The Explorer of the Universe
7

Zoro continued to carry the cage until he finally stopped his steps in front of a pet food store.

He was no longer able and felt very tired. In addition, he was still injured and his wound was getting worse because he was carrying a cage that locked Luffy.

"Your wounds are getting worse because you're too stubborn." Tanaka.

"Shut up, I want to take a little break." Zoro said but then his body staggered.

Tanaka quickly used his remaining force to hold back his body that was about to fall.

With a staggering step, Tanaka carried Zoro and leaned his body on one of the store poles.

"Thank you." Zoro.

"No problem, you've fought very well, now rest." Tanaka.

Zoro nodded his head and then fell asleep. Tanaka saw the wounds sustained by Zoro continue to bleed.

"What should I do? I don't know how to stop the bleeding, if it's like this he'll die of blood loss." Think Tanaka.

"Hey, Tanaka, is this a dog or a dog statue?" Ask Luffy casually.

There was no worry at all on his face about what had happened before to him.

"The creator really made Luffy's character so innocent and free." Think Tanaka.

"I think he's a dog statue?" Asked Luffy who immediately striking the eyes of the two dogs who were guarding the store behind him.

"Armghgh!" The white dog bit Luffy.

"Fucking dog! What are you doing?" Asked Luffy furiously.

"Can you be serious in a situation like this!" Shouted Tanaka who then shook his head and sighed at the behavior of his captain.

Moments later the fight between the white dog and Luffy in the cage stops.

"Bas on a stupid dog!" Said Luffy lying in that iron cage.

Tanaka also felt that he was unable to stand up so he immediately fell flat on the floor of the stone road.

"I have to stop Zoro's bleeding, but my body can't move anymore." Thought Tanaka was trying to move.

His strength was completely drained until he got a stiff body state.

"What are you guys doing here? If you're like this, Buggy will find you soon." Said Nami who suddenly appeared.

"Who are you?" Ask Tanaka.

"Oh that's Nami, our navigator, Tanaka." Answer Luffy.

"Who wants to be your navigator!?" Shouted Nami.

"I think I should give this to you. This is my reward for saving me." Nami said as she pulled out the lock of the cage that locked Luffy up and threw him on the stone path right in front of the white dog.

"That's the key to this cage! You went to get it just for me?" Ask Luffy happily.

"Don't misunderstand me. I don't want to owe you anything, that's all." Nami. "Haahh~ have I gone mad, for the sake of finding this key, I have to let go of taking their treasure."

As Luffy was about to retrieve the iron cage key, the white dog ate the key and made them all shocked, except for Tanaka who only put on a flat face and Zoro who was asleep.

Luffy strangled the dog and asked the dog to pull out the key.

"Stop hurting Shushu. You little brat." Said a man with long white hair, wearing armor and carrying a spear.

"Who are you, old man?" Ask Luffy.

"I'm the mayor of this town, Boodle. Who're you?" Boodle asked and then he saw Zoro's wounds.

"God wait, that's a pretty serious wound. Did you guys just fight Buggy? You should be taken to the doctor."

Boodle immediately took Zoro to a home for treatment right next to the pet food store.

Tanaka, Nami and Luffy are just waiting outside the house.

"How's Zoro doing?" Tanaka asked when he saw Boodle coming out of the house.

"I said I'd take him to the doctor, but he said the guy would be fine if he stayed asleep." Boodle.

"Hahaha, you stubborn bastard!" Tanaka said cynically but there was also a feeling of relief.

"Thank you for the help." Tanaka said with a smile towards Boodle.

"It doesn't matter, but it looks like you're hurt too?" Ask Boodle.

"No, I'm not hurt, just tired and hungry, do you have any food, sir?" Answer Tanaka.

"No, sorry, I don't have any food I can give you." Boodle.

Tanaka nodded his head and felt slightly disappointed.

Nami crouched down and stroked Shushu's head.

"This dog's name is Shushu, right?" Ask Nami.

"He's just sitting there, what's he doing?" Ask Luffy too.

"Keep the shop." Answer Boodle.

"Keeping shop?" Ask Nami.

"true." Answer Boodle.

"This is a pet food store?" Nami asked, concluding while watching the shop behind the shushu.

"really so. The owner of this shop is a good friend of mine." Boodle answered and gave Shushu a bowl of dog food.

"I've been feeding him all this time."

"This long?" Ask Nami.

"The owner of this store died 3 months ago of illness." Answer Boodle.

"So he's waiting for his master to come back here?" Ask Nami.

"Everyone says that. Even so I don't think so. Shushu's a smart dog, so he must have known that his employer was dead." Boodle.

"Then, why is he guarding the store?" Ask Nami.

"Because to Shushu, this store is his treasure, it's a relic from his master, and that's why he's guarding it." Answer Boodle.

"I've tried to move him a few times, but he won't leave this place." Boodle.

Then suddenly I heard a roar.

"What's that roar?" Ask Nami.

"That is, the Beast Tamer Mohji." Answer Boodle.

"What's? Animal Taming?" Ask Nami.

Then Boodle ran away followed by Nami, Tanaka lying on a stone path, still unable to move. So is Luffy who is still in the cage.

"Something comes here. Give me the keys back." Luffy's Pinta on Shushu.

Richie and Mohji then appear behind Luffy, Tanaka himself is still acting alert.

"Oh, so you've been left with just a weak member of yours and a dog? And you can't escape?" Ask Mohji.

Although Mohji had already seen the power possessed by Tanaka was terrifying before, but at this moment he saw Tanaka just lying on a stone path, not moving at all.

This is what makes Mohji conclude that Tanaka is in a weak state and calls him a weak member.

"Who are you?" Asked Luffy innocently.

"I'm a member of the Buggy Pirates, Mohji!" Mohji answered proudly.

"You're wearing a weird costume, yeah." Luffy said innocently.

"What a rude thing you said, this is my hair!" Said an annoyed Mohji.

"That's even stranger." Luffy's words are mocking.

"Shut up!" Shouting Mohji.

"You, even though I'm in front of you, you stay calm like that. Do you know how good I am? I'm Mohji, the Beast Conqueror. There's not a single animal in the world that I can't conquer." Clearly Mohji bragged himself and approached Shushu and ordered him.

Shushu bit Mohji's hand. Tanaka laughed at that.

"You'll be dead soon. So I guess there's no need to tame you anymore." Mohji.

"You gave up on that dog?" Asked Luffy innocently.

"Tell me where is Roronoa Zoro?" Mohji asked in a threatening tone.

"No way!" Luffy's.

"Kill him, Ritchie!" Mohji's Order.

Ritchie then destroys the cage that had locked Luffy away. Luffy then swiftly dodged Ritchie's attack as well.

But then, Ritchie attacks Luffy again which makes Luffy bounce far away and crash into several houses until it is destroyed.

Fortunately, the house that was hit by Luffy is no longer inhabited.

Tanaka with a little energy already gathered immediately got up and ran after Luffy.

"Luffy!! Are you okay?" Tanaka asked when she saw Luffy.

"Oh, Tanaka, you can move!" Answer Luffy.

"Thank God you're okay." Tanaka said with relief.

"Of course, I'm strong!" Luffy said with a big smile.

Then I saw Nami and Boodle coming towards both of us.

"Why are you still alive?!" Ask Nami.

"He's alive!" Boodle said, surprised to see Luffy is still alive and not injured at all, but was made to bounce so far by Ritchie.

"Can't I be alive?" Luffy.

"But you were thrown until you destroyed the house. Isn't it weird that you're still alive?" Ask Nami.

"really?" Asked Luffy innocently.

"Of course it's possible, a normal person would die instantly if he got the same thing as you, captain." Said Tanaka who let out a long sigh.

"What is your purpose in coming to this city? And why did you get involved with those Pirates?" Ask Boodle.

"Now that I know my destination, get a map of the Grand Line and a navigator." Luffy replied and then remembered something. "The freak in costume is after Zoro."

Luffy ran away and Tanaka also immediately ran after Luffy but his power was lost so he fell onto the stone path.

"Hey, are you okay?" Ask Boodle.

"Damn it, I'm losing some more energy, you two please keep an eye on Luffy, don't let him do a pretty reckless build, please." Tanaka Pinta.

"Why should I listen to you being a pirate?" Ketus Nami's.

"Alright, but I have to move you to a safe place to rest." Boodle.

The old man immediately carried Tanaka to a house and let Tanaka rest in the house.

Meanwhile, upon reaching the pet food store, Luffy saw Shushu barking at his burnt-out shop.

Luffy stood glued to see Shushu's employer's burning shop. In addition, he also heard Shushu who continued to bark with a broken feeling seeing his employer's shop destroyed by fire.

Without further ado, Luffy ran after Mohji and Ritchie.

"You! Why are you still alive?" Mohji asked who was surprised by Luffy's presence.

"You won't be able to kill me so easily, because I'm a rubber man!" Luffy replied casually and crossed his arms.

"Rubber man? You're just lucky, now that you've appeared before me, it's a sign that you're a fool who took his life to be killed by me." It was clearly Mohji who gave Ritchie the order to attack Luffy.

Of course Luffy did not stay still, he immediately twisted both hands into one so as to form a small tornado.

"What the fuck with that hand?" Asked Mohji who was surprised.

Both of Luffy's hands held the lion's face and then. "Gomu gomu no hammer!" Luffy slammed the lion against the stone path very hard.

"Ritchie!!" Shouting Mohji.

"S ... who? Creature ... Are you this?" Mohji asked with fear.

Luffy explained about himself while giving a strong enough punch to Mohji's face to make the circus man lose consciousness.

"I don't need your apology, because you won't be able to return Shushu's treasured possessions." Luffy said furiously.

"That's why I came and beat you up for the rest of your life." Luffy's.

The straw hat man took the dog food that Ritchie had previously brought and returned to where Shushu was.

"Oh Pirates, you're still alive, aren't you? I thought the lion had eaten you without a remnant. You Pirates are the same! Before you gather your ruthless friends, I'll kill you here!" Nami's gonna attack Luffy but Boodle's gonna stop him.

"Let go! I'll kill him and then I'll kill you!" Nami said angrily while crying.

"You think you can kill me, weeek!" Eject Luffy.

"What!?" Shouted Nami.

Luffy ignored Nami, he walked up to Shushu and handed the dog food box in front of Shushu.

Nami was silent to see that.

The straw hat man then sat down beside Shushu.

"That's all I can save. He ate it all." Luffy.

"He..fighted with the lion..for the dog?" Asked Nami who did not believe what she saw.

"You've fought so well, protecting your employer's shop, I know that, even if I don't see it in person." Luffy said casually.

Shushu was silent for a moment, he then bit the dog food box, leaving the place.

Suddenly Shushu stopped and turned to look at Luffy again.

"Your woof!"

"Yes, you also have to become even stronger." Luffy.

"Woof! Woof!"

Shushu then actually left the place to go to where the refugees were.

"I'm sorry for that, I've been prejudiced against you." Nami.

"What's wrong, you must have your reasons, right?" Luffy asked and stood up and patted his pants to clean the dust. "I don't care what your reasons are."