harleyscars Chapter 121 Goten VS Smoker!
Chapter 121 Goten VS Smoker!
Picking up where we left off, after setting sail again from Nami's hometown, Luffy and his crew decided to head to Loguetown, the "town of beginnings and endings," the place where the Pirate King Gol D. Roger was born and died, in order to enter the Grand Line. The group planned to resupply and gather equipment there before officially challenging the Grand Line...
After landing, Sanji immediately went to buy food, while Zoro prepared to buy two new swords. However, lacking funds, he had to borrow money from Nami at high interest rates before setting off to buy the swords...
Usopp was heading to the general store to buy some equipment to make weapons, and Nami followed him, intending to get herself some weapons for self-defense as well...
As soon as Luffy disembarked, he headed towards the execution site of the former Pirate King Roger. Although it was unknown whether he could find his way, Goten didn't care. After all, the place was only so big, and he wasn't worried that Luffy would get lost.
After everyone else had left, Goten returned to the cabin, took out Luffy's and his own bounty posters, and examined them carefully—"Straw Hat Pirates Captain, Straw Hat Boy Monkey D. Luffy, bounty 3000 million Berries," "Straw Hat Pirates Second-in-command, the powerful young Son Goten, bounty 1000 million Berries."
Goten, seeing that his bounty was lower than Luffy's, couldn't help but complain, "Why is this? I defeated Arlong, whose bounty was higher than Krieg's, yet my bounty is lower than Luffy's. Those Marines are completely brainless..."
Goten recalled Luffy's cheeky mocking expression when the bounty was posted, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. However, after a while, Goten felt sleepy, threw the bounty poster aside, and went back to sleep.
Goten was only woken up by Nami when she returned, and he said groggily, "Ah? You're back. Then let's set off for the Grand Line..."
However, Nami anxiously shouted, "Goten, wake up! Luffy...!"
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Upon learning from Nami that Luffy had been executed, Goten was utterly speechless. While grumbling about what Luffy was doing, he sped straight toward the execution ground...
Finally arriving at the execution ground, Goten immediately saw Buggy the Clown, whom he had previously knocked away, swinging his long sword towards Luffy's head. Upon seeing this, Goten unleashed an energy blast, sending Buggy flying. Luffy, seeing this, immediately broke free of his shackles and leaped off the execution platform, starting to run away with Zoro and Sanji...
Meanwhile, Wutian was suddenly ambushed by a beautiful woman wielding a spiked club. After slightly dodging to the side, when she swung the club again, Wutian grabbed her wrist, but to his surprise, he couldn't hold on at all. Her wrist was extremely slippery, catching Wutian off guard. He was struck by her spiked club and sent flying several meters.
After knocking Wutian away, the beautiful woman laughed and said, "What's wrong, little kid? Don't you recognize your big sister? You gave me a good beating last time, now it's my turn to get back at you!"
Upon hearing this, Goten exclaimed in shock, "Could it be... that fatso Alvida? I don't know what you've been through, but I won't lose to you so easily. Come on, attack!"
Seeing this, Alvida immediately took off her shoes and slid quickly toward Goten. However, before she could reach him, she was suddenly grabbed by a cloud of smoke. Turning her head, she saw that the person who had grabbed her was none other than the Marine Lieutenant Smoker. She immediately cried out to Goten in a panic, "Little brother, save me! I don't want to be caught!"
Seeing this, Goten initially didn't want to get involved in this mess, but the next second, Marine Smoker's other hand also turned into smoke and attacked Goten directly. Goten had no choice but to jump aside and then quickly used a Destructo Slash to cut off Smoker's other arm that was grabbing Alvida's arm...
After Alvida was rescued, Goten immediately fired several energy blasts at Smoker. However, Smoker dodged all of Goten's attacks by transforming into his elemental form. Seeing this, Goten had no choice but to fly forward and try to engage in hand-to-hand combat. However, Goten was completely overwhelmed by Smoker...
Facing Smoker, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, Goten couldn't land a hit, yet was repeatedly struck by Smoker's attacks. Enraged, Goten transformed into a Super Saiyan on the spot, waiting for the perfect opportunity to teleport and deliver a powerful punch as soon as Smoker revealed himself. Smoker then simply remained in his elemental form, completely enveloping Goten...
Seeing this, Goten tried to rush out, but was repeatedly bounced back to his original position. So Goten immediately changed tactics, transformed into Super Saiyan 2, gathered his ki, and then burst it out instantly, creating a strong gust of wind that blew Smoker away and instantly forced him back to his original form.
Upon seeing Smoker revert to his original form, Goten immediately used Instant Transmission to rush in front of him. Before Smoker could react, Goten unleashed a barrage of iron punches, severely injuring him on the spot. However, just as Goten was getting into the swing of things, Luffy's shouts came from afar.
Upon hearing this, Goten felt a chill run down his spine. Sure enough, the next second Luffy's rubber hand grabbed the back of Goten's neck, and Goten disappeared from Smoker's sight in the blink of an eye. Luffy dragged him back to the Going Merry, where he was slammed heavily against the ship, his head hitting a large bump before he passed out.
Seeing this, Luffy, still oblivious to the danger, teased, "Oh, Goten, are you asleep from exhaustion?"
Upon hearing this, Zoro and Nami immediately punched Luffy on the head at the same time, roaring, "You're the one who knocked him out!"
Luffy's head bounced on the floor like a basketball from the impact, and he apologized, looking aggrieved, "I'm sorry..."
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A day later, Luffy and his crew finally arrived at the starting point of the Grand Line, one end of the Red Line. Before embarking on their journey, Sanji brought out a wooden barrel and began the ceremony before entering the Grand Line.
Luffy was the first to put his feet on the barrel and then solemnly declared, "I'm going to become the Pirate King!"
Zoro followed closely behind—"I will become the world's greatest swordsman!"
Then comes Sanji—"I'm going to find the legendary AII-BIUE!"
Next up is Nami—"I'm going to draw the best nautical chart in the world!"
Then there's Usopp—"I...I will become a great warrior of the sea!"
Seeing this, Goten had no choice but to follow suit so as not to break the atmosphere, and then said, "I will become the strongest guardian of Earth!"
Then, the six of them kicked the wooden barrel together, breaking it to signify the end of the ceremony. Afterward, they pressed on and followed the water flow to the passage leading to the Grand Line.
As the group crossed the mountain with great anticipation, a colossal object blocked their path as they descended. Everyone except Goten screamed in terror. Seeing the Going Merry about to crash into it, Nami and Usopp huddled together in fear...
(End of this chapter)