"By the way, where is Luffy?"
Nami looked around and asked the crowd.
"I don't know, I haven't seen him since the beginning."
Usopp spread his hands, indicating that he also didn't know where he was.
"Haha, this place is so much fun! You guys should try it out!!"
Just then, his voice came from somewhere on the ship.
"Hey Luffy, where are you? I can't find you!"
Sanji searched the entire ship following the sound, but still couldn't find him.
"Haha, I'm up there, this octopus is so much fun..."
This time, following his prompting, everyone looked up at him and saw Luffy bouncing around on the octopus's head, having a great time.
"Wow... that looks like so much fun! I really want to go too!!"
Usopp and Chopper, leaning on the railing, watched Luffy and said enviously.
"Hey, Luffy, get down here right now! You can't keep doing that, or the octopus will shrink quickly..."
Sanji climbed up the octopus's body to stop him.
"What? There's absolutely no good in doing this..."
Hearing Sanji trying to stop him, Luffy wasn't too happy and continued hopping around as he replied.
"Eh..."
Just as he jumped up and fell down again, his foot suddenly slipped and sank, then rolled down the octopus's body along with Sanji.
"Ah!! Oh no..."
Chopper and Usopp immediately cried out in concern upon seeing this.
"Haha, this is so much fun!!"
Just as they looked down, they saw Luffy holding onto the ship's railing with one hand and Sanji's foot with the other to keep them from falling.
At this moment, Luffy still did not reflect on his mistakes and said with a smile.
"Damn it, you brat, you'll remember this!"
Sanji, who had been tricked by his own captain once again, could only threaten him with a disgruntled expression, but unfortunately, it had no effect on Luffy, who was a tough nut to crack.
Whoosh!!
"Hey! What's this...?"
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the sky octopus on the ship suddenly shrank back, causing the Going Merry, whose cushioning had been greatly reduced, to plummet Extreme Speed downwards.
"Huh, what's going on? We're back on the ship again..."
Seeing his body fall at the same level as the Going Merry, Luffy still didn't realize something was wrong and said blankly.
"Ah!!"
Apart from Zoro, who was still asleep, everyone else on the ship clung tightly to anything they could hold onto. Nami and Chopper were so frightened that they screamed.
"Looks like I'll have to step in when it matters. Watch me."
At a crucial moment, Usopp put on his octopus-like suction shoes, stepped onto the deck, and climbed to the top of the ship. He then attached several Jet Wind Dial to them, which gradually reduced the ship's descent speed.
"Very good, well done, Usopp!!"
Nami and Chopper praised him as they noticed the ship slowing down.
"Heh heh, don't you even know who I am? I'm the great pirate Usopp, with eight thousand men under my command!!"
After doing something that seemed like a big deal, he boasted about it with great pride.
"Really? Then, Lord Usopp, you should check the situation upstairs first before you speak!!"
Just as he was feeling smug, Luo Chen's voice reached his ears, making him stop. He looked in the direction Luo Chen was pointing and discovered...
"Ah... something terrible has happened!!"
As he looked at the octopus above, he noticed that it had shrunk even more. Before he could warn the others on the boat, the octopus finally shrank dramatically back to its round shape.
And just like that, the entire ship plummeted from the sky.
boom...
Merry landed Extreme Speed on the sea, creating several waves and causing the boat to rock violently.
Gradually, as the waves subsided, the Going Merry stabilized.
"Ugh!! We're finally back at sea, but where am I?!"
Nami stood up, shook her slightly dizzy head, and looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings before speaking.
Waaah...
Waaah...
Waaah...
Just then, as their ship landed from the sky, the alarm was raised, and dozens of flashes of light shone on their vessel, causing the Straw Hat to become somewhat flustered.
"Listen up, everyone on board! This is Naval G-8 Fortress. Lay down your weapons and submit to our inspection. If you resist, you will face our merciless attack. Surrender now!"
A messenger, holding a microphone, loudly warned them.
"Hey, how could we possibly give up completely?!"
Everyone was ready for battle, rubbing their hands together in anticipation.
"Ugh... Damn it... Stubborn fools! Let me show you the might of our naval fortress soldiers! Let's fight!!"
Seeing that none of them responded to his orders and that they were all preparing to fight, the messenger angrily hung up the receiver and gave orders to the soldiers standing nearby.
"Yes!!"
The soldier saluted him, then gestured an attack signal to the other sailors.
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
Upon seeing the attack signal, all the Marines launched an attack on Luffy Going Merry, and everyone scattered to avoid being pursued by the Marines and prevent the Going Merry from being attacked.
"Damn it, hurry and chase after them! I'm going to report to the colonel and the others..."
The messenger cursed under his breath, turned to the soldier beside him and gave orders, while he prepared to report the situation to his superior.
"Yes..."
The soldiers quickly followed orders and, along with other marines, went to track down Luffy and his crew.
"Sigh! Too bad we didn't find anything. Oh well, let's head back. Looks like we've caught a big fish here. If we don't get back soon, they'll start to panic..."
On the other side of the island, a middle-aged man wearing a naval cap picked up his fishing rod and muttered to himself.
Just then, an alarm blared on the island, which made the officer, who had been there for no less than ten years, realize what had happened. He then abandoned his fishing interest and prepared to go back.
This middle-aged naval officer was none other than the commander-in-chief of the naval fortress G8, and also a top Vice Admiral admiral of the Marine Headquarters, Jonathan.
In the original story, Luffy, who was trying to steal a meatball, simply stuck it into the meatball with a fork with one hand, and even with all his strength, he couldn't pull it out. This shows just how strong he is.
He was ordered to garrison this fortress, and under his management, it has become an Iron Fortress, a devil's fortress that terrifies countless pirates.
It was precisely because of him that no pirate who passed through this area could escape his grasp. As a result, pirates stopped talking about this place, let alone venturing into this sea area. Consequently, in recent years, the fortress has hardly encountered any powerful pirates.
Most of those who ventured here were just inexperienced newcomers who, having never heard of his reputation, overestimated themselves and barged in, only to be captured by Jonathan's soldiers.