22: Chapter 22 Heading to Cocoyasi VillageThe Ace and Sabo incident is over.The only other minor detail worth mentioning is that Dragon previously smuggled the Castle Nut to Kizaru, but I won't go into details.Now, Luffy just wants to find someone to test his strength.
Although Kizaru claimed he already possessed the strength of an ordinary vice admiral, the exact extent was still unknown, given that only the three of them were present.Lightning had been unable to defeat him a year ago, and he himself had been instantly defeated by Kizaru, making it impossible to discern any real strength from him.
And in these three years, Luffy has finally awakened both types of Haki.a year longer than in the original story.This is normal, considering Luffy is only nine years old now.
There aren't many people who can awaken dual-color Haki and possess super-powerful Devil Fruit abilities at this age.
The most famous one is Big Mom.She was put on a bounty of 50 million Berries when she was 6 years old, learned the Elbaf Spear at the age of 7, and was later put on a bounty of 500 million Berries.She also joined the Rocks Pirates.
Wang Luffy figured he was still no match for Big Mom at his age.But still, with a bit of a competitive streak, he asked Kizaru:
"Uncle Ape, if I compare my current strength to Big Mom's at the same age, who is stronger and who is weaker?"
Kizaru thought for a moment and replied, "That's terrifying, Luffy.You actually want to compare yourself to that monster.I didn't see her when she was nine years old, but if we were to really fight, I reckon you still wouldn't be able to beat her."
After all, she was born with a steel balloon.It is said that when she was six years old, she used this talent to take down a CP0 member who was equivalent to a vice admiral in the Navy.Moreover, this talent increases with age, so she may have already had a body comparable to a vice admiral when she was nine years old.
But I can assure you, your talent is no less than hers, perhaps even stronger.Because your potential is limitless.Big Mom's strength has stagnated; at best, she can only fight me to a draw.But I'm certain your future strength will surpass mine.So, Luffy, don't overthink it."
Seeing the rare sincerity in Kizaru's usually lewd face, Wang Luffy was too moved to speak.In truth, since birth, besides his grandfather, Kizaru had been the person who spent the most time with him.
Luffy now considers Kizaru his uncle, the kind of uncle who's even closer than his father.Don't get me wrong, not like the neighbor's uncle.He's a true family member.
If before he joined the Navy simply to avoid upsetting his grandfather, now Wang Luffy wants to reform it.Only in this way can he make his two closest loved ones happy.Their happiness is his happiness.
Just as Luffy was still pondering, Kizaru spoke up again: "Alright, Luffy.Snap out of it.Although your current strength may not be as good as Big Mom's at the same age, you can still roam freely in the Four Seas, so go and explore."
"Go out and see the world, broaden your horizons.This will benefit you and the future navy.The future navy needs a leader who has seen the realities of life, not a naive young master."
"Yes, Uncle Yuan.I will carefully observe everyone's living habits," Wang Lufei replied earnestly.
Kizaru punched Luffy on the head and said, "Don't misunderstand me.I just want you to live a normal life down below for a few years, to socialize with some people, not to become a spy."
Wang Lufei covered his head and said, "Ouch!Don't hit my head, Uncle Ape.It'll make me stupid, hahaha."
As he spoke, Wang Luffy couldn't help but laugh.He didn't know why he was laughing, but seeing Kizaru in front of him, who, like his grandfather, liked to punch him in the head, he couldn't help but laugh.
The other two were also infected by Wang Lufei's laughter and started laughing together.
With everything over, Wang Lufei now wanders alone among the clouds, contemplating where he should go next.
I'll hold off on going to Dadan for now.It'll be hard to get out once I'm there, especially since Sabo and Ace are gone.They'll definitely be watched even more closely.I'll just call a Den Den Mushi to let them know I'm safe.
A seaside restaurant?That lecherous curly-haired chef must already be learning his craft there, so I'd better not go.To be honest, I never really liked curly-browed guys when I watched anime in my past life.Although some of his actions and behaviors were considered gentlemanly, it was just pure lechery.
Of course, having been exposed to the internet in my previous life, I've also developed a bit of a lewd bias, which is probably why I don't like him.
As the saying goes, "two kings cannot coexist," and "two lecherous men cannot share one ship." It's best to leave Sanji to Zeff to retire in, since the old man is getting on in years and needs an heir to run his sea restaurant.
As for Shimotsuki Village, Zoro needs to make a trip there.Not only does he want to recruit Zoro and improve his strength as soon as possible, but he also wants to save Kuina.That little girl died so unjustly, and it's a lifelong pain for Zoro.If he has the ability to save her, he should do everything in his power to do so.
Wang Luffy calculated the time again and realized that there were still two years until her fall to her death, but Nami's side was only half a year away from being invaded by Arlong, the fishman.Arlong's invasion of Cocoyasi Village led to Belmer's death, a pain that Nami could never erase from her life.
So it's decided, I'll go to Cocoyasi Village first to rescue my future mother-in-law!Uh.no, I mean, to rescue that righteous retired female marine.
Yes, that's right.It's to rescue a righteous retired female marine.After all, I'm the future leader of the Navy, and I should take care of the retirement arrangements for the Marines.Saving a retired Marine who's about to be killed by pirates is perfectly reasonable, and it's definitely not to win over my future mother-in-law.No.
Having decided on his destination, Wang Luffy began flying towards Cocoyasi Village.
The results of three years of training are remarkable.Wang Lufei didn't use much of his energy during the journey, and he quickly flew to Cocoyasi Village.
Upon reaching the edge of the village, where a large orange grove stretched out, Wang Luffy landed.He didn't continue flying, because while waiting for Arlong, he wanted to live here as an ordinary person.
But Wang Luffy quickly got lost.The orange grove was too vast; even with his Observation Haki activated, he couldn't find a single person.Wang Luffy could only continue aimlessly heading in one direction, hoping to try his luck and find someone.
By a stroke of luck, Wang Lufei's Observation Haki actually detected someone, and it turned out to be a child.But children are good!He was a child too, so they could probably chat and he could be taken out and integrated into the group of children in Cocoyasi Village.Wang Lufei thought to himself.
Wang Lufei quickly ran up behind the child and looked at the little girl with orange hair, saying, "Hey!Help me, I'm lost.Can you take me out of here?"
The little girl turned around and said, "I'm not called Hey, I'm called Nami.How did you end up getting lost in the orange grove?Everyone in the village knows this orange grove like the back of their hand."
Wang Lufei made up an excuse and replied, "Uh.actually, I came from out of town and wanted to visit for a while, but after I got ashore, I found that this place was full of orange groves, and then I got lost."
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