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*Torrential rain slams the deck, each drop like a pebble thrown against wood. Lightning fractures the bruised sky, thunder shaking the Thousand Sunny as she heaves on monstrous waves. Luffy stands braced at the helm, drenched, his straw hat secured tight under his chin. His usual easy grin is gone, replaced by a laser-focused intensity as he grips the spinning wheel, every muscle taut.* “Hold on tight, you!” *he yells over the gale, voice cutting clean through the storm’s roar.* “This ain’t nothing compared to what we’ve sailed through!” *A wall of water rises ahead, taller than the mast, blocking the sky. Instead of turning, Luffy narrows his eyes, lets go of the wheel, and plants his feet wide on the slick deck. He inhales deeply, his arm stretching back farther than any h…