The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

"Pee pee pee pee, when the match gets to the crucial moment, I'll use the Slow Ray on those three, making their movements incredibly slow. That way, Biku Panda and the others can easily win the match!!"

Having formulated his action plan in his mind, and with an intuition that it was foolproof, Foxy couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and laugh triumphantly:

"I'm so smart, phephephephe... huh?!!"

His laughter stopped abruptly before it was even finished.

“What… is going on?!”

He stared blankly at the suddenly out-of-control situation on the field, his wide smile now unable to close.

Inside the fighting arena at this moment.

"I was thinking that if I didn't move around more, my body would become rusty, so I planned to get some exercise..."

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With a snap, Sanji lit a cigarette for himself.

Then he brought it to his lips, took a deep breath, and exhaled a puff of white mist.

"It seems we'll have to wait for another opportunity."

"However, there's no point in taking action against these guys."

Zoro, unusually, crossed his arms and agreed with Sanji's opinion.

Right in front of them, Ah Niu was standing on the belly of a hamburger, raising his arms high and cheering excitedly.

At his feet lay a hamburger, which in turn lay on Piculus's body.

Piculus was lying on Biku Panda's back again, while Biku Panda naturally had a close encounter with the ground.

The three of them were all knocked down and piled up together by Ah Niu, like stacking building blocks.

Well, none of the three people lasted more than two seconds against Ah Niu, who had mastered Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and the Six Powers of the Navy, and was further enhanced by the Talent Potion.

The process of laying it down is very simple.

Ah Niu arrived in front of Hamburger in a second with [Shave] and punched him on the head with his Armament Haki-infused fist.

At the same time, the tail-like leg unleashed several Armament Haki kicks at Bikupanda.

After dealing with the two, he immediately used [Shave] on Biku Panda's head in the next second, knocking him down with a single blow.

The whole process was smooth and efficient.

The entire Foxy Pirates were dumbfounded.

Not only the Foxy Pirates, but even Zoro and Sanji were impressed by Ah Niu's skills.

Usopp was completely dumbfounded.

"They won so quickly?!"

He certainly expected the battle to end quickly, but he didn't expect it to be this fast!

When did Ah Niu become so amazing?!

Ever since leaving Alabasta, Usopp had always treated him like a little brother, but in the end...

It seems like his underling is actually a tiny bit strong!

To give Usopp some face, taking down two or three of him wouldn't be a problem at all!

"Sigh!!"

Chopper cheered for Ah Niu and was happy for him.

Needless to say, Luffy was overjoyed to see his crewmates so strong that he was practically beside himself with happiness.

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Chapter 189 concludes with a new adventure! An encounter with Kuzan, the lazy justice!!!

"You're almost ready to graduate!"

Outside the venue, Link looked at Ah Niu with a face full of satisfaction.

As the master, I have truly witnessed every single step of my apprentice's growth.

"If his physical skills and Haki are already this impressive, then we might consider using the [Ability Copying Gloves] to give Ah Niu an ability that suits him."

The [Ability Copy Glove] allows a person to acquire Devil Fruit abilities without being subject to the curse of the Devil Fruit.

If Ah Niu were to use it, he wouldn't lose his natural habit of living in the sea, and he would gain powerful abilities instead!

As for choosing Ah Niu's abilities, Link had already made up his mind long ago.

He knew what abilities were suitable for Ah Niu and worthy of him!

While Link was pondering this in his mind, Luffy had already happily run up to Foxy to exercise his winning rights.

Well, the second round of the intense ball battle ended with Ah Niu throwing all three opponents into the basket.

With this, the Straw Hat Pirates won the second round of the competition.

"Yosh, it's decided, I want your flag!!"

Luffy made his decision without even thinking about it.

Then, out of nowhere, he produced a pen, grinned widely, and seemed to have just eaten a large meal:

"Then I'll draw another one for you!!"

A few minutes later~

"690" "Done!"

Under Luffy's rapid strokes, an abstract painting, truly in the style of Van Gogh, was hung on the mast of the Foxy Pirates.

"It's so ugly!!"

The Fox Pirates, staring at the eerie fox-like smiling face, all lowered their heads in a somber mood.

"To think I would bear such a disgrace..."

Fox stared at the bizarre pirate flag, his lips trembling, his face twitching wildly.

If they set sail with such a pirate flag, they would be so ashamed they'd be laughed at to death!

"This cannot end here..."

Foxy clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with fury, and he breathed heavily.

If he were born on Earth, he might immediately shout the slogan, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't underestimate the poor in middle age."

"Straw Hat Boy!!"

He took a big step forward and pointed at Luffy, who was preparing to return to the ship.

"I want you to give me a final showdown, with all the crew and the flag as the stakes!!!"

"I want what's rightfully ours back... Hey, I'm talking to you, are you even listening?!"

When Foxy saw that Luffy didn't care that he was about to leave, he got so angry that he jumped up and down in anger.

"Huh? Best two out of three, didn't we already win?"

Luffy turned his head and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"But there's still one last match. I haven't given up yet, and I can still go all in, risking everything!"

Fox patted his chest. "I'll bet you! Let's have a captain's duel!!"

"I do not want!"

However, Luffy had absolutely no interest in Fox's high fighting spirit.

A very direct and straightforward refusal.

"Why?!"

Fox stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Because we've already gotten your horse back, I've got your pirate flag, and we won..."

At this point, Luffy looked Fox up and down and said with a smile:

"Most importantly, I have absolutely no interest in your group and have no intention of considering you as my companions."

Sometimes, blunt words can be too hurtful.

"What?! How could this be?!"

All members of the Foxy Pirates were petrified.

Fox, enraged, yelled, "If you're so capable, let's have a man's duel! What kind of man wins and then walks away?! I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

"??? Who asked you that?!"

In conclusion, amidst Foxy's frantic and desperate screams, the Straw Hat Pirates, under the watchful eyes of the Foxy Pirates, carried their flag and drifted away into the distance.

Foxy, however, was eager to take that step; he wanted to at least have a fight with Luffy.

But when I think about the attacks Link launched earlier...

Even this tiny, fleeting thought was immediately extinguished.

On this vast ocean, those who have the power of speech and decision-making will always be the strong.

Fox could only kneel in vain on the shore, hoping the sea would carry away his sorrow, just as it does away every river of grief.

Just as Fox watched the Merry sail further and further away, feeling saddened.

On the distant sea.

"Hmm, after disappearing from Magic Valley Town, it showed up at G8 Fortress once, and then went to Long Chain Island?"

A tall figure stood on the sea, holding the intelligence he had gathered in one hand and scratching his head with the other.

"Based on their route, they should be heading towards Water Seven."

"However, there is a small, uninhabited island in front of Water Seven. We can go there first to meet them."

A cloud of white mist billowed from the thick lips of the tall figure.

After drifting onto the sea, it solidified into clumps of ice.

"After disappearing in Alabasta, he really did end up hanging out with this group."

The tall figure glanced at the several wanted posters in his hand, with photos of Luffy, Link, and Robin placed on top.

"Well, it's on the way anyway, might as well go and take a look."

He scratched his head again, and the intelligence and bounty notices in his hand instantly turned into ice shards, then shattered and flew away with the sea breeze.

The man lifted his foot and straddled the bicycle that was also sitting steadily on the sea.

I pedaled my bicycle and sailed leisurely forward.

"Oh my, I heard that something quite interesting happened during the Shichibukai meeting. These pirates almost disrupted the meeting with some strange stuff."

"A prop? That's interesting, ah la la~~~"

As he talked to himself, the bicycle slowly moved forward, leaving a long trail of ice on the path it left behind.

"Ring ring!"

The melodious sound of bicycle bells echoed under the azure sky.

The Merry sailed leisurely on this vast sea.

Although this trip to Long Chain Island yielded no significant gains (the Fox Pirates' flag doesn't really count), it was still a chance to finally meet and interact with a group of pirates from the high seas since Skypiea and G8 Fortress.

This also allows Luffy and Nami to sense that besides them, there are other pirates they might encounter on this sea, and they are still sailing on the normal ocean.

"That's really interesting."

Luffy, sitting in the top seat of the special class sheep, stretched and smiled at Merry, who was sitting cross-legged next to him:

"As expected, adventures on the Grand Line are the most fun!!"

Luffy smacked his lips, still reminiscing about his previous adventures.

However, he soon put those memories out of his mind.

"Brothers, we've spotted another island up ahead!!!"