"Everyone!!! Listen to me!!!"
Braving the raging winds at the outer edge, Usopp shouted toward Sanji, Marco, and the others.
Everyone turned to look at him. Even King had no choice but to cooperate with them at this moment.
Usopp shouted with all his strength,
"The giant bird outside is just a shell formed by the enemy using violent winds! No matter how we attack it, it won't work!!!"
"Only by attacking the real body inside can we actually deal damage!!!"
"I need you all to cover me right now!!!"
Sanji froze for a moment, then the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.
"Got it!!!"
Nami looked delighted as well.
"Just as expected—every sniper becomes reliable at the critical moment!!!"
Marco and King also heard everything clearly. In his beast-form as the [Phoenix], Marco looked toward King.
"Hey!!! In a situation like this, we can only join forces, right? Orin's target is probably all of us!!!"
King fell silent for a moment before finally nodding, agreeing to temporarily cooperate.
"Alright!!! The operation begins!!!"
Under Usopp's coordination, Marco and King used their avian forms and massive bodies to maintain an opening within the storm.
Sanji positioned himself at that opening, responsible for receiving and redirecting the attack, while Nami, as the meteorology expert, continuously monitored changes in wind speed.
The Seagull King sensed something ominous when it noticed their movements and prepared to disrupt them.
But at that moment, a tremendous force erupted within its claws.
The deer had somehow transformed into a muscular giant and forcefully escaped from its grip, rushing off to rescue O-Tama, who was trapped as well.
For some reason, the Seagull King could not harm O-Tama directly. It could only focus on suppressing Chopper's counterattack, its attention dragged away.
At that exact moment—
Usopp raised his massive slingshot. Special ammunition wrapped in launch cloth was loaded into place.
He put on his custom goggles, constantly searching for the optimal firing angle.
Guided by the wind-speed calculations provided by Nami, Usopp's Observation Haki operated at maximum capacity, desperately trying to see the true trajectory capable of striking the Seagull King.
"Just a little more…"
Amid the raging winds, the vague silhouette of the giant bird seemed distracted by something else. Usopp focused his gaze—and realized it was Chopper!!!
"Alright!!! Chopper, keep it restrained like that!!!"
"Sanji, it's yours!!!"
Usopp calculated the perfect firing angle, but to completely pierce the Seagull King's "storm shell," he needed Sanji—who also possessed exceptional Observation Haki—to complete the attack.
"I know!!!"
Floating at the storm fissure torn open by Marco and King, Sanji wore a confident smile.
His body spun rapidly. With an upside-down bicycle-kick football posture, he struck the pepper projectile fired by Usopp—sending it shooting straight toward the Seagull King.
At that moment, the Seagull King was still grappling with strength-enhanced Chopper.
Though also technically a pet, Chopper was still someone capable of fighting Linlin after transforming. He struggled desperately against the Seagull King's claws, trying to free O-Tama as well.
But the Seagull King merely looked at him with disdain. The power of its Mythical Zoan continuously pressed down, suppressing Chopper once more.
Even among pets, status depended on whose pet you were!!!
Did he really think a mere Human-Human Fruit could rebel against a noble Mythical Zoan like itself?!
"Damn it!!!"
Chopper resisted with all his strength against the Seagull King's unrelenting grip, but ultimately lost to the difference between their Devil Fruits.
He was only an ordinary deer, while the Seagull King stood at the pinnacle of an entire species.
But merely holding it in place had already fulfilled his purpose…
Struggling, Chopper glanced toward his distant companions.
They would definitely find a way!!!
And at that very moment, a bullet that seemed to carry fate itself shot directly toward the Seagull King's true body.
Though constantly affected by shifting wind currents, its overall trajectory remained unchanged—flying straight into the slightly opened beak of the Seagull King as it subdued Chopper.
"Gaa—" (Give up struggling, you cannot possi—)
Before the cry could fully escape, an intense and unbearable sensation exploded inside the Seagull King's mouth.
Blood vessels flooded its eyes as its enormous body began trembling uncontrollably.
Then, under Chopper's eye-popping gaze—
"PUUHH—!!!!!!!"
A massive pillar of fire blasted out from the Seagull King's mouth, shooting dozens of meters into the distance.
"Eh!!!!"
"The storm bird turned into a fire-breathing bird!!!"
Taking advantage of the Seagull King losing focus from the overwhelming spiciness, Chopper and O-Tama instantly broke free from its claws.
Without hesitation, O-Tama pinched her cheek, forming a small dumpling in her hand, and tossed it straight into the Seagull King's mouth.
Just one dumpling—effective against all kinds of pets.
As the dumpling entered its mouth, the hurricane that had enveloped half of Onigashima began slowly dissipating. Countless people and animals that had been swept into the air finally returned safely to the ground.
Usopp clenched his fist and cheered.
"Yes!!!"
"Operation successful!!!!"
Sanji gently descended while holding Nami, smiling happily as he looked toward the center where the storm vanished.
A massive figure emerged from within.
O-Tama sat atop the Seagull King's neck, smiling and waving at everyone.
"Hey!!! Everyone!!!"
The Seagull King no longer possessed the majestic dignity of a king of its species. Instead, like a pet bird, it displayed the same obedient demeanor it only ever showed under Orin's command, gently controlling the airflow to send O-Tama safely back to the ground.
"Gaa—!!!"
The Seagull King suddenly cried out, stopping O-Tama as she tried to run forward. Chopper froze and looked at it.
The Seagull King lowered its head gently in front of O-Tama.
"O-Tama, it's signaling for you to reach out your hand."
Chopper understood its intention and reminded her.
"Ah??? …Oh!"
O-Tama stretched out her small hand. The Seagull King opened its massive beak and spat out two items—a Den Den Mushi, and a flower roll.
Sanji and the others gathered around, looking at what O-Tama held.
Under everyone's gaze, the Den Den Mushi suddenly awakened, as if automatically connecting.
A pair of eyes glowing with crimson light slowly opened.
"Congratulations~ The future new Kurozumi Shogun…"
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