In the woods near Cocoyasi Village, it looked as though a small meteor had just struck.
Dust filled the air, and trees lay toppled everywhere.
At the center of the wreckage, the What-What had landed upside down on a massive broken tree trunk, its legs sticking straight into the air.
A branch was still clamped in its duck bill, making it look both miserable and ridiculous.
"Cough, cough... What the hell just fell out of the sky...?"
A figure with short blue hair and healthy wheat-colored skin parted the bushes and cautiously poked her head out.
It was Nami's older sister, Nojiko.
She had been working in the Orange Grove when she heard the massive crash and rushed over immediately.
But when she saw the scene before her, she was completely stunned.
Beside the strange duck-shaped ship lay a group of bizarre-looking people sprawled in every direction.
A boy in a Straw Hat was hanging from a tree branch, laughing uproariously.
A long-nosed guy lay face-down on the ground, foaming at the mouth and twitching.
Two others dressed in identical clothes were clutching their heads and weeping bitterly.
They were even shouting nonsense like, "We survived!" and "Thank you, Mom!"
And at the very center of the wreckage—
"Ow, ow, ow... That Red Eye bastard definitely did that on purpose..."
Sanji pushed aside the wooden board pinning him down and struggled to his feet, clutching his aching lower back.
That fall had nearly made him throw up last night's dinner.
But the instant he lifted his head, his eyes met Nojiko's in the distance.
Nojiko had rushed over so quickly that fine beads of sweat covered her forehead. Several strands of blue hair clung to her cheeks, and her wild beauty pierced straight through Sanji's heart.
"Bzzzt—"
The pain vanished