Sailing: This Bounce-Bounce Fruit is a little different.

As the boat docked at the island's shore, the rather desolate forest scenery came into view of the three.

"It's a deserted island..."

Seeing this, Zoro waved his hand, sat on the deck, and shook his head, saying, "Looks like there's nothing here. I'm not interested, so I'll stay and watch the ship..."

"OK! Then I'll leave it to you..."

Jumping onto the rocky beach, Huang Hai smiled, casually placing his knife at his waist, and turned to Nami, asking, "Together or apart?"

"Of course, together!"

Looking at the somewhat eerie forest, Nami rolled her eyes and said, "If I get eaten by a wild beast in the forest, you'll have to figure out how to get to Loguetown yourselves..."

Oh! Oh wow wow!

Just then, a loud rooster crowed in the forest.

Chapter Fifty: A Sudden Attack!

Ok?

Just as Huang Hai and Nami looked in surprise toward the direction from which the sound came.

I saw.

Oh! With a crowing sound like a rooster, a creature shaped like a dog but with a fox-like head and a rooster-like comb is lazily walking towards the sea.

Even when passing by Huang Hai and his companion, they showed no sign of panic and walked straight past.

Uh……

Nami was dumbfounded and asked, "What kind of animal is this?"

"How come it looks like a dog, a fox, and a chicken all at once?"

"more than…"

Pointing towards the woods, Huang Hai looked at the strange figures that kept appearing inside and exclaimed in surprise, "Look at Nami, have you ever seen those animals before?"

ha?

Upon hearing this, Nami turned her head in confusion, and her expression immediately became one of utter astonishment.

"What kind of weird place is this... It's so strange..."

A venomous snake with rabbit ears...

A bizarre wild boar with a mane resembling a lion's...

A monkey with a head that looks like a hippopotamus...

In short, at first glance, the animals appearing in the deep forest looked as if they had been randomly composited by humans.

"How about forget it."

Nami swallowed hard, a little nervously saying, "Something's not right about this island. Let's go back to the ship, Hei..."

"Isn't that more interesting?"

Seeing this, Huang Hai showed interest and walked towards the forest.

"An island with so many strange animals must have a reason. If it was formed naturally and not by human intervention, wouldn't that island be even more magical? Perhaps it even hides some rare treasures..."

Did such a strange island ever appear in the East China Sea in the original work?

Huang Hai really didn't remember this.

After all, he had only watched the early episodes of One Piece once, and that was more than a decade ago.

He might remember the storyline of the island where the "Millennium Dragon" is located more vividly.

Rare and precious treasures?

Treasure!

Upon hearing this, Nami, who was initially a little scared, suddenly brightened up and ran after him.

"Hey! I think you're absolutely right! If we find the treasure, you have to share half with me..."

"..."

Huang Hai glanced at Nami speechlessly, shook his head with a chuckle, and prepared to step into the forest.

Stop going any further!

Suddenly, a vast and ancient echo resounded through the forest.

Ok?

Huang Hai and Nami exchanged a glance, looked into the forest, and frowned, saying, "Who goes there? If it is the lord of this island, please come out and meet us!"

【Huh? The lord of the island? No, no, no…】

As if embarrassed, the aged voice repeatedly refuted, then declared righteously, "There are no islanders on this island; I am merely the guardian of this forest!"

If you want to live, get out of here right now!

"..."

Listening to the elusive echoes, Huang Hai frowned, tightened his grip on his sword with his left hand, and calmly said, "What if we insist on going in?"

You guys are pirates, aren't you?!

"That's right... Since they're just forest guardians, why ask these questions?"

[They really are pirates!]

Listen up, if you dare to step into the forest...

The forest's punishment will come!!!

Don't think I'm exaggerating; whether you listen to my advice or not... think it over carefully!

As soon as the words were spoken, the echoing sound disappeared.

"That's a strange sound..."

Nami clenched her fists, her eyes sparkling, and said, "Judging from his tone, it's as if we'll really be punished if we don't listen to him. I don't believe it."

"Judging from the volume of the sound, it's clear someone's playing tricks inside. Could there really be a treasure hidden there...?"

"Why don't we go in and take a look?"

Raising an eyebrow, Huang Hai responded and walked into the forest with interest.

If this forest guardian is a powerful individual, then it's a perfect opportunity to test my recently practiced [Sword Drawing Technique].

Hey! I told you not to go forward!

It seemed as if Huang Hai had stepped into the forest, and an aged voice roared angrily.

Accept the forest's punishment!!!

boom!

A gunshot suddenly rang out.

The bullet struck Huang Hai in the back with lightning speed.

However, Huang Hai made no response to this.

He simply stayed where he was, letting the bullets hit him.

Then, as if struck by a powerful spring, it was launched straight away.

"Hai!!! Are you... alright?!"

Upon seeing this, Nami's face turned pale instantly, clearly having been quite frightened. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Huang Hai was unharmed.

"That scared me to death! Was that a gunshot? It was so sudden..." 9

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④*① "It's alright, I'm a 'bullet-resistant' type anyway, ordinary bullets are basically ineffective against me..." 5.

After calming Nami down a bit, Huang Hai coldly looked towards the direction the bullets had come from. 6.

That was where the grass had piled up, and behind the grass, a head with an explosive hairstyle, like a person's head curled up inside a treasure chest, was staring at him dumbfounded. An old, worn-out shotgun lay on the ground. 2.

"Who...who are you to be able to deflect bullets?!"

So it was this guy! 8.

Wanting to see what the other person looked like, Huang Hai's expression suddenly shifted to one of realization. 4.

In the original anime, this character appears in an early storyline; he's a guy who accidentally falls into an empty treasure chest while searching for treasure and can't get out.

Thinking of this, Huang Hai's killing intent from being shot subsided slightly, and he coldly stared at the other man: "You're the so-called forest guardian, aren't you?"

"If you don't want me to avenge this shooting, you'd better know what you're supposed to say!"

"Understood!!" he said.

As if sensing the killing intent of the other party, Gaimon immediately shuddered, raising his hands that were stuck inside the treasure chest, and wisely and honestly said, "My name is Gaimon! I am the only resident of this island..."