Oliver stared behind the trees where he thought he had seen some movement, but stopped when he heard a noise caused by the erupting volcano.
"I hope I'm not in the place where Brogy and Dorry are fighting."
Just then, he heard a gunshot, so he dodged and took cover behind a tree.
"I definitely have company."
He saw a slightly tall man coming out from between the trees, wearing brown pants and an open shirt, but what stood out the most was his wide smile.
'I don't know this one. Is he a new addition or did he already exist? Whoever he is, he must be with Baroque Works if he's on this island,' Oliver thought.
"Where did he go?" asked the smiling man.
"I told you to wait until he was close," said a woman.
A woman wearing brown pants, a short shirt, a scarf around her neck, and a hood shaped like an animal. She carried a katana on her back.
"Now we have to find him before Mr. 3 asks us where he is," the woman said, a bit scared.
"Shut up, don't remind me," said the man, also scared.
Oliver listened to the conversation between the two, which gave him an idea of who they were.
'The agents that don't appear in the anime or manga are Mr. 6, Miss Mother's Day, and Mr. 10, Miss Tuesday,' Oliver thought as he jumped down from the tree, landing behind the man. "Hello."
He grabbed him by the head and kneed him in the back, then kicked him in the ribs, sending him crashing into a tree.
"You!"
The woman tried to slash him with her sword, so Oliver reacted and tried to strike the sword with his hand—when he touched it, he stored it in his inventory.
"Huh?" The woman was confused when she saw her sword disappear.
"Hey..." said Oliver. "Sweet dreams."
He punched her in the face, knocking her backward and unconscious.
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"They were definitely from Baroque Works. Maybe I should've left her awake to find out what number they were."
He heard the sound of a battle again, which meant Brogy and Dorry were still fighting.
"I guess it's time for me to start moving," Oliver said—but then a Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared in front of him. "But first, I want to try training against you."
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On the island, a battle had taken place between two giants named Brogy and Dorry, with Brogy emerging victorious.
As the fight ended, Luffy—who was trapped inside the skeleton of a giant beast—was furious.
"WHO DID THIS?! SHOW YOURSELF, DAMN IT!!"
Luffy's scream echoed everywhere.
"Alright, Luffy. I don't know who did this or where they are, but... I'll take care of them!" Usopp shouted, both angry and afraid.
"I'm coming too!" said Vivi.
"Yes! Please come with me! It's really comforting!" said Usopp, grateful, while his legs trembled.
"That won't be necessary."
A man's voice was heard, and when they looked toward the sound, they saw Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine holding Karoo, who was badly injured.
"Was it you?!" Luffy asked angrily.
"We're returning this," said Mr. 5 as he threw the injured Karoo.
"Why you...?! Karoo didn't do anything to you!" Vivi shouted as she rushed to Karoo's side.
"Huh? Who are they?" Usopp asked.
"They were in the last town," Luffy explained.
"You're right. That bird hasn't done anything to us. The only one we consider a threat is the Straw Hat boy. So, in order to lure the princess away, we tried using that stupid bird, but he turned into a bag of feathers."
They explained how they wanted Karoo to scream to attract Vivi, but since he wouldn't obey, they started hitting him over and over to make him cry out, but he still didn't.
"Bastards," Vivi muttered, furious.
"WAS IT YOU WHO PUT THE BOMB IN THE BARREL?!" Usopp shouted.
"Huh? Yeah, more or less. And you are?" asked Mr. 5. "Is he on the list?"
"No, but it's obvious he's one of their nakamas," said Miss Valentine.
"YOU INTERFERED WITH THE GIANTS' BATTLE!" Usopp yelled.
"It was them! I'm going to kick their asses!" shouted Luffy, trying to break free.
"I'll take them down!" Vivi declared, getting ready to fight.
"You want to take us on, Miss Wednesday?" said Mr. 5.
"Kyahahaha! Do you think you can take on official agents?" Miss Valentine asked.
Usopp and Vivi prepared and charged to attack them.
Usopp attacked with an exploding marble, which made Miss Valentine jump back, avoiding the smoke cloud.
"Kyahahaha! A perfect gust of wind!" said Miss Valentine.
From within the explosion, Mr. 5 emerged unscathed and countered with an explosive booger aimed at Usopp, causing a big explosion.
"USOPP!!" Luffy yelled, worried for his nakama.
"Kyahahaha! So sorry!" said Miss Valentine. "10,000 Kilo Press!"
Miss Valentine dove straight at Usopp to crush him, but before she could hit him, she was sent flying from a punch that launched her into the giant beast's skeleton.
"That's the second time I've hit you. You should've stayed quietly in Whiskey Peak," said Oliver, who had just arrived. "Oi, Usopp, are you okay?"
"I-I'm fine," said Usopp, injured.
"Y-You..." Mr. 5 stammered, scared upon seeing Oliver.
"Well, I guess I didn't hit you hard enough the first time to make you give up on this," Oliver told him.
Mr. 5 looked at Vivi and tried to grab her, thinking he could use her to avoid being attacked. Oliver reacted quickly and launched himself at him.
He moved at full speed toward Mr. 5, extended his arm, and struck him directly in the chest before he could touch Vivi.
"LARIAT!"
As he hit him, the force of the blow sent Mr. 5 flying, crashing through several trees.
"Damn, I hit him hard. I hope I didn't kill him," said Oliver, seeing the damage he'd caused. "Are you okay?"
"Y-Yes, thank you," Vivi replied.
"Oliver! Get me out of this!" Luffy shouted, still struggling to get free.
"Alright, alright, no need to freak out. I'll get you out right away," said Oliver.
Oliver approached Luffy and examined the skeleton.
"I really doubt I can lift this. But I guess it doesn't hurt to try," said Oliver.
He got into position and tried with all his strength to lift the skeleton.
It started to tremble a bit, but even with all his effort, Oliver couldn't lift it even a few centimeters.
"I can't."
He let go of the skeleton and thought of another option.
"I hope I don't end up cutting you."
He got ready to use Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist to try and break the skeleton, but even when he struck with full force, it did nothing to the bones.
"Ouch."