From Brindo's perspective, the mont his elder brother Campacino approached iser, his fist rcilessly struck iser's body, sending him flying with trendous force!
"Whoosh—"
"Boom!!"
iser crashed hard into a distant iceberg!
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of blood sprayed out as iser slid down the iceberg and plunged into the sea below.
"Hahaha!" Campacino laughed heartily. "See that, Ninja? This is the power of us brothers!"
"That's right! When we brothers work together, we're invincible!" Brindo also burst into laughter.
Perhaps because they were twins, the two were born with a special magnetic ability—they could attract or repel each other at will.
Just now, Brindo had used the repelling force to drastically increase Campacino's speed, sending iser flying.
At least, that was how it appeared in the eyes of the Campacino brothers.
But from the perspective of the Straw Hat Pirates, the scene was entirely different.
Campacino had suddenly appeared, throwing a punch at iser, who was standing on the deck.
But iser was too fast—he dodged effortlessly in an instant, then countered with a whip kick that sent Campacino flying straight into Brindo.
"Thud!"
The two collided and landed on the Thousand Sunny.
Yet, as if they felt no pain, they stood up laughing and spouting nonsense like lunatics.
"These two... are they insane?" Franky muttered, his lips twitching.
"Probably because of iser," Sanji remarked, glancing at the ninja.
The man had the ability to make others see illusions—these two must have fallen victim to iser's Illusion Technique.
"So you're the so-called bounty hunters?"
"And twins, at that."
Franky studied them curiously. Twins were a rare sight.
"Exactly! We are the strongest brother duo in the Accino Family, second only to our father!" Brindo sneered at Franky. "Pirates, your doom has arrived!"
"That ninja has already been knocked into the sea. There's no escape for you now," Campacino declared. "Surrender!"
"Knocked into the sea...?"
Usopp glanced between the Campacino brothers and iser, feeling an odd sense of dissonance.
"What's going on? What happened?!"
Luffy and Chopper ca running out from the cabin of another ship, shouting toward the Thousand Sunny:
"Hey, you guys okay?"
"We're fine, Luffy," iser replied. "Just so bounty hunters showing up."
"What?"
Luffy was surprised. He hadn't expected them to actually co knocking.
"Luffy, go help them."
"But what about you?"
Luffy looked at Chopper. Leaving their ship doctor alone here didn't sit right with him.
After all, these people had a track record—he couldn't fully trust them.
"I'll be fine."
Luffy didn't answer imdiately. After a brief pause, he said, "I'll go check it out first."
Grabbing the ship's bow with both hands, Luffy catapulted himself back onto his own ship, landing beside Nico Robin.
He glanced at Robin and asked, "Robin, where are the enemies?"
"Right there, see?"
Following Robin's gaze, Luffy looked over and imdiately wore an astonished expression. "Clo... Clone Technique?!"
"Hey, iser, look! There are ninjas here too!!"
Luffy was beyond excited—never did he think he'd encounter ninjas one day.
iser:
Hearing Luffy's words, iser was montarily at a loss for what to say.
Who knew what this idiot was thinking? These were obviously just twins.
Sure, they looked alike, but their clothes were different, damn it!
"So you're the Straw Hat Boy," Campacino said coldly, eyeing Luffy. "We'll be taking your head now."
However, Luffy ignored him, still shouting excitedly at iser.
"Hey, iser, they're ninjas, real ninjas!"
iser didn't want to engage with him, maintaining his aloof expression.
Campacino: ???
"Bastard, are you looking down on us?!" Brindo roared. "That ninja of yours, iser, has already been knocked into the sea!"
At those words, Luffy froze for a second.
Brindo, thinking Luffy was scared, smirked triumphantly. "Now you know fear—"
"What are you talking about?" Luffy said, picking his nose. "iser's right here."
iser was standing not far from Franky, watching from above. Could these two not see him?
Were all ninjas besides iser visually impaired or sothing?
Following Luffy's gaze, Brindo saw no trace of iser—only Franky standing alone.
"Hah, trying to trick us?" Brindo sneered. "That lie is pointless."
Luffy: ???
For a mont, Luffy was baffled. Were these ninjas really not seeing him, or was this so act?
"Luffy, they're under an Illusion Technique," Little rry giggled.
"Illusion Technique?"
Luffy tilted his head in confusion. Was that another one of iser's abilities?
"Did you even listen to iser back in the City of Seven Waters...?" Nami sighed.
iser had explained his clone abilities before. Had Luffy not paid attention at all?
Or... given his brain capacity, maybe he just couldn't comprehend what an Illusion Technique was.
"Whatever, never mind." Luffy leaped in front of Brindo. "So you're the bounty hunter, huh?"
"If you're coming after us, you'd better be ready."
"Hmph, you think you stand a chance?" Campacino scoffed, scanning the crew before finally settling on Luffy. "Judging by that ninja of yours, your bounties must be seriously inflated."
"Can't believe the Marines would give you lot such high rewards."
"But... that just works in our favor. Hahahaha!"
"That's right, Brother Campacino!" Brindo laughed. "We can't let such an opportunity slip by!"
"Straw Hat Boy, your head belongs to us brothers now!"
"Eh?!"
"Brothers?" Luffy exclaid in shock. "Not clones?"
"You bastard, where the hell did you get the idea we're clones?!" Brindo cursed.
Any normal person could tell at a glance they were twin brothers. Was this jerk just ssing with them?
"Brindo, take him out!"
"Yes, Brother Campacino!"
The two brothers quickly stuck together before repelling apart due to opposing forces.
Propelled by this energy, Brindo charged at Luffy and landed a solid punch.
"Whoosh—"
"Thud!"
Caught off guard, Luffy was actually sent flying by the punch, crashing into the ship's cabin wall behind him.
"What just happened?" Sanji wondered. "Did they just stick together and then imdiately separate??"
"Ability users...?"
"No, we're not Devil Fruit users," Brindo sneered. "As twin brothers, we're born with the natural ability to attract and repel each other."
"To be precise, it's magnetism!" Campacino added.
To demonstrate, the brothers showcased their special power—magnetic attraction and repulsion—before bursting into arrogant laughter at the Straw Hat Pirates as if their ability made them invincible.
"Robin, what do they an?" rry looked up and asked.
"Don't mind them. Just consider them a bit... simple."
"So that's how it is..."
Following Robin's words, rry's gaze at the Campacino brothers softened with pity.
"They're so pitiful..."
"Did you make them say that?" Usopp glanced at iser.
iser: "..."
"No, not at all," iser deadpanned. "I overestimated them."
This ti, he hadn't even used his Illusion Technique to control them—he'd rely let them see what they wanted to see. Yet, to his surprise, they'd voluntarily explained their abilities in detail, as if afraid their enemies wouldn't understand... What absolute idiots!
In battle, information was everything. Yet here they were, casually revealing their own strengths. iser's expression twisted with disbelief.
How had these morons survived as bounty hunters? What kind of family raised them?
"Wow! How do you do that?!" Luffy cheered, completely unfazed by the punch that had left no damage beyond dirtying his clothes.
"Hmph! It's because of our unbreakable brotherly bond!"
"Amazing... so amazing!"
"I don't care about your 'brotherly bond,'" Sanji snapped, kicking forward. "Luffy, they're enemies. Beat them down first, talk later."
"Got it!"
Without hesitation, Luffy joined Sanji in attacking. But the twins' abilities made them surprisingly agile, and the initial assault failed to take them down.
Seeing the fight underway, iser didn't intervene. Instead, his gaze shifted to the distant water—or more precisely, the dark shadows lurking beneath.
"Ferocious Penguins, huh..."
"Watch out!"
Franky suddenly shouted and swiftly dashed behind Luffy, leaping up to block.
"Clang~"
A peculiar ice sphere struck Franky's arm, imdiately forming frost that began creeping up his limb.
"What the hell is this?"
Franky's expression changed as he imdiately clashed his arms together, shaking off the ice. Then, he looked up at Iceberg and said, "Ice?"
"Dammit, could it be a Marine Admiral?" Usopp's face paled.
"Bounty hunters teaming up with the Navy...
This ability was truly striking a nerve with the group.
"No, that's not it." iser glanced sideways at Iceberg, then at the three figures who had just appeared above them. "Those guys aren't Navy."
"Not the Navy...?"
Usopp frowned. If it wasn't that Marine Admiral, then how could they wield freezing power?
Could they be Devil Fruit Ability Users with similar powers?
Or perhaps... this was an innate special ability, just like the twin brothers possessed.
"You bastard, daring to ambush us—you've made your choice!" Franky glared furiously at Hockera.
Hockera didn't respond. Instead, he stared at iser with a grim expression. "You... why are you unhard?"
"Surprised?" iser raised his head, grinning. "Not even a Navy Vice Admiral could kill . Did you really think they could knock into the sea?"
"You're all... truly naive!"
Hearing iser's words, Hockera's face darkened further. Clearly, they had underestimated this pirate crew's strength.
At that mont, Hockera realized the gravity of the situation.
"Brother Campacino, Brother Brindo—run!"
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