Listen up! This time, absolutely no trouble, understand?
Nami, with a serious Luffy Zoro to swear an oath.
"Okay, I understand. I swear, I will never fight in this town."
Luffy, after being repeatedly reminded by her, had no choice but to make a vow.
"Okay, it's a deal." Nami crossed her arms, her attitude like that of someone facing a clueless younger brother.
"Um."
"Um"
Zoro and Luffy in.
Why are you two responding so casually?
If you cause trouble here, then don't even think about going to Sky Island, understand?
Nami changed her hands to her hips.
"Aaaaaah!!"
A sickly-looking person collapsed in front of the three.
"Huh! What happened to that person?" Nami asked, puzzled.
"I'm down!" Luffy replied simply.
"Cough cough..."
"Ah, he's vomiting blood," a passerby said calmly.
"Yeah, I'm coughing up blood! Gentlemen, please... help me up, okay?" The sickly man rested one hand under his head as he looked at Luffy, Zoro, and Nami.
Zoro, looking speechless, said, "It's because you're too lazy to get up."
Despite their complaints, he and Luffy still lent a hand.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," the man said, reclining on his horse and taking out a basket of apples. "It's just a small token, have one!"
"This is too suspicious. I don't want to. You should leave now."
Zoro broke out in a cold sweat. Who would just eat an unknown apple given to them by a stranger?
"Ah, it's an apple, thanks!"
Luffy is a big eater; he picked up an apple and took a few bites.
Bang! A violent explosion suddenly occurred not far away.
"What happened? What happened?" The three people looked toward the direction from which the explosion came.
The person over there shouted, "A strange person just gave them apples, and then all five of them exploded!!"
"Damn it!! This is absolutely inhumane!! The store is a complete mess too!!"
These words startled Nami, causing her eyes to instantly lose their focus. She quickly grabbed Luffy's neck and shook him violently, shouting, " Luffy, spit it out! Spit out the apple you just ate!"
Luffy wasn't killed by the explosion, but he was nearly strangled to death by her. His eyes rolled back as he said, "Ugh, I've already eaten it."
"Damn it, what do you mean?" Zoro gripped the hilt of his sword angrily, ready to fight.
"Haha, cough cough, don't worry, he's fine. If he had drawn the exploding apple, he would have been smashed to pieces on the very first bite, ha... ha... safe passage."
The man with blood at the corner of his mouth smiled as he looked at Luffy, "Hey bro! Haha... cough cough... you're really lucky."
Nami didn't want to stay there, so she pulled the two of them away quickly, complaining that the town was inexplicable.
Luffy didn't care, thinking it was a common occurrence, and continued strolling around.
"Hey, that guy's causing trouble again." "Which fighting champion is it?" "How many victims is this now?"
Nami tilts her head.
A burly man over three meters tall with long purple hair and wearing a wrestler's mask was laughing heartily, his belt adorned with a championship emblem, exuding a carefree air. "Hahaha~"
"Fighting champion?" Luffy and Zoro were spurred on by this keyword and wanted to test the other person's skills.
Nami yelled, "Why are you all so focused on that word?!"
Continuing on, the three of them gradually arrived at a luxurious resort.
"How beautiful! This smog-filled little town actually has such a paradise. There are villas over the sea! It really looks like a seaside resort."
Nami looked relaxed; she had finally arrived at a normal place.
Zoro asked in confusion, "There's a smell of food, but I haven't seen a single person."
Just then, a man with a swaying head walked over and said, "Ah! Guests! How dare you just barge in like this? This puts me in a difficult position."
"Our Tropical Hotel has now been booked out by Mr. Bellamy and his group."
He seemed unable to speak without shaking his head, and continued, "If... if Uncle Bellamy finds out, it will be terrible. Could the three of you please leave?"
Just then, the blond man, with his arm around a busty woman wearing sunglasses, returned to the hotel.
The blond man looked at Luffy, Nami, and Zoro with disdain and said, "Hey, where did these filthy bastards come from?"
The shopkeeper, sweating profusely, looked at Sarquiss and said, "Master Sarquiss, you're back. They are...!"
Sarquiss interrupted his boss, his face full of arrogance, "Enough nonsense, get them out of here! How much do you think we paid to book this place?"
Ah! You little bug! Get out of here!
Luffy turned to Nami with a blank expression and asked, "Hey! Can I punch this guy away?"
"No!!" Nami shouted.
Sarquiss watched Luffy with great interest, bursting into laughter, "Hahaha! This brat's got some interesting. He actually said he'd beat me to a pulp?!"
Then, as if giving alms to beggars, he took out a handful of money and threw it on the ground, saying, "Look at your poor appearance, take this and buy yourself some clothes you like."
Even Nami, who is usually greedy for money, turned pale upon seeing this.
Luffy didn't feel insulted at all, and exclaimed with delight, "Ah! Is that okay? You're a good person!"
Nami couldn't stand it anymore, so she grabbed Luffy's mouth, pulled his rubber face away, and said, "Let's go! This is so annoying!"
"Ouch, it hurts so much! I can walk by myself!"
Luffy complained.
"What? You don't want it? Hahaha! Hahaha!"
Sarquiss laughed loudly.
Zoro covered his ears and followed them away.
At that moment, a voice came from deep within the hotel.
" Sarquiss, Lily, don't underestimate them."
The rest of Bellamy Pirates, who were sitting on the beach enjoying the breeze and scenery, waved a wanted poster at the two men.
Sarquiss turned around and looked at them in confusion. "Huh? What? You're there."
"They really went through a lot of trouble to get here!"
"But compared to you and Bellamy, they're just trash."
"By the average person's standards, they are quite hardworking."
"Well, those mediocre people won't stand a chance in the new era to come."
Sarquiss walked over, picked up Luffy's bounty poster, looked at it incredulously, and said, "No way, that little bug was worth 30 million Belly?"
Bellamy needs to meet this little guy.
Inside a bar in town.
Luffy and Zoro were engrossed in drinking.
Nami sipped her juice and asked the shopkeeper for information.
"This Mock Town can be said to be a town built with money by pirates, because pirates spend money like water."
Although fighting and killing are commonplace, even the most lawless individuals rarely harm civilians. After all, wouldn't it be rather disappointing to have money but no one to serve you?
The owner never refuses a customer's inquiry.
Nami shook her head and said, "I still don't like this town."
"Haha, thinking like that means you're still a normal person, but unfortunately, normal people are a rare breed in this town."
The boss, beaming, said, "You'll be back in four days, and the records will be full, so until then, just avoid causing trouble and you'll be able to leave safely."
"Four days? I can't even stand it for two days," Nami said, glancing at the Log Pose with a helpless expression.
Just as Nami was about to ask the boss about Sky Island...
Luffy and the burly man over three meters tall sitting next to him shouted together, "Hey, old man!"
"Hey, boss!"
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
The boss looked at the two of them with suspicion.
Luffy said with a look of disgust, "This cherry pie is awful!"
The burly man exclaimed excitedly, "This cherry pie is absolutely delicious!"
"Um?"
Blackbeard and Luffy stared at each other, doubting each other's sense of taste, before simultaneously drinking a cup of sake.
"This drink tastes so good!" Luffy exclaimed with a bright, sunny smile.
"This drink tastes awful!"
The burly man with thick, flowing hair complained.
Is your tongue damaged?
The burly man had a gloomy expression on his face.
"Are you out of your mind?"
Luffy was also very angry.
Then Luffy wanted to buy meat to take back, while the burly man wanted to buy cherry pie to take back. The two started arguing, determined to see who could buy more, and eventually they made a gesture as if they were about to fight.
Nami quickly grabbed Luffy, urging him to keep his promise.
"Oh, are you a pirate?" The burly man tilted his head.
Luffy replied, "Hmm."
"How much is the bounty?" The burly man's expression had become somewhat serious.
"Thirty million!" Luffy was still unaware that his bounty had increased.
"Thirty million with you? You need to think before you lie, you liar!"
Blackbeard Teach roared, verbally belittling his opponent while secretly suspecting he was lying.
This guy's audacity suggests he's no small fry with a mere 30 million.
"It's true, I'm not lying to you!"
Luffy answered loudly.
Blackbeard frowned but said nothing more.
There are countless pirates with a bounty of 30 million Belly in this town. His goal is to defeat pirates with a bounty of at least 100 million Belly and hand them over to the World Government in order to have a chance to obtain a vacant Seven Warlords of the Sea under the Crown.
Of course, capturing many pirates worth tens of millions of Belly and handing them over to the World Government is also an option, but that would be too inefficient.
Blackbeard, wanting to rise to the top in one fell swoop, grabbed a cherry pie and left the bar.
Just then, Bellamy burst into the tavern, sticking out his tongue and shouting with great interest, "Is the straw hat pirate here?"
"It's Bellamy...!" The people in the hotel panicked.
Luffy turned his head and looked at Bellamy, saying, "So that's me?"
"Oh," Bellamy grinned, crossing his arms over his chest, "You're that Straw Hat Luffy whose head is worth thirty million?"
"Why do I keep running into tall guys today?" Luffy muttered, looking at the man who was taller than him.
After that, Sarquiss also entered the tavern.
Bellamy said to the bartender, "I want the most expensive drink. See what this kid likes, and give him a glass too."
Luffy picked up his wine glass and said, "What? You're a good person."
Bellamy grinned maliciously, grabbed Luffy's head, slammed it against the table, and pinned it to the ground.
Seeing this, Zoro immediately drew his sword and held it to Bellamy's head.
"What do you want?! You little bastard!" Bellamy frowned, having no interest in this guy who wasn't wanted.
Zoro, his face dark, said, "I should be the one asking you that."
"Wait a minute, Zoro, we haven't found out anything," Nami, waving her hand in a panic.
She was also very angry, but she would at least have to find out how to get to the Sky Island first.
If you start a fight here, the boss might be unhappy and won't tell you.
"Stop talking nonsense, I'm just accepting the provocation," Zoro could no longer tolerate Bellamy's behavior.
Luffy was no different; he wasn't some obedient child who would let anyone hit or scold him without fighting back. He slowly stood up, his face full of anger, and said, "Very well, it seems you're prepared."
Luffy clenched his fists, ready for battle.
Bellamy laughed loudly, indicating that he wanted to see how capable Bellamy was.
"Wait, Luffy!" Nami shouted.
Luffy has no intention of backing down; he has his own principles.
Nami had no choice but to hurry and asked the shopkeeper, "Uncle, we want to go to Sky Island. Do you know any relevant clues?"
As a result, everyone in the bar burst into laughter when she said that.
They mocked Nami without restraint for believing such things.
Nami retorted loudly, "Yes, what's so funny? The Log Pose is pointing to the sky!"
"Is the Log Pose really pointing to the sky?" "Hehe, that means your Log Pose is broken."
The crowd's laughter made Nami's face turn bright red with anger.
"Hahaha! Hey hey hey... I can't stand you guys! Where did you come from, you bumpkins, believing in those outdated legends? Something about islands in the sky!"
Bellamy laughed and began to explain to the three what Knock Up Stream were, mocking the existence of the Sky Island.
"What a disappointment. I was hoping to test you and train you to be a sailor of the new era, but it turns out you're just a delusional idiot?"
With that, Bellamy raised his voice and shouted, "Listen up, the era of pirates dreaming of treasure is over!"
City of Gold? Emerald City? The One Piece?! There are always some fools blinded by the dream of treasure, unable to see the benefits right in front of them.
He clearly had the strength to dominate this ocean, yet he perished for a mere fantasy. Those idiots who died were said of him like this, "That guy was always in his dreams, how lucky he was, hahaha."
This is a terrible irony for those who have lost their way. I feel nauseous just looking at those daydreaming idiots.
Bellamy mocked Luffy and punched him hard.
" Luffy!!" Nami shouted nervously.
The people around started jeering and throwing bottles at Luffy's face, yelling at them to get out of town.
Nami couldn't stand it anymore. Since she couldn't get any information anyway, she might as well beat these guys to a pulp!
Luffy didn't want to fight. He stood up and said to Zoro, " Zoro, we absolutely cannot fight this."
"Hmm." Zoro understood what he meant, responded, and began to cross his arms over his chest.
No matter how much Nami shouted, Luffy and Zoro stood there motionless, letting the pirates in the bar beat them up at will.
After they got tired of playing around, they kicked Luffy and Zoro out of the tavern.
To them, such a foolish fellow wasn't even worth killing.
Nami was furious. She couldn't understand why the two who were usually the most likely to cause trouble weren't fighting now.