The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

Boom, boom, boom!

The windless belt, the daughter country of the Amazon.

"Ahhhhhhh~~~!!!"

As giant trees fell one after another, rocks splashed. After waking up, Luffy, who vented wildly, fell to his knees weakly.

"Woo woo woo~~~"

"What One Piece—"

If it weren't for Roman, he would have died at the hands of the Venom Man in Advance City; if it wasn't for Roman, it would be impossible for him to save Ace from the execution platform. But...but...

A punch through the chest, so fast that Luffy didn't even react.

The elder brother named Ace fell to the ground, and he was rescued by Roman...

"Too weak! I am too weak!!"

"... Can't protect anything! What kind of man—"

"...Brother Luffy."

Jinbe, who was recuperating with Luffy, came over and looked at Luffy who smashed all the rocks on the ground.

"Go away! Leave me alone!"

Facing the grief-stricken Luffy, Jinbe just shook his head.

"No, I have to watch you, and I can't let you hurt yourself any more."

"This is my body, I can do whatever I want..."

"What about Ace? Ace's life is also his own. Even death is his own choice!"

"shut up!"

"If you say that again, I'll beat you up!"

"If it makes you feel better—"

call out!

Turning around and punching out suddenly, facing Luffy's fist, Jinbe's eyes were solemn.

"Although the old man also suffered a hundred million injuries, I am confident that I will not lose to you now."

bang bang——

Sure enough, after a few tricks, Luffy, who was also seriously injured but had no experience and mentality, was thrown to the ground!

"Is there nothing in your eyes?!"

"Did those enemies who shattered your self-confidence, your strength, and your target 'brother' and left you at a loss what to do, really destroy your world?"

"So you can no longer see the front, and your heart is swallowed up by regret and annoyance—"

Jinbe is also a 44-year-old uncle, who has experienced countless joys and sorrows. This is not the first time Luffy has encountered such a situation, so:

"I know you're suffering, Luffy!"

"But don't stare at what's lost, what's lost can never come back!"

"Think about it carefully, what else do you have left? What else is worth your protection and your life!"

Faced with Jinbei's words, Luffy slowly stretched out his fists, and the spread fingers represent:

Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brooke, and...

Snapped,

A white figure folded its wings and descended from the sky, making Luffy's eyes dim for an instant.

"I still have friends!!"

"Woooooo~~~Roman~~~!!!"

? ? ?

Facing Luffy who threw himself into his arms and howled, the white knight with black hair resisted the complaint of "don't wipe your snot and tears on me" and patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, okay, do you see how excited I am?"

"Woooooh, Roman! Ace, Ace, he—"

Oh, it turned out to be Ace's business.

but:

'Ace... no, Ace. Do you want to tell Luffy about you being alive? '

‘...No,’ the masked acting captain of the Whitebeard Pirates shook his head. ‘If you think about it, I was too headstrong before. There is no such thing as a big brother at all, and now...'

'Anyway, keep it a secret from him for me. '

'I believe that Luffy will come out of his sorrow and surpass me! '

"It's okay, Luffy."

The white knight flipped his hand, and the 'paper phone' appeared in his palm. ——The one before Luffy was already shattered into pieces in the fierce top battle.

"Luffy!!"

"Luffy--"

"Mr. Luffy,"

"Luffy, cheer up!"

"You still have us..."

"..."

In an instant, all kinds of words came out of the paper phone in a hurry. Although the words were different, everyone wanted to express the same meaning.

"Luffy, we all know..."

"Luffy!! Why didn't you call us?"

"Where are you? I'll go find you right away—"

? !

"Ahem, wait a minute!"

The white knight coughed, "Sauron, don't get excited, just speak up if you have something to say, and don't go out to sea!"

? ? ?

"Are you looking down on me?!"

Facing Sauron's words, the 'chat group' that had been passionate just now fell silent for an instant. Let the blue veins on Sauron's forehead far away on Kraigana Island stand out! Just wait, I'll:

"Hey, you're going the wrong way, that's the direction to the old ruins of the Sizkeal Kingdom..."

Perona's voice came from the paper phone.

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"Ahem, it was just a mistake..."

"Okay, stop talking. We all understand!"

"... What do you know?!"

"Zoro, admit it..."

The white knight was too lazy to care about Sauron's defense, and directly handed the paper phone in his hand to Luffy.

"Luffy,"

"Do you need the partners to gather in the Chambord Islands?"

Shampoo -

Playing with the yellow ape of the straw hat group easily, and slapping the big bear one by one... If you meet them again, with your current strength...

"Do not!"

"Listen up, everyone, I'm giving the 'Captain's Order' now:"

In an instant, the paper phones that were still arguing immediately quieted down.

"Our strength is not enough to deal with the growing crisis. Everyone will exercise for two years! After two years, we will gather to enter the new world!"

"It's not stagnation, it's preparation for a better adventure!"

Facing Luffy's words, everyone in the Straw Hats was silent for a few seconds:

"Huh~~~"

"No problem, that's all."

"I always say that Luffy is the strongest—ahem, it's okay..."

"Since it is the captain's decision, we have to follow through."

"Wait a minute! Then what should I do?!"

Sanji's mournful voice came, "Your environment is so good, why are there monsters everywhere in my place?! I don't accept it, I—"

From the 'chat' over the past few days, everyone basically has a certain understanding of the situation of other people:

Zoro who is alone with Gothic Lolita, Usopp who eats food everywhere, Chopper who studies medical skills in the big library, Franky who studies in the old experiment of Vegapunk, and the revolutionary army who liberated slaves Robin, Brooke being watched...

As for Roman and Nami?

Don't mention it.

Generally speaking, they are all very good, and they happen to be places where everyone can give full play to their expertise. Apart from:

"No, Roman, you must show me the way! I want to swim out of this hell!"

Facing the resolute Sanji, the white knight replied calmly.

"That is impossible."

!

"However, a group of newcomers will come to accompany you soon."

"New... newcomers? Who are they?"

"Shemale."

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"However, there are still our friends inside, I believe you can get along happily."

"Friend? Who's that—"

"Xiao Feng,"

?

"Von Klay."

"Isn't that still a shemale??!"

click,

With Sanji being 'muted', the world is quiet.

"Pfft ha ha ha,"

Luffy laughed out loud and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Sanji is so miserable~~~"

"You deserve it, horny cook!"

"Yes, yes, Sanji happens to be 'abstaining from sex'..."

"..."

Don't stop me from speaking if you have the ability, dog management! !

"sorry,"

Luffy, who stood up, went to his hands, and Roman and Jinbe, who were also in front of him, bowed their heads.

"Let you worry!"

After all, it has been such a long time, and everyone has become familiar with various environments. This kind of dialogue is just a gag made by everyone in order to let Luffy get out of the shadow of Ace's death.

"Hee hee hee, don't worry, I've cheered up! Because:"

"I am your captain!"

As the captain, how could he let the crew see his cowardly behavior. A captain who worries the crew is by no means a good captain, even with tears in his eyes, he has to laugh!

This is Luffy...

clatter——

In the nearby sea, a white-haired old man with glasses jumped ashore.

"Oh, people are old and useless."

He took off his clothes while sighing, revealing a muscular old man and started "Versailles" in a flat voice.

"Just swimming here from the storm, I feel a little tired..."

Tsk tsk tsk, the Pirate World Triathlon Champion is here.

Crossing the windless belt with bare arms, the world is so big, can't you go there?

"Uncle Raleigh!?"

Facing Luffy's surprised voice, Rayleigh wrung the sea water on his clothes.

"Brother Luffy, I thought you were here as soon as I guessed. You are worthy of being the man who wants to become the One Piece King by making the Empress fall in love so quickly!"

"Uncle, why are you here?"

Facing Luffy's question, Rayleigh directly stated his intention.

"I know a good place to practice, brother Luffy, do you want to try it?"