As if the world seemed to really hate Ussop and Nami, not only were they met with the strongest priest—
Nah, deadass, it was the strongest priest of the group, but said priest also had a dog.
Said dog was incredibly powerful.
"Maybe if we turn around now, we can leave?" Ussop was really, really scared.
Nami was looking around.
"Where the hell did the others go?"
She questioned. How the fuck did she lose them? She was just following Zoro a few seconds ago and now she was here.
Deadass, what happened? Did she see something she shouldn't or something?
Ussop was still scared.
"If I climb up that tree, I'll be able to see farther out," she said, looking up at a big-ass tree. Oh well, she had her idea set.
Ussop's eyes widened for a second as if he sensed something.
"Nami... duck!" He pushed her out of the way just in time for her to narrowly avoid a slash aimed at her neck.
The slice cut the tree behind them in half.
A cold bead of sweat appeared behind Nami's head... holy shit, she almost died.
Coming from where the attack had come from, one man could be seen. He appeared pretty buff, and from the way his wings were, he was 100% a Birkan, the same race as Enel and every other priest, to be exact.
Hm, wonder if any of their wings actually got big enough for them to fly with or some shit like that, 'cause so far, they just had very small-ass wings, which were simply there for decoration.
As for why you could tell they were Birkan and not Skypiean—well, first, their wings faced downward, while Skypiean wings tended to face upward. Skypieans usually also had this weird hairstyle that looked like an antenna at the top of their head.
Some say it used to be a halo, but was now turned into this.
Ohm walked out, his hand gripping his sword.
"So, you two possess Mantra?" the man said, looking at Ussop, who swallowed his saliva and said,
"Mantra... what's that? Some kind of food? Never heard of it." The acting truly was on point.
The man's brow furrowed. So this kid just had fast reflexes? He refused to assume that—he didn't look like he was built for that life.
"Well, hum... we're going to let you do your thing. We are just going to go there!" Ussop was nervous as he stepped back.
"Yeah," Nami said, stepping back—only to bump into something. Turning around, their faces turned dark... holy shit, that was a big-ass dog.
Ussop felt his soul leaving his body.
So this is how it felt to be a helpless citizen.
Oh, he hated this.
"You two sea dwellers will not be going anywhere. God Eneru wishes for you to be dead."
Ussop's soul left his body. The fuck did he do to piss off god?
He swore, he would never lie again, and that this man's soul...
"I'm sure you got the wrong person, we're just two passing tourists," Ussop tried to de-escalate the situation.
"Hm~, oh sweet priest~, we got lost, and we were hoping someone big and strong like you could save us~," Nami with the flirt.
The man acted cold...
As Nami tried to get close, he released his whip.
Once more, Ussop pushed her out of the way as an attack narrowly avoided her head.
The man's eyes focused on Ussop—this was 100% Mantra.
"It seems like you have learned Mantra... no matter, I will defeat you." Taking out his whip, he got ready to fold them like omelet.
Ussop, not seeing a way out of this, with shaking legs, stood proud in front of the man.
"I am not afraid of you, I am the lead of 8,000 men!"
The man paused a bit. Oh, so this pirate was strong. He would make sure to go all out.
"Nami."
As those words left his mouth, Nami began using her Clima-Tact, producing a shit-ton of cold and hot air.
Ussop took out a special ingredient and placed it on his slingshot.
"Eat this!"
Smoke Star!
As the attack left Ussop's slingshot, the man ducked his head, avoiding it, but the attack merely exploded next to his head, blinding the man to Ussop's whereabouts for a bit.
Nami, who had already been preparing her attack, dropped a Thunderbolt Tempo into it. Alongside the material Ussop used for this bomb, several electrical explosions could be heard.
Ussop was scared shitless.
"We did it!"
Nami seemed happy when the attack landed.
"Your plan worked, Ussop," Nami said, all happy.
"It did!?" The confusion in his voice was evident. Then, as if nothing had happened, he stretched his back and said,
"Of course it did. I can beat weaklings like this quite easily." He was bragging and all.
As the smoke cleared, the man looked mostly fine, just bruised a bit.
"So, you two possess some tricks," the man said, sounding annoyed.
Ussop's eyes seemed ready to burst out of his sockets—he was alive.
"He took that attack head-on and survived... what a monster!" To say Nami was a bit scared would be an understatement. Nami and Ussop were like the weakling duo right now, so having such a matchup was really bad for them.
'Kairo, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, where the hell are you guys?' Ussop thought to himself. He didn't want to do this.
"Lead Star!"
Once more, another bullet was launched at the man.
He moved out of the way. There was no way he was going to get hit by this.
As he dodged out of the way, the ball swerved into his blind spot before—
BAM
Ussop's face was filled with despair as the man caught his attack.
"Did you really believe you could exploit my blind spot?"
"No, I was planning on you catching it."
"HUH!?"
KABOOM
Ussop dug into his bag of tricks. While the explosion was still going, he took out another ball.
Pulling back his slingshot, he—
Fwosh
A sword was seen passing through his neck. Ussop's eyes turned white, and Nami had a look of utter horror on her face.
"You are an annoying pest," the man said. He had used his shield ability to protect himself from the explosion and had stretched his sword, slashing Ussop's head from his body.
Now, he simply had to deal with the girl...
He watched as the Ussop whose head had been cut off vanished.
Huh?
Flashback.
"You are not strong like Zoro and Sanji, I want you to do something else." Kairo could be seen looking at Ussop.
His gaze turned on Nami.
"Huh!? Me help?! What can I even do?" Ussop really didn't think he could do shit.
"You're a sniper. Your role is not really about being strong, you are support. You should never really have to fight up close... however... in case you do... you two should rely on each other."
Flashback end.
Ussop launched his Starfall Dust.
As he did so, the man and the dog were covered in oil.
"What is this liquid?"
As he placed his nose on it and smelled it—
"Thundershock!" Nami had once more already used this move, and also had used her Mirage earlier to save Ussop's life and to sell the trick. She was really an amazing actor, acting like Ussop was dead or some shit like that.
Ohm was being fried like no other, alongside his dog.
Ussop took out his hammer.
The 10-ton hammer, rushing in close.
He slammed it into the man. Ohm, stunned, couldn't act before Ussop's hammer hit him into the ground.
As the man lay there knocked out, Ussop boasted,
"I, the mighty, defeated this priest!"
Well, to be fair, he did.
But...
Ohm opened his eyes. That shit hurt, but he was alive. Ussop's eyes widened in shock—oh fuck.
"I will not be defeated by a coward like you!"
Raising his hammer again, he swung it at the man's head.
Ohm, however, wasn't afraid of this hammer as he usually would be.
"Reject Dial!"
And just like that—
Ohm remembered how it was when he was a kid, and how Enel rose to power. His life flashed before his eyes as the hammer slammed into him.
{Flashback}
"You may be a spineless, lying coward..."
"Wow, what a way to motivate me."
"But you are brave. You have more bravery than practically everyone else in the crew."
Ussop's eyes widened—he was brave?
"That's probably Luffy or Zoro." He corrected.
"No. Luffy and Zoro are courageous. There's a difference. Being courageous is running into danger no matter what and never backing down. But being brave is facing down your fears even with the odds stacked against you, and while you are scared, you still choose to do it."
"And that is why, I may not trust you with a secret, but I will trust you to have my back."
{Flashback end}
Nami and Ussop vs Ohm: Eisen Whip sword + Reject Dial + giant dog.
Winner: Nami and Ussop.
Would you rather, be the last guy to do Bonney blue in a 1000 dude in a day run.
Or.
Do current Big Mom.