Paper Paper Fruit In One Piece

*Smack!* 

A thorned iron whip lashed out, tearing flesh apart. 

"Speak! Where is 'Raizo'?" 

"If you don't talk, this country will be destroyed soon!" 

Tied to an X-shaped wooden stake, a canine Mink with mostly brown fur, dark brown ears, and a deep stitched scar on the left side of his face was being tortured. His once-elegant blue ducal attire had been reduced to strips of cloth, his red cape soaked with blood. Helplessly, he answered: 

"I don't know. No matter how many times you ask, I still won't know. What answer would satisfy you?" 

Nearby, another prisoner hung from a stake—this one a feline Mink. His golden fur, marked with brown Madara patterns, was covered in blood. The thick mane around his neck was matted with dried blood, and his large, fluffy tail hung limply. Despite his injuries, he bared his fangs and taunted: 

"Come on, you little brats!" 

"Is that all you've got? That wouldn't even tickle me—" 

"Hmph, still acting tough!" 

Wearing a gas mask, the 'Headliner' Sheepshead raised his thorned iron whip once more. As he swung it down, the air trembled, creating shockwaves. Clearly, he was a skilled fighter with Armament Haki. But… 

The true measure of strength depends on who you're up against. 

"Gomu Gomu no—" 

?! Dodge— 

He moved, but not fast enough. 

*Boom!!* 

A long, stretching fist shot in from a distance, slamming into Sheepshead and sending him flying. As Luffy landed in the plaza, all eyes locked onto him. 

"How dare you!" 

"You attacked Lord Sheepshead?! You must have a death wish!" 

The surrounding Beast Pirates, clad in spiked armor, shouted furiously. But none of them dared to charge forward. 

After all, if someone could take down a 'Headliner' in one punch, what chance did mere underlings have? 

"Lord Sheepshead!" 

A woman, wearing a revealing 'swimsuit-style' suit of armor with two horns on her head, reacted instantly. With incredible jumping power, she shot forward like a missile, aiming straight for Luffy. 

"Antelope Spear!" 

*Clang!!* 

"Too weak," 

Luffy casually raised his open hand, stopping her charge in an instant. The force of her attack, strong enough to pierce a battleship, was completely neutralized. 

The impact sent a ringing through the woman's head. But what terrified her the most was—Luffy's hand wasn't even touching her! His palm was still several inches away from her head, and her sharp horns hadn't even grazed him. 

?! Advanced Ryuo! …No, this is Armament Haki projection?! 

*Whoosh!* 

Terrified, Ginrummy instantly leaped back several meters, retreating to the unconscious Sheepshead. She hoisted him onto her shoulder and barked: 

"Retreat!" 

"But how do we explain this to Jack…?" 

"There are no samurai here!" 

These fools! 

Against someone who can use advanced Armament Haki, staying any longer would mean *we* get wiped out. 

"Just report that there are no samurai in this country!" 

"Fall back, everyone—" 

"We'll explain to Jack later…" 

— 

"Huh? They all ran away just like that?" 

Luffy tilted his head, watching as the enemies disappeared in an instant. Now, the only ones left were the wounded figures hanging from the wooden stakes. 

"You guys are those… 'Fur People' or something?" 

"…It's *Minks*." 

The canine Mink, still bound to the X-shaped stake, looked at Luffy. 

"May I ask… who are you?" 

"Hehe, I'm Luffy! The man who's gonna be King of the Pirates!" 

King of the Pirates? 

"Then… are you an enemy of the Beast Pirates?" 

"Hm? What's the 'Beast Pirates'?"

"The guys you beat up already ran away, and now you're asking what the 'Beast Pirates' are? You don't even know about the Four Emperors—how do you expect to be the Pirate King?!"

"Luffy, I told you not to run so fast."

As Roman and a group of people wearing white gas masks approached, they took one look and said, "This is brutal..."

Aside from the four powerful warriors tied to wooden frames, the ground behind them was covered with the bodies of the Mink Tribe—men, women, children, all kinds of different species. Nearly everyone was injured, covered in blood, and struggling to stay alive in pools of it.

"Doctor! Where's the doctor?!"

Chopper was so shocked by the gruesome sight that he instinctively blurted out his old verbal tic. After a few seconds of panic, he snapped back to reality.

"Ah, right, I'm the doctor!"

"Wait, Chopper!"

Roman grabbed the little reindeer before he could rush forward, then turned to look at Luffy, who was standing in front of the wooden frames.

"We don't know if the Minks are our enemies or allies yet—Luffy, what do you think?"

"Luffy~~"

Seeing how anxious Chopper was, Luffy pressed down on his straw hat.

"Chopper, just do what you want to do."

"Okay!"

As soon as Luffy nodded, Roman let go, and Chopper immediately ran over to help the injured Minks. Meanwhile, Roman turned to Brook, who was also wearing a gas mask, making him pause for a moment.

Wait a second... You're literally just a skeleton. Why do you even need a gas mask? Or rather, how do you even breathe?

"Brook, let 'Softie' come out and absorb the poison gas in the air."

"Huh? Huh? Oh!"

"Wait, Softie can do that?"

As the squishy little slime crawled out from between Brook's ribs, Roman nodded.

"Don't forget, Softie's original form was a 'poison gas bomb.' It was born with the ability to absorb toxins—especially since this poison gas was made by that bastard Caesar."

"Alright, I'll let it try."

Brook lifted Softie up, and somehow, the slime seemed to understand him. The small creature opened its mouth—

*Suuuuck—*

A huge opening appeared in front of it, and the thick, white poison gas spread across the entire plaza started swirling, spinning, and then rushing toward Softie at high speed! The toxic fumes were rapidly absorbed into its body, filtering through it and releasing clean air from the other side.

Softie didn't seem to have a limit—it kept inhaling like it was trying to suck up the entire atmosphere. But considering it was just a slime and didn't actually need to "breathe," this was more like eating than anything else.

*Whooosh—!*

"Okay, the smell is still a bit weird, but at least it's not poisonous anymore."

Roman took off his gas mask and took a deep breath. With his body's durability, he could resist even strong toxins for a while—and with how diluted the gas had become, it was no different from regular air to monsters like them on the Grand Line.

"I'll help too."

Law, carrying his sword 'Kikoku,' walked toward Chopper, who was already busy treating the wounded.

"I'm a doctor too, after all."

"Then let's all help out," Nami said, spreading open the book in her hands. Instantly, several wisps of blue flame appeared.

"Go, Pineapple Ember!"

As the flames full of life energy sank into the bodies of the injured Minks, their breathing steadied. Even the powerful warriors nailed to the wooden frames regained some energy.

"This is…"

"Marco's ability?!"

"How do you have his power? Unless—"

"Uh…"

Nami froze awkwardly. This was like a fake running into the real deal…

"Our crewmate is a 'Copy-Copy Fruit' user," Roman explained smoothly, not even blinking as he addressed the golden-furred warrior. "If you're talking about Marco, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, he's our friend. He's alive and well, and we copied this ability with his permission."

Roman quickly cleared up the misunderstanding that Nami had eaten the "Phoenix Fruit."

At the same time, he pointed at Luffy.

"This is our captain, the man with a 600 million bounty: 'Straw Hat' Luffy! He's the younger brother of Ace, the former second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates."

So, they were on the same side...

Duke Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, who were tied to the wooden frame, exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, their entire country's fighting force had fallen here. If they had run into pirates with bad intentions, they could have all been captured and sold as slaves. Don't forget, in Sabaody, even a regular Mink could sell for 700,000 berries at the starting price, and a beautiful female Mink could go for several million! 

If you calculated the entire "Mokomo Dukedom," that would be a business worth tens or even hundreds of billions of berries.

"Thank you for your help. We are truly grateful!"

"Everyone, come over and lend a hand!"

"Take it slow, put them down carefully!"

Since they were friends of a friend, things were much simpler.

"Don't worry about us. Please treat the others first."

Despite being heavily wounded, the two leaders, one cat and one dog, didn't rush to be untied. Blood continued to drip from their wounds, but even after losing an arm and a leg, their expressions remained firm.

"This wound..."

Roman picked up the severed arm from the ground and gestured to Law. "Can you reattach this?"

"It's going to be difficult," Law thought for a moment. "My Op-Op Fruit allows me to freely cut, assemble, swap, and control anything within my domain, but his arm was torn off with brute force. Reattaching it will be much harder..."

"What if I first reconnect the nerves and blood vessels?"

In Roman's hands, thin strings floated in the air like strands of seaweed.

"! This is—"

"That's right, Doflamingo's String-String Fruit ability. It's perfect for stitching wounds." Not only was it sterile and flexible, but since it was created by Roman's power, it also carried biological properties, allowing it to merge seamlessly with flesh and blood.

"In that case, there won't be a problem."

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"Feast time!!"

"Let's have a banquet~~!"

"...What's it this time?"

Seeing Law's helpless expression, Luffy put his hands on his hips.

"Of course, we're celebrating the revival of the Minks! Hehehe~~"

I bet you just wanted an excuse to throw a party!

"Captain!"

Bepo, wrapped in bandages, threw himself into Law's arms, making Law's expression soften.

Oh well, let the Straw Hats do whatever they want.

(End of chapter)

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