Pirates: Martial Arts Masters on the Straw Hat Ship

The small boat slowly approached the shore, and Ronan was the first to jump down, his feet sinking into the warm and soft sand on the shore.

He took a deep breath of fresh air; the sea breeze carried the fragrance of grass and trees and the scent of earth—a purity and freshness he could never find in the steel jungle of the modern city.

As far as the eye can see, there are lush green mountains and dense forests.

Ronan's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly pondered, "This layout, nestled against the mountains and beside the water... could it be the village where Usopp first appeared?"

Nami unfolded the nautical chart beside her, carefully compared it, and said softly, "Yes, that's right, there's a small village marked on this island."

"village?!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes lit up instantly, and he excitedly grabbed Nami's shoulders, trembling with excitement:

"That means there's meat?! There must be a restaurant in this village!!"

As he spoke, drool was already uncontrollably dripping from his mouth, despite Nami's disgusted expression.

"Can't you think of something else first!" Nami pushed him away forcefully, her face darkening.

Zoro, however, had already fixed his gaze on the hillside not far away, and he keenly sensed the movement in the bushes.

"Be careful," Zoro said, his right thumb twitching slightly. The scabbard of Wado Ichimonji was pushed open an inch, revealing a chilling glint. "There's someone here."

"Huh?" Upon hearing Zoro's words, Luffy immediately stopped fantasizing about the meat and looked around curiously, "Where? Where?"

Just then, in the nearby hillside forest, one after another, simple pirate flags suddenly rose up.

After seeing it, Luffy wasn't nervous at all; instead, he excitedly shouted, "Wow! That's amazing!"

Nami retorted, speechless, "Is this the time to admire someone?!"

Ronan understood immediately.

He knew that Usopp, the Straw Hat Pirates' sniper, was about to make his appearance.

Sure enough, under a big tree on the hillside, a long-nosed boy stood with his arms crossed, looking down at Ronan and his companions on the shore in what he considered the most dignified posture.

He cleared his throat and shouted:

"Listen! I am Usopp, the leader of the great pirate crew that reigns supreme over this village! People praise me highly and call me—'Captain Usopp'!"

Then, he pointed menacingly down the mountain, attempting to intimidate the uninvited guests:

"If you intend to attack this village, I advise you to give up! My 80 million men will not let you get away with this!"

Ronan looked at Luffy beside him, who had a "truly shocked" expression on his face and was shouting "Amazing!", and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

He thought to himself, "No one would believe such a flimsy lie... except Luffy."

Nami, standing nearby, helplessly shrugged. She glanced at Luffy with an expression that said "I'm an idiot," then looked up and lazily called out to Usopp on the hillside:

"You're kidding!"

This shout immediately switched Usopp from "majestic captain" to terrified mode, causing him to yell exaggeratedly:

"We were...were found out?!"

"Look," Nami said slyly, turning to Luffy and Ronan, "he himself said, 'I've been found out!'"

On the hillside, Usopp twisted and turned in a panic, trying to explain, "Oh no! I accidentally said 'I've been found out'!"

Ronan watched this classic, comical scene and thought to himself, "...It really looks like a famous scene from an anime from my past life."

Luffy, only then realizing what was happening, turned around and looked at Nami with a surprised expression: "What?! Was that a lie?"

"Ahem!" Usopp, still unwilling to give up, forced himself to regain his dignity and once again adopted a dignified posture:

"Eighty million is a bit of an exaggeration, but I still have outstanding subordinates!"

As he spoke, he gestured, and the pirate flags in a certain area of ​​the bushes began to rise and fall violently, as if creating the momentum of a thousand troops.

Nami didn't even bother to look, and confidently picked at her ear: "There are three people, right?"

As soon as Nami finished speaking, three children darted out of the bushes.

Their faces were filled with terror, and they screamed in unison:

"I've been...I've been seen through—!"

Before they finished speaking, they threw down their pirate flags and shouted without turning their heads, "Run...run!" Then they disappeared in a flash.

"Hey! You guys, don't run away!" Usopp shouted anxiously from the tree, sweating profusely, in the direction the children had disappeared.

Nami completely lost her patience. She pointed precisely at the only "weapon" in Usopp's hand and uttered her final taunt:

"I've never heard of pirates using slingshots!"

Ronan glanced at Nami, secretly admiring her.

Being able to analyze the truth from the smallest clues amidst the chaos truly makes him the most meticulous navigator in the Straw Hat crew.

After going through the whole process of "shock-confusion-sudden realization," Luffy finally pointed at Usopp in the tree and burst into laughter:

"You're really something else!"

"You little brat, don't underestimate me!"

Usopp, enraged by the laughter, forced a smile, puffed out his chest, and declared, though his legs were still trembling, "I'm a man with a very strong sense of pride!"

When Usopp realized that his threats were ineffective and he was instead being mocked, his self-esteem was greatly "insulted".

He suddenly pulled back the slingshot in his hand, tightened the rubber band, and aimed at Luffy, who was laughing the loudest.

"No laughing!"

He roared, trying to appear calm:

"Because I have a very strong sense of pride, people call me 'The Arrogant Usopp'! My slingshot skills are far superior to those of a regular handgun!"

However, the moment Usopp aimed at him, Luffy's laughter stopped abruptly.

The atmosphere froze instantly.

Luffy slowly raised one hand and pressed it against the straw hat on his head.

The shadow cast by the brim of his hat obscured his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression.

His voice was deep and serious, without a trace of jest:

"Since we've drawn our guns, we have to risk our lives!"

These words seemed to carry an immense weight, causing Usopp to tremble all over, even the hand holding the slingshot began to shake violently.

Luffy continued, his voice icy: "I mean... this thing isn't a toy to scare people."

As soon as Luffy finished speaking, Zoro snorted coldly and twitched his right thumb slightly.

"bass--"

The scabbard of Wado Ichimonji was pushed open slightly, and a chilling killing intent instantly locked onto Usopp.

In an instant, Zoro's aura also became fierce.