I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

Under the astonished gazes of the mayor and his wife, Luffy led the way and rushed out of the store.

"Yes, Captain."

Bai Yun followed closely behind.

Next up was Zoro, "Alright!"

Sanji: "Wait for me, Nami."

Akith rushed out before Usopp, but tripped and fell flat on his face. "Ouch!"

Usopp sighed and pulled him up. "What are you doing?"

Borod gazed at the tall building and the diamond clock on it, said nothing, and followed the crowd.

........

The scene shifts, and Bai Yun and his group are flying towards the Poker City in a hot air balloon.

The grand challenge of Poker City has officially begun.

The first oddball is an old acquaintance, Sweet Queen and Jack the Pig.

"Oh dear, he's still alive."

From inside the pipe, the Sweet Queen, transformed into a paste-like form, emerged.

She's a user of the Paste-Paste Fruit. Whether her ability is strong or not is another matter, but the fact that she has to take off all her clothes to use it makes Bai Yun somewhat hesitant to replicate it.

"Wow, that sexy older sister was so exciting!!"

Sanji immediately looked over, and Usopp held him tightly, afraid that he might accidentally fall.

"That guy isn't normal; he's a Devil Fruit user."

Zoro knew she was acting strangely.

"Correct answer! It's a paste fruit."

Jack the Pig also came flying across the steel wire on his unicycle and threw his clothes to the Sweet Queen.

“Smart, Pig Jack, give them a reward.”

"okay!"

Then, Pig Jacks threw a white baseball.

"This kind of thing!"

Sanji jumped up and kicked the baseball, but spikes suddenly appeared on the baseball.

It slammed hard into Sanji's instep, who was wearing flip-flops, causing blood to splatter and Sanji to fall to the ground in pain. Borod immediately reached out and grabbed his foot.

Bai Yun jumped down, stepped into the air, and grabbed Sanji, trying to pull him up.

Sweetheart Queen appeared from behind.

"Oh no, you...you can't save him!!"

Her face contorted into a grotesque expression, and the Sweet Queen unleashed a torrent of paste from her hands, spraying it onto them.

"What the hell is this?!"

Bai Yun exclaimed in surprise.

Borod accidentally released Sanji, and Bai Yun, covered in glue, fell to the ground with Sanji. The landmine was instantly detonated, producing a violent explosion.

"White Shield! Sanji!!"

As the hot air balloon flew away, Luffy could only helplessly shout as he watched the explosion below.

.........

"If only I had my slingshot."

Upon reaching the poker door, Usopp sat on the ground and said helplessly.

"Stop making excuses, you clearly just lack courage."

Akis retorted.

"What?"

"Borod would even give up his hands for me."

Borod had just grabbed Sanji's right hand by the foot when his leather glove slipped off, revealing that Sanji's right hand was a mechanical arm.

"your hands..."

"For this guy."

Usopp looked at Akith.

Akis said proudly.

“That’s right, Borod is amazing. He’s a powerful man who has always protected me.”

Usopp couldn't stand it anymore. "You're the one who's always been the one being protected, what are you so smug about?"

"Because I am a child, and I have no power."

Classic, still a child.

Usopp stood up. "Kids or adults, whether you have power or not, it doesn't matter once you're out at sea!!"

"I hate people who take help for granted!"

Usopp and Akith's conversation reminded Luffy of the man who lost his arm for him.

Shanks' image appeared in the clouds, then slowly drifted away, "riding a crane to the west."

"Alright, it's time for the battle!"

"Kid, if you're scared, go back."

"What?"

"Because I don't help the weak."

"What? I wouldn't..."

"Really? Good luck then!"

After saying that, Luffy smashed the city gate with a single punch.

The Poker City Grand Challenge has begun, and there's also a rescue mission, except now there are two more people involved: Bai Yun and Sanji.

Chapter 115 Warm-up is over

"Speaking of which, doesn't this situation seem a bit familiar?"

"Zoron."

Bai Yun and Zoro were hung on the edge of the highest balcony in Poker City, on iron pillars that resembled crowns, cosplaying as "Jesus".

It feels like the old days are coming back.

Now there are two more, Usopp and Sanji.

Zoro was covered in yellow, feather-like throwing knives. "You like this feeling?"

"That's not true."

.......

Here's the situation.

Luffy smashed the gate of the Poker City with one punch and began to advance.

Before even entering the city, we encountered a skunk, whose special device could release stinky gas.

The stench was so bad that Luffy and his crew couldn't even move.

Usopp, wanting to prove his courage to Akihith, still caught up even without his slingshot.

However, the fact that he plugged the gas vent with his mouth shows that Usopp is a true man.

Usopp fainted from the stench and was captured.

But at least Luffy and his crew managed to get into the city.

After arriving in the city, Akis was knocked unconscious by an attack from behind.

At that moment, the doorway was blocked, the mechanism was activated, and the ground was lifted up. Zoro and Luffy immediately reached out to support themselves, otherwise they would have been crushed.

At this moment, Borod revealed his true colors, picked up Akis, and walked out of the mechanism.

He stole the Going Merry to lure Luffy and his crew into helping him defeat the Playing Card Pirates and save the island.

Arkis was sent back to his parents on the island.

He wasn't interested in diamond clocks.

But looking at Luffy and his crew now, I'm already disappointed; they can't beat any of them.

He prepared to fight on his own, leaving Akith behind and asking Luffy and the others to take care of him if anything happened to him.

If Bai Yun were here, he would shoot this guy even if he was crushed.

Are you out of your mind? We're already here, can't you just unlock the mechanism and we go together?

Will I be full of ambition and high aspirations in the future?

I'm going to beep beep beep.... (Too rude, probably won't pass censorship~ (￣▽￣～)~)

After Borod left, Zoro, who was under pressure, was ambushed by the Joker of the Poker Card Pirates.

The feather throwing knife was coated with paralyzing poison, and Zoro was also captured.

So, the current situation is that everyone else, except Nami, is tied up to cosplay "Jesus".

Luffy was still holding up the mechanism all by himself.

.........

"Thirty million?"

On the top floor, the Great Bear King asked the clown.