The going merry sailed leisurely on the azure sea, sunlight scattering across the sparkling surface, glinting with dazzling light.
Laughter and chatter occasionally drifted from the deck, the atmosphere relaxed, and Vivi was getting along very well with the Straw Hat Crew.
"Miss Vivi, what's your TikTok ID? Can I follow your TikTok account?" Sanji looked at the beautiful Vivi, his eyes turning into hearts, pleading to become her fan.
Vivi giggled, amused by Sanji's actions. She scratched her head a little shyly and said softly, "Ah~ I... I have a TikTok account, but I rarely use it." After speaking, she took out her phone from her pocket, unlocked it, opened TikTok, and showed her account to Sanji.
"Wow, Miss Vivi, your profile picture is so pretty!" Sanji said, quickly following Vivi's account with a satisfied smile on his face.
At the same time, the other members of the Straw Hat Crew also took out their phones, adding each other as followers, and the deck was immediately filled with phone notification sounds.
Nami leaned closer to Vivi, curiously glancing at her TikTok homepage, only to find it completely blank, not even a single video.
She couldn't help but frown, asking in confusion, "Vivi, why haven't you posted anything on your TikTok account? Don't you know how to use it?"
Before Vivi could speak, Sanji immediately squeezed next to her, the heart shapes in his eyes pulsating even more noticeably, volunteering himself:
"Miss Vivi, Gentleman Sanji can teach you! I can say I'm an expert on TikTok now, I even know how to do complex video editing! I can help you film super beautiful videos, guaranteed to make your TikTok account instantly explode in popularity!"
"Perverted Cook, you stepped on my new shoes," Zoro's voice rang out on the deck, with a hint of teasing.
Sanji, who had been immersed in his gentle gaze towards Vivi, instantly snapped out of his fantasy upon hearing this, his face turning ashen.
He hated it most when Zoro called him "Perverted Cook," especially in front of a beautiful woman; it was a great insult to him!
"Moss Head, say that again!" Sanji was about to explode, staring intently at Zoro, looking ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
Zoro, however, was not afraid. He raised an eyebrow, a slight smirk playing on his lips, revealing a challenging smile: "Perverted Cook."
"You're asking for a beating!" Sanji roared, about to charge, but was interrupted by a scream.
"Ah!" Nami's scream exploded on the deck like a thunderclap, instantly grabbing everyone's attention.
Zoro and Sanji stopped at the same time, and even the others who were chatting all looked at Nami in unison, wondering what had happened.
"What's wrong, Nami?" Zoro frowned, quickly walking towards Nami, and the others also gathered around, asking with concern.
Meanwhile, Luffy was still sound asleep on the ship's figurehead, completely unaware of what was happening.
His body swayed gently with the ship, a satisfied smile still on his face, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
Nami slowly raised her head, a hint of frustration and deep worry on her face. She took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly as she said:
"Just now, I saw someone in the comment section warning us to run quickly, saying that our location had been exposed and that a guy smoking a cigar was coming with the Marine."
"What? Marine!" Usopp's face instantly turned pale, his eyes filled with terror.
They had just escaped from that fierce group of pirates, and now they were being targeted by the Marine. This was truly one misfortune after another!
"Let's hurry and go! It'll be troublesome if the Marine catches up to us!"
Sanji also frowned, but was still somewhat doubtful: "Words in the comment section, some true, some false, can they be trusted?"
Zoro, however, said seriously: "I don't think the other party needs to lie to us, and I have a premonition that the Marine is really on their way."
He looked around, a serious look in his eyes, "We can't risk it, we must leave here immediately."
Just then, Luffy finally woke up.
With heavy sleepiness, he rubbed his eyes, vaguely hearing everyone discussing "running away," and his sleepiness instantly vanished.
He sat up abruptly, his eyes wide, his face full of surprise: "Nani? That Smoker Marine is behind us?"
As soon as he heard the words "fight," Luffy instantly perked up, all sleepiness gone.
He leaped from the ship's figurehead onto the deck, his movements swift and decisive, his voice tinged with excitement: "Usopp, control the course! Nami, observe the route! Zoro, Sanji, prepare to fight with me!"
However, apart from Zoro, whose eyes gleamed with fighting spirit as he rubbed his hands together, everyone else looked dispirited, their faces filled with helplessness.
Nami walked forward angrily and punched Luffy hard on the forehead, making a "thump" sound.
Luffy saw stars from the blow, grimacing and rubbing the rapidly swelling bump on his head, looking at Nami with a bewildered expression.
"Fight my ass!" Nami stomped her foot in anger, "Who knows how many troops they have? While they haven't caught up, run now!"
Luffy rubbed his head, a look of "I see" on his face, as if he finally understood the seriousness of the situation.
"Then let's run quickly!" he shouted, a hint of reluctance in his voice.
Usopp let out a long sigh of relief, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and exclaimed, "It's not easy, our Captain finally realized it."
He quickly ran to the helm and began to adjust the course, preparing to escape at full speed.
But then, Luffy pulled out his phone from his pocket, muttering with dissatisfaction, "To chase us from Loguetown all the way to the Grand Line, how annoying."
He complained as he opened TikTok, directly going to the recording interface.
"Hey! Smoker! I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become the Pirate King!"
Luffy shouted loudly into the camera, his voice filled with anger,
"You think chasing me to the Grand Line can stop me? Impossible! Even if you catch up, I'll punch you flying, so bring it on!"
After saying that, he angrily directly clicked send, not even bothering to edit.
After Luffy sent the video, he instantly relaxed, a smug smile on his face, as if he had just accomplished something incredible.
The other members of the Straw Hat Crew, however, looked at Luffy with helpless expressions.
This kind of shouting match... it's too childish.
...
Luffy's video of challenging the Marine instantly caused a huge stir on TikTok.
His provocative tone and fearless attitude were like a heavy bomb thrown into a calm lake, creating countless ripples.
Coupled with the malicious black fans who interfered and secretly invested a lot of TikTok boosts, the video's popularity quickly soared, being seen by countless people.
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