The sands of time were slipping away, and Operation Utopia loomed on the horizon. Time remaining: 1 hour.
From atop the looming dunes, the silhouette of a distant city shimmered in the hazy heat waves.
“I see it! That must be Rainbase!” Vivi called out, her voice filled with anticipation as she pointed toward the oasis-like city in the distance.
“ALRIIIIIGHT! TIME TO KICK CROCODILE'S ASS!" Luffy bellowed, fists pumping with excitement as he leaned forward on the prow of the ship, ready for action.
“WADUH!” Usopp and Y/N, caught up in the intensity of the moment, grabbed each other tightly, shouting in alarm as their anxiety surged.
Zoro, arms crossed and leaning back with his usual stoic demeanor, sighed with mild irritation. “You guys are so noisy…” he muttered, rubbing the back of his head. “By the way, does Baroque Works know we’re already in the country?” His question was directed at Vivi, though his tone remained nonchalant.
Vivi nodded gravely. “Yes... most likely. After all, we’ve already encountered Mr. 2, and Mr. 3 is still somewhere in the country. I can’t imagine Baroque Works would still be in the dark about our presence.”
Luffy, always unconcerned with the finer details, shrugged. "So what if they know?"
Usopp, still rattled, leaned forward, waving his arms frantically. “What do you mean, ‘so what’? If they recognize our faces, we won’t be able to make any bold moves! We’ll be sitting ducks!”
“What? Why not?” Luffy exclaimed, his face contorting in confusion.
“Rainbase is probably crawling with Baroque Works agents,” Usopp explained, his voice rising in panic. “If any of them see us, Crocodile will know we're coming and prepare for us!”
Zoro, eyes narrowing, added his own ominous reminder. “Not to mention, their specialty is assassination. It’d be a death trap.”
Y/N, undeterred by the warnings, clenched his fists. "Alright! Time to kick some ass!"
Usopp nearly lost it. “Did you not listen to a word I just said!?” he yelled, throwing his hands in the air.
But Vivi, her voice calm yet decisive, surprised him. “Actually, Usopp… I think I might agree with Kaze and Luffy here. We’re running out of time. A direct approach might be our best shot.”
Nami’s smirk gleamed in the sunlight as she leaned toward Usopp. “What’s wrong, Usopp? You getting cold feet?”
Chopper, his large eyes sparkling with innocent enthusiasm, grinned. “I’ll do my best!”
Usopp could only groan. “Oh jeez...”
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The atmosphere inside the dimly lit bar was a stark contrast to the blistering heat outside. Tashigi and Smoker sat at a table, quietly eating lunch as a sense of unease hung in the air.
“Captain Smoker,” Tashigi began, her brow furrowed in thought, “what exactly are we doing here in Rainbase?”
Smoker took a deep drag from his cigar before exhaling a thick cloud of smoke. “Instinct, I suppose. There’s something fishy about this country… Something big is brewing, I can feel it.”
Meanwhile, at a nearby table, Luffy and Y/N were making their presence loudly known.
“Woohoo! We can finally drink water!” Y/N exclaimed, his eyes wide with excitement.
“WADUH!” Luffy echoed, slamming his hands on the table.
The old woman behind the bar shuffled over, her face impassive despite the commotion.
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Wind Demon (One Piece x Male Reader)
Fanfiction(Y/N) is a wind man, he ate the Kuki-Kuki no mi. He finds himself in a complicated situation but gets rescued by a rubber man with a straw hat in return he joins his pirate group, follow along on the strawhats adventures as they try to find the One...
