Chapter 147: First Round! The Pet Legion and the Modified Ship's Rampage
On the coastline of Long Ring Long Land, the first round, the "Round-the-Island Kayak Race," was about to begin.
Beside the starting line, Usopp was sweating profusely as he made final illegal modifications to his small barrel boat, the "Crow Maru."
"Catch, Usopp." Tatsuya walked over, carrying two giant breath dials and jet dials, souvenirs brought back from Skypiea:
"These are your power sources. Although the Davy Back Fight rules state that you can only use oars to row, they don't say you can't install 'decorations' on the boat, right?" Tatsuya's smile was filled with cunning.
"Oh, oh, oh! These are ultimate weapons!" Usopp's eyes lit up, and he quickly fixed the shells to the stern of the boat.
Next, he mounted Lassoo, still in its gun form, at the bow to serve as a "biological main cannon." Meanwhile, Clay circled overhead, acting as "drone reconnaissance."
With everything ready, Nami jumped onto the boat, placed her hands on her hips, and issued the final rallying cry to Usopp and Robin:
"Listen up! This isn't just about winning back the old man's horse; it's also about the face Tatsuya lost with that kick earlier!"
"We absolutely cannot lose! If anyone drags us down and causes us to lose... I'm deducting a month's allowance!!"
"Eh?! That's too big a gamble!!" Usopp's face turned green with fear.
"Bang!" The starting gun fired, and the race began.
The Foxy Pirates' Porche team piloted a pink speedboat named the "Cute Carriage."
Using giant mechanical oars hidden underwater, they shot out like an arrow from a bow at the start, taking a commanding lead.
"Hahaha! Goodbye, you slow-moving pirates!" Porche laughed as she looked back.
"Damn it! They're cheating!" Usopp shouted.
"Forget about them! Usopp! Start the engines!!" Nami ordered loudly.
"Roger! Super Acceleration Mode—activate!!" Usopp slammed the switch for the breath dials at the stern.
"Whoosh—!!!" The breath dials, which stored hurricanes from Skypiea, instantly blasted out a violent stream of air.
This seemingly crude little barrel boat managed a catapult start like a speedboat, its bow lifting high as it cut through the waves!
"So fast!!" They were about to catch up to an enemy ship blocking their path.
Usopp ordered again: "Lassoo! Sneeze!!"
Lassoo, the dachshund gun mounted at the bow, sniffed its nose. "Achoo!!"
A timed explosive tennis ball shot out from its mouth, landing precisely on the deck of the enemy ship ahead.
"Boom!!!" Fire shot into the sky; the enemy ship was blown over and sank while billowing black smoke.
"Well done! Nami-san! Robin-nee! That was an explosion of love!!" In the spectator stands, Sanji held binoculars, his eyes turning into hearts as he cheered.
"Oh, oh, oh! Go faster! Usopp!!" Luffy was also shouting and yelling.
The fleet soon entered a complex labyrinth of coral reefs, where the currents were swift and hidden reefs were everywhere.
Just as everyone was carefully navigating around the rocks, a huge shadow suddenly appeared beneath the water.
The Foxy Pirates' combatant, the sailfish Fishman Capote, was lurking underwater.
"Fishman Karate: Ocean Surface Chop!!" He was preparing to swim under the boat and puncture the "Crow Maru."
Just then, Clay, the Crow who had been circling in the sky, let out urgent "caw-caw" sounds, signaling toward a shadow on the water's surface.
"Underwater?" Robin, on the boat, understood instantly. She gracefully crossed her arms: "Six Fleur: Slap Barrage!!"
"Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap!!" Countless arms sprouted abruptly beneath the water, delivering a merciless barrage of slaps to the Fishman Capote just as he poked his head out.
"Puh-ergh!!" The Fishman was beaten dizzy, floating to the surface with stars circling his head.
"Now! Lassoo!" Lassoo seized the opportunity and let out another "Achoo," with an explosive tennis ball hitting the Fishman's bald head precisely.
"Boom!" Capote rolled his eyes back and sank.
"Taken care of!" However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the enemy released thick purple smoke bombs, instantly obscuring their vision and the course.
"Cough, cough! I can't see! Which way is it?" Nami was completely unable to determine the direction in the fog, and her compass was spinning wildly due to magnetic interference.
At this moment, Tatsuya was standing on high ground on the shore. In his eyes, three tomoe slowly rotated, piercing through the layers of fog to clearly capture the flow of energy in this sea area.
"The left is a dead end; the right is the exit." Tatsuya didn't shout; instead, he placed his fingers to his lips and blew a piercing whistle.
"Whew—!!" In the noisy race, this whistle was like a guiding lighthouse.
Hearing the whistle, Clay in the fog instantly understood its master's meaning. It flapped its wings and flew high, passing through the fog and circling above a high rock ahead, letting out a loud cry.
"Caw! Caw!" "It's Clay's voice! Over there!" Nami reacted extremely quickly. "Follow Clay! Hard to port!!"
The small boat burst through the fog, the view suddenly cleared, and the finish line was right ahead! But—
"Fufufu! Don't think you'll win!" The despicable Foxy pressed the remote control in his hand.
The finish line, which had been fixed, was actually moving rapidly backward hundreds of meters along with the buoys!
"Nani?! The finish line moved?!" Usopp shouted in despair. "Damn it! There's no way to catch up to Porche and the others now!"
At this moment, Porche's boat was about to cross the line. Nami looked ahead, gritted her teeth, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes:
"Who said we can't catch up?" "Usopp! That thing Tatsuya gave you... use it!!"
"Th-that thing? But the boat will fall apart!" "We can't worry about that! Charge through!!"
Usopp took a deep breath, displaying the courage of Sniper King.
He didn't mount that dangerous shell on the stern; instead, he shoved it directly into Lassoo's mouth and aimed Lassoo's rear toward the stern.
"Lassoo! Hang in there! impact dial—fire!!!!"
"Woof?!" Boom——————!!!!
The impact dial instantly released a terrifying shockwave strong enough to shatter rocks.
This massive recoil, combined with the thrust of the breath dials, made the poor little barrel boat fly, directly defying the laws of physics!
"Waaaaahhhhhh!!" In the shocked gaze of the entire audience, the Crow Maru drew a stunning arc in the air, soaring directly over Porche's head and crossing the moving finish line.
"Bang!" The hull slammed into the water; although it fell apart, it had already crossed the line.
"The winner—Team Nami!!!!" The referee announced the result.
"We won!!" On the shore, Luffy and Chopper were so happy they hugged each other and started doing a belly dance.
Nami crawled onto the shore, soaked, and ran excitedly toward Tatsuya. "Tatsuya!!"
Tatsuya smiled and opened his arms, catching the lunging Nami steadily, and casually patted her wet hair. He then patted the dog head of Lassoo, who was still smoking from its mouth and looking completely bewildered.
"Well done." Tatsuya adjusted his glasses and looked at this group of reliable partners: "It seems I didn't raise you all for nothing, whether human or pet."
In the distance, Foxy looked at Tatsuya's smug face, recalling the fear of being stepped into the sand earlier, and looked at how his meticulously planned first round had been lost so thoroughly.
"That man..." Foxy knelt on the ground, his mentality completely shattered: "It's not just his combat strength... are his cheating methods even superior to mine?!"
"These guys... what kind of monsters are they?!"
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