One Piece: Wanted for Having Too Much Fun

Shells Town Harbour

"WOW! THIS BOAT IS WAY BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE!"Luffy exclaimed excitedly, eyes sparkling with joy.

"And it's a sailboat—no more paddling!" Lucen said with a big grin.

"Guess we owe the townspeople a big thank you for this," Zoro added, wiping sweat from his forehead.

Lucen turned to Zoro and gave him a weird look."What's wrong with your face, Zoro?"

Zoro squinted."That's my line. What's up with those lipstick marks all over your face and hoodie?"

Lucen blinked. Sure enough, faint lipstick marks still covered his cheeks and hoodie.

"Right! What's up with that? It looks hilarious! Shishishi~" Luffy burst into laughter.

"I don't know! When I woke up, they were just… there?" Lucen said, confused. They had headed straight to the harbor after waking up, and he hadn't had time for a proper bath. He had splashed water on his face, but apparently not enough.

In the crowd gathered to see them off, several women quietly looked down, hiding their red faces. Thankfully, they'd kept their "farewell affection" to innocent cheek kisses while Lucen slept.

Nearby...

"Can't they stay just a little longer?" Rika asked her mother.

"No, dear. They have dreams to fulfill."

"SET SAIL!" Luffy shouted as Zoro and Lucen jumped onto the boat.

The boat wasn't huge—just enough space for five people—but it was the best vessel the town had, short of a Marine ship. And obviously, the Marines weren't handing that over to a group of aspiring pirates.

Suddenly—

"LUFFY! LUCEN!" Koby's voice rang out. He ran to the harbor edge and saluted.

"I'll never forget you all!"

Commander Ripper stepped forward and barked,"Soldiers! Salute!"

All Marines followed suit.

"Must be the first time Marines have saluted pirates," Zoro chuckled.

"We just saluted pirates... No food for a week!" Ripper shouted.

"YES SIR!" ×67 Marines echoed.

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Two Days Later – Somewhere at Sea

Zoro squinted at Luffy, who was holding the WindGod Fan with a gleeful expression.

"Luffy... what are you planning to do with that thing?"

"Shishishi~ You'll see!" Luffy laughed as he raised the fan.

Zoro's grip tightened around the boat."You do remember that swinging that thing hard can create a tornado, right?"

"Don't worry! I'll swing it lightly."

Unfortunately, Luffy's version of "light" was still way above normal human strength.

FWOOOSH!

A massive gust filled the sail. The boat's speed shot up so suddenly that Zoro's face flapped like a flag in the wind.

Lucen, sleeping peacefully on the deck, was blasted clean off the boat.

"WAHHHH!"

"Lucen!" Luffy extended both arms to catch him, wrapping his legs tightly around the mast.

Lucen crashed into the water, instantly waking up."What the heck—?!" he muttered, dazed and dripping wet.

Meanwhile, Zoro gripped the boat tightly as the wind turned into a storm blast."THE BOAT'S NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE SEA ANYMORE!" he screamed.

"Shishishi~ FASTER! FASTER!" Luffy howled with laughter.

Lucen looked around, shocked."I WAS ASLEEP FOR TWO MINUTES AND NOW WE'RE FLYING?!"

He turned to see the boat actually gliding above the sea.

"THAT'S SOOOO COOL!" Lucen shouted with a grin.

"These idiots I am going to kill them" Zoro said as the two started howling.

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A Few Minutes Later…

Lucen, soaking wet and shaking out his clothes, laughed."HAHAHA! That was wild."

"Right?! Let's do it again!" Luffy beamed.

"NO!" Zoro snapped, his mouth turning shark-like.

"Why not?" Luffy tilted his head.

"Because the boat will explode before we ever reach land!"

"Aahh… I'm so bored..." Luffy slumped dramatically.

"Lucen, do you have anything interesting?" he asked, turning toward him.

"Interesting?" Lucen muttered, digging into his 4D pocket. He hadn't checked his loot from yesterday—he was too busy admiring sea creatures and fishing.

He pulled out two items: a black card with a red leaf printed on it and a small glass bottle.

"Just a card and a bottle? Lame..." Luffy frowned.

"Well, Lucen did say his daily items are random," Zoro said.

Lucen grinned eerily."Don't be fooled by appearances. Hehehe… I'll demonstrate."

He uncorked the glass bottle and gently tapped its opening against Luffy.

"Nothing happeni—WHOA!"

Luffy began shrinking rapidly and was sucked into the bottle! Lucen corked it shut just in time.

Zoro stared, jaw-dropped."...What the hell..."

"This," Lucen declared proudly, "is a Capturing Bottle. Touch someone for ten seconds, and they get miniaturized and trapped inside."

"WHAT?!" ×2

Inside the bottle, Luffy glared."Fine! I'll just break it!" He tried to stretch his arms—only to find he couldn't.

"Why aren't my arms stretching?!"

Lucen held the bottle up to his face like a giant.

"Your powers don't work inside it. And no, you can't break the bottle from inside either."

"WHAT?!"

Luffy punched the inside walls—BAM!

No scratch.

"OUCH! IT HURTS! WHY DOES IT HURT?!"

The rubber body usually absorbed shock, but with no powers and punching untrained, unfiltered—he felt everything.

Lucen shook the bottle.

Luffy ping-ponged violently off the glass inside.

"AHAHAHAHA!"

Zoro's mouth twisted."...Devil."

"Alright, enough fun for today." Lucen uncorked the bottle, and Luffy popped out, returning to normal size.

"Ugh... I can see stars..." Luffy groaned.

Once he came back to his senses, he stood up, fists raised.

"Lucen! You're dead!"

Lucen shrugged."Didn't you say you wanted to see something interesting?"

Luffy froze."...Huh. You're right."

"Shishishi~ It was interesting."

TO BE CONTINUED…