When Zoro saw the town's supreme ruler, Captain Morgan, he immediately called out anxiously, "Hey, help me untie these ropes!"
But Lynn's attention was already captured—look at that guy! Over two meters tall, dressed in a white coat, with a massive axe strapped to his hand, and… a small door covering his mouth?
Lynn was baffled. How did he eat? How did he even go to the bathroom with that huge axe in hand?
Watching Morgan's coquettish, swaggering walk, Lynn's eyes lit up. "Amazing! Hey, how about that big guy comes aboard our ship as the chef? We could save on knives! Also… do you use that axe to scrape when you go to the toilet?"
Ding! "Congratulations to the host for completing a flirtatious operation…"
Everyone froze. Even Zoro, standing behind Lynn, momentarily forgot to ask for help untangling his ropes.
The navy soldiers stared at Morgan in fear. Judging by Morgan's face, he was about to lose it.
But Lynn was clueless and continued: "I heard your name's Morgan, right? But I think you should be called Brother Axe."
He eyeballed Morgan up and down. "Fits your build… but that door over your mouth? How do you eat?"
The room was silent, puzzled by Lynn's bizarre focus.
Ignoring their looks, Lynn pressed on, "Brother Axe, what's wrong? Constipated? Feeling uncomfortable? I happen to have this miracle medicine—bargain price, just 998 berry!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the host for completing a cool operation…"
Morgan snapped. Without asking who these people were, he barked at his marines: "What are you waiting for? Shoot and execute these rebels now!"
Instantly, dozens of navy soldiers aimed their guns at Lynn.
Zoro broke out in a cold sweat. Was this the end?
Noticing their tension, Lynn shrugged. "Why panic? Watch closely."
He slipped off his sandals and introduced them with pride: "My slippers—made in East Blue Windmill Village… Damn!"
Before he could finish, the marines fired!
"Space field, space exchange…"
Lynn waved his hand, and every bullet changed direction midair, ricocheting right back at the navy.
"Call out…"
Lynn vanished.
Everyone looked around, confused—until Morgan screamed.
Pah!
Lynn's slipper smacked Morgan's face. "Think you're so tough? I don't like that look. They call you Brother Axe, but you shoot first?"
Pah, pah, pah…
The crisp slaps echoed.
Morgan was stunned, unable to understand how Lynn appeared out of nowhere—and the power behind each hit.
Glass shattered atop the naval building.
Luffy returned, swords in hand.
Spotting Lynn thrashing Morgan with slippers, Luffy asked, puzzled, "What happened, Lynn? Didn't expect you to be such a bully. I want to duel you!"
Luffy snorted out two streams of air from his nostrils. Everyone instinctively turned to stare at this oddball.
Lynn stopped beating Morgan, who had fainted.
But now Luffy was causing trouble. Time to teach him a lesson too.
Lynn stood, pointed his slippers at Luffy, and said, "What do you want? Want me to beat you up?"
"Who's afraid of who? Come on!" Luffy grinned.
Coby quickly stepped forward, grabbing Luffy's waist to explain what happened.
"Ahahaha…" Luffy scratched his head awkwardly. "So that's how it is. Why didn't you say so earlier? Lynn really is a good guy!"
Zoro, furious, roared, "Enough, you two bastards! Untie my rope now!"
Morgan lay knocked out. To everyone's surprise, the marines ignored Luffy and his crew, staring at the unconscious Morgan—and then erupted into cheers.
"Right… Tyrant Morgan is down! We're free!"
"Did Morgan really get knocked out? Am I dreaming? Pinch me…"
"Hahaha, finally, I can live without being forced around!"
Lynn opened his system interface:
Host: Lynn
Strength: 1400 (1300 + 100)
Agility: 140 (130 + 10)
Stamina: 2700 (2300 + 400)
Conqueror's Haki: Level 2 (Stuns opponents, can be controlled freely; instantly stuns those with weak wills)
Flirty Coins: 7800.1 (6800.1 + 1000)
Space Backpack: Knife (Sword) Alias: Gao Feng
Friendly reminder from the system: Keep up the good work and be even more awesome.
Lynn then checked Luffy and Zoro's stats:
Luffy
Strength: 2000
Agility: 155
Stamina: 3700
Potential: Becomes stronger when facing tough opponents; unlimited potential; turns misfortune into fortune.
Zoro
Strength: 1500
Agility: 130
Stamina: 2500
Potential: Gains strength against strong opponents; unlimited potential; has violent tendencies. When taunted, has a chance to punch enemies in the face—a severe road idiot.
Lynn sighed. These two really are monsters! But why is there no "potential" shown on my panel?
Before he could ponder more, Luffy untied Zoro's ropes. Starving and weak, Zoro lost his balance and collapsed.
Lynn grinned. "Zoro, you've been tied up for over 20 days. What do you do when you need to pee or poop?"
Everyone looked at Zoro, curious.
Zoro's face flushed red, and he snarled, "Lynn, you bastard—I'm going to chop you up!!"
From the nearby building, Nami heard Lynn's question, paused, then covered her mouth and burst out laughing…
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