The Falling Noah

"Are those guys idiots...?" Li Ziming watched Franky and Chopper helplessly drive their enormous machine straight into someone else's trap. "Did that guy's brain get removed when he was modified...?"

"Um, should we go help them...?" Shirahoshi asked worriedly. "It looks pretty dangerous..."

"It's fine..." Li Ziming laughed heartily. "Not a single person has been idle these past two years..."

Nami's Gust Sword, Usopp's Bamboo Grove Spear, and Chopper's multiple transformations had completely crushed the fish-men's morale.

"Kraken, what are you doing?!" Hody Jones roared angrily. "Haven't you thought about your brother? Your brother should still be at the North Pole, right? Don't forget how easy it would be for me to kill him, so you'd better think carefully about whose orders you should follow..."

Luffy had not felt much about Hody Jones's words at first, but when he realized that Hody was threatening someone by using their sibling, it struck directly at Luffy's weak spot.

"..." Kraken suddenly turned to face Shirahoshi, his tentacles already reaching toward her.

"Wait, are you being threatened because you're trying to protect your brother?" Luffy suddenly spoke, stopping Kraken in his tracks. "You really want to protect him, don't you? Is he your little brother or your big brother?" Luffy's words were filled with longing. It was as if he had returned to the time of the Marineford War, when his own brother had desperately escaped from the admiral's grasp.

"Shishishi, let me help you protect him, too..." His foolish laugh held no malice, yet it deeply moved Kraken. Luffy finished speaking and looked toward Hody Jones. "Now I have one more reason to beat you up!"

"Ha, so you're an octopus, huh..." Li Ziming stood up. "Then sorry for the trouble, but help me protect Shirahoshi..." With that, Li Ziming left Shirahoshi.