For those of you who didn’t uand, or only watched the battles, let me break it down. Enies Lobby wasn’t just about a. The arc was so perfectly crafted that every single member of the crew went through major character development. From physique to psyche, teique to mi—even the Going Merry itself, who grew old and reached its end. Everyone evolved in their own way, and that growth was essential.

  So, why does Coby allow things like Usopp’s beating to happen? It’s not because he doesn’t care, and it’s not about a ck of strength. It’s far deeper than that. There are reasons tied to the entire crew’s growth, things that ’t be simplified into a quiswer. If I were to break down every reason and the long-term impacts on the crew, it would take almost aire chapter’s worth of expnation.

  What matters is that each crew member faces their own battles—literal and personal—and Coby, knowing when to step in and when to hold back, respects that. Sometimes, pain and struggle are part of the journey, as we saw at Enies Lobby, and Coby uands this better than most.

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  As they rounded a er a few streets down, they spotted Usopp. The sight made them stop dead iracks. Usopp was lying on the ground, beaten, bloody, and barely scious. His bag of money was o be seen, and the versations of people around them indicated he had been robbed.

  Luffy’s eyes widened in shock. "Usopp!" he shouted, rushing to his crewmate’s side.

  Nami followed closely, her expression twisted in anger and . "Usopp, what happened?"

  But Usopp was not in a state to aears streamed down his battered face as he choked out, "I’m sorry, everyone. I’m so sorry. I lost all the money. I’m so useless. I’m sorry."

  Coby’s gaze hardened as he listeo the murmurs of the onlookers. "It’s Franky’s house, like Paulie said," Coby said, angry at himself more than Franky's gang. Without another word, he bent down and lifted Usopp onto his back. "Let’s go."

  As they arrived at the Going Merry, they found Chopper and Sanji already back, deep in versation with Zoro, who was on the ship when Kaku arrived and had heard the grim analysis of the Merry’s dition. But the moment they saw Usopp’s bloodied and broken form, all versation ceased.

  "What the hell happened?" Sanji demanded, his fists g at his sides, the fire in his eyes burning bright.

  Luffy, still reeling from what had happened, ched his teeth. "Frank Group or something... they beat him up and took the money. We’re going to get it back."

  Sanji’s jaw tightened as he stormed up to Coby, fury in his eyes. "Where the hell were you? Weren't you proteg him and Nami-san?"

  But before Sanji could grab Coby by the colr, Coby’s foot ected with his face, sending the cook flying off the ded into the cold sea below. The crew froze for a moment, watg as Sanji surfaced, sputtering and drenched.

  Nami quickly stepped forward, addressing the situation as Sanji swam back to the ship. "Usopp set about the Merry. When he heard the news, he ran off before any of us could stop him. It wasn’t Coby’s fault."

  Sanji climbed bato the ship, shaking off the water. His anger had cooled slightly, but he was still on edge. Coby looked at him, his gaze sharp. "And where is Robin?"

  Sanji hesitated, his heart sinking. He had been so focused on Usopp’s dition that he for a sed fot Robin had left them on streets. "She disappeared," he admitted, his voice low.

  Luffy stood there, torween frustration and worry. First, he learhat the Merry couldn’t tih them, then Usopp got beaten up, and now Robin was o be found. His grip tightened around his hat as he tried to make sense of everything.

  But before they could deal with Robin’s disappearahere was something more immediate to address. Luffy’s eyes darkened with resolve as he looked at his crew. "We’re going to make Franky House pay for what they did to Usopp."

  The crew nodded in agreement, their anger matg Luffy’s. They khat the Franky Family was about to feel the full force of their rage.

  Coby set Usopp dowly, ensuring he was stable before turning to the others. "Chopper, take care of him," Coby said, his voice firm.

  Chopper immediately went to work, cheg Usopp’s injuries and applying bandages. "He’ll be okay, but he o rest," Chopper informed them.

  Zoro, who had been silent up until now, grabbed his swords and stood up. "Let’s go," he said simply, his eyes filled with silent anger.

  The crew left Nami with Usopp and the Going Merry, and walked through the deserted side of Water 7, heading straight toward the Franky House. No words were exged; they all knew what o be done.

  As they approached the Franky House, the rge, gaudy building came into view. It was a mismatched structure, loud and obnoxious, much like the gang that occupied it. Luffy and Coby led the way, their eyes burning with anger, followed closely by Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper.

  The front of the Franky House was lined with members of the Franky Family, lounging around without a care in the world. They were ughing and jeering, oblivious to the storm that was about to crash down on them.

  Luffy didn’t bother with a warning. He charged forward, his fist pulled back. "Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" he shouted, his fist rocketing forward and smming into the first thug he saw. The man was sent flying into the side of the building, the impact leaving a deep crater in the wall.

  Coby was right o him, his fists glowing with energy. He unleashed a powerful "Hiken" straight at a cluster of thugs, the fiery punch sending them flying in all dires. The heat from the attack scorched the ground where they stood, leaving a smoking trail in its wake.

  Zoro drew his swords with a fluid motion, his eyes cold. He rushed at the group of thugs, his swords fshing in the dim light. "Onigiri!" he called out, slig through several men in one swift move. They crumpled to the ground, groaning in pain.

  Sanji, not far behind, unched himself into the fray, his legs a blur as he delivered a series of brutal kicks. "Get the hell out of our way!" he snarled, his foot eg with one man’s chest, sending him crashing through the front door of the building.

  Chopper, in his Heavy Point frabbed two thugs by their heads and smashed them together with a siing crack. "You messed with the wrong crew!" he growled, tossing their limp bodies aside.

  The Franky Family was in disarray, their fidence shattered as they realized they were up against something far beyond what they expected. Those who hadn’t been knocked out scrambled to their feet, attempting troup, but it was already too te. The Straw Hat crew had no iion of showing mercy.

  Luffy tinued his assault, smashing through walls and doors as he searched for the leader of the gang. "Where’s Franky?!" he demanded, his voice eg through the wrecked building.

  A group of thugs tried to rush him, but Coby stepped in, using his "Bara Bara Detach Hand" teique to send his fists flying at them. The detached hands smmed into their faces, knog them out cold. As his hands reattached, Coby kicked down a door, his eyes sing the room beyond.

  Zoro cut through another wave of thugs with ease, his swords dang in the dim light. "These guys are nothing," he muttered, cutting down another one who tried to sneak up on him.

  Sanji, his cigarette ched between his teeth, delivered a spinning kick to a thug’s jaw, sending him crashing through a window. "They thought they could rob us a away with it? Idiots."

  Chopper, still in his Heavy Point form, ripped through the remaining thugs outside, tossing them aside like ragdolls. "You bastards hurt my friends!" he roared, his strength sending shockwaves through the ground as he charged.

  Sadly, Franky wasn’t there. The leader of the Franky Family had takeolen money and boarded a train, leaving the isnd before the Straw Hats arrived. The thugs, realizing they were about to face the full wrath of the Straw Hat crew without their boss, scattered, but there was nowhere for them to hide.

  Luffy smmed his fist into the wall, frustrated. "Damn it! He ran away!"

  The crew unleashed their fury on the remaining members of the Franky Family. The Franky House, once a proud symbol of the gang’s power, was reduced to rubble in mihe few remaining thugs who hadn’t been knocked out were left writhing on the ground, groaning in pain. The crew didn’t stop until the entire pce was demolished, leaving no stourned.

  "That should teach them not to stole from us," Sanji muttered, lighting a cigarette as he surveyed the wreckage.

  Coby kicked over a broken piece of debris, sending it ricocheting off the wall and smag Sanji on the head.

  “Bastard, you did that on purpose!” Sanji growled, rubbing the sore spot.

  Coby looked at him with feigned innoce. “No idea what you’re talking about. But you seem awfully worried about the money. It’s just 200 million Beri. Hardly worth all this rage.”

  Sanji grumbled something under his breath but let it go as the crew left the demolished Franky House behind. They made their way back to the ship, the tension from earlier still lingering in the air.

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