.But before Zoro could act, another bang was heard.Arthur had already stood up, and with one punch, he knocked Bellamy to the ground. The power of Arthur's punch was completely incomparable to Bellamy's punch.He used a lot of Chakra from his body in that punch.The entire tavern floor continuously collapsed from Arthur's punch. The next second, the tavern walls began to crack, on the verge of collapsing."This…"All the Pirates broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing Arthur's punch.At this moment, Bellamy on the ground had completely lost all movement, unconscious.Ding, congratulations to the host for defeating an A-rank powerhouse, gaining 100 experience points."Hey, Arthur, what are you doing? We're just trying to gather information. Why are you making such a huge commotion!" Nami said, looking at Arthur.Arthur waved his hand and said, "Sorry, I used a bit too much strength. Those guys just now made me very angry."Little girl? Your whole family is little girls!At this moment, Bellamy's subordinates, the ones who had mocked Luffy at the inn earlier, broke out in a cold sweat."Hey, Bellamy, how could you be knocked down so easily? Get up quickly!"Although he was shouting, Bellamy was currently severely unconscious, so how could he hear him?In truth, this was also due to Arthur's unfamiliarity with his strength, using too much Chakra, and thus being unable to control his power.Nami thought for a moment upon seeing this.Forget it. Anyway, those guys had also made her very angry, so she wouldn't blame Arthur.Then she turned and asked the owner, "Boss, do you know anything about Sky Island? We want to go to Sky Island."The owner was also astonished by Arthur's strength at this moment. He had been the closest to it, so how could he not be afraid?However, Sky Island was just a legend to him."I… I don't know.""Sigh, never mind. Since the boss doesn't know, and these guys have caused such a big mess, let's go back to the ship first."Then Nami pulled Luffy and Zoro, intending to leave. Arthur followed closely behind, as she didn't want to pay for damages.At this point, Arthur remembered something and said, "Boss, I'm sorry for destroying your tavern. The head of this guy on the ground should be worth a lot of money. Consider it our compensation."After he finished speaking, the four left the tavern, and immediately after they left, the tavern completely collapsed.Logically speaking, if someone mentioned Sky Island, these people would mock him, but given today's situation, how could they dare to mock? One person from their group defeated their strongest Bellamy with just one punch. With such strength, how could they be opponents? And that girl wasn't even the captain."Arthur, what power did you use just now?" Zoro asked first."A new power I just learned. I'm not very good at controlling it. Actually, my original intention was just to knock him down, but I didn't expect to use too much force. But then again, he told me to join him," Arthur said helplessly, then made a small fist, and combined with his fair and tender face, he really looked like a delicate girl."Hahahahaha, Arthur, you've become so strong! But we still haven't found any news about Sky Island, so we'll have to inquire again. We must go to Sky Island."