Chapter 20 Usopp and His 80 Million Subordinates
"Not bad~"
On the deck of the Black Cat Pirates' ship, V scanned the mountain of treasure, gunpowder, and food supplies that Nami was directing with his prosthetic eye and nodded approvingly.
He turned to look at Luffy and Zoro, who were both clearly annoyed, and grinned:
"A bet's a bet, you two."
"You're in charge of the restrooms from now on."
"Damn it!" Luffy puffed out his cheeks, looking indignant.
Zoro, with a dark expression, crossed his arms and remained silent, demonstrating his protest against V, a cheating referee.
"By the way, what should we do with these pirates?"
After looting the treasure, Nami pointed to about a dozen remnants of the Black Cat Pirates lying haphazardly on their nails, still breathing but unconscious.
V's cold gaze swept over those people, and he waved his hand with a smile:
"Tie it up for now, I'll need it later."
Nami, who has just joined, is unaware of the details of V's abilities.
Even a few mosquitoes are still meat.
Whether these guys use them to gain experience or exchange for trading points, it's a windfall for them.
As he spoke, he walked to the cabin door and looked down at Zango, who was unconscious with his limbs pierced.
"With this guy around, we can save ourselves a lot of arguments later."
V reached out and lightly pressed his hand against Zan Gao's chest.
[Ding! A critically injured patient has been detected who has fallen into a coma. Should we contain them?]
"yes."
Swish.
Zango disappeared from the spot and was taken to the ward in the operating room.
What awaits him is an ending even more terrifying than death.
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...
A calm sea breeze swept across the East China Sea, and three ships sailed steadily on the water in a triangular formation.
"Maintain course, wind speed is stable, we are expected to arrive at the waters outside Xiluobu Village in two hours."
Nami stood on the lookout tower of the middle ship, issuing commands through the walkie-talkie V had given her.
Under her precise planning, the three pirate ships maintained a neat triangular formation as they sailed through the waves.
"At this speed, we can reach the shore before sunset," V's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
Although they were delayed in Orange Town for a day, thanks to the speed of their sailboat, they still arrived at Sirob Village the day before the original timeline, just like in the original timeline.
Meanwhile, on the southern coast of Xiluobu village.
A boy with a long nose is lying on his back on the beach, enjoying a leisurely afternoon.
Three little heads peeked out from behind the rocks not far away.
The entire crew of the Usopp Pirates: Onion Head, Carrot Head, and Green Pepper Head.
The boy lying on the beach was none other than the legendary Usopp, known as the "bane of desperate situations"!
He is someone who can be considered on par with Buggy, one of the future Four Emperors!
"The captain is slacking off again."
"We agreed to practice the '8,000 troops charge' today!"
"Let's go scare him!"
Just as the three little ones were about to take action, Carrot Head suddenly stood on tiptoe and squinted at the sea.
The three black dots in the distance are rapidly increasing in size.
"What...what is that?"
Thanks to Usopp's training, the three little ones have eyes that are far beyond those of ordinary people.
Onion Head pulled out his worn-out monocular telescope from his pocket and brought it close to his eyes.
The next second, he shuddered, and the binoculars fell to the beach with a "thud".
"Ship...Ship!!!"
So many ships!!!
The three children scrambled toward Usopp, their voices trembling with terror:
"Captain, it's terrible! Pirates!!!"
"Three! Three massive pirate ships!!!"
"They're coming towards the village!!!"
Usopp, who had been woken up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, lazily turned over, and curled his lips into a disdainful smile.
"Huh? Three pirate ships? Heading towards the village?"
He yawned widely, rested his head on his arms, and said slowly:
"How could such a powerful pirate crew possibly come to our poor, remote village?"
"Next time you lie, could you at least be more believable?"
"You're far from being able to lie to me, the king of lies."
Usopp prides himself on being the village's "King of Lies," and he often uses tricks like "Pirates are coming" to prank the villagers, so he's long been immune to such tactics.
"No, no, Captain! It's true!"
Onion Head was so anxious he jumped up and down. He picked up the binoculars that had fallen to the ground, and without bothering to explain, he shoved them directly into Usopp's eyes.
The other two little ones also worked in perfect harmony, holding Usopp's head and pointing it towards the sea.
"See for yourself!!!"
Usopp was caught off guard; his field of vision was instantly filled with the circular image displayed through the telescope.
At first, it was all blurry, but as the focus automatically adjusted, the distant sea view came into clear view—
Three ships of different shapes and with towering masts are coming through the waves.
The ship at the very front had a skull and cat head painted prominently on its sail.
The Black Cat Pirates' flag, which hadn't yet been taken down, fluttered in the wind.
"They're...really pirates!?"
Usopp suffered cardiac arrest.
He pinched his thigh hard, and the intense pain made him realize...
This is not an illusion, nor is it a joke.
"No, no, no, no, this is terrible!"
A few seconds later, he sprang up from the beach like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his voice shrill and distorted with extreme terror:
"Pirates—they're really here!!!"
"Run! Run!!!"
"Go and inform the villagers—the Black Cat Pirates are back!!!"
Usopp scrambled toward the village, and the three little ones finally realized the seriousness of the situation, crying and following behind him.
However, they completely forgot...
Because of Usopp's problematic personal conduct, at this point, not a single villager in Syrup Village believed his "nonsense."
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...
The sea was tinged with a warm orange-gold hue by the sunlight.
The three pirate ships slowly slowed down and approached the dock one after another.
Luffy was the first to jump off the ship, excitedly looking around at the brand-new island.
"Hey—is anyone there? We're just passing pirates!" he shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice echoing across the empty beach.
V had told him...
There are two really good guys on this island, perfect for joining their pirate crew.
Today, Zoro's amazing perseverance and Nami's mature and experienced navigation skills perfectly prove V's initial judgment.
Therefore, Luffy now has complete faith in V's "judgment".
V and Zoro then disembarked, while Nami cautiously followed behind them, occasionally glancing back at the fleet with concern.
After all, the treasure accumulated on these three pirate ships is now worth nearly ten million Berries.
The fact that she was abandoned on the shore without any warning made this shrewd and calculating little thief uneasy.
Zoro looked around, a slight smile playing on his lips as he gazed at the deserted beach.
"Hello, V."
"You didn't lead us the wrong way, did you?"
"This place doesn't look like anyone lives here."
V: ? ? ?
Who gave you the courage to talk to me like that?
"Zoro, you still need to train."
V raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zoro, his prosthetic eye flashing slightly blue.
"With your sensory abilities, how come you couldn't detect someone in the bushes ahead?!"
Before he could finish speaking, there was a sudden rustling sound from the bushes in front of him.
"We've been...discovered!?"
The three little ones hiding in the grass panicked and even considered running away.
Usopp, who was standing nearby, quickly reached out and held them down, and whispered a reprimand:
"Idiot! If you guys go out, won't we really be discovered!?"
"But...but..."
The three little ones cried and sobbed.
Usopp, however, quietly put on his goggles.
no way.
The villagers didn't believe him; no one wanted to believe that pirates were about to land on the island.
In that case, he would have no choice but to drive the pirates off the island on his own.
"Calm down, Usopp."
"You are the son of a pirate, a brave warrior of the sea!"
"A mere pirate crew of a few people is no match for you!"
Usopp mentally hypnotized himself.
The next moment, he suddenly raised the slingshot in his hand and aimed at the guy in the crowd who looked like the leader.
Usopp took a deep breath, mustered all his strength, and shouted out the lines he had practiced countless times:
"Listen up, pirates below!"
"This is my territory!"
"...I am the guardian of this village, the great captain with eighty million men under my command—Usopp!!"
"If you don't want to be trampled into mincemeat by my eight thousand brave and invincible men..."
His voice began to tremble involuntarily, but he still stubbornly shouted:
"Turn around and leave right now! Now!!!"
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