The Forgotten Someone

"Haha, really?" Sabo said, scratching his head sheepishly.

"Wow!" Luffy exclaimed enviously, "So Sabo, you're already this strong? That's amazing!"

"By the way, which tier should I be in?" Luffy thought hopefully, thinking that it should be his turn next.

"How would I know!" Koala rolled her eyes, speechless. "These are all data I compiled based on actual battle records, so they're highly time-sensitive, meaning they might not be accurate. But your last move was..."

Koala initially wanted to mention that Luffy's last act was punching Vice Admiral Garp, a Marine Hero, and if that counted, he would truly be ranked in the top tier. However, she quickly remembered that Sabo had told her that Luffy's grandfather was Vice Admiral Garp, and to avoid bringing up painful memories for Luffy, Koala had no choice but to quickly change the subject.

"Forget about that for now. Actually, the third tier of powerhouses are the opponents you should be most concerned about. There's Rob Lucci, the Shadow Leopard, who was recently promoted to Deputy Director-General of the World Government's CP0; Fire Fist Ace, the former Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates; Diamond Jozu, the third division commander; Flower Sword Vista, the Fifth Division Commander; the four Army Commander of our Revolutionary Army; and Senior Executive like Queen of Okama; the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse under Nightmare's command; the Sweet Four Generals; the Three Calamities of Prison; Heavenly Yaksha Donquixote Doflamingo; Gild Tesoro Gild Tesoro."

"As expected, even the so-called third tier are formidable forces with a fearsome reputation on the high seas, and should not be underestimated!" Zoro said, taking a deep breath.

"Is Nightmare really insane? If so many top-tier fighters were to fight, even the continent beneath our feet would be completely destroyed!" Usopp said in fear.

"I... I suddenly feel that this place is too dangerous. It might be destroyed like the Marine Headquarters two years ago, leaving nothing but ruins. I think we should leave here first?" Nami asked tentatively.

However, Luffy completely ignored her and asked with great interest, "Is there more? Is there more?"

"As for the fourth tier of powerhouses, there are simply too many to list them all. Let's just use Nightmare's forces as an example!"

"Some of the Senior Executive of the former Phantom Sword Grand Fleet, some family members of the former Shichibukai Big Mom Pirates, Knight of the Sea Jinbe, Gecko Moria, the Three Great Swordsmen of Wano Country, the seven Seven Giant Elders of the Elbaf Giants, and the ten great pirates of Impel Down's Infinite Hell —these can all be considered the fourth tier."

"I didn't expect that Nightmare alone would have so many powerful fourth-tier fighters!" Zoro's expression turned solemn. With his current strength, he was confident in dealing with two or three fourth-tier powerhouses, but any more than that would leave him helpless.

"Wow! I can't wait!" Luffy's eyes were already burning with the flames of battle, and he couldn't wait for the match to begin.

"Oh no, Luffy and Zoro, you two seem to be at the bottom no matter how you look at it," Nami said, rubbing her forehead in despair.

"Yeah, you two might be eliminated in the first round." Usopp also expressed his pessimism about the two, after all, even the fourth-tier ones would be absolute powerhouses on the high seas.

"Hehe, it's not like you'll be at the bottom. It's said that there are many newcomers like you participating in this Martial Arts Tournament. Although there may be some unknown strong people like Marine Admiral Ryokugyu, most of them are blinded by fame and fortune. Those are the real bottom of the competition. If you're lucky, it's not impossible for you to make it into the top 100!" Koala said with a smile.

"What do you mean by 'making it into the top 100'? Humph, I'll show you the results of my two years of special training!" Luffy said with dissatisfaction.

"I think someone said the same thing last time, but they got killed by monsters three times right after leaving the starting village!" Nami gloated as she exposed his misfortune.

"Wh... what? That's clearly a ferocious big boss!" Luffy exclaimed, his eyes wide with righteous indignation.

"Huh? Are there any big bosses near the starting village?" Koala asked, looking confused.

"It's that Great White Goose outside the beginner village, known as the newbie killer. But even though he's called the newbie killer, he can only bully ordinary people. In the end, this great pirate, who was specially trained by Rayleigh for two years, was actually killed three times by that Great White Goose. Haha, I can't help but laugh so hard!" Nami almost laughed until tears streamed down her face.

"Haha, so there are really such stupid people in the world!" Koala couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hmph!" Luffy sat down on the side, arms crossed, puffing out his cheeks.

"Hey? Brother Sabo, do you Revolutionary Army play Dream Online too?" Usopp asked curiously.

"Actually, we were initially worried that Nightmare's decision to loosen the restrictions on this thing was ill-intentioned. However, the effect of this thing on increasing strength is too great. If we don't make use of it, we may fall behind this era."

Sabo calmly analyzed, "In addition, there haven't been any bad rumors in the past two years, so people aren't so worried. Now that I think about it, maybe... too many dreams have been integrated into the Dream Domain, which may have made this Dream Online actually break free from the control of the Nightmare."

"Yes, that's what we think too. We heard that there are probably over ten million people playing this game. Such a huge number is something even a monster like Nightmare couldn't control!" Nami nodded repeatedly.

"Indeed, according to the leader, Gecko Moria, one of the Shichibukai, is Devil Fruit User. At most, he can only insert 1,000 shadows into his body. Even if Nightmare is powerful, he can't possibly be 10,000 times stronger than someone of the Shichibukai!" Sabo laughed.

"Ten million... ten million! Damn it, doesn't that mean my rank is several million down?" Luffy said, half surprised and half dissatisfied.

"No, to be precise, it should be after ten million!" Nami retorted firmly.

"Ah!!!" Luffy let out a groundhog-like scream, then looked intently at Nami, "Nami, you guys help me level up!"

"Um... what level are you again?"

"Level 2... Level 2," Luffy said, sounding unsure.

"Wow! That low? Sabo and I don't have much time to play, and we're already level 77!" Koala said disdainfully.

"Hey, Koala, you guys are level 77 too? Then you can join us in the level 80 dungeon after leveling up a few more times. We've been having trouble finding enough people to run this dungeon," Nami said with a beaming smile.

"Wow! You guys are all level 80? That's amazing! But I heard level 80 dungeons are really hard. Can the five of us beat them?"

"Yeah, even though Usopp and I are only level 83, with Zoro, who's level 99, leading us, we'll definitely be fine!" Nami patted the rabbit on her chest and immediately betrayed Zoro.

Luffy: "⊙▽⊙?"

Even after leaving, Luffy still looked like a sullen, wronged wife.

"Luffy... don't be angry!" Nami said in a drawn-out voice.

Luffy remained unmoved. "Hmph, I will never forgive you today, no matter what."

"At worst, I'll treat you to a big barbecue feast today!"

"Really... Hurry up, I'm starving!" Luffy's eyes were practically glowing with greed.

Are you still angry?

"How could that be? Do I look like the kind of petty person!"

Seeing the two walk away, Zoro's lips twitched as he followed, while Usopp followed behind the others, lost in thought. "Speaking of which, do we seem to have forgotten something?"