A massive lion's head loomed over the sea ahead.
The lion's head hung from the ship's bow, rows of teeth bared.
Luffy and his crew stared at it, instantly entertained.
This was the ship belonging to that fat man from earlier.
Its bizarre design made them wonder whether the shipwright had been drunk.
From every angle, the thing was outrageously novel.
The more Luffy and the others looked, the more amusing they found it.
The sheer novelty of this ship completely upended their expectations.
Anyone who saw it would have to freeze for a couple of seconds.
No matter how they thought about it, it made no sense.
The sight would have looked absurd to anyone.
They knew perfectly well that they had to be cautious in a situation like this.
If they let their guard down even a little, the consequences could blow everything apart.
Without caution, the consequences could be disastrous.
The fat man spotted Luffy and the others and let out a sinister laugh.
There was calculation in his laughter.
When the fat man saw them, his smile grew even colder.
He had been waiting for this moment all along.
"Hahaha, I've finally caught you."
"Put the plan into motion."
"Start now!"
The moment he finished speaking, the lion-headed ship before them began to change.
The hull split apart piece by piece, like a puzzle being forcibly dismantled.
The ship broke into pieces, a strikingly unusual sight.
Luffy and the others stared, transfixed.
The maneuver was so novel that their minds went blank.
Even watching it themselves, they found it absurd.
It was as though the whole thing had been stripped apart.
They could barely comprehend it.
No matter how they thought about it, it made no sense.
Strange structures covered the sea.
A few more glances