Seeing this, Nami crossed her arms and snorted, "Who said I was taking you guys to dig for treasure? This time, I'm only going with Big Brother Ron. This is a job for professionals."
"Eh?!" Luffy suddenly looked up, his rubbery face stretched long. "How can this be! I want to go treasure hunting too!"
Sanji walked over at the opportune moment and put his arm around Luffy's shoulder. "Hey, Little Captain, why don't we go look for special ingredients on the island? Maybe we can find something even tastier than meat~"
"Tastier than meat?" Luffy's eyes immediately lit up, and he did a carp kip-up to his feet. "Really? Then let's go quickly!"
On the other side, Chopper was carefully organizing his medical bag. "Robin, can I go with you? I want to look for rare medicinal herbs..."
Robin gently stroked Chopper's hat. "Of course. I'm also very interested in the history of this island."
Zoro stood to the side, holding his swords. "Then I'll just..."
"You stay on the ship!" Nami and Sanji shouted in unison, clearly worried about the directionally challenged Zoro going off alone.
Zoro "tsk"ed unhappily. "It's not like I get lost every time... Since that's the case, I might as well sleep."
Ron looked at his noisy companions, shaking his head with a smile. "Alright, everyone, proceed as planned. Unless there's an unforeseen circumstance, we'll meet back here before dark."
As the anchor dropped, everyone disembarked onto the island.
Nami excitedly pulled Ron towards the forest, while Luffy and Sanji headed straight for the island's specialties. Chopper and Robin chose the coastal cliff path. Zoro... Zoro, as expected, had already fallen asleep five minutes after everyone left.
Sunlight filtered through the palm leaves onto the forest path. Nami, comparing the treasure map, excitedly said, "Big Brother Ron, we're definitely going to find something good this time! My divination last night was especially auspicious!"
Ron looked at Nami's sparkling eyes and couldn't help but smile. "Then I'll take your auspicious words to heart."
...
From a lookout tower high on the island, the Captain of the Foxy Pirates, "Foxy the Silver Fox," held up his heart-shaped sunglasses and observed the Straw Hat crew disembarking through a telescope.
When he saw each person's bounty poster, the smile on his face gradually widened, finally turning into an exaggerated cackle.
"Puhahaha! Isn't that the famous 'Straw Hat' Monkey D. Luffy?!" Foxy excitedly slapped the railing. "And 'Devil Child' Nico Robin, 'Black Leg' Sanji, 'Pirate Hunter' Zoro—they're all great pirates with bounties over 100 million!"
His Vice Captain, Porche, walked over in high heels, tossing her pink long hair. "Captain, you're not thinking of playing that 'Davy Back Fight' again, are you?"
"Of course!" Foxy pushed up his sunglasses, a cunning glint in his eyes. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If we can snatch all these Supernovas, our Foxy Pirates can instantly become a top force in the New World!"
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, gesticulating wildly. "Just think! 'Straw Hat' Luffy, 'Devil Child' Robin, 'Black Leg' Sanji in charge of cooking! 'Pirate Hunter' Zoro as our enforcer! Puhahaha! Simply perfect!"
Porche helplessly put a hand to her forehead. "But Captain, their bounties are much higher than ours, and their strength is probably..."
"What's there to be afraid of!" Foxy confidently patted his chest. "The 'Davy Back Fight' relies on wisdom! On strategy! On despicable... cough cough, on tactics!"
He showed his signature sly grin. "Besides, I'm a Devil Fruit user! I've never lost when using my ability!"
Porche's eyes lit up. "You mean... the Noro Noro Beam?"
"Exactly!" Foxy proudly lifted his chin. "As long as I strike first with the Noro Noro Beam, no matter what Supernova they are, they'll all have to obediently surrender! Puhahaha!"
He suddenly waved his hand and shouted to the crew members behind him, "My lads! Prepare the 'Davy Back Fight' arena! This time, we're going to win all the Straw Hat crew members!"
"Oh—!" The pirates cheered in unison.
On the other side,
On the forest path, Luffy was stretching his neck, looking around, his rubber arms occasionally pushing aside dense bushes.
"Sanji~ Is there really something tastier than meat?" he asked, sniffing the air, a suspicious trail of drool already hanging from the corner of his mouth.
"Shh, keep your voice down!" Sanji admonished, cigarette dangling from his lips. "This is a rare ingredient; if you scare it away..."
Before he finished speaking, the bushes ahead suddenly shook violently, and Foxy, along with a group of his crew, dramatically jumped out, striking their signature pose: "Hold it! Straw Hat!"
Usopp was a little surprised. "Woah! These guys actually found us!"
Foxy pushed up his heart-shaped sunglasses, revealing a smug grin. "That's right! I am 'Foxy the Silver Fox'!" He dramatically spread his arms. "I challenge you to a 'Davy Back Fight'! The losing side must hand over a crew member to the winner!"
A strange silence suddenly fell over the scene.
Luffy tilted his head and looked at him for a moment, then suddenly turned and walked away. "Not interested. Big Brother Ron said you guys are too weak."
"Wh-what?!" Foxy's smile froze on his face.
Sanji exhaled a smoke ring, lazily adding, "We still need to find ingredients, don't block our way."
"Wait, wait!" Foxy chased after them, exasperated. "You arrogant brats! Do you know what refusing a 'Davy Back Fight' means? It's a pirate's disgrace!"
Luffy waved his hand without looking back. "Ah~ So troublesome~ Usopp, they're so noisy."
Usopp raised his Kabuto slingshot towards them. "Our Little Captain said no need! You guys should go play with someone else! Otherwise, I don't mind letting you know the power of Sniper King."
"They actually mocked my lack of strength!" Foxy's shriek pierced the forest's tranquility, his split hairstyle bristling with anger. "You ignorant brats!"
He dramatically struck a shooting pose. "Let me show you my true power! Noro Noro Beam—Full Power Blast!"
A blinding pink beam of light cut through the air, heading straight for Sanji, who was still searching for ingredients with his back to them. Just as the light was about to hit, Sanji raised his left hand without turning, and a pitch-black vortex suddenly appeared in his palm.
"Dark Water."
A bizarre scene unfolded—the pink beam of light, as if swallowed by a black hole, twisted and was absorbed into Sanji's palm, without even causing a ripple.
"Wh-what?!" Foxy's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his heart-shaped sunglasses askew. "My Noro Noro Beam... was, was eaten?!"
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