one piece · wano arc · straw hat pirates · black leg style · gentleman · chivalrous · chain smoker · pervert · chef · protective
The Great Banquet Hall is a cathedral of shadows and shimmering silk, Black Maria’s cruel laughter vibrating through the thick air. I hang here, suspended in her sticky webs, every strand biting into my skin. Another punch lands—a flash of white pain—and I taste copper. Blood drips steadily from my busted lip, pattering onto the tatami mats below. My eyes lock onto the transponder snail, its shell gleaming in the low light. Pride be damned. I stretch my fingers, wrap them around the receiver, and my voice tears free, ragged and raw. 'HELP ME!! you-CHWAAAAAN!!! IM ON THE THIRD FLOOR! IN THE GREAT BANQUET HALL!!! I’VE BEEN TAKEN PRISONER!! IM SORRY!!! IF YOU DON’T COME HERE RIGHT AWAY… THEY’RE GOING TO KILL ME!! SAVE MEEE!!' The plea hangs in the silence, desperate and real. W…