"That, Mr. Bald Parrot."

Because of a certain amount of rest, her IQ has regained the high ground, and Nami, who is no longer on the same level as Luffy and their "useless men", is keenly aware that this strange parrot may be hiding something.

"What's the matter? A little girl from the human race? ”

"Can you please help us ask the animals if anyone has heard of or seen Chopper? It is a small reindeer with a pink hat and walks on two feet...... It will also be human language. ”

"If you can't find that guy, won't you leave this island?"

The bald parrot's answer made Nami even more determined to think - this parrot must be hiding something!

However, just when Nami covered Luffy's mouth and wanted to look up to the sky and shout "Of course" without looking at the situation-

Tutu Tutu Tu Tu ......

The land of the animal paradise in the water field suddenly shook.

"Huh?"

The animals that were dancing all stopped. He raised his head in horror, and his eyes, ears, and nose all turned in the direction from which the sound came from.

"What's wrong?"

From the look of the wild animals as if they were wary of their enemies, Nami felt an unusual atmosphere.

Sudden Sudden Rush!

I saw a corner in the jungle that raised a lot of dust. With a sharp sound of alarm, the birds flew into the sky, the small animals hid in holes in the ground, and the rest of the animals began to flee from the water.

"Hey! What's going on? Why did everyone run away? ”

Luffy took Nami's hand away from his mouth and stared solemnly at the place where the dust rolled up.

"It's a horneater! The horneater is coming! ”

The bald parrot trembled in fear.

"Horned Eater?"

"It's a beast that specializes in attacking longhorned animals."

Hugh –

There was only a sharp sound, and the big iron box rhinoceros all lay down. And frightened by this sound, the bald parrot also flew into the air.

"So, is that a horneater?!"

There were dozens of them, and the ones who attacked the animal paradise were these giant beasts four or five meters long, covered with armadillo-like hard skin, and their eyes were all full of ferocious bloodshots.

"Roar!"

The horneaters bared their teeth as if they were dinosaurs, and rushed towards Luffy with a clear goal.

"Luffy!"

Sauron shouted, "Those guys' prey is horned animals!" On your head! ”

Luffy still wears the branch on his head when he was dressed as a deer, and in the eyes of the horneaters, it is a strange deer with horns.

"Wait, if Luffy is targeted, that is...... Surely our side is safe? ”

"I guess so."

"That's right."

Zoro the penguin and Sanji the panda, as well as Nami, the female orangutan, sat down leisurely.

Sanji even smoked a cigarette and didn't hesitate to give Luffy a kick and kicked the captain with the lowest status on the team away: "You remember to lure them away, Luffy." ”

"Hey! I'm the captain! You guys! ”

Luffy, who broke away from the crew, was chased by the hordes of horneaters alone, and could only run wildly. And just when he was extremely upset about running, and was about to put on a battle posture and deal with these dangerous creatures in one go-

"That's right! All I have to do is take the horns off! ”

Luffy had an idea, took off the disguise of the deer on his body and threw it out, "Hey! Don't you want horns? Go over there! ”

The raging horde changed its target and ran away with the roar - but because Luffy threw the deer's disguise directly in front of him, the horde of horneaters, advancing like the heavy troops of the Navy headquarters, ran over him on the way.

"This is our captain, with brains, but not much ......"

Seeing this, the female orangutan Nami could only helplessly hold her forehead.

However, Luffy didn't mean to chat with his companions at all, he looked at the horned beast in the distance, touched the marks on his body that had been knocked out, and frowned slightly:

"Do you feel it, these guys don't seem right......"

"Huh?"

……

At the same time as Luffy and his companions were exchanging their strange feelings just now-

Deep in the jungle of Crown Island, there is a large waterfall with a rushing water.

On the cliff of this waterfall, horned animals resembling deer, cows, and sheep were chased to the end of the horn eaters.

However, the fierce horneaters did not intend to attack them again, but only surrounded them like well-trained hounds, preventing them from escaping.

And then—with the sound of the violin, there was a shadow of a human who wasn't supposed to be on the island.

"Cards! Ha! Ha! Ha! ”

A little chubby man in an evening dress appeared.

Looking at the very fat limbs that are powerless, very slender hands and feet are installed, and the body shape is completely unbalanced. The eyebrows are thin, the teeth are seen side by side in the half-open mouth, and a disgusting smile is revealed. His height didn't look like an adult at all, and when I looked at it, it was just the cockscomb-like hair standing on his head.

"Hot dogs! Snake! ”

A short man playing a very strangely designed violin while calling his name.

"The little ones are here."

"I'm here, Lord Badulla."

Two large men, two meters tall, appeared.

A fighting dog-like man with a tiger-like face, muscles, and scars all over his body, this one is a "hot dog".

A slender man with a demon-like face and deep-set cheeks, dressed in elegant aristocratic clothing, this one is a "snake".

"Clean up the battlefield!"

Staring at the animals trembling with terror, the man named Badulla gave orders to the two men.

“……”

The animals screamed.

The "hot dog" uses a seemingly rough meteor hammer, but with a slight wave, the hard horns of the animals are instantly broken with a slight tremor.

The long sword in the "snake's" hand also looked inconspicuous, but it could suddenly stretch - and the horns of the animals fell off one after another.

"The horns that the Celestial Dragon people want have arrived, and the animals are useless!"

The blood of the injured animals stained the entire waterfall red, and the man named Badulla grinned and played the violin again.

Listening to the sound of sawing wood, the horneaters' eyes once again showed a fierce light.

I saw them act together again and force all the animals down the waterfall.

"Cards! Ha! Ha! Ha! Card! Ha! Ha! Ha! What a harvest this time! Timothy, who only knows the big target of hunting, can't replace my position in front of the Celestial Dragon Adults in my life! ”

Facing the mountain of corners in front of him, Badulla smiled with satisfaction.

"Poof...... Poof......"

And the voice pig, who had been watching this scene secretly, quickly ran away.

……

"It's all right, and you'll be able to walk in a little while!"

After treating the baboon with the injured foot on his foot, Chopper smiled kindly at it - during his studies at the Naval Medical School, the teachers would teach each student to show his attitude to the patient according to his own situation:

If it is Chopper's cute appearance, smile more, which is conducive to relieving the mood of the patients; If you have a serious appearance, then don't squeeze out a stiff smile, it will only be self-defeating, just be more serious, and let the patient realize your professionalism.

The square in front of the palace has now become the "Chopper Temporary Animal Hospital".

The injured animals were all beautifully bandaged by Chopper - for the first time in their lives on the pristine Crown Island, bandaged for each animal.

"Amazing, King Chopper! Everyone was very happy! ”

Mobangbi, the only human child living on the island, truly and thoroughly admired Chopper at this time.

"Your Majesty has cured my sore feet!"

The big crow is now able to jump as much as he wants.

"Fool, fool! Instead of complimenting me now, don't get hurt in the first place! You idiot! ”

Chopper, who loves to be shy, is angry, but his expression looks very useful.

Of course, while chatting with these new friends, Chopper did not stop the action of sterilizing the medical scalpel holder on the fire.

"We were still very upset when the unicorn lion died, and it's great that Chopper can be the new animal king!"

"I'm glad you said that......"

Chopper was very honest at this time, "But ah, the time I was the animal king was the time I was on the island!" ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"I have to get to Luffy's ship."

Chopper said in a huff.

"Luffy? Who's that? ”

"It's my companion, marine...... No, it's supposed to be a pirate now. ”

"Chopper? Are your buddies pirates? ”

Mobangby's expression suddenly became ugly.

"They can't be called real pirates...... But it's incredible, you can live with animals even though you're a human, and I'm a reindeer and you have to travel with humans. ”

“……”

"They should be able to find me right away, and the campfire I lit should still be obvious."

As he spoke, Chopper looked at the smoke from the campfire in front of him.

Bang Bang Bang!

Suddenly, Mobonbi covered the bonfire with earth and stomped it out with his foot.

"Hey! Mobangby! What are you going to do?! ”

"Don't be a pirate! Chopper! You've always lived on this island! I finally have someone to talk to...... Only you can be the new animal king! From now on, we will be your new partners! Isn't it the king's duty to defeat villains like pirates and protect the island? ”

"Mobangby, you seem to ...... I hate pirates, huh? ”

Chopper asked tentatively.

"Of course! Because my dad ......."

Mobonbi bit his lip, "My dad was killed by pirates!" ”

"Huh?"

.......

Mobonbi took the surprised Chopper to the bottom of the mountain. On the coast at the foot of the mountain, an abandoned ship that had rotted.

"This ship is ......"

"The wreck of Daddy's ship!"

Mobonbi entered the interior of the ship through a large hole in the hull, and Chopper, who was speechless in astonishment, followed him.

】

Inside, there are many things that would never be found on this primitive island: books like illustrated books, nautical charts, microscopes, all kinds of experimental equipment, research diaries organized in folders—and so on, full of human flavor.

"Has this ship been attacked by pirates?"

"That's right! A year ago...... ...... by the pirates."

Mobonbi pointed to the scar on his chest.

"Is this scar a ......?"

"I came to Crown Island with my father, who is a zoological scholar, and according to him, this is supposed to be a mysterious island that only our family knows about, and our family has protected the animals here for generations......"

......

"What are you going to do to my dad?"

Mobonbi shouted at the pirates in front of him.

It was a stormy night on board. With the sound of "bang", the figure of a pirate appeared, strangling Mobangby's father's neck.

"Get out of the way! Gremlin! ”

The axe in the pirate's hand pierced deep into Mobangby's chest, and Mobangby, a child, screamed in pain.

Mobonby's father called his child's name in despair, but he couldn't make a sound because his neck was strangled.

"What can a little imp like you do?!"

The pirates laughed.

"If you don't want to get hurt again, just be there and watch how your dad dies!"

After listening to the pirates, Mobangbi finally collapsed with both legs.

Katsa!

The pirates swung their axes and ended the life of Mobangby's father. Blood stained the axe red, an ornament carved into it that resembled the footprints of a dragon—its owner seemed to trample everything under his feet!

"Daddy——!"

Rustle Rustle Rustle –

After that, the ship was swallowed up by the waves and disappeared into the dark sea.

......

"I was lucky enough to drift to this island and was rescued by the unicorn lion."

Mobangby said, standing in front of his father's relics.

"The original animal king?"

"Yes! It is the bravest, wisest, and strongest king! And it's also very kind, and it will have nothing to do with it...... The human self was raised as if I were my own kind. ”

"Mobangbi should worship the unicorn lion the most, right?"

"That's right! But...... It's no longer there. ”

Mobonbi closed his mouth sadly.