"Where am I... Luffy?"
He didn't know how much time had passed, but it had already gotten dark. Ace groggily opened his eyes, and Luffy's face came into view.
When he saw the scene before him, he felt his blood rush to his head and his whole body tremble violently.
At this Luffy's head was hanging in front of him, his eyes were closed, and his hands, feet and body were tied together and placed next to Ace.
"Luffy!"
Ace, his eyes blazing with fury, struggled to his feet, trying to get closer. Suddenly, Luffy, now only a head Luffy than Ace, heard Ace's voice and opened his eyes, shouting with Tianlai Novel Network.
"Ace! You're awake!?"
"What!?"
Ace stopped in his tracks, startled, staring incredulously at Luffy's head. He tremblingly pointed a finger at Luffy's head.
"Luffy, you, you..."
"Let's calm down, that guy's fine."
It was that navy voice! Ace turned his head sharply and saw Chika sitting by the fire, roasting a large Senga of meat.
Seeing that Ace had woken up, Senga stood up, clapped his hands, and looked at Ace.
"That guy is really too dishonest, so, um."
Senga made a chopping motion with her hand, then took the piece of meat off the fire, took a bite, and commented that it tasted pretty good.
Ace swallowed hard and spoke somewhat awkwardly.
"Can Luffy return to his original form?"
"Who knows? Maybe it'll be okay after I finish eating."
Hearing Senga's words, Ace breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that he could recover. However, before he could relax for a moment, Senga added,
"It's also possible he'll never recover; after all, he has ADHD."
Luffy shouted in protest,
"Damn it! Once I recover, I'll definitely show you my..."
With a muffled thud, Ace punched Luffy in the face, and Luffy's head deflated like a ball.
*Pop! Ace retracted his fist, Luffy's face bounced back, his head returning to its original shape. He looked at Ace with a wronged expression and muttered,
"Ace, why did you hit me?"
"You idiot! Do you want to live like this forever? Do you still want to go to sea?!"
Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes widened in shock. Yes, being unable to swim after eating Devil Fruit was bad enough, but if his body was also like this, how could he possibly survive?
It has to be said that Luffy's thought process is often slow to catch up, let alone the current Luffy.
Suddenly, Luffy opened his mouth and took a deep breath, then closed his mouth tightly, squeezing his head into a round, bouncy shape.
Ace covered his face, looked at the idiot in front of him, and asked helplessly,
"What are you doing?"
"Mmm!"
"Say!"
Huff! Exhaling, Luffy looked at Ace with a puzzled expression and said,
"Ace, are you an idiot? I'm not talking or moving around, am I?"
Who's the real idiot here?!
Ace suppressed the urge to Luffy again, walked over to Senga, and stood there silently, watching Senga eat the grilled meat bite by bite.
Ace hadn't eaten all day, and as he watched Senga eating grilled meat, his stomach rumbled loudly.
Glancing at Ace, who was standing next to her and wasn't even as tall as she was sitting, Senga tore off a large piece of meat from the grill and handed it to Ace, then continued eating the grilled meat in her hand.
Ace took the piece of meat, said thank you, and began to wolf it down.
Luffy, whose head was still hanging there Luffy, swallowed hard several times and couldn't help but shout,
"I'm so hungry, can I have something to eat?"
Upon hearing Luffy's voice, Ace paused and looked at Senga.
Before he could speak, Senga waved his hand and said nonchalantly,
"Go ahead and share some with him if you want."
"Thanks!"
Ace felt like he'd been granted a pardon. He was now truly terrified of this mysterious Marine, fearing that Senga might Luffy if she became unhappy.
Ace ran to Luffy's side and tore off a large piece of roasted meat, stuffing it into Luffy's mouth. The rubber's properties allowed Luffy mouth very wide; after all, he was the genius who invented the rubber-swallowing technique.
"Mmm, delicious! That guy with the round eyes is such a good person!"
Hearing Luffy address Senga by her name, Ace felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't dare look at Senga behind him, and Luffy's greasy mouth, he reached out and covered Luffy's mouth tightly.
However, Senga's voice came from behind Ace like a demon.
"No need to cover it up, I've already heard it."
Ace suddenly turned around and bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle.
"I'm so sorry, Luffy is just a complete idiot, please don't take it to heart."
Senga walked past Ace and stood in front of Luffy's head, looking directly into Luffy's eyes.
Luffy was stared at so closely by Senga's Rinnegan, the usually fearless Luffy actually felt a chill run down his spine. Even when facing Garp, he had never felt this way.
This doesn't mean that Senga's strength far surpasses Garp's. It's mainly because Garp is Luffy's grandfather, and with a blood relationship, Chika's fear of Garp is always limited.
"ROOM"
Whoosh! The ROOM space unfolded. Ace, thinking Senga was about to Luffy, shouted in panic.
"Don't want!"
"Splicing."
"Um?"
Luffy blinked, vigorously shook his arms, jumped a few times on the spot, then his face lit up with surprise, and he hugged Ace tightly.
"Ace! I'm healed! I've recovered!"
Ace, still looking completely bewildered, was being held. The Marine hadn't even moved, yet Luffy's body had recovered. This was just too bizarre.
Thinking of this, Ace couldn't help but ask Senga,
Have you ever eaten Devil Fruit?
"No, don't ask so many questions, you two come with me."
Since Senga had said that, Ace shut up. Luffy, who was behind Luffy, also dared not make a fool of himself and followed Ace back to the campfire with Senga in a strange manner.
Senga sat down on the ground, turned his head and saw Ace and Luffy still standing stupidly beside him. He couldn't help but smile, reached out and patted them on the shoulder, and said,
"What's wrong? You were so energetic during the day. Sit down."
"Good!"
Ace and Luffy quickly sat down next to Senga, letting out a long sigh of relief. They had been exhausted by Senga all day, and it was perfect for them to sit down and rest.
Especially Ace, he actually took a hit from Shinra Tensei. It's only because he's so talented that he's not even able to regain consciousness right now.
Not to mention he was scared out of his wits by Luffy last night; if he could, all he wanted to do right now was lie in bed and have a good night's sleep.
Thinking of this, Ace felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and he grew increasingly sleepy.
However, Senga's next words pushed his nerves to the limit once again, leaving him wide awake.
Do you know who Roger is to you?