Chapter 14: Ch-14 Nami's Outburst!
"Y-You! If you think I'm scared, you're wrong, Richie!" Mohji shouted, though his voice trembled.
Grrrr-OWWW!
Richie increased the pressure, trying to crush Lucen underfoot. But no matter how much strength the lion used, neither his leg nor Lucen budged.
Now Richie was sweating.
Lucen smirked—and lifted Richie's massive leg with one hand.
"WAAAAAA!"Mohji and Richie screamed in unison as Lucen lifted them both into the air.
Then—with a loud slam—Lucen smashed Richie down, cracking the cobblestone street beneath them. Mohji fell off Richie and crashed hard.
"Aghh!" Mohji winced, rubbing his head.
He looked up—only to see Lucen standing infront of him with a cold, serious expression.
"Hahaha… h-hey, let's talk about this—" Mohji stammered with a nervous laugh.
But Lucen got into a stance… and punched Mohji straight in the face.
"WAAAAA!" Mohji flew high into the sky like a rocket. Lucen even saw a star twinkle behind him.
He turned to Richie, who was now trembling—and immediately flopped to the ground, belly up.
"Well, it's a pity… I don't know what that means." Lucen grinned innocently.
"Meow~"
Lucen grabbed Richie's tail, spun him around like a hammer throw, creating a mini-tornado, and…
"Why don't you go back to your master?"With that, he hurled Richie in the same direction as Mohji.
"Whoa! Another star!" Lucen said, shielding his eyes from the sky.
Then he turned to Chouchou, who stared at him.
"Woof! Woof!"
"Hahaha! You're a brave dog." Lucen bent down and gently patted Chouchou's head.
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"Finally free!" Luffy grunted, lifting the broken wood off him.
He sat up and grinned. "Now I just gotta beat up those guys and recruit Nami as our navigator!"
"Y-You're alive…?" Boodle blinked in shock.
"How are you not dead? You guy's are so weird?" Nami exclaimed, staring in disbelief.
"Eh, I don't care," Luffy said, adjusting his hat. "I'm gonna go check on Lucen."
Nami and Boodle also followed with a worried look on there face.
When they reached the pet shop, they saw Lucen lying on the ground—Chouchou gently licking his wounds.
"Chouchou! What happened?!"Boodle rushed forward in concern, kneeling beside the injured dog.
Nami's expression turned dark. She was angry—not just at the pirates, but at the unfairness of it all.
"Hey Lucen, where's the weird guy and his lion?"Luffy asked as he scanned the area.
Lucen slowly opened one eye."Mnn… You guys disappeared somewhere?"
"Eh? Well—"Luffy was about to explain, but Nami cut him off.
"Pirates are all the same," she said sharply."They hurt others without caring. They only live for themselves."Her voice trembled as she looked at both Luffy and Lucen with hate.She raised her fist to punch Luffy, but Boodle held her back.
Luffy just looked at her silently. No anger. No annoyance. Just calm understanding.
"...That's true, I suppose," Lucen said with a yawn, before closing his eyes again.
"YOU!" Nami fumed, his indifferent attitude reminding her of Arlong—no, even worse.At least Arlong gave a reason when he hurt people.
"Woof! Woof!"Suddenly, Chouchou barked at Nami, trying to say something—but she and Boodle couldn't understand.
"Is something wrong, Chouchou?"Boodle looked at him, worried. Chouchou was clearly injured.
"I see..."Luffy suddenly smiled and lowered his hat.
Nami blinked."Huh? What did he say?"
"Shishishi~ He said his treasure is safe… thanks to Lucen."Luffy gave a big grin.
"W-What? How can you even understand him?!"Nami couldn't believe it—until she saw Chouchou nod in agreement.
"This is... amazing," Boodle murmured.Even he couldn't understand Chouchou that clearly.
"Don't know," Luffy said casually."I just do."
Nami looked at Luffy, guilt welling up inside her. She managed a small smile."Sorry..."
"It's okay," Luffy said with a warm tone."You've lost something important because of pirates, after all."
Nami nodded, then glanced at Lucen.
She want to apologize but she can't tell if he really was asleep or not. She thought after he was awake she could apologize.
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Back at Buggy's Camp
"Damn it, what's taking Mohji so long?" Buggy paced angrily.
Even thought there was infamous Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro and that pretty boy to deal with. Buggy belived it was easy for Mohji beacuse he already injured Zoro so he shouldn't be in good condition. And Lucen to Buggy he was just bit strong fighter, last fight they were defeated because of there carelessness.
WAAAHHHHHHH!
"What was that?" Buggy blinked, turning to his crew. They all looked just as confused.
WWWAAAAAAHHHHHHHAA!
The source of sound soon became clear...
Everyone looked up—and their jaws dropped.
"WAAAHHH!!" Buggy screamed as Mohji and Richie came crashing down from the sky, straight into their camp.
BOOM!
Dust clouded the area.
"Do you think they're okay...?"
"Shut up! Of course they're—"
"AAAHHH!"Buggy stood up, brushing dust off himself—only to go silent.
Mohji lay miserably crumpled, barely conscious. Richie was out cold.
"C-Captain Buggy… th-that… cough... boy is ve—" Mohji tried to speak before collapsing.
"V-Vice captain was defeated?!" A pirate gasped.
"No way..."
Murmurs of disbelief spread through the crew.
Buggy's face twisted in rage his face became so red that it became nearly impossible to differentiate between his nose and his face.
"PREPARE THE SPECIAL BUGGY BALL!""BLOW THIS TOWN TO PIECES!"
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Back at the Pet Shop
Boodle, shaking but determined, clenched his fists. He had feared Buggy, but after seeing Chouchou and Lucen fight so bravely, something inside him changed.
"I've had enough. I WON'T LET THEM DESTROY THIS TOWN!"He stood tall, eyes burning with resolve.
Nami looked at him in surprise—and then concern. "Don't be stupid! You'll die!"
"I don't care. I'm the mayor—this is my town." Boodle's voice didn't waver.
"Shishishi~ That's the spirit!" Luffy grinned.
"DON'T ENCOURAGE HIM!" Nami yelled in sharp-toothed fury.
But Luffy just kept smiling.
Boodle took a step forward…
BOOOOM!
A huge explosion erupted nearby, shaking the ground.
Nami, Boodle, Luffy, Chouchou—and even Lucen, who had just drifted back to sleep—were all blown away by the blast.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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A/N:
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Lucen didn't told them about it because he was sleepy and didn't care what they thought at that moment and also because what Nami and Boodle think he don't care. And Luffy didn't need any explanation from him so he just agreed at what Nami said because Lucen also think she was right about pirates atleast other beacuse he untill now doesn't know any other pirate group that's like them.