Link placed the position exchange gun in Zoro's hand.
"I'm a swordsman, not a sniper. I've never had the habit of defeating enemies with a gun."
Zoro was somewhat resistant.
"Strictly speaking, this isn't a gun; it's also one of the tools/items in my possession. It has no lethal power whatsoever. You'll know its effect if you try it."
Link said with a smile, while Luffy next to him also came closer, his eyes gleaming.
"Is this another one of your new tools/items, Link? It looks like fun! Zoro, if you're not going to use it, let me play with it!"
"I've told you several times, my tools/items aren't toys for you to play with!"
The two argued there, while Zoro looked at the strange small pistol in his hand, then at the limp Helmeppo.
"Fine, even if I don't understand what's going on, I just need to aim it at him and pull the trigger, right?"
He aimed the small pistol at Helmeppo and then pressed it.
Squeak!!
The next second, Zoro felt the scene before his eyes flash, immediately followed by a wave of ease washing over his body.
"I... what is this?"
Zoro stared blankly at his surroundings. He had clearly been freed from the cross, and the twenty days of accumulated pressure and exhaustion in his body had completely vanished!!
"What is going on?"
He was surprised by the change in himself, and then suddenly, he heard a pig-slaughtering scream coming from behind him.
"Aaaahhh!!"
Helmeppo, who was now tied to the cross in place of Zoro, was seen constantly twisting his body and letting out heart-wrenching cries of pain.
"You exchanged positions with him, and simultaneously, your physical conditions were also swapped."
Link walked up to Zoro and said with a smile.
The position exchange gun. This was a very mysterious tool he had just drawn today.
tool: The position exchange gun.
Introduction: Allows the positions of two parties to be exchanged.
"Position" is a subtle term. It doesn't just represent where the two people are located; it can even change their identity and physical condition.
In Doraemon, Nobita fell down the stairs and was in pain all over.
After he pulled the trigger on Doraemon, the one who fell and felt physical pain became Doraemon. This is an exchange of physical condition.
Regarding identity, Nobita was caught by his teacher on the street and scolded, then he pulled the trigger on a nearby passerby.
As a result, the scolded person became the passerby. Neither the teacher nor the passerby noticed anything amiss, and the latter kept rubbing his head and apologizing.
In other words, this position exchange gun changes location, identity, and physical condition depending on the situation.
Clearly, after Zoro pulled the trigger on Helmeppo, what was exchanged between them was location, as well as physical condition.
Zoro's twenty days of accumulated exhaustion, fatigue, and pain were all transferred to Helmeppo.
Conversely, the other party's excellent spirit and vitality also came to Zoro, making his current mental state extraordinarily good.
"To think it could return my body to such a good state... that truly is amazing!!"
Zoro first bent his arm in surprise, then looked at the exchange gun in his hand with a degree of seriousness.
"An Item Master?"
Although it was the first time he had heard of such a title and profession, it had already left a deep impression on Zoro.
"So, what is your choice?"
Link took the gun from Zoro. "Are you willing to follow us?"
"It seems I don't have any other choice?"
Zoro glanced at Helmeppo, who was still screaming like a pig.
He had now completely clashed with the Marines. It seemed he had no other option but to become a pirate.
"Rather than submitting in a place like this, becoming a criminal is irrelevant."
"Whether it's infamy or whatever, I will make my name known throughout the world!!"
As Zoro spoke, the look in his eyes when he gazed at Link and Luffy suddenly became sharp:
"Becoming a comrade is not impossible, but I'll say this first: I will absolutely see my own ambition through to the end!"
"My name is Roronoa Zoro. I am a swordsman, and my goal is to become the Worlds Strongest Swordsman. If you dare to obstruct my ambition, be prepared to disembowel yourselves in apology!"
"Hahaha, I'm Luffy, the man who will become the Pirate King! The Worlds Strongest Swordsman, that's quite a match!!"
Having recruited another companion, Luffy grinned, his wide smile covering half his face.
"Link, Item Master. My current goal is to complete the greatest journey of sailing around the world."
"And that person over there..."
Luffy thoughtfully pointed toward the wall where Nami and Koby were. "We have a very skilled Navigator, although she used to be an annoying thief..."
"I heard that!!"
Nami shrieked there, "And I never said I was going to be your comrade!!"
She said this in a huff, but her tone still held some shock.
On one hand, she was shocked that Roronoa Zoro, the pirate hunter known as a beast in human skin, would actually join this Pirate Crew that looked like a childish game.
On the other hand, she was stunned by the position exchange gun in Link's hand.