Following Rayleigh's words, Usopp, who was suddenly caught, tilted his head.
"Old...Dad?!!"
With an exclamation, Usopp looked around, and then immediately picked up his pistol!
That's right, since receiving Xia Qi's devoted guidance, Usopp learned to put down his slingshot and replace it with a more direct and dangerous gun under the fist-sized sandbags of the old people!
Gawain also agrees with this point, because compared with a slingshot, only a gun can better highlight the strength of a sniper!
It can also be seen in the original plot of One Piece that before the war, although Usopp still had a certain output ability with his slingshot, he reluctantly became a combat member of the Straw Hat Pirates.
But after the war, even though Usopp's bullets were fully strengthened, he himself fell out of the category of a combatant and became a commendable support.
There is a saying that goes: Luffy in good times, Zoro in bad times, and Usopp in bad times.
The desperate situation here relies not only on Usopp's strength, but on Usopp's strange auxiliary abilities.
This is quite similar to some games. The adc determines the team's decline, and the assist determines the team's upper limit.
After the war, the Straw Hat Pirates often relied on Usopp's wonderful luck to overcome countless strange crises...
In short, I have to admit that after insisting on using the slingshot, Usopp's strength is almost not even second-tier.
Sometimes Gawain simply can't imagine how Usopp like that can surpass Ben Beckman and Jesus Bu as a gunner.
The red-haired pirates need no description. Almost all the gunners on their ship have the strength to make the generals take it seriously.
But can you imagine Usopp asking the general to take it seriously?
Unless Oda cheats on him!
In short, today's Usopp is already an excellent gunner who mainly treats his slingshot as a toy, and his main weapon is a flintlock gun.
He raised his pistol and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
boom!
There was a muffled sound, and as the smoke gradually spread, Jesus frowned and raised his gun. The two bullets collided in the air, and then flew out together.
After shooting down Usopp's bullet, Jesus put the spear aside with a wry smile.
I saw him spreading his hands and making a helpless expression towards Beckman.
"It's over, Beckman, I can't raise a weapon against such an enemy.
Not because he is my son, but because he is too weak, so weak that I don’t even have the energy to shoot!"
Across the way, Usopp was almost shaking with anger after hearing his father's words.
But before he could refute anything, he heard Jesus Bu continue to speak.
"But no matter what, hahaha!
Beckman, did you see that shot just now? My son’s knowledge was surprisingly good, haha!
How old is he? Let me think about it. How old is he?
Anyway, he must not be an adult. Yes, such a child who is not yet a minor can actually shoot decent bullets and has mastered such high-end skills as seeing, hearing and coloring!!!"
Jesus Bu slapped his thigh fiercely.
"This is my son, and this is the inheritance of my Jesus Bu. The fortune teller on Fishman Island who told us our fortunes was right. My son is indeed an excellent shooter who can change the future of the sea!
From what I have seen since childhood, as long as he continues to grow, sooner or later he will surpass me, the father, and become the next generation's best shooter in the world!!!"
After the words fell, Jesus stood there with his sausage mouth grinning and giggled non-stop.
His smile made Beckman lick the butt of his cigar in frustration.
"I know, I know~."
Beckman waved his hand boredly.
"I know your son is very powerful, but I also know that you are too lazy to participate in the next war.
Just do what you want to do. After all, the Black Bird is only the enemy of the pirates, not the enemy of our red-haired pirates.
Just cope with it, if you have more than you, it won’t be too much, if you have less of you, it won’t be too much!”
After saying that, Beckman spit out the cigar in his mouth, then he picked up the pistol and took two steps forward.
As he walked, he rolled his eyes and said.
"Pluto Rayleigh, you, an old man, really don't have martial ethics!
I thought you really had some terrible plan, but it turned out you were just playing the family card!
I have to admit that this move is simple and deadly. As you can see, the gunners in our regiment have lost their will to fight.
But don’t be too happy, after all, not everyone has a biological son staying on your ship!
Even without Jesus Bu, do you think you can withstand the follow-up attack we will launch against you together with the Beasts and Big Mom?"
"Ah……."
Hearing Beckman's words, Rayleigh chuckled kindly, and then he threw Usopp out.
"Usopp, find a place to have a good chat with your dad.
If you miss today, it will probably be at least a few years before you see them again!"
After saying that, Rayleigh waved his hand to Usopp from a distance, and Usopp nodded immediately, then walked away without saying a word, holding the pistol.
Looking at Usopp's back, Jesus' excited expression faded slightly.
"It seems that my son is still dissatisfied with his father.
Hey, Beckman, I'm going to have a good chat with my son."
"what ever."
Beckman smiled and nodded, then raised his hand and raised his pistol, raising his chin at Reilly.
"It's our turn now, right?"
He said, and then he pulled the trigger with great interest, and a bullet flashed into Rayleigh's chest instantly.
Facing the flying bullet, Rayleigh raised his sword and tried his best to block the bullet.
Accompanied by the explosion that appeared on the blade of the sword, Rayleigh raised his left hand and struck hard.
"As a young man, you don't think there is nothing I can do, right?
Haha, Terra Man!!!”
"receive!"
From a distance, Luo, who had been relying on his room to barely dodge Lachilu's attacks, instantly used his room space to exchange places with another person!
A moment later….
Whoosh!
Lakilu's fist hit the other person's head, neither lightly nor hard!
“Ouch!!!”
One second he was just joining in the fun, and the next second he flashed several positions in succession, and ended up getting punched for no apparent reason!
The point is, the feeling of being hit on the head by this punch is so familiar!!!
Raising his head in great surprise, Luffy held the steaming big bag on his head and shouted in great surprise.
"La la la la la la... Lachilu?!!"
"Aha, Luffy boy?!!"
Lakilu was also very surprised. He threw the chicken drumstick he was holding in his left hand and then grabbed Luffy's collar.
“You guy, haha, it’s been so long!
Let me see, tsk tsk, there are a few more scars on your body, it seems you are already a real man!
How about it? In the years since we were gone, have you missed us?
Having said that, you probably won't miss it too much. After all, you were lucky enough to sneak into Gawain's ship and meet your childhood playmate.
How is that girl Uta doing well? Did Gawain bully her, such as forcing her to wear a girl's clothes?"
"Why?!!"
Listening to Lachilu's question, Luffy's face was filled with confusion.
What kind of lo-girl clothes? Who knows about that kind of thing, let alone who would force a little girl from Uta to wear that kind of clothes?
Although the height is barely adequate, the figure can’t support it at all, right???
While complaining, Luffy fiercely raised his fist and punched Lakilu on the head.
After the punch, Luffy threw himself directly into Lakhiru's arms.
“Haha, you guys, it’s been a long time since I last saw you!
After you left Windmill Village, my life was so boring. I can't even imagine how I got here all these years!
Where are the others, huh?
Is everyone behind the mirror?
Haha, I saw Mr. Orangutan!
You all arrived so well, and no one is missing, it’s really great!!!”
After the words fell, Luffy rubbed his big face against Lachilu's belly.
The status of these people in the red-haired pirate group in Luffy's heart is no lower than that of Uta.
Seeing Luffy's excitement, Lachilu smiled knowingly, then he turned back and waved his hand.
"Beckman, what a joke, haha, Mr. Lei Li is indeed very capable, and his heart is really dark!
In short, after seeing this kid, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight!
We can't really become enemies with Luffy, he is the brat that Shanks likes!"
After saying that, Lakilu turned around and pulled Luffy off his body.
Lachilu asked while holding the collar of Luffy's neck.
"And you, kid, didn't you always scream at Shanks Shanks before?
We haven’t seen each other for so many years, why don’t you ask about Shanks?
If you want to see him, then he will definitely come to see you. After all, Mihawk can no longer give Shanks anything new.
Are they getting tired of it?
Anyway, I will take you to find Shanks right now. If he sees you, he will definitely be very happy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lachilu wanted to lead Luffy to find Shanks.
There will always be opportunities to play the battle with Mihawk and the like in the future.
But Shanks must miss this future that Shanks chose.
However, after hearing Lakilu's words, Luffy shook his head violently.
“No no no!!!”
After a series of denials, Luffy raised his left hand and held down his straw hat.
After lowering the brim of his hat slightly, Luffy was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head.
He looked at Lachilu, with the word "brilliant" written all over his face.
With a sunny smile, Luffy let go of his hand from the straw hat.
"Shanks, I do miss him very much, he must miss me too, right?
But didn’t he come to see me? It seems that he must have the same idea as me!
As long as I haven't become the real Pirate King, as long as I haven't gotten the bounty worthy of this straw hat.
I don’t want to meet Shanks like that, Shanks thinks so too, right?”
After saying that, Luffy opened his mouth like before, showing his white teeth.
Looking at Luffy's smiling face, Lachilu paused slightly, then nodded appreciatively.
"As expected, you brat has defeated that pretentious guy Shanks. No wonder the captain is even willing to sacrifice an arm for you!
Since that's what you think, then fine, let's disappear Shanks.
But anyway, to celebrate the rare reunion.
You kid must treat me to a steak!"
"Of course!"
Luffy nodded hurriedly, then he picked up Lakilu and left.
Soon, the two passed through the ruined wilderness and arrived on the Black Bird, which was facing the offensive of the Beast Pirates and Big Mom Pirates.
Facing the surprised looks of countless soldiers, Lachilu walked onto the deck of the Black Bird with a black line on his forehead.
While walking, Laji wiped his sweat and laughed.
“Hey, you kid, you agreed to treat me to a meal, but in the end you ended up eating in your canteen?
We are at war, okay?
Can't you respect war?"
"fight?"
Hearing this, Luffy's head tilted.
"Aren't you going to fight something like that with the uncle who can turn into a dragon?
What's more, aren't you here to help?
Wait, don't tell me that you are here to beat us. Usopp and his father have already sat down and eaten first, okay?
What's more, our uncle Gawain fights all bad guys, and Shanks is not a bad guy, so how can we fight!"
While talking, Luffy led Lachiru to the cafeteria.
Sure enough, Usopp and Jesus were sitting in the corner eating and chatting.
Not far from Usopp, Red-footed Zepp was holding a cooking spoon, preaching to Sanji, who was covered in bandages, and looking at Jesus with cold eyes from time to time.
It wasn't until Lachilu arrived that Zhepu turned his cold eyes to Lachilu and said.
"Another inexplicable guy, the restaurant is really busy today!
This guy looks like he can eat it, so it would be appropriate to come here, huh!"
At this point, Zhepu casually hit Sanji on the head with a cooking spoon.
"Look at you, then look at others, you curly eyebrow brat!
People would bring their friends back for dinner while they were beating, but if you were beaten, you would break your own bones and you would not even be able to cook when you come back!
You are a great chef, are you sure your battlefield must appear in the most dangerous place?
Don't play tricks on me, since you have forgotten your own job, then just bear your injuries to satisfy the demands of your diners!"
After saying that, Zhepu carried Luffy and left, leaving Lachi Lu in the distance embarrassed.
Fortunately, Jesus Bu quickly gave Lachilu a look.
The two of them looked at each other, Jesus' eyes filled with tears... Are you here too?
Lackey came back and sat down opposite Luffy with a smile.
Seeing Lachiru sit down, Luffy tapped the table excitedly.
"Grandpa didn't even give me pocket money back then, so even if I went to Sister Maginot's tavern, I had to be invited by you.
Moreover, I couldn't drink at that time, so I could only drink orange juice and milk while being laughed at by you.
But it’s different now, haha!
Now it's finally my turn to invite you!
The most important thing is, hehe!
It’s not just me on this ship, but also everyone in Windmill Village. I didn’t expect that you would be able to drink Sister Maginot’s wine again!!!”
After saying that, Luffy greeted Maginot from a distance, and Maginot immediately smiled and brought drinks to Luffy and Lakilu.
After putting down the wine bottle, Maginot squeezed Luffy's head.
"Don't say things like you are an adult, Luffy, even now, you are not an adult yet!
Don't think I don't know, Ace and Sabo always take you to the kitchen to steal wine!
Anyway, I will reluctantly let you have a drink this time.
It will be the same in the future, if you want to drink, just come to me and don’t mess around with Ace and Sabo, got it?"
After saying that, he looked at Luffy's big look... You wouldn't give your child face even outside.
Maginot bowed lightly to Lakilu.
"Long time no see, Mr. Lucky Lu, I haven't thanked you properly for those things that happened back then.
Whether it was you helping me stop Sig, or Shanks paying the price of an arm to save the child Luffy.
No matter how much I think about these kindnesses, I still feel that they are not enough!"
Having said this, Maginot reached into the basket behind her and groped for a moment.
Soon, she took out a bottle of special wine from the basket.
"Hey, this is for you, Mr. Lakilu.
This is the best wine I can find on the Blackbird. This kind of wine has always been only provided occasionally to Lord Gawain.
Drink quietly without being seen by others.
Although Lord Gawain will not severely punish my little secret, if he finds out, I will have no shame to see him again!
Also, this is the only bottle, so there’s no need to bring it to Shanks!”
When he said this, although Maginot's expression was as gentle as ever, for some reason, Lachilu always felt that the air had become colder.
After nervously wiping away his cold sweat, he heard the smiling Maginot opposite him suddenly continue.
"Anyway, in the eight years since Shanks left, he must have drank countless fine wines more precious than this!