He looked at Chopper and Luffy seriously, his eyes revealing determination and confidence.
At Zoro's words, Chopper's eyes suddenly lit up.
He was also muttering inwardly: Right, with the strength we have now, we're perfectly capable of breaking these so-called rules.
With that thought, Chopper nodded, willing to give it a try.
In truth, seeing Luffy crying so hard, Chopper could hardly bear it himself.
After all, they were companions and close friends who had weathered countless storms together, sharing a deep friendship.
In short, whatever their games and antics, their bond was still very deep.
Chopper knew that letting a toy-like mask make Luffy this upset really would not be worth it.
So Chopper took a deep breath, focused, and gathered his Armament Haki around his face.
He carefully controlled his Haki, making sure it covered his entire face while deliberately avoiding the area where the mask was.
As the Armament Haki spread over his face, Chopper instantly felt that he could remove the mask.
Sure enough, just as Zoro had said, when Armament Haki covered his face, the mask seemed to lose its connection to his skin.
However, just after Chopper covered his face with Armament Haki and deliberately steered it clear of the mask, before he could even exert any force, the Ninja Mask actually fell off on its own.
A smile of relief appeared on Chopper's face.
But before Chopper could reach out to catch the falling mask, before even the blink of an eye had passed, Luffy already had it in his hands and had pressed it onto his own face.
"Woohoo! Come forth, my soldiers! Hahahahaha..."
They watched Luffy bounding around, playing with the mask.
The others did not keep watching.
Watching Chopper earlier had been enough; there was no need to watch the