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Smack!
Smack smack smack!
Across the myriad worlds, everyone collectively slapped their foreheads.
Just a while ago, Luffy had been so damn cool while lecturing Vivi—so composed that people actually started having hope for him.
And then…
Not even three seconds later, the cool act shattered completely.
He finally made it into the enemy's headquarters, and instead of being cautious, what does he do? Walks straight into an obvious trap—and drags his entire crew down with him.
The stupidity was physically painful.
"I take it all back! That Straw Hat guy really is an idiot!"
"Who falls for something that obvious? Classic Luffy!"
"And he even got everyone else caught too!"
"That smoke Marine, Smoker—he was so badass when he first appeared, but now? Negative cool points!"
"Of course. That's what happens when you hang around Straw Hat!"
"No matter how cold and serious you are, once you're with him, you turn into a golden retriever!"
Across worlds, people were roasting Luffy without mercy.
At Marine Headquarters' training field, Smoker, currently being "publicly executed" by ridicule, had a face redder than an apple.
As whispers spread among the marines around him, literal smoke began curling off his head.
"Smoker, seriously? Falling for something like that? Doesn't sound like you at all,"Tashigi's fellow female officer, Tina, said with a strange look.
"Shut it! It's all that guy's fault!"
Smoker gritted his teeth so hard they almost sparked.
Meanwhile, in the Konosuba world—
Kazuma couldn't stop laughing. "Hahahaha! Oh man, this is priceless!"
"Now's not the time to laugh, you idiot!"Megumin scolded. "Luffy and his crew are in serious danger!"
"Haha—sorry, sorry! But come on, they're hilarious! It's like they're comedy geniuses! This whole crew's a walking disaster!"
For once, Kazuma had found people even unluckier than himself, and he was loving it.
In the Demon Slayer world—
"What do we do? What do we do?! Luffy and the others are in trouble!"Mitsuri Kanroji was panicking.
"Those cages are made of Seastone, designed to neutralize Devil Fruit users,"Tengen Uzui said, shaking his head. "Even that smoke Marine can't get out. This is bad."
"It'll be fine!"Tanjiro said with his usual optimism."Not all of them got caught—Vivi, Chopper, Sanji are still outside! Plus that Navy girl, Tashigi! There's still hope!"
In Akame ga Kill's world—
"If it were the Night Raid crew, getting caught like that would mean game over,"Wuliuqi said lazily, hands behind his head, one leg crossed. "But with Luffy's bunch? Somehow it still feels like a comedy. Can't even get nervous watching them."
On the Viewing Screen
"Crocodile, you bastard! Fight me one-on-one!"
Luffy grabbed the Seastone bars and yelled before collapsing again.
Ignoring him, Crocodile turned toward the entrance.
Vice President of Baroque Works, Nico Robin, arrived—with Princess Vivi beside her.
"Crocodile!!!"
Enemies met, and fury flared.
Even knowing she couldn't win, Vivi still rushed at him.
Of course, it did nothing. He swatted her aside effortlessly.
Smug in victory, Crocodile leisurely poured himself a glass of wine and began explaining his grand plan.
While Luffy's crew was trapped here waiting to drown, Baroque Works had already set their "Utopia Operation" in motion.
Mr. 2 Bon Clay, disguised as King Cobra, was running wild—burning, looting, and driving the rebels into a frenzy.
The rebellion's numbers, once 700,000, would soon double.
"That bastard Crocodile! So despicable!"Naruto yelled furiously.
"Toying with lives like that, starting a million-man war… what does he even think human life is?"Twilight from Spy x Family murmured, face grim.
"That smug face pisses me off. I just wanna punch it,"Natsu said, fists flaming.
"It's okay. Luffy's gonna send him flying!"
Across the worlds, everyone believed in him.
But—
Their so-called hero was currently screaming his head off, completely panicking.
The underground base was leaking.
Crocodile had activated the base's self-destruct sequence.
Water from the lake was flooding in, ready to drown everyone trapped inside the Seastone cages.
Of course, in his twisted humor, Crocodile had left one way out—
The key to the cage was inside one of the massive banana gators swimming in the lake.
If Vivi could somehow find and defeat the right one, she could save them.
But defeating one of those monsters, let alone a dozen, was impossible for her.
That was exactly why Crocodile did it—watching her struggle helplessly was part of his entertainment.
Just imagining Vivi fighting desperately before being devoured made him grin.
Unfortunately for him—
He hadn't accounted for one wildcard.
At the last second—
Mr. Prince, Sanji, arrived!
A single kick, one gator down. Another kick, another victory. Stylish, smooth, and right on time.
"Whoa! Mr. Prince is here!""I knew it! Sanji was the hidden ace!""Crocodile's people don't even know he exists!"
Across the worlds, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Back in the One Piece World
At the Baratie floating restaurant—
"Mr. Prince? Please. Just say Sanji. Guy's so full of himself.""Yeah, but he nailed it this time. Gotta give him credit.""Didn't embarrass the restaurant either. Good job, kid."
The chefs chatted proudly—until Zeff's peg leg smashed into their heads.
"Less talking, more cooking, you lazy punks!"
In the Toriko world—
"Sanji's amazing," Komatsu said with admiration. "He can cook and fight. Compared to him, I…"
"Don't underestimate yourself, Komatsu," Toriko said seriously. "Everyone's got their own strengths. When it comes to cooking, no one tops you."
In Food Wars, at the Polar Star Dorm—
"Sanji's so cool!"Megumi gushed.
"He's got skill, strength, and passion for food—and he's a total gentleman. Only flaw is… well, he's a bit too into women. If not for that, he'd be the perfect prince."Yūki said with a teasing smile.
"Ehh? Yūki-chan, don't tell me you're—"Ryoko narrowed her eyes playfully.
"Man, I'd love to cook alongside him someday,"Sōma said, eyes sparkling.
"The flooding's stopped, but this isn't over yet,"Reborn muttered quietly in the Hitman Reborn world."The real crisis is only just beginning. If they don't move fast, the rebellion can't be stopped."
Back on the Viewing Screen
Having escaped the underground trap, the Straw Hat crew wasted no time—they headed straight for Alubarna.
Just as people were wondering how they'd get there—
Chopper appeared with the perfect transport: a giant moving crab.
Riding the crab, the crew raced toward the capital.
But—
Before they got far, sand lashed out, and a golden hook yanked Vivi off the crab's back.
Luffy reacted instantly, saving her before she fell.
He told the others to keep going while he faced Crocodile head-on.
The final showdown had arrived.
The Straw Hat Pirates versus Baroque Works.
Luffy versus the Warlord Crocodile.
The clash between captains was inevitable.
"You've caused quite enough chaos already, Straw Hat Luffy,"Crocodile said coldly.
"That girl of yours—too soft, too naive. She wants to save everyone, and because she can't let go of anything, she'll only suffer more. She actually believes no one has to die in this rebellion. Such foolish idealism…"He smirked. "But as long as you're alive, she'll never give up. So I'll end it here—by killing you."
Luffy pressed a hand to his hat and slowly stood up.
Across the worlds, everyone stared wide-eyed.
"Wait—what!?"
"Who are you?"
That… that couldn't be Luffy talking.
My idiot Straw Hat would never sound that cool!
"Gu~ha~ha~ha! What a boring speech," Crocodile mocked, his grin sharp and cruel. "Looks like the hopeless one here is you. I've seen plenty of fools who died because they got too close to others."
He pulled a sand timer from his coat and tossed it casually onto the ground.
"I'll give you three minutes. Once that's up, I won't be in the mood to play anymore."
The battle between captains—between pride and power—had begun.
"Gum-Gum… Pistol!!"
Luffy attacked first. His arm shot out like a bullet, slamming into Crocodile's face and blasting half of it apart.
Sand scattered into the air. Crocodile, unharmed, closed the distance in an instant, swinging his golden hook.
Luffy dodged with a flip and countered midair, kicking straight through Crocodile's upper body—
But no matter how hard he hit, no matter how wild the attacks—nothing worked. Not a scratch.
"Ehh?! Why aren't Luffy's punches doing anything?!"
...
In the world of Naruto, the blond ninja gawked in disbelief.
"This is bad," Kakashi said gravely. "That Warlord, Crocodile, must be a Logia-type Devil Fruit user—like Luffy's brother, or that Marine Captain Smoker. A Sand-Sand Fruit user."
"Sand?!" Naruto blurted. "You mean like Gaara's sand jutsu? That's not good at all!"
As Gaara's friend, Naruto knew better than anyone how terrifying sand could be.
"No… this guy's sand is even more troublesome than Gaara's," Yamato murmured, expression tense.
...
Across the Fairy Tail world—
"He fights with sand? Is that the same kind of sand magic I use?" wondered Marcus, one of the lesser-known guild mages.
"Marcus, don't flatter yourself," Makarov sighed, shaking his head. "That Crocodile guy can turn his whole body into sand."
"The Sand-Sand Fruit…" Erza said quietly, her tone heavy. "His body itself has become sand—he's immune to all physical attacks. A very dangerous opponent."
"And what's worse," added Gojō Satoru from the Jujutsu Kaisen world, clicking his tongue, "they're fighting in the desert. That's literally his home turf."
"Isn't there any way to fight someone like that?" Inosuke from Demon Slayer shouted, fists clenching.
"There is a weakness," Zhang Chulan from The Outcast world said, shrugging. "Devil Fruit users are powerless against seastone or seawater. But it doesn't look like Straw Hat's got either."
"I remember that Marine guy, Smoker, had a seastone weapon," Gon from Hunter x Hunter chimed in. "Maybe he'll show up and give Luffy something?"
"It's possible," said Kasumigaoka Utaha from Saekano, idly swinging one leg as she mused. "Back in the casino, they could've just left him to drown, but they saved him anyway. Maybe that'll pay off somehow."
"If only Luffy had a vacuum cleaner," muttered Spider-Man from the Marvel world, voice half a whisper. "That's how I dealt with my sand guy."
Too bad.
All Luffy had were his fists.
Even knowing his punches did nothing, he didn't stop—he kept swinging, over and over, fists bursting through Crocodile's sand body again and again.
"I should be worried about Luffy right now," said Gabriel from her own heavenly world, tears of laughter in her eyes, "but watching that sand crocodile try to talk big and get punched mid-sentence—oh my god, I can't stop laughing!"
"Hah! He's mad! Crocodile's so mad—he keeps trying to act cool and gets cut off every time!" she wheezed, pounding the table.
But then—
Her laughter turned to a gasp.
On the light screen above all worlds, Crocodile finally decided he'd had enough.
He lifted his hand—"Desert Spada!"
A blade of compressed sand slashed out, splitting the desert apart like the world itself was tearing open.
This time, nobody laughed.
"Whoa… sand can be that strong?" gasped Jade from Jackie Chan Adventures.
And Crocodile wasn't even close to done.
"Desert Sunflower!"
The ground for dozens of meters turned into a whirlpool of quicksand, devouring everything in its reach.
Luffy ran for his life, barely escaping the swirling pit—and still refused to give up.
He tried everything: weaving his fingers into nets, puffing up his head to bite half of Crocodile's body clean off—his creativity left the whole multiverse howling again.
"Stop doing such stupid things!" Crocodile snapped, rage finally cracking through his smug calm.
He raised his hand again—another storm.
A miniature sandstorm twisted upward, growing rapidly into a monstrous tornado.
It howled toward Yuba, where the old man still fought to save his village.
The moment Luffy realized where it was headed, his face went pale. He sprinted after it, desperate to stop the storm.
But against a natural disaster, human strength meant nothing.
"Stop! Damn it, stop right now!" Luffy screamed, his usual reckless grin gone, replaced with raw panic.
And that moment of distraction—
Thud.
A sickening sound echoed through the desert.
The golden hook had pierced his body.
Across the infinite worlds, countless eyes widened in horror.
"You think you can beat me?" Crocodile's voice was calm, almost bored. "I've killed countless rookies like you, Straw Hat Luffy."
The multiverse went dead silent.
Then—
"No way… he actually stabbed the idiot?!"
"..."
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