One Piece: Fists of the Quartet

Chapter 41 Captain Hank
"The boundless sky is my love~"

"Flowers are blooming at the foot of the green hills~"

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Zhang Youli hummed a song and hung the trousers he made out of the skin of the tentacle monster on the tree, which he had just washed with sea water.

Then twist the skins of the two tentacle monsters into a rope.

After the sea beast that might be Brother Octopus removed the eight tentacles, when Zhang Youli entered the forest again, he found countless tentacle monsters that he had killed.

The head is similar to that of an octopus, but there are only two tentacles, and the whole body is dark. At first glance, it is a representative of an unknown creature.

But his skin is similar to snake skin, it is very elastic and tough when grasped, although it is also a existence that can be broken with a hiss in front of Zhang Youli.

Tie the rope to the big tree on the shore, and then pull it carefully. After feeling the toughness of the homemade rope, Zhang Youli nodded in satisfaction.

After tying the other end to his body, Zhang Youli carefully touched the sea, and then half of his body completely sank into the sea water. At this time, the rope was suddenly tightened, obviously reaching the limit distance.

"Ah cool!"

Zhang Youli squinted his eyes and soaked in the sea water, the expression on his face was visibly lethargic.

This feeling of powerlessness is so exciting!!
Zhang Youli didn't watch Pirates after Ace's death, but occasionally saw some clips from bloggers on major short video platforms, so as to learn about some subsequent trends.

Even the plots I watched overnight with the lights on, because of the passage of time, I can only remember some important plots and characters.

Six days ago, after a day of exercising, he was sitting on the coast boredly, staring at the sea, hoping that a boat would suddenly appear in his sight.

While waiting, he had a flash of inspiration and thought of a possibility.

Can long-term soaking in water weaken the restriction of sea water on devil fruits, or, can a stronger body weaken the restriction of sea water on ability users?
The more Zhang Youli thinks about it, the more likely it is that this possibility is very high. In the original book, Luffy fell into the sea at the beginning, and he had no resistance at all. Later, when it came to the fish-man island chapter, the three main forces went into the water to fight Kraken, and Luffy fell into the sea. Even in the water, it can throw an armed punch.

So for the past six days, Zhang Youli had to soak in sea water for a period of time after exercising hard every day.

Then on the third day, he was almost bitten by a sea beast that sprang out of the sea. Why was it almost, because the sea beast didn't bite Zhang Youli's body, and even shattered his teeth.

Since then, Zhang Youli has realized a problem. Although he doesn't need to worry too much about some sea beasts jumping out of the sea because of his physical fitness, he has only half of his body bitten, but if they are dragged into the water, it will be a big problem. up.

So he put a safety measure on himself, which is this rope.

Hmm. Well, it doesn't seem to be of much use.

But anyway, feel at ease.

In the past six days here, Zhang Youli didn't know whether his resistance had increased or not, but he liked the feeling of being weak in the sea water, and then struggling hard to get out.

This reminded him of the feeling of being pressed by ghosts on the bed when he was on Blue Star.

I am aware of everything that is happening around me, but I just can't move, and after struggling to break free, I feel like sitting up weakly. (I'm not the only one who likes this feeling?)

The time soaking in the sea is always very fast, the sun in the distance has already set, leaving only the burning orange-red clouds in the sky.

Looking at the setting sun in the sky, Zhang Youli knew that it was time to sleep again.

The distance between him and the shore was only half a body.Turning around and supporting the ground with both hands, Zhang Youli's whole body was pulled out of the sea.

Quickly shaking his whole body, he focused on taking care of his younger brother. After drying off the water on his body, Zhang Youli leisurely put on the underpants hanging from the tree.

Then he got into the dark jungle, and after a while, a cheerful voice came.

"Follow my left hand and right hand in slow motion~"

"Right hand, left hand, slow motion replay~"
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"Nicole Robin, remember, the next island is your last time."

In the dim room, only one or two vertical lights penetrated through the gaps in the wood.

The one who spoke was a thin man with a mean face. His white hair and wrinkles on his face showed that he was no longer young.

At this time, he was curled up on a big chair against the wall in the room, covered with a thin blanket, his indifferent eyes fell on a thin figure opposite.

In front of the chair in the room, there are three strong pirates standing on the left and right, all secretly observing the reaction of the person opposite.

The thin figure calmly put away the book in his hand, and replied in a flat tone.

"I see, I will give the captain an answer then."

A hint of viciousness flashed in the triangular eyes of the thin old man, he pulled his left hand out of the blanket, and tapped on the armrest of the chair without haste.

Boom. Boom. Boom

The sound was not loud, but every sound touched the hearts of everyone in the room.

The six men in the room did not dare to breathe, but silently prayed in their hearts that this confrontation would end soon.

thump.
The knocking sound stopped, and everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the knock just now was not on the armrest, but on their hearts.

The old man on the chair pulled out his right hand again, and waved to the man standing next to him. The man ran over immediately, handed over the cigar on the table, which was only one hand away from the man, and then respectfully lit it. fire.

"cough cough"

After the man on the seat took a puff of cigarette, he suddenly coughed violently.

"Captain Hank!!"

The young and strong man who had just lit a cigarette immediately wanted to help him, but he pushed him away.

The old man's sinister eyes fixed on the few men who wanted to come up to help pat their backs, making them afraid to take half a step forward.

After scanning the surroundings with sinister eyes, the old man's Adam's apple moved, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just waved his hand.

"You all go out."

The few men in the cabin quickly bowed to Captain Hank on the chair as if they were being pardoned, and then exited the room in an orderly manner.

Nicole Robin was at the end. She raised her head, glanced at Hank who was sitting on the chair with a half-smile, and then retreated with everyone.

As soon as everyone left the room, Hank couldn't hold back the expression on his face anymore, his nose and eyes wrinkled into a ball, and a violent look kept flashing in his triangular eyes.

Nicole Robin!! What does that look at the end mean!! Is she laughing at me? ? !!How dare she! How dare she!!
boom--
Robin who closed the door listened to the cracking sound coming from the house, and shook his head pitifully.He strode away from the door of the captain's cabin.

Habitually lowering her footsteps, Robin just walked to the door of a crew cabin, and a rustling sound caught her attention.

Frowning, Robin secretly activated the fruit ability.

In the same dim room, there is no window, except for a door, and there is no intersection leading to the outside world. At this time, all six men in the captain's room gathered here.

A kerosene lamp was lit in the house, and the faint light of the fire shone on the faces of the six people, clearly showing the expressions on their faces.

"That old guy. Do you think he is Hank from ten years ago?"

Among them, the oldest one with a bald head and a hideous scar on his face spoke heavily at this moment.

"The old guy doesn't seem to be able to hold on for long, brother, do we really have to choose to do it now? We can go to sea by ourselves when he dies of old age."

Embarrassment flashed in the eyes of the scar-faced man. He stroked the scar on his face, and with strong anger in his tone, he looked at the man who was a little worried just now, and asked word by word.

"Did you forget what he did to us?? Ten years! It's been ten years since I got on this ship! Do you know how I got here in these ten years??"

Without waiting for everyone to reply, Scarface snorted coldly.

"The next island, just the next island! Let's do it! This hatred, if I can't kill him with my own hands, then what's the point of my ten years of persistence!!"

The crowd complied.

Where they didn't notice, in the corner of the room, a hand came out quietly.
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In the captain's room, a handkerchief was placed on the table in front of Hank, and there were some fresh blood stains on the handkerchief.Hank, who was sitting on the chair, had stopped coughing, and was covering himself tightly with a blanket.

Hank, who was wrapped in a blanket, looked up at the dark ceiling with a stern look on his face.

It seems that I will not be able to hold on anymore, the next island——
Robin didn't know when he was already sitting on the edge of the boat.

At this moment, she looked at the blue sea in front of her, her eyes thoughtful.

At first I thought it was at least a twilight male lion. Didn't I expect it to have turned into a wild dog?
Next island, make some preparations
(End of this chapter)