...How did they find my shoe locker? Shinso stared at the letter in his hand in disbelief. He could hear a few students whisper as they pass by him, probably believing he've gotten a love letter, but it's contents definitely wasn't a love confession or something. Inside the envelop was an invitation to watch One Piece from the Big Three, including the time and location of where it's going to take place.

I could had plans that Saturday. He doesn't, but it was something they should had thought of.

As much as he was annoyed with all of this, Shinso doesn't crumble the paper and throw it away. Instead he found himself sliding the letter into his pocket, trying to go on with his day. Should I?

Is he really considering coming to this little party? It doesn't sound like it would have a lot of people, but they're people he doesn't know of anything, ranging from very basic to nothing at all.

After that, would they keep having watch parties? Would they keep inviting me? Would that Eri kid even like the anime after one episode? ...Wait, is the anime even appropriate for little kids? She sounds like a little kid from what they're saying. Sure, I think I could handle more mature things as a kid, but I have no clue how fragile this Eri is. Shinso kept thinking up questions about the whole thing.

A part of him had doubts of coming to the little event, and yet there was a part of him who wanted to come, despite not wanting to make friends beforehand.


On that Thursday, they skipped the filler of the arc, reaching episode 217, where they skipped the opening, recap, and title to see that Foxy has chosen Chopper back, who cried in Robin's lap as she gave a side eye glance at Porche.

Seeing the mask on Robin's face, Mineta cried out, "You monsters! How could you let Robin on his crew!?"

"Now you know how we feel!" Ochako glared at the pervert.

Luffy wanted to do another Davy Back Fight-

"Oh God, what happened in the filler?!" Katsuki exclaimed in horror.

-but Foxy refused. Calling his crew alright, Foxy recounted that they had five three-coin games with the Fang-Frog Pirates today before they ran into the Straw Hats, so the Foxy Pirates are exhausted, both mentally and physically. They have to call quits.

"No! We have to get Robin back!" Mineta cried out.

"And Chopper!" Mina added, with the others agreeing.

There was a moment of silence from the Straw Hats, and Foxy asked why they're not saying anything.

Well, the Straw Hats thought that this was a complete joke, especially with how they're acting like a bunch of underdogs.

"Yeah, don't act so high and mighty." Sato said, narrowing his eyes.

"Don't be a Monoma." Toru sniped.

Usopp and Luffy argued about this, especially when they can't choose between Chopper and Robin. Nami decided to make an offer: that they bet five people on the next game.

"F-Five people?!" Ochako exclaimed. "That's such a risk when there's only 5 people left on the crew."

Izuku's eyes widen. "Exactly. Foxy has to take the risk."

Nami pointed out that the Straw Hats only want Chopper and Robin, and if the Foxy Pirates win, they'll get all of the crew mates to join.

Foxy could see she's bargaining with him, seeing the benefits of the Straw Hats, so he agreed to the deal, adding that he'll bet 500 people. If the Straw Hats, they'll get 502 people.

"No thanks, we only want the two people." Jiro said dryly.

Nami was confused by this, and Itomimizu announced this deal, wondering if Luffy accepts, but he doesn't. I mean, the Going Merry can't carry 500 people!

"Agreed." Katsuki said, not wanting any reminders of this arc after this.

Sanji and Usopp was able to make Luffy agree, as Itomimizu noted that if the losing team does not have 500 people, then the remainder will be made up by the team's descendants until the total is met.

"Jesus, they're not joking around." Denki winced.

"That would take literal hundreds of years to do." Sero stressed out.

"Especially when there's only two women in the group." Tokoyami took note.

"Can we move on from this?" Todoroki said, looking a bit uncomfortable.

While Sanji happily dreams of having a daughter ("Aw... She looks like Nami."), the others know they don't have much of a choice, the others know they don't have much of a choice, so they have to win, though Foxy made sure to warn them that it's impossible to beat him in the final combat round. Luffy is certain that he'd never lose to him in a fight, but Foxy reminded him that a game and a fight are two different things.

"His devil fruit would definitely make things difficult," Izuku noted.

"Especially if he decided to sneak in a weapon or two." Momo added.

"I feel like he would carry in as many weapons as he could." Sero said.

It's time for the final combat round, and to establish the battlefield, the two competitors had to spin the cannon. Once it stopped, it suddenly spun to to the Foxy Pirates' ships, and a shot a cannonball at the Sexy Foxy's deck.

"Now it's in their territory." Toshinori let out a low hiss

"It's not like this game was fair to begin with." Hizashi sighed.

"It's just that the Straw Hats would be completely surrounded with disadvantages." Aizawa said.

Itomimizu explained that within 50 meters of where the cannonball had landed is part of the battlefield, so it's a 100 meter wide circle weapons are allowed with the two competitors only allowed within that circle. The goal is to knock your opponent out of the circle, and you win! By the way, the air and water inside the circle counts as inbounds.

"It sounds simple enough." Shoji mentioned as Izuku made sure to write down the new rules.

"Though, is it really?" Aoyama asked.

With cheerleaders cheering and Foxy merchandise being sold, Nami was fuming with the fact that no one is taking this seriously, especially with how Foxy is practically dictating everything here. Zoro guessed it's because they have so many crew members, but Nami thinks that they have more than enough.

"Seriously, how do they keep everyone fed?" Denki asked.

"I don't think that's the most important factor here." Kirishima sweatdropped.

While Sanji cheerfully go get them drinks, Robin and Chopper gotten snacks on the house. Chopper tried to cheer himself up, saying that if the Straw Hats all lose, then they all can be together in Foxy's crew. Robin remind him that Luffy won't be their captain anymore then, and they'll be serving under a new boss.

"That does sound miserable." Ojiro frowned, seeing the scenario of the crew working under Foxy.

Chopper asked if Luffy's going to win then, so the seven of them could continue their journey together. Robin could only hope so, as the two walked together, holding hands.

Ochako gasped. "I didn't know I needed this mother-son moment from them until now." The other girls and Koda agreed, finding the moment cute, feeling like it was needed after losing the reindeer... then it was interrupted with Sanji complaining about the snack prices.

Soon, Luffy and Usopp were taken to a dressing room since it's going to be a gloved fight, though it was more of a costume room.

Now it was Kirishims'a turn to gasp. "Wait, it's going to be a boxing match?"

"I guess that's interesting." Tokoyami said.

Luffy wondered what he should wear, but Usopp discovered something glorious.

"What is it?!" Toru demanded when the show cut away to the main event.

As Sanji reluctantly paid for the snacks, the sky turned dark. The cook tried to find the others, only to be tripped by Zoro.

Spotlights were pointed to the sky, showing the captains' bounties as Itomimizu announced the match.

"Alright, I'll admit it; their production isn't that bad." Hizashi said.

Foxy appeared from the left figurehead corner as his undefeated record of 920 wins and 0 losses was announced.

"920?!" Denki shouted.

"That's what happens when you use underhanded tricks all the time." Todoroki grimanced.

As Usopp and Luffy headed for their corner, Usopp reminded him that he ain't his old self no more, and that hairstyle will arouse a man's true wildness, saying that not even modern science can explain an afro's true power.

"...Afro?"

The class looked utterly baffled, especially with how Usopp seems to believe in the almighty afro.

The Foxy Pirates demanded that Luffy came out, and he does, flinging off his cloak.

"...I don't get it." Ojiro said, raising an eyebrow.

"Me either, but I'm getting pumped." Kirishima cheered for the afroed man, waving his little flag.

After the eyecatches, the sun shined down on that as the afro does have an effect on the rivaling pirate crew, even Sanji was amazed, though Zoro thought it was a mistake to let Usopp be Luffy's corner man.

"Maybe I should change my hairstyle into an afro if it makes the crowd this pumped." Hizashi was obviously joking, though he did like the energy coming from the crowd.

"Were afros popular during this time period?" Izuku asked, confused on all this excitement over the haircut.

Even Foxy thought it was a wild style, but Usopp made sure to hype Luffy up until Itomimizu told him to scram.

With those two out of the way, the stands started to rise as Foxy thought they should have some fun, especially since the entire ship is their battlefield.

"Well, let's see what tricks you have on your ship?" Iida sighed.

Crews of both sides cheered, and the battle finally started once the bell has rung.

"Gomu Gomu no..." "Noro Noro no Beam!" "Pistol!"

Foxy's beam caused Luffy's punch to slow down and wobble. Even when he tried to get it under control, he ended up getting pulled towards his fist instead.

"Interesting. It can affect a part of the body, not just the whole person." Izuku took note.

"Honestly, it's probably best that Foxy has this power. Imagine it with someone who wanted to rule over the world." Sero said.

"Depends on how clever that person is." Shoji said.

Once Luffy heard Foxy about to call out his attack, he jumped into the air, only to realize that it was a trick, allowing Foxy to slow down in a more vulnerable position.

"While Luffy definitely has the strength, he can be easily outwitted." Aizawa grimaced.

This allowed Foxy to mock him, hop onto his stomach, and- "Kyubi Rush!"

He unleashed a flurry of punches. Though, to Sanki, it looked like it doesn't do anything to Luffy, Zoro could tell that the effects are slow too. Hopping off of him, Foxy even admits that his punches didn't hurt Luffy too much; it was just of his way to say 'hello.'

So once the thirty seconds are over, those punches hit him at once, making him bounce overboard.

"Come on, you can't be beaten by this clown!" Katsuki furiously shouted.

"He has to win somehow!" Mina exclaimed.

Just as he touches the water, Luffy managed to stretch his arm out and swing him back on the figurehead, realizing that Foxy's powers are more dangerous than he thought.

"That's why you shouldn't underestimate the opponent." Toshinori stated, his eyes sweeping over his students.

Luffy figured that he shouldn't stretch more than he need to, but first, he has to find that jerk, taking out on the figurehead's ears til he jjmped down into a trap. Arrows were slowly approaching him, ducking down when they regained speed.

Foxy welcomed him to his shop, and Luffy panicked, seeing the arrow in his afro. He soon notice he could do the same, jumping off, but he can't stand on one that suddenly regained speed nor should he grab on one that send him flying to a wall.

"This... This is just bad." Sero can't help but to worry, and this was the same for the others, especially seeing the worry look on Nami's face.

"...Luffy ...Luffy can't lose to him." Kirishima said, but he still gulped nervously.

Luffy risen from the rubble, but that doesn't stop Foxy from unleashing his Noro Noro Foxy Face Bomb, which freaked him out.

"Well, I'm freaked out as well." Jiro shivered.

"It's kind of hilarious." Denki snickered.

Luffy thought the bombs look like the pin badges he bought, as Foxy sneaked by as a bomb, allowing him to punch him with his spiked boxing gloves as the face bombs are about to explode in 30 seconds.

"Come on, this isn't funny anymore." Toru whined.

"Luffy, you must have something up your sleeve." Sato determined.

Toshinori felt herself grow uneasy, realizing what this is.

The face bombs slowly approached Luffy, and exploded one after another.

"To Be Continued."

Toshinori could hear his students nervously murmur to one another.

This... This was a reminder: that despite how indestructible he seemed, to the point of being able to defeat a 'God,' Luffy was, in fact, human. He's not perfect. He basically said that during Arlong Park, but Luffy was still able to get up despite the odds. Still, right here, right now, Luffy can't fail his crew, and in the back of his mind, Toshinori can't help thinking that there will be a day where that does happen.


Quickly skipping episode 218's opening, recap, and title, the class could see the Straw Hat felt like the face bombs as a dirty trick. They awaited for Luffy to appear beyond the smoke, but... he's actually on the saits.

There were some sighs of relief with a couple of shaky laughs at that, glad to see the rubber man was alright after all.

"Oh, of course!" Denki pretended to brush off some sweat. "Luffy wouldn't let us down."

Then... he was lucky, Toshinori can't help but to think. But how long will that luck last him?

This was a shock as Luffy jumped down to a platform, only to hear Foxy's laughter in the smoke, and soon, noticed his figure, realizing Foxy has blown himself up.

"Alright, this should be easy." Jiro opened.

"You shouldn't be jinxing this." Tokoyami said.

Luffy dodged Foxy's beam, jumping to behind him and punching him in the back, but Foxy managed to hide in the smoke. At first, Luffy punched something with Foxy's figure, but it was actually a board. Dodging a beam, Luffy found himself surrounded by... stupid heads.

Of course, the real Foxy would collapse after hearing such an insult.

Students cheered when Luffy landed another hit, but groaned when Foxy dropped him into the floor below by tricking him into looking up.

"Why would you listen to the enemy?" Ochako groaned, slumping in her seat.

The floor under Luffy's feet moved him outside the ship, but the rubber man stretched his arm onto the ship's edge.

Honestly, the Foxy Pirates were glad that this isn't ending so soon.

"I mean, it would be boring if it did." Hizashi mused.

Luffy demanded where Foxy went, then noticed a Foxy pin taunting him to the inside. Despite, Nami's warnings, Luffy went in, and now, Itomimizu can't do his commentary.

"Let's just hope he win this despite Foxy's trickery." Tokoyami hoped.

"Luffy found himself in a gun deck til he heard a door close.

Off to the side of the room, Foxy figured that Luffy would be coming after him and bust through the door at breakneck speed and land on the spikes.

...Instead of that, Foxy was hit by a cannonball, and managed to prevent himself from falling into the spikes.

Surprised laughter came out as Foxy complained about Luffy shooting cannons in his ship.

"How are we suppose to resist the urge to shoot a cannonball?" Denki playfully grinned.

Foxy angrily rolled the cannonball at Luffy, attempting to punch him, but he missed and ran off to the infirmary where he must transform.

"What the..." Jiro and the other students looked perplexed at the smoke surrounding him until the next scene shown that Foxy, in fact, was wearing a bad nurse disguise that Luffy would believe in. There were some groans, some laughter at this.

There was a tiny bit of hope when Luffy noticed that the nurse looked like Foxy, but that disappeared when Luffy came back in, accusing the nurse to be Foxy's sister.

Seeing some of the unamused looks of the others, Denki still laughed, "Come on, it's funny!"

He was, instead, attacked by a punch armed with a metal fox head, allowing Foxy to run off.

The next room he check is the kitchen, where Foxy is disguised as a chef-

"Straw Hat, you better fucking-!"

The moment Luffy insulted Foxy, the disguised man fell to his knees, depressed, causing Luffy to recognize him.

"Oh, thank god!" Katsuki exclaimed over the others' laughing.

Sadly, Luffy was caught in his beam, allowing Foxy to not only unleash a flurry of punches on the rubber man, but to also throw him into another room, where he was face to face with Foxy wearing a strange outfit and the Gorilla Puncher 13, a gorilla-like punching machine.

Luffy asked if the gorilla face is necessary, which... excellent point! Er, I mean, Foxy unleashed the Gorilla Puncher 13.

"Come one, you can handle this." Kirishima hoped.

"We all know it's not going to be that easy." Tsuyu sighed.

Foxy shot out a beam which wasn't pointed at him, but rather, at the mirror behind Luffy. As he tried to dodge it, he was punched by a burning fist.

"He really is clever with his trickery?" Tokoyami reluctantly said, watching Luffy try to dodge the chaotic mixture of punches and beams.

"How can he solve this one?" Izuku had to ask, though Luffy had the solution to punch the mirror, then Foxy's face.

"Is it really going to be that easy?" Toru gulped, but that doesn't stop Foxy from unleashing his beams and flaming punches.

Wide eyes came to once they saw Luffy on the floor.

"No... It can't be..." Iida gaped as Toshinori silently gulped.

A part of him knows that the anime wouldn't just let the rest of the episodes be about the Straw Hats enslaved by the Foxy Pirates, but another part of him told him that Luffy wasn't invincible, that he will have to lose someday.

Is that now? Toshinori thought, gravely.

Outside, no one has a clue who's winning, but continued to cheer on their respective captains, though Nami has no clue on what's so important about the afro, especially when Robin is certain Luffy'll win with the afro on.

"She gets it!" Hizashi happily exclaimed.

"But what's so important about the afro?" Momo asked, just utterly confuse.

There was an explosion seen from outside, signaling that something's happening. From the smoke, there were two figures, and Foxy's standing.

"No!" Kirishima slammed his fist onto his leg. The others were shocked with the result, that Luffy could somehow lose to this bastard til Robin told them to look.

They held their breaths, inklings of relief came to them once they saw that Luffy is still up before the countdown. Even the other Foxy Pirates were relieved by this, but that doesn't change the fact that Luffy could barely stand.

Silent gulps came around as Toshinori could only hope, Can you win? Truly?

Suddenly, Foxy unsheathed his beam sword, stopping Luffy from moving his arms and legs.

"Oh bull! That's just a straight up asspull!" Katsuki cursed.

In front of the Straw Hats, Foxy unleashed his flurry of punches that seemed to go on and on until Luffy was sent flying into a mast. Despite that, he can still stand.

Students held their breaths.

You know what, Foxy has done the same thing again. This time the impact had caused Luffy to be sent flying through the mast as Usopp tried to cry out foul. Still, Luffy can stand up, though just barely.

"I won't... let you have... a single member of my crew... even if it costs me my life!"

Izuku was in awe with the rest of the students, seeing him still stand blow after blow, even as it ended on a "To Be Continued."

Despite his brave words, Toshinori can't help worrying the day Luffy won't hold up his promise.


Onto episode 219, the class were quick to skip the opening, recap, and title to see that even the Foxy Pirates were amazed by Luffy's feat to the point of cheering him on til Foxy called them out on it.

"Hey, let them cheer for the enemy." Mina pouted.

"Well, they should be loyal." Kirishima shrugged.

Foxy whipped out his beam sword, ensnaring Luffy's foot into it. As a finisher, Foxy slowed down a cannonball, and rode on it with the Foxy Fighter.

Sanji warned him to dodge as soon as possible, and once he did, Luffy took the chance to run, only to get sent flying into the ship railing as the flying cannonball hit him, adding salt to injury.

"You can't keep running away, Straw Hat!" Katsuki was angered by the cheering.

"What else can he do" Izuku argued. "Foxy's always seem to be one step ahead of him."

"More like several steps ahead." Ochako winced.

Nami was alarmed by this. Still, Luffy was able to stand for only a second, but something fell out, light reflecting onto his head.

"Could... Could it be...?" Iida could only guess what it is, but he has a good guess on what it is. Students held their breaths, hoping it would help Luffy out.

Picking it up, he stood up, declaring his win.

Of course, Foxy won't stop without a fight as the two send out flurries of punches.

A round of cheers erupted for Luffy, desperate to see him win.

Foxy sent out his beam, but he was the one who was stopped in place. Everyone was confused until it was shown that Luffy has a mirror fragment that was stuck in his afro.

"The afro worked! It actually worked!" Denki exclaimed, practically jumping in his seat.

It was out of pure luck... Toshinori thought, eyes wide.

Using this to his advantage, Luffy swung his arm at an angle... "Gomu Gomu no... Flail!" ...and swung his fist at Foxy's face.

As Luffy climbs up the ship, Foxy's face slowly contorts while the the Straw Hats count down the seconds, soon convincing the other Foxy Pirates to do the same.

"Three!" Several students chorused along.

"Are we really doing this?" Aizawa sighed.

"Two!"

"We deserved it." Hizashi grinned.

"One!"

The class eagerly waited for the eyecatches to pass, concluding their countdown with, "ZERO!"

Once the crowd hits 'zero,' Foxy was sent flying into the sky as Luffy roared out, his crew cheering him on. The Foxy Pirates were shocked by this as he landed right outside of the battle field, meaning... Luffy has won.

"Yes!" "Finally!" "He did it!" The students happily cried out, relieved that this whole game is finally over.

When the Foxy Pirates pooled over to one die of the seats, it started to fall apart as Foxy continues to sink.

After all of this has been done, Luffy rested on the grassy field with Usopp poking him in revenge for being so reckless, much to Chopper's panic.

"He've already been through so much." Iida scolded him.

"Though he really had us worried there." Jiro agreed with Nami while Momo continued to be confuse about the power of the afro after Sanji's comment.

Luffy came to, wondering if it was a dream, but was relieved to hear that he did won.

Yeah, he did... Of course, Toshinori was relieved by that, but there's still the lingering thought of Luffy losing someday.

Foxy and his crew approached, annoyed that Luffy has tarnished his streak. While it looked like Foxy was about to give a handshake, instead, he reached over and tried to throw Luffy over his shoulder... only to hit himself on the head.

Students laughed at the failed spiteful attack as Aizawa said, "How do you fail a shoulder throw?"

Anyway, Luffy has to choose 500 people. Of course, he choose Chopper and Robin.

The girls awed when Chopper ran over to Luffy, crying.

Luffy's next move is to take their pirate flag, much to the Foxy Pirates' shock, but he reaffirmed that they can keep their sails so they can go to places. Still, their symbol is on the sail, so Luffy can just draw them a new one so they can keep it.

Snickers and laughter came out at the new symbol, despite the fact that they already knew how bad of an artist Luffy is.

Still, Luffy needs to pick out 497 more people, which he's forced to do.

"We don't need extras!" Katsuki shouted.

Luffy has chosen everyone in the Foxy Pirates, except for Hamburg, Porche, and Foxy, which is 497 people exactly.

...And so, this concludes the Davy Back Fight, and the birth of the New Straw Hat Pirates.

"That's not going to happen, is it?" Shoji questioned.

"Hell no!" Katsuki immediately shouted.

When it was mentioned that the Sexy Foxy is going to be used to follow the Going Merry, Foxy absolutely refused, though it would be impossible for Foxy, Porche, and Hamburg to run such a large ship, so the three sailed on a much smaller ship, declaring revenge on the Straw Hats.

"I would like to see you try." Sero scoffed.

As their first job as members of the New Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy ordered them to get off of the crew.

"Thank god..." Katsuki sighed, slumping into his seat.

With them free, the former Straw Hats sailed after Foxy on the Sexy Foxy.

Meanwhile, Tonjit was relieved that everything is over, promising Shelly that he won't walk on stilts again and follow their village together.

"Oh yeah, you were there too." Ojiro suddenly remembered the old man.

Luffy had shown the flag as proof of Foxy's defeat. The old man noticed that he's really hurt, but to Luffy, it's nothing new, so Tonjit thanked him.

Of course, that's nothing new. Izuku thought, remembering that this isn't the first time the rubber man was covered in bandades.

Suddenly, the island shook, dirt popping up until it was revealed to be a talking mooole, and there was a champion under the mooole's hat.

"Alright, what the fuck is this?!" Katsuki was quick to complain.

"Is that all you can do?" Jiro rolled her eyes.

The man is a world champion of hole digging, and right now, he's challenging his own record, but Luffy doesn't like the fact that it involved wreaking the old man's house.

"Can't this old man get a break?" Mina felt bad for Tonjit.

"Maybe he will." Tokoyami shrugged.

At that, the champion, Littonto, noticed Tonjit, remembering him from long ago. The two hugged and cried, reuniting after all those years, and as the sun sets, they had a great time, hanging out with the Straw Hats.

"I guess you got your wish." Ochako smiled at Mina.

Robin pointed out that they can reach their village with the holes, and so they parted ways.

"To Be Continued."

"Oh thank god, it's finally over." Katsuki sighed.

"It was, like, 8 episodes." Denki pointed out.

"It was easily the worst arc ever!"

"Honestly, in comparison to the others, he is right." Tokoyami said.

"I know I am!"

"I'm sure the other arcs will be better than this one." Izuku shrugged, hoping that will be true.


AN: Apologies to the people who actually liked the Foxy filler (there were honestly some funny things in that filler), but I really want to go through this arc to the big stuff. I honestly don't hate the Foxy arc, and I understand its purpose: to basically be something fun and silly while sandwiched between two rather intense arcs. It's especially needed when the next arcs are pretty intense. Sadly, it's just that I really want to go to those intense arcs sooner, but I do promise that there will be a day where I will go over the filler episodes, just not right now.