"Wow, even though I don't have eyes, I can still feel Mr. Chopper becoming...so huge, so majestic!" Brook exclaimed, tilting his head back.
Chopper, in his giant reindeer form, lowered his head slightly, looking down at his companions who had become "tiny," his voice ringing out, yet carrying a familiar gentleness:
"Everyone... I think I've gotten a little older."
He tried moving his new hoof, and the ground trembled slightly.
"Moreover, I feel... my body is filled with inexhaustible power, and my perception of natural energy is clearer than ever before..."
Bloodline reversion, the giant elk, the master of the elk!
Looking at the majestic deer before him, as imposing as a small mountain and exuding an aura of authority,
Luffy's eyes were wider than plates, and his mouth was wide enough to fit a watermelon. He ran around the gigantic Chopper twice, excitedly waving his rubber arms wildly.
"Wow!! Chopper! You're amazing! You've gotten so big!!"
He slapped Chopper's pillar-like front legs hard; now he could only slap the legs, making a loud thud.
"Wow! That looks amazing!! Now we have another super powerful monster on our ship! Hehehe!"
Chopper was a little embarrassed by Luffy's praise. His huge deer head lowered slightly. Although he was enormous, his shy and bashful posture still vaguely showed the shadow of the little reindeer he usually was.
"Idiot! Even if you say that... I won't be happy, you jerk!"
He habitually said one thing but meant another, but his loud voice was like muffled thunder, making everyone's ears ring.
Light surged from Chopper's body once more, and his enormous form began to shrink rapidly, as if time had reversed. In just a few breaths, he transformed back into the familiar small reindeer doctor with a pink backpack.
He landed back on the ground, patted his chest with his little hooves, as if the giant deer form had taken a toll, but his face was full of excitement.
"Everyone!" Chopper couldn't wait to share his joy, "I just... I think I completed some hidden quest! The system gave me a reward!"
His eyes lit up, and he gestured excitedly, "It's a bloodline reversion! I've awakened into the 'Giant Deer Lord'! Doesn't that sound amazing!"
Recalling the awe-inspiring transformation and the ancient power surging within him, Chopper still felt incredible.
Chopper suddenly raised its head and pointed its hoof at the sky where Kizaru had disappeared.
"As expected! Sunbathing Kizaru really does make you stronger!!"
Everyone: "..."
Nami rubbed her forehead, looking helpless: " Chopper, that word should be 'battle' or 'challenge'... not'show off'..."
Usopp's lips twitched: "And it sounds like we're treating Kizaru like some kind of solar-powered power bank or an experience monster..."
Zoro, holding the knife, snorted coldly, "Not bad."
Luffy, completely unconcerned, hugged Chopper tightly and laughed heartily, "Hehehe! Anyway, it's a good thing Chopper got stronger! Next time we see Kizaru, we'll show him off together!"
Lawn, observing the jovial crowd, steered the conversation back to business. His voice was calm and decisive: "Alright, the farce is over. Now, we should go find Pluton." Rayleigh, they coated the boat.
"Coating?" Luffy tilted his head, looking puzzled.
Nami raised her wrist at the opportune moment, displaying her record pointer, which was not pointing horizontally, but firmly pointing vertically downwards!
"That's right, Luffy. The log pointer is pointing to the seabed, which means our next adventure location is 10,000 meters below the surface— Fish-Man Island!"
"The seabed?! Ten thousand meters deep?!"
Usopp and Chopper immediately huddled together, trembling with fear. "We'll...we'll be crushed by the seawater! And how will we breathe!"
Law nodded, confirming Nami's statement: "Therefore, Pluton must be coated with a special resin film that can isolate seawater and form an air bubble that can be breathed and withstand pressure."
Without this membrane, let alone going to Fish-Man Island, we would be crushed by the immense water pressure the moment we dived into the deep sea, or drown.
This explanation made everyone realize the seriousness of the matter, and even Luffy put away his playful expression and became serious.
"Let's go then! Let's get the coating done!" Luffy waved his arm and made the decision.
then,
Straw Hat composed himself and headed towards the port area of Sabody Archipelago, which was specifically responsible for coating ships.
However,
As they were crossing a busy and crowded street, a discordant commotion and shouts caught their attention.
The crowd in front of the street dispersed to both sides as if avoiding a plague, making way for a wide road.
In the center of Roux,
Several people dressed in bulky white suits like astronauts and wearing transparent bubble masks were walking around arrogantly.
They were arrogant, their eyes filled with contempt for the common people around them, as if they were looking at a group of ants.
The most shocking thing was that the Celestial Dragon at the very front was holding a thick iron chain, and the other end of the chain was firmly locked to a... Fishman!
It was a petite female fishman, her neck tightly bound by an iron chain, her body bearing obvious wounds and bruises, her head bowed, her fishtail dragging limply on the ground.
They were dragged along the rough ground like livestock by the Celestial Dragons, leaving a glaring trail.
The people around him lowered their heads, daring not to speak out, their eyes filled with suppressed anger and fear.
"World Nobles… Celestial Dragons …" Robin said in a low voice, his tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible coldness.
Sanji nearly bit the cigarette off his lips, his eyes burning with rage: "These scumbags..."
" Celestial Dragons? Let's just fight them!"
Luffy lowered his straw hat, the shadows obscuring his expression, the sight before him igniting the fury within him.
Watching the Fishman being chained up like livestock and dragged along the ground, and seeing the Celestial Dragons ' arrogant attitude that treated human life as worthless,
Luffy's purest understanding of "freedom" flashed through his mind.
There were no warnings, no negotiations.
Luffy's figure shot out like a cannonball!
" Gomu Gomu...Jet Pistol!"
The rubber fist wrapped around Armament Haki slammed into the repulsive face of the Celestial Dragons who was pulling on the iron chain with a speed that was hard to detect with the naked eye!
BOOM—!!
A heavy, muffled thud was accompanied by the crisp sound of bones breaking!