On the Merry: He snatched three. First Squad: Zoro brought Usopp. Second Squad: Buggy brought his men.
Too weak.
The East Blue side still needed to be strengthened.
Luffy was musing. The Red Boat from the first squad had already caught up. Usopp stood behind the cannon, touching his nose with a smug look.
"Usopp, what are you doing?" Luffy extended his long arm from the bow, grabbed the Red Boat's railing, and jumped over.
"Where's Zoro?"
Usopp pointed to the cabin: "He's sleeping inside… Oh, Luffy, let me show you the new cannon I made!"
"Cannon?" Luffy's eyes lit up, instantly interested: "This thing is quite interesting!"
He originally thought Usopp only knew how to use a slingshot, but he didn't expect this guy could modify cannons. The two of them walked to the front of the Red Boat, and when Luffy saw the double-barreled cannon, his eyes immediately widened.
"Wow—Usopp, you actually modified one cannon into two muzzles!"
Usopp smiled proudly: "Cool, right!"
"After all, he's not good at anything else, and his progress in learning the Six Styles is much slower than the others, so he's focusing on what he's good at."
"That's awesome… but you have to let me play with this cannon!" Luffy said, his eyes darting around. As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at a box of Buggy's cannonballs nearby.
"? No way!" Usopp's eyes widened when he heard Luffy's request, and he said seriously: "Luffy, you're too destructive, I really can't let you mess around with this."
"Tsk, why are you like this, you cheapskate! I have to play; it's the Captain's order!"
"What? Luffy, you're being unreasonable!" Usopp was completely at his wit's end. He pretended to look dying, clutching his chest, and told Luffy: "Luffy, I have a strange illness. If you… if you keep making trouble like that, I'll be beyond saving. Please don't force me."
"I just won't agree!"
"Nami, come and control him!"
Listening to their argument, Zoro poked his head out of the room, pouted, chuckled lightly, then ignored them and continued with his training.
"You two, stop making a fuss. Luffy, be honest with me." Nami reminded them, then went back to her own business. Boys were so boring, what was so fun about those kinds of things? Wasn't it better to focus on making money? She pouted and continued to stare at the map, locating the Baratie Restaurant. According to her calculations, they would arrive soon.
"Alright, then I won't play with you. You demonstrate it for me." Luffy glared at Nami, thinking to himself that she wouldn't get off easy tonight.
Usopp heard this, sighed in relief, and grinned: "Alright, watch me!" With that, he immediately bent down to load Buggy's cannonballs. Under the gazes of most people on the three ships, he skillfully prepared and aimed at a distant reef.
Bang bang!
Two loud bangs were accompanied by flashes of fire, and two dark cannonballs flew out.
A few seconds later,
Boom! Boom!
Smoke billowed, and fire shot into the sky. But Usopp, who should have been triumphant, froze. Like most of the crew, he stood with his mouth agape, staring blankly ahead. Because his two cannonballs had missed the reef and instead hit two "large targets"!
"Idiot, you've made trouble!"
Luffy stood beside him, speechless, patted Usopp, then gripped his neck, pointing at the two wisps of "smoke" in the distance and said:
"Look!"
"A warship and an island. You're a real marksman!"
What?!
Nami and the others quickly ran to the bow and looked in that direction.
"I, I didn't do it on purpose. This cannon was just made, and the trajectory hasn't been calibrated… I didn't know there was a ship there."
Usopp was sweating profusely, extremely flustered. He was kind-hearted and was afraid his mistake would hurt innocent people.
At this moment, Nami looked over with cold eyes, as if looking at a dead person:
"That ship island… is our destination—the Baratie Restaurant…"
Baratie.
A famous sea restaurant in the East Blue, whose cuisine was renowned throughout the Four Seas. Its shape was like a big fish, with a bow resembling a fish's mouth. In times of danger, the entire ship could transform into battle mode. The chefs inside claimed to be both capable fighters and cooks, and it was said they were once pirates. And the one-legged man who was both the owner and head chef was once a Pirate Captain who had ventured into the Grand Line.
Of course, Luffy knew all this from watching the anime in his previous life. As for whether there were any differences, he wasn't sure yet.
At this moment.
Inside the Baratie Restaurant.
The people who had been listening to pleasant music and having lunch were now watching the scene in front of them in astonishment. The air was filled with smoke. The restaurant had been bombed beyond recognition!
A yellow-haired man in a suit stood in the middle. He was terrifying, his fists clenched tight, breathing heavily. At his feet, the pink-haired man was already beaten to within an inch of his life. A Marine ID fell out of his pocket—Iron Fist Fullbody, and he was a Lieutenant!
And beside the Lieutenant, there was a beautiful girl in a red dress, covering her mouth, her face as white as paper, watching all of this. The restaurant was deathly quiet, the well-dressed patrons were sober and starting to panic. Most of these people were successful individuals who had come for the restaurant's reputation, and various East Blue celebrities were also present. They had originally intended to try a new dish introduced by the owner, Zeff.
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