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Monkey D. Luffy's Point of View
Somewhere in the sea, East Blue.
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"Relax, just make sure we don't deviate from the route. Meanwhile, I'll check some things here. Don't bother me for a while," Luffy said as he settled on the other side of the boat, muttering to himself.
While the boat sailed through the sea at a speed thirty times faster than before, Luffy decided to take a rest. He opened his system and started examining it.
-----SYSTEM-----
[Crew] (Locked)
[Shop]
[Inventory Cards]
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"It's a rather simple system. There's the crew screen, but it's locked because I don't have anyone under my flag yet. There's a shop where I can buy anything from this world with some conditions. The currency is in berries and gold, but I'll need a lot more for it to be useful. I only have 2 million that I got from the commercial ship, which is practically worthless right now. And lastly, the inventory of cards with four cards. This option will disappear once I consume them all." Luffy went through the entire system. He wanted to check the shop, but it would be a waste of time at the moment. He decided to look into it later.
Luffy glanced at Koby after he closed the system screen.
"Well, talking to this kid is quite boring. Despite his potential, he's so timid right now... I guess I'll take a nap to pass the time!" Luffy reasoned and spoke to Koby.
"Koby," Luffy called him, making the boy quickly look at him.
"Yes!" He replied nervously, and Luffy sighed.
"Keep guiding us to the island. In the meantime, I'll take a short nap." Luffy said to the boy, who was relieved by the brief interaction.
Hours passed, and Koby finally spotted the city with a large naval base at its highest point.
"Should I wake up Mr. Luffy now or when we reach the port?" Koby mumbled as he looked at the view of the island.
"No need to, Koby, Hahaha!" Luffy suddenly appeared behind Koby, laughing happily after a short nap. He put his straw hat back on his head and looked at the island, lost in thought.
Koby was startled by Luffy's sudden awakening.
"Mr. Luffy?" Koby couldn't help but be surprised by the abrupt change and was curious about the man's actions, thinking that he might be planning something at this moment.
"Koby, I'm going ahead. We'll meet later!" Luffy declared.
Before Koby could respond, Luffy's appearance began to change. His hair suddenly started growing, and incredible black wings sprouted from his back, leaving Koby in shock.
"What is this?!" Koby couldn't help but shout.
"Hm? I'm a Devil Fruit user, didn't you know?" Luffy said with a strange expression.
"I thought those things were just legends of the seas!" Koby exclaimed but quickly covered his mouth with his hands, fearing that his loud outbursts would anger the man before him.
"Hehehehe. Now you see that it's real. If you ever want to defeat me someday, be aware that it won't be easy!" Luffy simply declared with a big smile. He then flexed his knees as his wings slowly lifted to gain altitude.
"Anyway, see you later. Goodbye!" Luffy said, and with a burst of strength in front of Koby, he took off into the sky. The boat swayed, and Koby almost fell. The boy watched in amazement as the man soared into the sky, leaving him alone in the boat heading for the island.
"Incredible!" He couldn't help but marvel. As he tried to stabilize the boat, he realized that it was losing speed.
"Am I losing speed?" He noticed that the boat no longer had the speed it had before, realizing that it was another ability of Luffy's Devil Fruit.
While Koby was admiring the sight, Luffy was flying 300 meters above the sea toward the island, increasing his speed. He quickly arrived at the location after a few minutes.
He spotted a deserted beach outside the city and headed in that direction to avoid drawing too much attention. Luffy landed gently, his wings kicking up sand. He took his first steps on the island as his wings began to dissipate, and his hair returned to its normal length.
"It seems like I'm alone here... This should be a good place for what I'm about to do," he said as he looked around the deserted area a little away from the city.
"I just hope I can convince them," he sighed and then opened the system again, clicking on his summoning cards in the inventory.
'My first card can bring someone back from the dead, and it can't be someone strong; in fact, it has to be someone weak. Fortunately, there is a person for this, and even though they are weak, I recognize their potential.'
[Summon a resurrection card?] [Yes] / [No]
"Yes!"
"Think of who you want to summon!"
"Understood. Come forth, Kuina!"
Luffy had always wanted to meet Zoro's old friend, Kuina, who had the same potential as or even more than the swordsman after the time skip.
A bright light appeared on the beach, powerful and dazzling. It didn't take long for it to start dimming and, suddenly, a woman stood in the place where the light had been. She had dark blue hair, long and flowing, resembling Tashigi after the time skip, minus the glasses. She had the body of an adult in her early twenties. Observing her, Luffy couldn't help but comment.
"And to think I can't believe I actually managed to do this—bring someone back from the dead with this card!" Luffy exclaimed as he watched the woman regain consciousness, taking in the surroundings and trying to orient herself.
"Where am I..." she said, frightened, finally regaining consciousness after her last experience, which shouldn't have been a pleasant one, as she had died. Luffy could understand why she seemed so agitated in front of him.
Seeing the lost woman, he opened the system and spent some of his meager money to buy a cloak from the shop.
"Who are you?" she asked quickly, realizing that she was alone on this strange beach with only this man in front of her. He seemed distracted, gazing off into the distance.
"First, put this on." Luffy snapped out of his reverie and held out a cloak that had magically appeared in his hand, throwing it over her naked body for the time being.
Seeing the cloak thrown over her, she took it out of habit but soon realized how her body was without clothes.
"What do you think you're doing, you pervert?" She shouted, quickly covering her body with the cloak and her face turned red.
"I just brought you back from the dead, and that's the first thing you say about me?" Luffy couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at this clueless woman. She might be beautiful with an adult's body, but he wasn't interested in a girl who should have the mindset of an 11-year-old.
"Hm? So I really was dead? That wasn't a dream?" She murmured in shock, forgetting for a moment that she was naked, which was quite understandable, as knowing that she had died and was now alive again should be a shock.
"Yes, you died 11 years ago. I managed to give you a second chance," Luffy said calmly. He didn't want to beat around the bush and chose to tell her the truth directly.
"What? 11 years... it can't be..." She covered her mouth as tears began to form in her eyes.
"I know it's hard to grasp, but what matters is that you have a second chance now," Luffy said calmly to her.
"But how did you bring me back? Is my father still alive?" Her first questions came with tears.
As for how, I can't say. I can only do this once with the help of a divine artifact, but it broke as soon as I summoned you," I lied, not wanting to explain the function of the card. But I wasn't entirely wrong, as there was only one card that could do something like this, and it had already fulfilled the wish I hoped for. Luffy looked at her and continued to answer her questions.
"And yes, your father is still here in East Blue, still running that dojo."
She fell silent at my words but then looked back at me.
"Why bring me back here? Why me? I don't think you knew me 11 years ago." Her world was crumbling with this information, so she wanted to know why I used this "Artifact" on her. She actually believed my story, as her death was real, and she was now alive again.
"I chose you because I know about your history. Don't ask me how, just understand that I know. I'm starting my adventure on the sea and need people with great potential by my side. I believe you have it, just like your friend Zoro. I believe you can reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship in this world, even as a woman," Luffy spoke his mind.
Despite her death being a necessary plot point in Zoro's story, Luffy always felt that she deserved something better. He wasn't even sure if she would accept his proposal, but he still wanted to give her a second chance, as she was someone who could match Zoro's potential, and this world would be more interesting with someone like her. She might even be able to defeat his old friend in the future, whether as an enemy or an ally.
"Do you really believe in me?" She couldn't help but ask, forgetting that she had just come back from the dead.
"Yes, I won't lie. I want you to join me. I'm a pirate, and you would be my first crewmate," I said to her.
"Pirate? You want me to be a pirate like you?" She asked a little scared. Of course, she didn't like the idea of being a pirate, as she had a negative opinion of them.
"Yes, I am, and I want you with me. But I won't force you if you don't want to. I knew there was a chance this would happen, and I summoned you anyway. I won't force you. I can be a jerk in many ways, but I won't force anyone who doesn't deserve it to join my crew," I said.
"If you want to live at the dojo and return to your father, I won't stop you, but I think it's a waste of your potential. You can make your father eat his own words that he said once, as you gain a name in this vast sea and see the world!"
I finished my little speech. I really didn't want to force her. I won't restrict people's freedom like that. There are some plans to force some people, but she's not one of them. I might have summoned her using a precious card, but I'm more like the original Luffy with a desire for freedom at sea. Even if she doesn't accept joining my crew, I hope she doesn't waste her life here in East Blue. I'd like to see her name resonate throughout the world in the future, and she might even give me a good fight in the future, whether she's an enemy or an ally.
"I... I don't know... Can I think about it? Can I see my father before deciding anything?" She asked a little uncertainly.
"All right, let's go to your island then. But I have to do some things. You can accompany me before returning to your father?" I asked.
"Yes, I think so. It's the least I could do after you brought me back from the dead..." She mumbled, but her eyes viewed me quite favorably now, which wasn't surprising after what I had done and said to her.
"All right, now I'm going to summon other people, not anyone who's dead this time, so stay in that corner and don't worry, I'll buy you some clothes later," I said, and she watched me for a while as she adjusted the cloak on her body and moved away, wondering what I was going to do next.
[Summon a card?] [Yes] / [No]
"Yes!"
"Think of who you want to summon!"
"Come forth, Trafalgar D. Law!"
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Monkey D. Luffy's POV
Beach near Shell City, East Blue.
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[Open summoning card?]
[Yes]/[No]
"YES!"
[Think of who you want to summon!]
"Come, Trafalgar Law!"
A light outshone the sunlight on the beach again, and even Kuina in the distance looked curiously at the light, a little alarmed.
Some time later, the light disappeared, and a white bear was in the middle of it with a white T-shirt and shorts, along with a woman with a polka-dot hat and a large sword on her shoulder.
"WHAT IS THIS!" The bear shouted, stunned.
The woman beside him quickly looked around in alarm and surprise as she raised her hand with her palm facing the ground, ready to use her ROOM at any moment.
Kuina on her side was surprised by the sudden summoning, while Luffy looked admirably and a bit confused by this.
"A bear and a woman dressed like Law... HM?" Luffy spoke loud enough and looked puzzled at this because there shouldn't be a woman in front of him.
"Hm?! Who are you!? I'm sorry!" The Mink bear was the first to speak, hearing my voice. Luffy just called him a bear, but he apologized. Why?
"This is Bepo, I didn't think he'd be so peculiar..." Luffy thought a bit stunned.
"Who are you? And why are we here?" The woman dressed as Law asked angrily, seeing Luffy in the middle of the beach with them. She wanted to attack him at this point, believing he had done something to make them appear here.
"Wait a moment!!!" Luffy shouted, confused and wanted answers.
"Where is Trafalgar Law, and why was his sister summoned in his place??" I asked, not understanding anything.
"WHO IS TRAFALGAR LAW? MY NAME IS TRAFALGAR LAMI, AND I HAVE NO LIVING BROTHER. MY ONLY BROTHER DIED MANY YEARS AGO!" She shouted indignantly, seeming to reach her limit since she was already preparing to launch her attack.
"NOW ANSWER ME BEFORE I ATTACK YOU, WHY ARE Bepo AND I HERE?! WHO ARE YOU!? DID YOU BRING US HERE?! WHERE IS THIS?" She asked with the same anger.
"Hm? I understand, if Law is a woman in this world, she must be about 19 years old, so... it seems she swapped places with her brother. She is very beautiful, and she's an emo hottie to boot, using the same style as her brother. Why do women with tattoos make me so attracted...?" I couldn't help but comment as I looked at the tattooed woman in front of me. She was practically a female version of Law, with the same tattoos and style, making Luffy think that she must have experienced everything Law went through, and she was following the same path as the original would have let her experience.
"PERVERT."
"PERVERTED."
"I'M SORRY."
The women couldn't help but mock Luffy after hearing his comments, thinking of him as a pervert. Luffy scratched his head at that, but he couldn't help but be stunned when the bear started apologizing.
"Why are you apologizing!?" Luffy shouted at the bear in strange clothes without that orange jumpsuit.
"I'm sorry?" He said again.
"Does he only know how to say that?!" Luffy lamented, giving himself a facepalm.
"Ahh, this world is getting weirder by the minute. I should have known that, too..." I couldn't help but think as well.
"Well, let's get to it. I did summon you, but it seems your companion came along, which is quite strange, but it's okay. The more, the merrier!" He said to her, and she looked ready to use her Ope-Ope no Mi at any moment.
"And what do you want? Why am I here? This place doesn't seem like the North Blue!" She growled.
Kuina watched the interaction, intrigued. She had seen how Luffy summoned this tattooed woman like himself, and now she was ready to attack her savior. On one hand, she still owed her life to this man, but on the other hand, she had seen him forcibly bring this woman from another ocean to this place, and she felt that this Lami had every right to attack Luffy.
"Sigh I know it's hard to understand, but we are in the East Blue, and I summoned you to join my crew." I said simply, getting straight to the point.
"HUH? Join you? You must be joking, right?" She said angrily.
"Are you saying that when Bepo and I were ready to set out on our journey, a light covered us at the port of our city, it was caused by you, and the next moment, we're here! And now you're telling me that you took me from the North Blue to recruit me right now?" She snarled, and before Luffy could explain, she continued.
"ROOM!"
A bluish sphere covered a 20-meter diameter, while Luffy, Lami, and Bepo were within its range.
"Looks like she won't listen to me now..." I said with some disappointment.
'So she wants to do this?' Luffy thought as he watched what she wanted to do.
She drew her blade from its sheath and quickly advanced to strike at his neck, with the intention of removing his head, as Luffy had seen his abilities in the original work.
However, Luffy was not as easy to deal with as she imagined.
"Let's see what you're capable of, you moody and cute girl." Luffy said with a smile to provoke her at this moment.
"Who are you calling moody and cute?!" She couldn't help but shout.
As she attacked, Luffy activated the power of his fruit.
[Moa Moa no Mi: Defense, apply 30 times!]
Using and applying the power of the Moa Moa no Mi in this way, he could have dodged, but he wanted to test his limits with a powerful body, adding to it a mythical Zoan fruit and increasing his hardness 30 times. He knew he had gone overboard here, but he wanted to start with the safest position to find out how strong his body was and the limits he could push it to.
Her blade quickly reached him, making her smile slyly, but unlike what this woman imagined, when the blade touched his neck, it didn't sink more than the first contact. This made her lose her smile in an instant, and her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Is this all you can do?" Luffy asked, taunting her, while her sword was touching his neck, and he didn't care, just crossing his arms.
"Impossible! How can't I cut you? What the hell are you?" She withdrew the sword, incredulous, backing away a bit, and quickly launched another cut, but his skin rebuffed her weapon without so much as a scratch. She tried again, and again, and again, and again, and nothing happened while Luffy didn't move an inch from where he was with his arms crossed the whole time.
"He's a monster!" Bepo shouted from a distance, watching all of this. He was truly a frightened bear now.
"That's right! This is impossible. What are you made of?!" Lami couldn't help but say, seeing that her blade couldn't cut him or even make a scratch on his skin.
Kuina, a little further away, was also stunned, showing a look of disbelief as she watched this scene. She saw how powerful this woman was and knew she could never beat her, but what scared her the most was witnessing her savior taking all those attacks with a smile on his face, not caring to dodge the woman's sword.
"You may still be weak, but even as a cute, moody girl, you have a lot of potential to grow, I admit." Luffy said, assessing and judging the emo girl in front of him.
"Who are you calling weak and moody?!" She shouted indignantly while trying to cut him again.
Slash
Slash
Her cuts didn't even tickle him; they were just touches on his skin that he felt through his tactile sense as she tried to cut him, but it wasn't uncomfortable for Luffy. It was like a mosquito trying to bite him.
Luffy ignored her attacks and continued speaking.
"We can do this all day..." He said with indifference to irritate her, which worked because he could hear her teeth grinding at that moment.
"Don't get cocky!!" She attacked again, but to Luffy's surprise, she saw a part of his straw hat with a cut on his back as she spun around trying to cut him. It was just three cuts, but Luffy couldn't help but be stunned by this, his feelings for this hat were strong thanks to the memories of the original Luffy.
"MY HAT!" He shouted in astonishment. Even though he wasn't the original Luffy, he still had a great affection for this hat that Shanks had given him when he was a child.
"Oh? I'm sorry if you're angry... hm?" Lami began to taunt, but stopped when she saw the expression on Luffy's face. This made her fall silent instantly because she felt a very unpleasant premonition with it.
He no longer had an indifferent look; there was anger towards this woman. No one should damage his hat, no matter who they are!
Even as she was about to respond to this, Luffy disappeared within his Room.
"No one, but no one touches that hat and gets away with it..." He said, appearing in front of her with the same angry tone before the woman could react.
BOOM
His punch went straight to her stomach, and she simply flew like a rocket to the other side of the beach.
CRACK!
The sand around her exploded in a 10-meter radius as Lami collided with the ground, canceling the Room they were in, with the result that the woman was defeated with a single blow.
"Captain!!!" Bepo cried and looked at me like a frightened dog now, thinking he could be my next victim.
Kuina was speechless on the side. First, Luffy couldn't be cut by a blade, and she even recognized that Lami's fencing was more powerful than she was used to. Now, she had witnessed his incredible strength and superhuman speed. From that moment on, she was starting to wonder if he was really a human or something else.
"Bepo," Luffy called the white bear, who was still frozen in fear.
"Y-yes?" He stammered and stood up when he heard his name being called by this monster.
"Take care of Lami; I'll talk to her later when she wakes up. For now, I'll take care of a few more things." I said, and Bepo looked at me for a few seconds, still paralyzed, and finally nodded, running to his captain through a hole created on the beach.
He started running towards the hole that his captain had created with the impact of her own body, and Luffy turned to Kuina next to him, who was still stunned, trying to process everything that had happened.
"Kuina, can you help her?" Luffy asked the girl wrapped in a cloak beside him. She nodded, but didn't take her eyes off him, as she began to move to help Bepo take care of the emo woman.
"I really didn't want things to end like this..." I muttered while looking at Bepo searching for his captain in that hole.
Luffy was angry about his hat, but even so, he didn't use his strength to harm her permanently. But he doubted that she didn't break some bones with that impact.
"Not everything would be as easy as I imagined... I hope she has a civilized conversation later when she can hear my proposal and what I have to offer her..." I grumbled.
"Well, I need to fix my hat later since I don't like that cut that girl made. But first, I'll use all my summoning cards first." He said, opening the system again.
[Open summoning card?]
[Yes]/[No]
"YES!"
[Think of who you want to summon!]
"Come, Yamato!!"
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