Chapter 50 Shinra Ten Conscripts Giants, Hypnotizes Loli, and Sends a PointerAs soon as the battle ended, Luffy's remaining life force was instantly drained by the Rinnegan, leading to the horrific scene Zoro witnessed.
Fortunately, the previous reward, the Divine Power Code, perfectly compensated for this deficiency.
Infinite resurrection and forced maintenance of peak condition!
This put Luffy's strength at an incredibly terrifying, overpowered state!
If it weren't for the chakra limit imposed by Pain's template, which restricted his output, Luffy felt he could completely replicate Madara Uchiha's prime!
Amazing attacks like the Heavenly Meteor and the Complete Susanoo would be no match for him!
Unfortunately, Nagato's template limitations meant that with his limited chakra and life force, he ultimately couldn't fully unleash the power of the Rinnegan.
Luffy clenched his fist, feeling the surging energy within him, his face beaming with ecstasy: "As expected of the most overpowered skill in the Code Geass world, it's practically tailor-made for someone like me who uses lifespan as fuel—a Nika-no-Family user!"
Pain took to the air again, waving his hand, shattering the Planetary Devastation in the sky. A battered Brogy fell from the heavens amidst the debris.
Luffy wasn't idle either; he immediately unleashed Rain Tiger Free Technique, instantly drenching the unconscious Dorry.
The charred body of Donry was jolted awake by the cold rain, letting out a scream: "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
Luffy walked up to Donry with a grin: "Well? I won this sacred wager, didn't I? I remember your village has a rule that the God of Elbaf always protects the righteous. Since I won, it means your allegiance to me is in accordance with the will of Heaven. Any objections?"
Donry gave Luffy a complicated look. His honor as a giant warrior made him kneel without hesitation, his massive knee slamming into the ground with a dull thud: "I, captain of the Giant Warrior Pirates, submit to you."
Brogy, on the other side, also got up and made the same gesture of submission.
Luffy nodded in satisfaction: "Very good! Let's go! Take these dinosaurs with us, let's have a feast!"
"Giegiegie!"
Donry laughed heartily again.
Luffy casually cast a medical ninjutsu on Donry's body, and the horrific wounds healed rapidly before the naked eye.
"Wow! This ability is amazing!"
Donry excitedly looked around at his fully restored body.
Not long after, Luffy and the others dragged several of the giant Brachiosaurus they had hunted back to their camp near the Going Merry.
Brogy was resting with Nami and Usopp in an open area, the atmosphere surprisingly harmonious.
"Giegiegie!"
Donry looked at the disheveled Brogy and couldn't help but tease, "Looks like you lost badly too."
"Kabababa!"
Brogy retorted without backing down, "Look at you, all black as charcoal, you're not much better off, are you?"
Donry wasn't angry, he plopped down on the ground, making the ground shake twice as if an earthquake had struck.
"We all lost," Donry sighed, his tone somewhat relieved.
Brogy nodded, "There's nothing we can do, this new kid is ridiculously strong."
"Don't be so dejected," Luffy said with a smile, slowly approaching, several mountain-like dinosaur carcasses supported by his weight. "This is just a way out given to you by your god. Your lives shouldn't be wasted on this endless duel. Since you've both lost to me, there's no need to fight for who's number one anymore. I bet you two have been fighting for so many years, you're already homesick, aren't you?"
Donry and Brogy exchanged a glance and nodded heavily. "We'll continue to train and get stronger, and one day we'll issue you a glorious duel challenge again!"
Luffy's lips twitched: "..."
Damn it, it seems he's gotten himself into big trouble again. First he messed with Mihawk, and now he has two more battle-crazed giants.
However, Luffy waved his hand dismissively: "No problem, but I think you two need to settle things before challenging me. Only the strongest one is qualified to fight me!"
Donry and Brogy's eyes lit up: "Of course!"
The group then lit a bonfire and began a grand celebration.
Deep within the forest, in a dark corner,
MR. 5 and Valentine nervously entered a white candle-lit house.
"Yo, isn't this MR. 5?" MR. 3, sporting a "3" hairstyle, casually sipped his tea, legs crossed.
"Your ability is really convenient; you managed to build such an exquisite house in this desolate wilderness."
MR. 5, looking at the relaxed MR. 3, felt a strange annoyance: "But let me make this clear, we absolutely will not participate in this mission!"
Thinking of Luffy's Gundam and the terrifying power he displayed by kicking two giants like balls, both of them felt a chill run down their spines, their legs spinning.
"Hmph." MR. 3 glanced at them disdainfully. "You two are still as spineless as ever, MR. 5 and Valentine."
MR. 5 and Valentine's faces instantly turned extremely ugly.
Mr. 3 leisurely produced a tattered wanted poster: "Thanks to you two good-for-nothings, I finally discovered that those two giants were actually the captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates, the Blue Oni Dorry and the Red Oni Brogy, who once had a bounty of 200 million Berries!"
He took a sip of his red tea and confidently said, "Excellent criminals use their brains to commit crimes. No matter how high the mountain, as long as you use your brain, you can flatten it!"
A sinister smile curled at the corner of Mr. 3's lips: "You just watch quietly as I wipe out this bunch of muscle-bound trash and pocket those 200 million Berries!"
Back at the camp, the banquet was in full swing.
"Giegiegie!"
"Crunch!"
"That was great! It's been so long since I've had such strong liquor. Thank you for the good wine, though the quantity was a bit small."
Zoro watched speechlessly as Dorry, holding a barrel of rum, like a chocolate-covered rum ball, threw it into his mouth and chewed it up, barrel and all.
"That's a lot for you, no wonder."
"Mr. Dongli, how long does it take to record the magnetic field of this island?"
Nami frowned, looking at the motionless recording pointer in her hand as she asked.
"Giegiegie! Soon! We'll have enough points in a year!"
Donry laughed as he swallowed a large piece of dinosaur meat, completely oblivious to the petrified expressions on Nami and Vivi's faces.
"What?! A year?!"
Vivi screamed in despair.
Nami collapsed, rushing to Luffy and frantically shaking his collar: "Why! Why did we choose this route! We're going to have to live in this monster-infested wilderness for a year! Waaaaah..."
Luffy, feeling dizzy from being shaken, quickly reassured her, "Don't panic, we still have that Perpetual Pose Robin gave us, right?"
That's right! Nami and Vivi's eyes lit up, as if they'd grasped a lifeline.
"Eh? Didn't you say that woman might be a bad person, and that what she gave us wasn't safe? I threw it away a long time ago."
Zoro said innocently, gnawing on a bone.
Thump!
"Idiot!!"
Nami, enraged, slammed her iron fist into Zoro's skull, leaving a large bump.
Vivi's face was deathly pale, almost unrecognizable.
Sanji joined in, lightly tapping Zoro's head with his toe: "Hey! Kneel down and apologize to Vivi, you moss-head!"
"You're all so nagging!"
Zorro, exasperated, pushed away the group surrounding him.
"When Luffy died, didn't you all agree to throw it away?"
"Damn it! We were all mourning then, we didn't even see you destroy the Log Pose!"
Just as everyone was arguing, puffs of white mist, like snowflakes, suddenly drifted down from the sky.
Luffy caught a puff of mist, stroking his chin: "The one who delivered the Log Pose is here."
"Huh?" Everyone looked at Luffy strangely, wondering what he was talking about.
Just then, Pain appeared in mid-air without warning.
"How many floors does a bag of rice have to be carried up…"
"How much mud does a bag of rice have to be washed through…"
"What is he muttering?"
"I don't know? It sounds like he's feeling pain?"
"Shinra Tensei!"
Boom!
Embracing the Going Merry, an invisible, terrifying repulsive force erupted instantly, like a Category 12 hurricane sweeping through, tearing away all trees, rivers, animals, plants, and even the ground itself.
"Aaaaaah!"
Vivi and Nami screamed and clung tightly to Luffy's arm, terrified of being blown away by the strange wind.
Not far away, two furtive figures, along with several huge candle pillars, were whipped around in the air by the hurricane, tumbling and staggering.
"What?! What the hell is that?!"
MR. 3 was blown away in terror, circling in the air.
The little girl, Golden Week, fared even worse, getting her own paint splattered all over her, turning her face into a mess.
"What the hell is going on?!"
After the wind stopped, Nami let out a long sigh and roared at Luffy.
The others also stared at Luffy in bewilderment; they all knew that Pain in the sky was Luffy's doing.
Luffy slowly stood up, dusted himself off, and walked straight towards a patch of white peeking out from the mud.
"Tsk tsk, as expected of a Devil Fruit user, this kind of wide-area attack really won't kill you."
Following Luffy's gaze, everyone finally spotted a sturdy, snow-white, square house at the edge of the ruins.
"What the hell is that?"
Everyone froze.
With a snap, a door opened in the house, and Mr. 3 tumbled out, looking utterly disheveled.
"Damn it, who is this person? How can they possess such world-destroying power?"
Mr. 3 looked up at the expressionless Pain in the sky, his face filled with terror.
Clap clap clap.
Luffy clapped his hands as he walked over, a hint of mockery in his laughter: "As expected of a high-ranking agent from Baroque Works, your survival skills are definitely much better than those small fry."
"Baroque Works?!"
Everyone turned to look at Mr. 3, their eyes instantly becoming wary.
At that moment, Golden Week cautiously peeked out from the candle house, but upon seeing Luffy and his menacing group, he immediately shrank back in fear.
"Perfect timing, we're short a Log Pose. As high-ranking agents, you should all have those permanent Log Pose pointing to Alabasta, right?"
Luffy said with a smile, looking at Mr. 3.
Mr. 3 suddenly stood up, enraged: "Don't underestimate us! Don't look down on our Baroque Works' high-ranking agents!"
Before he finished speaking, Mr. 3's arm instantly transformed into white candle wax, coiling towards Luffy and the others like a python.
"A candle, huh? What a pity. These things seem to be most afraid of fire, don't they?"
Luffy watched the approaching candle, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Pain, the Deva Path, instantly appeared in front of everyone, blocking their path.
Mastering all six chakra natures, Pain opened his mouth and unleashed a terrifying torrent of flames!
"What?! You're Ace, the user of the Flame-Flame Fruit?!"
Mr. 3 was so shocked his eyes nearly popped out. In his limited understanding, only the Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit could unleash such terrifying flames.
"You can think of it that way if you want."
Luffy, taking advantage of the flames, slowly walked up to Mr. 3.
Mr. 3 looked at Luffy, who was now inches away, and suddenly smiled sinisterly: "You underestimated me. My candle's hardness is comparable to steel!"
With that, a huge candle saw instantly materialized in his hand, and he slashed fiercely at Luffy.
"Steel?"
A hint of disdain flashed in Luffy's eyes. "Almighty Push might only have a large range, but at this distance..."
Luffy slowly extended his palm towards Mr. 3: "Almighty Push!"
Mr. 3 suddenly felt an aura of death rushing towards him.
The next second, his proud "steel" candle shattered into dust.
Countless sharp candle fragments shot back, piercing deeply into Mr. 3's body, instantly turning him into a bloody mess.
"Too weak. We both use fluid-type Devil Fruits, but look at Katakuri, he's developed the Mochi Mochi Fruit into a Logia-type, almost becoming a Yonko's first mate."
Luffy shook his head, looking utterly disappointed.
Both are special Paramecia-type Devil Fruit users, but Katakuri can foresee the future and transform into elements, while this candle man can only build a dilapidated house.
If Luffy were to develop these techniques, whether it's the poisonous flames produced by the burning candle or the softening and hardening transformations, they would be divine skills.
"Please spare me!"
Seeing the situation was dire, Mr. 3 immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
Zoro and the others looked at Mr. 3 with disdain: "This guy's got too much spine, giving up so easily?"
Suddenly, several sharp wax arrows shot out from Luffy's side without warning, aiming straight for his heart.
"Luffy, watch out!"
Zoro, standing behind, his pupils contracted, and he shouted a warning.
"You know nothing about true strength," Luffy said coldly, squatting down beside Mr. 3 without turning his head. "Didn't your boss teach you what Observation Haki is? Oh right, I almost forgot, your level is too low; you don't even know who your boss is."
"No! Don't kill me! If you kill me, you'll never find the Log Pose again!"
Mr. 3 felt the killing intent emanating from Luffy and was terrified, tears and snot streaming down his face.
However, Luffy smiled slightly, slowly extending his right hand and giving the middle finger to a distant pile of ruins.
"Wh-what?"
Mr. 3 stared blankly at Luffy's gesture.
The next second, he was horrified to see Mr. 5 and Valentine, their eyes glowing with an eerie red light, run out from behind the ruins, shouting excitedly, "Boss!!"
Mr. 3: "???"
"Boss? You're the boss?"
Mr. 3 stared at Luffy in disbelief, his mind completely blank.
"Who knows? It's a secret."
Luffy stared coldly at Mr. 3, his hands rapidly forming hand seals. "Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"
With a deafening boom, a massive fireball instantly engulfed Mr. 3.
Amidst a desperate scream, Mr. 3 was instantly melted into a pool of wax by the flames.
Mr. 5 and Valentine shuddered in fright. Golden Week, who had been about to peek out to watch the spectacle, slammed the candle door shut again.
"Boss, what's going on?"
Mr. 5 asked hesitantly.
"This guy betrayed the organization, daring to attack me, Mr. 0! Shouldn't he be killed?"
Mr. 5 nodded repeatedly, suddenly understanding.
"You two head to Alabasta immediately. A secret meeting of high-ranking agents is coming up soon. You'll be inside, keeping an eye on how many more are trying to betray me."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The two responded in unison, then turned and ran off without looking back.
"Hey, Luffy, where's our Log Pose?"
Zoro whispered a reminder, looking worriedly at Mr. 3 who had turned to ash.
Luffy gestured with his lip, indicating that everyone should look at the surviving candle house.
He shouted menacingly into it, "Are you going to come out obediently, or am I going to burn this house down with you?"
A clattering sound came from inside, and a little girl with a thick braid emerged trembling, clutching a palette tightly.
"Why is there a child?"
Everyone was stunned.
Luffy laughed and said, "This isn't an ordinary kid, is it? Miss Goldenweek?"
Goldenweek was terrified by what she heard, tears welling in her eyes, looking utterly pitiful.
Nami, standing behind her, couldn't bear it any longer. Overcome with maternal instinct, she came over and tapped Luffy: "Why are you so fierce! Don't scare the child!"
Luffy looked speechlessly at the overly maternal Nami: "Come on, this girl is at least 16 years old, okay? She's a legal loli."
In the original story, Goldenweek didn't actually want to be involved in the underworld. After the Alabasta incident, she used her powers to transform everyone into their ideal selves and became a painter at the Spider Bar.
Therefore, Luffy didn't intend to kill her completely. After all, although her color-mixing ability was a form of psychological suggestion and hypnosis, its effect was practically a bug, even able to immobilize Luffy, who had potential Conqueror's Haki.
The key is that this girl hasn't eaten a Devil Fruit yet; she's practically a born hypnotist.
"This girl's a high-ranking member of Baroque Works?"
Usopp looked at the seemingly harmless little girl with disbelief. "So, what abilities do you have? Painting?"
Goldenweek didn't waste any words. She picked up a palette, mixed some paint, and then flicked her brush, smearing a blob of yellow paint precisely on Usopp's face.
"Color Mixing - Hilarious Yellow!"
"What? What did you do?"
Usopp stared blankly at the paint on his chest.
Then, an uncontrollable laugh welled up inside him, and he suddenly clutched his stomach and burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at, Usopp?"
Everyone looked at Usopp like he was an idiot.
"I don't know either! It's just so funny! Hahahaha!"
Usopp laughed until tears streamed down his face, panting heavily. "I can't take it anymore! Help! I'm dying of laughter! Hahahaha!"
With a thud, Usopp passed out from lack of oxygen.
"Oh, that's interesting."
The others couldn't help but admire Usopp, who was laughing so hard he was breathless.
Usopp frantically got up and roared at the others, "You bunch of bastards! Don't you have any conscience! You used me as an experiment!"
Goldenweek picked up his brush again, layering a blue on top of the original yellow paint, instantly turning it green.
"The blue of sadness plus the yellow of laughter becomes the green of leisure!"
As Goldenweek finished speaking.
Usopp, who had been furious, instantly changed his expression, sitting cross-legged on the ground with a relaxed look, and pulled out a cup of tea from somewhere and took a sip: "Ah... this afternoon tea is really nice."
"Wahahaha!"