Where is my Chopper?

"What are you talking about! How could I get anything on me!" Reiner retorted, annoyed.

He really couldn't understand why the good old Bomb-Bomb Fruit, which could detonate even exhaled air, was developed into something involving snot.

If it really came down to it, he could just practice throwing hair needles, there was no need to make it so disgusting.

Reiner glanced around but didn't see Luffy. He casually scooped up a cup of sake and gulped it down, the drops spilling from the corners of his mouth wetting his shirt.

"Has Luffy not come back yet?" he asked casually as he set the cup down.

Nami took the cup, refilled it, and handed it back to him. "Luffy isn't back yet. Just in case, Reiner, why don't you go check on him?"

"You sure know how to make people work."

He took the cup, finished it, then turned and walked towards the Tyrannosaurus Rex. "Let's go, I'll take you to have some fun."

"Roar!" The Tyrannosaurus Rex quickly came before him, lowering itself to crouch down.

The man and the dinosaur left directly and headed into the forest. Reiner summoned the Blue Ogre and used Observation Haki to search around, but found no trace of Luffy.

"Seriously, did he go that far?"

He sighed. Luffy's strength shouldn't make fighting Mr. 3 so difficult. He probably got playful when he saw the guy's wax-shaping ability.

Hmm, what's this?

Reiner saw a white house through the dense tree shadows.

"Let's go check it out."

"Roar!"

Outside the white house, he faintly heard familiar voices coming from inside.

"In short, after you deal with the Straw Hat Crew, come directly to Alabasta. To prevent the Marines from intercepting our plan, this will be the last time we use the Transponder Snail."

"I understand, boss. That's all then, hanging up."

Sanji?

Reiner recognized one of the voices. The white house seemed to be made of wax by Mr. 3; it had no door.

He walked straight in. Inside was indeed Sanji, dressed in a black suit, leaning back on a white sofa, a Transponder Snail in his hand.

"Reiner?"

"Sanji, what's going on here?"

Seeing two figures lying on the ground, Reiner couldn't help but ask, "What the hell are these things, otters in clothes?"

"Well~, I think they're called Unluckies or something."

Sanji briefly explained that he had inadvertently come across this place while hunting and, curious, went inside where he found the Transponder Snail ringing.

He answered and found out it was the boss of Baroque Works, so Sanji disguised himself as Mr. 3 and chatted with the other party for a bit.

"So, these are the Unluckies?"

Reiner squatted down to examine the otter and vulture on the ground. He had a vague impression but also none at all. He picked up a small hourglass-shaped object from the ground.

"This must be the Eternal Pose they sent."

"Ah, with an Eternal Pose for Alabasta, we can reach it directly if we want to go fast."

"Hmm, as for the route, let's see what Luffy says." Reiner put away the pointer, offered Sanji a cigarette, and the two left the room.

After briefly explaining the attack on the island, Sanji immediately declared he would go protect Nami and Vivi.

"Heh, are you really going there to protect them?"

Reiner rolled his eyes and rode away on the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

After circling for a long time, he finally saw the disheveled figure of Luffy.

"Hey, Luffy!"

"Ah, it's Rei... wait a minute!"

Luffy responded when he saw Reiner, then seemed to see something incredible. He instantly froze in place, "It's a Tyrannosaurus Rex!!!"

"Wahahaha!!"

Luffy's eyes lit up as he charged forward, leaping high and landing with a thud on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's back. "Hehehe, let's go, Tyrannosaurus Rex, we're going back."

Reiner looked speechless. Doesn't he want to catch one himself?

Never mind, it's just for fun. If he wants one later, I can just conjure it up anytime.

"Why are you so disheveled? Did you deal with the enemy?"

"Ah, I dealt with them."

"Everyone! And Giant Uncle, we're back!"

"Ga ha ha ha, looks like everything's taken care of."

Reiner jumped off the dinosaur, collected its template, and then rushed back into the forest. He turned to the laughing giant and said, "Oh, it went really well, thanks to how strong you guys are, Uncles."

"Ga ha ha ha, of course!"

"Hey, Reiner, you bastard, you moved so much of my booze!"

A figure emerged from the crowd. Reiner looked and it was Zoro?!

"What are you doing here?"

"Well~, I hunted a pretty good catch."

Zoro drank his booze, raising a hand to point at a Triceratops lying not far away. "I was just about to drag it back to the ship, but I ended up here as I walked."

"Heh, did you get lost again?" Reiner chuckled.

"What was that?! I'll cut you down, you bastard!"

"Are you okay, Luffy?"

Seeing Luffy covered in injuries, Vivi worriedly clasped her hands over her chest and stepped forward, her face full of guilt. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for attracting these people, otherwise… Ow, ow, ow, that hurts."

Nami pinched Vivi's cheek and tugged it, saying exasperatedly, "On this ship, we never say whose fault it is or blame anyone."

"The Little Delinquent Girl is quite the crybaby. Don't worry, no one blames you." Reiner casually pinched Vivi's other cheek.

Hmm, very soft.

It was already noon, and with Sanji here, they could cook right away.

He sent the Undead to the ship to get kitchen utensils. Zoro stingily said his Triceratops had to wait for the competition results and couldn't be eaten, so Reiner had to ask the Undead to hunt some fierce beasts along the way.

"Time to eat!" x9

"Gah!"

A ship's crew, two giants, and one duck sat down on the grass to eat.

"Delicious, ga ha ha ha, that curly-browed kid is an amazing cook."

"Bastard! Clean the meat off the bone before you throw it away!"

"Ga ha ha ha, sorry about that, kid."

Under Sanji's glare, the two big men could only scratch their heads awkwardly, picking up the bones from the ground to chew on. Though they were giants, at this moment, they looked just like children who had done something wrong.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh at the sight. After eating their fill, the group rested for a bit, and Nami also took the opportunity to ask:

"Uncles, how long does it take for the Log Pose to record Little Garden?"

"Here, it takes a year."

"Nani!!!"

Everyone was shocked. Reiner was also stunned; how could this be a thing?

Luffy immediately became unhappy. "I waited ten years just to finally set sail. Uncles, please help me think of a way."

"Idiot kid, how could we possibly have a way to deal with something like this?"

"No, wait a minute, Sanji got this in the forest." Reiner pulled out a small, hourglass-shaped object from his pocket.

Broggy recognized it at a glance. "Oh~, you have an Eternal Pose."

"An Eternal Pose?"

Nami had never heard of it before, so Vivi explained that it was a special Log Pose that would always point to a specific island.

"So, that means we can only rely on it to go straight to Alabasta?"

"Doesn't that mean we'll miss out on adventures on some islands?" Hearing Nami's words, Luffy seemed a little dejected.

Reiner was even more confused than him. Where's my Chopper? Wait, where's the ship's doctor I've been longing for?

"Wait, Nami, did you bring your sea chart?"

Reiner urgently asked Nami for the Grand Line sea chart. She had stolen it from Buggy back in East Blue.

After looking at the direct route from Little Garden to Alabasta, Drum Island wasn't far from the route, and Reiner finally relaxed. He could just make up an excuse to go there when the time came.

A while later, after enough rest, the group departed. Dorry and Broggy, still sitting in their original spots, exchanged a smile.

"Let's go, Dorry, it's time to see our friend off."

"Ah, these two old buddies will be honored too."

The two picked up their rusty sword and axe and rose, walking towards the coast.

This century-long duel, of which they were the only witnesses, was now incomplete, as if it would shatter at any moment.