One Piece: Honey Badger Speedruns the World

The sea breeze howled, stinging people's faces.

After a few seconds of suffocating weightlessness, a muffled thud was heard, and the old ship moored in the dark waves let out a heart-wrenching wail as it suddenly sank downwards.

"Landing!"

Goss rolled forward the instant he touched the board, perfectly dissipating the impact.

Beside him, Mia moved like a swift, her knees slightly bent to steady herself.

Although her face was pale and her feet were numb from the shock, the two long swords she was holding tightly in her arms remained completely still.

"snort."

Thornton, on the other hand, had a completely different style. He slammed into the stern like a rock.

With a crisp "crack," a tiny crack appeared on the hard deck.

Only...

*Splat!*

A loud splattering sound filled with the sensation of juices splashing.

Barr, a takin that was used to a life of luxury, slammed his body onto the deck in the most relaxed "T" shape he had ever been.

"Ugh... my back... my internal organs..."

Baal lay there with his eyes rolled back, his tongue lolling out to one side, twitching and dry heaving like a dead fish out of water; clearly, his soul had temporarily left home.

Goss just stretched his stiff neck.

From the lingering mist overhead, a series of screams suddenly rang out—not terrifying at all, but rather with a silly quality:

"Whoaaaaah—I can't stop the car—!!"

Before Goss could even look up, a white blur, accompanied by a whistling sound, crashed erratically into the cabin ceiling.

Boom!

The figure bounced and rolled like a gourd to the center of the deck, bag and all.

The white blob lying on the ground wriggled twice, then suddenly raised its head, revealing a pair of long ears covered in dust, and a small face scrunched up like a bun from pain.

"Ouch... my butt is split open..."

Carrot rubbed her bottom and got up with a groan.

But the moment she stood up, the enormous, bulging backpack on her back finally gave way and protested.

Shila-

The poor-quality zipper burst open completely.

Splash!

Two family-sized bags of potato chips, an unopened bottle of premium carrot juice, several rolls of brand-new bandages, painkillers, and even two copies of this issue's supplement to the World Economic News comic book series rolled merrily out of the bag.

They rolled all the way to the edge of Goss and stopped.

Goss looked down at the bag of potato chips at his feet. Then he looked up at the rabbit, who was frozen in place, its face turning a deep purplish-red.

"Um...this..."

Carrot frantically rushed over, shoving the comic book into her arms, her face flushed as she loudly protested, trying to mask her guilt with her voice: "This, this is tactical supplies for a long-term operation! That's right! To prevent you from escaping to the ends of the earth, His Majesty the Duke ordered me to... to keep a close watch on you!"

Seemingly to bolster her argument, she plopped down on the deck with an air of self-righteousness, clinging tightly to the mainmast: "So I want to ride this ship too! I'm here to keep an eye on you! I definitely don't want to go out to sea for fun... no, I don't want to go out to sea as a pirate!"

Goss looked at the colorful snacks scattered on the floor, and the muscles at the corner of his eye twitched slightly.

He bent down, picked up the bottle of carrot juice, and tossed it gently in his hand.

"Hey, rabbit."

Goss's eyelid twitched slightly.

"Why are you framing me?"

"what?"

Carrot's hand holding the mast trembled, and her eyes began to dart around wildly: "W-what frame-up? I didn't...it was...it was..."

"You shouted so loudly, saying that I forced my way into the whale tree and even injured you."

Goss took a step closer, looking down at her. "You should know better than anyone that I've been patrolling outside. So why lie?"

"I...maybe...maybe I saw it wrong..."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Garrot's forehead, and his long ears drooped guiltily, his voice barely audible.

Looking at this silly rabbit who couldn't even lie, Goss already had a guess in his mind.

"You misread it?" Goss sneered, then suddenly asked, "Then who did you mistake for me?"

"It's Modi."

These three words almost came out subconsciously.

As soon as she finished speaking, Carrot covered her mouth abruptly, her face turning deathly pale.

The air freezes.

Thornton, who had been keeping a watchful eye on the surroundings, suddenly narrowed his eyes upon hearing the name: "Modi?! The injured one... wait, was the alarm just now real? Or was it just a different person?"

"Waaah..."

Having already let it slip, Carrot no longer tried to hide it.

She gritted her teeth, her eyes reddening slightly, and pulled out a small, slightly charred Vivre Card from her bosom. It was Modi's Vivre Card, and it was slowly moving in a certain direction.

"Brother Moody... he betrayed us."

Carrot clenched her fists, her voice trembling, but mostly filled with rage: "He attacked me, broke into the Holy Land, and although he didn't find Lord Raizo, he... he turned into a monster and flew away!"

"Although there were other reasons for letting him go... but! But that was my dereliction of duty!"

The little rabbit suddenly raised its head, its ruby-like eyes burning with an unprecedentedly resolute flame: "It was my fault for not keeping an eye on him! As a member of the Musketeers, I must bring him back myself! I can't let him take Zou's secret out!"

Goss looked at the Vivre Card, then at Garrot's stubborn eyes.

"Go after them."

Goss didn't waste any words and pointed to the stern.

A small boat with several thunderclouds tied to it was moored there.

That was a small boat he casually bought while he was on the Sky Island.

"This is..." Carrot stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"Here you go, don't break it, it's very expensive."

Goss pointed: "That thing is very fast and can fly for a short time, enough for you to catch up with him."

"Huh?!" Carrot was taken aback, looking at Goss in disbelief. "You...you're not coming with me?"

"I have other things to do."

Goss turned around and pointed to the huge pirate ship in the distance behind him, brightly lit and flying the red-nosed skull and crossbones flag:

"That bastard Bucky kidnapped Scarlett, stole my things, and even tried to sell the Mink Tribe into slavery."

"I'm going to rescue them."

"A clear division of labor, isn't it?"

Garrot stared blankly at Goss.

At that moment, she finally understood why the Duke said that Goss possessed "the qualities of a king."

"Um!!"

Carrot nodded emphatically.

She tore Moody's life card in half, stuffed it into Goss's hand, and then hopped onto the small boat like a nimble swallow.

"Captain Goss! Sister Scarlett and the others... I'm counting on you!"

"We must save her! And everyone's dignity... Please give that red-nosed guy a good beating!!"

Om-! !

The small boat emitted a sharp roar.

"Once I catch the traitor... I'll definitely come looking for you all!!"

With a crisp shout, white waves burst open, and Carrot, piloting the small boat, transformed into a white lightning bolt, resolutely rushing towards the other side of the darkness.

As Carrot sailed away, the deck finally fell silent.

"Eh...Eh?!?!"

In the corner, Baal, finally snapping out of his daze, let out a bloodcurdling scream, tears and snot streaming down his face: "Go...Goss, what did you just say?! Are we really going to ram into a Shichibukai?! Those are legendary pirates! Aren't we just throwing our lives away?!"

"Baal, shut up and set sail."

Grandma Thornton interrupted him.

Mia silently walked to Goss's side.

Goss looked in the direction where Carrot had disappeared, then turned to look at the Buggy pirate ship that was being escorted by a naval warship.