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["The Straw Hat Pirates and their group finally departed from the Totland waters. Following the Vivre Card's direction, they successfully reached Zou."]
["So that's how it is..."]
["Upon seeing Zou, the Straw Hat Pirates and all their companions widened their mouths in shock~~~"]
["They finally understood why they couldn't rely on Log Pose to navigate to Zou, and could only depend on the Vivre Card..."]
["This fellow is actually a gigantic elephant—a truly massive one!!!"]
["As far as the eye can see~~~"]
[""Huh? Luffy, look over there!——""]
["The Thousand Sunny had just arrived at the base of Zunesha's leg when Usopp pointed to the right side of the screen~~~"]
["Luffy was already looking in that direction at this moment. His domineering presence had just sensed a pirate ship on the sea nearby~~~"]
["When they discovered the pirate ship, that pirate ship also discovered Luffy and them..."]
[""Boss Jack, that ship... ... seems to be... ... the Straw Hat Pirates... ...!!!""]
["On Jack's ship deck, the Headliner, Holdem, immediately pointed with fear at the Straw Hat Pirates' flag~~~"]
[""Straw Hats!!!""]
["Hearing this, Jack turned his head to look~~~"]
["The moment he saw the Straw Hat Pirates' flag, fury immediately flared in his eyes!!!"]
["After the Summit War, the Straw Hat Pirates suddenly rose to prominence!!!"]
["The rumors of the Great Sea say the New World belongs to the Four Emperors, but the Straw Hat Pirates are above the Four Emperors!!!"]
["No matter who hears such words, they feel insulted, but Jack absolutely refused to accept it!"]
["In his eyes, Kaido alone was invincible..."]
["No matter who dared to challenge Kaido's position, Jack would not hesitate to teach them a lesson!!!"]
["At this moment, seeing the Straw Hat Pirates appear before his eyes, Jack's eyes instantly burst open~~~"]
[""On that deck is... ... Straw Hat Luffy, bounty 3 billion Berries; Three-Sword Style Swordsman Zoro, bounty 1.8 billion; Usopp, bounty 1 billion... ... Hehehe! This lineup is too terrifying... ... Captain Jack, we should hurry and retreat!!!""]
["Holdem's voice was filled with fear, and even the hand holding the telescope was trembling..."]
[""Those names... ... just thinking about them is terrifying!!!""]
[""Huh??""]
["However, upon hearing this, Jack's face instantly turned cold. He looked at Holdem with eyes that seemed to want to devour him, and spoke coldly, "Bastard, who do you think I am??""]
[""Give me the ship! This guy... ... he's decided!!!" Fury erupted on Jack's face. He roared loudly."]
[""Ah??""]
["Holdem's face instantly filled with terrified shock..."]
[Shiki: "Heh... ...!!! Hah hah hah hah!!! This fellow called Jack, perhaps he isn't a fool??"]
[Sengoku: "Indeed... ... you're right, he is indeed a fool!!!"]
[Jack: "Sengoku Big Brother???"]
["Although Jack respects Kaido, Big Mom, and Sengoku~~~"]
["After all, when he used to be disrespectful, they had already beaten him into submission..."]
[Gol D. Roger: "Just now in the white screen video, it seems that guy was the one, who went straight to attack the warship where Sengoku was? I remember that captain seemed to be a naval general or something..."]
[Edward Newgate: "Gurararara, that cute, cute idiot~~~"]
[Marco: "Isn't that—over there—Jack going to attack the entire Straw Hat Pirates with all their members... ... that's even more outrageous than attacking a warship just now, ten times over!!!"]
[Sengoku: "Sigh... ... that idiotic fellow~~~"]
[""Captain, their ship is getting closer. According to the flag information, it should be the ship of Jack the Drought, under the Beasts Pirates...""]
["Kalifa stood beside Luffy, reporting based on the notes in her hand~~~"]
[""Although her identity is that of a cleaner, Kalifa has been a secretary for several years after all, and is very proficient in business, so Luffy handed over his document collection and intelligence gathering to her...""]
[""Clearly, Kalifa is doing very well with this kind of professional work!""]
[""Jack the Drought?? Does this guy, like Crocodile, also make the ground... ... dry and rot, and eventually destroy it? Seems I haven't heard of him before~~~""]
["Kalifa explained. "No, he's not a captain. Jack the Drought is an ancient zoan-type Devil Fruit user, Mammoth Form, bounty 1 billion Berries!! Because wherever he stepped, the ground would appear to be ravaged by drought and eventually destroyed, which is why he earned the nickname 'Jack the Drought.'""]
[""Wherever he stepped would be destroyed... ...?""]
["Hearing this, Luffy looked up at the giant elephant~~~"]
["When they saw Jack's pirate ship just now, that ship was clearly in a state of leaving~~~"]
["This means they should have just come down from Zou..."]
["If what this Jack said is true... ... then doesn't that mean... ... Zou's current situation is terrible???"]
["At this moment, Jack's pirate ship had already approached~~~"]
[""Anything important??""]
["Luffy stood at the front of the deck, looking in Jack's direction~~~"]
["Although he could sense that the approaching party had ill intentions, Luffy couldn't remember any interactions he had with the Beasts Pirates~~~"]
["Following his usual routine, Luffy directly asked the other party's intentions..."]
[""Of course there is!!!""]
["Jack's eyes were bloodshot as if he had seen his sworn enemy. He grumbled in a low voice, "Straw Hat brat... ... so you're really called 'above the Four Emperors' huh... ...!!!""]
["With that, Jack instantly transformed into his hybrid form, stomped his foot, and violently jumped towards the Thousand Sunny's deck... ...!!!"]
["Hmm????"]
["Seeing this, Luffy's eyebrows instantly furrowed~~~"]
["This horse... ... Where does this inexplicable hatred come from, you horse??"]
["However, from the opponent's attitude, this is clearly full of killing intent!!!"]
["Since that's the case, Luffy directly engaged him without hesitation~~~"]
["Sheathe!——"]
["Zoro's Shusui instantly unsheathed!!!"]
["Buggy also flew into the air with his upper body~~~"]
["Sanji flicked the cigarette out of his mouth and moved his foot!!!"]
["Such minor characters don't need Luffy to make a move at all!!!"]
["But... ..."]
["Because Jack's arrogant attitude greatly displeased Luffy, Luffy's arm instantly extended and enlarged..."]
["When other people had not yet met Jack, Luffy's large hand was already like a hand covering the sky, easily grabbing Jack's neck!!!"]
["Dark black Armament Haki wrapped around it~~~"]
["Purple Conqueror's Haki energy faintly swirled around~~~"]
["The moment his fingers tightened around Jack's neck, Jack immediately felt the fear of death approaching!!!"]
["He wildly brandished the two scythes in his hands, slashing towards Luffy's arm. Then, below Luffy's throat, he couldn't exert any force at all. His two scythes couldn't even scratch Luffy's arm, or even a single hair on Luffy's body..."]
["After just a few seconds, Jack instantly went limp, as if he had turned into mud, and collapsed in Luffy's hand."]
["Even his hybrid form reverted to human form..."]
["Luffy's arm retracted~~~"]
["Thud!"]
["Jack fell to the ground, as if all strength had been drained from his body. His knees buckled, and he knelt before Luffy..."]
[Buggy: Luffy: "Hahaha! Jack, this scumbag."]
[Jean Bart: "Red Luffy only used one hit and he was already defeated..."]
[Marco: "One hit? Can that even be considered an attack? Just a casual grab, and he captured him like a chicken in his hand..."]
[Sengoku: "Sigh... ... no eyes..." "No eyes~~~"]
[Jack: "Damn it! Why is that Red Luffy so ahead... ...!!!"]
[Donquixote Doflamingo: "Fufufufu! You good-for-nothing, can't you tell? You're just too weak!!!"]
["Luffy patted Jack on the face twice: "What do you mean? Do I have a grudge with you?""]
["After sensing Luffy's fear, Jack instantly softened. He quickly shook his head, "N-no grudge...""]
[""No grudge?""]
["Hearing this, Luffy chuckled. With a move that looked like a big slap, he smacked Jack in the face, "I don't believe your ghost!""]
["Just now, the fact that he was so disrespectful, that idiot could tell that it came from Jack's heartfelt resentment~~~"]
["Without continuing to interrogate Jack, Luffy extended both arms, directly reaching from Jack's ship deck and grabbing the two people over."]
[Luffy asked: "Tell me, what grudge do you have with us, the Straw Hat Pirates? You actually hated us enough to immediately make a move the first time you saw us..."]
["This... ..."]
["Listening to Luffy's question, Holdem immediately felt a headache~~~"]
["Afterwards, he explained Jack's situation to Luffy:"]
[""Captain Luffy, it's really like this... ... You just give me ten guts, I wouldn't dare lie to you!!!""]
["Feeling Luffy's speechlessness, Holdem quickly explained."]
[Luffy waved his hand: "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I ask you, have you guys been to Fish-Man Island??""]
[Holdem repeatedly nodded: "Been... ... been there..."]
[""How did you get up?""]
[Luffy looked up at the giant elephant piercing the clouds, asking suspiciously.]
[""This... ... we have a cloud ladder~~~" Holdem said.]
[Luffy heard this and immediately said happily: "Go get it, we want to go up too."]
"Uh..."
Holdem was stumped~~~
They had just used the KK Launcher to poison Zou all over, and now there was poison gas everywhere on the gigantic elephant's back. How could they possibly go up?
But if they didn't go up, the Straw Hat Pirates would probably not let him off...
Just then, Jack suddenly spoke: "I'll get it!!!"
Luffy, for his part, didn't mind Jack's initiative, merely nodding silently.
Before long, Jack returned with the Cloud Ladder~~~
Unfolding it along Zunesha's leg, the Cloud Ladder clung to it~~~
Luffy, Nami, Brook, Sanji, Robin, and Buggy ascended the Cloud Ladder together. The others remained on the ship~~~
Buggy left his feet on the ship, making his body fly up, essentially acting as a protector...
Jack followed Luffy and the others, like a pioneering little brother, constantly moving the Cloud Ladder back and forth upwards, allowing everyone to continuously move forward!
Everyone passed through the clouds and finally reached the back of the gigantic elephant~~~
The moment he stepped onto the gigantic elephant's back, Jack immediately pulled out a gas mask from his waist and put it on his face!
"Haha! You're done for!"
Amidst Jack's cackling laughter, the poison gas drifted over with the wind.
So that's how it is...
Feeling the drifting poison gas, Luffy finally understood why Jack had volunteered to help them get the Cloud Ladder. So he was waiting for this here~~~
Luffy instantly activated his Nika Form, and one hand enlarged like a gigantic fan, fanning away the poison gas that had drifted in front of them~~~
Nami wasn't idle either; she used the power of her Slip-Slip Fruit to create a layer of slippery protective film on all her companions~~~
Even if the poison gas approached them, it would instantly slip away!!!
However...
The moment Luffy activated his Nika Form, the entire ground suddenly vibrated violently!!!
No...!!! To be precise, it was the gigantic elephant beneath their feet that was vibrating!
"What's going on?"
Jack, wearing his gas mask, suddenly changed his expression and cried out in alarm, "Why is this giant elephant reacting so strongly??"
He had already arrived in Zou 10 days ago, engaging in continuous battles here with Cat Viper and Dogstorm for 10 days and 10 nights~~~
Then he used the KK Launcher to wipe out almost all of Zou.
...
But he hadn't seen this gigantic elephant react at all then~~~
Why is the giant elephant reacting so violently now that the Straw Hats and their group are coming up??
Could it be that this giant elephant is suddenly on its period??
Dogstorm: "What's going on?? Why is Zunesha reacting so strongly??"
Cat Viper: "Even from the white screen video just now, Zunesha seemed to only emit the sounds that Luffy and Momonosuke could hear..."
Tsuru: "Zunesha's reaction is too abnormal! It's like he's startled, or encountered something unimaginable!"
Gol D. Roger: "Hahahaha! He's not startled; he's too excited! Hahahaha!"
Edward Newgate: "Is the mystery really about to be revealed...?"
Rocks D. Xebec: "What are you two talking about??"
Sengoku: "If the 'mystery' you speak of is really about to be unveiled, then the answer will surely be seen soon..."
"Joy Boy..."
"Joy Boy... have you finally returned?"
A voice, as if echoing from ancient times, quietly reverberated in Luffy's mind~~~
"What!"
Hearing this sudden voice, Luffy's eyes widened abruptly!
He looked around, utterly bewildered: "Who is it? Who is talking to me?"
"What's wrong, Luffy?"
Noticing Luffy's abnormality, Nami immediately pulled his arm anxiously.
"Someone is talking to me..." Luffy replied to Nami while looking around.
"I am this giant elephant beneath your feet... Joy Boy... you have returned!" That voice once again appeared in Luffy's mind~~~
Luffy asked: "Heh heh... are you talking to me? Who is this 'Joy Boy' you speak of?"
"Joy Boy... you are Joy Boy... you have returned!" Zunesha said.
"Joy Boy?"
Luffy mumbled the name, then looked at Nami and the others. He pointed beneath his feet and said: "This giant elephant says I am Joy Boy..."
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