The air on the deck froze.
Luffy's Straw Hat was suddenly blown off by the sea breeze, revealing his rarely seen serious expression: "The Marine... are they here to fight?"
Zoro's hand was already pressed against his sword hilt, and his three swords hummed in unison: "Three Vice Admiral from the headquarters... Interesting."
Nami's legs went weak, and she slid to the ground: "It's over, it's over... Luffy hasn't even learned Haki yet..."
Robin quickly pulled up the electronic nautical chart, her slender fingers swiping across the screen: "Based on their speed, they won't arrive here until at least this evening."
Sanji lit a new cigarette, his eyes sharpening: "Looks like they're coming for the 'Main Character Halo'."
Usopp was already foaming at the mouth from fear: "Let's run! We need to escape right now! Those are Vice Admiral from the headquarters! We'll die, we're really going to die!"
Luffy picked up his Straw Hat and put it back on his head, grinning with his signature smile: "Great! Just in time to test out my new techniques!"
"You idiot!" Nami slammed a fist onto Luffy's head, "Is this the time to be thinking about that?! Have you even learned Haki yet?"
"I can try..."
Zoro suddenly laughed: "Hey, Cook. Do you think three Vice Admiral are enough to test the quality of the 'Main Character Halo'?"
Sanji blew out a smoke ring, his right leg already igniting with flames: "Just in time to come up with a name for my new technique."
...
On the other end of Long Ring Long Land, aboard the Foxy Pirates' flagship, the "Sexy Foxy", Foxy was sprawled out on a sun chair scrolling through TikTok. His red sunglasses reflected the light from his phone screen when, suddenly, a push notification made him sit bolt upright.
"Huh? Huh, huh, huh?!" Foxy's pointed nose almost poked through the screen, "Straw Hat is on an island near us?!"
The video clearly showed three Marine warships heading toward Long Ring Long Land, aimed directly at the Straw Hat Pirates.
Foxy's forehead instantly broke out in cold sweat. As the local tyrant who had been entrenched here for a long time, he had actually let a "big fish" worth 100 million Belli hide under his nose for so long!
"Porche! Hamburg! Everyone assemble!" Foxy suddenly jumped up, kicking over the drink table next to him, "Start the live stream! Title it:'Shocking! Straw Hat is Actually Hiding Here!'"
In less than three minutes, the entire Foxy Pirates crew was armed and assembled.
Porche held a selfie stick, Hamburg carried a giant harpoon, and the other crew members held up support signs that read "Slow-Slow Fruit User Here," making the scene resemble a massive influencer meet-and-greet.
"Hey folks, double-tap 666!" Foxy posed exaggeratedly for the camera, "Today, I'm going to perform a live capture of a Pirate King novel protagonist for you all! Keep the gifts coming; for every 1000 Belli in gifts, we'll move 100 meters closer to the Straw Hat Crew!"
Tens of thousands of viewers instantly flooded the live stream, and the comments scrolled frantically:
"Brother Foxy is awesome!"
"Watch out for Straw Hat's Main Character Halo!"
"The Marine are on their way, run, streamer!"
Meanwhile, everyone on the Merry suddenly heard deafening cheers coming from the other side of the island.
"What's going on?" Usopp climbed up to the lookout, took a look through his binoculars, and was so scared his tongue tied in knots, "Fo-Foxy Pirates are charging toward us! And they're live streaming!"
Nami hurriedly opened her phone and, sure enough, saw Foxy's annoying face in "Nearby Live Streams." The live stream title read: "Global Premiere! Live Beatdown of Straw Hat!"
"That idiot..." Sanji's cigarette dropped to the ground, "Does he think we aren't dying fast enough?"
Zoro, however, flashed an excited smile: "Perfect. A warm-up before the Marine arrive."
Luffy was concentrating on learning Armament Haki by watching Rayleigh's video when he suddenly heard Foxy's name. He looked up sharply, remembering the split-head guy who had been shouting earlier: "Ah! It's that split-head guy who plays with'Slow-Slow Beam'!"
Robin quickly scanned the live stream comments: "Not good, they've exposed our exact location."
Sure enough, Foxy was shouting at the camera: "Family, watch closely! Straw Hat is hiding in the reef area on the south shore! If the gifts reach 300,000 Belli, I'll go catch Straw Hat!"
In the distance, the Foxy Pirates' battle anthem could already be heard getting closer, and further out in the sea, there was the threat of the three Marine warships!
Usopp's legs trembled: "Wolves in front, tigers behind... Should we..."
"Run away?" Nami bit her lip.
Luffy suddenly grinned and slammed his fist into his palm: "Great! I can beat up two groups of people at the same time!"
"Ding-dong! You have received a live stream PK request~"
A notification suddenly popped up on Luffy's phone. The screen clearly showed a video call invitation from "Silver Fox Foxy." Luffy stared at that smirking profile picture, and veins instantly popped out on his forehead.
"That bastard—!" Luffy roared, his finger already jabbing hard at the "Accept" button.
The screen split in two. Foxy's large face, covered in sunscreen, immediately occupied half the screen. His sunglasses glinted with an eerie light, and his pointed nose almost poked through the lens: "Gah-gah-gah-gah! Straw Hat! Watch closely, viewers from all over the web! I, Lord Foxy, am going to capture you with my own hands during this live stream!"
The number of viewers in the live stream was rising crazily, breaking 100k+ in the blink of an eye! The comments poured in like a tidal wave:
"The duel of the century!"
"Brother Foxy is mighty!"
"Straw Hat, don't be a coward!"
Luffy gritted his teeth in anger, his eyes beneath his Straw Hat igniting with fighting spirit: "You'll be the first person to taste my new technique! Just wait until I send you flying!"
"Luffy!" Nami grabbed his ear, "Are you stupid?! We could totally just run away before the Marine get here..."
Before she could finish, a series of flashy special effects exploded in the live stream:
[User "Cat Burglar Nami Fan Club" gifted Little Hearts *999!]
Nami's pupils instantly turned into the shape of Belli. She let go of Luffy's ear and instead cradled the phone screen: "Thank you for the Little Hearts, Boss~~~!"
She instantly switched to professional streamer mode, "Luffy! Beat him to death! Make it spectacular! Make it beautiful!"
Zoro helplessly covered his forehead: "This woman is hopeless..."
Sanji, however, had hearts in his eyes: "Even angry Nami-san is so cute~"
Robin elegantly flipped through the live stream comments: "Interesting. Doflamingo commented: 'Fufufu... Let me see the power of the Main Character Halo.' Whoever runs isn't the Pirate King..."
Luffy clenched his fists angrily: "I'm the man who's going to be the Pirate King, I'm definitely taking this fight!"
Robin:...Is he really that easy to trick?
Foxy was hopping mad on the other side of the screen: "Hey! Don't steal my spotlight!" He turned and shouted at his crew, "Quick! Turn on our gift special effects!"
Suddenly, a row of "Slow-Slow Fruit is the Best" comment effects appeared on Foxy's side, and his pointed nose tilted up smugly: "See that! That's what you call style! Straw Hat, dare you come to the south shore for a duel right now?"
Luffy cracked his knuckles: "Just what I wanted!"
"Wait!" Nami suddenly regained her sanity, "Should we have a live stream PK first? After all, there are so many people watching now, if we win..."
Usopp was already slumped on the deck: "What time is it, and you're still thinking about money... We're being flanked by the Marine and Foxy..."
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