40: Chapter 40 The Three TrappedUsopp, who had just run over, saw the two about to have a close conversation.Looking at Luffy's murderous gaze, Usopp subconsciously swallowed."L.L.Luffy, if I say I didn't mean it, would you believe me?"
Luffy, a benevolent smile on his face, flashed behind Usopp and delivered a powerful punch to his head.Uta also joined in, kicking Usopp, who was rolling on the ground clutching his head.She'd finally had some time alone with her boyfriend, and he'd finally gotten his act together and kissed her, only to be interrupted!Increasingly angry, Uta added a few more kicks.Looking at Usopp lying on the ground, bewildered, Uta gave a haughty snort and walked aside."Luffy, Luffy, I'm here to tell you that on our journey to find fresh water, Sanji and I encountered two giants.One, thinner, is called Dorry, and the other, fatter, is called Broly.They're both warriors from Elbaf, and also great pirates with a combined bounty of 200 million Berries.Sanji and I met them and had a great time, becoming friends.Luffy, if you want to find them, just keep walking along this road."
After saying that, Usopp pretended to faint.Watching Usopp's antics, Luffy shook his head helplessly, took Usopp's hand, and headed in the direction Usopp indicated.Halfway there, Luffy suddenly looked up and, sensing with his wood elemental power, noticed a fruit among the trees beside them that looked different from the others.Judging from its appearance, it somewhat resembled a Devil Fruit."Luffy, what's wrong?Did you find something?"
Uta, curious, asked Luffy, who had suddenly stopped.Following his gaze, Uta also spotted the strange fruit.Luffy stretched out his arm, plucked the fruit, and took a closer look.Sure enough, he found another one!This made Luffy marvel at the power of the protagonist's halo; he casually found a Devil Fruit.He wondered what kind it was.If it was still useless, he'd find an opportunity to sell it along with the one he found last time."Detected Logia type.Earth-Earth Fruit.Congratulations to the host for mastering a new element: Earth."
Suddenly, the system activated.Before Luffy and the others could react, the Earth-Earth Fruit in their hands lost its Devil Fruit power and became an ordinary fruit.Meanwhile, an additional power appeared within him.Uta, witnessing this, was dumbfounded.She had only heard that after a Devil Fruit user dies, the Devil Fruit power within them would seek out a nearby fruit to parasitize and become a new Devil Fruit.But she had never heard of a Devil Fruit losing its Devil Fruit power.Unable to understand, she could only give up.After all, the world is full of wonders.Little did she know that the culprit was right beside her.At this moment, this culprit was questioning his system: "Wait, didn't you say that I could only master new elements as my strength increased?Then why can you extract Logia-type power to become my new element now?What, you say you forgot?No, how could you forget something so important?Right, I forgot to ask you, like the Multiply Fruit and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit that Nami and I ate, do those two Devil Fruit users in this world still have their Devil Fruit power?"
The system casually remarked, "System products are always top-notch." Luffy understood then that he and Nami had eaten Devil Fruits enhanced and modified by the system.Although they were the same type, their powers were different.This meant that they had broken the tradition that it was impossible for two people in this world to possess the same Devil Fruit power.After complaining about the system a few more times, Luffy put his arm around Uta's slender waist and continued towards the finish line.Just as they reached the vicinity of their destination, Usopp's angry voice rang out: "MR.3, MR.Goldenweek, you guys are too despicable!You actually used such underhanded methods to sneak attack Dorry and Brogy!If you have the guts, put us down for a fair fight!"
"What do you mean we're too despicable?This is called a scheme, don't you understand?You're really a bunch of newbies, you can't even understand such a simple principle," a disdainful voice rang out.Luffy and Uta exchanged a glance, knowing Usopp was in danger.They immediately sped up and rushed to the source of the voice.In the open grass ahead stood a giant cake made of candles, slowly rotating.Usopp, Vivi, and Nami were trapped on it, unable to move, their bodies covered in candles.Beside the candle cake lay two giants, but one of them seemed to be in bad shape, coughing up blood."It won't be long before these floating in the air." "The powder from Luffy's magic will completely invade your internal organs, and then you will become beautiful candle statues!" At this moment, a man with a large "3" on his head laughed triumphantly.Hearing Luffy's words, Usopp's face changed drastically, and he cried out that Luffy was being incredibly rude.Luffy covered his face, unwilling to admit that this guy was his comrade.He was clearly a Devil Fruit user and had mastered both types of Haki, yet he still had to ask him for help.But he couldn't ignore his comrade.Luffy rushed over and aimed at the candle cake.At this moment, Luffy suddenly felt an urge to sit down, drink tea, and eat senbei.He shook his head and threw this thought away."Karaki Karaki-chan.Gum-Gum Flame Cannon!"
Luffy's palms, blazing with intense heat, struck the candle cake.In an instant, the enormous cake burst into flames.Miss Goldenweek, standing behind Luffy, stared in disbelief at what had just happened.She had clearly drawn a pattern on Luffy's back with the Green of Tranquility, yet he seemed unaffected.The little girl, realizing she was outmatched, tried to escape but was immediately put to sleep by Uta's Hypnotic Music.Uta looked at the peacefully sleeping girl on the ground; if she hadn't failed to harm Luffy.It's probably not as simple as just falling asleep.The candle cake melted quickly under the scorching flames.Luffy jumped into the sea of fire and rescued the two girls.Usopp, covered in flames, ran around wildly until he jumped into a small puddle and calmed down.The man with the three-foot-tall head was about to ambush Luffy when he was suddenly bound by wooden vines that sprouted from the ground.Caught off guard, he fell flat on his face.After rescuing the two giants, a charred Usopp complained to Luffy for not saving him while briefly explaining the situation.The one Luffy had tied up and the one Usopp had hypnotized were both assassins from Baroque Works.One was a Paramecia-type Wax-Wax Fruit user, and the other was a realistic painter who could hypnotize enemies with color.They had accepted a mission from the Baroque Works boss.The Straw Hat crew, who came to eliminate Vivi's escort, saw the two giants and conceived the idea of capturing them.They first planted a bomb in Dorry's sake, causing Dorry to lose the duel between the two giants.Mr.3 took advantage of Brogy's inattention and used his ability to fix him to the ground, rendering him unable to move.Then, he used his ability to create fake wax figures of Luffy and Usopp to lure the three into a trap, which is why they were trapped.After listening to Usopp's explanation, Luffy looked at him with a disappointed expression, then opened his training space and summoned several strong fighters to train Usopp."Doesn't this guy know how to use Observation Haki?He fell into the enemy's trap so easily.It seems that his training will need to be greatly enhanced in the future," Luffy thought