Turning to Luffy's side, while Rayleigh was carefully considering which pirate ship to board at the dock, Luffy, thanks to Kuma's power, remained airborne and hadn't fallen. Even when Sea Kings tried to stop him, they couldn't knock them all back to the sea, and they could only watch helplessly as Luffy, riding on Kuma's pressure palm, gradually disappeared into the distance.
"Hmm... Where am I? How did I get here? Right, I think I was swatted away by that Shichibukai who looks like a bear, so now..."
Halfway through the flight, Luffy slowly woke up, only to find that he could not freely control his body and could only passively fly in the air, getting further and further away from the Sabaody Archipelago. Then, a rumbling sound from his stomach made him look at his stomach and sigh. He muttered in the air, "Eat meat, eat meat," before fainting from hunger. The bear seal continued to carry him forward.
call out...
Bang!!
After an unknown amount of time, the bear paw print was intercepted on its way to an island, and it crashed to the ground along with Luffy, disappearing into nothingness. Only a giant bear paw print remained on the ground, inside which Luffy was still fast asleep and had not yet woken up.
Whew...
Whew...
Luffy seemed to be sleeping very soundly on the ground, the bubbles on his nose rising and falling with his snoring, until finally, with a protest from his stomach...
Glug~~
Snap...
"Hmm... where is this?! Oh, we've stopped. Are we on land? I'm so hungry, I wonder if there's anything to eat."
After looking Luffy, Luffy realized he had safely reached the ground, and his excitement surged as he exclaimed, "..."
But then another rumbling sound made him stop his adventurous spirit of exploring this unknown place, and he rubbed his stomach listlessly and said...
At that moment, feeling hungry, he called out Sanji's name again, hoping that Sanji would immediately bring him food so he could have a hearty meal, as usual. But alas, it was all just wishful thinking.
Luffy had no choice but to explore the jungle with a stick in hand. Along the way, he remembered the Vivre Card that Shakky had given him about when his companions would gather, and he ran desperately in the direction it pointed.
Little did he know that a huge wild boar was drooling behind him, thinking about turning the little guy beneath him into a delicious steak.
Then, amidst a flurry of startled birds taking flight and a chase, Luffy used Gear Third to flatten the mountain range in front of him and finally spotted the exhausted wild boar that had been relentlessly pursuing him, revealing a wide smile.
"I'm so hungry I don't even have the strength to walk... Hmm, wait, it's meat!!"
Luffy used Gear Third, he shrunk and lay on the ground, unable to move due to its side effects. His stomach was protesting, and he cried out helplessly. Just then, he looked up and finally saw the wild boar chasing closely behind him, and he laughed very happily.
"Yeah!!"
The boar-like creature raised its forelimbs and cried out, as if to say, "Don't eat me, I don't taste good at all."
But Luffy. Soon, a wisp of white smoke rose from the bushes, attracting the attention of the Kuja warriors stationed there. They immediately rushed over to investigate what was going on.
"Hurry, Marguerite! A wisp of smoke has risen from the forest for some reason. Hopefully, it's not some man who's been staying in the nearby sea and has wandered in. It just so happens to be at this time, just as Snake Princess is about to return. We have to go and check immediately. If it's an intruder, kill him on the spot; if it's a child who's wandered into the forest, rescue her!!"
Several soldiers chatted as they made their way to Luffy's location.
Meanwhile, Luffy, having eaten and drunk his fill, was bored and recalled the fear he felt as a child when he was dominated by his grandfather Garp. He had also been thrown into the forest in the same way, and the memory was still very vivid. When he found some mushrooms that he had eaten before, he was very excited and, without thinking, picked them up and threw them into his mouth. After a series of mishaps, he was knocked unconscious by a mushroom he did not recognize, and his body was covered with mushrooms.
When the soldiers arrived and saw Luffy, they assumed she was a villager who had accidentally eaten them, so they took her back to the doctor for treatment.
As the story unfolds, Luffy's true gender is discovered by Granny Nyon, and he is imprisoned. When he wakes up again, some misunderstandings cause a huge commotion, leading to him being wanted and hunted by warriors across the country, and he has to flee around the island.
On one hand, the pirate ship that Kuja set sail has slowly sailed into the sea, and Kuja is about to return. At this moment, not only is Luffy causing trouble on the island and waiting for Snake Princess to return and deal with it, but a warship led by Vice Admiral Mole, one of the top Vice Admiral admirals of the headquarters, is anchored a few kilometers away from Kuja, waiting for Snake Princess.
Wow...
Wow...
"Yes, I see it. It's Kuja's ship. They've finally returned. I need to report to the Vice Admiral immediately..."
Meanwhile, on the warship's lookout tower, a soldier, using binoculars, saw the Kuja Pirate Ship approaching and immediately became excited. He quickly climbed down to inform Mole, but just as he reached the deck to run and tell Mole, a giant Sea Kings suddenly leaped up from the sea, its mouth wide open, and lunged at them.
"Hmm... This is... no, this is bad, it's Sea Kings! It's huge! Gunners, fire now!"
Several marines, including him, were so frightened that they fell to the ground on the deck, screaming in alarm.
Bang bang bang...
Shells rained down on its hull, but failed to leave even the slightest scratch. The Sea Kings, however, seemed enraged by their barrage. Its eyes turned red, it roared at them, and then swooped down, intending to bite the ship in two.
"Ah... no, I'm going to die!!"
A group of marines sat trembling on the ground and shouted.
Click...
Tap... Tap... Tap...
Whoosh!!
Just then, the sound of the door opening suddenly rang out, and then everyone heard a few footsteps behind them. Then they saw a marine rushing towards them. It was their Vice Admiral Mole. He leaped from the deck and jumped straight into the Sea Kings's mouth, where he was swallowed with a gulp.
Before they could even grieve for the Vice Admiral's passing, they suddenly saw the Sea Kings thrash about, then unleash two bursts of sword energy from its body before collapsing lifelessly. Immediately afterward, the Mole leaped out of its wounds and returned to the ship. Amidst the cheers of his subordinates, he wiped the blade with a rag and calmly walked back to his room.
"Report, Vice Admiral! The Kuja Pirate Ship are on their way. Should we stop them?"
Just as he was about to step across the threshold, the soldier who had been there earlier pushed aside his comrade, stood behind him, saluted, and reported to him.
"Huh?! What did you say? The Kuja Pirates are finally back? Good, quickly send a signal to make them stop..."
Upon hearing the news of the Kuja' return, the Mole was extremely excited and immediately ordered his soldiers to send a signal so that the serpents would know and stop.
"Yes!!"
The soldier quickly ran back to the lookout tower and raised the signal. The Kuja crew, who were not far away, also saw the signal and slowly brought their ship closer.
" Kuja Pirates, we are sent by Marineford Headquarters to meet you. I am Vice Admiral Mole."
Several days ago, headquarters sent a message: an emergency summons for the Shichibukai. You didn't reply or refuse. This is the last notification. If you refuse again, your title of Shichibukai will be revoked. Did you hear me, Hancock, the Shichibukai?!
The Mole stood by the railing and shouted sternly at the opposite ship, or rather, at the Snake Princess inside.
"Hehehehe... It's no use. Snake Princess doesn't meet with strangers easily. By the way, you killed that Sea Kings, didn't you? You're very strong!!"
but..."
A pretty female warrior on the ship chuckled, acknowledging the Mole's strength. Looking back at the bedchamber where the Snake Princess was, it was unclear what her attitude was.
clatter...
clatter...
clatter...
Just then, after the Mole revealed his identity, a few moments later, footsteps echoed from inside, resounding like a grand bell tolling in everyone's hearts. Everyone looked towards the tightly closed bedroom with bated breath.