Scenario:Luffy - Where There's a Will

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Where There's a Will

The crews are preparing to leave the gastroverse and need provisions. Vyrn, Lyria, Usopp, and Luffy search the forest for food with Pino. Luffy's antics land them in hot water, but Pino saves the day. A hungry Luffy forces the group to set out for the eastern gastrolith to look for meat.



Now that Pino has announced his decision, (Captain)'s crew and the Straw Hat Crew gear up to depart from this hydrozoan world.
Pino guides Vyrn, Lyria, and Usopp into a forest to gather food supplies.
Lyria: Oooh, yummy! Look at all these delicious fruits!
Vyrn: And it's not just fruits either. This is like a mushroom and veggie buffet!
Pino: Careful—you might not wanna touch stuff willy-nilly. Plenty of poisonous plants grow around here too.
Usopp: Poison, huh... Bet I could brew up some useful ammo with those greens.
Big Scarlet Bloom: ...
Usopp: Whoa, this flower looks like a nasty customer. Is it a bug eater?
Big Scarlet Bloom: ...!
Usopp: Gyaaah!
Usopp performs an acrobatic leap and narrowly escapes being swallowed by giant leafy mandibles.
Usopp: D-d-did you see that! It tried to freaking eat me!
Pino: Yeah, that's one rose you don't want to stop and smell. It has an appetite for just about anything.
Usopp: A little late for the warning, pal! I was this close to becoming plant chow!
Vyrn: But you didn't, right? No harm, no foul!
Lyria: Here, Usopp. Maybe this juicy fruit will make you feel better.
Usopp: Nice! Thank you, Lyria. I can't wait to sink my teeth into this.
Pino: Wait! You need to peel off the skin first, otherwise—
Usopp: Gaaah! My tongggueee!
Pino: Yep, it's extremely sour.
Usopp: You know what? Next time just stop me before I do anything!
Lyria: I'm so sorry, Usopp! I had no idea!
Usopp: Nah, it's not your fault, Lyria. Don't worry about it.
Luffy's Voice: A ha ha ha!
Usopp: Hm? Was that Luffy?
Usopp peers into the thick forest with his exceptional eyesight. Off in the distance, he spots Luffy waving emphatically back at them.
Luffy: Come check this out, you guys!
Usopp: Whoa! I've never seen a rhinoceros beetle like that one before! That's pretty sweet!
Luffy: Hee hee hee! Tell me about it!
Pino: Uh, Luffy? I think it'd be best if you let it go. As in, right now...
Luffy: Whaaat! But I just found it!
Lyria: Wh-what was that?
Hulking Beetle: ...!
Usopp: Gyaaah!
Vyrn: It's gonna trample us! Run!
Luffy: Ooo-hoo! It's humongous!
Luffy: Okay, Pino! Let's get out of here!
Pino: R-right!
As the gang flees from the rampaging beetle behind them, Luffy looks down at the smaller one he'd just caught and has an epiphany.
Luffy: Say, is that your pops or something?
Vyrn: Watch it, Luffy! It's gaining on you!
Luffy: That kinda makes me a kidnapper, huh? No wonder your dad's so mad. This one's on me.
Luffy: Take care!
Luffy releases the little beetle into the air right before the pursuing beetle's colossal horn is about to smash into him.
This seems to appease the furious parent, who disappears into the trees with his little one.
Pino: Huff... Huff...
Luffy: Whew! That was a close shave!
Pino: I wish you'd have let it go when I told you to!
Luffy: Hee hee hee! But that was fun, wasn't it?
Despite the harrowing episode, Luffy's happy-go-lucky attitude is too contagious, and a smile quickly spills onto Pino's face.
Pino: Yeah!
Vyrn: I don't know, Luffy... I wouldn't exactly call almost getting crushed to death by a bug "fun"!
Luffy: Hm... When you put it that way, it doesn't sound too great. Sorry, guys!
Lyria: Oh, no, that's all right. The important thing is no one got hurt!
Lyria and Luffy share a smile, when their tummies growl in unison.
Lyria: Eep!
Luffy: Hee hee hee! You too, Lyria? I haven't had much meat since we popped into this jellyfish.
Luffy: Hey, Pino. Where can I find some beasts?
Pino: Beasts? Probably in the forests of the eastern gastrolith.
Luffy: Got it!
The grinning rubber man picks up a beached raft and carries it over to the acidic waters of the gastric sea.
Luffy: What are you guys waiting for? Get on.
Vyrn: Haha, Luffy acts like the freest guy in the world!
Usopp: Yep. And that's where I come in. A calm, levelheaded guy like me has to keep a watchful eye on him at all times.
Vyrn: Levelheaded, huh...
Usopp: Hey! I resent that look, Vyrn!
Lyria: Hurry, Usopp! I think Luffy's waiting for you to get on the raft.
Usopp: Oh well. Somebody has to be the responsible one, I guess.
Once all passengers have climbed aboard the little vessel, Luffy pumps both his fists into the air and shouts at the top of his lungs.
Luffy: Next stop: the eastern gastrolith! Let's set sail!

Where There's a Will: Scene 2

Luffy defeats a horde of beasts on the eastern gastrolith and loads their carcasses onto the raft. He has to throw one overboard, which attracts large carnivorous fish. They flee back to the central gastrolith, where angry monkeys block the shore, but Pino drives them away. Impressed, Luffy asks Pino if there's anything he doesn't know about the gastroverse, to which the boy replies, "probably not."



The raft brings Luffy and company to the eastern side of the jellyfish's stomach.
A chorus of menacing snarls from beasts and brutes greet the outside travelers as the raft pulls up next to the beach.
Beasts: Grroar...
Luffy: They all look so tasty!
Vyrn: I don't think so, Chief.
Pino: ...
Luffy rests a firm hand on Pino's head to calm the trembling boy.
Luffy: Don't let them push you around. Glare back with everything you've got.
Pino: Okay!
Luffy: All right then... Let's go wild!
Vyrn: We'll give you a hand too!
Usopp: Go get 'em, Luffy! I'll back you up from here with my fiery quotes of inspiration!
Vyrn: Say what?
Usopp: Uh, th-the thing is, I've come down with a sudden case of the can't-enter-the-eastern-gastrolith disease.
Lyria: Oh no! I didn't even know there was such a thing! Then by all means stay on the raft and get some rest.
Usopp: ...!
Innocent Lyria's blind trust in Usopp digs at his conscience.
Usopp: N-n-never fear! I won't let a silly disease keep me down! Hang on, Luffy, I'm coming to—
Luffy: Gum-Gum...
Beasts: Grroooaar!
Luffy: Gatling Gun!
By the time Usopp sets foot on shore, Luffy has already pummeled the beasts into submission.
Usopp: ...
Usopp: And so, the Straw Hats' devastating secret weapon known as Usopp is thankfully not unleashed upon this fragile world.
Vyrn: Whatever!
Usopp: Give it a rest, Luffy! The raft's gonna sink if you load on any more meat.
Luffy: Nah, I almost got it.
With that, Luffy stacks one final beast onto the pile, causing the once level raft to tilt at an angle.
Luffy: Perfect!
Usopp: You call that "perfect"?
In the end, Luffy gets what he wants, and the group make their way back west. Of course the raft was never meant to bear such a load, and it gradually begins to sink into the gastric sea.
Usopp: At the rate we're going, we won't make it back to the central gastrolith. Let's toss one of the beasts overboard.
Luffy: Gaaah! What a waste!
Vyrn: We kinda have to, or else we'll all be digested.
The sulking hat-wearing captain reluctantly knocks a heavy beast from the top of the pile into the sea.
This causes the raft's center of gravity to abruptly shift, throwing Lyria off balance.
Lyria: Eeeek!
Pino: Yikes!
Luffy: Whoa-oaaa!
Like billiard balls careening into each other, someone smacks into Luffy and knocks him overboard.
Luffy: Glub-blub-blub...
Lyria: Luffy!
Usopp: I knew this was going to happen!
Usopp immediately dives into the sea, enduring the stinging acid as he hoists Luffy back to the surface.
Pino: Luffy! I'm glad you're okay!
Lyria: Yeah! I would've been the one to fall overboard if you hadn't bounced me back. Thank you so much!
Luffy: Hee hee hee! All's well that ends well!
Usopp: Huff, huff... Yeah. 'Course, this never would've happened if Luffy would just stop thinking with his stomach.
Luffy: Hmm... But I can always count on you to rescue me. Thanks, Usopp!
Usopp: Meh, fishing you out of acid is child's play for a god like me!
Pino: You're amazing, Usopp! You dove straight into the heart of danger without a moment's hesitation!
Usopp: Danger? Sure, my skin tingled a bit, but it wasn't that bad.
Pino: Oh, I wasn't talking about that. Remember the beast Luffy tossed into the sea?
Pino: Look! We've got visitors! Killer giant fish are circling the raft!
Usopp peers over the side of the raft. He catches sight of several large shadows wriggling beneath the surface.
Usopp: ...
Vyrn: That rescue was way cool, Usopp! Maybe I was wrong about you!
Usopp: Hyaaah! Let's get the heck outta here! Grab an oar and row! Row like you've never rowed before!
The raft zooms across the sea's surface at lightning speed, and soon the shores of the central gastrolith come into sight.
Monkeys: Ook! Ook!
Vyrn: What's the big idea! Outta the way! We're tryin' to dock here!
Luffy: This is my meat! You can't have any!
Pino: Wait, Luffy! All they want is some fruit! We don't have to give them everything, just a little bit.
Pino: Fetch!
Monkeys: Ook! Ook!
Usopp: Hey, Pino's right. Look at 'em scurry off with the booty!
Pino: Ehehe.
Luffy: ...
Luffy: Say, Pino. Is there anything about the inside of this jellyfish that you don't know?
Pino: Um... Probably not?
Luffy: I see.
Satisfied with Pino's answer, Luffy breaks into a huge grin.

Where There's a Will: Scene 3

While the others prepare dinner back at camp, a lone Pino stares at the sea and wonders if he made the right choice. Usopp and Vyrn start heading over to give him advice, but Luffy stops them. With his signature grin and frankness, Luffy tells Pino that eating is the key to taking the first step, which lifts the boy's spirits.



The campsite is abuzz with the exuberant voices of skyfarers and Straw Hats as they enjoy cooking dinner together.
Pino, however, has wandered down to the shore. He gazes out at the sea, pondering whether he's made the right choice.
Pino: ...
Meanwhile, Usopp and Vyrn observe Pino from behind the cover of nearby bushes.
Usopp & Vyrn: ...
Vyrn: Gee... He doesn't look too happy.
Usopp: Danger is a part of adventuring—it comes with the territory. I accepted that fact when I left home to become a brave warrior of the sea.
Usopp: But putting your life at risk just by going outside in the first place? That's crazy!
Vyrn: I think I'm gonna go give him another pep talk.
Usopp: Good idea! A kid shouldn't have to make such a tough decision all by himself!
Luffy's Voice: Forget it.
Usopp: Luffy? But why?
Luffy: Did Pino ask for your help?
Usopp: Well, no, I don't think so, but—
Vyrn: Oh, c'mon. Can't you see how conflicted he is? Where's the harm in talking it out with us?
Luffy: Leave him alone.
Luffy: If he wants to go on an adventure, it's his call. What else is there to talk about?
Usopp: ...
Luffy: Say, Pino. Is there anything about the inside of this jellyfish that you don't know?
Pino: Um... Probably not?
Luffy: I see.
Usopp: Deciding to become an adventurer doesn't come without risks. Once you're out in the real world, you're gonna be tackling obstacles left and right.
Usopp: But you already knew that. Didn't you, Luffy!
Luffy: I knew what now?
Usopp: Don't play dumb with me!
Vyrn: Maybe we should look at it from a different angle, Usopp.
Vyrn: Even though this gastroverse is full of murderous beasts and plants, Pino's alive and well. I guess that's because the jellyfish really cares about him, you know?
As Luffy said, the only one who can make the call is Pino.
Usopp: I guess Luffy's right. This is something Pino has to figure out for himself.
Sanji's Voice: Hey, knuckleheads! Soup's on!
Luffy: Woo-hoo! I'm on my way!
With a joyful whoop, Luffy leaps out from the brush and lands in front of Pino.
Pino: Luffy...
Luffy: Did you hear that, Pino? It's time to eat!
Pino: Oh, I'm not—
Luffy: What are you talking about? Eating is the key to taking the first step.
Pino: ...
Luffy: Come on! Let's go!
Pino: Okay!
All of Pino's worries seem to evaporate at the sound of Luffy's confident voice and the sight of his spirited smile.
"Eating is the key to taking the first step."
Those easygoing words will have a profound effect on where Pino ends up in life.