Chapter 75 A Strange Apple Bomb Appears in Magic Valley TownNot to mention Fleet Admiral Sengoku, whose strength is on par with Garp, plus Vice Admiral Tsuru, the strategist, and three admirals who would never slack off.
Thinking of this, Luffy was overjoyed, squinting as he continued to enjoy Robin's supreme service.
"Hey! Everyone, come out and look! Jaya Island is just ahead!"
Usopp, holding his binoculars, jumped around excitedly like a monkey.
"Wow, not bad! The town over there looks pretty decent."
Nami, leaning on the railing, gazed at the buildings faintly visible in the distance, in high spirits. The Log Pose, constantly pointing to the sky, had been giving her a bit of a nervous breakdown lately.
"Haha, don't you guys think this island looks like one of those resort islands?"
Usopp, arms crossed, struck a comical pose and shouted excitedly.
Chopper, standing nearby, instantly switched to his goofy, wavy-eyed mode: "Really?! Really? A resort?"
Nami took a deep breath of the spring-like air, stretching her graceful figure: "Really! We definitely need to relax this time! How about we go for a hot spring bath? Like in Alabasta!"
Vivi's eyes lit up at the suggestion, nodding repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"
"Hot spring bath?"
Sanji's nose gushed blood at the mention of those three words, his whole body swaying: "Count me in! Count me in! To protect all the beautiful ladies, I'm willing to become their guardian angel!"
Nami and Vivi shouted in unison: "...Get lost! The one we should be wary of most is you, you pervert!"
Suddenly, Usopp noticed a row of large ships docked in the harbor, each with a ferocious beast carved on its prow: "Strange, why do all the ships docked in the harbor look like pirate ships? Am I seeing things?"
Nami slapped Usopp across the face, making him stumble. "Stop jinxing it! What pirate ship would dare park so openly in the harbor?"
Usopp rubbed the back of his head, giving an awkward, dry laugh. "Hahaha, you're right, how could a pirate ship..."
"Help! Murder!!"
A heart-wrenching scream suddenly pierced the previously relaxed atmosphere from the harbor ahead.
Nami, Vivi, Usopp, and Chopper instantly transformed into the world-famous painting "The Scream": (ΩДΩ)!
"What the hell is this place?!"
Zoro strolled over as if nothing had happened, looking at the group of cowards with disdain: "What are you guys so afraid of? We're Marines, you know!"
Nami, Vivi, Usopp, and Chopper roared in unison: "You think we're all like you bunch of freaks?!"
Nami, Vivi, and Usopp: "..."
Chopper was mercilessly kicked out of the group chat...
Nami, Vivi, and Usopp continued to roar: "You think we're all like you bunch of freaks?!"
Chopper looked completely bewildered: "???"
Zoro looked speechlessly at this group of comedic clowns: "Alright, alright, let's go, let's go to town to resupply."
Nami and the others leaned against the railing, shaking their heads vigorously, resolutely refusing to disembark.
Usopp even clutched his chest, about to collapse: 'I can't take it anymore, I suddenly got a strange disease that makes me die as soon as I land on an island!'
Chopper panicked: "Ahhh!! Usopp, hold on! Let me see! Don't die!!"
Usopp: "Hey..."
"Looking around, all I see are walking Beli."
Luffy stared at the pirates wandering around the town and whistled lightly.
Zoro excitedly jumped off the ship, a wicked, bloodthirsty grin spreading across his face. "Ah, this town looks interesting. Hey, you perverted cook, aren't you coming along?"
Sanji looked at Luffy and Zoro with disdain. "Idiots, how could I possibly leave so many lovely ladies behind to go shopping with two stinky men like you?"
"Right? C.C.-chan~"
Sanji instantly seemed to be injected with adrenaline, jumping three feet high on the spot: "Yes!!"
Everyone facepalmed. "Damn, this guy's practically been tamed into a slave."
Luffy and Zoro rolled their eyes at Sanji, then strode towards the center of Mock Town.
As they walked, the town was filled with an atmosphere of violence. Arguments and fights were commonplace, and the air reeked of blood.
Some hot-tempered men even drew their swords and started slashing each other at the slightest provocation.
"What's going on with this town?"
Zoro frowned, curiously surveying the menacing-looking passersby.
It didn't look like a normal island town at all; it resembled a large criminal detention center.
Moreover, everyone they'd walked through had been staring at them with ill intent, their eyes like daggers. Wherever they went, people avoided them like the plague.
Luffy stretched, yawning casually, and said, "Whatever. I'm in a good mood today. If these small fry know what's good for them and don't mess with us, we'll let them go. Otherwise, I don't mind sending them to their deaths for free."
Upon hearing this, the pirates nearby instantly flared with anger.
A few hotheads even wanted to rush forward and teach Luffy a lesson, but their companions held them back tightly.
"Damn it, this kid's too arrogant! I have to teach him a lesson!"
"Huh? You? That's the ruthless guy who took down the Shichibukai Crocodile! Do you want to die?"
"Who knows if it's true or not, but I heard this guy has ridiculously strong connections in the Navy, a typical Navy crony. We can't afford to mess with him!"
"Pah! Turns out he got in through connections!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down. He's a vice admiral, no matter what. Killing him will definitely cause a lot of trouble!"
Zoro: "..."
"No wonder these people are looking at us strangely. It's because we're too famous."
Just then, a sickly old man suddenly collapsed like a tattered sack in front of Zoro and Luffy.
Behind him was a skinny white horse, looking like it was about to breathe its last.
Zoro: "Look, this is the legendary horse-riding accident scene."
Luffy's lips curled into a wicked, arrogant smile: "Yeah, he definitely fell off his horse!"
"Cough! Cough!"
Doc Q lay on the ground, coughing violently in pain.
Zoro: "Ah, he looks like he's about to die."
Luffy: "Yeah, he definitely looks like he's in a lot of pain."
Doc Q: "..."
Are you guys just going to watch and not do anything? Can't you have a little compassion and help me up?!
Doc Q struggled to raise his withered arm, about to cry for help.
But Luffy had already stepped over his head.
Zoro remarked, "The Grand Line is truly a place where all sorts of birds can be found. Even someone nearly dead can set sail."
"Right? I knew bringing you out of that little pond in the East Blue was a brilliant decision."
"Only this point, I reluctantly agree..."
The two chatted as if no one else was around, disappearing around the corner.
Poison Q: "..."
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This is ridiculous! What happened to the supposedly righteous Navy? They have absolutely no humanity!
Even if Luffy already knew this guy was the treacherous doctor from the Blackbeard Pirates,
in this godforsaken place teeming with pirates, the sudden appearance of such a strange character was unsettling, even for Zoro, let alone Luffy with his god-like perspective.
Luffy and his crew hadn't gone far.
A large crowd of onlookers was pointing and whispering around a shop that had been bombed to ruins.
"What happened? What happened?"
Zoro asked a passerby curiously.
"A strange guy just gave some apples to the people inside, but those apples contained bombs, and all five of them were blown to bits."
Zoro frowned slightly as he looked at the carnage in the shop.
Luffy raised an eyebrow. If things were going according to the original script, he should be receiving Doc Q's lucky apple by now, but Luffy wasn't interested in risking his life for that probability.
Considering that Blackbeard and his gang were all here, and that he might not be able to defeat Blackbeard on land with his current strength, Luffy didn't plan to make a move right now.
"This town is really bizarre," Zoro frowned, looking at the ruins. "There isn't even a cop to maintain order; it's practically a lawless place."
"Let's go," Luffy called out. "Let's find a comfortable place to rest. I remember there's a pretty luxurious resort villa on this island."
"Huh? Weren't we supposed to be looking for clues about Skypiea before our magnetism runs out?"
"Oh, don't worry about the details. I can go to Skypiea anytime I want."
Luffy waved his hand with a laugh, looking completely nonchalant.
Soon, led by Luffy, the walking map, the two passed through the noisy town and arrived at a picturesque seaside villa.
The summer sun shone brightly, and the wind rustled the palm leaves, giving Luffy the instant illusion of being on vacation in Sanya.
"Wow, there are such luxurious villas at sea!" Zoro looked around with surprise. "But why can't I see a soul in sight?"
Just then, a large-headed waiter in a uniform rushed out in a panic. "Guests! Guests, this is really difficult for me... This place has been completely booked by Mr. Bellamy and his crew. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed in."
"Huh? So this is a hotel?" Zoro tilted his head, curiously examining the villa. "It's certainly quite grand."
"Guests, if Mr. Bellamy sees you, the consequences will be severe."
The shop assistant, sweating profusely, pleaded with the two seemingly unfazed individuals, "I'm begging you, please just leave, okay?"
"Huh? Can't we even look around? Who's making such a big fuss?" Zoro glared at the nagging shop assistant.
"Hey! What's all the noise about!"
Just then, a long-haired man in sunglasses, wearing a fur coat and with a beautiful woman by his side, walked in. "Where did these two clueless country bumpkins come from?"
The shop assistant trembled, bowing and scraping, his voice trembling, "Master Sakis! Welcome back! No, this..."