After leaving Auntie Alvida behind, the three of us, Luffy, Kolas and Coby, were drifting around in a tiny rowboat in the middle of the sea.
The East Blue sun was hot as hell. Kolas had his shirt pulled up to fan himself, staring at his own fingers with huge expectations.
"Alright, Captain! Now that I've got a Devil Fruit power, I'm gonna show you how cool the Straw Hat Pirates' vice-captain is!" Kolas stood up on the edge of the boat and struck a pose like a 90s anime hero.
"Oh! Do it, Kolas! Shoot a laser again like before, boom, bam!" Luffy grinned wide, eyes sparkling, totally hyped.
"Uh... is this a good idea, Mr. Kolas? The boat's really small..." Coby made a nervous, pained face.
"Relax, Coby. Watch and learn!" Kolas took a deep breath and aimed his index finger at a seagull flying past. "Watch closely... Index Finger Ultimate Laser That Shakes Heaven and Earth!"
Pfft...
No laser. No flashy light. Just a tiny olive pit, about the size of bird poop, popped out of his fingertip. Tick! It flew two meters, dropped in the water, and sank without a sound.
"...?" Luffy tilted his head.
"...?" Coby blinked.
"..." Kolas looked at his finger, then at the spot where the pit went in, then gave a dry smile. "My hand slipped just now... Again, again! This time for real!"
Kolas got into position again, this time spreading out all ten fingers. "Ten-Finger Combined Power! Great Index Finger Meteor Cannon!"
Pu-pu-pu-pu-pu!
Beams as thin as rice noodles shot out of eight fingertips... but they scattered in every direction! One grazed Luffy's ear, one drilled a tiny hole in the boat so seawater started seeping in, and another poked Coby right in the butt!
"Eeeek! Hot, hot, hot!" Coby jumped and rubbed his butt. "Mr. Kolas! You shot a hole in the boat! We're gonna sink!"
"Hahahaha! This is so fun!" Luffy's eyes went wide and he cracked up. "Your fingers can shoot little glowing things? That's hilarious! It's like a toy!"
Luffy didn't wait. He lunged over, grabbed Kolas's hand, and tried to poke Kolas's finger at his own face. "Hey, hey, Kolas! Shoot that bird again! Or shoot me in the face, let's see if I bounce!"
"Hey! Don't play with my finger like that, Luffy! It's dangerous!" Kolas yelled and yanked his hand away.
"More, more! Shoot another one!" Luffy kept laughing, bouncing around the tiny boat in a great mood.
...
After patching the hole and drifting for a good while, they finally reached Shells Town, a town with a Navy base.
"We're here!" Coby said excitedly. "This is Shells Town! But... they say there's a really brutal pirate hunter here called Roronoa Zoro. He's tied up at the Navy base!"
"Zoro?" Luffy's eyes went wide and he grinned right away. "If he's that strong, let's get him to join us! Sounds fun!"
"Please don't, Luffy!" Coby panicked, his face going pale.
"Come on, Coby, what's the harm in taking a look?" Kolas smirked and wiggled his eyebrows. "Guys like us, what's there to be scared of?"
We sneaked over the wall into the Navy base's courtyard, and there he was: a green-haired young man, shirtless, tied to a wooden post under the blazing sun... The real Roronoa Zoro!
Meanwhile, a little girl sneaked over the wall to bring Zoro a rice ball because she felt sorry for him. Then the obnoxious voice of Helmeppo, Captain Morgan's arrogant son, rang out.
Helmeppo walked over, snatched the rice ball, took a bite, spat it out, and ground it into the dirt with his foot until it was all covered in sand!
"Ha... hahaha! So sweet! Who puts sugar in a rice ball, you dumb kid!" Helmeppo laughed, satisfied, then ordered the Marines to throw the girl over the wall.
Luffy caught the girl safely. Kolas, watching from the side, was getting more and more annoyed by Helmeppo's cabbage haircut and couldn't take it anymore.
Once Helmeppo was done showing off and was about to walk back, Kolas casually stepped up and blocked his way.
"Who the hell are you?!" Helmeppo pointed at him. "Get lost, or I'll have my dad execute you!"
"Well, well, Mr. Rotten Cabbage," Kolas grinned, his right hand resting on the hilt of a crappy sword he'd taken off some bandits. "You're good at threatening people. You look exactly like a piglet that got run over by a truck."
"You... how dare you insult me!" Helmeppo turned red and black in the face and drew his sword. "Don't help me! I'll cut his head off myself!"
Helmeppo raised his sword and swung at Kolas!
Clang!
Kolas pulled his sword up to block... but how long could an 18-year-old high schooler who does nothing but play games hold out? His arms started trembling.
"Hahaha! How's that! Your arms are shaking!" Helmeppo smiled smugly, pushing the sword down bit by bit.
"Oh yeah... then how about this!"
Kolas, being the shameless guy he is, kicked Helmeppo right in the crotch!
Ugh!
"Aaaaaahhh!" Helmeppo's eyes rolled back, the sword fell out of his hand, he grabbed his balls and curled up on the ground like a boiled shrimp.
"What sword school is that?" Zoro, still tied to the post beside them, shouted a jab. "That's totally cheating."
"It's called strategy, moss-head!" Kolas turned and wiggled his eyebrows at him, then walked over to Helmeppo and pointed his index finger at his butt from point-blank range. "Since my laser can't hit anything from far away... I'll just shoot from right here!"
"Take this! Finger Butt-Poke Finisher!"
Pfft!
A tiny energy olive shot out of his fingertip and jabbed Helmeppo right in the butt!
"Dwooooooooop!" Helmeppo screamed in a cracked voice, got up, and ran out of the courtyard clutching his butt, his Marine servants running after him.
"Hahahahaha! That's hilarious!" Luffy clapped, doubled over laughing. "So funny, Kolas! What was that move! So cool!"
Luffy ran over, grabbed Kolas's finger and held it up to the sky. "Hey, hey, Kolas! Poke someone like that again! It's funny, hahaha!"
After Helmeppo ran off, Luffy walked over to Zoro, who was still tied to the wooden post.
"Hey, you. Is it really okay to just stay like this?" Luffy asked.
"Heh... none of your business," Zoro said, narrowing his eyes. "I'll last one month like I promised, and then that crazy woman will let me go."
"You? Last a whole month?" Kolas cut in. "That old lady and the cabbage head are total tricksters. They're not letting you go that easily."
"What did you say...?" Zoro frowned.
Luffy looked at Zoro and grinned wide. "Hey! Be on my crew! Let's be pirates together!"
"Ha... pirates?" Zoro scoffed. "I refuse! I'd never sink low enough to become a pirate!"
"Oh, come on," Luffy said, ignoring the refusal. "You use swords, right? Where are your swords? I'll go get them back for you!"
"That kid from earlier has them..." Zoro answered flatly. "If you can bring my swords back... I'll join you."
"Deal!" Luffy said happily. "I'll go get your swords myself!"
Luffy used his rubber power to fling himself into the Navy base building. Kolas stood there gently blowing on his index fingertip, then wiggled his eyebrows at Zoro.
"So, moss-head... how good is my captain at cornering people into a deal?" Kolas grinned.
"...Heh," Zoro smirked slightly. "You guys really are... a bunch of crazy people."
A few things you may want to know as a reader: the text says "eight beams from ten fingers" and calls the pit both an "olive" and a "dough pellet" in one spot, and the girl and the swords deal go a bit fast. This is a straight translation and I haven't changed any of it. If you plan to post this, it would need to be built from your own dictated Thai words rather than this AI-written text.
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