Soon, Buggy was completely sucked into the bottle.
Nami instinctively corked it shut.
"Wow! This thing's amazing." Nami looked at Buggy, now no bigger than her hand.
"WHAT IS THIS?! LET ME OUT OF HERE!" Buggy screamed, banging against the glass.
Nami glanced at the bottle nervously. 'It won't break… right?'
"Chop Chop Cannon!" Buggy shouted, trying to launch his cannon hand at the glass, but…
"Huh?... What happened? Chop Chop Cannon—" He tried again, but nothing happened.
Nami, who had been breaking into a cold sweat and was ready to bolt, slowly relaxed as she saw Buggy completely helpless.
"What is this? What have you done to me?!" Buggy shouted, flustered.
"Well, that's the Capturing Bottle," Luffy said casually, strolling over with Lucen beside him.
"Capturing what?!" Buggy looked at him, confused.
Luffy grinned. "Shishishi~ It's Lucen's gadget. It captures anything it touches for ten seconds."
"Oh, and also—any power or strength becomes useless inside it," Luffy added, bending down slightly so his face loomed close to the bottle. Buggy gulped nervously.
Nami, who overheard this, finally understood why it took a few seconds to activate. 'So that's how it works… That's crazy powerful. To actually capture anything...'
Her thoughts drifted toward Arlong. 'If I could use this on Arlong, then… No, that's probably impossible. Ten seconds is too long. And he'd definitely suspect something.'
Her scars ran deep. She had already tried to kill him many times, but nothing had ever worked. Arlong wasn't an idiot. He'd smell something fishy the moment she tried.
"WHAT?! LET ME OUT OF THIS!" Buggy yelled again.
"Shishishi~ First, tell me what you know about Shanks," Luffy said.
"Shanks?… Shanks and I were on the same crew..." Buggy started rambling, explaining how he lost his ability to swim and his treasured map because of Shanks.
"So Shanks saved you too!" Luffy said, eyes sparkling with excitement.
"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?! HE STOLE EVERYTHING FROM ME! I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!" Buggy screamed in rage.
"Huh? I won't listen to anything bad about Shanks." Luffy's voice grew cold. He snatched the bottle from Nami and started shaking it violently.
"HUHHHHAAAA!" Luffy shook it with all his might.
"WAHHAAAHHAAAHHWWAAAHH!!" Buggy's pained screams rang out as he smacked against the glass repeatedly.
"Uhh... Don't you think you should stop him?" Nami asked Lucen, pointing at the crazed Luffy.
"Nah, don't worry. That guy won't die that easily," Lucen replied confidently.
"Whose side are you on...?" Nami stared at him, weirded out by his absolute faith in their enemy's survival.
"Puffff~ pufff~" Luffy finally stopped, panting.
Buggy was unconscious, curled up in the bottle.
"So, what do we do with him now?" Lucen asked, taking the bottle from Luffy and uncorking it. Buggy flopped out, hitting the ground hard.
"Oh right!" Luffy bent down quickly and pulled a rolled-up map from Buggy's pocket.
"Mmm? What's that?" Lucen asked, curious.
"Shishishi~ It's a map to the Grand Line!" Luffy turned to Nami with stars in his eyes. "So, Nami! You're joining our crew now, right?"
Nami stood up, smiling after stuffing gold and jewels into two bags. "Well, looks like traveling with you guys is profitable."
"But remember—it's only temporary," she added sternly.
"Yay! We have a new crew member!" Luffy jumped in joy.
"Yeah, sounds like a party to me!" Lucen shouted, just as excited.
"YAAA! IT'S PARTY TIME! MEAT! MEAT! MEATTT!" Luffy's eyes literally turned into two giant meatballs.
Nami stared at them in disbelief. "I said temporary... pufff~ I think this is going to be tough." But she smiled, watching Lucen and Luffy bounce around like excited puppies.
"Let's deal with him first, though." Lucen after jumping around pointed at Buggy, who was beginning to stir.
"This guy's tough," Nami muttered.
"Shishishi~ I've got an idea," Luffy said with a mischievous grin.
He whispered it, and soon Lucen and Nami were grinning with the same devilish glint.
Buggy groaned as he opened his eyes, his head spinning like crazy. But suddenly, a bone-chilling sensation crept up his spine. He looked up—
Three devilish smiles were staring right at him.
"H-Haha..." Buggy laughed nervously, scooting back in fear.
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"All done." Nami tightened the last knot on a thick rope. Buggy's limbs were tied up, leaving only his head, hands, and feet free.
"Okay!" Luffy gave her a thumbs up, then took a step back and stretched.
"GOMU GOMU... BAZOOKA!"
"STRAW HAT! PRETTY BOY! NAMI! I'LL KILL YOUUUUU!" Buggy screamed as he launched into the sky, disappearing into the distance.
"Lucen, do you think he'll survive?" Luffy asked, watching a twinkle disappear in the sky.
"Of course. He'll probably come back stronger than now," Lucen said coolly.
"Oh yeah? Then I'll be stronger too!" Luffy said, grinning.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
"Shishishi~"
Both of them burst into laughter.
"What are they even laughing at? And how is it possible to survive that?" Nami stared at them like they were aliens.
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"No way... The boss is down!" one pirate gasped.
"Let's get out of here while we still can!" another shouted, and the whole crew ran toward their main ship.
"Hey! Let's grab the Commander and Vice Captain!"
"Right! But hurry!"
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"Mmm… they're escaping," Lucen said, watching Buggy's crew flee.
"Eh, let them. Let's wake up Zoro." Luffy knelt down and slapped Zoro's cheek lightly.
"Zoro. Zoro. Wake up."
Zoro stirred, eyes fluttering open. "Is the fight over?"
"Yup! Now we're having a party 'cause Nami joined our crew!" Lucen said cheerfully.
"Oh, good. I could use a sake," Zoro said with a slight smile.
"I feel like you guys are just using me as an excuse..." Nami muttered with a blank look.
"Ahh… What happened?" a groggy voice called out. They turned to see Boodle waking up, holding the back of his neck.
"Oya! Old man! You're finally awake!" Luffy waved.
"You kids… Wait! Where's Buggy? And the pirates?!" Boodle looked around, stunned by the destroyed houses and cracked roads.
"Shishishi~ They ran away," Luffy replied casually.
Soon, a crowd of townspeople arrived, many of them holding weapons.
"What happened here?" one man asked, confused.
"Chief! Are you okay?!" The crowd surrounded Boodle, checking on him.
"Woof! Woof!" Chouchou came bounding toward the crew.
"Oh! It's Chouchou!" Luffy greeted him with a smile.
"Looks like you're doing better now," Nami said, noticing the bandages.
"Woof woof!" Chouchou barked, confirming it.
After Boodle explained everything to the townspeople, they turned toward the crew.
"We're so grateful to you guys!"
"Yeah! You're our heroes!"
"We don't even know how to thank you!"
The crowd cheered.
"Shishishi~ It's nothing! If you're thankful, just party with us!" Luffy said with a heartful laugh.
"HAHA! That's right! We're having a party for our newest member!" Lucen cheered, wrapping his arm around Nami's shoulder.
Nami blushed and shouted, "For the LAST time—stop using me as an excuse for your stupid party!"
To Be Continued…
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N/A:
Well I want to say for those who excpect Nami has fallen for Lucen so my answer will be no.
And don't excpet a fast romance in this novel in fact you should even forget any smut or sexual scene.
Also Lucen is as much dense as Luffy in romance so atleat don't excpect him to do anything.
And for if it's Harem or single my answer is it doesn't matter because MC is idiot no girfriend no lover atleast according to him till 1000 chapter.
Of course it's question if I can write that long?