Luffy, his eyes wide with amazement, shouts excitedly, "Hey, They're still alive! They've got real spunk!" His initial fury over Usopp's actions seems to have vanished, replaced by a sense of intrigue and curiosity that lights up his face.
I step forward, eyeing the pirates with a confident smirk. "It would be a massive disappointment if they were to be defeated that easily," I remark, my words catching the pirates off guard. They shoot angry glares in my direction, and one of them, the fattest among the group, looks at me with a strange mix of hunger and lust? I can't help but raise an eyebrow, puzzled by his odd reaction. Is that a bead of saliva I see rolling down the side of his mouth?
A gruff voice interrupts the tension. "Who do you think you are, little missy? This isn't a place for little girls to be playing at," one of the pirates sneers, attempting to assert dominance. However, Django, the peculiar man with a penchant for dancing, steps in. He holds his hat with his left hand and addresses the group with a commanding tone, "Be quiet, you lot. Please tell me how those two children bested the lot of you!" His curiosity seems genuine, and it's clear that he's as intrigued as the rest of us by this unexpected turn of events.
"Now listen, everyone! We absolutely do not have a moment to spare on frivolities here! If, by chance, our adversary proves to be a formidable force, then we must rise to the occasion with even greater strength," Django proclaims with an air of urgency. He reaches into his pocket, retrieving an intriguing object—a ring with an attached string that appears to shimmer faintly.
"Everybody, gather around and take a good look at this remarkable ring!" Django announces, holding it up for the group to see. "When I say one, two, Django, you shall all experience a remarkable transformation, turning into super-humanly powerful beings," he declares, slowly waving the ring in front of their faces, its faint glow captivating their attention.
Curiosity piqued, Luffy can't help but voice his bewilderment. "What on earth are those guys up to?" he asks, clearly as puzzled as the rest of us. Usopp chimes in, his face now entirely obscured by a bloodstained bandage, "Your guess is as good as mine."
Observing Django's actions, Nami offers her astute insight. "It's hypnotism, he's attempting to implant the belief that they're growing stronger," she explains, her gaze locked onto the pirates under Django's influence. A small bead of sweat rolls down her temple as she watches their reactions, her skepticism apparent.
I can't help but interject my own thoughts into the mix, shaking my head in disbelief. "This has got to be the most absurd spectacle I've witnessed all day," I remark, a sense of embarrassment washing over me. Not the kind of embarrassment one might feel in the face of humiliation, but rather the profound questioning of my own sanity for being associated with these individuals.
Despite the skepticism and cynicism of the onlookers, Django soldiers on with unwavering enthusiasm. "And not only will you become immensely powerful, but your injuries will miraculously heal, and your strength will continue to surge!" he proclaims. As he utters the words, "One, two, Django," an unexpected and wild occurrence ensues. The entire group erupts into exuberant cheers, their earlier wounds seemingly forgotten as they bask in newfound vitality and strength.
With a thunderous yell that echoed through the canyon, one of the pirates summoned a burst of incredible strength, striking the side of the cliff with a mighty blow. The very rock shuddered and then, as if responding to the pirate's newfound power, a portion of the cliff crumbled and tumbled down. It was a display of raw strength, thanks to Django's hypnotic influence, a spectacle that left us all dumbfounded. We had never imagined that hypnosis could grant such superhuman abilities.
Amidst the chaos, Luffy, always the one to stand out, raised his arms triumphantly into the sky and let out a boisterous cheer. "He hypnotized you too!" Zoro exclaimed in sheer disbelief, but deep down, maybe we shouldn't have been so surprised. After all, we were talking about Luffy, a pirate known for his penchant for the unexpected.
"How is this even possible? The hypnosis wasn't even aimed at him," I muttered in disbelief as I watched Luffy charge forward, his shouts filled with determination. The other pirates, similarly affected by Django's hypnosis, charged alongside him, driven by an unseen force.
However, their fate was sealed as Luffy unleashed his move. "Gum Gum Gatling!" he roared, and in an instant, his rubbery arms shot out in a blur of motion, delivering a barrage of devastating blows that struck every pirate with astonishing force.
The hapless pirates were sent hurtling backward, crashing to the ground with bone-rattling impacts. Slowly, they struggled to their feet, their bodies no longer under the hypnotist's control. Fearful cries filled the air as they hastily retreated, their tearful faces revealing the terror that had taken hold. Even from where I stood, their panic was palpable.
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Fortunately for them, Luffy didn't pay any heed to the terrified pirates; instead, his attention was firmly fixated on the tantalizing chip in their possession. With an air of indifference, he strolled past them, his eyes in a hypnosis-induced trance as he firmly clutched the ship's stempost with his colossal strength. In mere moments, the ominous sound of cracking and snapping filled the air as Luffy forcibly snapped off a significant portion of the ship's side.
Panic gripped the pirates as they watched in horror. "He'll smash us like roaches!" one of them shrieked, their tears now flowing even more profusely as they screamed in terror. "Captain, you've got to do something!" another pleaded, their desperate pleas directed towards their leader.
In a last-ditch effort to halt Luffy's destructive rampage, the captain retrieved the very same ring and string that had entranced both his crew and Luffy earlier. Brandishing it desperately, he shouted, "On one, two, Django, you'll fall asleep!" as he waved the hypnotic ring before Luffy's vacant eyes. "One, two, Django!" he cried, just in the nick of time before Luffy could hurl the stempost.
Unsurprisingly, Luffy succumbed to the hypnotic suggestion in an instant, his eyes fluttering closed as he drifted into a deep slumber. The stempost plummeted onto him, and any unfortunate pirates caught in its path. As a plume of smoke billowed from the impact, the pirates watched in disbelief at their cunning captain's last-minute rescue attempt.
"Luffy's antics," I chuckled, gently helping Usopp into a more comfortable position, "keep surprising me every time he acts up. It's like he's got an endless supply of chaos up his sleeve." I paused, my eyes flickering with amusement. "But you know what, it's part of what makes this crew so unique."
Nami settled down next to Usopp, her staff propped beside her, and she cast a critical eye over the aftermath of Luffy's latest stunt. "Well," she said with a hint of a grin, "at least he wiped out most of them." Usopp, nursing his bumps and bruises, couldn't help but voice his concern, "But now he's smashed under the stempost!!"
Zoro, leaning against a piece of wreckage, flashed a confident smile and chimed in, "Don't worry about him. He'll be fine. You know how resilient he is." He glanced around at the scattered pirates and the chaos they'd left in their wake. "Just see to your own wounds, guys."
Suddenly, from the direction of the pirate ship, Django, their wild-eyed captain, screamed at the top of his lungs, "Hey, Butchie! Get over here! The bow's broken!" Not a moment later, another voice, tinged with panic, echoed from within the ship, "The bow!? How'd that happen!?"
As we exchanged worried glances, one of the pirates who had been lying on the ground groaned and muttered, "Hey, it's the Meowban brothers and Whiskers! The guards!" He was quick to identify the individuals within the ship, adding another layer of mystery to the situation.
Zoro's smile deepened as he leaned in, watching the unfolding chaos with a certain thrill. "Sounds like they've got more men on the ship," he observed, his tone filled with anticipation, ready for whatever challenge this adventure would bring.
I nodded in agreement with Zoro's assessment, my curiosity now fully piqued by the mention of the Meowban brothers and Catnip. "Seems like this isn't over yet," I remarked, keeping a keen eye on the commotion aboard the pirate ship. It was clear that we were in for more unexpected twists and turns on this island. Django's hypnotic abilities had thrown a curveball into the already chaotic situation, and it seemed like every moment brought a new surprise.
Nami, always the strategist of the crew, started sketching a mental map of the situation. "If they've got reinforcements on that ship, it could change the dynamics of this encounter," she mused aloud, her mind already working on a plan to handle this unexpected twist.
Usopp, despite his injuries, wasn't about to back down. "Well, they might have more men, but we've got Luffy," he said with a grin, his faith in our captain unwavering. "Once he wakes up, those guys won't stand a chance."
Meanwhile, Luffy remained oblivious to the chaos he had caused, peacefully snoring under the stempost he had inadvertently brought down upon himself. It was a testament to his resilience that he could sleep through such a commotion. Zoro couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile. "Well, at least Luffy's getting some rest," he quipped, his eyes never leaving the unfolding scene.
As for me, I couldn't help but be fascinated by the unpredictable nature of this adventure. "Who would have thought we'd stumble into a situation like this?" I mused, partly to myself and partly to my eccentric companions. "But that's the thrill of being part of this crew, isn't it? Every day is a new adventure."
Zoro's eyes sparkled with excitement as he nodded in agreement. "Exactly. No two days are the same with this crew. Let's see how we handle this one."
With the pirate ship in disarray, Django shouting orders, and the Meowban brothers and Whiskers still a wild card, it was clear that the day was far from over.