I, Kizaru, only came to the chat group after I became invincible

Chapter 446 Control Device Damaged

“Yes, those officials only know how to collect taxes, they never do anything practical for us,” another fisherman chimed in.

Robin chatted with the fishermen's children, telling them interesting stories and facts. Her gentle nature quickly won the children's hearts.

"Sister, are you really a pirate?" a little girl asked innocently. "You don't look scary at all!"

“There are good and bad pirates too,” Robin said gently, stroking the little girl’s head. “We are good pirates.”

Borsalino observed the sea from the dock. As a naval admiral, he was extremely sensitive to changes in the ocean. The seawater seemed unusually colored today, and the seabirds' flight paths were also strange.

"Something's not right," he muttered to himself.

While everyone was busy, a bell suddenly rang out in the distance. It was the Crystal Harbor alarm bell, which only rings in emergencies.

"What's going on?" Luffy stopped what he was doing.

"It's towards Beigang!" a fisherman pointed into the distance. "Something seems to have happened there!"

Soon, a messenger on horseback came galloping in.

"Emergency!" the messenger shouted. "North Harbor is under attack by sea monsters! All available ships must proceed to their aid immediately!"

"A sea monster attack?!" The fishermen were shocked.

"What kind of sea creature?" Borsalino asked the messenger.

"It's a giant sea monster!" the messenger gasped. "At least three hundred meters long! It's attacking fishing boats and cargo ships in North Harbor! Several ships have already sunk!"

"A 300-meter-tall Sea King!" Nami's face turned pale. "That's a colossal monster!"

"What is the navy saying now?" a fisherman asked anxiously.

"Naval warships are on their way, but it will take at least two hours!" the messenger replied. "Now we have to rely on ourselves!"

Upon hearing this news, the fishermen panicked. A 300-meter-long sea monster is like a toy to even the largest fishing boats.

"What do we do? Our ship is no match for those monsters!"

"Going there would be suicide!"

"But there are still many people in Beigang waiting for rescue."

Just as the fishermen were hesitating, Luffy suddenly stepped forward.

"Let's go!" he shouted. "We can't let those people die!"

"Luffy?" Nami looked at him worriedly. "That's a 300-meter-long Sea King!"

"So what?" Luffy said firmly. "If someone needs help, we have to help! That's our principle!"

“The captain is right,” Zoro chimed in. “No matter how strong the enemy is, we cannot stand idly by.”

“I’m going too!” Sanji lit a cigarette. “Innocent people can’t be hurt.”

The other members also expressed their willingness to go. Even in the face of great danger, the Straw Hat Pirates chose to step forward.

"You...you really want to go?" an old fisherman asked, looking at them with emotion. "People could die there!"

“It is precisely because of the danger that we are needed,” Borsalino said slowly. “If everyone is afraid of danger, who will protect the innocent?”

“But you don’t have a boat!” a fisherman reminded him.

"The Thousand Sunny has been seized by the Navy," Franky said with a hint of helplessness. "We need to borrow a ship."

“Use my boat!” the young fisherman offered. “It’s not big, but it’s fast!”

“My boat is fine too!” another fisherman chimed in.

"And mine too!"

Soon, more than a dozen fishermen offered to provide boats. They were moved by the Straw Hat Pirates' courage and wanted to do their part to support them even if they couldn't fight in person.

"Thank you everyone!" Luffy said, deeply moved. "We will definitely succeed!"

And so, the Straw Hat Pirates split into several fishing boats and sped towards North Port. Along the way, they could see black smoke rising from the sky above North Port in the distance and hear faint, terrifying roars.

"Look at that sea!" Nami pointed ahead. The seawater was dyed a deep red, clearly indicating that a lot of blood had flowed in.

“So many shipwrecks,” Usopp observed through his binoculars. “The situation is more serious than I thought.”

As they approached North Harbor, they finally saw the true form of the giant sea monster. It was an octopus-like sea monster with eight enormous tentacles, each tens of meters thick. Its head was as large as a small mountain, covered with countless sharp teeth.

"Wow, it's huge!" Chopper shrank back in the corner in fear.

Indeed, the size of this sea king exceeded everyone's expectations. Its tentacles swung across the sea surface, easily smashing a ship to pieces.

"There are still many people in the water!" Robin pointed to the sea. Everywhere were fishermen and merchants who had fallen into the water, struggling desperately in the seawater, at risk of being attacked by sea kings at any moment.

"Save them first!" Luffy immediately ordered. "Then deal with that monster!"

The Straw Hat Pirates immediately launched a rescue operation. They navigated the dangerous waters in their fishing boat, rescuing those who had fallen into the water one by one.

"Watch out! Tentacles are coming!" Nami shouted a warning.

A giant tentacle slammed down toward their ship, and Borsalino reacted immediately.

"Yata no Kagami - Light-speed Evasion!"

He transformed into a beam of light, instantly moving the entire ship to a safe location and avoiding a fatal attack.

"Amazing!" The rescued fishermen stared at Borsalino in astonishment. "How did you do that?"

“Professional skills,” Borsalino said modestly.

On the other side, Luffy also displayed amazing abilities. When the Sea King's tentacles attacked the people who had fallen into the water, he rushed over without hesitation.

"Rubber Rubber - Giant Pistol!"

Luffy's fist grew enormous, slamming into the tentacle and deflecting it, thus protecting the people in the water.

"That straw hat kid... he can actually fight a Sea King head-on!" The onlookers were all shocked.

Zoro joined the battle. He stepped on the sea surface and charged towards the Sea King.

"The Ultimate Technique of the Three-Sword Style - The Great Thousand Worlds!"

A sharp blade sliced ​​through the air, leaving deep wounds on the sea king's tentacles. The sea king roared in pain and attacked with even greater rage.

"Everyone, cooperate!" Sanji commanded while rescuing people. "Get everyone who's fallen into the water out first!"

After a tense rescue operation, most of the people who fell into the water were successfully rescued. However, the sea monsters continued their rampage, destroying the port facilities.

“Now it’s time to deal with it seriously.” Borsalino looked at the behemoth. Although he was no longer restricted by the Seastone handcuffs, he couldn’t use any overly obvious Admiral-level skills in this situation.

"Luffy, let's team up," he said to Luffy.

"Okay!" Luffy nodded excitedly. "Let's go together!"

"Wait!" Nami suddenly remembered something. "Those Sea Kings don't usually attack ports unless..."

“Unless what?” Sanji asked.

“Unless it’s injured, or provoked by something!” Nami analyzed. “We need to find out why!”

Robin carefully observed the Sea King's behavior. "Its actions are indeed somewhat abnormal. And look at its eyes." Following Robin's gaze, everyone noticed that the Sea King's eyes were an unusually red color, and its pupils were very small, clearly indicating that it was in some kind of frenzied state.

"It's being controlled by something!" Robin deduced. "There seems to be some strange device in its head!"

Sure enough, a metal device could be seen glittering somewhere on the sea king's head.

“It’s a controller!” Franky recognized the device. “Someone is deliberately controlling this Sea King to attack the port!”

“Who would do such a thing?” Chopper said angrily.

Borsalino already had the answer in his mind, but the most important thing now was to resolve the immediate crisis.

“Destroy that controller first!” he said. “But that location is difficult to access.”

"Leave it to me!" Luffy said confidently. "Rubber people are best at this kind of thing!"

"But it's too dangerous!" Nami said worriedly. "What if we get bitten by a Sea King..."

"It's alright!" Luffy grinned. "What's a little danger compared to saving everyone!"

As he spoke, Luffy was about to charge at the Sea King, but Borsalino stopped him.

“Wait, Luffy,” he said slowly. “Let me help you.”

“How to cooperate?”

“I’ll use light to distract its vision, and you can take the opportunity to get closer,” Borsalino devised the plan. “But be careful, those tentacles react very quickly.”

"Understood!" Luffy nodded. "Then let's begin!"

Borsalino took a deep breath, and then his whole body began to emit a strong light.

"Flash – All-around illumination!"

The blinding light instantly enveloped the entire sea area, and the sea monsters were temporarily blinded by the intense light.

"Now's the time!" Luffy seized the opportunity.

"Rubber rubber - rocket punch!"

Luffy flew like a cannonball toward the Sea King's head, his target the control device.

But just as he was about to touch the device, the Sea King instinctively lashed out with its tentacles. The enormous tentacles, carrying terrifying power, slammed towards Luffy.

"Danger!" Nami shouted.

At this critical moment, Zoro appeared. He moved at high speed across the sea surface, drawing his sword to meet the tentacles.

"One-Sword Style - Lion's Song!"

The sharp blade severed the tentacles, clearing the way for Luffy.

"Thank you, Zoro!" Luffy successfully approached the control device.

"Rubber, rubber—siege cannon!"

Luffy's fist slammed into the control device, and the powerful impact completely destroyed it.

Instantly, the sea king's eyes returned to their normal color. It looked around in confusion, seemingly not understanding why it was there.

"Control is off!" Franky shouted excitedly.

The sea king, which had lost control, quickly regained its senses. Looking at the destruction and casualties around it, it seemed to realize something, let out a low growl, and then slowly sank to the bottom of the sea and disappeared.

"We succeeded!" the crowd cheered.

"The sea kings have retreated!"

"We're saved!"

"Those pirates saved us!"

The people at the port applauded and cheered for the Straw Hat Pirates. Those who had just been questioning their identities were now deeply moved by their heroic actions.

"I never expected that pirates would risk their lives to save us!" a merchant said, moved.

"They're not ordinary pirates!" shouted one of the rescued fishermen. "They're heroes!"

“Yes! They are heroes!” more people echoed.

Faced with the cheers of the crowd, the Straw Hat Pirates members were a little embarrassed.

"We just did what we were supposed to do," Luffy said, scratching his head.

“Anyone with a sense of justice would do the same,” Borsalino replied modestly.

But the people didn't see it that way. In their eyes, the Straw Hat Pirates had just displayed not only immense strength, but also noble character. Faced with immense danger, they unhesitatingly chose to protect innocent civilians, a spirit that earned everyone's respect.

“I will testify for you!” an old merchant exclaimed excitedly. “I disagree with anyone who says you are bad people!”

“Yes! We are all willing to testify for you!” Others chimed in.

Just then, a squad of royal guards arrived at the scene. The officer in charge looked at the situation with a complicated expression.

"What about the Sea Kings?" the officer asked.

"They were driven back by these heroes!" the crowd exclaimed.

"They saved us all!"

"Without them, we would all be dead!"

The officer looked at the Straw Hat Pirates with obvious respect in his eyes. Although his duty was to monitor these pirates, their heroic actions just now made it impossible for him to remain hostile.

“You’ve done very well,” the officer finally said. “On behalf of the Royal Guard, I thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” Sanji nodded. “Protecting innocent civilians is everyone’s responsibility.”

Just then, the sound of car engines came from afar. Several luxury cars sped over, and the Valentine family members stepped out.

"Are you alright?!" Thomas rushed over anxiously. "We heard there was a Sea King attack here!"

“We’re alright,” Nami reassured them. “The Sea Kings have been defeated.”

"That's great!" Eileen breathed a sigh of relief. "We were worried you might be in danger!"

"On the contrary, they saved many people," one civilian said. "If it weren't for these pirates, we would all be dead!"

“It’s true!” others echoed. “They are true heroes!”

Thomas and Irene listened to the people's stories, their eyes filled with pride and emotion. They knew that this incident would completely change the public's perception of the Straw Hat Pirates.

But at the edge of the crowd, several ordinary-looking men were silently observing everything. Their eyes were cold, clearly dissatisfied with the outcome. These men were surveillance agents sent by the Blackwood family.

“The plan has failed,” one of them said in a low voice.

“The master won’t be pleased,” another person replied.

"The control device was destroyed, and these pirates became heroes instead."

"Report this immediately. The master needs to know about this."

(End of this chapter)