Too many words at one time compound the stressful situation. Ales gripped his hat with both hands, waiting for it to all end. "Sounds like a good idea; I'll be shooting him anyway, and I doubt parents would let their kids out this late at night in this weather."

Eating him was a plausible, but unsustainable solution. They'd need a hundred people to effectively eat that monstrosity enough to weaken him. Or just Luffy. What was he up to anyway?

"Are you tying that rope by yourself? That giant will have to be distracted for a pretty long time if you're doing that."