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

Their laughter and chatter added a touch of joy to the cold, icy landscape.

On the other side, in a small village on Drum Island.

Has Valpo returned to this country?

The news was spread by the residents of Dalton Village to several villages on the island via Den Den Mushi (transparent telephone snails).

Now all the residents on the island are talking about this.

Even a particularly fashionable woman who was buying plum wine ingredients on the street and treating a few patients overheard the discussion.

"I heard that on his way back to the island, he encountered a group of pirates, was defeated by them, and was brought back to our island." Q

"Pirates again? A group of pirates already wreaked havoc on the island, and now another one has arrived?" Q

"No, these pirates seem different from the Blackbeard pirates from last time. They haven't done anything plundering or harmful. It seems Mr. Dalton is currently entertaining them, and they're having a rather pleasant conversation."

"Really? If they can get along with Mr. Dalton, then those pirates must be quite something..."

Various discussions and reports arose in the streets, taverns, and markets, reaching everyone's ears.

"Walpo, that idiot, got knocked down and sent back?"

A woman wearing an exceptionally stylish purple leather jacket and with a thick head of silver-white hair said this.

She was tall and slender, wearing only a close-fitting blouse with a petal pattern underneath.

And yet, even with their clothes open in this icy and snowy landscape, they felt no cold at all. 6

Despite seemingly possessing youthful energy and a vibrant, energetic spirit, she appeared somewhat aged after removing her sunglasses.

"What a useless fellow! He was a terrible king, ruining the country like this. He went off to become a pirate, only to get beaten up by other pirates and sent back."

She opened her mouth, unleashing a torrent of venomous words, "You really are a useless piece of trash who can't do anything but eat."

"Don't you think so, my silly son?"

As she spoke, she touched the hat on the head of a strange creature walking on all fours in the snow beside her.

"Hmph?"

The creature, wearing a pink hat and with a striking blue nose, resembling a reindeer, exhaled two puffs of hot air from its nostrils and remained mostly silent.

Hmm, the streets were bustling with people, and the large number of people made him feel a little uncomfortable.

If there were a wall, that would be good, so he could hide and observe from the shadows.

"Okay, shall we head back now?"

Seeing her silly son, whose social anxiety had flared up again, Dr. Kureha smiled like a loving mother, patted his head, and then prepared to return to the castle.

"I need to go back and check. If those pirates run into Wapol's castle, my room might be completely messed up."

Just as Dr. Kureha and her simple-minded son returned to their castle residence.

Meanwhile, Luffy and Link, who were advancing on the snow, also encountered some trouble.

"Who are those guys?!"

Luffy stared at the giant rabbit in front of him, which was clearly a size larger than himself, standing in human form with scars on its face, and looked like a formidable opponent.

This was just the leader; behind it, a whole pack of rabbits of the same kind stood there, blocking Luffy and Link's path.

Moreover, the way each rabbit looked at them seemed to be thinking about how to disembowel them.

"This is Labang, a giant carnivorous rabbit unique to the Drum Kingdom, which lives in the snow."

Link recognized the little cuties; two years later, they would be invited by Dalton and Kureha to become guards of the renamed Sakura Kingdom.

The largest leader, with a scar on his face, also took over from Chopper as Kureha's personal mount and took over Dalton's job as the captain of the Sakura Kingdom's guard.

"They generally prefer to live in groups and are skilled at hunting together."

As Link spoke, he suddenly pulled out two hats from his hand.

"Let's stay away from these guys and find the witch first."

It was a peculiar hat, entirely blackish-gray except for the top and the buttons, which were yellow.

"Oh, Link, is this another new gadget of yours?!"

Luffy, who was originally focused on Laban and thinking about how to cook rabbit meat, immediately came over with interest when he saw Link take out a new gadget.

"What's this?!"

"A ski hat that you can wear anywhere is perfect for this snowy and icy environment."

Link put the hat on Luffy's head and then adjusted a button.

“Woohoo!!”

Instantly, Luffy's vision was filled with a vast expanse of white, and he felt the snow beneath his feet piling up, instantly sending him to an unattainable height.

"What's this?!!"

He shouted excitedly, "And what about the rabbits? Where did they go?!"

"They are all at our feet."

Link, who was also wearing a hat, pointed to the snow at his feet.

Meanwhile, in Luffy's field of vision.

All the Laboon rabbits below looked up at Link, who had suddenly taken off and was standing in the sky, and Luffy, who was yelling loudly.

Then they all turned their heads to look at their leader.

The scarred-faced Laban rabbit, who was leading the group, tilted his head, revealing several question marks on his forehead.

Why can monkeys suddenly fly in the sky?

Prop: [Ski hat available anywhere].

Description: Wearing the hat on your head will allow you to see snow on the ground. There's an adjustable button on the top of the hat to increase the snow thickness. As the snow accumulates, the person wearing the hat will appear taller.

The person wearing the hat will see themselves standing on the snow, while the person not wearing a hat will think they are floating in the air.

Therefore, this device allows skiing by transmitting the snow in the field of vision and nerve sensation through the hat even when it is not snowing.

However, if you remove the hat or press the erase button, the snow will disappear, and the person who is suspended in mid-air will fall directly from the air.

Nobita and Shizuka were having a great time skiing with this hat when Gian and Suneo climbed onto the roof and stole their hats.

Then, greedily, they kept increasing the thickness of the snow, eventually reaching the height of Tokyo Tower.

This led to the two of them only realizing the seriousness of the problem after they had gotten tired of playing with it. They wanted to take off their hats but dared not, and they wanted to remove the snow but dared not.

The two could only stand there, embracing each other and weeping beside Tokyo Tower, which unexpectedly made them appear on television.

"So there were props like that!!"

Luffy's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Then we can ski anytime, anywhere?!"

"Logically speaking, that is indeed the case."

Link gazed at the unobstructed snowfield ahead, and at the Chimney Snow Peak, whose height had become nearly equal after the snow depth increased.

"Let's go, Luffy... Luffy?!"

Link turned his head in astonishment, but Luffy was nowhere to be seen!

"This guy……"

He raised an eyelid, and then heard Luffy's loud laughter coming from below:

"So the snow really does disappear after you take off your hat! Hahaha, ouch, that hurts! You bunch of rabbits, get out of my way!!"

Link: "..."

Oh well, whatever this guy likes, so be it...

Link shook his head and walked alone toward the distant Chimney Snow Peak.

five minutes later.

"Hahaha, that's tall, Link! I'm taller than you, right?!"

Link completely ignored the increased snow thickness, running up to his head and happily rolling around, the silly, goofy captain with scratches from the Laban rabbits all over his body.

"Come on, Link, adjust the snow level to be the same as mine, and I'll show you something good!!"

Good stuff? How could our idiot captain know what good stuff is?!

If Shinnosuke Nohara had said that, Link might have to seriously consider whether the other person would show off his elephant.

But if it's Luffy...

Link thought it was worth seeing, so he adjusted the snow level upwards as well.

Just as he adjusted the altitude, a shadow flew rapidly towards him.

Snapped! !

A snowball, white as snow, hit Link squarely on the head.

"Hahaha, hit! Hit! Hit!!!"

When Luffy saw Link get hit, he burst into laughter.

"Shall we have a snowball fight...?"

Link wiped the snow off his face and looked at Luffy, who was celebrating wildly.

A sinister smile crept across his face. "Back in the ski resort, I was known as the number one snowball fighter. If I hadn't felt so embarrassed, I almost would have been crowned the 'Snowball Fight Prince'!!"

"You've picked the wrong opponent for a snowball fight, Luffy!!!"

La!

Link casually scooped up several clumps of snow from the ground and rolled them into round balls.

"Show me your move!!"

"Wow, come on! Let's see who's afraid of who!!"

"Damn it, you attacked me from behind! You can't take a joke!!"

"So what? Winning over someone is what matters, oh dear!!"

Studies have shown that when a person is alone in an environment, they are more likely to engage in various silly behaviors.

And in this vast, empty snow-covered environment high in the sky,

Snowballs kept flying around in the sky, while the Laban rabbits below had long since run away.

Well, those two unlucky snowballs, falling freely from a great height, could easily injure a rabbit!

The two childish kids, their hearts filled with childlike wonder, continued their snowball fight as they moved forward.

Soon, the chimney-shaped snow-capped peak drew closer and closer, and they could already see the cable connecting the peak to the area below.

While the two of them were having a great time, above the cable...

Jingle bell bell~

As if the sound of bells rang out, a figure resembling a reindeer could be seen pulling a lady along a cable, galloping towards the palace.

"Hahahahaha."

Suddenly, a hearty laugh rang out from the howling wind in the sky.

"Um?!"

Kureha, wearing sunglasses, and her silly son, who was holding her hand, both looked in the direction from which the laughter came.

In that direction, amidst the swirling snowflakes, a man wearing a straw hat and a strange hat was raising his arms high, swinging and throwing something, laughing like an innocent child having a snowball fight.

On his opposite side was a rather handsome young man who was throwing something with him.

The scene appears very harmonious and beautiful, but the way the two are standing...

"Standing...standing in mid-air?!"

Kureha's silly son, the reindeer, suddenly spoke, staring dumbfounded in that direction.

"5.9, wow, I actually saw two nice little guys..."

Kureha also took off her sunglasses, looked at Luffy and Link laughing heartily in the distance, and smiled slightly.