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**Sengoku:** "Damn it!! So the answer to this question really is D-999!"
**Rocks D. Xebec:** "Hahaha! Looks like your Navy got completely wiped out on this one!"
**B.**
**Gion:** "Not quite. I chose correctly."
**Jozu:** "So did I."
**Marco:** "Great job, Jozu!"
**Edward Newgate:** "Gurararara!!!"
[**Ding! The top three winners of this quiz are Gion, Jozu, and... no one for the third spot!**]
[Congratulations to the two winners! You've earned rewards!]
[Congratulations to Gion! You've received the card of King Arthur!]
[Congratulations to Jozu! You've received the Max-Level Armament Haki Experience Pack!]
[**Ding! Special note about the King Arthur card—it comes from another world, so here's an explanation.**]
[King Arthur Card Note: Absorbing this card will grant you the full power of King Arthur, Artoria Pendragon!]
**Sengoku:** "King Arthur? What kind of ability is that?"
**Borsalino:** "Sounds like someone who fights on horseback..."
"Wouldn't that be a bit out of place in our world?"
**Kaku:** "On horseback? Wait, wait, wait! Isn't that overkill?!"
**Gion:** "This King Arthur isn't just a knight on horseback. He was a powerful swordsman..."
"But not the stereotypical kind. Think of him as a devil fruit user with immense swordsmanship skills."
**Tsuru:** "So... does that mean your strength has skyrocketed now?"
**Gion:** "Extremely powerful! At least on par with an admiral, though we'll need to test it to be sure."
**Sengoku:** "Haha! Great! Our naval forces just got another boost!"
Hearing that Gion had gained such incredible power, Sengoku couldn't stop grinning.
**Edward Newgate:** "Sengoku... don't get too cocky just yet! My son also got a reward—and it's the Max-Level Armament Haki Experience Pack! This prize... doesn't need any explanation, does it?"
As soon as Whitebeard spoke, the previously high-spirited marines were brought back down to earth.
Clearly, this Max-Level Armament Haki Experience Pack could instantly elevate someone's Armament Haki to its absolute peak—the strongest possible state!
And Jozu, already renowned for his immense physical strength, was also a Glint Fruit user, capable of turning his body into diamond-like material, making him nearly indestructible.
Now, with max-level Armament Haki...
In terms of raw destructive power, Jozu had undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of the world's power hierarchy.
And his defense... was even more terrifying!
**Donquixote Doflamingo:** "Heh... Interesting... Things are getting more and more interesting!"
"The messier, the better! I love chaos!"
With the rewards distributed, the red-framed video resumed playing.
["Those fish-men are too powerful... There's nothing you can do..."] Nojiko sank into deep despair.
["Nothing we can do???"]
[Luffy and his crew's expressions shifted subtly...]
[Zoro, Ussop, and Buggy glanced at Luffy.]
[Luffy flicked his head, signaling they should leave first.]
Halfway through their journey, Zoro took off his shoe and tapped it against Sanji's face.
["Mmmph!"]
[Sanji groaned twice, waking up abruptly.]
["Huh?!"]
[Sanji wiped his nose and frowned. "What happened?"]
[Zoro shrugged. "No idea."]
[Ussop leaned in mischievously. "Let me tell you something—while you were unconscious, we just met another beautiful young woman!"]
["Nani!!!"]
[Sanji's eyes widened. "Damn it! How could you not wake me up to see her?! Oh right, now I remember—I was knocked out by Luffy's Conqueror's Haki!"]
Then, Sanji noticed the large treasure chest Buggy was carrying and immediately got angry.
"You bastards stole money from such a beautiful girl?! You're scum!!!"
[!!!]
[Luffy released his Conqueror's Haki.]
[The loudmouth instantly fell silent.]
[Zoro sighed and knocked Sanji out again.]
**Vinsmoke Sanji:** "Damn it! That Red Luffy! That damn Red Shanks!! Two despicable bastards!!!"
**Trafalgar Law:** "That cook over there is having a rough time..."
**Ussop:** "Hahaha!!! That cook just got hit by Luffy's Conqueror's Haki for the third time!"
**Nami:** "At this rate, he's going to eat so much Conqueror's Haki, he'll burst..."
**Roronoa Zoro:** "Hah, serves you right for being a pervert."
**Vinsmoke Sanji:** "You damn moss-head! Don't act all high and mighty! Next time you're asleep, I'm tying my shoe to your mouth!"
**Roronoa Zoro:** "Are you insane? That's what the other Zoro did—it's got nothing to do with me!"
**Vinsmoke Sanji:** "I don't care! I'm taking revenge for the other me!"
[Luffy's group walked a bit further. Buggy pointed in a direction and furrowed his brow. "Wait, this road doesn't lead to Arlong Park. Based on what that girl said earlier, Arlong Park should be in this direction, right?"]
[Saying this, Buggy pointed to the left.]
[Luffy nodded. "Yes, we're not heading to Arlong Park right now."]
["So are we really just going to ignore the Arlong Pirates' atrocities?"]
[While Ussop spoke bravely, he was secretly terrified inside.]
[Luffy shook his head. "No. If what she said is true, we'll definitely intervene. But... many parts of her story don't add up logically."]
[Zoro asked, puzzled, "What's the issue???"]
[Luffy didn't stop walking as he explained. "According to her, this village has been oppressed by the Arlong Pirates for five years. This is a place under the World Government's jurisdiction—why hasn't the Navy come to arrest the Arlong Pirates after five whole years?"]
["Ah! Actually, I thought of that too."]
[Luffy shot Ussop a glance but didn't call him out.]
["There are still two possibilities. One: the girl was lying. Two: the Navy is tacitly allowing the Arlong Pirates to act unchecked."]
When Red Luffy said this, the viewers couldn't help but gasp in shock.
Terrifying!
Too terrifying!
They had already seen the events involving White Luffy and knew about the Arlong Pirates and Colonel Nezumi.
Now, watching Red Luffy's analysis, everyone was deeply stunned.
**Kuzan:** "His thinking is so meticulous! From just a few loose threads, he unraveled the entire situation thoroughly!"
**Borsalino:** "Well, he *is* Garp's grandson after all. It's only natural!"
**Monkey D. Garp:** "Hehe... Back when you first entered the Naval Academy, old man could already see you had the makings of a Fleet Admiral."
**Sakazuki:** "Ahaha... You can't say that... Haha!"
**Capone Bege:** "That Straw Hat Luffy's intelligence is indeed astonishing. In comparison, this version of Luffy seems a bit dim-witted."
**Trafalgar Law:** "It's not like that. This version of Straw Hat is also highly intelligent—he just tends to be emotional and trusts his gut instincts rather than overanalyzing things. His rational counterpart forms a stark contrast."
**Nico Robin:** "Yes... While the rational Luffy is admirable, the impulsive Luffy has his own charm."
**Monkey D. Luffy:** "Wahaha! Both versions of me are great!!!"
**Roronoa Zoro:** "Idiot Luffy, leave the compliments to others."
["The Navy tacitly allowing pirates to commit crimes for five years? Impossible..."]
[Ussop's eyes widened in disbelief.]
["I don't know, it feels off to me too!"]
[Luffy shook his head and made a dismissive gesture. "If we want to know the truth, we have to see it with our own eyes!!"]
Not long after, Luffy's group arrived at the shore, boarded the Going Merry, sailed to another port, and disembarked.
Soon, they found a village.
**Octopus Coral Village.**
["I'll go gather some intel."]
[Ussop volunteered and headed toward a tree where a woman was speaking with two children.]
[When the two children saw Ussop approaching, they trembled in fear and immediately dropped to the ground.]
["Eh???"]
[This reaction completely baffled Ussop.]
["Don't be afraid—he's not a fish-man."]
[The woman quickly pulled her children up and awkwardly looked at Ussop. "Sorry, you must be an outsider. They mistook you for a fish-man."]
[Ussop touched his long nose and nodded slightly.]
[Not long after, Ussop returned.]
["I got the details. The Arlong Pirates arrived here five years ago. Dozens of nearby villages are under their control and are forced to pay a monthly head tax. If they don't..."]
["Oh, and the woman mentioned that less than 20 miles east of here, there's another village called Banana Guava Village. Last month, the villagers there tried to rebel against the fish-men's rule, and the entire village was destroyed!"]
[Ussop relayed the information to the group.]
[Luffy thought for a moment, then pointed east. "Let's go to Banana Guava Village."]
[When they arrived at Banana Guava Village, they were shocked by what they saw.]
[All the houses in the village were overturned, clearly flipped over by force.]
[Before long, they discovered a pile of villagers' corpses stacked like a small hill at the entrance of the village!!!]
[When this scene appeared, Luffy's calm eyes instantly ignited with blazing fury!!!!]
**Nefertari Vivi:** "Ah!!! Those despicable monsters!!!"
**Tashigi:** "Damn it!!! They killed so many innocent civilians!!!"
**Tina:** "Just because they couldn't pay the so-called 'head tax,' they slaughtered so many people... Those damned fish-men!!!"
**Nami:** "If Luffy hadn't saved us back then, all of Cocoyasi Village would still be under this cruel rule..."
**Rocks D. Xebec:** "What's so surprising? This kind of thing happens every day in the New World!!!"
**Marshall D. Teach:** "Hahaha!!! This is the essence of a world where the strong prey on the weak!!! If you don't want to be devoured, grow stronger! By the way... that Red Luffy over there shares the same philosophy."
**Jinbe:** "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry!!! I never should have let the Navy release Arlong back then!!!"
[In an open field filled with rubble and weeds, the bodies of the entire village were piled up, rotting. Flies buzzed around...]
["Ah!"]
[Seeing such a gruesome and unsettling sight, Ussop screamed in terror.]
[Then he clutched his throat and vomited violently to the side.]
[Zoro, who had worked as a bounty hunter for a few years and had killed before, couldn't help but feel nauseous at the scene!]
[Buggy's lips twitched.]
[Even someone who had survived in the New World had never witnessed such a horrifying sight!]
[Luffy stared at the scene for a long time without looking away...]
[The bodies of these people were brutally broken, their deaths agonizing. After death, no one dared to bury them—they were simply left in the wilderness for wild beasts to gnaw on...]
[Luffy's mind seemed to conjure images of the fish-men mercilessly killing these people, their desperate cries echoing in his ears.]
[Luffy had understood the concept of survival of the fittest at a very young age.]
[He trained hard to become stronger so he wouldn't end up like these people...]
[But... he always believed that the phrase "survival of the fittest" shouldn't apply to human society!]
[Being strong... didn't mean you had to devour the weak!]
["Luffy...?"]
[Zoro called softly.]
[Luffy didn't respond. He continued to stare at the pile of corpses, then extended his right hand, stretching it!]
[Whoosh! Ussop's small satchel appeared in his hand.]
[Luffy rummaged through the bag and quickly pulled out a bottle of kerosene.]
[Pop!]
[He opened the cap!]
[Luffy stretched his arm, raised it, circled the pile of corpses, and poured the kerosene.]
[The next moment...]
[BOOM!!!]
[Flames erupted fiercely!]
[Luffy handed the satchel back to Ussop, then turned and walked away.]
["Where are we going?"]
[Buggy followed, asking hesitantly.]
["Arlong! Park!"]
[Through gritted teeth, Luffy spat out the four words...]
[Under the reflection of the roaring flames, four figures—one carrying a body—slowly marched toward the distance.]
[Amidst the burning fire, the crackling sound echoed, as if the villagers of Banana Guava Village were expressing their gratitude...]