One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

A few minutes later, the boat docked.

Luffy took the lead and jumped off the ship, stretching out his rubber arms to grab the wooden stakes on the dock, launching himself ashore.

"Wuhu~! We're finally ashore again!"

Luffy shouted excitedly at the top of his lungs.

It was as if every landing was an unprecedented adventure for him.

"Is it really okay not to leave someone to watch the boat?"

Zoro, who disembarked from the ship with V, asked a question.

"Don't worry, don't worry."

V waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't worry, this is now the territory of the Buggy Pirates."

"Ordinary petty thieves wouldn't dare to cause trouble here."

"no……"

Zoro, who felt he was becoming more and more like a normal person since joining the Straw Hat crew, looked embarrassed.

Does maintaining public order depend on a pirate crew?

Listen to this! Is this something a human being could say?

The three of them strolled into the deserted Orange Town as if taking a walk.

Despite already knowing the situation from V, Luffy and Zoro couldn't help but be amazed by the sight of the entire town deserted.

"The Buggy Pirates are really mean; they actually kicked people out of their homes."

"There's nothing we can do about it, that's just how pirates are."

Zoro murmured in agreement with Luffy.

Come to think of it, they're pirates now too.

"Alright, stop being so sentimental."

"The sooner we take care of the Buggy Pirates, the sooner the residents here can return."

V urged impatiently.

He was really looking forward to seeing what kind of prosthetic body a Devil Fruit user could create!

……

……

at the same time.

"Lord Buggy, that doesn't look like Alvida's pirate ship."

"Only three men disembarked from the boat."

A pirate, holding up binoculars, reported to Buggy.

"let me see!"

Bucky snatched the binoculars and pointed them toward the town.

Suddenly, the figures of the Straw Hat crew appeared in the arc-shaped frame.

"Ok?"

Bucky suddenly let out a soft moan, and his expression became strange.

"That straw hat? Was it just my imagination?"

He blinked, looked at the camera again, and confirmed it several times.

"There's no mistake, it really is the same straw hat as Shanks'!"

In an instant, long-forgotten memories flooded into Bucky's mind like a tidal wave.

That was a scene he never wanted to recall in his life.

His comical face was instantly covered with a mask of pain.

After a moment, Bucky, having regained his composure, gave the order:

"Bomb them to death!"

He no longer wanted to find out why the Alvida Pirates were here.

Since they've given him such a bad impression, then they should all die!

"you!"

Buggy casually pointed, but it happened to point to Nami in the corner.

"Go and light the fuse of that cannon—now!"

"what?"

Nami's heart tightened, and the forced smile on her face almost crumbled:

"I...I'm not very good at operating cannons..."

"Enough with the nonsense!"

Buggy waved impatiently, and Cabaji next to him shoved a red-hot torch into Nami's hand.

"You just order whatever we tell you to order! Or are you saying—you weren't really interested in joining us at all?"

The surrounding air suddenly froze.

Nami stood up, holding the torch.

"Okay, okay... I'll go right away..."

Her voice trembled, and she feigned timidity as she staggered toward the cannon.

Bucky then gave a satisfied hum, raised his glass again, seemingly preparing to celebrate the death of the person who wore the same straw hat as Shanks.

But just when all the pirates thought she was going to do as she was told—

"I would never associate with you pirates, you idiots!!!"

Suddenly, Nami stuck out her tongue and made a face at Buggy.

The next second, the torch in her hand was thrown high into the air and landed on a pile of debris where shells were piled up.

"What are you doing!?"

The group of pirates suddenly tensed up.

"Quickly, put out the fire!"

"If this shell gets set on fire, we're all doomed!!!"

The pirates panicked instantly.

They couldn't care less about Nami for the moment.

Like a frightened kitten, she ducked into the gaps in the crowd and rushed towards the narrow alley behind the building without looking back.

"You idiots!"

Nami's lips curled slightly, her gaze shifting as she quickly confirmed the direction.

She couldn't count on the Buggy Pirates' treasure anymore.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, there's more than one pirate crew here.

She just saved these guys' lives, so it's perfectly normal for her to ask them for some interest, right?

Fortunately, she could also take their boat and leave the island.

Plans are in place! Perfect!

Chapter 12 Ruthless Nami

boom--!!!

A thunderous roar suddenly erupted in the peaceful downtown area of ​​Orange Town.

A beautiful mushroom cloud shot into the sky and quickly spread throughout the entire town.

Moments later, various building debris and rubble rained down from the sky like raindrops.

Luffy, V, and Zoro, who had just entered the town, were also startled by the sudden explosion.

"Wow! Fireworks are going off over there!" Luffy looked curiously in the direction of the explosion.

"Idiot, that's obviously not fireworks, is it?" Zoro gripped the hilt of his sword, going into a state of alert.

Only V was instantly moved upon seeing the mushroom cloud.

"...No way!?"

The mechanical joints of his prosthetic legs suddenly emitted a high-frequency hum, and several vector nozzles instantly unfolded on the soles and heels, spewing out a dark blue plasma flame.

Swish!

The next second, his figure shot up like a black lightning bolt, almost vertically up the exterior wall of the building.

In just a few breaths, V had already leaped onto the roof of a nearby three-story building.

Stop, then turn around.

The blue light in the eye surged, and the focus rapidly became clear.

The scene at the epicenter of the explosion instantly came into his view.

Large areas of buildings were razed to the ground, with charred wooden beams and bricks mixed with twisted fragments of metal cannon barrels scattered everywhere.

Thick smoke billowed, and the flames still burned.

In the ruins, fragments of mutilated human bodies and pirate flags can be vaguely seen, and intermittent wails drift on the wind.