Chapter 8 - Episode 10 & 11
"Let me go, you fuckers!"
Tied up with Sero's tape, Katsuki was plopped onto the couch by his friends as he tried to send explosions on this Thursday afternoon, but...
"You're giving me dry eye." Aizawa said, hair flying. "I'll stop my quirk if you promise not to damage anything and just watch the anime. I'm pretty sure this arc will be over."
"Ugh, fine." Katsuki groaned.
"...In a few days." Aizawa quietly muttered, applying his eyedrops.
After skipping the opening and the recap section of episode 10, they were met with the moonwalking man stopping at a sheep and the title card of "The Weirdest Guy Ever! Jango the Hypnotist!"
"Why do I feel like that's a bold title for this anime?" Todoroki asked no one in particular.
"So, he's a hypnotist." Izuku readied his pen and notebook.
"Huh, hypnotism." Aizawa murmured, as a certain student popped up in his head.
Back to the mansion, Kaya tried to reason with Klahadore, but he wanted to wait until later. Right now, the butler wants all of them to leave, but Luffy asked for a ship. Of course, Klahadore said no.
"To be fair, you did barged in." Iida said.
Usopp attempted to escape but Klahadore was able to notice him right away. Klahadore knows about the long-nosed boy and his 'adventures,' which Usopp thought as a compliment at first until the butler mentioned his father, calling Usopp the son of a filthy pirate.
"Hey, I know pirates are seen as the bad guys here, but it's not like Usopp told his dad to be one." Kirishima tried to defend.
Klahadore pointed out they're from the two different worlds, wondering how much money he is after.
Kaya demanded that he apologized to Usopp, but Klahadore refused, believing he's just stating the truth. The butler continued to push buttons, insulting Usopp's father and his choice to abandon his family.
"Okay, now that's just too far!" Sero shouted.
Usopp jumped down from his branch using his hook and rope mechanism from his bag, and faced Klahadore. Insult after insult, Usopp finally punched him down. The butler took this as 'like father, like son,' but Usopp told him that he's proud of his father, proud to be his son. Still, Klahadore dusted himself off, seeing Usopp as proof as his father's 'savage blood.'
"You're the one who provoked him!" Mina pointed a finger at him. "You're obviously saying things to make him all riled up!"
Usopp was about to punch Klahadore again, but stopped once Kaya demanded so, even when she defended the butler. Usopp left, and when he left the kids and Luffy were quick to defend Usopp, though a glare from the butler did send the kids running as Zoro held Luffy back. Of course, Klahadore told them to leave too.
In Kaya's room, Kaya coughed until Klahadore brought in her meal, though she didn't want it. The butler told her that the chef would be sad if she didn't.
"So you resulted to guilt tripping." Toru huffed in anger, not a big fan of how he acted back there.
Kaya asked him why he insulted Usopp like that.
Klahadore's reasoning? It started three years ago on the day he came to the mansion. A flashback shown Klahadore was homeless after he made a mistake from his last job, but before the guards could kick him out, Kaya's father helped him and gave him a life here in the mansion as a butler.
Klahadore knew what he did was wrong, but he was just so worried about Kaya that he would never forgive himself if anything tragic have happened to her.
"Curse you flashbacks!" Kirishima shook his fist to the ceiling over the sympathetic sniffles from some of the students.
Though Kaya forgives Klahadore, she still believes Usopp is a nice person, but the butler was quick to say that's irrelevant.
One moonwalking man moment later, Nami, Zoro, and the two of the veggie kids were resting against a fence. Nami asked Zoro where did Luffy gone off to, and Zoro suggested he must have been following Usopp, which the kids thought Usopp is at his spot by the shore. Pepper asked if they want to check it out, but Zoro refused. Soon, Nami asked about Onion, and the two kids explained, he'll probably show up, freaked out.
As if on cue, Onion came in running, screaming about a 'backwards guy.'
"Is some moonwalking guy really the scariest thing they've seen?" Hizashi let out a small laugh at the idea.
"Huh, no wonder why Usopp tries to bring excitement with his lying." Denki said.
"Don't act like his lying isn't annoying as fuck. If someone keeps false alarming a villain, you would want to beat him up too." Katsuki complained.
Pepper and Carrot called Onion a liar, but he said it's the truth, pointing to the moonwalking man coming their way. Finally, the man turns and asked who's calling him weird.
Nami thought he was weird, but the man calls himself an ordinary, passing-by hypnotist.
"Yeah, that's totally normal." Katsuki sarcastically said.
The kids want to see his ability. At first, he seemed angry at the idea of showing his technique to a bunch of strangers, but he showed it anyway.
"Oh my god." Katsuki disappointedly groaned under the laughter of the others.
"If only villains were this easy to spill secrets." Hizashi jokingly sighed.
He swung his ring in front of the kids' faces, claiming at the count of "one, two, Jango," they'll be fall asleep.
"One. Two. Jango!" Surprisingly enough, it did work... a little too well because both the kids and Jango fallen asleep.
The laughter grew louder as Katsuki complained, "You got to be kidding me."
At the shore, on top of a cliff, Usopp stared out at the sea... until Luffy suddenly appeared, hanging upside down from a tree.
At first, Usopp seemed to be annoyed with Luffy as he got down from the tree, but the long-nosed boy was still upset about that butler. Luffy agrees with him, especially since he insulted Yasopp. This cheered Usopp up, admiring his father for his choice.
Luffy asked him if he's going to see Kaya again, and Usopp claimed he will if the butler apologizes to him.
"Highly doubt it." Jiro said.
Then Luffy noticed the butler on the beach, and Usopp panicked, pushing the rubber man's head to the ground.
On the rocky beach, Klahadore was with the strange hypnotist from earlier, scolding him for gaining attention to him, though Jango still believed he wasn't that weird.
Usopp and Luffy didn't recognize the strange man as Klahadore asked if the preparations are ready.
Toru gasped. "Wait, the butler's not going to have Kaya hypnotize into hating Usopp, right?"
Jango said of course, and they can start to their plan to assassinate the rich girl, much to the others' shock.
"That's a bigger jump than I thought." Toshinori stared at the man in shock.
"Is that better?" Todoroki dryly said to the invisible girl, who could only slump in her seat in silence.
"Okay, now this is interesting." Katsuki smirked at the reveal, noticing the gaping mouths of the others.
After the eyecatches, a hermit crab fell into the water while Klahadore told Jango not to call it an assassination, not liking the sound of it. Jango corrected it as an 'accident' instead.
Luffy and Usopp listened to their plans of their men storming the village, have Jango hypnotize Kaya into writing her will, and the butler will gain her inherent. Klahadore was proud to say that he spent three years gaining everyone's trust, so it won't be a surprise when he gains the fortune.
"I don't know. That sounds like an assassination to me." Aizawa narrowed his eyes at the man.
"How could you do this!? I thought you cared about her!" Mina shouted at the butler. "Didn't you care about her over those years?"
Then Jango revealed something interesting. Klahadore is actually Captain Kuro and he've given up being a pirate three years ago. Using one of his subordinates, he lead the world to believe he was executed.
Several students turned a shade paler or looked away when they saw Kuro's double crucified and was executed by bullets from the Marines.
"H-How barbaric." Momo covered her mouth with her hand.
"I can't tell if you mean that guy's death or that faker's plan, but I agree." Jiro gaped at the scene.
Jango was impressed with this plan and that his captain is truly Kuro, Man of a Thousand Plans, and the butler scolded him for using that man he abandoned years ago. All he wants is to earn a great amount of money without the government on his back, calling himself a 'pacifist.'
As Usopp sieved with anger, Jango laughed at the hypocrisy of Kuro being a pacifist since he's planning on killing an entire rich family for 'peace,' though Kuro said that the father's death was real.
"How could you want peace if you're willing to kill the innocent for it?" Toshinori stared wide eyed at the man.
Jango shrugged it off, telling him that he and the crew will be sitting in the waters near here for a whole week, waiting for his signal.
A heartbeat can be heard as Usopp internally panicked. Luffy caustically said that their plan sounds kind of bad, which caused Usopp to worry, remembering that he heard Captain Kuro is the smartest and the most brutal pirate of all, shock that he's actually alive.
Standing up, Luffy used his big brain and yelled at the two to not attack Kaya.
There was a round of facepalms as Katsuki shouted, "What the fuck, Straw Hat! You're an idiot, not dead brain!"
Of course, Jango and Kuro noticed them. Usopp attempted to lie and say that they haven't heard a word, but Luffy said they did.
"This is not a time for honesty, Luffy!" Iida exclaimed.
Kuro gave a look to Jango, and turned away. Jango took out his ring, telling them to look. Luffy looked on while Usopp panicked, saying it's a throwing weapon.
"It is?" Denki said in confusion.
"Actually, it might be a chakram." Izuku squinted his eyes.
"...A what?"
"Think of it as a ring blade."
"Oh..."
Usopp hide before he was affected by his hypnotism. At "One! Two! Jango!", Luffy fell asleep, falling right off the cliff as Jango fell asleep against Kuro's back, who complained that he haven't fixed this habit yet.
When Luffy fell, they thought he was killed.
"I'm pretty sure there would be a bunch of blood around him if that was the case." Jiro dryly said.
"Then again, no one wants to look at a mangled corpse." Tokoyami nodded a bit.
Usopp shook in fear as Kuro decided to let him go, recognizing that Usopp can't do anything, much to Usopp's dismay. Kuro openly revealed his plan, saying they'll attack at daybreak tomorrow.
Usopp ran and ran and ran, crying at the thought of the village he grew up in will be killed, that Kaya will be killed, that everything he loves will be gone.
A small memory popped up of the first time Usopp met Kaya. At first, it didn't went well, but as time went on, she've warmed up to him.
Sympathetic looks came from most of the students, but Katsuki said, "He can't do this by himself." Yet it didn't sound malicious as before.
Back with Kuro and Jango, Kuro looked out at the ocean, wind blowing as there were a ship out in the distance, one with a cat themed jolly roger. The man smiled.
After the hermit crab fell into the water again, "To Be Continued" rippled in.
"Goddamn it." Todoroki quietly cursed, glaring at the TV.
After skipping the opening and recap of episode 11, they were greeted with "Expose the Plot! Pirate Butler, Captain Kuro!"
Among the peaceful fields, Zoro, Nami, and the veggie kids were getting a little worry about Usopp and Luffy since they've been gone for a while, but then they spotted Usopp running their way with a serious look, then he past by them, not answering any of their questions.
Zoro and Nami thought Usopp was still his father being insulted, but the kids recognized that look as one of desperation, so they plan to go to the shore.
In his little village, Usopp was exhausted, but he was still able to shout out the terrible news.
"No one is going to believe him." Tokoyami gravely said.
"Ah, it's going to be a 'boy who cried wolf' situation." Toshinori slowly shook his head in pity.
At first, Usopp seemed happy when the villagers came out of their homes, but he soon recognized the villagers won't believe him no matter how many times he tells the truth, realizing that Klahadore let him go because of this reason.
"What do you expect from lying every single day?!" Katsuki shouted at him.
At Kaya's mansion, a sheep-like butler showed Kaya the gift she plans to give to 'Klahadore;'custom-ordered glasses from the next town over. Tomorrow would be the exact day three years ago when 'Klahadore' came to the mansion.
"Goddamn it." Iida softly cursed, clenching his fist as he and the others knows that this won't go well for her.
Usopp attempted to reason with the villagers, but they were just sick of his lies and Usopp's only choice was to run away from them.
At the cliff near the rocky shore, the veggie kids showed Nami and Zoro around, worried that they couldn't find Luffy. Nami looked down, noticing Luffy.
Now on ground level with Luffy, Nami and the Usopp Pirates were worry about him, but Zoro noticed Luffy's snoring and poked him with his sword. When Luffy woke up, the others freaked out.
"Huh, I thought Nami would be used to it by now." Denki lightly joked.
Outside of the mansion, Usopp traveled his way to Kaya's room, and at the sound of pebbles against her window, Kaya opened it up, thankful he came back, but he noticed the look on his face.
Usopp took a step on her window sill, telling her she needs to run, much to Kaya's confusion. Even when she told Klahadore is a pirate, Kaya believed that this is a joke no matter how many times Usopp told her otherwise.
"I thought you were his friend!" Toru tearfully shouted.
"Who would you trust more? Someone who had took care of you for three years? Or someone you knew for one year who's well-known for telling lies?" Aizawa asked.
Toru went silent, but Kirishima added rather dejectedly, "But... Usopp looks serious this time..."
After the eyecatches, at the rocky shores, Luffy have told the others about Kuro and his plan, causing the kids to understand why Usopp looked so serious since it was to tell the villagers to run away, and decided to run off to collect their prized processions before they go away from the island. Then Luffy figured they should stock up on food before the 'meat shop' guy runs away too, which caused Zoro to hit him with his sheathed sword.
"Thank you, Zoro." Jiro sighed, a little stressed out about Usopp's situation.
A storybook-like memory of Usopp and Kaya contrasted with the present day situation. Kaya told him that she loved his lies, but she was confused on this one as Usopp tried to promise that this wasn't a way to get back at Klahadore.
The sheep-like butler came in, asking if something's the matter as he held a gun. In desperation, Usopp attempted to escape with Kaya, jumping out the window as the other butler ran through the front entrance.
The guards came along, but using his slingshot, Usopp took them down, much to Kaya's dismay. He tried to get her away from here, but Kaya stood her ground and slapped him.
The audience went silent, shock by her action.
Kaya looked away, crying. "You're pathetic."
Usopp stepped away, feeling betrayed. Leaves fall from their tree, and Usopp only ran when the butler came.
The sheep-like butler attempted to shoot, but Kaya jumped in his way to protect Usopp. The butler moved away in shock, but pulled the trigger, shooting Usopp.
"Usopp!" Many students cried out in worry as Katsuki stared wide eye.
The long-nosed boy limped. Brooms came into sight as the butler directed the villagers, telling them of what happened.
Usopp ran and ran as Kaya fainted into her butler's arms.
"Everything is just going wrong!" Denki panicked, messing up his hair. "How could it get any worst?"
"Don't say that!" Jiro and Mineta shouted at him.
Near the rocky shores, there was Captain Kuro's ship as Kuro himself thanked his men for coming after three years, telling them that after this whole ordeal is over, there will be plenty of treasure for them to take. He was delighted to tell them to destroy the village as much as their hearts' content as the cat-like pirates cheered.
"You bastard!" Sero cursed.
The warm colors of the setting sun casted over the island as Usopp held his shot arm, memories of the past can be heard. He doesn't seem to know what to say, what to think, letting today's events process in his head.
He looked back on his old village, letting tears run down his face. Then he noticed his 'pirates' calling out to him.
Usopp wiped his tears, tugging on his armband to cover up his wound. He turned to them, faking a big smile on his face, but he was shock to see Luffy was still alive.
The kids told him that they know everything and planed to tell everyone about the pirates, but the events of today popped up in Usopp's head.
Usopp laughed, brushing the whole thing off as a lie since Klahadore pissed him off. The kids laughed along as well, walking away. Usopp asked why they're leaving, and the kids claimed they think less of him now since he 'lied' to hurt someone even if it was Klahadore.
"No! Not you guys too!" Toru cried out at this betrayal.
"It's for the best. Usopp probably don't want them to be involved with Kuro and his pirates anyway." Ojiro said as some kind of attempt to comfort her.
"It doesn't make it better!"
At night, by the shore, Usopp whimpered as Nami cleaned up his would, finishing it off with some bandages. Luffy asked Usopp why did he lie to this kids.
Usopp told him her was a liar and they were never going to believe him anyway, but the others knew what he was saying is the truth. It still doesn't change the fact that the villagers would believe that tomorrow is just going to be another peaceful day, and Usopp is determined to keep it that way. Even with all the abuse he went through, Usopp still loves that village and is willing to protect everyone.
"You're going to be slaughter, Long Nose." Katsuki bluntly said.
"I-I'm sure he'll survive." Kirishima was determined on that.
Since Usopp is too kind for his own good, the three decided to fight with him, especially since Usopp is scared. Usopp tried to lie his way as a brave warrior, but his shaky legs betrayed him.
He told the truth, thinking they're making fun of him, but Zoro said they're helping because he's honorable. There's no way they would be helping out of sympathy.
Usopp cried at their kindness.
"To Be Continued."
"Can't wait for this to be over." Katsuki grunted, listening to the others' excitement.
"How do you think it'll end?"
"Luffy defeating Kuro, of course."
"I want Usopp to at least have a shot in."
"Usopp better be the village hero because of this!"
Katsuki sighed, hoping his 'suffering' would end.
Chapter 9 - Episode 12
After skipping the opening and the recap, they were greeted with, "Clash With the Black Cat Pirates! The Great Battle on the Slope!"
As Kuro walk his way back to the mansion, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp claimed that the only route into the village is this slope, so they have to rely on their strengths.
"Cut."
"Stretch."
"Steal."
"I can hide."
Luffy put Usopp into a headlock as they told him he's got to fight too.
There were laughter from the students, glad for something light. Though Iida did scold him, "Usopp, this is a matter of life or death!"
Back at Kaya's mansion, the sheep-like butler welcomed 'Klahadore' back, telling him of today's events. As the sheep butler clean up the place, laughing at the idea of Klahadore being a pirate, Klahadore noticed the gift from Kaya. The sheep butler was in tears, seeing Kaya was so kind for the commemoration.
The other butler was confuse when Klahadore started to talk about the crescent moon tonight, saying how those nights make his heart race and his blood stir.
Klahadore dropped the present and crushed it under his foot, much to the other man's pure shock.
"S-She got that for you!" Iida looked at the man, furious at the waste, as students were becoming unnerved by Kuro's behavior.
The other man demanded what Klahadore was doing. Klahadore have claimed that the present will be the entire mansion itself, and since he didn't need to put up the act no more, he admitted about to an 'accident.'
The sheep-like butler was shock, eyes wide at the long blades from Kuro's gloves. The man cried out a warning for Kaya, by the was distracted by the broken chandelier and Kuro used this as an advantage to slash through the man.
Students cried out in horror, staring at the man who dropped to the floor, and Kuro, who looked at the moon in the dark.
"No! I know he shot Usopp, but the sheep man didn't deserve this fate." Ochako exclaimed through her teary eyes.
Kuro walked upstairs to Kaya's room, and approached her bed. He stared at her, pushing his glasses up, and slide his bloodied blades close to her neck. He stood there for quite a while, staring at the moon, as if he was just contemplating on killing her right then and now.
Instead, no. He walked way, smiling.
Students shivered at Kuro's glee.
"Did... Did he really want to kill her? Even with the whole hypnotizing inheritance plan?" Mina stared at the horrible man, but her question wasn't answered.
"Was he truly that bloodthirsty?" Tokoyami whispered, feathers ruffled.
"And he could easily do it without no one knowing." Izuku gulped.
Out at sea, on Black Cat Pirates ship, a minion tried to wake up Jango before daybreak. Once Jango came out the door, he wasn't too pleased, saying they should say "good morning" with the morning sun, making the minions apologize. Though after a few dance moves and some moonwalking, Jango said "good morning" to them despite what he said earlier.
One minion was confused by this, but he's in a better mood now, so it's for the best.
"...I guess that was a mood lifter." Toshinori shrugged in uncertainty while Aizawa felt internally disgusted that the pirates chose to dress like cats.
Then Jango told them to sail.
On the slope, Luffy, Nami, Zoro, and Usopp covered part of the slope with oil, certain that the pirates would slip around, allowing them to beat them up.
"Huh, that's a pretty good idea. Ribbit." Tsuyu said.
"Alright, how are they going to ruin it?" Katsuki sighed. "I know we're not even half way there, but I have a feeling that this arc won't end in a single episode."
Nami and Luffy were impressed with the idea, and Usopp claimed that he's quite confident in his trickery and slingshots, causing the other three to smile. Though Zoro watched the sky slowly lighten up with cool colors.
They're waited as the camera looms over the sleeping form of Kaya, but cut to the grand ship resembling a giant black cat as it arrives to the shore. Jango commanded the minions to pillage the village and to head for the mansion, but then one of the pirates noticed two small boats. Jango said not ti bother with them since the boats aren't treasure ships and they're on a schedule.
There were big smiles among the audience as they waited in anticipation, though there were a few suspicious looks at the mention of Luffy's, Zoro's, and Nami's boats.
"I can't wait to see their faces." Sero smirked, rubbering his hands.
But the Black Cat pirates didn't come apparently from the others' side as Luffy was confused by this.
"What?" chorused plenty of students, staring wide eyed at this reveal.
"Long Nose, you didn't..." Katsuki trailed off at first.
Nami put her hands up to her ears, hearing something from the distance. Then Usopp mentions there's a place like this to the north, and his reasoning for not going there is because this is the place where Kuro and Jango held their secret meeting, so he just assumed.
"Goddamn it, Long Nose!" Katsuki shouted at him. "There's happen to be another shore, and you didn't think to cover that place too!"
"If this wasn't a life or death situation, I might have thought it was refreshing that someone else, besides Luffy, is acting stupid." Jiro facepalmed.
Usopp told them that if they head north and run for three minutes, they'll get to the other shore.
Then Nami panicked, realizing that their boats are at the north shore as she worry about the pirates taking the treasure.
"Nami, I know we need money to live, but I feel like you would worry about the villagers first." Ochako pouted.
Luffy and Usopp ran, but before Nami and Zoro could run off as well, Nami slipped onto the oil, grabbing Zoro's sword and taking him down. Zoro told her to let go, but Nami used him to climb up, leaving him down the oil slide.
"Goddamn it, Red Head! He's like your second best fighter!" Katsuki shouted.
At the north slope, Jango's pirates were being shot down as Jango recognizes the guy on top; Usopp.
Usopp heavily panted, declaring to be 'Captain Usopp' and he'll defeat them. In his mind, he was shock that he was the first one there, remembering Luffy ran ahead of him.
"He's definitely going to be beaten to a pulp." Katsuki said.
"Hey, you should give him a chance." Kirishima said. "I mean, I doubt he could take on all of them down, but I'm sure he'll be able to do something."
After the eyecatches, it was shown Zoro's attempt up the slippery slope and Luffy getting lost.
"You do have to admit that everything seems to be going down hill." Jiro said to Kirishima, but then she blinked in realization. "Okay, that wasn't suppose to be a pun."
Back to the northern slope, Jango pointed out Usopp as the kid who overheard their plan, but Usopp tried to 'warn' them of his 100 million crew mates who would totally beat them up. While the minions don't believe a word he says, Jango easily believes his lie.
"...It's not a realistic number and he still believed it." Aizawa stared at the man, dumbfounded, along with some of his other students.
"If villains were this dumb, heroes wouldn't be necessary." Toshinori said.
One of the minions have to point out to Jango that Usopp is obviously lying, which the hypnotist got mad about, but before Jango could do anything, one of the minions found out there were treasure on one of the smaller boats, much to their shock.
At first, Usopp was just as shock as them over the amount of money, but he decided to use this to his advantage, lying that's his treasure and he will give them it if they turn back now.
"I have a feeling Nami is going to kill him." Mina lightly chuckled.
Jango called him a foolish since they're pirates and it's obvious they'll just take it.
"Why do they keep forgetting what pirates are?" Katsuki sighed.
Jango attempted to hypnotize Usopp into letting them pass. Usopp recognized the weapon, staring at it.
Before Usopp could be hypnotize, Nami tackled the long-nosed boy down the slope, telling Jango to stop saying stupid crap.
Over the confusion, Nami told the pirates not to touch her treasure and scolded Usopp for letting them have it. After the scolding, Nami told him not to watch his ring since Jango's a hypnotist.
"Yes, Nami's here to save the day!" Toru proudly shouted.
"This is barely an improvement." Katsuki said. "I mean, Red Head is definitely smarter than him, but that doesn't mean she could think up life-saving tactics."
Nami was disappointed that Luffy got lost. Usopp attempted to back out and have Nami fight them, but even Nami admits that she's weak, though Usopp was practically terrified himself as seen by his shaky legs.
"...At least they're self aware." Momo tried to joke, but they knew this won't go well.
As Usopp and Nami argue, Jango decided to have his men rush ahead and destroy the village.
Noticing this, Usopp decided to have the both of them spread caltrops from his bag.
"Caltrop Hell!"
Transitioning to the opposite slope, Zoro was seen laying on the ground, covered in oil. He cursed Nami for getting him into this mess.
"I would too." Katsuki grunted, listening to everyone else cheer as Zoro was able to climb up the slippery with his swords.
As Luffy and Zoro were trying to find their way to the northern slope, Usopp's caltrop trap worked well as he used a lead ball to knock one of the minions down.
Nami attempted to run off, but she realized that they've thrown caltrops behind them as well.
"Okay, I take back that smart comment I said about Red Head." Katsuki facepalmed as the others gaped (and maybe chuckled) at her realization.
From behind, one of the minions slammed a hammer against Usopp's back, causing him to be send flying as blood came out of his mouth.
"Usopp!" cried out several students, wincing at his pain.
The minion mocked him for believing that they could take them down. Before he and the other pirates go, Usopp grabbed onto the man's ankle. Even as the man stomped on his head, Usopp was desperate for them to not pass this slope.
Even as he struggled to stand up, he wishes to continue to be a liar, so he has to let the village have an ordinary day like any other.
Another pirate tried to cut him down with a sword, but Nami was able to smack the man away with her staff. She attempted to block an attack, but she was knocked into ground.
"Nami!" Eyes widen as they fell like the duo's battle seem to worsen by each turn.
Jango demanded the minions to rampage the village, reminding them that they'll be killed by Kuro if they don't.
The pirates ran, but there was still determination with Usopp, grabbing onto one of the pirates' ankle. The pirate kicked him onto his back.
Usopp's eyes widen, reminded of the kids and Kaya. In his mind, he pleaded that everything he loves won't be killed.
A sense of dread hung over the future heroes' heads, hopeful for something to stop the Black Cat Pirates, but then...
Suddenly, it was like an explosion of pirates was thrown over Usopp. Sitting up, Usopp, along with Jango and Nami, watch Luffy and Zoro finally made their grand entrance into the scene.
Pillows were thrown into the air as the students cheered for their arrivial.
"God, finally!" Katsuki manically grinned, especially when Zoro and Luffy complained to Nami and Usopp for holding them back.
Toshinori let out a sigh of relief.
"I highly doubt they would get lost forever," Aizawa said with an eye roll. "But thank god they came."
Right in from of the mansion, Kuro was angry about the fact that his crew were late, so he decided to pay them a visit to see what's going on.
With a bag full of clanging metals, Kuro didn't noticed Onion spying on him from a tree, wondering why he's going to the shore so early.
"To Be Continued."
"That's the last episode for today." Aizawa said, using the remote to eject the DVD disk.
The students and Hizashi let out awes of disappointment.
"And right at a good part too." Katsuki sighed.
"I can't wait for Saturday. At least we get more than three episodes." Mina said, relaxing against the couch.
"Hm... Although, 20 episodes..." Iida seemed to be deep in thought.
"Hey, hey, we need those 20 episodes!" Denki quickly interjected.
"Still... Wait, I have an idea."
"Wait!" Sero shouted, but Iida already ran off, leaving some of them to worry.
Chapter 10 - Episode 13, 14, & 15
Throughout the school day, teachers have noticed something going on with Class 1-A. It started off with Iida, Momo, and Izuku planning something if the little murmurs and whispers between them were anything to go by, but then their little group grew as time went on as the rest of the students from their class joined in.
The entire school seemed to be curious about this secret plan, but only three teachers were able to know by the afternoon.
"...A sleep over?" Aizawa said during that Friday afternoon.
In the living quarters of Heights Alliance, Aizawa, Toshinori, and Hizashi were being prompted on this class idea.
"Yes. I figured that we need to rearrange a couple of things so we could fit each 20 episodes for Saturday and Sunday." Iida explained. "I thought a sleepover would fix it in a way, but only if you accept."
"Hm... a One Piece marathon?" Hizashi perked an eyebrow. "Goddamn, you're a lot more dedicated to this than I thought."
Aizawa narrowed his eyes at his old friend for swearing, but the students didn't mind.
"You don't need to sleep here." Momo reassured. "You can go back home when it's over, and come back here Sunday morning."
"I mean, we do recognize that you have lives outside of One Piece and school." Izuku scratched the back of his head.
"And you don't?" Aizawa deadpanned.
"Don't worry. We still have time to do our training, homework, etc." Iida nodded.
"Well, if you're sure you can keep this up, we'll allow you to have sleepovers in the living room." Toshinori smiled.
"Wait, is it really a sleepover if they already sleep in the same building?" Hizashi wondered outloud, but no one answered him.
Now let's get back to One Piece as the students and teachers skipped the opening and recap of episode 13. They were met with, "The Terrifying Duo! Meowban Brothers Vs. Zoro!"
"Why do I already have a bad feeling about this?" Katsuki sighed, already reminded of Zoro's battle against Cabaji.
Usopp was shocked by Luffy's and Zoro's strength, looking back on the pile of pirate minions. Nami was angry that it took them so long to come here, but Zoro reminded her that she didn't help him, though Nami told him that it's better if one person needed to be saved than two. Still, Zoro wanted it to be her to left there.
"I mean, she's kind of right." Ochako reluctantly agreed with Nami. "Still, it doesn't change the fact what she've done was mean."
Luffy got angry at Usopp for not telling him which way is north, but Usopp told him he just ran ahead.
"Okay, that one was actually Luffy's fault." Jiro pointed out.
Jango shivered, reminded of Kuro's short temper, but soon, he shouted at the minions for getting beaten by them. As the pirates stood up, Jango decided to use his hypnosis make his men stronger.
"Wait, hypnosis can do that?!" Denki's eyes seemed to almost bulge from his head.
"Well, to put it simply, he's planting suggestion into your mind since this is before quirks came to be." Aizawa explained. "It's like how when he tells them to go to sleep, then their mind would hear it, and it almost seem like he's trying to will them to sleep. If he tells them they're actually stronger than they are, it might trick their mind into becoming stronger. It may differ from person to person, even if you have a hypnosis quirk."
"Wow, I may need to ask a certain someone a favor."
At the end of "One... Two... Jango...", the minions suddenly roared with milky white eyes. One of the skinner looking pirates were able to punch a wall, breaking a rather large chuck of it.
"...Though I haven't seen hypnotism work that well before." Aizaawa deadpanned as his students' jaws dropped.
Zoro, Nami, and Usopp were fearful of this result, but Luffy kept his eyes shadowed by his hat.
Jango told his crew to crush those in their way, and they let out a cheering roar. As the pirates ran like feral animals, Zoro told Usopp and Nami to get back.
Zoro tried to call out to Luffy, but it was revealed... that Luffy looked at the hypnotizing ring as well as he roared loudly to the sky.
"Wait, this is good!" Izuku exclaimed, smiling.
Luffy charges after the large group of pirates by himself as Nami called him 'simpleminded,' trying to help Usopp.
"GOMU GOMU NO... GATLING!" Luffy's punches were like a blur, as if he had more than two fists. Successfully, Luffy was able to punch them bunch by bunch into another pile of pirates.
Jango cursed Kuro for believing that he would have no effect on their plan.
"Finally, something good from this arc!" Katsuki shouted over the others' cheers.
Luffy growled and ran after them, causing the minions to run away, but surprisingly, Luffy wasn't aiming for them. Instead, he passed by them, pass by Jango, and ran for the ship.
"W-What is he doing?" Izuku stared at the screen, dumbfounded as Luffy grabbed onto the ship's bow.
The hypnotized pirates stood in confusion. Groaning furiously, Luffy pulled onto the bow, forcing his muscles to pump out until all that creaking and cracking lead Luffy into finally ripping the cat bow out.
"No, he's not! He's gonna crush us with that!"
Students cheered and laughed as the Black Cat Pirates ran from him.
"Yeah, fuck them up!" Mina cheered, pumping her fist in the air.
As Luffy stomped his way to them, Jango quickly used his hypnotism to put Luffy to sleep.
As his muscles shrank and he fell asleep, Luffy still held onto the bow, falling onto his back. The pirates screamed in terror as the bow fell on them, effectively wiping most of them out.
"Well, that did fucked them up." Kirishima shrugged, smiling sheepishly.
"Already getting rid of the main character?" Katsuki sighed.
Out in the fields, the veggie kids were being told that Klahadore is going to the shore and they planned on going there, though Carrot was asleep.
As they ran, Onion figured that Usopp's lie about making up the pirates' attack was the real lie, which the other two agreed with.
"Oh, so they're helping." Toru cheerfully gasped.
"But that means they're putting themselves into danger." Aizawa said.
The Usopp Pirates went to Kaya's mansion, worried something might have happened to her.
Drenched in pastel tones, the coloration contrasted with the contents: Usopp holding Kaya up at sword point. Even when Kaya begged him to stop, he still thrusted his sword at her.
Then it was revealed to be a dream as Kaya panted heavily.
Mina's eyes widen. "...Did that really traumatized her?"
"I guess she really felt betrayed by what Usopp have done." Tokoyami looked at the floor for a moment.
Kaya decided to put on a coat and came out of her room to search for Klahadore, but then she discovered the body of the sheep butler, Merry.
Kaya shook Merry, asking him what's going on. Surprisingly enough, he's alive.
"Wait. He's alive!?" Sero shouted in shock.
"I know this is a boring town, but do they really have no night guards?" Katsuki said, dumbfounded that the man was still alive somehow.
Slowly, Merry tried to push himself up, but collapsed onto his back. Kaya asked who attacked him, and through his tears, he told her that Klahadore have done all of this, that he was a pirate all along.
Kaya didn't want to believe it, but the proof is right there in front of her as Merry told her that Klahadore only got close to her to gain her fortune.
They realized what Usopp was saying yesterday was the truth, that he was trying his very best to help them, but everyone drove him away instead, protecting the real villain.
Through teary eyes, the students could only imagine Kaya's pain and the guilt she's going through. The very idea of trusting someone for so long and yet they've betrayed you was heartbreaking enough.
Kaya tried to call out for help in the mansion when Merry spit out blood, but he told her that the staff has been on leave since yesterday.
"Really? After the Usopp incident?" Iida pointed out.
"I guessing Kuro planned for that too, or at least the staff part." Hizashi guessed.
Before Kaya could panic, Merry told her the incident with the pirates haven't happened yet, so she must think calmly. He told her to give her fortune and mansion to Klahadore since her life is worth more than that.
Kaya agreed as Merry acknowledged that it sounds cruel, but he believed that she is the only one who can stop Klahadore. He knows it isn't her responsibility, but Kaya knew this isn't a situation she can run from. She has to talk to Klahadore.
"Ugh, I don't want that Kuro guy to have everything, but I don't want everyone to die." Toru let out an annoyed groan. "Momo, you're rich. How would you feel about that?"
"While I don't want to give him the satisfaction, I believe it's the best that I give him the ransom if it means no one dies and if that's truly my last choice," Momo tried to explain. "But seeing how Kuro acts, I highly doubt that he would leave everyone alone."
"I mean, the guys' definitely the backstabbing type. How am I suppose to trust him to not go murder everyone later?" Denki said, waving his hands around to emphasize his point.
After the eyecatches, the veggie kids attempted to climb up the iron fence with no success, but seeing someone come out of the mansion caused them to hide. Then they realized it was Kaya, wondering why she's outside by herself.
Back with the pirates, Usopp worried about Luffy being trapped under the bow, but Zoro told him that he should worry about his own injuries.
Jango was fearful of Kuro slaughtering them, but soon, there were two hidden pirates from the ship. Jango was confident about their 'trump card,' calling forth the Meowban Brothers.
"Finally, halfway through the episodes, and we get to hear about these guys." Katsuki complained. "Now how are they going to disappoint me this time?"
"Do you expect every secondary villain to disappoint you?" Kirishima asked.
"Until they stop being so lame."
From above, two shadowed people came down.
Both were cat themed, more so compared to the others. One was rather hunchbacked and thin with green hair while the other was much larger and shirtless, named Butchie.
"...Okay, I'm starting to see what you mean." Kirishima admitted, bowing his head.
"See!" Katsuki shouted as Aizawa felt insulted for all cats everywhere.
Jango told the brothers that they have to take down Zoro, but they were frightened by his glare, saying that they should be be guarding the ship, much to Zoro's, Nami's, and Usopp's confusion. Still, Jango demanded Siam to go, as Nami pointed out that he's already in tears.
Todoroki narrowed his eyes. "Something's not right here."
"Yeah, Zoro keeps getting the shitty fights." Katsuki complained. "Come on, give him something good. He has potential."
Siam charges after Zoro like a weakling, and the swordsman told him to stop or he'll kill him, but at the least second, Siam's persona seems confident, grabbing onto Zoro's sword with his claw.
This is what Siam wanted, jumping away to show that he took two of Zoro's swords, as Butchie calls him "Cat Burglar."
"Is that better?" Iida asked with a hint of smugness in his tone.
"Oh fuck off, Glasses. He got lucky." Katsuki snapped at him.
Zoro demanded Siam to give back his swords, but Siam asks why since Zoro still has one to use. As to anger him, Siam threw the swords behind him without care.
Izuku narrowed his eyes at the cat guy, trying to keep his mouth shut.
Even with one sword, Zoro gave a deep slice to Siam's chest and ran for the other swords, but out of nowhere, Siam jumped onto his back and grabbed his arms, causing Zoro to crash into the ground.
Siam called out to Butchie. The larger of the two was able to jump incredibly high for his size.
"Cat the Funjyatta!" Butchie's stomp into the ground created a crater where Zoro's head would be if the swordsman haven't slipped away in time.
The swordsman stared at the two in shock, certain that his bones would had turned into dust.
Izuku cringed at the description as Todoroki commented, "So that's not just fat."
"That Siam guy shouldn't be alive from that cut." Sero said incredulously.
"Neko-Yanagi Daikoshin!" Siam and Butchie teamed up against Zoro, rapidly slashing at him, but Zoro was able to dodge their attacks so far.
Nami worried about Zoro's safety, and Usopp planned on helping him out by shotting a lead ball at the brothers, but instead, the lead ball hit Zoro's back, causing him to be opened for the brothers' claws at his chest.
Students and teachers alike winced at the blood as Katsuki shouted, "Long Nose, you dumb-"
"Wait, I think Zoro did that on purpose." Izuku quickly interrupted him, just as Nami scolded Usopp for attacking someone on their side.
Usopp realized that Zoro must have done that on purpose as Nami wondered if they were actually saved since the brothers would have come after them if Usopp attacked.
"Oh, shut up, Deku." Katsuki grunted.
"Still, Zoro did try to help at the cost of his own well being." Aizawa said.
Nami decided to get Zoro's swords, certain he would win with more on his side. Usopp tried to suggest that he should go, but Nami told him he shouldn't push himself.
Nami jumped over the cliff and ran for Zoro's swords, but Jango was in front of her, taking out his ring.
Just as Nami grabbed onto the swords, Jango stepped on top of it, and offscreen, she was stabbed in the shoulder, falling onto the ground.
"Nami!" cried out many students.
"Usopp was right. It's actually a weapon." Aoyama nervously said.
At first, Jango seems tough, but by the sight of Kuro's sudden appearance, he shrieked in terror. By just his glare, even Siam and Butchie were frightened, along with the rest of the crew.
One by one, there was a shot of each character until it reaches Kuro's furious face, yelling about what's going on.
"To Be Continued."
"Next episode! Next episode!" Kirishima and Denki shouted.
After skipping the opening and recap of episode 14, they were greeted with, "Luffy, Back in Action! Miss Kaya's Desperate Resistance."
"Finally." Katsuki sighed.
At the very sight of Kuro, the Black Cat Pirates were absolutely terrified. Kuro were disappointed in them, dropping his bag. Jango said that he was the one who told him to leave the kids alone before, which Kuro admitted to, but he also pointed out that they would try to stand up against them as he called his old crew 'feeble.'
Then Siam and Butchie decided to be cocky, figuring that those three years have made them stronger while Kuro have done 'nothing.'
"I have a feeling they shouldn't assume that." Aizawa said.
Zoro's eyes widen as the brothers pass by him. Jango told them to stop, but the two still ran after old captain.
After lifting his bag high and his feet oddly shifted around, Siam and Butchie were shock to see they've sliced up Kuro's bag. There was no Kuro in sight. In fact, he was like a flickering image until he stopped in front of Zoro.
"What's with that footwork?" Hizashi wondered.
"Never mind that, he's fast!" Denki gaped.
The sleeves of his claws slide off as Kuro threateningly 'wondered' who they were they trying to kill. The brothers tried to attack, but in a flash, Kuro seemed to disappear. A technique Jango calls "Nuki Ashi."
After another set of rapid foot movements and hazes of dust, Kuro suddenly appeared behind the brothers with his katana-like claws up to their faces. Kuro admits to feeling a little sluggish.
"That's sluggish? Apparently you have teleportation!" Ochako exclaimed.
"How do you even defeat something like that without some... time quirk?" Denki asked.
"Actually, I'm sure Kirishima can defeat him with the help of his hardening quirk." Mina said.
"Y-Yeah, he's impossibly fast, but his claws are nothing against me." Kirishima tried to be confident.
"But would you be able to land a hit? Or are you certain you'll tire him out?" Aizawa asked, causing the red-haired boy to deflate a little.
Jango calls the 'Nuki Ashi' a silent movement technique that even a group of 50 assassins would be killed before sensing him. Even seeing him Kuro's habit of liftng his glasses up with his wrist sends Jango chills; a way to avoid cutting his own face from his Cat Claws. Proof that he haven't forgotten to fight.
"Okay, the 50 assassins things has to be an exaggeration, right?" Kirishima sweated nervously, despite not being I the same room as Kuro.
"I mean, it must be, but at the same time, I'm certain that Kuro must have traveled 100 meters within 5 seconds." Izuku kept his eyes on the screen, writing in his One Piece notebooks as he didn't notice Kirishima paled slightly. "That's amazing for someone who doesn't show any signs of a Devil Fruit."
Everyone stared in shock, though Zoro was much more stoic. Kuro decided to give the Meowban Brothers 5 minutes to take care of things, and if they don't, he'll kill every last one of them with his own hands.
"That's a little extreme, isn't it?" Momo's eyes widen.
"If he was reasonable in the first place, Kuro would had lived his life as a butler." Toshinori said, sounding a bit bitter.
Even though it was a practically impossible task, Jango didn't dare to anger Kuro any further, saying they just need to beat Zoro.
Siam and Butchie ran to Zoro, claws ready. While they're distracted, Nami ran up to Zoro's swords and kicked them up to him. Though he didn't like his swords being kicked, the swordsman was able to jump into the air, successfully catching and unsheathing them.
"Tora..." Zoro crossed his hand swords over his mouth blade, resembling a R. "Gari!" Just as the two brothers approached, Zoro swung forward, slashing them.
"Amazing..." Tokoyami silently fanboy over the technique as he could hear the awes and cheers of his fellow classmates.
As the brothers were sent flying, Kuro counted down to four minutes. Jango realized how strong Zoro is as the two landed right in front of him and Nami.
Zoro stared up at Kuro, declaring he could beat everyone before his five minutes are up. The former pirate grinned at first, then counted down to three minutes.
Butchie grabbed onto Jango's ankle, asking him to hypnotize him. Seeing he was still alive, Kuro called Zoro 'sloppy,' though Zoro figured it was his tough fat that saved him.
Zoro turned around and was so shocked by Butchie's transformation that he dropped his sword from his mouth. Standing up, his steps could create cracks in the ground with each steps he took. Zoro recognized his strength, kicking his blade into his mouth.
"He look like he could rip Zoro in half." Hizashi gaped.
"If Zoro allows it." Aizawa narrowed his eyes.
Nami used this as a chance to run to Luffy, but Jango noticed, swinging his weapon around faster and faster. Just as Nami was about to reach Luffy, Jango thrown his chakram at her. It curved the cat head almost like it had a mind of its own.
"Nami, dodge it!" Toru shouted, worry for her safety.
Just as Zoro called out to Nami, the girl stepped on Luffy's face. As Nami turned around to see the chakram, Kuro called out there's two minutes left.
After the eyecatches pass by, when Nami stepped on Luffy's face, Luffy grabbed onto her foot and pulled her down as he stood up, complaining that she stomped on his face. The weapon missed the redhead and was caught by Luffy.
Jango was shocked that Luffy is still alive as Zoro wondered if he has good or bad timing.
"I can't tell either." Toshinori stared at the screen, dumbfounded.
"For all of that to fit in..." Izuku blinked, trying to calculate the possibility of that happening.
"Pretty sure all of that was just pure luck." Katsuki said.
"Well, this is coming from the same person who survived a whirlpool." Iida pointed out.
"Once again, pure luck."
Luffy straighten back up as the chakram between his teeth cracked until it shattered into pieces.
Triumph music plays as Luffy cried out in pain as he touched the little cut on the corner of his mouth while the others minions were shock that he's still alive.
"Really? That little cut hurts?" Jiro said, puzzled.
"Hey, have you ever been cut there?" Denki said. "It hurts like hell."
After Luffy and Nami argued, Nami fell to the ground, grasping her injured shoulder. Luffy was concerned, but Nami told him that she've done as much as she could and that he have to do the rest... for her treasure.
Ochako frowned, shaking her head. "Come on, Nami."
Luffy made a strange face, figuring that everything will work out in the end. As he put on his straw hat and approached the Black Cat Pirates, Kuro counted down to one minute.
The minions freaked out at the situation, but even more as Luffy walk to them. The pirates either ran off or moved away to clear up a path.
Jango commanded Butchie to kill Zoro while Jango himself claimed he will take care of Luffy. Even when he took out more chakrams, Jango was sweating nervously.
Then Kuro declared that it's time for everyone to die.
"Considering we still have over 1000 episodes to watch..." Katsuki started.
"Still, the journey of the adventure." Mina teased.
"God..."
Luffy realized Kuro was there as Kuro remembered Luffy, wondering why he's still alive after that fall. Still, he does care, about to activate his technique.
Then Kaya came in, running. Kuro was about to attack her for approaching him from behind, but in the nick of time, Usopp was able to save her. Kuro was shocked by her appearance.
Over the shouts of shock, Sero said with wide eyes, "Does he just want a reason to kill?"
Kaya asked if Usopp is okay, but Usopp wondered why she's here. She apologized for not believing in him, but Usopp didn't care. He wanted her to run away since her life is in danger. It still doesn't change the fact that he's fighting for her, even after all he've been through.
Then Kuro asked why Kaya is here, calling her 'Miss Kaya.' Her face twisted in anger, telling him to stop.
"You don't deserve to call her 'Miss Kaya!'" Momo shouted.
"I don't think he'll just stop because you told him to." Katsuki rolled his eyes.
"She probably believes there's some good in him." Aizawa said.
Kaya explained that she was told everything from Merry as the minions were glad that they'll have a easier time with their target. She begged Kuro to stop, telling him he could have her fortune if he leaves the village.
Kuro accepts it, but he wanted one more thing. He wanted peace of mind, which is why he gained the villagers' trust. He wanted them both so he has to kill them.
"How... How could you want peace of mind if you're going to kill them?" Toshinori stared at the man in shock. "Do you have a conscious?"
"You could have that peace if you weren't greedy!" Ochako shouted in anger, shaking her fist at him.
Kaya reached into her coat and shakily took out a gun. Usopp grabbed her ankle, telling her to run away again, but Kaya aimed her gun at Kuro, telling him to leave.
"Kaya, don't do something so reckless!" Iida warned her.
Kuro seemed to have softened, telling Kaya that she've certainly grown over the years and how much time they've spent together. He even took off his Cat Claws, remising on the past.
"That's a dirty trick." Hizashi narrowed his eyes. "Using the past to distract her."
As he took away the gun, Kuro wasn't too shy to say that those past, loving events were something he had to endure. It was all so he could kill her today.
"You jackass!" Mina shouted, a little teary eyed. "Those precious memories... they don't mean anything to you."
"He's truly heartless." Tokoyami narrowed his eyes.
He admitted that everything he've done for Kaya was an insult to him as Luffy glared at him.
Usopp reached for the gun and shoot at him, but using his Nuki Ashi technique, Kuro easily dodged it and put on his Cat Claws, using their blades to close around him. Payback for hitting Kuro yesterday.
"Usopp!" shouted plenty of students, worried for the sharpshooter's safety.
Luffy's fist came into view as his arm stretched across the slope to punch Kuro right in the face, causing the man to fall.
As Luffy's arm snapped back in place, Luffy declared, "If you hate getting hit that much, I got a hundred more punches for you!"
"To Be Continued."
Over the cheering audience, Katsuki shouted, "Finally, we're going to get more real fights!"
"Hey, Usopp fought like a real man back there." Kirishima defended the long-nosed sharpshooter.
After skipping the opening and recap of episode 15, they were greeted with, "Beat Kuro! Usopp the Man's Tearful Resolve!"
Kuro's minions screamed in terror, seeing Luffy's Devil Fruit for the first time and that he took Kuro down. Even on the ground, Kuro glared at him as Luffy cracked his knuckles one by one.
"Wait, you can do that with one hand?" Denki said, staring at his hands.
Nami told him she'll leave the rest to him, planning on getting some treasure.
"Oh, Nami..." Ochako sighed.
Suddenly, the Usopp Pirates came in, running, hitting Kuro with their makeshift weapons even after Usopp and Kaya warned them to stay away.
"They're dead. They're fucking dead." Katsuki said as a sense of dread hung over the others' heads.
The kids stopped after they gotten tired as Jango knew that Kuro was mad. The kids run up to Usopp, mad that he did told them, but Usopp still told them to run. They refused, wanting to fight.
Then Kuro appeared behind them, adjusting his now lensless glasses. The kids screamed in horror, but Kuro didn't aim for them. Instead, he approached Usopp and kicked him. Kuro turned to Luffy, recognizing his ability as one from a Devil Fruit, which Luffy declared himself as a rubber person as the minions were terrified of him.
"Man, I wonder if this is now people reacted when quirks first came around." Denki curiously tilted his head to the side.
Kuro ordered Jango to go after Kaya while he deals with Luffy, reminding the hypnotist to get her will, then kill her, including the kids. Jango agreed, but Zoro put a sword in front of him, now allowing him to pass. Jango called out to Butchie, and then Butchie attacked Zoro with another "Cat the Funjyatta." The attack have caused the cliff to break and fall on the minions. Through the smoke, Butchie's claws reached for Zoro and pin him against the wall.
Jango passes by Usopp and head for Kaya. Usopp shakily turned towards the hypnotist, cursing himself, but he shouted to his little crew, ordering them to protect Kaya, the most important task he'll give: take Kaya and get away from here. The very reason they formed the Usopp Pirates was to become men who protect what's important to them.
"You can do it!" Kirishima shouted.
"They're going to die." Katsuki bluntly said.
"They will do it and become men! I swear it!"
"He basically told them to run away. It just sounds more 'epic.'"
The Usopp Pirates guided Kaya to the forest. Kuro told Jango to stop gawking. Before Jango could finish his declaration, Usopp used his slingshot to shoot Jango from behind. Even though he's angry at Usopp, Kuro's order made them go to the forest.
Kuro told Usopp that there's no way for Kaya to escape from Jango, challenging him to go protect Kaya if he can somehow pass him. As Luffy approached Kuro, Zoro kicked Butchie in the face and charges, slicing his chest.
After the eyecatches, Zoro threw his swords in the air, which perfectly fall into his sheaths he held out as Butchie fell to the ground.
"Okay, now he's just showing off." Aizawa grunted.
"...That should be impossible to do." Izuku agreed as Tokoyami continued to silently fanboy.
There was a noise from the forest that caused large groups of birds to fly away. Kuro said it was Jango tearing up the place, challenging Usopp to go and see for himself. As Kuro suggested that Kaya might be dead, Usopp cursed him for not feeling any pity for Kaya even after living with her for three years.
"Exactly!" Mina shouted, standing up but Kirishima pushed her down into her seat.
Without any waver in his voice, Kuro declared Kaya as his pawn, and once she's dead, he'll feel grateful. Luffy told Usopp to go after Kaya while he and Zoro will take care of the rest.
Slowly, Usopp struggled to stand up, shaking terribly as he screamed. Kuro mocked him, but Usopp refused to let him have his way for the people he've betrayed. Though he was able to take a single step, Usopp fell to the ground and Kuro laughed at him, saying that he has no place to talk as if he knows everything, and even if Usopp is able to walk, he would be no match for Jango. Still, even if he's no match against Jango, Usopp is willing to protect her for he is captain of the Usopp Pirates and a brave warrior of the sea, so there's no way he'll allow a finger on his village.
"You tell him!" Kirishima cheered as Aoyama clapped.
Katsuki could only stare as he could hear the others cry out encouragement for the long-nosed guy.
The minions mocked him for crying, but they ran and cried out in fear as Luffy threw a giant rock at them, asking them what's so funny.
Zoro called out to Luffy, telling him that he and Usopp are going after that 'hypno-freak.' With Usopp over his shoulder, Zoro told him that he'll need his directions in the forest. Just as the two were about to go, Kuro asked who gave them permission to pass the hill, but Luffy's hand stretched out for him, causing Kuro to bend backwards to dodge which allows Zoro and Usopp to escape to the forest.
Luffy slingshot himself to Kuro using a tree, but the ex-pirate slip pass by him and try to slash at him. With a forward flip, Luffy held his feet together and kicked, causing his legs to extend.
"GOMU GOMU NO YARI!"
"How are you going to attack against an opponent with blades and incredible speed?" Izuku murmured, writing in his One Piece notebook. "It seems almost impossible for Luffy to defeat him."
Kuro seemed to already disappeared, which Luffy complained about but he's glad that Zoro and Usopp were able to pass. Kuro came into view, wondering why Luffy, an outsider, would butt into this village's business, and Luffy's answer is that there's a man in that village he doesn't want to die.
Just as Kuro was about to charge after him, Luffy stretched out his arms to grab his shoulders and tried to kick him, but moving his arms, Kuro caused Luffy to crash into the ground.
"GOMU GOMU NO MUCHI!" Luffy tried to whip his leg at Kuro, but the man easily dodged it by jumping into the air.
"...and PISTOL!" Luffy's fist extended, but the straw hat boy was shock that Kuro is standing on his arm.
Running across his arm's length, Kuro kicked him in the face, cutting his mouth.
"It's doesn't look good." Momo worried.
"Yeah, it looks bad!" Mineta exclaimed, grabbing his head.
Seeing Kuro handling Luffy well, his minions cheered for joy, but their former captain doesn't want to be called by that name ever again, telling them that this entire plan is to get rid of 'Captain Kuro.' He wasn't shy to tell them he's tired of being a pirate. In fact, he's sickof it.
A flashback of Kuro's past and his plan to rid himself of this pirate life appeared. The plan was to make the world think he was dead, so he slaughtered a Marine ship's crew but left one man alive.
"Holy shit..." Kirishima's eyes widen in horror, just like the others, at the dead bodies across the ship. "He... He killed them all that easily... by himself!"
"...Is that Morgan?" Izuku can't help but to say, realizing the blond man left alive looked rather familiar.
"I think that is him." Todoroki's eyes widen.
"No way. That can't be him." Katsuki said, shaking his head. "Of all people..."
Kuro crushed the man's jaw with his foot and have the low-ranking soldier hypnotized by Jango into believing he have capture Captain Kuro. They also have hypnotized one of their crew mates into believing he's Kuro.
"It must be Morgan." Izuku concluded, noting the way Jango acts when he accidentally hypnotized himself into believing he've captured Kuro.
"Did Jango's hypnotism made him into a monster?" Todoroki wondered.
"I highly doubt that hypnotism can last that long. It has to wear off in the future." Katsuki argued.
"Actually, I've heard there was an experiment for a post hypnotic suggestion on trigger that lasted over 20 years," Aizawa said, ignoring the shocked looks from some of his students. "Though take that with a grain of salt."
In the present day, Kuro doesn't want his plan to fail, and he was going to attack Luffy, but the straw hat boy stretched his arms all the way to the large rock from before. Just before Kuro could stab him, Luffy lifted the giant rock into the path, causing Kuro's Cat Claws to be stabbed into that instead. Kuro was shocked that Luffy's more than just rubber.
The straw hat boy crush the rock with his strength and was able to snap off half of his claws.
"You're 'tired?!' You're not fit to be a pirate if having a name on the seas scares you!" With the leftover rock, Luffy smack it into Kuro's face. "My ambition is much greater than yours!"
"To Be Continued."
Students cheered for the victory until Aizawa ejected the disk out. Though there were a couple of disappointed kids, he could tell they were excited for the weekends from the chattering and theory making.