Chapter 37 : Do First And Then Kill, The Corpse Sinks Into The Sea?

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Sanji: "Ah ah ah! That idiot Luffy actually had the nerve to mess with Nami!"

Nami: "Ugh, he's so annoying..."

Robin: "This pose might look provocative, but given the situation earlier, it really was the fastest and most effective solution."

Boa Hancock: "Ohhh, if only Luffy would treat me like that~~~!"

Shakky: "..."

["You can leave, but leave our stuff behind."]

[Luffy gently set Nami down on the deck and retracted his arm.]

[Nami's vision blurred for a second.]

[Once she calmed down, she suddenly realized something and shouted, "Wait... you ate a legendary Devil Fruit, didn't you?"]

"Yep! I ate the Rubber-Rubber Fruit, so I'm a rubber man! I can stretch, thicken, and bounce back like crazy!"

[Luffy stretched his face to show her.]

(((;???;)))

[Cold sweat ran down Nami's cheek~~~]

"What kind of ridiculous situation is this?!"

"To randomly bump into two kids in a place this small, and one of them is a Devil Fruit user?! And he's got another Devil Fruit???"

"Is this some kind of curse or something?!"

"Anyway, just give us back our stuff already!"

Seeing Nami frozen in shock, Luffy started walking toward her~~~

"Stay back!!!"

Nami snapped out of her daze and, without thinking, grabbed the Slip-Slip Fruit and yelled, "If you come any closer, I'll eat it!"

This Devil Fruit is the hope of her entire village!!

Nami didn't actually want to eat it—she just wanted to use the threat to make Luffy back off~~~

After all, she was planning to sell the Devil Fruit for money!

"You really shouldn't do that~~~"

With a slight grin, Luffy spoke calmly.

But his steps didn't slow down~~~

Seeing Luffy wasn't stopping, Nami panicked. "Hey! I'm serious! If you don't stop, I'll really eat it!!"

As Nami shouted, she opened her mouth wide as if she was about to take a bite of the Devil Fruit!

But then...

Before she could do anything, foam suddenly bubbled from her mouth~~~

She collapsed to the ground, her legs stiff and twitching...

"Ahhh! That stupid red Luffy!! How dare he do this to me!!!"

Zoro: "Sigh... First me, and now Nami becomes the second victim of his Conqueror's Haki 'lesson' over there."

Sanji: "Luffy! How dare you bully Nami-chan! I won't forgive you!!"

Luffy: "... It wasn't me; it's that guy over there..."

Law: "Haha! The way the Straw Hat captain handles things is really unique. Even if Nami's the captain in that situation, he doesn't go easy on her~~~"

Urouge: "Even such a beautiful girl couldn't stand up to him. That red Luffy really doesn't understand romance~~"

Blackbeard: "This is the kind of strength you need to accomplish great things. Women... they're just a distraction~~"

Kid: "Whoa! His control over Conqueror's Haki is insane!!"

[Ding!]

[Welcome to the prize question section!]

At that moment, a question appeared on a large screen in front of everyone.

[Question: How will Red Luffy handle the situation with Nami, the little thief cat?]

A: After hearing Nami's tragic story, Luffy is moved and gives her the Devil Fruit!

B: Tie up Nami, kill her, and throw her into the sea!

C: Capture Nami and hand her over to the Marines!

D: Tell Nami to change her ways and invite her to join the crew!

E: Put Nami back on her small boat and leave!

The screen froze, and the Q&A session began~~~

Xebec: "Alright! Another question! Let's see if anyone can guess the right answer this time!"

Blackbeard: "Kill her and throw her into the sea? Hahaha, that's gotta be the best answer!"

Shiryu: "I think you just want to see something crazy, don't you?"

Blackbeard: "Hahaha!!!"

Nami: "You idiot! Luffy would never do something like that!!"

Usopp: "I think A is the right answer!"

Franky: "If it's our Luffy, then A is definitely the correct choice! But over there... it's not so clear..."

Zoro: "Stop making Luffy sound like a bad guy... He's never done anything wrong, and he always makes sure to repay his debts. Looks like he's doing better than our Luffy~~"

Law: "I think D could also be a good choice."

Robin: "I'm leaning toward C myself..."

Nami: "I feel like it's probably E~~~ That Luffy over there seems like the kind of guy who would do something like that~~~"

At that moment, the 5-second penalty protection period ended.

Usopp: "I'll go with A. Luffy's still the righteous young man we all know!!"

Sengoku: "E."

Xebec: "C. If you want to be right, choose C!"

Roger: "C. I agree, C is the right choice."

Oden: "B."

Nami: "E. Spirits of heaven and earth, please bless me! Red Luffy, you have to prove yourself! Throw me back onto the small boat!!"

Blackbeard: "Choose D."

Shiki: "Choose A."

Perospero: "C."

Big Mom: "Huh? I was just about to pick C!"

Perospero: "Ah! Mom? I... I was wrong..."

Roger: "Oden??? What did you pick??"

Shiki: "Kehahaha!!! Oden, you just want to see something fun, right?"

Whitebeard: "Oden, what are you doing? You're wasting a chance to answer the question!"

Oden: "No no no! This is called 'reverse thinking'! The less it seems like the right answer, the more likely it could actually be!"

Well...

That reasoning sounded somewhat convincing...