After the battle in Orange Town ended, all the residents who had been hiding in the town came out.
The Straw Hat Pirates once again received everyone's gratitude.
Before leaving, Rosen successfully took Chiu Chiu away, and the Straw Hat Crew set sail again.
"Hey, Grandpa, let me hold Chiu Chiu."
"That won't do, Chiu Chiu is still developing." Rosen kicked Luffy away.
Luffy lay on the ground, looking at Rosen curiously: "What are you doing to Chiu Chiu? I feel like you're changing it."
"You felt it?" Rosen looked at Luffy in surprise. He was activating the Distorting Souls ability, and he was still using magic, but he didn't expect Luffy to feel it.
As the Reincarnation of Joy Boy, Luffy has some special abilities, such as hearing the voice of all things, and being able to see the inner truth through the outer appearance, and being able to look directly at the Soul.
So it's not surprising that Luffy could see the change in Chiu Chiu's Soul.
The parchment for modifying the Demon Soul that Rosen obtained from the Black Magician Daken had not yet been tested.
Speaking of which, the method of modifying the Demon Soul is very similar to the Idol Transformation of Zhenren (Immortal), a special grade Cursed Spirit in the Jujutsu World.
Both are achieved by changing the form of the Soul, and then affecting the body.
However, Zhenren (Immortal)'s Idol Transformation is too crude; while changing the Soul, it also causes the Soul to be torn and fragile.
Modifying the Demon Soul, on the other hand, is a method of strengthening the Soul.
After all, this was the Black Magician's self-modification; it couldn't possibly make him weaker and weaker, could it?
Modifying the Soul requires a most crucial condition: willpower!
The stronger the willpower, the more resilient the Soul strength will be.
Chiu Chiu possesses the courage to die rather than retreat, and the determination to stand in front of the feed store even when seriously injured.
Its Soul strength is even more resilient than most people's.
So it will also become Rosen's first experimental subject.
"When can we change to a new ship?" Zoro felt that every time they set sail, they were squeezed onto such a small dinghy, which was a bit undignified.
"We'll be able to switch to a ship that can carry our dreams at the next stop," Rosen said.
"How do you know?"
"I'm the man who ate the Prophecy Fruit, so there's nothing in this World I don't know."
"Didn't you say last time that you were a Fish-Fish Fruit ability user?" Luffy asked in surprise.
"I didn't say that."
"You did."
"I didn't."
"You did..."
The next moment, a large fish leaped out of the Water, swallowed Luffy in one gulp, and then flopped around on the deck.
"If you don't speak, I'll take it as your default."
Zoro and Nami were speechless again; this Old Man was indeed malicious.
Due to Water issues, they could only find a nearby island to rest and resupply.
They landed on a crescent-shaped beach, and as soon as they stepped onto the tidal flat, Zoro suddenly became alert.
A pebble shot out from the bushes.
Zoro instantly drew his sword, cut the pebble in half, and simultaneously prepared for battle.
Just then, pirate flags rose from the bushes around the tidal flat.
Immediately after, a long-nosed boy appeared from the high slope.
"Haha... I am the great pirate who rules Syrup Village, and all my subordinates respectfully call me the great Usopp My Lord." Usopp shouted loudly: "If you want to attack this island, you'd better give up; I am a great pirate with eighty million subordinates."
"Wow... so amazing!" Luffy exclaimed, his eyes shining.
Zoro and Nami simultaneously covered their faces; even a fool would believe such nonsense.
The key was that this fool was also their Captain.
"You're lying, aren't you?" Nami looked at Usopp disdainfully.
"Ah... I've been exposed!" Usopp instantly twisted his body in despair.
"What? You were lying? You damned liar!" Luffy looked disappointed.
"Hehe... Although eighty million is an exaggeration, I really do have quite a few subordinates." Usopp pointed at the pirate flags waving in the wind in the bushes.
"There are only three people, right?" Nami once again exposed Usopp's deception.
"Ah... I've been exposed again!" Three panicked, snot-nosed little brats crawled out of the bushes.
"Haha... You're really interesting!" Luffy pointed at Usopp and burst out laughing.
"You damned pirates, I won't let you take another step forward!" Usopp took out his slingshot and aimed it at Luffy.
Luffy's smile faded, he adjusted his Straw Hat, and a sharp glint shot from the corner of his eye.
"Since you've drawn your weapon on us, you must have already prepared to die in battle."
A hint of playfulness appeared on Zoro's face, and his blade unsheathed half an inch. Although Luffy was usually unreliable, he could show his ruthlessness and determination during battle.
Usopp was instantly scared and knelt on the ground, his slingshot also falling to the ground.
"I really can't compare to a real pirate."
"Haha..." Luffy suddenly burst out laughing: "Sure enough, learning on the fly is really useful; Red Hair Shanks taught me this trick."
"Eh? You mean Red Hair Shanks? Do you know him?"
"Of course, Shanks gave me this Straw Hat." Luffy grinned: "Your father is Yasopp, right?"
"Eh?"
After some communication, Usopp finally confirmed that Luffy indeed knew Shanks and his own father.
Usopp also lowered his guard and led Luffy and the others into the Village.
"I'm going for a walk alone," Rosen said.
"Grandpa, don't get lost; we'll set sail again after we resupply," Luffy called out.
"I'm not Zoro."
"You bastard Old Man, what did you say?" Zoro immediately wanted to draw his sword.
"Let's go." Rosen left a retreating figure for everyone.
As Rosen walked, he saw a man wearing heart-shaped sunglasses coming towards him.
Hypnotist Jango! Jango also saw Rosen walking towards him and mistook Rosen for a villager of this Village.
"Um, excuse me, where does the richest person in this Village live?" Jango asked politely.
"Let's go. If there's no accident, that big house is where the richest person in this Village lives."
"Aren't you a villager of this Village?"
"No, I'm here to visit relatives," Rosen said with a smile.
"Visit relatives?"
"Yes."
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