NOTE: We are back for another chapter! I am going to list off who will play what episode for the rest of the East Blue Arc.
Baratie - Sanji
Arlong Park - Nami
Lougetown - Luffy
I was confused on how Chopper would play, because he doesn't have fingers. But I'll just have him use his bulky human form to play through the Skull and Cherry Blossoms level.
I do not own One Piece at all!
Enjoy and Review!
Chapter 3: Captain Kuro
"Hold on, Long Nose," Robin stopped Usopp as they watched him level up Zoro and Luffy.
"What is it, Robin?" Usopp asked. He was eager to start this episode, his foot tapping on the floorboards of the Merry.
"Apparently whoever left us these instructions forgot to mention something beforehand," She informed them.
"Then read it," Zoro said.
"You guys most likely had forgotten after passing the Buggy episode, but there are certain people missing from this game. There were two members of Buggy's crew that Luffy and Zoro had battled that didn't appear in the episode," Robin read the words.
"Oh yeah! That lion!" Luffy exclaimed.
"That was the only part he can remember…" Everyone sweat dropped.
"There wasn't enough time to add in everyone and some of these people just don't matter in the long run. So, you won't be seeing the vast majority of Kuro's crew, just him," Robin finished reading.
"That's fine by me, Kuro is the only one I want to beat anyway," Usopp glared at the screen.
"Why are you so upset, Usopp?" Chopper asked.
"This next part is pretty personal for him, Chopper. It takes place in his home village," Nami answered.
"Kuro had hurt a friend of mine; her name is Kaya. He tried to kill her and take her fortune from her, but not only that he also insulted my father who's a proud pirate! He's someone that I'll never forgive!" Usopp growled, bad memories replaying in his mind.
Chopper gasped at the new information given to him, finding Usopp's situation similar to his with Dr. Hiriluk and Wapol. "I'm sorry for asking, Usopp," Chopper frowned.
The sharpshooter's twisted face turned into a comforting grin. "Don't worry about it, Chopper! I, the great Captain Usopp, kicked Kuro's butt all the way off the island!"
"REALLY!?" Chopper gasped.
"No, Luffy did," Zoro and Nami told the truth.
"WHAT!?" Chopper was surprised again.
"Shishishi! Usopp was pretty cool though, Chopper! You should've seen him!" Luffy told the little doctor.
"In fact, we'll all be seeing it right now," Robin said.
"Start it up, Usopp!" Sanji yelled as he was washing dishes.
"Right. Here goes nothing!" Usopp selected to play as Luffy and started up the episode.
"We're doomed! The pirates are coming!"
"Have you prepared everything necessary to carry out the plan?"
"I love this village! I've got to protect my neighbors!"
"I'm telling you now, the treasure's all mine!"
"What a dumb bunch of pirates."
"Wielding 3 swords and following the 3 sword technique are very different things."
"Doesn't matter…Gotta protect 'em!"
"My plans never go off course!"
"IF YOU DON'T WANT A REPUTATION, YOU SHOULDN'T BE A PIRATE!"
CHAPTER 1
EPISODE 2
CAPTAIN KURO OF THE THOUSAND PLANS
"A thousand plans and he never planned for us," Zoro smirked.
"I don't think anyone could ever plan for Luffy…" Nami sighed.
"No, our Captain is pretty unpredictable," Robin giggled.
[Kuro of a Hundred Plans, Captain of the Black Cat Pirates Formerly Klahadore the Butler]
"So…preparations are all in order, I take it?" Kuro asked his subordinate.
From the top of a cliff, Luffy and Usopp observed the meeting of the Black Cat Pirates. "This is terrible…this is terrible…" Usopp trembled in fear. "That butler is really Captain Kuro…And he's after Kaya's property…"
"At dawn we attack… While they're distracted, I'll kill Kaya and have it look like an accident," Kuro explained.
"Bastard…" Usopp growled. The sharpshooter was eternally grateful to Luffy and the others for showing up when they did. If not then he, Kaya, and the rest of the village would be dead.
Kuro turned to look at the top of the cliff. "You heard correctly, Usopp. But your eavesdropping will have no effect on my plan."
"From what the summary said and how Long Nose described it, Kuro really did have the perfect plan. Had everything gone exactly as he planned then he would have succeeded without any issue," Robin said.
"However, we were the one small obstacle he never saw coming," Zoro said.
"Expect the unexpected is the best way to survive!" Usopp exclaimed.
Usopp rushed off to the village to warn everyone. "Damn…Damn!"
He arrived at the village to deliver the message. "We're in trouble, everyone! Pirates are coming to attack!"
However, due to his track record of being the town liar, nobody believed him. They chased him out of the village with anger and scorn.
"And that's what always lying gets you. There is such a thing as lying too much," Sanji said.
"I know, but in the end it was just better that way. They were better off not knowing about what had happened," Usopp responded.
"Everyone hating you is what you wanted?" Chopper asked, confused.
"They can hate me all they want, but I'll always love my village," Usopp proudly declared.
Usopp met up with Luffy and the others. "It's because I'm always lying… They don't have a reason to believe me."
"But it's the truth, right? Pirates really are coming," Nami said.
"They are… But everyone thinks I'm lying. Everyone thinks tomorrow will be as peaceful as always…!" Usopp got off of his knees and stood up.
"That's why I have to fight the pirates at the cliff! I'll make it so that it's a lie this time, too! As a liar, this is my duty! This is the path I must take!" Usopp declared.
"WOAH! You're so cool, Usopp!" Chopper had stars in his eyes.
"Hehe, thanks, Chopper!" Usopp gave him a thumbs up.
"A proud liar? There's a first time for everything I guess," Robin chuckled.
Usopp then started crying as he thought about Kaya, the Usopp Pirates, and the villagers. "The villagers…they have nothing to do with any of this. I can't let them be killed…!"
"What a softie," Zoro smirked.
"Okay, we'll help you," Luffy agreed.
"I'm telling you right now. The treasure is all mine," Nami informed them. Usopp was crying, thankful that the three decided to stay and help him.
"Greedy," Zoro said.
"SHUT UP!" Nami smacked him.
"You guys really didn't need to help," Usopp smiled, crying a bit himself.
"What are you talking about? We're friends, Usopp! And friends always help each other!" Luffy yelled.
"Right!" Usopp pumped his fist.
BRIEFING:
VICTORY CONDITIONS: Protect Villagers from Black Cat Pirates!
DEFEAT CONDITIONS: Usopp flees, or Villagers are obliterated.
"The Great Captain Usopp won't let anything bad happen to Syrup Village!" Usopp declared.
"Yes, but check the Treasure Events first, Long Nose," Robin instructed.
"Y-Yes," Some of the wind was taken out of his sails.
TREASURE EVENT:
TREASURE EVENT 1: Battle ? with Usopp.
TREASURE EVENT 2: Perform Usopp's strategy successfully.
"Wait, but we weren't able to choose Usopp on the selection screen. How would we use him?" Nami asked.
Robin looked down at the instructions. "It says that we'll need to beat the episode first, before we are given our answer to that. Seems whoever gave us this expected for us to ask this question," Robin said.
"Well, one of those we can definitely do at the moment. Whatever the game version of me has planned, I know it's great!" Usopp started the battle.
USOPP: "My name is Captain Usopp! Beat it if you aren't prepared to die!"
"Big words from the one hiding in the back," Zoro rolled his eyes.
"It's a strategic point!" Usopp defended himself.
PIRATE CAPTAIN: "Squash that brat, and head to the village!"
MISSION START!
Defeat Pirate Captain and stop the invasion of the village!
One the map, both of the pirate captains were highlighted as they descended towards the village. Luffy attacked the grunts in front of him with barrage attacks.
USOPP: "They're attacking from the north. Don't let any of them into the village!"
HINT: During battle, you can switch with another crew member using the D-pad. Also, an Alliance Mark will be displayed by any crew member who has unleashed a Kizuna Rush. Crew Members who have formed an Alliance can appear in the Kizuna Rush of other crew members. A maximum of 4 crew members can appear. Form Alliances with various crew members to power up your Kizuna Rush!
"Look! Usopp is a part of the Kizuna gauge!" Chopper pointed out.
"Now we can see what Kizuna Rushes with me will look like!" Usopp grinned and changed from Zoro's meter to his own.
ZORO: "North, right? …It's gotta be that way.
Zoro has begun advancing to intercept an attack from Black Cat Pirates!
"Even the game version got lost…" Usopp sighed.
A vein mark appeared on Zoro's forehead. "And who's fault is that?"
"Yours-"
"IT'S YOUR FAULT!" Nami, Zoro, and Luffy all yelled. Remembering when Usopp gave them the wrong directions to the battle.
NAMI: "I'm worried about the treasure on the ship…We gotta hurry!"
Nami has begun advancing to the crew's boat to secure the treasure!
"You better protect, Nami-swan, Usopp!" Sanji threatened.
"Why am I the one being yelled at here!?" Usopp asked.
Luffy captured a base as he continued to make his way to intercept the oncoming pirate commanders. He engaged in a fight with the one on the left side of the map and continued to level up Usopp's Kizuna gauge.
Zoro is at a dead end and has stopped advancing!
ZORO: "A dead end… Huh? Who're you guys?"
Zoro has spotted the Black Cat Pirates ambush!
AMBUSH COMMANDER: "Woah! Someone found us! Ah well, guess that means we gotta take them out!"
Defeat Ambush Commander and help Zoro!
"Huh, who would've thought him getting lost would be beneficial?" Nami asked, surprised.
"Should I help?" Usopp asked.
"Just focus on the highlighted targets. I can take care of some idiots on my own," Zoro answered.
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Luffy took out the first commander and went after the 2nd one to stop him from reaching the village.
Nami has reached the crew's boat!
Black Cat Pirates have been spotted near the crew's boat!
AMBUSH COMMANDER: "Hey, I found treasure on their ship! It's got to be 4…no, 5 million Beli!"
NAMI: "Don't touch my treasure!"
"You tell those idiots, other me! Nobody touches my treasure but me!" Nami shouted.
"What about us?" Usopp asked.
"What about you?" She raised an eyebrow.
"That's mean, Nami!" Usopp cried.
Defeat Ambush Commander and help take back Nami's treasure!
"OI! Long Nose! Go help Nami-swan!" Sanji ordered.
"I'm trying to protect the village, dammit!" Usopp yelled back.
"Now you know how I feel…" Zoro grunted.
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Whip!
Luffy took down the 2nd pirate commander and completed the mission. However…
Black Cat Pirates have appeared!
MISSION UPDATE!
Defeat Pirate Captain and stop the invasion of the village!
Three more captains appeared at the north of the map, adding more obstacles needed to complete the episode.
"More!? I just defeated the first two!" Usopp complained.
"It's throwing multiple waves of enemies at us all at once, then you also have Ms. Navigator and Mr. Swordsman who need your attention as well. The difficulty seems to have spiked a bit," Robin noticed.
"That won't be an issue! Usopp can handle it!" Luffy believed.
"Yosh! Go Usopp!" Chopper cheered.
Village defenses are weakening because of Zoro and company's advance!
Usopp turned his head and gave both Nami and Zoro a glare, both Navigator and First Mate looked away, embarrassed.
USOPP: "Th-those selfish bastards! I guess I'll have to fight in my own way."
Usopp is advancing to the goal to lure the enemy into the trap!
Pirate Captain has also begun advancing to the village!
"What are you going to do, Usopp?" Chopper asked, worried.
"Argh! I'll just go help Nami and Zoro! As a Great Captain it's my duty to see that my crew is safe and sound!" Usopp made his voice deeper.
"Cool!" Chopper beamed, excitedly.
Luffy rushed over to Zoro first to help him.
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Rifle!
You defeated Ambush Commander!
Usopp has arrived in front of the deployed barricade!
USOPP: "The trap is all set! Now, I just need to lure them in…Hey, you guys! This is a shortcut to the village!"
Usopp, posing as the enemy, has lured Pirate Captain into a dead end!
PIRATE CAPTAIN: "Oh, the village is that way? Alright, let's go!"
Pirate Captain, fooled by Usopp's voice, has changed route!
"All a part of the plan!" Usopp puffed out his chest.
"Yeah Usopp, you really made up for Zoro and Nami being idiots!" Luffy laughed. He was immedly bashed on the head by three angry crew members.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING AN IDIOT!?"
"DON'T CALL NAMI-SWAN AN IDIOT!"
With two out of the three Captains heading towards Usopp's dead end, Luffy activated the Kizuna Rush with Usopp.
CAN YOU CALL ME A CREW MATE?
"GUM-GUM…!"
"SPECIAL!"
"OVERSIZED CANNON!"
The Pirate Captain was completely blown away by the combined attack. With one of them defeated, he rushed over to the other two to complete the objective and help Nami.
"OH! SO COOL!" Usopp, Luffy, and Chopper had stars in their eyes.
Pirate Captain has stopped advancing because of the barricade!
PIRATE CAPTAIN: "We can't keep going like this…Hey, engineers! Bring some explosives!"
Sapper has appeared in response to Pirate Captain's request!
Sapper has begun advancing to the barricade!
USOPP: "Oh no.. They're gonna blow the barricade! Someone, get the guys with the bombs!"
Defeat Sapper and prevent the destruction of the barricade!
"Crap! That's not good!" Usopp yelled.
"Hurry, Usopp or it'll be easier for them to get to the village!" Nami yelled.
"Don't worry, I, the Great Captain Usopp will have this under control!" Usopp declared.
You defeated Pirate Captain!
NAMI: "Nice! We did it!"
"WHAT DID YOU DO!?" Usopp shouted at her, baffled.
"I protected my treasure, duh," She shrugged.
"GREEDY!" Usopp shouted. Her response was punching him in the face for the insult.
Kuro has appeared on the battlefield!
Usopp glared at the image of Kuro, clutching the controller with his hands.
THE CREEPING CAT:
"It's well past the appointed time…" Kuro said.
"Cap…Captain Kuro…!"
"And it seems like the plan isn't going very well…This is a complete mess!" Kuro growled.
"Eek!" The pirates flinched.
"I'll wait a few minutes more… And if this place isn't cleared out by then…I'll kill all of you with my own hands, every last one," Kuro threatened.
The Strawhats all glared heatedly at Kuro's threat, angered by the traitorous butler.
"Any captain who threatens to kill his own Nakama doesn't deserve to be called a pirate," Luffy huffed, pissed.
His crew agreed with him, hating people like Kuro even more.
Black Cat Pirates have appeared!
PIRATE CAPTAIN: "Men, hurry to the village! At this rate, we'll be killed by Captain Kuro!"
Black Cat Pirates have begun advancing to the village!
MISSION START!
Gain Control of Enemy territory and stop Pirate Captain's advance!
USOPP: "This won't work! I've got to make a barricade somewhere else!
Usopp has begun advancing to build the barricade!
Help with Usopp's barricade construction strategy!
Luffy defeated the Sapper with ease, then hurried down to help Nami, so that she could help defend the village.
Gum-Gum Pistol!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Cannon!
You defeated Ambush Commander!
NAMI: "This ship's treasures are mine! I won't give you even one Beli!"
Nami has begun advancing again to defend the village!
ZORO: "Alright! The enemy is…that way?"
Zoro has begun advancing again to defend the village!
"Hopefully, Moss-Head doesn't get lost again," Sanji huffed.
"Shut up! As if I'd miss the enemy standing right in front of me!" Zoro yelled.
"Which one should I go to first?" Usopp asked.
"Anyone of them should do, as long as that version of you can construct the barricades, then it'll be fine," Robin said.
"Yosh! Go kick some ass, Usopp!" Luffy shouted.
"Yosh!" Usopp nodded his head.
The Kizuna meter was switched to Zoro and Luffy headed for the territory in the middle.
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Whip!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Cannon!
Gum-Gum Rifle!
TERRITORY CAPTURED!
USOPP: "Okay, this barricade is complete! The next one will go…over there!"
Usopp has begun advancing to the next strategy point!
"Usopp! The map, one of those captains is close to the village!" Nami pointed out.
"Crap!" Usopp hurried over to the village to defend it.
"That one was on Moss-Head's side too! Go going, Crappy Swordsman!" Sanji yelled.
"Don't blame me for something that version did!" Zoro yelled back. The two got into each other's faces, ready to fight.
"SIT DOWN!" Nami smashed them both on the head, forcing the two back into their seats.
Luffy made it back down to the village to take down that one Pirate Captain that had managed to sneak through.
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Cannon!
It took barely any effort to handle that one.
USOPP: "This one is done, too! Finally…over there!"
Usopp has begun advancing to the next strategy point!
Sapper has appeared in response to Pirate Captain's request!
Sapper has begun advancing to the barricade!
"Another one!? And that's too close to the barricade, I'll never make it!" Usopp cried.
"Then let the barricade blow up, Usopp. There's still one other that they'd have to get to if they want to reach the village. As long as you beat them before that happens then we're in the clear," Sanji said.
"Right, I won't let the village get destroyed!" Usopp shouted.
On the way to the left territory, Luffy struck down another Pirate Captain. After that he made his way to the 2nd territory.
Sapper has reached the barricade!
SAPPER: "We should blow this up, right? Yo-heave-ho!"
The barricade has been destroyed because of Sapper's efforts!
USOPP: "Hey, what're they doing!? Th-this is gonna get bad…"
Luffy reached the Sapper after he had destroyed the barricade. He wasted no time in putting him and his little unit into the ground.
Gum-Gum pistol!
Gum-Gum gatling!
He activated the Kizuna after stopping them and rushed into the next territory. With the assistance of Usopp and Zoro, the territory's bar lowered quickly.
TERRITORY CAPTURED!
KURO: "You meddling bastards…! I will kill anyone who derails my plans!"
The gates to the Central Seashore are open!
Kuro has begun advancing!
MISSION UPDATE!
Defeat Kuro!
"Already!?" Usopp gasped.
"I doubt this would be the final battle with him but letting him get close to those barricades could prove disastrous," Robin said.
"OI! Usopp, kick his ass quickly!" Luffy shouted.
"Yeah, this time I'm the one fighting, Kuro!" Usopp yelled.
Luffy made it in front of Kuro just in time before his Kizuna ended. He pressed the circle button for the Rush Attack.
"GUM-GUM…!"
"SPECIAL!"
"THREE SWORDS…!"
"PHOENIX OF CANNON!"
The attack took out Kuro and his surrounding captains in one shot!
"YOSH! TAKE THAT!" Usopp jumped out of his seat, pumped. Even if it wasn't the real Kuro, just being able to hit the bastard was cathartic as hell.
Kuro withdraws temporarily!
"Usopp! Get that meat!" Luffy pointed at the meat that had appeared after Kuro was beaten.
Luffy picked up the meat and refilled his health and Kizuna bar.
LUFFY: "They can't be finished already, right?"
A text box appeared above his head.
OUT OF BAG ATTACK:
"Looks like all of you fools are going to get in the way of my plan… It's time for me to eradicate the lot of you!
"Gaaah!" The pirates screamed.
"What a lame group of pirates… With you as captain, even if you had 100 underlings, you wouldn't be able to beat Usopp," Luffy said.
"Ha ha ha ha! That is ridiculous! What makes you think I can't win!?" Kuro laughed.
"You've got no heart…! You don't know what it's like to be a real pirate!" Luffy declared.
"What do you mean, Luffy?" Chopper asked.
"He hid away for years, because he was afraid of his own reputation and bounty. Wanting to hide instead of taking it in stride. If you're afraid of having your own name known, then you have no right to call yourself a pirate," Luffy glared at the ex-butler.
Chopper's eyes shined with awe at Luffy's words. "I'll never hide away from my bounty, Luffy! I'll be a real pirate no matter what!"
The Straw Hat boy laughed. "You got the heart of a pirate, Chopper! That's why you're here! Shishishishi!"
"Such an insult…I'll just show you. Show you a pirate who's returned from the brink of death countless times..!"
"That stance… "Out of Bag Attack"! He's going to use it!" The pirates yelled.
"OUT OF BAG ATTACK!" Kuro disappeared into a flurry of deadly swipes. Attacking even his own men and killing them.
"Come at me, Butler…What do you think a crew is, exactly!?" Luffy shouted, pissed.
Kuro has destroyed all barricades!
"Shit! All that work for nothing!" Usopp cursed.
"Don't fuss about it, Usopp! Most of them have been defeated already, there's just those two territories left and Kuro himself!" Nami said.
"Yeah, you're right!" Usopp nodded his head.
Kuro has started attacking indiscriminately because of the Out of the Bag Attack!
Robin shook her head disapprovingly at the attack. "That technique is so foolishly reckless. There's no rhyme or reason in it, just mindless killing," She frowned.
"Kuro doesn't care who he kills, hell he was fine with killing his entire crew as long as he got Kaya's riches. He's a disgusting bastard," Usopp growled.
Luffy enters the right territory to complete its capture.
Gum-Gum Pistol!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Cannon!
Gum-Gum Rain!
Gum-Gum Rifle!
TERRITORY CAPTURED!
PIRATE CAPTAIN: "Captain Kuro! Please stop! It's no use…Our only way out of this is to accomplish the plan.
Black Cat Pirates have appeared!
Black Cat Pirates have begun an all-out attack on the village!
"Okay…maybe this is worse than I thought…" Nami winced. She figured that there weren't going to be many enemies left, but much more had appeared.
"I'll just have to push through! I won't let that bastard win!" Usopp yelled.
USOPP: "Hey guys! I'm going to set a special trap! Make sure no one gets near me!"
MISSION START!
Help Usopp and stop Kuro's movements!
Usopp has begun advancing to the strategy point!
"Whatever you have planned, Usopp, it better work," Zoro said.
"Anything that I, the Great Captain Usopp, thinks of is always going to work!" Usopp declared.
"Like that oil trap you had created to stop them?" Nami reminded him.
Usopp chuckled nervously. "Okay…maybe almost everything."
PIRATE CAPTAIN: "I can't follow Captain Kuro anymore! If we're to be killed anyway, you're our last hope. Take down Kuro!"
Part of Black Cat Pirates have broken away out of fear!
"That's actually pretty useful. It cut down a good chunk of the enemies we'll have to fight," Nami noticed.
"Yes, but there is still a lot surrounding Long Nose," Robin pointed at the map. Where a large chunk of enemies were surrounding him.
"Don't worry, me! I'm coming!" Usopp yelled.
ZORO: "I'll go defend the village. You'll be fine without me, right?"
Zoro has begun retreating to defend the village!
NAMI: "I've done all I can do here. The rest is up to you!"
Nami has begun retreating to defend the village!
"Well, at least this time you two are actually by the village," Usopp sighed.
"Water under the bridge, right?" Nami smiled.
"HELL NO!"
Usopp has reached the strategy point!
USOPP: "If my secret plan works, the village will be safe! I'm counting on you!"
Usopp has started strategy preparations!
90 seconds left to strategy initiation!
Protect Usopp until the strategy is initiated!
"There's a timer on this too!" Usopp gasped.
"Seems we have to keep Long Nose safe long until the timer runs out. If he dies then we fail and Kuro wins," Robin said.
"Not gonna happen!" Usopp yelled, determined.
Gum-Gum Rifle!
Gum-Gum Whip!
Gum-Gum Axe!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Pirate Captain has fled because of the Out of the Bag Attack!
PIRATE CAPTAIN: "Gaaah! Help me!"
Pirate Captain has appeared from the territory again!
"Ugh! They just keep coming!" Usopp complained.
"As long as you can keep them away, then everything is fine. We still have 50 seconds left!" Sanji yelled.
With no Pirate Captains around Usopp at the moment, Luffy went down the path to the center territory to capture it.
Gum-Gum Rifle!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Cannon!
Gum-Gum Rain!
He activated the Kizuna Rush to speed things up.
"GUM-GUM…!"
"SPECIAL!"
"THREE SWORDS…!"
"PHOENIX OF CANNON!"
The area was cleared out, but more Pirate Captains spawned around them.
Gum-Gum Rifle!
Gum-Gum Whip!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Cannon!
Gum-Gum Axe!
MISSION SUCCESSFUL!
"YOSH!" The crew shouted together. Robin just lifted in fist into the air with them.
USOPP: "Yes! I finished setting the trap! Now, I just gotta lure Kuro…
Usopp has finished preparations!
EVEN IF I CAN'T PROTECT THEM:
"K-Kuro! Come this way! Y-y-you're done for! Prepare to die!" Usopp yelled.
"You're so funny. Like a coward such as yourself could even do anything to me," Kuro smirked.
"Usopp is braver than you, poop shirt bastard," Luffy huffed.
"AH! He does have a turd on his suit!" Chopper gasped.
Chopper's shout caused Usopp and Luffy to fall into a fit of laughter, completely dispelling all of the tension in the air.
The others just sighed at the immaturity but were happy to see that the two were laughing instead of being angry.
"Now!" Usopp activated his trap.
"Such insolence…!"
"Heh… We did it…! But… D…dammit! I can't move…!" Usopp grunted.
"Ga ha ha ha! You make me laugh! Well, it is safer for you to just fall over there anyway. Besides, even if you did stand up, you're no match for us," Kuro mocked him.
"Even if I'm no match for you. I will protect them…! Kaya, everyone in the village, I'll protect them all!" Usopp yelled.
"Oh?"
"There's no way I'll let you guys through…! Since, as usual, I've been lying to you! At the village, it'll just be a day! I will become a gallant warrior of the sea! I won't let you lay one finger on anyone in the village!" Usopp declared.
Kuro has appeared at Usopp!
MISSION START!
Defeat Kuro!
"It's time to finish this, Usopp!" Luffy grinned at his sharpshooter.
"YOSH! This time I'll kick your ass, Kuro!" Usopp charged directly at the butler.
KURO: "Every last one of you… You should all just shut up and die!"
LUFFY: "...I will never become a pirate like you!"
KURO: "Not won't, can't. Especially not someone like you!"
Luffy attacked Kuro head on, his attacks filled with the anger of the person playing it.
Gum-Gum Pistol!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Cannon!
Gum-Gum Axe!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
The first health bar was depleted making Kuro even angrier.
KURO: "Why would a stranger like you stick your neck out for this village?"
LUFFY: "Because there's a guy in this village, I don't want to let die!"
Usopp felt his heart swell from hearing Luffy's words, he wasn't present for his captain's actual fight with Kuro. But it felt nice to know just how much Luffy cared about him.
Gum-Gum Bazooka!
Gum-Gum Whip!
Gum-Gum Gatling!
KURO: "I'm so tired… of making my name as a pirate."
LUFFY: "How can you be a pirate if you don't want your name known on the seas!?"
The second health bar was gone and Luffy activated the Kizuna Rush to finish Kuro off.
Gum-Gum Gatling!
Gum-Gum Pistol!
Gum-Gum Whip!
KURO: "My plans will never fail!
"Well, they're about to fail now, Kuro!" Usopp yelled.
"And this time Usopp's the one kicking your ass!" Luffy grinned.
"GUM-GUM…!"
"SPECIAL!"
"THREE SWORDS…!"
"OVERSIZED CANNON!"
Kuro's health bar dropped down to zero, causing the finishing cutscene to play.
"YOSH! I DID IT!" Usopp jumped out of his seat, ecstatic.
Kuro skidded across the dirt and got to his feet. "Just go on and die quietly…"
"As if I would!" Luffy grabbed him before he could do his Out of Bag Attack again.
"Damn! Let go, you!" Kuro struggled in Luffy's grasp.
"Your three-year plan ends right now!" Luffy declared.
"What-" Luffy bashed his head against him, cutting him off. The rubber pirate then stretched his head all the way back.
"GUM-GUM…"
"My…my plan! IT WILL NOT GO OFF COURSE!"
"BELL!" Luffy smashed his head across Kuro's face, breaking his glasses, and knocking the fake pirate out cold.
"You think I'll lose to some pirate who gives up on their name and the sea? I'm Monkey D. Luffy! And I'm gonna be the King of the Pirates!"
"Thanks, Luffy," Usopp smiled.
"Shishishi! You don't need to thank me, Usopp! We're friends!" Luffy laughed.
"Of course! And nothing is ever going to change that!" Usopp joined Luffy in his laughter.
Luffy and his crew received a boat from Kaya, as thanks for saving her village from the pirate Kuro.
"THAT'S HOW YOU GUYS GOT MERRY!?" Chopper screamed. Robin and Sanji were equally surprised, both were not present for this.
"Oh, right. Guess I forgot to mention that," Usopp laughed. He looked at the sight of Merry, before she had been taken on their adventures. "She's been through a lot since Kaya gave her to us. Don't worry, Kaya, I'll keep Merry safe until I come back to you. That's a promise," Usopp said to himself.
"A caravel!" Nami exclaimed.
"Woah!" Luffy shouted. "Is that Going Merry? What a good ship!"
"AAAAHHHH!" Usopp came barreling down the slope, rolling with a giant bag. "P-please help meee!"
Both Luffy and Zoro kicked him in the face, stopping him from running into them. "S…sorry…" Usopp apologized.
"Okay!" They responded.
"Why did you pack so much if you knew you couldn't carry it?" Zoro asked.
"I couldn't just leave anything there! I didn't know when I was going to come back to the island!" Usopp defended himself.
Usopp got to his feet as the others stood on the Merry. "Seeing you guys helped me make up my mind! I'm gonna leave this village and become a real pirate! Take care, okay? Let's meet again someday!"
"You would've died on your own," Robin said with a smile.
"Don't say something like that so casually!" Usopp screamed at her.
"Why?" Luffy asked.
"What? Why? Man, he's so rude…I'm gonna be a pirate like you, so sooner or later we'll meet a sea…"
"What are you talking about? Hurry up and get on board," Zoro interrupted him.
"Eh?"
"We're already a crew, aren't we?" Luffy asked.
"That's right! The brave Captain Usopp and his crew!"
Luffy chopped him on his head. "OI! I'm the captain!" Luffy reminded him.
"H-hey…! I'm the captain, right!?"
"Don't be dumb! I'm the captain!"
TO BE CONTINUED
"Like looking into a mirror," Nami sighed as the exact same thing just played out in front of her twice.
"Why does he insist on calling himself a captain even though he isn't?" Robin asked.
"Because back in his village he had a crew made up of himself and three other kids called the 'Usopp Pirate'. I think he's always dreamed of being a pirate and having a crew, which is why he keeps calling himself that," Nami explained.
"I see…" Robin responded.
RESULTS:
KILLS: 3009 - S
OBTAINED "!": 1903 - A
CLEAR TIME: 13' 12" 92 - S
TOTAL EVALUATION: A
"At least I didn't lose to Usopp," Zoro grinned.
"Yeah, but you'll be losing to me next, Moss-Head," Sanji grinned. Sanji took the controller from Usopp's hands, ready to finally have his turn.
"Tch, you'll barely break a thousand kills, Shitty Cook," Zoro grunted.
"OH YEAH!?"
"YEAH!"
LEGEND DIARY: 77%
"Just a bit more of that to do before we can reach 100%," Nami smirked.
CREW LEVEL GROWTH:
LUFFY: LV.2
ZORO: LV.2
NAMI: LV.2
USOPP: LV.1
"So, what's the next episode?" Chopper asked.
Sanji lit his cigarette and picked up the controller. "Finally, it's my time to shine. Robin-Chwan! Nami-swan! Watch me do better than Moss-Head!"
"SHUT THE HELL UP!"
"Wait, before we start. There was something that we needed to find out. Robin," Nami pointed down to the instructions.
"Yes, we had wondered how we would go back and redo this one with Usopp, even though he's not available to use. Turns out that there is a mode called "Free Log"," Robin said.
"Free Log?" Luffy tilted his head.
"Yes, what we are currently doing is called "Legend Log. The "Free Log" allows us to replay all of the story episodes with our current progress, but we can use any of the characters we've unlocked," Robin explained.
"Oh! That makes everything a lot easier then!" Usopp nodded his head.
"So, it's like a mystery mode!" Luffy nodded his head. Nami smacked him in the back of the head.
"NO! SHE JUST EXPLAINED IT!"
Chapter End
NOTE: It kinda hurts for them to see Usopp joining, and to know what's going to happen when they arrive at Water 7.
Now they know about the Free Log. Not sure if I'll actually write them going through it, but I will mention them playing it a few times.
Have a great day!