Chapter 449 Porusalino: The Unknown Adventure of Luffy and His Gang!
On the boundless sea, a small boat floats alone. There were no other ships around, and a sail that looked like a torn rag was wretchedly wrapped around the slender mast. And there was no sign of anyone casting a net or fishing rod.
In every sense of the word, this is a drifting boat.
And on this drifting boat, which is similar to a small sampan, there are three people sitting full of it - Zoro, the swordsman who has just joined the pirate group "Luffy's Crew", and Nami, the navigator of "Luffy's Crew" , and Captain Luffy, who was lying face down, clinging to the edge of the ship like laundry being hung to dry.
The scorching sun that stubbornly stood high above our heads was like a flame in a furnace, blazing fiercely. There were no cumulonimbus clouds to provide some shade, nor was there a cool breeze to gently soothe her heated body - Nami felt as if she was about to be tanned into a steak.
Luffy feels even worse - in the current timeline, he does not have the straw hat in the original plot, and has become the most heat-absorbing "dark man" in theory, so his arms are already drooping , hanging staggeringly and feebly on the water.
"Why... why did it become like this... the Golden Merrie, the bathroom, Sanji's cooking."
Nami grumbled.
"It's appropriate for me, a newcomer, to ask this question."
Zoro, who was sitting in the shadow of the sail, responded indifferently - with iron willpower and rigorous training that he insisted on every day, he could still manage without breaking a sweat at this time.
Then he pointed to Luffy beside the ship with his chin: "Can the captain give you a solution to the current situation?"
"How is that possible? And we are in this situation just because of this fool Luffy, okay!!"
Nami's face was full of displeasure and she said angrily, but she soon sighed and sat down on the deck with a "thud":
"Ah, I can't do it...my stomach is starting to growl, and I don't even have food..."
"Will fish fall from the sky?"
Zoro looked at the sky, stretched hard and said.
"This is not Zou in the new world..."
"Zou?"
"This is where the legendary Furry Principality exists. Its body is a huge elephant that has lived for more than 1,000 years..."
In order to divert the hunger and make the time less painful, Nami, who has rich navigation knowledge, simply started popular science for Zoro.
…
Gua—gua—
The dreamy seabird cry sounded, but Nami did not react at all - it was not that she was completely overwhelmed by the heat, hunger and fatigue, but she knew very well that the seabird that made such an unpleasant cry had super powers. With its strong flying ability, it is not a problem to fly for two or three days at a stretch. Therefore, trying to judge that land or islands are nearby through their appearance can only be nonsense.
but……
"well……"
Nami looked into the distance with nostalgia. Three days had passed since she learned about Zoro Copzou, and two days had passed since they had eaten the last bit of food stored in the dark space inside Luffy's body.
However, just when she was about to close her eyes and conserve her energy as much as possible in a posture similar to light sleep——
"……Um?"
The faint sound made Nami look around subconsciously and uneasily.
It was definitely not an hallucination caused by Nami's poor condition, because Zoro also straightened his waist alertly and listened to his surroundings - he was in much better condition than Nami, so he could still use his Haki.
"Something's coming!"
hiss--
There was a sound of something cutting through the sky, and it was approaching the three of them at extremely fast speeds!
Luffy, who had been as motionless as a corpse since the day before, clinging to the edge of the ship, stood up quickly. As soon as he said the words to warn his companions, his vision was instantly covered by black shadows.
"Prepare for impact, Nami, Zoro!!"
"Wow ah ah -"
boom!
Nami screamed as a huge water column rose into the sky.
The boat the three people were riding in instantly broke into two pieces, and then fell apart. The remains of the boat shattered into powder and flew in the air like leaves.
"What - the one just now?!"
Bang!
Zoro, with an ugly expression on his face, landed on the front half of the boat, whose original shape was barely recognizable.
"It's a cannonball!"
Luffy, who had countless encounters with various naval artillery in Marineland, replied in a deep voice, and he also fell into the same position as Zoro.
Due to personal reasons, Nami, who has better buoyancy in sea water and is not an esper, directly chose to fall into the water.
She helped Luffy explain further:
"And not just any cannonball!"
Just as Nami said, like a meteor falling from the sky, it was a cannonball that directly bombarded the three-man boat, and it was not an ordinary cannonball - it was larger than the boat and exceeded the super-standard size of the heavy fortress cannon shell, even if It was in Marinefando, the place in the world that should have the most firepower, and Nami had never seen it.
"What the hell..."
Then, in front of Luffy who looked up from the bottom of the boat, the black shadow on the sea expanded rapidly.
"Hey, Luffy, something's coming again!"
Zoro shouted to Luffy.
"brush--"
The shadow spread like an ink stain, and in the blink of an eye, all the seawater in this area was dyed black.
Sizzssssssssssss——
Then, the sea surface suddenly opened and surged upward rapidly!
Wow——! !
The water column soared into the sky, and the three of them were once again swept high into the sky.
"Hell!!"
Zoro relied on his agility to fall back onto the wreckage of the previous boat.
"Ouch——"
There was a low roar.
"Um?!"
Zoro's eyes widened at the astonishing sound.
Neptune type? No! It's a giant plesiosaur!
Above Sauron's head, looking down at him is a plesiosaur as huge as a Neptune. At first glance, the length of its neck alone is more than thirty meters!
If you include the body and tail hidden under the water...
"I feel like I'll be a good opponent!"
Zoro, who was full of muscles, raised the corners of his mouth slightly and stretched his hand to the hilt of the sword.
"Wow!! Great!! There is dinosaur meat to eat!!"
At this moment, Luffy suddenly appeared on the back of the giant neck dragon - he specifically chose this place as the landing point when it was just thrown to the sea.
"Zoron! Cut here!"
After seeing the fresh food, Luffy seemed to have completely regained his energy. He quickly trotted and jumped, and directly hugged the throat of the giant neck dragon.
"Oh? Does the meat here taste the best? After all, it is the neck that moves frequently... Okay! Let's cut from here!"
Zoro seriously considered Luffy's proposal, and finally accepted it and pulled out the sword stuck at his waist.
"Three-sword style...beheading!"
The sword energy turned into a shining sword light, bursting out from the blades of the three famous swords.
“Wow——!!”
Sensing Sauron's hostility and attack, the neck dragon with ferocious red eyes swung its huge body boldly, setting off huge waves that came continuously! But just before Zoro was about to get wet, he was shattered by a slash as sharp as a blade, and the clouds disappeared.
"Hey! It looks very energetic! But it's okay, the meat tastes better like this!"
If Zoro is a high-end eater who accurately reviews food and has certain pursuits, then Luffy, who is hugging the neck dragon at this time, is a pure starving ghost who does not choose any food and refuses to accept everything that comes - —No matter if it’s fishy or smelly, it’s all meat when it comes to his mouth!
Considering that there is no chef like Sanji around and there is no fire in the sea, after the meat of this dragon is chopped off, it is probably the only way to eat it raw. Luffy swallowed excitedly:
"Then I won't be polite! Zoro!!"
Ah wu——
Luffy opened his mouth wide and took a bite without any hesitation.
"Huh?! Hey!!"
Zoro found that he still underestimated Luffy's appetite and mental state.
Ouch - ow! !
Being bitten hard by Luffy, the giant neck dragon let out a loud scream. And due to the severe pain, he began to twist his body crazily, and his huge torso was bent, just like a cow bitten by a blood-sucking mosquito, running wildly and uncontrollably.
The wreckage of the boat was overturned, and Sauron was thrown into the sea by great force.
With his excellent teeth and monster-like strength, Luffy was still able to be tightly bound to the neck dragon that was struggling for life and shaking its head.
but--
Boom! Boom! !
"Wow!"
A strong high-voltage current suddenly erupted from the Neck Dragon. Luffy, who was eating the "freshest Neck Dragon Sashimi", was the first to bear the brunt. He was electrocuted and fell into the sea.
"asshole!!"
Sauron, who fell into the sea, was also affected, and his legs stepping on the water began to twitch uncontrollably. But even so, he didn't bother to attack the neck dragon and immediately swam to the place where Luffy fell into the water.
"Wow!"
Luffy was picked up by Zoro.
There seemed to be electric currents crackling on his body, and Luffy, whose whole body was blackened by the electricity, gasped for air and hugged Zoro's neck. The strength to hold her tightly and not let go is even better than that of a close lover.
"Hey! Luffy! Quick! Let go!!"
"I'm going to die! I...GuluGulu..."
The waves caused by the neck dragon made Luffy choke on two more mouthfuls of sea water.
Even a fishman would be troubled if he was held tightly by a drowning person, let alone Sauron, who was just an ordinary human swimmer.
Moreover, the threat from seawater is not the most important thing at the moment. The mysterious giant neck dragon that can discharge electricity is the real threat to the three of them——
Three people? !
Zoro suddenly realized that Nami, who was with them, had been there since the beginning——
"It's a good harvest."
"Leviathan, use million volts!"
A man's dangerous voice suddenly sounded.
"Roar--!!"
The giant neck dragon gave a high-spirited response, and then——
Boom! Boom! ! !
"!!!"
Sauron didn't have time to think more, and instinctively put away his knife and led the way to fly far away, but the strong current still passed through the sea water, and instantly caught up with the two of them.
"It's over! I won't be here—"
"GuluGulu——"
"What? Luffy and the others haven't shown any signs of appearing in the East China Sea?"
Polusalino, Marine Fando of the Navy Headquarters, who rarely appears in his office these days, frowned at the phone bug while eating Reiju's freshly washed apples.
On the other end of the phone was none other than Ace, who had taken over the task of "hunting down Luffy and his gang". However, he is not on his ship "North Wind God" now, but at the naval base managed by "Hundred Strategies" Crowe.
"Yes, General Porusalino,"
Ace nodded, looked at Crowe, and then added, "And we can't get in touch with Nami Sanji, and theoretically, Chopper, the ship's doctor who should have boarded their ship three days ago. I also communicated with Dr. Gureva, Chopper did not wait for Luffy and the others."
"Where is the location on the Golden Melly?"
“Positioning is completely gone.”
"So, Luffy and the others are missing?"
"Don't rule out this possibility, General Porusalino."
It was Crowe who answered the question - in fact, according to his own thoughts, he would rather wonder if he would really become a pirate.
"I understand. Then you should slow down your preparations first and let Zangao and the others do other things first. Ace, you can help Crowe handle the work."
Porusalino said, stroking his chin.
"Understood! Then Luffy and the others."
"Wait for my notification."
"yes!"
Although Ace was told to wait for notification, Porusalino himself was still confused as to when and what to notify Ace.
He was chewing on the apple boredly, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was not good.
Just like the famous detectives in another world who have the aura of death and die wherever they go. Luffy and the others in the pirate world, as the protagonist group, not only have problems wherever they go (encountering the golden lion, the red earl, and the blackened General Zefa), but the most outrageous thing is that they even take the initiative to find excitement. Adventure - The timid trio in the team are an exception, but they can't hold back the other companions at all.
Moreover, although Luffy and others are now more "grown" in terms of strength, mentality and other aspects due to the influence of Porusalino, as the saying goes, "Those who drown are those who know how to swim." .
"Isn't it really a big deal, my eldest nephew?"
ps: There are important things at home during the end of the month, so the update cannot be stable. I hope everyone can forgive me and I will handle it as soon as possible!