Usopp's Vow of Revenge

"Hehe, Nami, I'm sorry, I really have to thank you this time." Luffy seemed to realize he had caused trouble and apologized promptly.

His consistent attitude is to readily admit his mistakes but never repent.

Nami, who seemed like a walking corpse, turned around upon hearing this, staring blankly into Luffy's heart before suddenly exploding.

"You bastard, that's our last savings! We can't even come up with 100 Beli now, you know that? 100 Beli!" Nami grabbed Luffy by the neck and shook him violently.

Everyone ignored it. With Luffy's tenacious vitality, being beaten up was no big deal. It was better to Nami vent her anger. Besides, even Luffy himself didn't care much. While being beaten up, he was even thinking about what to eat when he got back tonight.

Back at Conis's house, Nami, though calmer now, was still furious. She glared at Luffy and said fiercely, "You're not eating today unless you give me a reasonable explanation."

To everyone's surprise, Luffy, which made Nami panic as if she had done something wrong.

"It's Shanks. It's because those people were talking badly about Shanks."

Everyone nodded in understanding. They already knew that the legendary Red-Haired Shanks was definitely one of the most important people in Luffy's life. Even the Straw Hat that he cherished as his life came from Shanks. They could imagine how angry Luffy would be if someone spoke ill of Shanks.

"However, I heard from Brother Ace that Red Hair is one of the Four Emperors, one of the most powerful figures on this sea. How could these pirates have the audacity to speak ill of him? Besides, they probably don't have much interaction with each other." Chopper asked curiously.

"Because... the god on Sky Island is that Nightmare that appeared in Alabasta last time!" Luffy paused, and seeing that everyone seemed to have no reaction, he suddenly looked up, "Aren't you all surprised at all? It's that terrifyingly Nightmare!"

"No, we were already surprised. In fact, we found out about it just before we went to pay your fine," Zoro said calmly.

Luffy lowered his head in frustration, clenched his fists tightly, and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, it's precisely because Nightmare is the God of Sky Island that those pirates tried to curry favor with Nightmare by insulting Shanks. They... they actually called Shanks a coward who only knows how to run away, a coward who abandons allies and comrades. I will never tolerate them saying such things!"

"Is it because of the war? I heard from Ace that Nightmare seems to be at war with Red Hair," Zoro said.

"Could it be... that Red Hair was defeated?" Usopp asked tentatively in a low voice.

"I don't know either." Luffy shook his head in frustration.

"Luffy, Luffy, I found it! That's why those people publicly mocked Red Hair's failure!" Vivi ran over waving a stack of newspapers in her hand.

"Huh? A newspaper? Can News Coo deliver newspapers here?" Sanji was stunned. This was over 10,000 meters in the air.

"I just asked Conis, and the newspapers do exist, but the delivery time is much longer than ours. They only come once every two weeks, but they deliver all two weeks' worth of newspapers at once," Vivi said breathlessly.

"It seems that there might be Nightmare behind the news agency. What a terrifying monster!" Nami bit her red lips, feeling that the pressure of fighting against such a monster was suffocating her.

However, Luffy's attention was not on that at all; he hurriedly took the newspaper from Vivi and started reading it.

The Beasts Pirates are defeated, the Red Hair Pirates are destroyed, and Nightmare may be the biggest winner?

The decline of the Four Emperors and the rise of the Shichibukai?

The World's Strongest? Whitebeard and Nightmare Will Finally Clash!

Nightmare, the man closest to the Pirate Kings!

Shocking! One of the Four Emperors, Red Hair defeated by Nightmare and abandons his allies to flee alone!

The Red Hair myth is shattered; their true nature is despicable!

Luffy's hands, gripping the newspaper, trembled violently, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down onto the paper, soaking large sections of text.

"It's all fake, it's all fake! I don't believe it, I don't believe it!" Luffy tore the newspaper to shreds and scattered them into the air, roaring in anguish.

At this point, Nami had no mind to blame him anymore, and even felt a little regretful. If she had known it would turn out this way, she definitely wouldn't have been so rude today.

"No, no, Dad will be alright!" Just as everyone was mourning, Usopp roared wildly, pounding the ground with his fists, unaware that blood was seeping out. His tears mixed with blood, exuding a bitter taste.

"Usopp, Usopp, calm down, what happened?" Sanji grabbed Usopp and stopped him from self-harming.

"Dad? I remember Nightmare mentioned last time that he seemed to want revenge on Usopp's dad. Could it be that Usopp's dad is also a member of the Red Hair Pirates?" Chopper calmly analyzed.

"We'll know once we take a look." Zoro picked up the newspaper that Usopp had thrown away and began to study it carefully.

"The Red Hair Pirates' list of casualties?" Nami leaned over to take a look, then exclaimed in horror, "It's this! I remember now, back in Syrup Village, some villagers mentioned that Usopp's father was named Yasopp, and he was in the first list of names here."

Everyone fell silent, a heavy feeling welling up inside them.

"Nightmare, I will definitely take my revenge on you! From today onwards, I will become brave and stronger until one day I can stand in front of you and let you experience my anger and despair!" Blood tears streamed down Usopp's face as he pounded the ground with his fist, making his vow.

Everyone hesitated, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

They also hoped that Usopp could become stronger, but they absolutely did not want to see him carrying the burden of this almost insurmountable hatred.

Everyone has their own judgment. That monster has even been called the World's Strongest, while Usopp, although not the weakest, will surely have his place not long from the back.

This terrifying disparity cannot be erased by so-called willpower or anger.

If hatred were useful, the Celestial Dragons would have been wiped out long ago by the endless flames of revenge.

"Everyone, Shanks' fate is unknown. He needs my help now. I must return to the sea as soon as possible. I hope you can help me too. Please!" Luffy knelt on the ground and kowtowed hard, the "thump thump" sound echoing in the night.

"Let's steal the Octopus Balloon from the God's Temple. We're going to die sooner or later anyway, so we might as well take a gamble!" Zoro's fighting spirit was boiling.

"You're the captain, I'll listen to you," Sanji said.

"Hmph, perfect opportunity to steal my money... no, I mean, get it back." Nami tossed her head arrogantly.

"Luffy, we will definitely help you!" Chopper said excitedly.

"If we're partners, there's no need to say so much," Vivi said.

"From today onwards, I will no longer hold you back!" Usopp said in a hoarse voice.