Just as the 5-second answer protection mechanism was about to end, and the viewers were about to make their choices...
[Viewers, please think carefully before answering!!!]
[Answer Penalty Mechanism Upgrade!]
[Answer Penalty Mechanism One - Canceled!]
[Answer Penalty Mechanism Two - Canceled!]
[Answer Penalty Mechanism Three - Activated!]
[Answer Penalty Mechanism Three:]
[Living persons who answer incorrectly will be forcibly deprived of the next round's answering opportunity and will randomly have 1 day to 1 year deducted from their lifespan!]
[Deceased persons who answer incorrectly will be forcibly deprived of two consecutive rounds of answering opportunities!]
Rocks D. Xebec: "What!!! Gurarara!!! How did the penalty upgrade!!!"
Originally, with the penalty mechanism, although everyone answered intermittently, it was still everyone actively participating.
If they really encountered an answer they were very sure of, even if they got the previous question wrong, they could still grit their teeth and continue answering in the next round!
But now, if you answer incorrectly, the next round's answering opportunity is directly forfeited!!!
Even if a simple question like "What is one plus one?" appears, you can't answer~~~
Shiki: "No way!!! For those of us who haven't been revived yet, if we answer incorrectly once, we'll be directly deprived of two rounds of answering opportunities?"
Who knows when this viewing session will end~~~
What if—after one forced penalty, only the last two rounds of questions are left? Wouldn't that be a disaster...
Im-sama: "The penalty for us living people is even harsher! Not only do we lose the next round's answering opportunity, but we also have our lifespan deducted!! Someone like Sengoku, if a year is deducted from him, he might just kick the bucket with a stretch of his legs~~~"
Gol D. Roger: "Hahahaha!!!"
Sengoku: "Damn you!!! A dog's mouth emits no ivory tusks...!"
[Penalty Mechanism Three officially activated. Continue answering!]
Sengoku: "B!"
Shiki: "B!"
Rocks D. Xebec: "B!"
Vista: "B!"
Gol D. Roger: "B!"
Gion: "B!"
Sadi: "B!"
...
In an instant, it seemed like everyone had chosen B~~~
Gol D. Roger: "Nani?? You bastards are too fast!"
Once an answer choice is made, it cannot be changed. Roger was utterly depressed!!!
In a situation like this, where he had already made a choice, but because he made it almost at the same time as others, and it was on the same option, placing him outside the top three, it meant that even though he used an answering opportunity, he absolutely wouldn't get a reward.
However...
If the answer ultimately turns out to be correct, it can at least protect his position~~~
Rocks D. Xebec: "Hahaha!!! Option B has such a high probability, a fool wouldn't grab it!!"
Shiki: "Thanks to everyone's analysis just now, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen B so decisively. Hahahahaha!!!"
Sadi: "This is a huge loss!!! No reward if it's right, but a penalty if it's wrong. This is truly unlucky!!"
Kizaru: "Fool!! You should have considered these things before answering!!"
Gol D. Roger: "What about D? Option D is also possible. Did anyone choose D...?"
Rocks D. Xebec: "I say, Roger, you bastard..., you've already eaten this loss yourself, and you still want to see others be even unluckier?"
Gol D. Roger: "Trash! I just feel it's rare for a question to appear, and if no one gets a reward in the end, that would be too much of a loss!"
Sengoku: "Rest assured! The answer to this question is definitely B! I'm not greedy either, just give me the reward of 'fifteen years younger'~~~"
Charlotte Linlin: "Then you must be dreaming!! I'll be watching you age by one year!"
Im-sama: "Haha!! That's right! Sengoku might just kick the bucket later~~~"
Edward Newgate: "Forget it, the other options are fundamentally impossible to choose~~~ Since I'm a young person, I'll just pick one at random!"
Monkey D. Luffy: "Okay! I choose A!"
Franky: "Hey! Luffy!! He's not talking to you!!"
Roronoa Zoro: "Luffy, what are you doing...??? Even if you don't care about the answering opportunity!! If you answer wrong, your lifespan will be deducted!!"
Nami: "You idiot!! What are you messing around for!!"
Trafalgar Law: "That option A..., how is that possible~!"
Eustass Kid: "Hahaha!!! Straw Hat, are you trying to kill us with laughter...???"
Monkey D. Luffy: "Actually, I'm not guessing!"
Kaya... Usopp: "Why A?"
Monkey D. Luffy: "I'm using reverse thinking!! The less it looks like the correct answer, the more likely it is to be the correct answer!"
Kozuki Oden: "Oden Oden!!! I used reverse thinking before because there were no consequences for getting it wrong! Now, if you get it wrong, the consequences are severe. Don't just guess randomly!!"
Hearing Luffy's explanation, the Straw Hat crewmates were all speechless~~~
You might as well just guess...
["I told him the cruel truth..., but he refused to believe it no matter what..."]
["From then on, Laboon started ramming into Reverse Mountain, and he even started hitting the Red Line. He seems very determined, as if he wants to smash that mountain down, thinking the Rumbar Pirates will appear on the other side..."]
[Crocus sat on a wooden stake, speaking in a low voice~~~]
["What a pitiful island whale...!!!" Usopp sighed deeply, feeling it was unjust for this island whale!!!]
[Sanji silently took a drag from his cigarette. Nami spoke up: "Speaking of which, weren't you also tricked by that pirate crew? Actually, you don't have to bother with him anymore, right?"]
["Look at the injuries on his head. If he keeps ramming like this, he'll definitely die. Although my relationship with it is strange, we've lived together for so many years after all. How can I just ignore him...?"]
[Crocus looked at the sleeping island whale on the distant sea surface, speaking with emotion.]
[Drip! ——]
[But just then, a fist landed squarely on his face!!!]
[Crocus yelped and stumbled backward..., landing in a split....]
NANI!!!
When this scene appeared, all the viewers in the chat room were dumbfounded!!!
Sengoku: "Are you kidding me!! 'Red' Luffy... he... he he he... actually hit a 70-year-old man??"
Shiki: "But what is he doing! Others are telling a touching story, and he just starts hitting people without a word???"
Rocks D. Xebec: "Impossible!!! This is absolutely impossible!!!"
Gol D. Roger: "This can't be real, right? My painstakingly chosen answer B, and now I'm still going to have my lifespan deducted???"
Charlotte Linlin: "Mamamama! Serves you right for snatching!! ...A bunch of trash, snatching two fake spots~~~"
Kaido: "Hahaha...! Didn't they say it's not a snatch if it's unlucky??? They threw away their own lifespans, haha!"
Usopp: "'Red' Luffy made a move!! So, the answer Luffy chose is actually correct??"
Roronoa Zoro: "If there are no surprises, it should be A!! Excellent! Luffy is going to get a reward again!!"
Franky: "Alright!! Only Luffy gets a reward!! Aww~ Superrr!"
Mary Geoise~
Between the seats of power!
"Damn it!!! Such an outrageous answer!! Why does it feel like this viewing system is biased towards Straw Hat Luffy!"
Seeing that Luffy might very well have answered correctly again, Saint Marcus Mars's mentality was a bit unstable~~~
If Luffy answered questions normally and got rewards, that would be one thing...
But this answer is clearly outrageous!!!
It doesn't fit that side's 'Red' Luffy's persona at all~~~
Beside him, Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's eyes narrowed: "Why would it be like this...??? To be honest, from the beginning of the viewing system until now, no matter how unexpected the answers were, they were all reasonable and consistent with that side's 'Red' Luffy's personality. But this question is completely unreasonable!!!"
"That's right!! It's simply nonsense. How could that side's 'Red' Luffy hit someone without reason??? And it's an old man who's about to die of old age???" Saint Topman Warcury was also furious~~~
"Damn it!! Could this viewing system be doing this intentionally!! No matter how Luffy answers, the correct answer will change to whatever he chose???" Saint Jaygarcia Saturn said in a deep voice.
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter took a deep breath: "Let's observe first... If even this viewing system is intentionally helping Luffy, then it will be troublesome..."
The five old men representing the World's Highest Authority had ugly expressions on their faces at this moment~~~
[Just as Crocus was still lamenting Laboon's unfortunate fate, Luffy, who was three meters away, had already delivered a rubber punch to his face...!!!]
[With a smack, Crocus was sent flying backward!!!]
["Ah!!!"]
[This sudden scene made Nami, who was closest to Luffy, cry out in alarm~~~]
[A pair of wine-red pupils suddenly dilated. She looked at Luffy in shock, exclaiming, "Luffy!! What are you doing...!!!"]
["Luffy? Wha... what's going on...?" Cabaji was even more horrified.]
[Although his relationship with Crocus wasn't particularly good, they had at least been shipmates on the Roger Pirates~~~]
[If Crocus had really done something bad, Cabaji naturally wouldn't interfere!]
[But if Crocus was being hit for no reason, Cabaji would have to say a few words for him...]
["Wait, Luffy, if there's something to say, say it properly..., what exactly happened?"]
[Usopp also didn't know what was going on and quickly tried to hold Luffy back.]
[Seeing Luffy stand up, Zoro also grabbed Luffy's other arm: "Don't be rash, did you misunderstand something??"]
Rocks D. Xebec: "Damn it!! You see...!!! It's not just us who find it outrageous!! Even that brat's own crewmates find it unbelievable!!"
Shiki: "That's right!! This isn't right... This is intentionally trying to stop me from being revived, isn't it?"
Bogard: "Hmph! Not reviving you is the right thing to do!! Perhaps the original answer was B, but the viewing system, with justice in its heart, intentionally doesn't want you two undead pirates to be revived!!"
Sengoku: "You say a few less words!"
Sengoku is in a terrible mood right now!!
He also chose B, and he was the first one to choose...
If the correct answer isn't B, then he's going to be penalized!!!
Forfeiting the next round's answering opportunity isn't so bad...
The deadliest part is... randomly having lifespan deducted!!
At least one day, at most one year!!!
He's already 77 years old now...
....
If by some chance 1 year is deducted~~
There's no telling what terrible things might happen!!!
Now, hearing Bogard yapping away here, he really wishes he could go over and give Bogard a couple of slaps across the face~~~
You damn dog, what are you barking about!!
!
Charlotte Linlin: "..." Mamamama!!! Sengoku..., I remember you're already 80 years old, right? You're about to kick the bucket~~~"
Kaido: "Hahahahaha!!! Waiting for Sengoku to die of old age directly!!"
Sengoku: "Nonsense!! I am only 77 years old, and my body is still very sturdy!! Even if you all die, I won't die!!!"
Edward Newgate: "Gurararara...!!!"
[Crocus's vision went black, and he saw stars~~~]
[He pushed himself up with both hands, only then realizing he had been punched by Luffy...]
["Bastard!!! You brat!!! To actually ambush a 70-year-old man like me!!!!"]
[At least he was the doctor on the Pirate King's ship. No matter how old, he still had a temper~~~]
[Crocus shot up fiercely, about to charge at Luffy~~~]
[However...]
[Luffy directly broke free from his crewmates' grip, immediately pinned Crocus to the ground, and gave him a sound beating~~~]
[Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! ...]
[Punch after punch landed on Crocus's face. Although he didn't use Busoshoku Haki, a young man's strength was not to be underestimated......]
[Furthermore, Crocus had no way to dodge, and was instantly beaten black and blue...]
[Huh this......!!!]
[Luffy's crewmates were all dumbfounded~~~]
["You...you you you you...why are you hitting me......!!!"]
[Crocus had no strength to fight back and could only roar his questions~~~]
["Hitting you!! Of course, I'm hitting you, you idiot!!! (Li Ma Chao)"]1
[Luffy sat on Crocus, his fists clenched, his face full of rage!!!]
[Hearing this, Crocus was about to explode with anger~~~]
[Hitting me is one thing, but to say it like I deserve to be hit..., damn it!!!!]
[Luffy grabbed Crocus by the collar, roaring, "Do you have the nerve to say that after you told Laboon about that pirate crew's situation, Laboon started ramming his head against the mountain???"]
["Why wouldn't I have the nerve!" Crocus retorted stubbornly.]
["Although you never abandoned Laboon, which sounds very touching, isn't Laboon ending up like this all because of you!!!!"]
["An island whale willing to follow humans away from its habitat, it completely regarded that pirate crew as companions it could fully trust!"]
["But you just had to tell it that those people betrayed it!!! Making it feel that its decades of trust were all misplaced! Even a human... couldn't withstand such a blow!!!"]
[Luffy glared at Crocus.]
[Crocus's face instantly changed, as if he had been struck by a heavy blow, his heart utterly shattered!!!]
[However, he wouldn't completely admit he was wrong just because Luffy said so. He stuck out his neck and roared, "But that's the truth!!! Telling it the truth, making it stop fantasizing, what's wrong with that!!!" (Stubborn)]
["Wrong!! Utterly and completely wrong!!"]
["That is your biggest, biggest, biggest mistake!!!"]
["Without conclusive evidence, you labeled that pirate crew as 'cowards' and 'traitors' based solely on your own guesses and assumptions! That is what that island whale truly cannot accept!!!"]
["It rams its head against the mountain, not only because it firmly believes its companions will return, but also because it wants to prove to you, you idiot, that your assumptions about its companions are all wrong!!!"]
["It..., it wants to defend the dignity of its companions!!!"]
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