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Monkey D. Luffy POV
On a stolen Marine ship in the middle of the sea, East Blue.
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“You guys make yourselves comfortable here; I’m going to change. I can’t stand these tight clothes anymore.” Luffy quickly said as he entered one of the cabins.
While he said these words to his new companions, he closed the door and accessed his system shop.
In the shop, he had 30 million berries stored to spend on almost anything in this world.
Luffy started by picking clothing that matched his style, which wasn’t difficult to find since the shop had everything as long as you had the money for it.
With the items purchased, he began to put them on and returned to the deck where everyone was already, earning some surprised looks from them for his new appearance.
Luffy wore black tactical pants with military-style black boots. He went shirtless, revealing his muscular build and front tattoos. He had a black captain’s cloak, identical in style to Gold D. Roger’s, draped over one shoulder. On the back of the cloak, he customized it with a pirate skull, a Jolly Roger with the Straw Hat. He wouldn’t change that from the original. His whole style was black, as it was his favorite color.
He spent 10,000,000 berries on these items, so they were far from low-quality. For clothing, it was a fortune. But it wasn’t just the clothes he bought at that moment; he had a pistol that cost 5 million and a saber at his waist that cost another 5 million, bringing his total expenditure to 20 million, with 10 million left in the shop at the moment.
These items were not cheap, far from it, but they were nothing compared to the higher-value items in the shop. From what he saw, there were incredible items available. An example was Gold D. Roger’s sword, Ace, which could be acquired for 10,000,000,000 berries, or 10 billion. Obtaining this item would not be easy, as it was worth more than killing two Yonko to receive that amount – a value that only the World Nobles could have in their possession.
His pistol and saber were not bad, but he didn’t think they would hold up well against the power he possessed. So, it was obvious that he planned to replace them with better items in the future when he had a good amount of money available.
“So, are we heading in the right direction?” He asked the group in front of him.
Shirahoshi, who was sitting on a Marine bench, gazing at the sea and the horizon, looked at Luffy thoughtfully, unsure how to respond. Yamato seemed equally lost, Lami was bandaged in a corner beside Bepo, and she didn’t even bother to look at him, still holding a grudge over the beating he had given her and her current condition. Kuina still had the mentality of an 11-year-old girl, so Luffy didn’t expect her to respond.
But by looking at their expressions, the captain realized that there was a problem in their silence.
‘Why haven’t I found anyone intelligent for navigation yet?’ He thought, somewhat frustrated.
“I’m not sure, Captain!” Zoro was the only one who confirmed anything, but when it came to directions, he was not very reliable, so Luffy ignored him.
His only choice was Bepo.
“Bepo, are we still on the same course?” He asked.
“Yes, Captain!” He seemed happy to respond.
“DON’T CALL HIM CAPTAIN!” Lami yelled angrily.
“I’m sorry!” He jumped in fear.
Seeing this, Luffy sighed once more.
“Lami, I know you’re angry with me, but I want to talk to you. Come with me to the bow of the ship; we have some things to discuss.” He said and, before she could react, he picked her up like a princess again, despite her struggling. She couldn’t do anything about it.
“I hope you don’t come to me with more nonsense. First, you took me away from my journey and my sea, and now I’m bandaged because of you. If I weren’t a doctor, I would have to forget my journey for the next few months!” She didn’t waste any time and growled at him.
“Why would I join your crew?! You may be a monster, but even if you kill me, I don’t intend to do that!” She immediately roared.
‘As expected of a D. and probably a Conqueror’s Haki user…’ Luffy thought as he looked at the furious woman.
“Listen, I won’t force you to do it. If you don’t want to, I’ll let you go. But I’m sure I can give you something that almost no one else can in this world.” He said sincerely, and she made a face when she heard those words.
“What can you give me that’s so precious that you brought me here somehow and want me to join you?” She was finally listening to him for the first time.
“Simple, your revenge. I can help you destroy Donquixote Doflamingo.” Luffy simply stated, leaving her immediately stunned.
‘For a moment, I thought her backstory might have changed since she’s a woman here, but seeing that surprise on her face, she really has the same background as the original Trafalgar D. Law.’ Luffy analyzed this situation with some satisfaction.
“Do you know what you’re saying? You know that Doflamingo is not only protected by the World Government as a former World Noble, but also by other even more terrible powers that you can’t touch!” She didn’t fail to exclaim in disbelief at my words and said that expecting some fear on Luffy’s face. But the captain had to disappoint her at this moment.
“Ah, you already know about that, don’t you? But I shouldn’t be so surprised by someone whose life’s only goal is to kill that man. Of course, you have all sorts of information with you.” He smiled and continued.
“If you think I’m afraid of Kaido, one of the Yonko, you’re quite mistaken. I’m going to destroy his reign myself when I go to the New World. Do you see that girl with a foolish face over there?” I pointed to Yamato some tens of meters away from us, who smiled when she saw Luffy talking about her and waved her hand like a happy fool.
Before Lami could speak in surprise, he continued.
“She is Kaido’s daughter, just as I took you from North Blue, I summoned her right from under her father’s nose. Kaido knows that his daughter hates him, but he wouldn’t stand idly by knowing that I kidnapped her from Onigashima and brought her to East Blue. He’ll come after me as soon as he finds out.” Luffy said calmly.
“IS THAT TRUE?!” Lami was astonished by this.
“Yes. With me, I will guarantee you enough strength to have your revenge with your own hands and not wait for someone else to do it for you!” He said because, in the future after the time skip, he was sure that Law wouldn’t have the strength to face Doflamingo alone. But Luffy was confident that he could make Lami very strong by that time, and
that kind of revenge should be done by her and not by someone else.
“Do you really mean it?” She asked with a lot of disbelief, which Luffy could understand well.
“Yes, look at me. I have a body as powerful as Yamato and her father. I have two Disaster-level Devil Fruits with me, which I consider to be a level above the others!” He spoke sincerely. Luffy didn’t intend to hide these things from his potential crew members. He didn’t like building close relationships with lies. He would be open as soon as possible.
Besides, who could believe those words? The Moa Moa no Mi was hidden behind the power of his Zoan, as it wasn’t something tangible. At most, people could suspect when he changed the mass of objects and people, but he would always use his Manticore Zoan to hide the multiplication fruit for now. When the real threat was exposed, he would almost have no one to fear in the sea.
“Two Disaster-level Devil Fruits?” She exclaimed so loudly that even the others heard it.
“You know that with this and a reliable crew, it’s only a matter of time until the sea and the world are under my rule.” Luffy said arrogantly, as that was what he believed.
Lami fell silent, contemplating my words.
“I… Alright! I’ll join you because, above all, you’re a D. But I hope you keep your word. The moment I see that you won’t fulfill your promise, I will leave the group or even kill you for deceiving me!” She threatened, but Luffy gave her a big smile.
“HAHAHAHA! Then I say, welcome to the group, emo girl!” Luffy was laughing with joy at this moment.
“WHO ARE YOU CALLING AN EMO GIRL?!” She shouted with a comical face.
“Hehe, anyway, let’s celebrate with the others.” He said as he received a message from the system.
[Crew: Trafalgar D. Lami has joined as a crew member!]
[Crew: Bepo has joined as a crew member!]
“This is great,” I said to myself.
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