In the world of pirates, the worst things to do are reason with Luffy or have a meal together. If you hesitate even a bit, Luffy will finish all the food and leave you hungry. Luffy is resolute about what he decides, and no one can stop him!
Zoro, feeling helpless, continued to row as they searched for the next island. Two hours passed like this.
"Rumble..."
Luffy's stomach growled.
"Ah, I'm so hungry!" Luffy shouted along with his stomach.
"Didn't you just eat? What's your stomach made of?" Zoro complained.
"He's a rubber man; his digestive system is different from regular people's. The more he eats, the faster he bounces back!" Moonlight explained, although he hadn't seen Luffy in action before.
"Eagle..."
At that moment, a loud eagle's cry pierced the air. A majestic eagle flew overhead.
"Ah, food, food!" Luffy's eyes lit up, and without thinking, he stretched his arm to grab the eagle.
"Watch me hunt for everyone!" Luffy declared, stretching his arm and grabbing the eagle, lifting off into the sky.
"That arm stretching... that must be a Devil Fruit ability!" Zoro was astonished. Although he was a sword enthusiast, he had heard of the Devil Fruit legends.
"Indeed, he must be a rubber man, having eaten the Gum-Gum Fruit!" Moonlight nodded. He had known this before but seeing it in person was a different experience. The Gum-Gum Fruit grants the ability to stretch like rubber.
"I see. A man who has such a powerful ability and is followed by you is indeed not simple!" Zoro said with a heated gaze at Moonlight.
"This fool!"
Moonlight looked up to see Luffy successfully landing on the eagle's back. However, due to poor control, he fell off the eagle's back and was carried away.
"Damn it, chase after him!" Zoro exclaimed, shocked, and immediately started rowing fiercely in the direction the eagle had flown.
However, their rowing speed was no match for the eagle's flight speed, and they quickly lost sight of it.
They could only move forward and hope for the best.
"Help! Help!"
"Is anyone there? I don't want to die!"
"Ah, I'm going to drown!"
As they rowed, a series of distress calls reached their ears. Zoro looked in the direction of the cries and saw three people struggling in the water.
"There are people calling for help. Could it be that Luffy fell down there?" Zoro thought and hurriedly rowed over, only to find three fierce-looking strangers!
"Help us! We're going to drown!"
"Just save us, and all the berries on us are yours!"
"Help! We'll give you anything you want!"
Seeing the boat, the three immediately shouted for help.
However, once on the boat, their hostility was apparent!
"Robbery! Hand over all your valuables or die!"
"This knife is nice, I'll take it!"
"Hurry up, or the Buggy Pirates will kill you!"
The three threatened menacingly.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
After a brief lesson from Zoro, the three immediately knelt and begged for mercy.
"Ah, I'm sorry! Please spare me!"
"Are you Zoro, the bounty hunter? We didn't expect to provoke you. It's our fault!"
"Please spare us!"
"If you say you're from the Buggy Pirates, is there an island nearby?" Moonlight asked calmly.
"Yes, there's an Orange Island nearby. The Buggy Pirates are stationed there. We are members of the Buggy Pirates who were thrown into the sea by Captain Buggy after we offended him!"
The three quickly explained.
"An island, huh? The Devil Fruit is cursed by the sea. If so, Luffy must be trying to fall onto a nearby island!" Moonlight looked at Zoro.
"Good idea. Row, let's go to the island." Zoro agreed, holding his sword.
"Yes, yes!"
The three, scared, rowed desperately towards Orange Island. Though the boat was small and cramped with five people, the calm sea and their efforts made the journey swift.
Upon reaching the island, they were about to disembark when a cannonball suddenly roared through the sky and exploded!
"Eagle!"
At the same time, a horrifying eagle cry sounded as the eagle was hit by the cannonball!
"Luffy!"
Moonlight and Zoro exchanged a glance and rushed towards the direction of the eagle's fall.
Meanwhile, as the eagle fell, a figure plunged from the sky, crashing headfirst into the town center's street.
At this moment, several Buggy Pirates were chasing a nimble figure!
"Damn it, stop right there! How dare you steal from the Buggy Pirates! Are you looking to die?"
"Damn thief, stop! If Captain Buggy finds out, we're dead!"
"Bastard!"
Dozens of angry shouts surrounded the fleeing figure.
"Hehe, with the treasure and the Grand Line's sea charts, I'll make a fortune if I sell them," Nami, the famous thief of East Blue, thought, satisfied, looking at the sea charts in her hand.
She was Nami, known for stealing from pirates!
As she ran, she scanned for her route.
Suddenly, a figure fell in front of her, blocking her path.
"Is that a person?"
Nami screamed, startled, and stopped in her tracks.
At this point, the Buggy Pirates had caught up, surrounding her.
"Thief, there's no escape for you now!"
"Hand over Captain Buggy's treasure, and you might suffer less!"
"What a cute girl!"
Seeing Nami, they sneered.
Just then, a figure fell from the sky and landed in front of them!
They were all taken aback!
"Huh? Someone fell from the sky?"
"Who is it? Dead?"
"Definitely dead. No one survives a fall from that height!"
They all assumed that the figure must be dead!
"Ouch!"
However, Luffy suddenly pulled his head up from the ground, appearing in front of them and exclaimed.
He was a rubber man, so he wouldn't die or feel much pain, though the fall had caused some injury!
"Alive, it's alive!"
"Damn, someone who fell from such a height and survived must be extraordinary. Who are you? Are you also here to steal our captain's treasure?"