They had been sailing for a few hours until they finally arrived at the Conomi Islands.
" W-w-we're here!" Said a frightened Johnny.
" I-is Nami really there?!" Asked Usopp while hiding.
"We've arrived. The problem is what lies ahead. First, we have to find out where Aneki-Nami left her ship." Said Johnny.
"Are we cutting our way through?" Asked Zoro, ready to fight.
"WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?!"
"YOU'RE CRAZY!! We still have no clue where she could be!!"
Usopp and Johnny shouted at Zoro before immediately starting to tie him up.
"There it is!! I found it! The Going Merry! It's anchored over there!" Usopp shouted while looking through binoculars.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?! Untie me! And you Oliver, why aren't you doing anything?!" Shouted an angry Zoro.
"You're injured. It's better if you stay still until you recover." Oliver told him without taking his eyes off the island.
[Mission: Defeat Arlong's Pirates and rescue Cocoyashi Village]
[Reward: 51,000,000 Belly, Talent Gacha Token and Devil Fruit Gacha Token]
'And the mission finally arrived, and a pretty good one.' Oliver thought as he looked at the reward.
"It's a strange place to leave the ship. According to the map, it's near a village called Cocoyashi." Johnny said, ignoring Zoro.
"Untie me!" Zoro shouted again before trying to break free.
"Don't waste your energy, it looks like you're going to pass out from yelling so much." Usopp said while patting him, which hurt.
"That's true, you're very injured Zoro. I don't want to explain to Luffy that you died from blood loss." Oliver added, agreeing with Usopp.
"Leave everything to me! I'll bring the woman back!" Usopp said, fired up and full of energy.
"You're only acting like that because you know she's not at Arlong Park." Johnny pointed out.
"He's always like this, but he'll see danger and get scared." Oliver said.
"Let's move forward! Take us next to the Going Merry!" Usopp ordered.
"Yeah, yeah."
They rowed until they reached the island's shore, but as they were arriving, they noticed a group of Fishmen, so they continued forward.
"Why the hell did you pass by?!" Zoro asked them.
"SHHHH!" Usopp and Johnny silenced him.
"Didn't you see them?! Did you see those Fishmen?! They're from Arlong's crew!" Usopp said, scared and crying.
"This won't work, it seems Arlong controls this whole area." Johnny said, thinking they wouldn't be able to reach the island.
"Hey, the Fishmen just dove into the sea." Oliver said as he saw them heading toward the ship.
"Let's escape!"
"Affirmative!"
Both shouted before jumping into the sea and fleeing.
"DON'T GO, GET BACK HERE!!" Zoro yelled angrily. "UNTIE ME!!"
"Why worry? They're just fish with legs." Oliver said, speaking contemptuously about Arlong's pirates.
"Hehehe, we caught them." Said a Fishman climbing onto the ship.
"Wait, only two?" Asked another Fishman.
"They must've escaped, so surrender…"
Oliver punched one of them in the stomach, leaving him kneeling.
"YOU BASTARD...!!" Shouted another Fishman.
The Fishman punched, but Oliver dodged by moving behind him, grabbing him and starting to choke him with his arm, cutting off his air.
"For being fish, you're quite stupid." Oliver said, dropping the Fishman who was unconscious and electrocuting him before tossing him into the sea.
"You… You're going to tell me everything about your crew or else…" He placed his hand on the Fishman's face, electrocuting him. "…you'll end up like fried fish. Understood?"
"Y-Yes." The terrified Fishman said while looking into Oliver's eyes.
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Usopp and Johnny had reached solid ground after abandoning them, shocked as they saw a village completely destroyed.
"What the hell happened in this village?!" Usopp asked.
"This… this must be Gosa Village, the village that was raided by Arlong a few weeks ago." Johnny answered.
They walked and saw the destruction, with houses flipped upside down.
"I've heard that Fishmen are ten times stronger than humans from birth!" Johnny explained. "In other words, this must be the true power of those who come from the Grand Line! This is what happens to villages that fight against Arlong's power!"
Johnny noticed a Fishman and ran away to hide, leaving Usopp alone.
"Huh? What happened, Johnny?" Usopp asked.
"Almost got away." Said the Fishman behind him.
Usopp looked back, saw the Fishman, and ran terrified.
"WAIT!!" The Fishman shouted.
Usopp ran as far away from the Fishman as he could.
"Muahahaha! You'll never catch me! I'm used to this kind of thing! Catch me if you can!" Usopp shouted, keeping his distance.
While Usopp fled, a kid appeared in front of him.
"I found you, Fishman! This is for my father!" The kid said before tripping him.
"W-What the hell...?!" Usopp said as he fell face first.
"Prepare to die, Fishman!" Said the kid as he tried to stab him, but a woman hit him on the head.
"Don't attack the Fishmen!" The woman yelled at him.
The woman was young, with short blue-purple hair, a red ribbon tied in it, wearing a tight light-yellow sleeveless shirt with purple tattoos showing, and black pants.
"Look closely, he may look like one, but he's human… well, just a little." The woman said, looking at Usopp's huge nose.
"A LITTLE?!" Usopp shouted angrily that she said he barely looked human.
"Hey, come here!" The Fishman shouted as he got closer.
"HE'S COMING!" Usopp exclaimed seeing him so close.
"A Fishman!" The kid shouted.
"This time it's a real one." The woman said.
"Everyone back! I can't run away leaving a woman and child in danger!" Usopp said, stepping in front of them.
"Hey you, the suspicious guy! Have you finally accepted your fate?!" The Fishman said as he prepared to grab him.
"Quite the opposite! I'll give it my all!" Usopp said, preparing his slingshot.
"I said don't attack the Fishmen!" The woman said, hammering him on the head and knocking him out, then grabbing him by the hair.
"You, give me that guy." The Fishman demanded Usopp.
"It's not necessary, he's just someone unimportant." The woman tried to brush it off.
"I don't think you heard me. I said GIVE HIM TO ME." The Fishman demanded aggressively.
"There was another one?"
Oliver arrived, grabbing him by the head and slamming him into the ground before immediately punching him with electricity, making sure he wouldn't get up.
"You're pretty bold for a simple fish." Oliver said while lifting the Fishman's head, who was knocked out. "Did I knock him out with the initial blow or the second one?"
"YOU! DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU JUST DID?!" The woman shouted when she saw Oliver.
Oliver looked at her and realized she was Nojiko.
"Of course, I defeated 3 Fishmen." Oliver said, stepping back a bit to grab Zoro, who had knocked himself out earlier.
"Do you have somewhere to leave these two?" Oliver asked calmly.
"Because of what you just did, the Fishmen will attack the village. What you did was stupid." Nojiko scolded him.
"Don't worry about that. They won't know if they don't find them." He said while looking for a place to put Usopp.
"Follow me." Nojiko said, guiding him.
Oliver looked for a hiding place and decided to leave the Fishman between the destroyed houses, then followed Nojiko to the house where she and Nami had been raised.
They reached the house, passing near the tangerine fields.
"This is pretty far from the village." Oliver said.
"It's quieter." Nojiko replied.
They entered the house where Oliver laid down Usopp and Zoro.
"I'm going to leave them here if you don't mind. I can't take them with me." Oliver said.
"Where are you going?" Nojiko asked. "If you come across Fishmen, they'll attack you or worse, attack the villagers."
"I'm going to hide that Fishman I beat up better so it doesn't cause trouble, and I came to look for someone, so I can't waste time." Oliver said.
Oliver left the house and headed to the village.
A few minutes later, Usopp woke up screaming.
"W-where am I?" Usopp asked, looking around.
"You're awake? This is my house." Nojiko said while sitting.
"You're that woman! Who are you?! What happened to the Fishman?" Usopp asked.
"Your friend beat him up and left him dying." The woman said, pointing at Zoro, who was sleeping. "I'm Nojiko, I grow tangerines here."
"Friend? Johnny?!" Usopp asked about his companion.
"I'm not sure if that was his name, but he did have bluish hair." Nojiko said.
"Oh, then Oliver. He really is strong." Usopp said, looking around for him. "Where is he?"
"He said he went to look for someone." Nojiko explained.
"If it's him, I'm sure he will." Usopp said confidently.
Meanwhile, Oliver was walking through the forest, making sure no one was around.
'Good, no one's here.'
Without checking his condition, he quickly bought a Fighting Style Gacha Token.
"Just one."
He summoned the gacha machine and inserted the token.
The wheel spun, and when the orb came out, it was bright gold.
"Epic!"
[Obtained: Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist]
The information on how to use it filled Oliver's mind, making a wide smile appear on his face.
"My first epic, and it's from an anime. Perfect."
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