What, did he not expect Cory to loot the dead. Ain't no chance of that happening son!

I assume the DM's intention was to pretend Arlong never had the sword if he could get away without using it.

This is somehow gonna end up with Arlong "accidentally" throwing the sword into the ocean when disarmed

No, Luffy will break it.

Story time! Times where a GM was unwilling to do something because of how a player would react.

Okay I admit, that made me laugh.

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A valid point. Real the big guns too early and the players will only think about how to steal it for themselves.

I think it's time for Luke to find a way around that, simply attacking head-on might not cut it.