"...It's surprisingly a lot less filler than I thought." Aizawa stared at the little sticky note stuck on the DVD case cover as he recognized Principal Nezu's writing. "I expected a lot more from an anime with over a thousand episodes."
"Doesn't change the fact it's probably stretched out." Hizashi theorized.
Aizawa simply hummed, noticing the sticky note for the DVD of the Marineford Arc was a little smudged for some reason but still readable.
Entering Heights Alliance, they could see most of Class 1-A and Toshinori were already there.
"Goddamn it, we're fucking waiting for you." Katsuki growled, staring at his phone.
"Deku, you've been kind of quiet all day." Ochako said to Izuku, who was slumped over as he stared at the TV intensely, riddled with guilt.
"...Spoiled." He whispered.
"Huh?"
"I think I spoiled myself on a future episode." Izuku nervously sweated.
"Wait, did you watch ahead!?"
"How could you!?" Toru dramatically shouted as all eyes are on him now.
"I've read the first chapter of the manga." Izuku quickly said, holding his hands up in defense. "I heard the creator has these Q&A sections in the manga, so I downloaded One Piece on a manga app, and the first chapter wasn't the first episode."
"And you didn't stop when you saw they didn't match!?" Katsuki angrily exclaimed.
"I can't help it! I just saw Luffy-"
"No! No! No! Don't you dare continue." Toru demanded. "How could you?"
Izuku covered his face. "It was one chapter. The firstchapter, in fact."
Aizawa took note that maybe leaving the DVDs here is okay if this is how they react to people being ahead of them, at least in term of watching anime.
"We got snacks!" Everyone nearly jumped when Kirishima and Mina came through the front door with a cooler and bags full of snacks.
"Thank you for providing food for us!" Iida bowed, hoping to distract away from Izuku's little mistake. "Though your selections are rather unhealthy."
"Anime watching isn't the same without something to munch on." Mina smiled.
"...What's going on here?" Kirishima asked, noticing the tenseness in the air.
"He brayed us." Denki dramatically said, looking at Izuku.
"I-I'm sorry!" Izuku panicked.
"It was one chapter." Jiro sighed.
"It's the principle of the matter." Toru said.
"Since everyone's here, let's just watch it." Aizawa sighed.
After skipping the opening, episode 4 started with the image of a certain jolly roger shown from the last episode; the jolly roger of Captain Buggy. It expanded, revealing it was on a ship of three unnamed pirates, looking at their treasure.
"Why are we here?" Ochako asked, nibbling on her chocolate bar, but she didn't get her answer as those pirates noticed another boat heading their way.
On that boat was the unnamed redhead from the past episodes, who looked either asleep or unconscious.
"It's her!" Mineta gleefully exclaimed until those three pirates came into view with a certain look on their faces, who were absolutely glad to see it was a woman.
There were two reactions among the class were either glares or just plain creeped out looks.
"Creeps." Jiro said, glaring at them.
The unnamed girl raised her head, glad to see them as she hoped for some water. The men grinned, thinking they've hit the jackpot.
A sleazy smile spread across Mineta's face. "I swear I've seen a prompt like this before."
Tsuyu tongue-slapped him on the back of his head.
"What was that for!?" Grape boy shouted.
"Don't continue that. Ribbit." Tsuyu said.
The girl will give them money if they help her, gesturing towards the treasure chest in her boat. The pirates happily walk over to the chest. It was stuck at first, but after some tinkering, it opened up, revealing a panda head springing up like a jack-in-the-box.
The girl laughed cockily behind them, revealing she took their boat as she floated away.
A few students jumped in surprise at the jack-in-the-box reveal, while Katsuki smirked, "Knew it."
Looking ahead, the girl began to talk about the weather, adding that small boats aren't suited for this weather.
Almost as if by magic, dark clouds appeared over the pirates. Rain and hail fell, causing their ship to capsize.
She happily gave them a thumbs up, thanking them for the treasure.
"Wait, can she just conjure up weather?" Denki stroked his chin, looking impressed at such a quirk.
"I think it's more 'predicting weather' than 'conjuring.'" Izuku theorized, writing in his One Piece notebook. "Even then it's quite convenient that the rain came along."
After the pirates possibly drowned, the title popped up on screen, "Luffy's Past! Introducing Red-Haired Shanks!"
Izuku's eyes widen. "Wait, I think this is based on the first chapter of the manga."
"Then don't you dare fucking blab about it!" Katsuki shouted with Toru nodding(?) in agreement.
"Red-Haired Shanks..." Kirishima repeated as a brief image of Crimson Riot appeared in his head.
Out at sea, Luffy slumped over the boat's edge, hungry, while Zoro asked when are they going to reach land. Luffy doesn't know, but is certain they'll reach land soon.
"They're lost at sea already?" Iida sighed.
"How are they going to survive? I mean, they don't seem to have food anywhere." Momo said, a little worried.
"As I expected, they're a wreak already, though I thought Zoro would be a little more competent." Jiro slowly shook her head.
Zoro told him that it's a little strange the future Pirate King doesn't know anything about navigation. Luffy said he just drift out at sea, and asked Zoro himself the same question since he's a bounty hunter.
Then Zoro claimed he never called himself a bounty hunter.
"But... But that's what you were first introduced as! As a pirate hunter!" Katsuki shouted furiously.
Zoro looked up at the sky and told him he went out to sea to search for a certain man, couldn't find his village, and was forced to make a living by chasing after pirates.
"Goddamn it." Katsuki sighed, wanting to facepalm.
Luffy pointed out he just got lost. Of course, Zoro didn't like that, slamming his foot down, which caused him to suddenly rock the boat.
The action sent the straw hat into the air, Luffy gasped and shouted a name, "Skanks!"
"Shanks... He must be the guy who gave him that hat." Ojiro guessed.
"He must be cool if Luffy cares about it." Kirishima said, smiling brightly.
The scene kept changing between the man with red hair, tossing the straw hat up and down, and Luffy and Zoro trying to catch the hat.
"This straw hat is dear to me—It's been with me through many a fight."
The hat continued on floating up the sail.
"Luffy, I can't give you this even to you."
The hat floated over the sail as Zoro and Luffy rushed to grab it. When it looked like Zoro was reaching his arm out and grabbed, instead the hand placed it on its owner's head.
The man is Shanks. A man with red hair, wide eyes, three scars over the left eye, a small goatee, and a wide smile.
"Hm... He kind of looks like Luffy. Is he Luffy's father?" Todoroki said, mentally wondering about the man's scars.
"I'm pretty sure Luffy would have called him 'dad' or something." Izuku sweatdropped.
"Secret love child then."
Izuku simply sighed at such the theory, but put that in the 'theories' section of his One Piece notebook, just in case.
Around him was a bar full of partying pirates. One of them was even drinking from an barrel.
Right in front of the bar was the red-haired man and a little boy, who was definitely a younger Luffy by just looks alone.
The young Luffy demanded that Shanks take him on his next adventure because he wants to be a pirate too.
"Oh my god, Luffy's adorable as a kid!" Mina cooed.
Shanks just laughed at his face, saying Luffy would never make it as a pirate.
Young Luffy demanded why he can't, and a skinny man in blue told him that he needs more than being a good swimmer to be a pirate.
"Well, I'm glad these pirates have enough morales to not encourage a child to become a pirate." Iida said, nodding.
Luffy tried to convince them, saying his punch is like a pistol.
Shanks didn't seem to care, returning to his food, and Luffy got mad at him.
The pirates continued on teasing Luffy. One of them mentioned he's about the same age as his own kid. Of course, little Luffy said he was a man, not a kid.
"Aw, they're only teasing you." Hizashi waved his hand dismissively. "You'll become a pirate in the future despite what they say."
"Don't worry. You'll become a real manly man in the future." Kirishima tried to comfort him.
Shanks told him he shouldn't get so worked up and gave him a glass of orange juice. Luffy happily drinks it, but Shanks laughed at him, calling him a kid, which soon spread to the others, besides Luffy.
"Well, what do you expect?" Iida said. "Children shouldn't be drinking alcohol."
"It's more of the fact that he accepted it." Toshinori tried to explain. "Besides, it's a little bit of harmless fun."
A shadow loomed over the front door. When it was kicked down, the laughter stopped as heads turned to the broken door.
Before he even came in, the shadowed man have already called the pirates 'bums.' He stepped right on the broken down door, and walked towards Shanks, who was simply eating his meal.
The green-haired bartender approached the group to welcome them.
The unknown man was finally shown, with black hair, a goatee, and a X-shaped scar above his right eye.
"Higuma the Bear." Izuku whispered, remembering the man's name from the manga.
"Deku, no one cares about an extra's name!" Katsuki shouted at him.
Aizawa let out annoyed groan. "You can't believe how many people I've seen entered like that before."
"Wait, you've been to western style saloons before?" Denki blinked owlishly.
"No."
"Are you serious? I don't even think saloons still exist." Katsuki said to the blond.
Higuma said he and his friends are bandits, and they want ten barrels of beer. The group of bandits behind him all had an air of suspicion about them, grinning.
"I have a feeling they don't just want to buy beer." Hizashi said, familiar with bar fights.
The bartender said they're out of beer, but Higuma asked what these pirates drinking then. She admitted that they bought her supply of beer.
Shanks apologized, offering the last bottle of alcohol.
"He's surprisingly reasonable for a pirate." Iida said, surprised.
For a moment, the bandit looked like he's holding out his hand for the bottle, but instead, his hand formed a fist and swung his arm, causing alcohol and glass shards to hit Shanks.
The bartender covered her mouth with her hand as everyone else stared.
Soft gasps went unheard as Katsuki shouted, "You're not going to take that! Right, Shanks?" He expected somethingfrom the man Luffy apparently admires.
Higuma bragged how he's a wanted man worth eight million Beri, and that one bottle is just plain insulting to him.
"Asshole." Mina narrowed her eyes.
"Beri? Ribbit." Tsuyu said, confused.
"I'm assuming it's this world's version of money, maybe it's the same equivalent of yen considering the author is Japanese." Momo tried to explain.
The ominous music and Shanks's shadowed eyes gave them the impression that the red-haired pirate is going to fight back, but instead, the man seemed more... disappointed, not really taking the bandit seriously. He even started to pick up the glass pieces, asking the bartender, Makino, for a rag, though Makino wants to take care of it.
"Huh, he's actually not going to fight." Iida said, clearly impressed by his behavior.
Before Makino could run up to Shanks, Higuma drew out his sword, and with a single slice, he swiped all the bottles and dishes off the counter.
"Okay, now fight him!" Katsuki shouted, furious at the sight of Shanks leaning against the stool.
Putting his sword back into its sheath, the bandit left with his gang, calling the pirates 'cowards' just for one last measure.
"Come on!" Katsuki demanded, sparks popping from his palms.
As Aizawa glared at the ashy blond, Shoji said, "Luffy shares your feelings."
Indeed, Luffy clutched onto his drink tightly, watching the swinging front door with a furious look.
Makino tried to clean Shanks off with a rag, asking if he was okay. Shanks simply waved it off, and at the sound of his snort, the entire bar laughed, even Shanks himself. Well, except for one.
"Why are you laughing?!" Young Luffy and Katsuki shouted in unison as the ashy blond punctuated this with an explosion.
Everyone stopped, staring at the boy.
"Why didn't you fight!? Why are your men laughing at you!?" Katsuki shouted at the TV. "You're suppose to be a fucking captain! Show them why you should be respected."
"He wanted a reaction."
"What?" Katsuki turned towards his homeroom teacher.
"The bandit wanted a reaction out of him." Aizawa explained. "To put it very simply, he was trying to bully him, and bullies always want a reaction out of their victims."
"The fact that Shanks didn't fight him makes him the better person." Hizashi added.
Would Kacchan have stopped if I didn't react to his 'antics?' Izuku frowned, thinking of the past.
From the top of his stool, Luffy was absolutely disappointed in them for not fighting, even as far as to tell them they're not men or pirates.
"That's harsh, dude." Kirishima slightly flinched.
Shanks tried to comfort Luffy, but the boy turned away with an angry huff, then he noticed a purple fruit decorated in swirls.
"Huh, this is different from the manga." Izuku murmured to himself.
"What kind of fruit is that?" Ochako asked.
"It kind of look like a purple yubari king." Momo said.
There was silence as she could feel eyes on her.
"It's a special cantaloupe." Momo elaborated. "They're usually auctioned for millions of yen."
"M-Millions for a fruit!?" Ochako shouted in disbelief.
"...Wait, didn't Luffy get his quirk from a Devil Fruit." Jiro pointed out.
Everyone blinked in realization as Kirishima shouted, "Awesome! We're going to see the beginnings of Luffy's power!"
There were crunching sounds as Shanks looked up at him, but soon developed a shock look, noticing he's eating something.
Luffy swallowed before turning to the pirate, who furiously asked him if he ate what was inside the treasure chest.
When Luffy said yes, Shanks grabbed him by the legs and tried to make him cough it out, shaking him up and down.
"Too late. He has it in the future. Ribbit." Tsuyu said with a finger to her amused smile.
Luffy's leg stretched like rubber, causing his face to hit the floor. There was a moment of silence before his head went back up as he was dumbfounded on what just happened.
Shanks shouted in Luffy's face, telling him he've eaten the Gomu Gomu no Mi, meaning he's a rubber man who can't swim.
"So there is a downside to the Devil Fruits." Iida noted.
"I feel like that could be solved if Devil Fruit users live in a low moisture area." Todoroki said.
"The problem is that Luffy wants to be King of the Pirates." Denki said. "I'm pretty sure that involves traveling the seas."
"You know, Shanks isn't really that smarter than Luffy since he's the one who brought it out." Toshinori pointed out. "I mean, he knows that Devil Fruits are powerful, and if it was locked, I would be more understanding, but it wasn't."
"Good point." Hizashi said. "No brains and a captain? Doesn't really seem to be a good combination for this crew."
"You do realized that Luffy himself is going to be a captain, right?" Aizawa deadpanned.
The town was shown to be empty, along with the bar, but it was in shambles. A woman was seen running while young Luffy's back collided with a barrel.
Higuma's reflection appeared in the water as he pretty much explained the situation: the bandits were drinking beer, but Luffy butt in.
Struggling against him, Luffy demanded that the man apologizes to Shanks and his crew.
"Just leave it alone, Luffy." Toru worried.
"This is not the right time to be demanding things." Momo nervously clenched the soda can in her hand.
Interspersed with Luffy's struggle against Higuma, Makino ran for the Mayor, a simple, old man.
As the Mayor and Makino reached the bandits, Higuma's eyes were shadowed because of Luffy's 'poor choice of words.' The man grabbed his sword's handle.
The Mayor begged for him to let Luffy go, dropping down to his knees to bow as Luffy stared at him with wide eyes.
W-Where are the authorities? Toshinori can't help but to think, despite knowing that the Marines of this show aren't the best... to put it lightly.
Higuma just smiled, saying that the Mayor's too late. The little boy has pissed him off. It doesn't help that Luffy insulted him when he drew his sword. The bandit stared down at him, pointing his sword closer to him.
"Hey, he can't kill Luffy! He lives in the future." Denki pleaded.
A few students looked away while the rest have their eyes glued to the screen.
Right behind Makino and the Mayor were Shanks and his crew, as if they appeared out of nowhere.
"It's Shanks! He can save Luffy." Toru bounced in her seat.
After the eyecatches, the pirates and the bandits are at a standoff. Higuma tried to mock Shanks like before, but the pirate seemed to ignored him, turning his attention towards Luffy.
Shanks walked forward until a gun was pointed to his head by a random lackey, who've threatened him to not come any closer.
"He better have a plan." Aizawa said.
"But isn't it manly that he didn't even flinched." Kirishima admired the red-haired man.
Shanks simply smiled under his straw hat. "You're risking your life."
"What?"
"When you wield that pistol, you risk your life."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Shanks stared at the man dead in the eyes, pointing a finger towards his gun. "I'm saying this thing isn't a toy."
A gunshot went off, and it wasn't from the bandit himself. Instead, it was from the fat pirate, eating meat right off the bone as if he didn't just killed a man a few seconds ago.
The bandit's body hit the ground as everyone look on in horror, except for the crew.
The teachers looked at their students, who seemed to have turned a shade paler. Sure, the death wasn't gory with blood and grey matter flying around, but at the same time, it was still shocking to see someone killed in cold blood, even if the bandit was going to kill Shanks.
The bandits cursed them out, but the pirates pointed out they were dealing with pirates, not saints.
"He... isn't wrong." Momo stated, still reeling from the death that just happened.
"Yeah, we shouldn't forget that pirates aren't heroes." Ochako nervously gulped.
One of the pirates shouted that they don't have business with them.
"Whether I'm splattered with alcohol or food or even spit on, most of the time I'd just laugh and forget about it. But no matter what the reason, anyone who hurts my friends has to pay!"
"Shanks... That's so manly!" Kirishima's eyes seemed to sparkle in delight.
"He would do all of that." Ochako agreed.
Higuma simply laughed, then commanded his bandits to kill them.
The gang of bandits charged after them. The tall pirate stopped forward, grabbing the barrel of his musket and swung it like a club. He knocked them out, even breaking some swords in the process; one of them nearly stabbing the leader's foot.
"That's not how you would use a gun, but it's effective." Tokoyami commented.
Higuma tried to blame everything on Luffy, but Shanks pointed out he's the one with the bounty on his head.
"You're really going to blame a kid for reacting like that?" Aizawa murmured.
"Wait, how would pirates even get bounties from the government? I mean, pirates are also hunted down." Aoyama said, tilting his head.
"There could be a middle man just for this." Izuku theorized.
Higuma threw a smoke bomb down, exploding into a dark cloud, and once the smoke clears, he and Luffy were gone.
"Oh no, he kidnapped Luffy!" Sero shouted.
"Where did they even go?" Sato wondered.
"Relax, I'm sure they've got this handled." Toshinori reassured.
Instead of that, the red-haired pirate panicked while his crew berated him.
Slowly, everyone turned towards Toshinori, who was blushing in embarrassment.
"Look, it was a good guess." He said, holding his hands up in defense.
On a boat out at sea, Higuma held Luffy over the water as the man laughed. Luffy could only struggle, insulting him. Since Luffy pisses him off, Higuma flung the kid into the ocean.
Luffy's thoughts voiced his regrets as tears sprung from his eyes. Once he hit the water, Luffy struggled to stay buoyant.
"No! He can't swim!" Mina cried out in worry.
Katsuki seemed to wave it off. "You do know that he survives, right?"
"But how did he survived this?" Todoroki said, earning a glare from the explosive boy.
"Karma, do something!" Toru shouted out to the cosmos.
"Karma is supposed to work in mysterious ways-" Tokoyami was interrupted by a giant pillar of water rising behind Higuma.
The pillar of water was actually a sea monster resembling a giant, brown eel with red eyes and blue fins. Higuma screamed in terror as the beast eaten him and the boat.
"Holy shit! There are sea monsters in this show?!" Kirishima shouted in shock while Tokoyami slumped in his seat as if he was disappointed.
"Wow, karma did work!" Toru cheered... until the monster sent its sights on Luffy, who was still drowning.
"What? Did you expect the sea monster to give Luffy a ride to shore?" Katsuki berated the invisible girl, which she simply huffed, "No."
The eel-like beast swam as fast as it could to the young boy. It opened its jaws as an attempt to devour the boy like it did to the bandit, but there was a flash of white.
The red-haired captain was shown in the water as the monster fly across the screen.
Shanks held onto Luffy, protecting him. Tears were in Luffy's eyes as he looked up at the man.
"Shanks!" Several students cheered for joy.
"Now swim away!" Ochako shouted.
"I highly doubt that he's fast enough." Todoroki said, though he did worry for their safety.
When the sea monster resurfaced, its eyes widen in fear. Staring down the monster was Shanks himself, and he doesn't look happy, telling it to get lost.
The beast let out a mixture of a whine and a growl, staring at the red-haired man until it swam away.
"Holy shit, he stared down that monster!" Toru stated the obvious, in absolute awe of the man along with so many of the other students.
Shanks tried to tell him Luffy that he owe him one for standing up for them, but Luffy cried, clinging onto the man's shirt.
Shanks told him he's a man, he shouldn't cry.
"But, Shanks... Your arm!"
The scene panned out, revealing that instead of Shanks's arm, there was a bloody stump in its place.
And yet Shanks didn't look horrified or angry at such a thing. No, he was just glad that Luffy is safe.
Soft gasps, wide eyes, and gapping mouths came over the audience of heroes and future heroes. Momo created a few boxes of tissues for everyone.
"He... He gave up his arm." Katsuki said, surprisingly quiet at the feat.
To give up your arm and to wave it off like it was nothing is not only a feat of strength, but also shows how much Shanks cares for Luffy.
Luffy could only cry, getting louder and louder until the scene transitioned to the piers where there are pirate ships and pirates preparing to leave, as citizens watch.
Shanks and his crew are leaving, and Luffy will miss them, but he doesn't want them to him along like before. Instead, Luffy plans on to be a pirate himself.
Shanks sticks his tongue out at him, teasing him that a kid like him could never be a pirate. Of course, Luffy got angry, and told him that he will, even becoming the Pirate King.
"Yeah, you tell him, Luffy!" Mina sniffed, wiping a tear away for a moment.
"That's the spirit, young Luffy." Toshinori smiled.
Since Luffy wants to beat them, Shanks took off his straw hat and put it on top of Luffy's. "I'll let you look after this hat. It's very important to me. Take good care of it."
Luffy gritted his teeth, letting tears run down his face.
As he and his crew leave with their ship, Shanks hoped they'll meet one day with Luffy being a great pirate.
"Please, no more crying!" Hizashi shouted, loud even when he wasn't using his quirk.
Aizawa rolled his eyes, though he felt a little misty eyed.
"Such a bond between men." Ochako sniffed, which Kirishima nodded in agreement.
The passing of the torch. Izuku can't help but to think, finding a sense of comfort and amazement in this.
Right back to the present day, Luffy clutched onto that very same hat as he did in his younger years. Zoro called out to him, telling him to stop spacing out while Luffy thanked him for getting his hat back, though that doesn't solve their hunger problem.
There was a moment of silence as Luffy looked back up, then noticed a bird above them. He grinned widely and suggested that they eat it.
"Where would you even cook it?" Denki asked in confusion. "I'm pretty sure you can't eat animals raw."
"That's not the important question here." Iida sighed.
When Zoro asked how, Luffy decided to stretch and grabbed onto the mast. "GOMU GOMU NO ROCKET!" Then he launched himself into the sky.
When Luffy reached the bird, he seemed to be caught... by the bird.
Zoro looked rather puzzled until it was shown that the bird was much bigger than expected, carrying Luffy's head in its beak.
Luffy screamed for help as Zoro tried to row as fast as he could.
"Oh my god." Katsuki sighed, though laughter did rang throughout the class.
"Okay, we needed that." Jiro smiled.
In the ocean, there were the pirates from the beginning of the episode as Zoro was getting close to them.
The pirates yelled for Zoro to stop, but since he doesn't have time for this, they had to cling onto the boat's side. Though they were saved, they had the gall to hold Zoro up by sword point, saying they're with Buggy the Clown.
"In three... two... one..." Katsuki counted down, holding up his fingers until...
Zoro glared at them, and one quick transition later, the pirates were beaten up, rowing the boat for the swordsman since they made him lose sight of Luffy.
"Knew it." Katsuki smirked, putting his hand down.
"Well, at least they're alive. Ribbit." Tsuyu said, remembering the earlier scene.
Zoro soon asked who this Captain Buggy is, and the pirates explained that he is a fearsome man with a powerful Devil Fruit.
"Well, at least we got some information about him." Iida said.
"Doubt that he's any threat." Hizashi waved it off. "I mean, his name is Buggy."
"Maybe he'll involve real bugs." Aizawa lightly joked, taking joy in the frightened look on his old friend's face.
Using one of the pirates' hat as a transition, there was a colorful ship with a flag of Buggy the Clown's jolly roger.
Among the seemingly empty town, the orange-haired girl ran away from a group of pirates, who claimed she stole their map of the Grand Line.
"It's the chick!" Mineta exclaimed, happy to see her.
In a tent, there was a man in the shadows, though there was a prominent feature about him: His big, red, round nose.
One of the pirates noticed something in the sky and Buggy commanded for it to be shot down. That something happened to Luffy and the bird carrying him.
The redhead thief continued on running until she heard on explosion and turned around, even the pirates stopped in confusion.
Falling from the sky and crashing into the ground was Luffy, who honestly thought that was a fun experience, as the redhead gapped at him.
"To Be Continued."
While Mineta celebrates in the background for an episode about the redhead, Izuku looked through his phone. "Huh, they did change a couple of things."
He could feel people surrounding his back and shoulders as Izuku went to the manga app for the first chapter of One Piece. "There's Gold Roger, but I think he's in the opening. They left out Luffy stabbing himself in the face..."
"That's how he got his scar?" Jiro deadpanned.
"I can see why they left it out." Iida said. "They probably don't want kids mimicking that."
"I highly doubt kids would stab themselves on purpose," Kirishima sweatdropped. "Even if it'll make you look 'cool.'"
"...they left out this guy sticking his cigarette into the bandit's face..." Izuku murmured.
"Why do they need to leave out stuff like that when we literally saw a guy get shot in the head?" Katsuki complained.
"...And a lot of stuff they could have put in the first episode."
"What!? We didn't get to see Luffy punch that sea monster in the face? It would have been great to see him take it down." It was kind of easy to imagine Toru pouting if she wasn't invisible.
"Hey! Hey!" Everyone looked up to see Mineta with the remote. "Sit down so we can get to see the girl!"
The class did, though it wasn't for Mineta. It was for One Piece.
Chapter 5 - Episode 5 & 6
After skipping the opening and the recap section of the show, they were greeted with "A Terrifying, Mysterious Power! Captain Buggy, the Clown Pirate."
"Still not a threatening name." Hizashi complained. As long as it doesn't involve real bugs.
At first, the thief was shock but soon had a smirk. As Luffy said he was starving, the girl started to claim him as her boss trying to save her, much to Luffy's confusion.
Somehow, this convinced the other pirates.
"And already..." Katsuki sighed.
The girl ran off, leaving Luffy to handle the goons by himself. Even though the pirates threatened him, Luffy just asked if there's any place to eat.
One of the pirates punched Luffy's hat right off, and for that, Luffy punched him right in the face.
As his straw hat landed in his hand, he put it back on, telling them to not touch his treasure. The pirates didn't listen as the girl was seen climbing on rooftops, wondering if they killed Luffy.
"...You could had helped him escaped if you feel guilty about it." Jiro said somewhat bitterly.
The two pirates charged Luffy with their swords.
"GOMU GOMU NO PISTOL!" His stretched out punches strike the two, causing them to collapse as the girl have seen what he've done.
"If only knocking out bad guys were that easy." Hizashi jokingly sighed.
The girl called out to Luffy, impressed with his skills. As she jumped down to a balcony, Luffy realized he doesn't know her name.
She introduced herself as Nami, a thief who steals from pirates, and she wants to team up with him.
While Mineta happily celebrates the reveal of the girl's name, a couple of students can already see what the situation is going to be.
"Wait until he reveals himself as a pirate." Denki took it in stride with a little smile to him as if it was a joke.
"This isn't good." Iida stroked his chin, thinking.
Surprisingly enough, Luffy doesn't want to team up with Nami, walking away in a random direction. As Nami ran after him, Luffy realized he was still hungry, which Nami decided to treat him.
"Really? He's not going to team up with her?" Mineta said, confused.
"I mean, it shows Luffy is smart enough not to trust strangers... until food was mentioned." Iida slightly frowned.
With Buggy and his pirates, Buggy complained that they didn't capture Nami quick enough while the blond pirate tried to reassure him that they could still be pursuing her. Still, Buggy wasn't satsify, especially since the map was easily stolen, which caused the blond pirate to shake in fear.
When the minion mentioned the unlocked shack, Buggy got mad... because he misheard him say Buggy has a fake nose.
"...What the fuck." Katsuki stared at the clown in disbelief. "Is he deaf!?"
"If he feel insure about his clown nose, then why doesn't he take it off?" Todoroki wondered.
"Maybe it's his real nose." Denki pointed out.
There was a moment of silence until Toshinori said, "...the poor guy."
The blond minion scurried in terror while the others couldn't do anything as Buggy activated his Devil Fruit powers.
The minion was lifted off the ground by an unseen force and dragged closer to the clown captain, knowing be might be killed 'flashily' as he begged for forgiveness.
Aoyama's disappointed murmurs of 'flashily' and Hizashi's 'oh, thank god' went unheard by Kirishima and Mina shouting, "The Force!"
"Telekinesis..." Izuku wrote down in his notebook.
"Really, telekinesis? Lame." Katsuki complained.
"Hey, rubber powers versus telekinesis could be interested." Ochako pouted.
"You do remember that my mom has telekinesis as a quirk, right?" Izuku said, but Katsuki didn't answered.
As the blond was released, Buggy demanded for that map, which his other minions agreed with.
Now with Luffy and Nami, Luffy was glad to finally be able to eat, asking if he lives in this house.
Nami said she doesn't nor does she live in this town since Buggy have caused everyone to run away. Luffy called her a thief, which Nami thought that was rude since she's a thief who steals from pirates, not wanting to be compared to a scumbag.
"But you're stealing food from that house." Iida pointed out, which Luffy agreed with.
"Is there a honorable thief?" Denki asked.
"There's Robin Hood," Jiro shrugged. "Though I bet she's not giving her riches to the poor."
Nami told him her goal is to earn 100 million Beris, no matter what. Luffy wondered what does she need all that money, but she wanted to keep it a secret and claimed that the map to the Grand Line will make that goal possible.
"O-One hundred million..." Ochako paled at the price. "You can buy so many things with that!"
Luffy realized that Nami was a navigator, which he needs. Nami might have gone along with it until Luffy mentioned she's going to be his new pirate crew member. Nami immediately refused his offer, saying there's nothing in the world she hated in the world than pirates and that she likes money and mikans.
"Mikans? She got good taste." Sero smiled.
"It's understandable why she would have a dislike for pirates." Iida said.
"Maybe she'll change her mind... at least with Luffy." Kirishima shrugged, hoping for the better.
Looking outside, Nami could see Buggy's pirates trying to find her, and she knew she has to do something. Then she told Luffy she might consider the offer if he does something for her, which is to see Buggy with her but he has to be tied up for it.
After he has been tied up, Luffy just went along with it.
Among the round of facepalms was a "Kinky," and then a slap.
"Oh my god, Straw Hat, you couldn't at least thought that was a little suspicious?" Katsuki complained.
Buggy was angry when he was told the thief got away as his minions shook in fear, but the minions were saved from a flashy death when Nami came and claimed Luffy was the thief, bringing him his chart back.
While he appreciates it, Buggy asked why she changed her mind. She lied that she and her 'boss' got into a fight and now she wants to join Buggy's crew.
"That's... not the worst plan ever, but didn't she say she hates pirates?" Denki said.
"Treasure, dumbass! She wants the treasure they have!" Katsuki shouted at him.
At first it seemed like Buggy was angry, but in actuality, he was laughing, allowing her to join. Nami smiled as her thoughts revealed this was a infiltration.
A cage was slammed down, revealing a still tied up Luffy trapped inside. With Buggy's good mood, he was glad to party for his new crew mate.
God, just... look at them. Aizawa thought as he could hear Hizashi laughed at the guy drinking seven bottles at the same time.
As everyone partied on, Nami's thoughts revealed her plans to grab the map and Buggy's treasure too. Meanwhile, Luffy attempted to grab some food, using his rubber abilities, but he failed.
Since Buggy was still in such a great mood, he decided to have his men to prepare his Special Buggy Ball.
"...Why did you have to name it that?" Mineta openly complained as he could hear a few students laughed at the name.
The Buggy Ball was a red cannonball with Buggy's jolly roger on it.
Nami watched in confusion at first, wondering what's going on. Then they light the cannon up. Everyone waited in anticipation as the wick slowly disappeared until... BOOM!
A long row of buildings were destroyed by one blast, which was seen by Zoro and the pirates he temporarily enslaved.
Ignoring Mineta's complaint of "Stop calling it Buggy Ball!", students and teachers alike finally understood why Buggy was dangerous.
"That's honestly a good explosion." Katsuki admitted.
Buggy believed he could rule over the Grand Line with his Buggy Balls and Devil Fruit powers, which Nami reluctantly agreed with, but Luffy shouted that he's the one who'll conquer the Grand Line and become King of the Pirates.
"Goddamn it, Luffy." Jiro sighed, rubbed her forehead.
"You don't really look that intimated being trapped in that cage," Aizawa said.
Instead of getting angry, Buggy understood this as the reason why Nami is sick of him, which Nami used her to her advantage to agree with him, but soon, Buggy offered her the chance to blow up Luffy, a way to prove her loyalty to him.
"Ah shit!" Sero shouted as the cannon was turned towards Luffy.
"Maybe it won't affect him, like the bullets." Denki was filled with hope, but he had his doubts.
Nami attempted to brush it off by saying they're at a party, but Buggy claimed that this is his style, giving her the matches. Nami struggled to choose while the minions chanted for fire.
After the eyecatches, Nami and Luffy stared at each other, hearing the demands of the others until Luffy said, "What's the matter? Your hands are shaking! That's what happens when you take on pirates with half assed resolve."
Nami was confused by this, thinking killing was the pirate's resolve, but Luffy's is to put your own life on the line.
"So manly..." Kirishima whispered as the students were in awe by Luffy's words.
"What's with them giving advice when they're in danger?" Aizawa sighed.
Nami never made her decision as a random pirate tried to light it up for her, but as quick as possible, Nami build her staff from under her skirt and smacked the man unconscious.
While Mineta complained about no panty shots, everyone was shock by what she did, especially for a pirate.
"A hidden weapon might be nice." Ochako murmured to herself. "Wait, is that legal?"
Buggy was furious by this betrayal as Luffy was confused by Nami trying to save him, but Nami claimed she only did it because of the situation, not wanting to be like the pirates who killed someone dear to her.
"Yeah, that will do it." Sero nodded.
"Do we have to go through what pirates are again?" Iida sighed.
Luffy cried out in shock when he realized the cannon was lit. Pirates launched themselves after Nami.
Nami tried to swing at them, but they jumped, attacking her staff and taking it away from her. She ran to the cannon, dodging the pirates as Luffy shouts for water. Before the fuse become any shorter, Nami grabbed it with both hands, screaming out in pain.
The class and teachers cringed in horror, mentally feeling her pain.
"Nami!" Toru cried out in worry as they watch the fuse finally stop burning.
Luffy cried out a warning as pirates jumped at her from behind, but just in time, she was saved as Zoro used his sheathed swords.
"Zoro!" Denki and Sero shouted for joy, like Luffy, at the sight of the swordsman.
The minions and Nami were shocked that Pirate Hunter Zoro is Luffy's crew mate, but Buggy wasn't terrified, asking him if he wanted his head. Zoro said no, saying that he left pirate hunting behind. Still, Buggy was interested in killing Zoro himself to increase his name, which Zoro reluctantly accepts the fight.
"Big Nose won't make it." Katsuki smirked.
The minions chanted Buggy's name as he and Zoro readied for this battle.
Buggy charged after him as Zoro stayed in place.
In the form of shadows, Zoro sliced through Buggy right through his stomach and arm. Nami turned away, but his minions smiled at the chopped up Buggy. Just as Zoro sheathed his swords, Buggy falls to the ground. Zoro looked back at him, saying he had no resistance.
Students shivered at the sight while Katsuki shouted, "Holy shit! I didn't mean it like that, but okay. The clown's dead."
"But there's no blood." Todoroki pointed out.
"Censorship?" Iida guessed.
"Did we forget that we saw a guy get shot in the head last episode?" Jiro said. "I'm sure he would had spared a little more blood than nothing at all."
Luffy, Nami, and Zoro were in shock, but noticed the minions were laughing, even though their captain was killed.
From behind Zoro, Buggy's upper half suddenly spring up like a ghost and stabbed Zoro from behind. Nami and Luffy shouted, shocked by the arm holding the knife in Zoro's wound.
This is Buggy's Devil Fruit: the Bara Bara No Mi. It gives the ability to make a person into a chop-chop person who can't be cut.
As Izuku quickly wrote in his One Piece notebook, Toru said, "Is that why they were laughing? I thought they were being a bunch of psychos."
"...I think someone has a quirk like that in the school." Kirishima tried to remember.
"Who cares? Let's keep watching." Katsuki said.
Nami was in shock, once believing Devil Fruits were just a rumor while Luffy called Buggy a monster... even though he's a rubberman.
Buggy's minions cheered for their captain as the three knew they were in trouble, but in that moment, Luffy had to shout, "Stabbing him from behind is unfair, Big Nose!" This has caused everyone to go silent.
"I don't know why I have to keep getting surprised by Luffy's stupidity." Jiro sighed as there was another round of facepalms.
As punishment, Buggy threw his knife at Luffy, causing Zoro to call out his name, but Luffy caught it between his teeth, breaking it into pieces.
"Oh thank god, he's safe." Ojiro let out a sigh of relief.
"Even his bite is tough!" Kirishima shouted as Katsuki said, "Of course he is, he's the main character."
Even with that, Buggy and his crew still laughed at the notion of Luffy kicking his ass as their situation was still looking rather dire. Still, Luffy was able to laugh at them, believing he won't die.
Then Luffy told Zoro to run, even though he's there to save him. The straw hat boy didn't give an answer, instead he just smiled, which Zoro took it as a sign.
"Don't be so cocky." Aizawa grunted.
"What's your plan now?" Izuku wondered, looking at the two in the moment.
Zoro defended himself from Buggy with his swords. Slicing Buggy in the middle, Zoro was able to jump through and ran for the cannon, which Buggy realized too late. The swordsman lifted the cannon's barrel with all his might, making it point towards Buggy and his crew instead.
Nami lit it by Zoro's command as the pirates panicked. The cannon fired straight on into the camera, turning white until it turned into the familiar "To Be Continued."
"Next episode! Next episode!" The students chanted.
"We must see the explosion!" Katsuki shouted over them, fists in the air.
After skipping the opening and the recap of the episode, instead of the title card, the audience saw the aftermath where Buggy's flag burned down, which Luffy, Zoro, and Nami used as a way to escape through the rooftops.
Even though he was injured, Zoro carried Luffy and his cage while Nami was shocked.
"God, that was a great explosion. Why did it have to be from the fucking clown?" Katsuki let out a disappointed sigh.
Zoro asked who she is, and Luffy claimed Nami as their navigator. Nami asked who they are as Zoro struggled to move the cage, blood coming out of his wound.
As Zoro lifted the cage, the title card came up. "Desperate Situation! Beast Tamer Mohji Vs Luffy!"
Students and teacher alike winced at the blood as Koda looked a bit curious at the 'Beast Tamer' part.
As Nami watch Zoro carry the heavy cage, Nami was shocked that Zoro would go that far for Luffy, even though they're pirates.
"Well, they're different." Kirishima 'explained.'
Buggy was still alive, considering what those three done as an act of war.
A green and purple lion with menacing red eyes came out of the smoke. It growled as Buggy was glad to see Mohji. Out of the smoke, a man with a white beard appeared, asking for Zoro's head, which Buggy happily allowed him to take.
For some reason, when the lion appeared, Todoroki had an intense hatred for it, and it was surprisingly above the hatred he should have for the beast tamer. This confused him greatly.
After dragging Luffy's cage from the stairs, Zoro stopped and dropped to the ground in exhaustion.
Right in front of them was a little white dog.
Koda brightened at the sight of the dog as Toru gasped, "It's adorable."
"I guess it's cute in a derpy kind of way." Jiro said, smiling slightly.
Zoro wondered what's up with that dog. Luffy excitedly rocked his cage towards the dog, then started to make funny faces at him, but the dog didn't budge.
Zoro lean against the pole to rest, not caring about the dog as Luffy wondered if he's dead, so he poked him in the face, which effectively caused the dog to bite his face.
Most students laughed at Luffy's misfortune and Zoro's reaction while Koda worries about the dog.
The dog stopped as Zoro fell to the ground. Nami finally came around and gave Luffy the key since he did help her out. Luffy was glad she did that for him, but she claimed she didn't want to owe him.
Before Luffy could grab the key, the dog ate the key whole, much to the shock of Luffy, Zoro, and Nami.
Koda cried, horrified as Luffy strangles the dog for the key. As Jiro and Tokoyami comforts him, Kirishima shouted, "Luffy, no! Don't kill the dog!"
Katsuki snickered. "I mean... It looks funny..."
"Not cool, man." Sero shook his head.
Luffy finally stopped when a man with poodle-like hair came around and told them to stop bullying Chouchou the dog.
They looked at the man wearing armor, who claimed to be the mayor of this town. Then he noticed Zoro's injury, knowing it came from Buggy.
Later, the mayor told them Zoro needs to see a doctor, though the swordsman said he can sleep it off.
"Zoro, that's not proper medical procedure!" Iida did his weird karate chops.
"Yeah, you were awesome back there, but that looks like a pretty serious wound." Sero slightly winced.
Chouchou yawned, and Nami petted his head as Luffy wondered why he just sits here all day.
The mayor told them he was guarding the pet food shop and the owner was a friend of his, which is why the mayor feeds Chouchou in his place. The owner have died three months ago from an illness. Everyone else thought Chouchou is waiting for his master, but since Chouchou is a smart dog, the mayor believed he already knows, protecting his treasure no matter what.
There were misty eyed students and teachers.
"No... Not a sad dog story!" Toru cried with Koda by her side.
Chouchou brought his dish to the mayor, but the dish shook, and in the distance, there was a lion's roar. The mayor claimed it's Beast Tamer Mohji coming their way, running away with Nami following behind him, leaving Luffy and Chouchou behind.
A lion stomped in as Luffy ask for the key back from the dog, but he was soon face to face with the beast tamer. Luffy asked who he is, and the man presented himself as Beast Tamer Mohji, a member of the Buggy Pirates. Luffy called his suit weird, but Mohji claimed that's his hair, which is weirder to Luffy.
"So I'm guessing that they don't usually have animal-human hybrids in One Piece." Izuku guessed.
"I'm pretty sure he's just a guy in a fur suit." Mineta said.
As Chouchou growled at him, Mohji claimed there's no animal in the world he can't tame. He attempted to tame Chouchou, only for the dog to bite his hand.
Jiro let out a snort. "So much for there being no animal in the world he can't tame."
Later, Mohji demanded Luffy tell him where Zoro is since he's not interested in the straw hat boy, but of course, Luffy refused Mohji. The beast tamer sicced his lion, Richie, after Luffy, causing Luffy to escape from his cage.
With one swipe, Richie threw Luffy into a house, which made Mohji believe Luffy instantly died.
Then Mohji noticed the pet food store.
"Ha! Luffy won't die that easily." Katsuki happily claimed, but he noticed the worry on everyone's face.
Then he realized Mohji is after the store and there is no way Chouchou would let him near it.
With Luffy, he was on the ground, surrounded by rubble, and since he's out he'll beat the Buggy Pirates and have Nami as his navigator.
Speaking of Nami, she and the mayor were shock that Luffy was somehow alive since... well, being fine after flying through houses isn't normal. The mayor asked why he is here and Luffy's answer is that he wants that map and a navigator.
"Huh, guess Nami didn't see his quirk before." Izuku said.
There was a roar in the air as Richie destroys the sign to the shop. Chouchou was flung back, little spurts of blood coming out.
Interspersed with Chouchou's desperation to defend his treasure were memories of his time with his master. Those sweet, little memories, like Chouchou trying to help or sharing a meal, contrasted with scenes of Chouchou getting beaten up until it ends with blood splattering against a sign as Chouchou let out a pained squeal.
Sniffles and cries could be heard from the audience, especially from Koda, who already used several tissues.
"Fuck you, Mohji." Jiro sniffed, wiping away a tear. "Just fuck you."
After the eyecatches, they were met with the pet food shop burning as Chouchou could only barked at the destruction.
"Oh, now you're burning it!? Well, fuck you, Furry!" Katsuki shouted.
"Don't you mean yi-" Tsuyu tongue-slapped Mineta.
"Not now. We're having an emotional moment here. Ribbit."
Luffy stared at the howling Chouchou with an intense look.
With Mohji and Richie, Mohji complained about Chouchou biting his arm as Richie has a box of dog food in his mouth, but they were soon stopped by Luffy. Richie jumped after him, but Luffy twisted his arms, grabbing onto the lion.
"GOMU GOMU NO... TSUCHI!"
As Luffy jumped over Richie, Luffy untwisted his arms, sending Richie into the ground, much to Mohji's horror.
Mohji asked what is he and Luffy answered that he ate a Devil Fruit. Realizing that he's in trouble, Mohji attempted to apologize, but Luffy couldn't forgive him for destroying Chouchou's treasure, which is why he'll kick his ass. Luffy stretched his arm, grabbing onto Mohji's collar and throwing him to the ground.
While Koda felt bad for Richie, Kirishima exclaimed with teary eyes, "Getting revenge for a friend... So manly..."
At the pet food shop was nothing but rubble, Nami stared at the quiet dog, still believing all pirates are the same. When Nami saw Luffy, she mocked him for being a pirate and attempted to attack him, but the mayor held her back.
Luffy wasn't too mad, knowing Nami couldn't kill him. Instead, he walked over to Chouchou and gave him the box of dog food; the last piece of Chouchou's treasure.
That was when Nami realized Luffy might be different as Chouchou carried the box away, but before he left, he and Luffy have said their goodbyes.
As a calm feeling went over Koda, Kirishima said, "See? Luffy's not like the other pirates. No need to try to kill him."
"Though it's not like Nami must have met other truly kind pirates." Todoroki said, thinking about what Nami have said about pirates taking away someone dear to her.
Buggy was shock when Mohji came back, beaten up. At first, Buggy thought it was Zoro who got to him, but Mohji told him it was from that Straw Hat. Before Mohji could tell him about his Devil Fruit, he fainted.
Then Buggy told his crew to prepare all the Buggy Balls.
"So, he doesn't know." Tokoyami slightly smirked while Mineta complained about the name of 'Buggy Balls.'
Nami apologized for what happened earlier, but Luffy was fine with it, knowing she went through a lot.
The mayor realized he should be doing more for the town, especially since Luffy and Chouchou went through so much. Nami tried to calm him down, but the town is his and the citizens' treasure since it was first built.
Then a Buggy Ball exploded, much to the mayor's shock. One of those houses was the mayor's.
"Goddamn it, Buggy! How many treasures must you take away from them?!" Mina shook her fist to the air.
"Do you think Zoro was in one of those houses?" Denki wondered.
Just as Luffy realized that, everyone's eyes widen.
Surprisingly enough, Zoro was still alive, simply awaken from the blast as he came out of the rubble.
"What is he made of?" Hizashi stared at the swordsman in disbelief.
"I call bullshit! He should be dead!" Katsuki shouted.
"I guess the house took most of the blow," Izuku theorized. "It's not like the explosion disintegrates everything."
"Shut up, Deku!"
Now, the mayor was even more determined to fight Buggy. Nami try to stop him, but Luffy encouraged him. Though Nami knows that's dangerous, so did the mayor as he ran.
Since Luffy likes the old man, he'll protect him with Zoro by his side, though Nami knew Zoro was still injured. Still, Zoro is willing to fight, believing the injury to name is worst than the one in his gut.
"Zoro..." Iida sighed, shaking his head. "You better actually heal after this."
Luffy wanted the map to the Grand Line and for Nami to join his crew, but Nami still refused and yet she's willing to team up for now.
As Buggy and his crew ready the second Buggy Ball, the mayor came to fight, calling himself "Mayor Boodle." When Boodle called the town his treasure, Buggy laughed, saying treasure were jewels and gold. Buggy lifted the man by his neck, wondering if he should kill him. Boodle didn't back down, willing to die for his town.
Before the cannon could fire, Buggy was shock to see Luffy separating his floating hand away from the mayor.
Just as he promised to kick Buggy's ass, "To Be Continued" appeared.
"That's enough for today." Aizawa said, causing the kids and Hizashi to awe in disappointment.
As Aizawa took the DVD disk out, he could hear Toru say, "Alright, no more reading ahead."
"I-I didn't do it on purpose." Izuku stammered. "I was looking for the Q&A sections, and we did learn some things from the original source material."
"I'm sure he'll read the parts we've already seen from the anime from now on." Ochako defended him.
"Read it outside your room, Deku!" Katsuki shouted. "We have our eyes on you, so if you attempt to read anything outside of the anime..." He made an explosion from his hands.
"...I get it." Izuku sighed.