On the biting summit of Drum Rockies, the air was thick with the scent of gunpowder and sulfur. Facing Wapol's greedy, predatory gaze, Chopper did not retreat an inch.
"Viktor, this is my secret weapon—the Rumble Ball."
"Oh?" Viktor raised an eyebrow, his eyes scanning the small golden pill. "Looks like some kind of specialized drug."
Seeing this group of "pirates" ignoring him to chat, Wapol finally snapped.
"You bastards! How dare you ignore the King!" Wapol's mouth stretched wide as he let out a hysterical roar. "Chess! Kuromarimo! Isshi-20! Get them! Mince these arrogant fools into meat paste! Drown them in numbers!!"
"Yes, Lord Wapol!!"
At the command, the group of men in white coats—the "Isshi-20," who were meant to save lives—twisted their faces into grotesque masks of malice. Brandishing sharp scalpels and flintlocks, they surged toward the castle gates like a pack of wolves.
"Kill them!! For Lord Wapol!!"
Watching the swarming crowd, Luffy clenched his fists, ready to strike.
"Wait, Luffy." Viktor reached out, stopping him. He stood before the castle gates where the skull flag flew, looking at the twenty "elite doctors" with a flash of unmasked disgust.
"Doctors?" Viktor shook his head slowly, his handsome face devoid of warmth. "Soldiers who simply hold scalpels and follow orders to kill... aren't worthy of that title."
Before his voice even faded—
Hum—
Viktor slowly raised his head, his eyes snapping open beneath his hood. The crimson Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun rhythmically in the wind and snow. A strange, powerful wave of spiritual energy instantly enveloped the twenty men at the front.
No hand seals were made, nor any large-scale ninjutsu used. In the eyes of those guards, the Viktor standing there suddenly transformed into a demon wreathed in black flames, his red eyes threatening to pull their souls into hell.
"Ugh... ah..."
In an instant, the charge ground to a halt. The twenty fully armed elite doctors, like machines whose power had been cut, rolled their eyes back in unison, showing only the whites.
Thud, thud, thud...
Like a row of falling dominoes, all twenty fell into the snow, foaming at the mouth and twitching, instantly losing consciousness.
The field went silent. Wapol's jaw nearly hit the ground. "Wh-what happened?! Is this sorcery?!"
Viktor withdrew his gaze, the red light in his eyes fading. He leaned lazily against the castle wall and jerked his chin toward Luffy and Chopper. "Alright, the annoying trash has been cleared. The main course... is all yours."
Seeing his men taken out in a split second, Wapol's fear turned into vicious desperation. "Damn it! In that case... Munch-Munch Factory!!"
Wapol opened his cavernous mouth and swallowed Chess and Kuromarimo whole!
Gulp... Merge!!
Accompanied by the nauseating sound of chewing and shifting metal, Wapol opened his mouth again. A bizarre fusion leapt out—a creature with two heads, four arms, brandishing bows and boxing gloves.
Chessmarimo.
"Heh-heh-heh! Die, you low-life pirates! And you, too, red-nosed monster!" Chessmarimo appeared and immediately spat insults at Chopper, four arms waving as arrows and punches flew simultaneously.
"Monster..." Hearing that word, Chopper's body instinctively flinched. But in the next heartbeat, the image of Dr. Hiriluk's gentle smile and Viktor's words—"Monster is a title for the strong"—flashed through his mind.
Chopper looked up, his large, damp eyes now burning with an unprecedented flame of conviction. "That's right! I'm a reindeer! And I'm a monster! But to protect what I care about... I'll become a real monster if I have to!!"
"The Rumble Ball only lasts three minutes!" Chopper roared. "I'm finishing this right now!! Walk Point!!"
Chopper shifted into his slender deer form, his speed skyrocketing. He became a blur on the snow, easily dodging all of Chess's poison arrows.
"Heavy Point!!"
Facing Kuromarimo's heavy punch, Chopper transformed into his muscular human-beast form, taking the hit squarely without budging an inch.
"Jump Point!!"
He shifted again, using incredible jumping power to leap into the sky, maneuvering with such agility that the enemy couldn't lock on.
Seven-fold transformation! This dizzying array of changes left Chessmarimo completely disoriented.
Watching from the side, Viktor activated his Sharingan again, observing Chopper's changes with great interest. Oh? It's not just a simple Devil Fruit ability... Viktor watched the fluctuating life energy in Chopper. He's using medicine to forcibly alter the wavelength of his body, developing more forms based on the original three? This pill... is worth researching.
Just then, the scent of plum wine drifted over. Dr. Kureha had arrived at the doorway. She held her bottle, watching Chopper dominate the snowfield, a proud curve touching her lips.
"Hmph." Kureha glanced at Viktor. "So? My idiot son... isn't he something?"
Viktor turned to the 130-year-old "witch" and nodded with a smile. "He's truly impressive. Though..." Viktor teased, "Given the age gap, 'grandson' might be more accurate, wouldn't it?"
WHAM!!
Dr. Kureha's face went dark, and she delivered a brutal punch to Viktor's head without hesitation. "You want to die, you impolite brat?! Do you want to know the secret to my eternal youth?!"
Viktor rubbed his head, laughing bitterly. That old lady had a terrifying grip.
On the battlefield, the end was near. "Brain Point—Scope!!" Chopper shifted into his small hybrid form, hooves coming together as if activating a scanner. In his vision, the enemy's weakness became clear.
"I see it! The chin!!" Chopper's eyes sharpened. "Arm Point!!!"
His arms bulged with corded muscle. Those once-cute hooves became hammers capable of crushing boulders. Chopper leaped high, focusing all his power into his hooves, and slammed them into Chessmarimo's chin!
"Kokutei: Roseo!!!"
BOOOOM!!
Hoofprints bloomed like cherry blossoms. The giant fusion didn't even have time to scream before being blasted away, crashing into the snow with eyes rolled back, out cold.
"CHESS!! MARIMO!!" Wapol shrieked, seeing his last subordinates fall. "Damn it... damn it all!! If that's how it is, I'll destroy you and this cursed flag together!!"
Driven to a corner, Wapol played his final card. He devoured the cannons and steel of the castle, his body expanding into a mobile fortress: "Wapol House"!
"I am the King!! This country is mine!! I'll destroy whatever I want!!" A massive cannon barrel emerged from Wapol's head, aiming at the skull flag and Luffy. "DIE!!"
"NOT A CHANCE!!" Luffy shouted. Using his rubber abilities, he bounced off the castle walls like a nimble monkey, toyed with the clumsy Wapol. Frustrated, Wapol opened his massive "gate" of a mouth, trying to swallow Luffy whole.
"Gum-Gum—Shield!!" Luffy didn't retreat; he lunged forward, using his hands and feet to wedge open Wapol's jaws, stretching them to the limit.
"Mmph-mmph!!" Wapol struggled in agony.
Luffy, standing in Wapol's mouth, looked at the tyrant who only knew how to plunder. His gaze turned ice-cold. "You don't understand what a country is! And you don't understand what a doctor is! Someone who doesn't want to save people has no right to be a doctor!!"
Luffy released his hold, his body snapping back with extreme rubber tension. "And you have no right... to be a KING!!!!"
"Gum-Gum—" Luffy's palms slammed forward with all his fury and conviction. "—BAZOOKA!!!!"
BOOOOOM————!!!
His palms struck Wapol's steel-clad chest. The massive impact caved in the metal body instantly.
"AAAAAAAGH!!!" Wapol let out a piercing scream. His bloated body became a projectile, breaking the sound barrier and turning into a twinkling star as it pierced through the perpetual clouds of Drum Rockies. His final, pathetic roar faded into the distance:
"LONG LIVE THE UNNAMED COUNTRY————!!!"
Ding!
The star vanished on the horizon. As Wapol was sent flying, the heavy clouds that had loomed over Drum Island seemed to scatter, revealing a long-forgotten blue sky.
At the foot of the mountain, Dalton and the villagers looked up toward the summit. Seeing the tyrant disappear, they fell to their knees, weeping and embracing. The nightmare... was finally over.
In front of the castle, Viktor watched the "shooting star" as a pleasant system notification rang in his mind:
[Ding!]
[Defeated the main forces of the Tin Plate Pirates and assisted Luffy in blowing away Wapol. Minor plot deviation achieved.]
[Obtained Nin-Path Points: 1500.]
"Another fortune," Viktor muttered, his mood lifting. He walked over to Chopper, who was sitting in the snow, panting heavily after reverting from his transformation.
Chopper was exhausted, but his large eyes sparkled with excitement. He had done it. He had protected the Doctor's flag.
Viktor knelt down and patted the pink hat. A warm smile touched his face. "Nice work, Doctor Raccoon."
Chopper was about to correct him with "Reindeer," but he heard Viktor's next words. Viktor looked at him and said softly:
"Welcome... to the world of monsters."
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