"...and I'm telling you it could be possible." Todoroki said as he and Izuku sat down in the living room area with the others. This week's takeout is Chinese.
"And I'm telling you that Tashigi is not Kuina in disguise." Izuku said, annoyance in his voice. "There's no way that her death was some set up for some secret training. That's just too cruel, especially to Zoro."
"Wound you prefer if I go back to the parent theories instead?"
"I would prefer if you don't make any theories."
Todoroki stared at him straight in the eye, and said, "Alright, I have a theory that Hawkeye could actually be Zoro's father."
"Are you doing this on purpose?!"
He was only met with a small smirk.
Skipping episode 81's opening, recap, and title card, they saw Nami was becoming restless, but she's determined to go to Alabasta. Sanji told Luffy not to fight or else Nami would feel the whole impact... and die.
"No pressure though..." Denki nervously chuckled.
The Lapins attacked, leaving the two to dodge them since Sanji can't kick properly in the snow.
Seeing one of their kind had been kicked, the Lapins attacked all at once, forcing the pirates to go into the forest, then towards the mountain.
"I hope we don't have to fight giant killer rabbits in the future." Toru worried.
"...I doubt it." Iida sighed.
"I'm sure some of us can handle it." Todoroki said.
"Some?!" Mineta shouted, sounding insulted by that.
Bouncing off one of the Lapins, they were able to go to higher grounds, but sadly, that didn't stop the giant rabbits from just jumping up there either.
Back in Big Horn, Usopp and Vivi could see the snow is getting stronger, hoping Nami is okay. Dalton asked for who they are since it's reckless for just six of them to travel in the Grand Line without a doctor. Usopp reminded him that they're pirates, but as long as he's there, there's no need for worry...
They still need a doctor though.
"How the hell are we suppose to know that the doctor is going to be a witch?" Denki sighed.
"Oh God, I hope she doesn't become a crew mate." Mineta gulped.
"Why would you think so?" Tokoyami raised an eyebrow.
"I mean, they keep saying that they need a doctor, and a witch doctor doesn't sound too strange on the crew."
"...I'm pretty sure that would sound like the strangest part of the crew."
Dalton thought they were different from the other pirates, but soon, the lady (who Usopp and Luffy thought was a Hiking Bear) approached, saying that Dr. Kureha is in the neighboring town, Cocoaweed.
"You got to be kidding me!?" Jiro shouted as the others were up in an uproar.
"What are they going to do now?!" Katsuki complained.
In that neighboring town, a kid, Tamachibi, was crying so loudly that he's disturbing the other customers.
As the owner tried to calm him down, the witch approached with her 'creepy monster.'
Kureha thought the father was being mean, saying that if a child keeps crying, he's signaling that something's wrong with his body.
She told Chopper to stay there, then she punched the door, shattering it to pieces.
"Whoa!" A couple of impressed students let out together.
"In all honesty, she looks good from the neck down." Mineta said, which earns him a tongue slap from Tsuyu.
Once Dr. Kureha entered the building, the people were terrified, which she thought they wanted to know her secret to staying young. I mean, she's a 140- er, 139 years old woman.
"Still, that's like beyond old!" Hizashi exclaimed.
Seeing the crying child, Kureha thought she can make him better, but the man refused. Before she could leave, reminding him that she's a doctor, the man had second thoughts.
Sledding their way to the other town, Dalton apologized since he've heard the doctor came down the mountain yesterday. Usopp thought it wasn't his fault. The only problem is trying to catch up with Luffy and Sanji, or maybe ask the witch to go back to her castle.
Dalton still apologized, though it's for the country's lack of doctors, which the two won't believe he should apologize for.
"Yeah, I highly doubt you were able to control the doctors in the country." Denki said, waving it off.
Back to Cocoaweed, Kureha was examining Tamachibi. He said that his hands hurt, but pressing down on his legs, Kureha could see those hurt as well.
The man yelled at her, but Kureha pointed out her discovery. The boy got pains in his hands and legs. While he doesn't seem to have a fever, he does have a swelling on his leg due to purulent inflammation.
Since the bone have been infected, she had Chopper get the antibiotics.
"You have a deer assistant?" Jiro said.
"You do realize that's not the strangest thing we've seen, right?" Mina said.
"I know! I just feel like I need to point that out."
Kureha would have to perform surgery on him, but the man reminded her that she needs to use anesthesia... and she did when Chopper knocked the boy out cold.
Students gawked as Katsuki let out a loud laugh. "Okay, i wouldn't mind if the witch bitch joins the crew now."
The doctor was able to cure the boy, giving the father the necessary things to keep him stable. As for the fee... She wants 50% of the restaurant's assets.
"Well, she certainly acts like a pirates." Izuku sweatdropped.
The customers tried to stop the owner from giving in to her demands. Chopper growled at them, which Kureha told them to stop.
"I guess Chopper is kind of scary." Momo said.
"I don't know. The hat doesn't scream 'scary' to me." Jiro said, shrugging.
"Or the blue nose." Ochako added.
"I think he's adorable." Koda whispered.
When Tamachibi tanked her, Kureha decided to lower her fees to 49%, which the father doesn't mind paying for. Before she left, Kureha reminded Tamachibi to not forget about the happiness right now.
"I guess she does have a soft side." Toshinori slightly smiled.
After the eyecatches, Zoro was freezing, standing in the water. He told Karoo to join in, but he refused.
"You are not allow to do this." Aizawa immediately said to his class, leading to a couple of disappointed groans.
Todoroki raised a hand. "Am I allow to do this, considering my quirk?"
Aizawa paused for a moment. "...Within reason." That lead to even more disappointed groans as Todoroki smiled to himself.
"...Are you actually going to do that?" Izuku whispered to him.
"No."
When Karoo stopped shaking his head, he saw Zoro was gone, leading him to believe that the swordsman could had died in the water.
The students shivered at the image of an ice cold Zoro.
Karoo jumped in, just in time for Zoro to reveal he's well and alive.
Now, with Luffy, Nami, and Sanji, at first, it seemed like they were able to escape the Lapins... but in actuality, they're still after them, and started to jump up and down. Luffy was confuse, but Sanji couls see what they're trying to do.
"They're going to start an avalanche!?" Sato exclaimed.
"Man, who knew rabbits were this murderous?" Denki felt exasperated at such an idea.
With Usopp, Vivi, and Dalton, Usopp asked Dalton who he really is since he doesn't look like an ordinary villager. In fact, he sounds like someone from the military.
So, Dalton admitted that he used to be the subordinate of Wapol.
"...Oh, that's why he thought he was such a 'sinful man.'" Jiro said with some understanding.
Dalton was the captain of this country's security squad since the previous king. When the king died, his son, Wapol, gotten the title, making awful laws like exiling all the doctors, except for 20 superior doctors and make them his private doctors named the "Twenty MDs."
"You dumbass, you won't have a kingdom if everyone dies from sickness!" Kirishima shouted at him.
"You're even worst than I imagined." Ochako growled.
Everyone, but Dalton, agreed to this idea, but when Dalton asked for what will happen if the people get sick, Wapol simply doesn't care about them. Those who want to see a doctor will have to prostrate themselves to him, and now, there will be no one who can go against him in this country.
Usopp can see that the sick would had no choice but to ask Wapol, and pay excessive medical fees, as Dalton added on. Vivi compares it to a hostage situation for the country, saying that's a crime.
"Exactly!" Momo agreed. "How could he...?"
"I guess he's that power hungry." Aizawa narrowed his eyes.
Hearing her say that, Dalton could tell there's no mistaking it.
Now, with Dr. Kureha, she had Chopper pull her sled when they came across Zoro, who got carried away and swam for too long. Now, he's lost.
"Why do you keep getting lost?" Tokoyami sighed, shaking his head.
Once he noticed Dr. Kureha, the swordsman thought he was saved until he noticed she's showing her belly in this weather, calling her a weird old lady. Because of that, Kureha punched him, and sled away with Chopper.
Zoro complained, but for now, he decided to use the opportunity to train his body.
"Seriously, don't do this unless you want to die of hypothermia." Aizawa made extra sure to warn his class.
Wapol returned, already having his men beat up the watchmen.
"Oh god, not you guys!" Toru complained.
Wapol asked about his castle, and from his binoculars, Chess could see it's in good shape. Wapol wants to go back, wanting to be king again.
"You've never deserved that title!" Mina shouted at him.
While Wapol tried to force his hairy hippo, Robson, to move, one of his soldiers approached to tell him that the Straw Hats' ship is in the riverbank. Wapol was angry, believing that they lied about not knowing his kingdom, so he ordered his men to kill them.
"No, it was pure coincidence that they've came here, you Big Mouth!" Toru shouted at him as if he could hear her.
When told that the Straw Hats aren't there, Wapol tried to get the massager executed, but Chess and Kuromarimo apologized for him. The two inspected the footprints coming out of the ship, which were heading for Big Horn.
With this, Wapol wants to fire a salute in Big Horn to celebrate the restoration of the Drum Kingdom as a survivor struggled in the snow.
"Ugh, of course Big Mouth has to ruin everything." Jiro sighed.
Usopp, Vivi, and Dalton received news that the doctor isn't here. When Dalton asked where she've went, a customer claimed she's going to Gyasta, which is in the other direction form this town.
Before the three could go there, the survivor arrived and almost fell to the floor until Dalton caught him. The man told him that all the watchmen except him were killed and begged for help. It's Wapol! He's here!
The people were horrified by these news.
The people shouldn't fear their leader! Momo deeply frowned at the people's reaction to all of this.
Dalton ran ahead.
As he rode on horseback, he plans to settle this, though he doesn't intend to bring about justice since he believed that Wapol and he are equally guilty.
Thinking this, Dalton transformed into a bison, running farther into the forest.
"Whoa, wait, can devil fruits make you into animals too?" Denki asked as the others students murmured in amazement.
Izuku was already writing in his One Piece notebook. "Apparently so, because this is the first time we've seen this kind of transformation."
Now with Sanji, Luffy, and Nami, Sanji realized that the Lapins are trying to cause a avalanche.
"To Be Continued."
"Seriously, why do you have to be so murderously territorial?" Ochako exclaimed.
Skipping episode 82's opening, recap, and title, they were greeted with the avalanche coming down as Luffy and Sanji attempted to run away with Nami as their first, second, third, fourth, and fifth priority is Nami and protecting her.
"Well, easier said than done!" Ojiro shouted at him.
Scanning the snowy area, Sanji soon spotted a cliff, and they were able to jump into it for safety... which lasted for a few seconds as Sanji realized they're not high enough. Quickly, they were pushed by the avalanche.
"No!" "Come on!" "Can't they catch a break?!"
Hearing that Wapol came back, the people decided to grab weapons and head for Big Horn, where Dalton is.
With Usopp and Vivi, they were trying to find Gyasta, though Vivi isn't too sure. Usopp told her that she has to do something as a princess, but Vivi tried to pass the map off to the sniper. Usopp proudly proclaimed that he doesn't know where they are going, though Vivi claimed that they should find a sign for the town... as they passed by the snow covered sign.
"Of course!" Sero complained, throwing his hands in the air.
"Curse you primitive technology!" Mina shouted.
"It's not like GPS is better." Todoroki sighed.
In Big Horn, Wapol have biten giant holes into the houses, declaring that everything in this country is his snack as the people hid from him, but Kuromariom gave him the message that some of the Straw Hats are rudely headed towards Drum Castle to get a sick woman treated by a doctor.
Wapol laughed since there shouldn't be anyone living in his castle, especially a doctor, until he heard Dr. Kureha rudely lives there now. He wants to kick her out now!
"Well, she's going way more for the kingdom than you ever did." Tsuyu glared at the fat man.
Wapol planned to go back to the castle, but soon Dalton came in, using his spade to cut the man down.
"Oh god, finally!" Katsuki grinned widely, seeing the 'king' roll around in the snow in pain.
Dalton planned to kill Wapol, as Chess and Kuromarimo put up their weapons, cursing him for hurting the 'king.' Dalton reminded them that they still have the Twenty MDs External Injury Unit, who came out of nowhere and repaired Wapol.
"...That felt more like carpentry than medicine." Izuku can't help but to comment on as Katsuki let out an annoyed groan.
Seeing this, Dalton reminded Wapol that he's only one protected while the people are defenseless. Wapol didn't really care as he, Chess, and Kuromarimo reminded him that he was one of Wapol's top brass.
Dalton admitted that and took responsibility for that. In fact, he wants both him and Wapol to get out of the country together, though the people begged for Dalton to stay as he's the only one in the government who fought for the citizens.
"Yeah, you shouldn't blame yourself for everything." Ochako agreed with the people.
Walton thought he should had died, surprised that he survived in this country with no doctors.
Dalton claimed Drum is acknowledged internationally as a country with advanced medicine, but no one would know that when there were actually only 20 doctors who worked in the research facility of the king's castle, and all the other doctors were exiled. Walpol took in great pride for that, saying that the sick have to beg and obey him.
His ruling is perfect. That's the government of this country.
"And you're sick in the head if you actually think that's good." Kirshima growled.
When Dalton declared that's not a government, Wapol ordered his men to kill him.
Dalton's body shifted into a bison human hybrid, wishing that Wapol came to his senses since his father have been so kind to Dalton, but now he could see that was just wishful thinking.
The soldiers panicked, seeing that he's using his Ushi Ushi no Mi, Model: Bison.
"So, the devil fruits have different models, at least the animal ones." Izuku immediately noted.
The soldiers released fire on Dalton, but the bison man swiftly dodged them.
"Fiddle Banff!" Dalton jumped in the air, and used his weapon to since through the soldiers, letting them collapse as the staff hits the ground.
This is the wild power of a Zoan type devil fruit.
"I didn't know bisons were that strong." Sero said in awe as Izuku quietly repeated, "Zoan?"
Dalton had enough of them, wanting Wapol to die, but Kuromarimo and Chess believes that he doesn't stand a chance with them.
Soon, the citizens came in, ready to assist Dalton, but Chess already knows Dalton's weak point.
He shoot three arrows at the citizens, which Dalton defended them from without hesitation.
"No!" "Dalton!"
Toshinori silently gulped, seeing what Chess means by that.
Just as Dalton collapsed, everyone felt the area shake, which was felt by Vivi and Usopp, whose sleigh was stuck in the snow, and Zoro, who was doing one handed, fully bodied push ups... until he was caught by the avalanche.
Among the worried audience members were a few chuckles that laughed at the fact that Zoro continued counting his push ups.
After the eyecatches, Luffy was sent flying in the air as Sanji was being carried away by the avalanche. At first, Luffy didn't know what to do until he watched the pine trees being carried away by the snow.
Luffy stretched out his hand to Sanji and they landed on one of the broken pine trees, using it to ride down the mountain, but Sanji doesn't want to because they're getting farther away from the chimney mountain. They have to stop this.
...Then the Lapins came in, surfing on the the trees like snow boards as they still tried to get them.
"You got to be kidding me!" Ochako groaned.
"These guys hold on a nasty grudge." Hizashi almost wanted to laugh at how ridiculous is becoming to the point that he's almost impressed.
The only thing the pirates can do is run, dodging the Lapins' attacks until they saw they were going to crash into a rock.
To save Nami, Sanji threw Luffy off the log, letting the cook take the hit.
"Sanji!" Eyes widen when the cook and the rabbits crashed, flying around in the air and fall to the ground.
Luffy grabbed onto a broken stump, screaming out for Sanji. He could see the cook getting buried under the sliding snow. The rubber man stretched out his hand to grab Sanji's, but only managed to get a glove instead.
As for the villages, they were soon buried under the snow by the avalanche. People ran away as Wapol, Chess, and Kuromarimo got on Robson: Serious Mode.
"Okay, I would had never thought I get to see a hippo-horse until now." Denki said.
"This is not the first time the show shown us weird animal combinations before." Ochako shrugged.
Usopp and Vivi ran away from the approaching avalanche, worried about everyone else's safety.
Soon, everyone was swallowed up by the snow, making the area seem so peaceful.
From the stump, Luffy and Naim were safe, climbing up from the ledge.
"Well, at least Nami's safe." Iida sighed.
Luffy took off his jacket and settled Nami down by a tree, asking her to wait a little longer. After giving her his straw hat, the rubber man dived down.
Back in Big Horn, the village was covered by the snow, but Wapol managed to survive, spitting out Chess and Kuromarimo.
"Of course you're still alive." Jiro narrowed her eyes.
Wapol somehow thought that the Straw Hats must have caused the avalanche as revenge, which Chess and Kuromarimo believed in.
"That's really stretching it, and you're not the one with the rubber powers." Aizawa sighed.
The three decided to go up the mountain to battle them.
Now, in the forest, a baby Lapin attempted to dig its parent out of the snow, but it couldn't, its paws turning red.
"No..." Koda became a little teary eyed as the girls let out a sad aw...
"They're the ones who stared the fucking avalanche." Katsuki grumbled.
It stopped and growled when it saw Luffy, carrying his friends, approach. The little Lapin guard its parent as Luffy stopped an stared at it with a blank expression.
The little Lapin feared when Luffy stretched out his hand, but instead of hurting it, Luffy was able to pull the giant Lapin out, then walked away. The rubber man just want to save his friends.
Koda let out a sigh of rellief.
Then Wapol and his men came in, saying that they want to beat him.
"To Be Continued."
"Come on, we're getting close to the castle." Denki whined.
"Or at least tot he castle's mountain." Izuku furrowed his brows. "Even if Luffy was able to defeat Wapol without harming Nami and Sanji, how is he going to get up there?"
"Hands and feet." Kirishima immediately said.
"But that's impossible!" Iida exclaimed.
"But it's something Luffy would do." Tsuyu said, which left a nervous feeling to him.
Skipping episode 83's opening, recap, and title card, they were greeted with Luffy face to face with Wapol. The big mouthed man wanted to fight, but Luffy simply walked around him.
"Straw Hat's not going to fight him." Katsuki complained.
"Of course not, he needs to save Sanji and Nami." Momo said.
At this, Wapol made a new law where those who ignore the King will be executed, and since Luffy's ignoring him, he'll be executed, but they'll have to get the sick injuried ones first because they're ignoring him the most.
"You just love creating new levels of jerkassness, don't you?" Mina snarked as the others were already disgusted by the man's pettiness.
Kuromarimo and Chess jumped into action with punches and arrows. Luffy wanted to fight, but before he could, he remembered Sanji's words from before about his actions' impact on Nami. Luffy restrained himself, running away and managing to dodge Chess's arrows.
Wapol's still want to fight him in this snowy area.
Luffy looked behind him, wondering they've already given up.
"I have a feeling that they didn't." Ochako sighed.
Out from the snow, Luffy managed to dodge Wapol's bite, but that lead him straight into Kuromarimo and Chess's line of attack. Just as Luffy was absolutely frustrated with the whole thing, the Lapins came in and smacked the two away.
The two were confused since Lapins never become attached to humans, as Luffy recognized the scarred Lapin from before.
"Yes!" Students cheered.
"Now you guys will taste the wrath of the murderous bunnies!" Toru proudly shouted.
Before Luffy left, he happily shouted his thanks to the Lapins, who've grew in number.
Though Wapol and his men aren't after him, it doesn't stop mother nature from being an obstacle to the rubber man as the wind blow harshly. especially from the steep mountain itself. He couldn't see the top, but he's glad that there will be a doctor up there.
He tied Nami tighter to him, holding Sanji with his teeth, as he begins to climb that very mountain.
Gasps came from the audience as Iida cried out, "But it'll be impossible!"
"But there's no other way." Aizawa softly said as all they could do is watch.
Luffy's hands begin to turn red as the wind blew away his jacket like a cruel joke, but he still continued to climb up the mountain.
As for how the others are doing, Vivi awoken from the avalanche, then realized Usopp was missing... until she found his nose.
Vivi desperately tried to dig him out, then pulled him out by the nose.
"Well, ow." Denki laughed it off.
Vivi attempted to wake the sniper off, but he was having a beautiful dream about a field of beautiful flowers and a beautiful river. As he thought Zoro was swimming in that river, Vivi have to repeatedly smack him awake to prevent him from going to the netherworld.
He screamed... then thought he saw all 74, 000 Usopp Pirates members came in, which Vivi have to smack him much harder until his face resembles a pufferfish (not that he could tell).
"Well, that's one way to wake someone up." Hizashi chuckled with the others.
Walking around, they managed to come across Zoro, who thought saw a field of flowers. Shivering, he've noticed the two, though he had a hard time recognizing Usopp til he notice the nose. He asked what they're doing here, which they've angrily asked the same to him.
As for Wapol's situation, he was able to defeat all the Lapins, having used his real power on them.
"What the fuck!" Jiro shouted in frustration.
"What kind of power do you have besides eating impossible things?" Izuku questioned. I don't see any bite marks on the Lapins either.
Now, he's still after Straw Hat.
After the eyecatches, Luffy continued to climb, breathing heavily until his nails cracked against the ridges, causing him to let out a shriek in pain, letting go of Sanji.
"Shit!" "No!" "Sanji!" Students shouted out while there were others wincing from Luffy's pain.
Luffy was able to stretched his neck down and bite into's Sanji's middle before it was too late.
There was a temporary sense of relief at the moment, though they know that Luffy still has to finish that climb first.
Meanwhile, with the other Straw Hats, Usopp can't believe Zoro went winter swimming, especially dressed like that, but Zoro brushed it off as training. The swordsman asked for Usopp's coat, and of course, the sniper refused as Vivi wondered if Nami got sick due to mental exhaustion.
Soon, they come across Big Horn, where Wapol's soldiers declared Dalton as dead, but the villagers refused to believe it.
Zoro approached them, asking what's the matter. When one of the villagers saw how Zoro's dressed, he's much more shock.
Another villager mentioned that Dalton's buried under the avalanche's snow, but they can't dig him out because of Wapol's soldiers.
"Come on, Dalton could freeze to death!" Ochako exclaimed.
"I bet that's what they want." Momo frowned.
Seeing their clothes, Zoro recognized the soldiers as the ones who've attacked them at sea, and seeing that they're their enemies, Zoro took the chance to run up, beat up the one who kept talking, and took his clothes.
Sputtered laughter came around at the scene, surprised how kind of ridiculous it was.
"I mean, he looks quite dashing in them." Aoyama mused.
Of course, the soldiers were angry by this, especially seeing that Zoro was with Luffy. Even as they attacked, the swordsman was able to run pass them and snatched their swords. Still, the army attempted to bring him down.
"Hawk Wave!" Within seconds, the swordsman sliced them down.
"Holy shit." Denki's jaw dropped, pretty much echoing everyone else's feelings.
The villagers and Vivi were absolutely amazed while Usopp claimed that he've instructed the swordsman to do so, but soon, everyone realized that this is their chance to dig Dalton out, much to Zoro's confusion. Soon, Vivi and Usopp joined in as well.
Now, back to Luffy's climb, his body has became red as blood trailed down his arms from his hands.
A collective suck in breath came from the audience, seeing what Luffy's condition is so far. What made it worst, transforming their pained reactions into horror, was when the rock Luffy grabbed onto broke, he slide down the mountain, creating long trails of blood from his hands and feet til he managed to caught himself.
"Jesus Christ." Hizashi recoiled along with several students, wringing their hands to relieve their phantom pain.
Luffy... has the heart of a leader, a captain, Iida thought, remembering what Vivi had said before. And I hope someday that he'll continue to live up to that.
Even with that, Luffy still climbed, refusing to let his friends die. Though it was slow with his skin turning purple, he could could see it: the top.
Each movement he made seems difficult, but he made ir just enough to see the castle til...
They made it.
There were cheers, collective sighs, and shed tears of relief at this, glad that Luffy didn't need to suffer anymore.
His vision blurred as the rubberman finally fainted into the snow.
For a moment, it seemed like fate wanted to play a cruel joke as the snow under Luffy and Nami gave away, sliding the two down...
"No!" Pain and frustration rose.
...But a big hand grabbed onto Luffy's wrist before they could fall. A yeti-like creature, wearing a pink top hat, stared down at him.
"Huh?" There were some confusion, but there were also mostly relief that there wasn't a plummet down for the two pirates.
...Chopper? Izuku remembered the creature from before who were the very same hat and have a blue nose. Someone with a deer fruit?
Inside the castle, Dr. Kureha and a young voice talked about medicine, like a lesson, til she told him to attend to the girl.
At the moment, Nami woke up to see her new surroundings and the person in the room; a furry, little creature with a blue nose, a pink top hat, and antlers.
"To Be Continued."
The girls and Koda cooed and awed at the creature, especially when he acted so shy, hiding the wrong way from the door.
I guess it could be a deer devil fruit, but he should have an average human form. Izuku thought. Unless there's more than just human, beastman, and beast.
Whatever the case, he hopes to know more by the arc ends.
