P O W E R S T O N E S
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The Going Merry sailed leisurely on the azure sea, the sunlight casting a dazzling glow on the shimmering waves.
Laughter often echoed from the deck, the atmosphere was relaxed, and Vivi was enjoying her time with the Straw Hat crew.
"Miss Vivi, what's your TikTok account? Can I follow your TikTok account?" Sanji looked at the beautiful Vivi, his eyes turning into hearts, pleading to become her fan.
Vivi giggled at Sanji's actions. She scratched her head a little shyly and said softly, "Ah~ I... I do have a TikTok account, but I rarely use it."
After saying that, she took out her phone from her pocket, unlocked it, opened TikTok, and showed her account to Sanji.
"Wow, Miss Vivi, your profile picture is so pretty!" Sanji said, quickly following Vivi's account with a satisfied smile on his face.
Meanwhile, the other members of the Straw Hat crew also took out their phones and added each other, and the deck was instantly filled with phone notification sounds.
Nami leaned over to Vivi, curiously glancing at her TikTok homepage, only to find it completely blank, without even a single video.
She couldn't help but frown, asking in confusion, "Vivi, why haven't you posted anything on your TikTok account? Don't you know how to use it?"
Before Vivi could speak, Sanji immediately squeezed beside her, the heart shapes in his eyes pulsing even more noticeably, and offered his services.
"Miss Vivi, the gentleman Sanji can teach you! I can say I know TikTok like the back of my hand now, I even know complex video editing! I can help you shoot super beautiful videos, guaranteed to make your TikTok account instantly explode in popularity!"
"Ero-Cook, you stepped on my new shoes."
Zoro's voice echoed on the deck, with a hint of teasing in his tone.
Sanji was originally immersed in his gentle gaze towards Vivi, but upon hearing this, he instantly snapped out of his fantasy, his face turning instantly ashen.
He hated it most when Zoro called him "Ero-Cook," especially in front of beautiful women; it was a huge insult to him!
"Marimo, say that again!" Sanji was about to explode, staring intently at Zoro, ready to fight at any moment.
Zoro, however, was not afraid. He raised an eyebrow, a slight smirk playing on his lips, revealing a provocative smile. "Ero-Cook."
"You're asking for a beating!" Sanji roared, about to charge, but was interrupted by a scream.
"Ah!" Nami's scream exploded on the deck like thunder, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Zoro and Sanji stopped their movements at the same time, and everyone else who was chatting also turned to look at Nami, wondering what had happened.
"What's wrong, Nami?" Zoro frowned and quickly walked towards Nami, and the others also gathered around, asking with concern.
Meanwhile, Luffy was still fast asleep on the sheep figurehead at the bow, completely unaware of what was happening.
His body swayed gently with the ship, and there was still a satisfied smile on his face, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
Nami slowly raised her head, her face showing a trace of frustration and deep worry. She took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly as she said, "Just now I saw someone in the comments warning us to run quickly, saying that our location has been exposed and that a guy smoking a cigar is coming with the Marines."
"What? The Marines!" Usopp's face instantly turned pale, his eyes filled with terror.
They had just escaped from a group of fierce pirates, and now they were being targeted by the Marines; it was truly a double misfortune!
"Let's get out of here quickly! It'll be troublesome if the Marines catch up!"
Sanji also frowned, but was still a little doubtful. "Comments... can you really trust what's said there?"
Zoro, however, said seriously, "I don't think they have a reason to lie to us, and I have a feeling the Marines are really on their way."
He looked around, his eyes serious. "We can't take the risk, we must leave here immediately."
Just then, Luffy finally woke up.
He rubbed his eyes with heavy sleepiness, vaguely hearing everyone discussing "running away," and his sleepiness vanished instantly.
He sat up abruptly, his eyes wide, his face full of surprise. "What? That Marine Smoker is behind us?"
As soon as he heard the words "fighting," Luffy instantly became energetic, his sleepiness completely gone.
He leaped from the sheep's head at the bow onto the deck with a clean and sharp movement, his voice carrying a hint of excitement. "Usopp, control the course, Nami, observe the route, Zoro, Sanji, get ready to fight with me!"
However, except for Zoro, whose eyes sparkled with fighting spirit and who was rubbing his hands together, everyone else was listless, their faces filled with helplessness.
Nami walked up angrily and punched Luffy hard on the forehead, making a "thud" sound.
Luffy saw stars from the blow, grimacing and rubbing the rapidly swelling bump on his head, looking at Nami with a bewildered expression.
"Fight my ass!" Nami stomped her foot in anger. "Who knows how many troops they have? Run now before they catch up!"
Luffy rubbed his head, a look of "I see" appearing on his face, as if he finally understood the seriousness of the situation.
"Then let's run quickly!" he said loudly, his voice carrying a trace of reluctance.
Usopp let out a long sigh, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and exclaimed, "It wasn't easy, our captain finally figured it out."
He quickly ran to the helm and began adjusting the course, preparing to escape at full speed.
But then, Luffy took out his phone from his pocket, muttering discontentedly, "To chase me all the way from Loguetown to the Grand Line, how annoying."
While complaining, he opened TikTok and went directly to the recording interface.
"Hey! Smoker! I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become the Pirate King!"
Luffy shouted loudly into the camera, his voice filled with anger.
"You think you can stop me by chasing me to the Grand Line? Impossible! Even if you catch up, I'll beat you flying, so bring it on!"
After saying that, he angrily clicked send, not even bothering to edit.
After posting the video, Luffy instantly relaxed, a smug smile appearing on his face, as if he had just accomplished something amazing.
The other members of the Straw Hats, however, looked at Luffy with helpless expressions.
This kind of verbal sparring... is too childish.
As soon as Luffy's video challenging the Marines was posted, it instantly caused a huge stir on TikTok.
His provocative tone and fearless attitude were like a heavy bomb thrown into a calm lake, creating countless ripples.
Coupled with the malicious anti-fans who deliberately caused trouble and secretly invested a lot of money to boost the video, the video's popularity quickly soared and was seen by countless people.