Parallel World; Impel Down;
"Huh? Who are you?" Luffy asked with confusion, staring at a beautiful woman whose beauty could even rival Robin's.
But Luffy didn't have any thought about her; he just wanted to know who she was and where he was.
The beautiful lady frowned and said.
"Luffy, my name is Hancock. Have you already forgotten me because I couldn't bring you to find your brother Ace?"
As soon as she said that, Luffy grabbed her shoulders immediately and said.
"Ace...…."
Before he could speak, Hancock covered his mouth and said.
"Luffy, what happened to you? Did you forget? We came to Impel Down to save your brother. But I can't take you to the bottom of the prison. You have to be more serious here. You can't make a ruckus in Impel Down."
Her words stunned Luffy.
He turned his head down, saw his clothes had changed, and only then, he begin to realize something was wrong with him.
"This…. What's going on? Why do I feel so weak?"
He stretched his cheek, still confused about his situation.
He looked at Hancock and asked.
"My brother Ace is held imprisoned within Impel Down. You brought me here, that means you are a friend, right?"
"Am I just your friend? But I want…. Ah! I am so shy to say something like that."
Hancock started blushing fiercely while muttering in a low voice.
"Hancock, something is wrong with me. Can you tell me what I need to do to save my brother?"
Luffy ignored her expression and grabbed her hands, asking her with a serious expression.
'Ahhh! Love is holding my hands. We are in love.'
Hancock almost went crazy in her mind, but she managed to come to her senses and said.
"You told me that you were sent flying to Amazon Lily by Warlord Kuma. After that, my people helped you recover. We went through some disagreement, but eventually you saw me naked."
As soon as he said that, Luffy shouted in a low voice.
"How can that be? I have a girlfriend. How can I look at another naked girl?"
"Y-yy-you have a girlfriend?" Hancock almost had her heart broken.
At this moment, Luffy reacted and said.
"I don't think. At least, this doesn't feel like my body. I should be much stronger than I am right now. So, he might not be in a relationship with Robin. Even so, I am still Luffy, Monkey D Luffy."
"So, what's next?"
Hearing his explanation, Boa felt confused, but she couldn't tell him apart. After all, she wasn't that close to him, and his reaction to Ace seemed quite genuine.
"Then, you asked me for asked me to send you to Impel Down so you can save Ace. I kept you inside my clothes and brought you here. Now, I can no longer take you with me, so you have to be careful."
Hearing that, Luffy became serious as he held her hand and said.
"Hancock, I don't know much about you, but you did so much for me. Ace is my most important brother. If I can save him here, I wouldn't need to participate in the war."
"So, thank you very much!"
Hancock blushed once again and said.
"No need to say thank you, Luffy! This is what I should do."
"You are a good person, Hancock."
Luffy smiled and said.
Knock Knock!
"Domino! Something happened?"
A voice came from outside, which startled Luffy. He suddenly remembered something and said.
"I am not good with love and such. So after saving my brother, I might be clueless. So, help me understand, Love, Hancock!"
Luffy knew just how dumb he was about the concept of love. If this was Luffy who was so weak, then it must be the Luffy that his crew talked about.
This must be Luffy, who didn't receive Liam's help, or even Liam as his Vice Captain.
In that case, he was not only weak but also completely unaware of love and stuff.
This beautiful girl, whom he didn't even know, took him to save his brother, and also seemed to have some kind of crush on him, was the perfect choice for this version of himself.
'I am such a great guy. Most people can help others find their match. I am helping myself.'
Luffy joked in his heart and jumped.
His speed startled Hancock. Because she had only seen him move like this in Gear Second, but he did it in his normal form.
Now, she was beginning to believe that this wasn't the same Luffy that she knew.
But as she remembered what she said, she blushed and gave him a good guy card.
After all, this was also Luffy, but despite having a girlfriend, he didn't show any favoritism and supported her.
Of course, she didn't know that Luffy wanted Luffy to be with Robin as well.
But he also understood how special their circumstances were.
If those circumstances weren't that special, Robin might treat him as a little brother. Even Robin said that herself.
Hancock soon removed the effect of her Devil Fruit on the woman and let her use a sea stone chain on her hands before taking her out.
While this was happening, Luffy watched it carefully.
Only then did he remember her.
Boa Hancock! The most beautiful woman in the world.
Well, for him, there were only two beautiful things.
Robin and Meat!
But he did remember how Liam said that Hancock might fall in love with him for certain reasons.
'So, Liam was talking about this Luffy, not me.'
'Hehe! I don't have to worry about her anymore. Let's go and find my brother soon.'
"Humph! This feels so bad. I am not even a prisoner. Who do you am I?"
If it wasn't for Luffy, Hancock would never have chosen to wear these cuffs.
After all, these cuffs made her remember the past.
"There is nothing to be ashamed of. These are the rules here." Vice Chief Warden Hannyabal replied.
"Let's go already!" Domino spoke.
"Ah, yes! We should take the lift." Hannyabal spoke and took Hancock to a giant door.
Behind it, the guards were seen pulling the door up as Hancock, Hannyabal, Domino, and Vice Admiral Momonga entered the lift.
"We can go to the Fourth Floor underground with this. Let's meet Chief Warden Magellan on Scorching Floor. It will be hot, so be prepared."
Hannyabal reminded them as they took the lift. He didn't stop and continued explaining.
"We will go through floors 1 to 3. You will be hearing a lot of screams, so please enjoy."
Unfortunately, Hancock wasn't listening to him. She was staring straight at the room where Luffy was. He was waving and whispering something.
'Thanks!'
But Hancock imagined something else, and her face turned red.
'He said 'I Love You'.'
She almost collapsed on the spot. Fortunately, Momonga saw it on time.
"Hey, hold on! Get a grip!"
"What happened to her?"
"Something is wrong."
Domino, Hannyabal, and Momonga panicked when they saw her fall.
Unfortunately, Luffy had already left.
While leaving, he was still thinking.
'Now that they are going down, I should also go down.'
At the same time, he sighed a breath of relief and patted his chest.
'Thankfully, I listened to Liam carefully, otherwise I would be completely clueless. I need to find the Sixth Floor. That should be the bottom floor of this prison.'
'So, let's just go to the bottom.'
While he was preparing himself, he noticed the strong Aura coming towards the First Floor.
'It's weird. This shouldn't be that strong, but I feel uncomfortable. Is it because my strength has decreased a lot?'
Luffy couldn't find the answer. At this moment, there was a lot of disturbance on the first floor.
[Prison Guards Blue Glory are coming back! Ration Maintenance Complete! Open the Hatch]
As the prison wall opened, several large creatures with skull-shaped faces and yellow eyes walked in while holding large sea kings and axes.
Several soldiers stood in front of the Blue Glory, gathering those Dead Sea kings, while one of the soldiers turned toward the Blue Glory and said.
"Thanks!"
[Beep! Beep! Beep!]
Monitoring Room;
"Found him!"
Two guards were watching the footage on the screens, which was displayed by a large snail behind them.
"Buggy the Clown was seen in Number 4 Shared Prison on Level 1. Passage through isolated prison number 22 confirmed. Capture him immediately!"
One of the guards said.
At this moment, a guy wearing a prison uniform said.
"Damn it! I was found."
He turned toward a snail and punched it.
"It was all your fault."
[Vigilance Snail No.7 Image was cut off]
A sound came while the prisoners inside the prison began laughing.
"Hear that! It's Buggy! That's what happens when you try to escape alone."
"Great torture awaits him, ichichichi!"
At this moment, Buggy was running from the Blue Glory when he found someone waving his hand towards him.
"Buggy, I'm here."