Passive Restraint, Victory Through Lies

(Usopp's special episode)

How could that be?

Perona, terrified, fell to the ground, overcome with grief.

"People should strive and work hard in life, how can you be so pessimistic—"

Even the animal zombies nearby found it unbelievable, so:

"Try to live on, long-nosed big brother!!"

"Don't give up hope—"

"Who asked you to cheer me on?!"

Usopp, muttering to himself, glanced at the Straw Hat crew's four strongest fighters, who weren't expected to recover anytime soon. Those capable of handling this 'powerful enemy' were:

"It seems it has to be me!"

"Go for it!" X5

"Why don't you guys hide so far away?!"

Nami and the others, who were hiding on the other side of the corridor, poked their heads out.

"We'd like to help too, but you have to deal with that ghost girl first..."

"Wrong!"

Perona forced herself to cheer up and patted her face.

"That must have been an accident. Now I'm going all out!"

"Negativity Ghost X4"

"It's here!"

Faced with four Negativity Ghost passing through Usopp at the same time, the animal zombies beside him dutifully began to explain.

"Since the establishment of this place, no one has ever escaped the fourfold negativity—"

Snap, X4

Four Negativity Ghost knelt on the ground, dejected and unable to get up.

"The Negativity Ghost have been corrupted! Just who is this guy...?"

"Waaaaah, Kumashi, I'm so sorry."

The girl with pigtails collapsed to her knees in despair when faced with the masked bear.

"Even Lady Perona has become negative?!"

"Snort,"

Usopp looked down on everyone with arrogance, declaring, "There's no one more pessimistic than me in this world yet!!"

"What are you so confident about???"

"Stop!"

"Damn it, they're still chasing us!"

Perona, who was running ahead, looked like she had seen a ghost.

"Once we get rid of that annoying long-nosed guy, the Straw Hat crew will be a piece of cake..."

Unfortunately, after being chased, she knew with a grain of salt that the four main combatants who had been hit would be protected by the others. She needed to take this guy down as soon as possible...

"Hahaha, who would have thought Usopp could turn the tide like this!"

Usopp, thoroughly enjoying his pursuit of the little girl, was feeling quite pleased with himself. This was the first time he'd encountered a situation where no one else could handle him, and he had to rely on himself...

"Stop!"

"Damn it, they're still chasing us!"

Usopp turned around unhappily at the sight of the giant masked, stitched-together bear monster behind him.

"Once we deal with this monstrous bear doll, capturing that ghost girl will be a piece of cake..."

If it were the old Usopp, encountering a chimera behind him possessing the strength of a bear, the speed of a leopard, and the defense of an elephant, he would have no choice but to run away. But things are different now!

"All that training I've done over the years hasn't been for nothing—"

Usopp abruptly turned around while running, his feet tracing a semi-circle as he nimbly dodged the teddy bear's pounce, then slapped the zombie bear as it brushed past him.

"Cut!"

Pfft

A massive flash of light suddenly erupted from Usopp's palm! In an instant, it cleaved the tall stitched bear away, startling Perona who was fleeing ahead.

"This long-nosed guy... he's actually a master at unleashing sword energy with his bare hands!"

Could it be that he's been playing dumb all along?

"Hahahaha, I Usopp, am no longer the same person I used to be...?!"

"Where did that ghost girl go?!"

After defeating the teddy bear Kumashi, Usopp Guotou and was shocked to find that the twin-tailed girl from before had vanished.

"Horo horo horo~~"

A distinctive girl's laughter came from outside the window next to him, making Usopp look over there:

"Isn't your ability to create ghosts? Why—"

Outside the window, there was a twin-tailed gothic girl floating in the air, and two Negativity Ghost.

"Hmph, you've got some skill to take down Kumashi in one hit. But:"

"Don't underestimate me, 'Ghost Princess' —I've found a way to deal with you. Here's some advice:"

The girl and the ghost beside her gave a thumbs up together.

"People should face the future with a positive attitude!"

"—Don't even try!"

"You think you're safe just because you can fly?" Usopp pulled out his ammunition and opened the 'pocket' of his large slingshot weapon.

"I'm a sniper, face me—"

?

"Horo horo horo~~"

The sound behind him made Usopp Guotou, only to find that the other person had somehow gotten behind him! His hand trembled, and he instinctively fired a cannonball. But:

Boom!

Amidst the deafening explosion, the unharmed twin-tailed girl simply floated forward and arrived in front of Usopp, then stretched out her hands—

It pierced Usopp's chest!

"I've got your heart in my grasp now, and with just one push..."

"Aaaaaah, I'm going to die! Stop!!"

"Just kidding."

!!

"If I could have grabbed your heart, you would have died when I pierced your chest just now. — I am the Ghost Man."

Rumble!

He fired a few bombs with a backhand motion, but the twin-tailed girl in front of him was indeed unharmed, like a ghost, making Usopp realize the seriousness of the situation! — His attacks were ineffective against her.

"So what? I can't attack you, and you can't attack me..."

Unfortunately, as Perona, who was floating in the air, spread out her hands, fist-sized 'ghosts' appeared around her.

"Mini Ghost".

"You might think these little guys can't hurt you either—but you'd be very wrong!"

As a little ghost flew over and stuck to the wall, then:

Boom!

A dent the size of a washbasin appeared in the reinforced rock wall. Such an attack might be nothing more than a tickle to Roman or Luffy, but to Usopp—

"My God!"

"Move out, small ghost special forces!"

In an instant, the tide of battle turned. All of Usopp's attacks were useless against Perona, but her small ghosts kept exploding all around, forcing Usopp to run away with his head in his hands.

"I can't hit you, but you can hit me. That's so unfair—"

Rumble!

Unfortunately, no matter how much Usopp complained, he was thrown away by the impact of a series of explosions.

Damn it, I finally thought I'd have a chance to shine, but I ended up making a complete fool of myself again...

There is no such thing as invincibility in this world!

Usopp was blown to the ground, Roman's most frequently uttered words echoed in his mind.

Every ability has its limitations...

"Yes, this ghost woman's abilities must also have flaws."

Usopp rolled over and got up, thankful for his usual training; this explosion wasn't enough to stop him.

"This ghost woman was indeed being chased all over the place by me before! But now she's suddenly become 'invincible'..."

"Horo horo horo~~"

Perona, floating in the air, summoned swarms of miniature ghosts once again.

What are you trying to say?

I want to say—

Once he calmed down, Usopp pointed at 'Perona' in the air and said, "Roman uses the same tricks every day!"

?

"What's here is just a 'clone' or something, right? Your real body—"

With a pull of the slingshot, a cannonball flew out with a roar and blew open the door next to it!

Behind the door was a room with a magnificent king-size bed.

Meanwhile, on the bed, another 'Perona' was fast asleep with her head down.

"Found it!"

"Usopp, where's that ghost girl?"

When Usopp returned to the corridor, Nami and the others, who were trying to wake up Roman, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji from their dejection, hurriedly asked him a question.

"Hmph, just a little girl, easily taken down by Usopp!"

... On the luxurious bed, Perona, her eyes rolled back and foaming at the mouth, was unable to rise again...

"The other person is already unconscious? That's terrible—"

Robin glanced at the Roman group of four, who were still muttering to themselves with their heads down. Since the ability user had been defeated, but his companions had not yet recovered, it meant that the opponent's ability had a continuous effect after activation. What should they do?

"You can't do it this way."

Looking at the group who had tried everything from comforting to beating, Usopp stepped forward.

"A female swordswoman of Admiral- level skill is coming with meat!!"

"Admiral level?"

Roman woke up with a start;

"Beauty?"

Sanji to life;

"A swordsman?"

Zoro was serious;

"Meat!!!"

Luffy roared to the sky~~~

"Look, it's recovering almost immediately."

"Waaah," Nami sobbed, throwing herself into Robin's arms, "I'm not even as good as Usopp..."

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying?!"

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