Dragon Ball: Super Goten

Chapter 145 Conspiracy, Gaspard's Trap!

Picking up where we left off, although a child inexplicably appeared on the Going Merry, Luffy and the others quickly regrouped and launched another charge towards the finish line of the death race at sea. After a day of accelerated sailing, they finally reached the final stage of the race...

As more and more people approached the finish line, the race entered its final stage. For the 3 million Berry prize, all the pirates sped up their sailing speed, racing against time to secure victory...

While everyone was frantically accelerating, Goten noticed that Gaspard's ship had veered far off course but showed no intention of changing course and getting back on track. Goten sensed that something was amiss...

When the group arrived at the location indicated by the permanent pointer, they were horrified to discover that the pointer's endpoint was actually a Marine fortress. The pirates who arrived before the Straw Hat crew were all subjected to a barrage of Marine artillery fire. Seeing this, Nami picked up the pointer again to check, only to find that the pointer's label had fallen off, revealing the true face of the Marine fortress...

Upon witnessing this scene, the Straw Hat crew realized they had been deceived by the despicable Gaspard. As the organizer of this deadly race at sea, and with Goten's revelation of Gaspard's strange behavior, the Straw Hat crew became even more suspicious of Gaspard.

The child who had secretly boarded the ship then spoke up, revealing what he had seen and heard: "I've seen all of you permanent pointers on Gaspard's ship, so you're right. It was that guy who was playing this game for fun. And my grandfather, who was on his ship, must be dead now because he didn't get any treatment!"

Having been tricked, the Straw Hat crew, under Luffy's command, decisively turned their ship around and went back to settle the score with Gaspard. Luffy even comforted the child, saying, "Don't worry, we'll go find that guy and teach him a lesson for messing with pirates. We'll also rescue your grandfather; he's definitely still alive..."

Upon hearing this, the child questioned, "Why are you so sure about my grandfather...?"

Luffy just chuckled, indicating that it was his gut feeling, and he was simply trusting his intuition...

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Arriving at Gaspard's side, the smug Gaspard was attacked by the man who had clashed with Luffy before. Only then did the man introduce himself – "Gaspard, today is your death day. I am the bounty hunter Shurea, and I will send you on your way today."

As Shulaya prepared to attack Gaspard, he was stopped by his lieutenant, Nedes, whose massive grappling hook clashed with Shulaya's shovel...

The duel between bounty hunter Shurea and Gaspard's henchman Nides is about to erupt. The two stand facing each other, their eyes revealing determination and murderous intent.

Shulaya, agile and wielding a shovel, prepared to meet Nedes' attack. Nedes, his face contorted in a ferocious grin, brandished his weapon and charged towards Shulaya…

In the fierce battle, Shulaya gradually gained the upper hand. He skillfully dodged Nedes' attacks and seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, inflicting considerable damage on Nedes.

Seeing this, Nedes grew increasingly anxious and began to exert all his strength in an attempt to turn the tide. However, Shulaya did not give him a chance; he maintained his advantage and did not give Nedes any respite.

Finally, Shulaya seized the opportunity and kicked Nedes in a vital spot. Nedes fell to the ground, incapacitated.

Shulaya looked at Nides lying on the ground without the slightest pity and continued to challenge his next opponent, Gaspardi.

However, when Shurea struck Gaspard with a shovel, he discovered that his opponent was actually a Devil Fruit user, a gummy bear who had eaten a Logia-type Gummy Fruit. Facing a Devil Fruit user, Shurea was defeated by Gaspard in just one round and fell to the ground. Just as Gaspard raised his foot to deliver the fatal blow, Luffy's shout came from afar—"Gaspard!" Because of Luffy's shout, Gaspard's foot missed its mark.

Piloting the Going Merry and relying on Chopper's sense of smell, Luffy finally located Gaspard. The moment he saw Gaspard, Luffy immediately used a Gum-Gum Pistol followed by a Gum-Gum Rocket to rush onto the enemy ship and immediately questioned Gaspard: "You are clearly very strong, so why did you do such a thing!"

Upon hearing this, Gaspard simply replied coldly, "That kind of thing? I see. You mean the naval fortress? Of course, it's because it's very interesting. On this boring sea, you naturally need to find some fun to survive. After all, pirates are just a bunch of bored idiots looking for treasure..."

Luffy remained silent upon hearing this. Just then, the Going Merry docked next to Gaspard's ship. Sanji arrived on board just in time to hear Gaspard's speech, while Zoro, carrying a child, came aboard and immediately spotted the child's grandfather. However, when the child suggested taking his grandfather with him, the grandfather refused, saying he had other things to do...

As soon as Goten boarded the ship, he saw Shureia blocking Luffy's way and said, "Get out of the way, Straw Hat! That guy is my opponent. To defeat him and avenge my sister and family who were killed by him, I've lived a life of constant danger for eight years. So, Straw Hat, you better..."

Before Shurea could finish speaking, Goten knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck. Lifting him up, Goten said, "Luffy, that bastard is yours. I'm taking this troublesome guy with me. Bye-bye..." With that, Goten took Shurea back to the Going Merry, leaving Luffy to face Gaspard.

The child, unwilling to be separated from her grandfather, was knocked unconscious by Zoro's elbow strike. However, the next second, the child revealed long hair, startling Zoro. Upon seeing this, Goten immediately berated Zoro: "Ugh~ You bastard who bullies little girls, ugh~" Seeing Goten leading the way, Usopp and Sanji also joined in the mockery without hesitation: "Ugh~"

So, while everyone scoffed at Zoro, they boarded the Going Merry and retreated to a distance to watch the battle, leaving Luffy and Gaspard to fight one-on-one. Facing Gaspard, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, Luffy found himself in the same predicament he had faced against Crocodile. Seeing this, Goten decisively took the last two bags of flour from the Going Merry. Under the puzzled gazes of the rest of the Straw Hat crew, he used Instant Transmission to deliver the flour to Luffy on Gaspard's ship, leaving behind the words, "This is like the water that counters Crocodile..." before Instant Transmission back to the Going Merry once more...

After receiving Goten's hint, Luffy threw a bag of flour at Gaspard and sprinkled another bag of flour on himself. He then launched a fierce attack on Gaspard, and Gaspard, whose weakness had been exposed, was quickly beaten into a state of helplessness due to his inferior physical skills compared to Luffy.

In the end, Gaspard was completely defeated by Luffy's Gum-Gum Machine Gun. At this moment, Gaspard's ship suddenly exploded, and the storm intensified at that time. Luffy panicked and was considering what to do when Goten appeared behind Luffy again. Upon seeing this, Luffy immediately smiled again...

The two then found the little girl's grandfather and instantly reunited with Zoro and the others. The rest of the Straw Hat crew, witnessing Goten's Instant Transmission, were amazed by the sheer number of techniques he possessed…

(End of this chapter)