Chapter 146: Gunshots on Long Ring Long Land! The Silver Fox Trampled Underfoot
"W-what kind of hellhole is this?!"
As soon as they landed on Long Ring Long Land, the Straw Hat crew was stunned by the absurd scenery before them.
The trees here were thin and long like noodles, shooting straight into the clouds, and the flowers and grass were also stretched out incredibly long.
"Hey—!! Stop right there!!"
Luffy was excitedly chasing after a dachshund; the dog's body was ridiculously long, and it ran like a small train.
Meanwhile, on the grass, Chopper was riding on Lassoo, who had transformed into its gun form.
"Lassoo! Catch!"
"Woof!"
Lassoo opened its mouth, but instead of firing a bullet, it spat out a tennis ball like a pitching machine.
Chopper excitedly ran over to catch it, the boy and the gun having a great time playing together.
With Clay perched on his shoulder, preening its feathers, Usopp held his binoculars and scanned the area. Looking at those long, thin plants and animals, he couldn't help but exclaim:
"It's truly magical... Everything here is so long; it's practically my hometown."
Under the shade of a tree on the other side.
"Hoo..."
Zoro was leaning against a tree, catching up on sleep.
However, because the tree was too tall and thin, its center of gravity was unstable, and it swayed with a gentle breeze.
"Snap."
The long trunk snapped and landed squarely on Zoro's Marimo.
"Ow!!" Zoro jumped up and drew his sword, "Enemy attack?!"
"You idiot Marimo, you just got hit by a tree." Sanji mocked from the side.
"What did you say?! You wanna fight, curly-brow?!"
Amidst the bickering and exclamations along the way, the group continued forward.
Finally, in a meadow, they discovered a strange middle-aged man who had been trapped on stilts for a full 10 years—Tonjit.
Luffy kicked the stilts and broke them, rescuing the man.
Shortly after, a touching scene unfolded.
Tonjit's beloved horse, which had been lost for many years—"Shelly"—heard its master's call and came running from the depths of the meadow.
"Shelly!!"
"Neigh—!!"
Just as the man and horse were about to embrace, and the group was moved by this reunion that spanned a decade.
"Bang!!!"
A piercing gunshot shattered the warm moment.
The running white horse let out a cry of pain, hit in the leg, blood spraying as it fell heavily onto the grass.
"Shelly!!" Tonjit rushed over in terror.
In that instant, the air froze.
The smile on Luffy's face vanished instantly.
He slowly lowered his head, his palm pressing down on the brim of his Straw Hat, shadows obscuring his eyes.
"Woo-woo—!! Woof!!"
Lassoo sensed the hostility and barked incessantly toward the direction of the sea; the gun barrel in its mouth began to glow red as a high-explosive ball charged up.
"Fufufufufu..."
Accompanied by a nauseating laugh, a huge and tacky pirate ship—the "Sexy Foxy"—docked.
Captain Foxy, with his parted hair and comical appearance, swaggered off the ship, accompanied by the beautiful Porche and the giant Hamburg.
"I am Foxy! Captain of the Foxy Pirates!"
Foxy pointed at Luffy and the others, grinning as he issued a challenge:
"Davy Back Fight! It's an ancient game long passed down in the pirate world!"
"The winner can take a crew member from the loser! Or the flag that represents the pirate crew's honor!"
Foxy's lecherous gaze swept over the Straw Hat crew, as if he were shopping for goods:
"Whether it's this cute little raccoon dog... or that fierce-looking swordsman..."
Finally, his gaze landed, with extreme lewdness, on Nami, who was dressed in light, summer attire, his eyes instantly turning greedy and obscene:
"Fufufu... I've taken a liking to this young lady!"
"That orange-haired lady is truly top-tier! What a charming figure, that waist, that face... I want her to be my—"
Before he could finish his sentence.
"Bang!!!!"
A muffled, heavy thud, like a sledgehammer striking a watermelon, abruptly cut off Foxy's lewd remarks.
The group didn't even see what happened, only feeling a dark shadow flash before their eyes.
Tatsuya, who had been several meters away, had appeared in front of Foxy before anyone knew it.
His right foot was raised high, and then, with an extremely brutal posture, he slammed it down onto Foxy's long face!
The immense force drove the back of Foxy's head directly into the sandy ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Ca...Captain?!"
Foxy's subordinates' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in fright, completely unable to react.
Luffy and Zoro, not only failing to stop him, instead crossed their arms and watched the scene with cold indifference, wearing "serves you right" expressions.
"Mmm... Ugh..."
Foxy felt like the bridge of his nose was about to break, letting out a muffled, pig-like groan while being stepped on into the sand.
Tatsuya looked down at the "Silver Fox" with a smile, slowly applying pressure with his toe.
Grinding it like a cigarette butt, making Foxy's screams become even more shrill.
He looked down at the ant beneath his feet, his voice calm yet filled with a bone-chilling coldness:
"I don't care what kind of bullshit game rules these are."
"And I don't care if you're a Silver Fox or a dead fox."
Tatsuya leaned down slightly, his black eyes devoid of any hint of a smile:
"But if that dirty finger of yours dares to point at her again... I'll chop it off and feed it to Usopp's dog."
"Do you understand?"
Standing behind him, Nami looked at Tatsuya's back—filled with malice yet shielding her completely—and her cheeks flushed slightly.
Although Tatsuya looked like a major villain at this moment, the sense of absolute security from being protected made her heart race involuntarily.
Tonight... I'll reward him later.
"Tatsuya."
At this moment, Luffy walked up and reached out to tug on Tatsuya's sleeve:
"Alright, lift your foot; he's about to suffocate."
Luffy looked at the still-twitching Foxy, flames named "principle" burning in his eyes:
"Since he proposed it, we'll defeat him fair and square in the game!"
"I want to make him lose so badly he has no choice but to submit, then kneel down and apologize to the old man's horse!!"
"Tch."
Tatsuya snorted coldly and withdrew his killing intent.
"Thud."
He casually kicked out, like kicking a bag of trash, sending Foxy flying back into the crowd on the other side.
"Boss!!" Porche and Hamburg hurriedly caught their bloodied Captain.
Foxy clutched his bleeding nose, looking in terror at the bespectacled, black-haired man.
In that instant earlier, he really felt like he was going to be killed.
But his cockroach-like resilience allowed him to scramble back up quickly; although his eyes were fearful, they became even more sinister:
"Good... good! You've got guts!"
"Since you've accepted the challenge! Then I'll see you on the field! I'll make you lose everything until you don't even have your underwear left!!"
Foxy waved his hand, pointing toward the sea:
"First round! Island-circling kayak race!!"
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