After Sandy, who had eaten and drunk his fill by the stream, rested under a tree for a while, he suddenly sensed something wrong.
"Damn it, how long has it been? Why hasn't that guy Zoro come back to switch shifts with me?"
Then he froze for a second. Who was Zoro?
Zoro was a guy who couldn't even find his way home!
Sandy immediately activated his Observation Haki to sense what was happening nearby.
Just like in the original story, one of the Giants had been ambushed, and the other was pinned to the ground by Mr. 3's Candle ability.
Meanwhile, Zoro, Nami, Sanji, and Vivi were about to be turned into wax figures!
Even worse, Luffy was sitting leisurely, drinking tea with that little girl, Miss Goldenweek!
It seemed Luffy had fallen for Goldenweek's special ability — the power to control others' emotions through color mixing.
Sandy couldn't sit still anymore. He had to hurry and help them. Who knew if they could get out of this one by themselves?
Previously, Mr. 5 hadn't dared to fight Sandy directly.
But this time, things were different. With Mr. 3's cunning plan, he dared to make another move against the Straw Hats — all for the bounty on the two Giants, worth a total of 200 million Belly!
After all, Mr. 5 wanted to redeem himself and stop being hunted by Baroque Works' senior agents.
At that moment, Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine were chasing Usopp, who was frantically riding Karoo through the jungle.
Elsewhere, a massive wax candelabra stood tall, with Zoro and the others trapped on top — their feet encased in hardened wax, completely unable to move.
Nearby, two Giants lay on the ground.
Dorry, who had drunk the bomb-poisoned alcohol planted by Mr. 5 and was injured from his duel with Brogy, was now unconscious.
Brogy, bound tightly by Mr. 3's Candle ability, was raging inside.
"These people are too despicable—to use such cowardly tricks!"
Mr. 3 smirked smugly. "You fools, everything in this world depends on brains, not brawn! We beat you with intellect, not brute force! Got it? Baka!"
Sanji, hands in his pockets, stood on the candelabra. "That idiot Luffy's fallen for Goldenweek's trap again, and we can't move. Is this really the end? Never thought we'd go down like this."
Zoro gripped his sword tightly. "End here? If my feet can't move, I'll just cut them off. I'll still fight!"
"Are you crazy?!" Nami yelled. "If you cut off your feet, how will you fight afterward? Sandy, hurry up and save us! I don't want to die like this!"
Vivi panicked. "I can't die here! Alabasta still needs me! Sandy, what are you doing? Come save us!"
Sanji muttered, "He's probably sleeping soundly on the ship like some idiot."
Nami froze. "There's actually a chance that's true! What do we do now?!"
The terrified looks on their faces filled Mr. 3 with twisted delight. "Yes, that's it! Show me more of that pain and despair! Your agony is my art! Harden in fear!"
Nami glared back. "Don't get cocky, you creep. When Sandy finds out, you're dead! He's got a temper!"
Sanji nodded. "I'll second that."
"Oh? What do you agree with?"
Suddenly, a calm yet intimidating voice came from above.
Everyone looked up — Sandy was walking through the air, dressed in flowing robes, long hair fluttering behind him, exuding an aura of otherworldly grace.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing a pheromone system operation. Reward: one copy of "Basic Swordsmanship."]
Sandy rolled his eyes. "Basic Swordsmanship? Are you kidding me? The system's got jokes."
But he didn't care. This was the perfect time to show off.
Nami immediately yelled with relief, "Sandy, you bastard! You're finally here! Hurry up and save us!"
Vivi cried tears of joy. "Sandy, thank goodness!"
Sanji muttered bitterly, "Still showing off, huh?"
Zoro growled, "Quit acting cool and destroy that rotating wax candelabra already!"
Mr. 3's eyes widened in shock. "You—you can walk through the air?! What the hell are you?!"
Zoro and the others finally realized what they were seeing.
"Wait—did he just walk through the air?"
"I didn't know the Space Fruit could do that…"
"Who knows, but that guy's getting scarier every day."
Even Nami and Vivi were speechless, their faces a mix of awe and exasperation.
Luffy, under Goldenweek's color control, wanted to shout "Sugoi!" but the emotion reversal made him feel miserable instead.
Goldenweek just stared blankly at Sandy, forgetting to even pick up her fallen teacup.
Sandy smiled proudly. "Not bad. All that training paid off."
Zoro shouted again, "Quit your showing off and cut down the damn candelabra already!"
Sandy smirked. "You guys sure know how to call for help. Mr. 3 and his friends here? They're small fry. And yet, you almost got wiped out. Embarrassing."
Mr. 3, now terrified, quickly created his strongest move — a giant wax robot — preparing for battle.
Sandy didn't attack immediately. He waited, watching the formation with interest.
Then, flashing forward, he appeared right in front of Miss Goldenweek.
"Hey there, little sister," he said, smiling slyly. "How about becoming my… uh, daughter? No, wait, my companion?"
Goldenweek blinked, startled. "Uncle, who are you? What do you want? Don't come closer!"
"Uncle?" Sanji nearly fell over laughing on the candelabra. "Hahaha! Uncle Sandy!"
Sandy could almost hear their laughter echoing in his head. Fine. Uncle it is.
He straightened up, forcing a smile. "Little sister, there are some beautiful goldfish on my ship. How about Uncle takes you to see them?"
"Pfft—hahaha!" Sanji burst out laughing so hard tears rolled down his face. "He's actually trying to trick her with goldfish!"
Even Zoro lost control and laughed, while Nami and Vivi's faces flushed red in embarrassment.
This stinking Sandy was truly too shameless.