40: Chapter 40: The Straw Hat Adventurers Attack, Don Quixote Family Killers AttackThat morning, the Straw Hat Adventurers sailed across the boundless ocean.They had returned to their original route, and according to Nami's estimate, they would reach the Ancient Island—Little Garden—by noon at the latest.
After Merry consumed the Swallow Swallow Fruit, the Golden Merry absorbed the building materials previously reserved for ship maintenance, completing a comprehensive upgrade and evolution.It's now more than doubled in size.Luffy estimates it's likely comparable to the future Thousand Sunny from the original story.Of course, the future Thousand Sunny can't be abandoned either!Now that Merry has consumed the Swallow Swallow Fruit, the ship spirit is effectively a Devil Fruit user.In the future, if any precious materials are needed, the ship spirit can simply consume them and rebuild the ship.
Come on, who could resist a transforming ship?Imagine the possibility of facing an enemy and suddenly, in the middle of a fight, their ship transforms into a Gundam and pins them to the ground.What a scene that would be!It would be hilarious!And what would it say after you were defeated?You got beaten to a pulp by a transforming ship?Just thinking about it is exciting.
Following Luffy and the others' suggestions, Merry began undergoing renovations: the keel, sails, and everything else were reinforced, eliminating the need to worry about being unable to cruise the world on her own.She was fully capable of handling a wide range of emergencies, even featuring Merry, the ship's "intelligent AI," who could adjust the ship to her liking.And there was no need to worry about enemy attacks; Merry would automatically strike back!The Merry's kinetic energy system had also been adjusted to accommodate various energy sources, though cola wasn't yet an acceptable option; it would have to wait until the shipwright (Franky) came aboard.That wasn't a big deal, though.
The Golden Merry is now fully equipped: the ship, including the cabins, is divided into four floors.The bottom floor houses the warehouse, the next floor houses the energy control room, the gym, and the crew's quarters, workroom, and dining room.The top floor houses the kitchen, medical room, and captain's quarters.In short, the Merry is now quite well-equipped, and it's ready for a luxury upgrade when the shipbuilder arrives!
"Nami!We will arrive at the Ancient Island - Little Garden in half a day, remember to prepare all kinds of protective gear and medicines!No accidents can happen!Didn't Ms.Dr.Kuleha prepare all kinds of protective gear for us when she heard that we were going to Little Garden?Everything on that island cannot be judged by common sense, we can only take precautions before it happens!" Luffy shouted.
"I know, I know.Haven't we all learned to be domineering?As long as we are careful enough, there are very few people who can threaten us!Besides, we still have our lovely Doctor Chopper!It's okay!" Nami said confidently.
"Even if you say I'm cute, I won't be happy!But!Even if I'm prepared, I must never take it lightly!" Chopper is still a shy person.
"Roger that!Doctor Chopper!"
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After sailing for about an hour, an unexpected person suddenly attacked.A strange object suddenly flew in the distant sky, and everyone felt that this thing was an enemy, not a friend!
Luffy looked closely.Hey, isn't that Buffalo, the Don Quixote family warrior?And what's that on his back?In the original story, Caesar's secretary, that bird-woman, Monet?Remember she was also a member of the Don Quixote family?What's going on?It seems the events of this period have had quite the butterfly effect.Even enemies like the Don Quixote family, once only seen in the New World, are now making a formidable appearance.
Luffy raised his straw hat slightly, glanced at the two people flying over, turned to his companions and said:
"Looks like we're going to have to fight again!These two are fighters from the Donquixote family of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.They're not showing us any goodwill by coming here at this time."
"Well, Captain, just give the orders.Does anyone want to join in?If no one volunteers, I'll just start fighting!" Zoro was still full of fighting spirit.
"Since he's an enemy, I'll just take care of the fat guy flying in the sky.Even though the woman on his back is an enemy, I won't hit a woman." Sanji adhered to his chivalry.
"Luffy.Captain Luffy, is everything really okay?" Vivi was a little nervous.
Luffy comforted her and told her to relax and there was no problem.Only then did Vivi feel relieved.
"These two are members of the Don Quixote family.Buffalo, a user of the parahuman [Twist-Twist Fruit], can transform any part of his body into a propeller.He possesses the rare ability to fly, transforming into an airplane.His propellers can also generate typhoon-like winds.
Monet, a user of the Nature-type [Snow Snow Fruit] ability, can transform his wings to create snow, turning his body as cold as ice.Even if crushed by purely physical attacks, his body can instantly reassemble.He can also freely move through the snow he creates, even creating blizzards by spreading his wings.His weaknesses are heat and fire; proximity to hot objects negates his ice and snow abilities and burns him.
Luffy directly disclosed the information about the two of them.
"Straw Hat Adventure Group, were you the ones who killed Cloe?The young master ordered us to get rid of you!" At this time, Buffalo and Monet finally flew over the Golden Merry and declared condescendingly.
"Look, they are enemies." Usopp raised Black Hood's huge slingshot and wanted to shoot them down.
Chopper and Merry, two cute creatures, sat side by side, and there was no sign of tension at all.
Jin continued doing push-ups, ignoring the two men.
Buffalo and Monet were completely ignored.The crew on this ship dared to ignore them.He was so angry that he repeated what he had just said.
"Are they tape recorders?" Ajin finally reacted.
Luffy held his forehead helplessly.It seemed that Doflamingo hadn't gathered any intelligence at all.Since he had sent two such great gifts, he accepted them with gratitude!Thanks to Doflamingo for the rocket!
"Zoro, take them down."
Upon hearing this, Zoro swung his sword in a massive flying slash, and the two men plummeted headfirst with expressions of shock and fear on their faces.
Luffy was already used to such expressions, so he walked straight up to the two people who fell on the deck and poked them.
A terrifying streak of blood spread from Buffalo's body to his lower abdomen, and he had already fainted.Monet, his face covered in blood, looked up in horror and said, "What's wrong with you guys?How could there be such a thing as a monster like you in the first half of the game?"
Luffy smiled slightly and said, "Alright, I'm not interested in explaining this to you.What does that Doflamingo guy want to do?Is he that stupid?I was thinking we could just keep our distance for now, but you actually came here to kill us?Who gave you the courage?"
Monet remained silent, desperately trying to move her body and escape, but it was of no avail.Although the slash did not kill her, it scared her to death.
Luffy continued, "Alright, I'm not interested in wasting any more time with you guys, let's get going.Remember to tell Doflamingo in your dreams to leave us alone, or we'll just go get his head."
"Ding—Congratulations to the host for harvesting the Superman-type [Twist-Twist Fruit] and the Natural-type [Snow-Snow Fruit]."
Harvest a natural fruit and have a party!
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