Summary:
Klahadore confronts the crew and Usopp and banishes them from the mansion. However, they discover that Klahadore, real name Kuro, is a pirate captain working with a hypnotist to assassinate Kaya.
Klahadore confronts the crew and refuses their request for a ship. He redirects his anger at Usopp, insulting Usopp for his pirate father and calling him a barbaric, despicable criminal. Usopp angrily attacks Klahadore. In response, Klahadore banishes Usopp and the crew from the forecourt and orders them never to return.
Kaya remains in her bedroom crying and Klahadore enters to comfort her. He explains his past and his reasons for protecting her. After being expelled from the ship he was working on, he was left stranded in Syrup Village. Kay’s father graciously accepted him into his mansion and devoted himself to serving Kay’s family. After Kay’s parents died, Klahadore decided to become her guardian and protect her from harm, including Usopp, who he felt was a bad influence on her. Kaya forgives Klahadore for his harsh handling of the situation.
Zoro and Nami stay with the children on the outskirts of town. One of the children discovers a strange moon man and alerts the others. The man introduces himself as a hypnotist. He demonstrates his skills by hypnotizing the children with a chakram on a string, causing the children to fall asleep. However, he accidentally hypnotizes himself, causing him to fall asleep as well.
Usopp and Luffy are sitting on a cliff discussing Usopp’s father Yasopp. However, they find Klahadore meeting privately with Jang the hypnotist at the base of a cliff. To his dismay, he discovers that Klahadore was actually Captain Kuro of the Black Cat Pirates. Kuro and Jango intended to assassinate Kaya to inherit her wealth, as Jango could hypnotize Kaya into changing her will. They reveal that Kuro escaped the Marines’ pursuit by sending his likeness to the Marines for execution. Jango reveals that a Black Cat pirate ship has been stationed on the island, ready to attack the village.
Kuro and Jango notice Luffy and Usopp overhearing their conversation. Jango hypnotizes a sleeping Luffy, causing him to fall headfirst off a cliff. They decide not to pursue Usopp, knowing that the townspeople would not believe him if he spoke. Usopp flees towards the village.
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The 4Kids dubbed title “The Bluff and the Bluffer” refers to the coast Luffy and Usopp (Bluff) are on, and Usopp (Bluffer) himself.