As the large man's fingers shot forwards, Kukui enacted his plan, and began to focus his devil fruit abilities into first his chest and then the rest of his body as he quickly created 2 things. The first was a body double, a wooden copy that wouldn’t completely lose its color until a couple minutes later, and the second was a half foot long wooden branch that his real body was going to hide in. Through the years he had used this technique multiple times in order to escape conflict and capture. And he dubbed the technique: Ki Ki No Hidden Root!

[color=00a651]“N-no!!” [/color]He feigned as his ‘body’ fell to the ground, the transfer into the wooden stick complete. With the stick hidden under his body, Kukui sighed out in relief before realizing something, he smelled … burning wood? Was he on fire? Kukui peeked both out of the stick and from under the “body” in hopes of seeing where it was coming from and when he glanced to where the door was he was surprised.  

The door was wide open for anyone to leave!!! A webbed foot passed his line of vision as it headed towards the door and Kukui realized it was his chance. He launched a long thin branch forward and wrapped it around the woman’s leg in an attempt to hitch a ride. 

Yes! He had done it! He had successfully escaped!!! …

… is what he thought, only to look up and realize that the fishman woman, and by extension himself, were now surrounded by a multitude of pirates with their guns pointing at them. 

[i][color=00a651]‘What?’ [/color][/i]He thought, flabbergasted, as he shook within his wooden body. 

[color=00aeef][b]"Excuse me, sir, do you happen to know where the fire started?"[/b][/color]

[color=00a651][i]‘WHAT?!’[/i][/color] He thought again, flabbergasted, as he shook within his WOODEN body. [color=00a651][i]‘Oooooooh no, I picked the wrong boat to stow away on!’
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