Chapter 240With a loud bang, Luffy slammed into the soft grass at the edge of the island like a cannonball, the powerful impact leaving a distinct, massive Kuma's paw-print crater in the ground."Whew, still alive."Luffy shook his slightly dizzy head, clutched his stomach, and climbed out of the crater, immediately straightening the Straw Hat on his head.He looked around and discovered that this seemed to be a massive valley where the surrounding plants were ridiculously large; even a random blade of grass was taller than him.However, what caught his attention even more was that, not far from the Kuma's paw-print crater he had just made, there was actually another identical, massive Kuma's paw-print!"Huh?"Luffy felt a surge of joy. "Could it be that someone else was sent here just like me?"He immediately recalled the notes about his crewmates' destinations, none of which indicated anyone would come here."Is it someone else? Or did Kuma send others nearby too?"Before he could figure it out, a wave of even more intense hunger swept over him like a tsunami, making him almost unable to stand steady.Filling his stomach was the top priority right now!Just then, a loud, rumbling noise came from the dense forest nearby, and the ground trembled slightly.Immediately after, a giant wild boar several meters tall crashed through several small trees, charged out with red eyes, and locked onto Luffy, who was standing in the clearing, as its prey.Good, excellent! As someone at the bottom of this island's food chain, he hadn't encountered food weaker than himself in a long time."Roar!"The giant wild boar let out a threatening roar, lowered its head, aimed its sharp tusks at Luffy, and scraped its hind hooves against the ground, preparing to charge.However, looking at this aggressive wild boar, Luffy wasn't afraid at all; instead, his eyes instantly lit up, and drool uncontrollably spilled from the corner of his mouth."Meat, it's meat!"Luffy unintentionally radiated the terrifying aura of an apex predator, causing the previously ferocious wild boar to stiffen suddenly, its charge coming to a halt.No, is it not? Wait, is it like that group of women, a terrifying upright ape?The animal's instinctual fear made it perceive the terrifying power contained within the little creature before it.It became afraid and even began to retreat slowly.But it was too late.In Luffy's eyes, this was no longer a wild boar, but walking food."Rubber... uh, never mind, just go for it! Don't ruin the meat."Luffy didn't even bother using a technique; relying on the still-formidable martial arts he possessed after awakening, he flashed to the side of the wild boar, his fist wrapped in a faint Armament Haki, and slammed a punch into its temple.Bang! With a dull thud, the giant wild boar didn't even grunt before crashing to the ground, knocked unconscious."That hurts a bit." Luffy shook his arm.Fighting people now usually meant mutual injury. But when it came to pain tolerance, his was extremely high."Fire, let's start a fire!" Luffy rubbed his hands, unable to wait.He looked around and quickly gathered some dry giant leaves and branches.Although he didn't have Sanji's exquisite culinary skills, he had at least learned from Sanji, so his cooking level wasn't low.He knew how to find basic seasoning plants and how to start a fire.He extended his finger, focused his mind slightly, and a faint spark of electricity emerged from his fingertip.This was the residual electricity in his body. Using a tiny bit of the electricity stored from the first phase was enough to start a fire.The spark ignited the dry tinder. Soon, a campfire was roaring.Next, he deftly processed the wild boar and set it on the fire to roast.At the same time, he found several types of giant plant leaves and roots with salty and aromatic qualities nearby, crushed them, and applied them to the meat as natural seasoning.Before long, the alluring aroma of roasted meat began to permeate the air, and grease dripped onto the fire, making a sizzling sound that whetted the appetite.That's why they say that if you have some skills, you at least won't worry about starving while out in the world, and you can even live comfortably.Before, Luffy would just start a fire and roast meat, gulping it down once it was cooked. Now, he had some standards.Luffy stared unblinkingly at the gradually golden-brown roast boar leg, drool flowing all over the ground."Almost there, almost there... I can eat it soon!"Not long after, a figure was quietly approaching, observing the scene with trepidation.It was none other than the Ghost Princess, Perona, one of the former Mysterious Four of Thriller Bark.She had been sent to this island by Kuma for several days already.This island was filled with giant beasts everywhere. Although she was a Devil Fruit Userof the Ghost-Ghost Fruit, her ghosts couldn't help her turn those beasts into roast meat.Not to mention that those giant creatures were even more terrifying than zombies! Some could breathe fire, some had hard shells, and some were incredibly fast.This had caused endless suffering for a princess who was used to commanding zombies in a gloomy castle and whose own combat ability wasn't outstanding.Her Kumacy wasn't by her side, and she didn't even have anyone to talk to.For these past few days, she could only hide in relatively safe areas, relying on picking some familiar non-poisonous wild fruits to barely stave off hunger, living in fear and misery.If this continued, she would go crazy!Just now, hearing a huge commotion here, Peronahad hidden in a hurry, fearing it was some terrifying giant beast fighting.But then, the rich aroma of roast meat wafted over, causing her stomach, which was already bland from only eating fruit, to protest violently."Meat, it's the scent of meat."Perona hid in a cave, secretly swallowing her saliva, her face filled with longing and struggle."So fragrant, I haven't eaten hot meat in such a long time." Gulp.In the end, the desire for food overcame the fear of the unknown danger.She gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, and decided to take the risk to get closer and take a look.What if, what if it was some kind-hearted person who was also stranded and roasting meat?Perhaps she was lucky and encountered two beasts that breathed fire at each other and roasted each other?Impossible? How can you say it's impossible when you haven't even seen it!She carefully pushed aside the grass and crept toward the campfire.The first thing that came into view was that giant roasted wild boar, grilled on the fire until it was crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and sizzling with oil."!!!" Perona's eyes instantly turned into stars, and drool almost poured out.However, there was no one by the campfire."Strange, where is the person who was roasting the meat?"She was wondering, when suddenly, someone gently tapped her on the shoulder from behind."Hey.""Yaaaaahhh!!" Perona was scared out of her wits, let out a scream, and spun around violently.What came into view was a face she absolutely never wanted to see again.Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy!Chapter 325: Temptation, Does Perona Want to Eat?If one were to ask who Perona feared most, Luffyundoubtedly ranked first.The result of scaring others all day is ultimately being scared by others.Back at Thriller Bark, Luffy shattered her ghost dream with three punches.During the great retreat, she bumped into that face again.And it was the same this time!"It's a dream, I must be dreaming. This is a nightmare, it'll be fine when I wake up, good night Kumacy..."She kept saying it, but the impact of Luffy's face was stimulating Perona's nerves.Over-frightened, coupled with the exhaustion and hunger of the past few days, her eyes rolled back, and she very simply fainted, collapsing to the ground.Luffy had just gone nearby to find another spice he thought tasted good, and when he returned, he saw a pink-haired woman wearing a Gothic Lolita dress and holding a small parasol, sneaking around and drooling next to his roast meat.This face looked a bit familiar.Luffy touched his chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Isn't this the woman who released ghosts at Thriller Bark?"He examined the fainted Perona, looked at the meat almost ready on the fire, and an idea suddenly popped up.How about making do? After all, she was still a Devil Fruit User."Forget it for now, my stomach is the most important!"He picked up the fainted Perona, placed her in a relatively clean spot by the campfire, and then immediately returned all his attention to that life-saving roast boar leg."Finally, I can dig in!"Can't wait, he tore off a massive chunk of meat that was roasted just right, didn't even care about the heat, opened his big mouth, and bit down hard!The rich aroma of meat instantly exploded in his mouth, the succulent fat and firm texture bringing unparalleled satisfaction.Luffy was so moved he almost wanted to cry."I'm alive, I'm finally alive!""No, you let me out! How can you hog all the food like this!" Nika was cursing loudly."Huh? You still need to eat?""Bullshit, my energy has been sucked dry by you, hurry up."After much persuasion, Nika was finally let out, but when she saw that most of the meat was gone, her eyes went wide.Is this guy even human?Luffy ate the meat in big mouthfuls, his muscles seemingly crying out.This reminded him of when he was a child and his grandfather Garp threw him into the forest, and it was just like this.Luffy: "..."I really don't want to remember that. Better just eat.While he was gorging himself, Perona, who had fainted nearby, had her eyelashes tremble slightly, as if there were signs of her waking up.Perona was having a nightmare.
