As for the five members of the Straw Hat Crew, Nami was still kneeling on the sand, not fully recovered. They, too, had initially been startled by the commotion and pushed to the edge of the crowd.
Sanji tried to go over and help Nami up, only to bear the brunt of the stampede and disappear beneath the crowd's feet.
Luffy was still looking around curiously, Zoro stood holding his swords in bewilderment, and Usopp struggled to maintain his image as a brave warrior of the sea.
Yet Kirishima Bupai's "no comment" and his attempt to leave seemed to burn away the reporters' last shred of reason.
Their main target was about to get away, and the Straw Hat Crew happened to stand between Kirishima Bupai and the tide of reporters...
"Move! Out of the way!"
"We want to interview the world's Greatest Swordsman!"
"Stay out of the way, Straw Hat!"
"You, the moss-headed swordsman! Move!"
Desperate to catch Kirishima Bupai, the reporters instantly lost patience. Like a herd of rampaging rhinos, they charged straight ahead, not caring who stood in their path.
"Waaah!"
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
"Wait! Stop pushing! Aaah!"
Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp, along with Nami, who had just staggered to her feet, were instantly swallowed by the raging tide of people.
Countless feet in dress shoes, high heels, and boots mercilessly trampled over them.
"Squelch... splat... squish..."
Sounds like feet trampling through mud mingled with the reporters' frantic shouts. A few seconds later, the crowd swept past, chasing in the direction Kirishima Bupai had disappeared.
Left on the beach were four... extremely bizarre human-shaped decals.
Luffy had been flattened against the sand, his rubber body reduced to an absurdly thin sheet.
His trademark straw hat had been flattened too, but the smile on his face