Chapter 202: Exclusive Eye! The Dazed Mermaid and the Sea Monster's Belly
In the morning on the Grand Line, the sea presented a rare and gentle scene of calm.
The brilliant sunlight poured unreservedly onto the azure sea, reflecting billions of dazzling golden specks of light.
The Thousand Sunny swayed gently with the ripples, sailing steadily forward.
Tatsuya stood alone on the soft green turf of the bow, letting the fresh, slightly salty sea breeze blow through his messy black hair.
At his waist, he was notably wearing a brand-new weapon.
This peerless famous blade, won from the dragon-slaying samurai Ryuma, was currently dormant and quiet at Tatsuya's side.
Tatsuya slowly raised his right hand, his slender fingers gently touching his right eye.
In yesterday's life-and-death battle with the giant Oars, he had used his left eye to release the black Amaterasu flames that were capable of incinerating everything.
Although the Amaterasu of his left eye had already displayed absolutely powerful destructive force,
during several hours of deep rest and Chakra meditation last night, Tatsuya had keenly sensed a slight anomaly.
Deep within his right eye, a completely different Chakra seemed to be quietly gestating.
"It's not Amaterasu, not the Tsukuyomi that can control the mind, and not the Kamui involving space laws like Obito's..."
Tatsuya quietly watched the shimmering, boundless sea, lost in thought.
"It's as if... after these Uchiha eyes have completely adapted to this sea,"
"based on my own soul's traits, a brand-new Dojutsu exclusive to me is being born."
Feeling the vast power full of the unknown and an aura of destruction in his right eye,
Tatsuya's lips slowly curled into a charming arc of anticipation and confidence.
Just as Tatsuya was immersed in the deduction of his new power,
a thunderous clamor suddenly erupted on the wide deck behind him, instantly interrupting his thoughts.
Turning to look, he saw Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper.
Wearing flashy, cool shorts, they were lined up, leaning over the railing of the thousand sunny.
Each held a specially made fishing rod, holding a heated "Deep Sea Fishing Competition."
On the other side of the deck, Robin, wearing an intellectually elegant summer dress, sat leisurely under a parasol.
With her long legs crossed, she held a thick volume of ancient historical documents, reading quietly.
Noticing Tatsuya's gaze, she gave him a gentle wink.
Meanwhile, the Marimo great swordsman Zoro was lying sprawled out without any decorum in the shadow beneath the lookout tower, snoring loudly.
Even though Luffy and the others nearby were making a huge racket, he remained sound asleep.
The huge snot bubble in his nostril grew, shrank, and grew again with the steady rhythm of his breathing.
The newly joined musician, Brook, was currently walking toward the fishing trio with light steps.
Holding a teacup elegantly with his skeletal fingers, he let out his signature laugh:
"Ah, today is truly a fine day for fishing!"
"The sun is bright, and the sea breeze is gentle."
"I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to catch a beautiful and charming young lady's panties in this magical sea?"
"Yohohoho... Bam!"
Before Brook could finish his frivolous joke, an orange afterimage flashed by.
Accompanied by a crisp thud,
Nami's merciless and angry flying kick landed precisely on Brook's chin.
The skeleton gentleman's skull was kicked clean off his cervical vertebrae, rolling quite a distance across the deck.
"It's a bite!!!"
Amidst the joyful farce on the deck, Luffy suddenly let out a voice-cracking exclamation.
The thick fishing rod in his hand was instantly pulled into an exaggerated bow shape by a terrifying monstrous strength from the deep sea.
"What incredible strength!! The guy down there is definitely a big one!!"
"Usopp, Chopper, come help me!!"
"I'm going to be pulled in!!"
Luffy's feet were braced firmly against the railing as he shouted for help.
"Coming, coming!" Usopp and Chopper immediately threw down their own rods.
They rushed forward, and like a game of tug-of-war, the three of them held onto each other tightly, leaning back with all their might.
Under the combined strength of the three, which defied common logic,
"Splash—!!!"
Accompanied by a massive explosion of water,
a deep-sea monster (Sea Rabbit), as large as a small hill and with two huge rabbit ears on its head, was forcibly hauled out of the sea.
Its massive body traced a parabola in mid-air,
and then with a "Boom," it crashed heavily onto the thousand sunny's turf deck.
This huge commotion instantly startled the sleeping Zoro awake.
He snapped his sharp eye open, his hand instinctively resting on his sword hilt.
The kitchen door was also pushed open, and Sanji walked out with a cigarette in his mouth.
Looking at the dazed giant Sea Rabbit on the deck, he rolled up his white shirt sleeves with great satisfaction:
"Oh? This impressive size and perfect fat ratio."
"It's enough to make three whole days of top-tier seafood feasts."
"Nice job."
However, just as Zoro was about to draw his sword to bleed the catch,
the sea monster lying on the deck suddenly rolled its eyes in great agony.
Its abdomen convulsed violently, and then it opened its fanged, bloody maw.
"Blegh—!!!"
With a violent bout of nausea, the sea monster vomited its stomach contents out directly.
A large mass of seawater mixed with two strange creatures splashed onto the deck.
Everyone stared, instantly stunned.
Vomited out of the sea monster's belly was a young mermaid with short green hair, a fine figure, and a pink tail (Camie),
along with a strange starfish wearing black five-pointed star sunglasses (Pappag).
"Cough, cough... I'm saved..." Camie patted her chest, looking like a clumsy and cute survivor of a terrifying ordeal.
Seeing this scene, the cigarette in Sanji's mouth fell directly to the floor.
His originally cool eyes instantly turned into two giant red hearts that were beating so hard they almost jumped out of their sockets.
Two streams of nosebleed sprayed out of his nostrils like high-pressure water guns.
The powerful recoil sent him shooting into the sky like a rocket, dozens of meters high.
"AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!"
Sanji's sky-piercing, fanatical roar echoed from mid-air:
"It's a real mermaid!!!"
"A living mermaid!!!"
"Has my dream trip to All Blue been realized ahead of schedule?!!!"
"Praise this sea!!"
"I could die right now without any regrets!!!!"
After a flurry of soothing and explaining, the Straw Hat crew finally understood the situation.
To repay the Straw Hat crew for saving her from the dark and stinking belly of the sea monster,
the clumsy but very kind Camie enthusiastically made an enticing proposal to everyone.
"To thank you all, I want to treat everyone to the world's most delicious 'Hachi's Takoyaki'!"
"It is absolutely the most delicious food you've ever eaten!"
Camie said with her hands clasped together and her eyes sparkling.
Upon hearing about exceptionally delicious food,
Luffy's eyes immediately turned into the shape of two pieces of meat on the bone, and his drool flowed like a broken dam.
He raised his hands without hesitation and cheered loudly:
"Takoyaki!!! Awesome!!!"
"I love takoyaki the most!!! Take us there quickly!"
However, things did not go so smoothly.
When Camie happily took out her Den Den Mushi to contact her friend who made takoyaki,
the voice that answered was not the one she was familiar with.
The Den Den Mushi mimicked a very wretched and arrogant expression, carrying the loathsome wild laughter of the "Macro Pirates."
The other party mocked Camie shamelessly over the phone,
claiming they had not only successfully kidnapped Hachi,
but had also handed him over to the base of the notorious evil force in this sea—the "Flying Fish Riders!"
Hearing this news, Luffy's face instantly darkened. He clenched his fists without hesitation and roared at the entire ship:
"They dare to kidnap someone who makes takoyaki!!! Absolutely unforgivable!!!"
"Men! Hard to starboard! Full speed ahead!"
"We're going to rescue the takoyaki!!!"
Just as Luffy was filled with righteous indignation over the food and was about to give combat orders,
Nami, who had been standing quietly behind the crowd, suddenly stiffened.
When the long-unheard name "Hachi" reached her ears,
her fair hand holding the Log Pose began to tremble uncontrollably.
In those beautiful eyes that were usually full of confidence and cunning, a flicker of hidden complexity flashed through.
Memories came flooding back like a tide.
She remembered the Arlong Pirates who had once occupied her beautiful hometown, Cocoyasi Village.
The pirate crew that had treated her as a slave for drawing sea charts for eight long years.
And that Six-Sword Style octopus Fishman named Hachi was one of the core officers of the Arlong Pirates back then.
Although Nami knew in her heart that Hachi's nature might not be as brutal and bloodthirsty as Arlong's,
that name and that identity still inevitably touched the deepest buried scar in her heart.
All of this, naturally, could not escape Tatsuya's deep eyes that perceived everything.
The smile on Tatsuya's face faded.
He naturally wove through the noisy and cheering crowd, silently walking up behind Nami.
He reached out and gently covered Nami's slightly trembling hand with his own from behind.
Feeling the familiar warmth on the back of her hand, Nami shuddered.
Tatsuya lowered his head slightly, resting his chin gently on her shoulder.
His well-defined thin lips were almost pressed against Nami's sensitive earlobe:
"If that name makes you feel... even the slightest bit of discomfort, then we won't go."
"Or... as long as you nod your head now."
"I don't need Luffy and the others to act at all."
"I'll go over there alone right now and turn those so-called Flying Fish Riders,"
"along with that octopus bastard who brought back bad memories, into shreds and sink them all to the deepest part of the ocean to feed the fishes."
Feeling the warmth from the broad and solid chest behind her, and hearing the almost obsessive, unreserved, and absolute favoritism in her ear,
the haze and fear in Nami's heart caused by the past vanished in an instant.
She knew well the terrifying power of this man.
She knew better than anyone that as long as she gave a slight nod now,
this man behind her, who spoiled her to her very core, would truly massacre everyone there for her without hesitation.
An indescribable sweetness and warmth welled up in her heart.
Nami slowly turned her head, looking at Tatsuya's face so close to hers.
The pain in her eyes disappeared, replaced by a sweet smile like the warm spring sun.
She in turn gripped Tatsuya's large hand, rubbing his palm against her delicate cheek, and then shook her head with a smile:
"It's okay, Tatsuya."
"As long as you're by my side, I'm... not afraid of anything now."
Nami took a deep breath, her gaze looking toward the magnificent sea in the distance, her eyes shining with relief:
"Besides... those heavy events of the past have already completely ended."
"I also quite want to go and see what kind of ridiculous state that idiot octopus has turned into now."
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