"Third gear, Fist Ball!"
A power that was stronger than Second Gear was naturally Third Gear. Due to his limited physique, Luffy used the third gear. His arms were not as big as a giant, only as thick as an adult's thigh.
Luffy's current appearance, with his small body and unreasonably large arms, looked quite strange.
"I'll finish you off in one go."
Not only did he use the third gear, red steam rose from his body again, and he also used the second gear. His legs were stacked up like springs, and the next moment, he was ready to charge.
The bandit Stigma stood in front of him and looked at Luffy warily. With such a large formation, it was obvious that he had used his full strength. As long as he blocked this attack, the little ghost who had exhausted his stamina would be at his mercy.
"The rubber ape king spear."
After using [Fake] Shave, Luffy disappeared from his spot, leaving behind a series of afterimages. He arrived in front of Stigma and aimed his thick hand at Stigma's face.
"Idiot, anyone can block such a direct attack.”
Stigma steadily blocked the heavy fist. Although it was a little strenuous and he couldn't help but take a few steps back, he was still able to block the back of the fist.
"Are you stupid? Who said so?"
Luffy's lips curled up slightly. As soon as he finished speaking, a few strands of hair that were hidden under his thick arms quickly came out and attacked Stigma along the blade.
"Not good."
Stigma thought of the strangeness of Luffy's hair, and he decided to just let it bind him. However, it was too late. First, a few strands of hair wrapped around Stigma's thick arms, then more strands of hair wrapped around Stigma.
At this moment, Stigma was like a mosquito trapped in a spider web. He couldn't move and could only wait for the spiders to hunt him down.
"Alright, I won this battle.”
Luffy looked at Stigma coldly. He stretched his arms out to the limit before bouncing them back.
" The rubber ape king rocket launcher."
Stigma was terrified and desperate. He struggled but it was useless. He couldn't break free from the hair in a short time. With enough momentum, he pushed Stigma's chest with his two thick hands.
This time, Luffy didn't remove the hair binding immediately in order to deal more damage to Stigma. This force caused his hair to tighten and straighten, making creaking sounds. Stigma, who should have been sent flying, was forced to stay where he was.
Stigma's face was filled with despair, he vomited blood, and the sound of his chest breaking and his heart cracking could be heard.
Luffy saw them all.
Until some of his hair couldn't hold on any longer and was about to break. Luffy retracted his hair and sent Stigma flying two to three meters away from the impact. He died when he fell to the ground.
"Phew…what a difficult first battle.”
The second and third gears were removed at the same time, and the fatigue in his body surged, making Lu Fei want to fall asleep. It was only because of the effect of Life Return and the strength of his soul that Lu Fei was able to hold on and not fall to the ground.
"What a weak body."
Luffy said unhappily again. If it wasn't for the fact that his life was returned, this short battle would have damaged his body's potential.
"Luffy, I was so worried. Are you okay?”
Makino hugged Luffy, causing Luffy to fall into a gentle embrace. The strong sleepiness that he was trying to hold back became even stronger. If Luffy didn't know Shanks and the others were here and didn't want to lose face, he would have fallen asleep long ago.
"I'm fine. I'm just a little tired. Don't worry.”
Luffy struggled out of Makino's arms and looked at Shanks and the others. He raised his eyebrows and said proudly,""How strong am I? You must be scared!”
To defeat a bandit with a bounty of eight million and a dozen subordinates at the age of six was shocking. Of course, there was still a huge gap between them and stronger monsters like Aunt Charlotte Lingling.
Luffy was not discouraged. These monsters were born with strong bodies, while he was born with a strong soul. He would not be inferior to them in the future.
"Hmph, it's just so-so. Even these small characters were fighting so hard. They really didn't deserve to be the owners of Overlord Color.”
Shanks said mercilessly. His expression, gaze, and smile all expressed that he was teasing Luffy.
"Captain is dishonest. Luffy clearly did a great job!”
"Yeah, Luffy is so strong at such a young age. I really look forward to how strong Luffy will be when he goes out to sea.”
"I'm looking forward to Luffy's future development of rubber fruits.”
The pirates praised Luffy in a few words and directly slapped the captain in the face, making Shanks look unhappy.
"In order to celebrate Luffy's first defeat of a strong enemy, a banquet is being held!”
"Yes, a banquet!"
"There's no more wine in the tavern."
Just as the pirates were getting excited, Makino interrupted with a sentence that silenced the atmosphere.
"How could that be?"
"No way. Since there's no wine for a banquet, I'm not going to drink.”
"The truth is too cruel."
The pirates wailed in despair. It was the cruelest thing in the world to want to hold a banquet without wine.
At this time, Luffy laughed and said,"Hahaha, who said there's no more wine?"”
"Could it be that there's wine hidden?" The pirates looked at Luffy expectantly.
"Yes!"
Luffy laughed evilly and said," To a little brat like me, isn't juice just wine? Ahahaha!”
After saying that, he could not help but laugh non-stop.
"Damn brat."
The first thought that came to the pirates 'mind was that they had been tricked. Shanks knew that there really was no wine. He even grinned hideously as he pulled Luffy over, using a lot of strength.
Luffy's face was flushed red from being hugged. He struggled and said,""Let go of me quickly. I can't breathe.”
"Captain, don't let Luffy go."
"Captain asked me to come here so that Lu Fei can feel my broad-mindedness.”
From the corner of his eyes, Luffy saw the black-haired, dirty chest that emitted a strange smell. He struggled desperately and said,""No, I'll have nightmares. I was wrong.”
There was no medicine for regret in life. Luffy, who was courting death, had a nightmare from then on. This nightmare would haunt him for the rest of his life.
Ugh, can we not talk about this?
……
The next morning, by the coast of Windmill Village. The Red Fosse was docked here, and Shanks and his crew boarded the ship one after another, as if they were about to set sail.
Luffy stood in front, and Makino followed behind, looking like a married couple.
"Goodbye Shanks. Don't let me hear anything about your misfortune when we return to the new world.”
Shanks laughed and patted Luffy's shoulder."Just wait and see. I'm not going back to the new world to suffer losses. Wait for my good news.”
"Alright, I'll wait."
Luffy also knew that Shanks would not be unlucky. This time, Shanks would ascend to the throne of the four kings.
"Luffy, I'm leaving." Shanks said.
After a moment of silence, there was an atmosphere of reluctance to part.
"Before I leave, I have a gift for you.”
After a while, Shanks broke the silence.
"Hmm? What gift?"
Luffy raised his head and looked at Shanks. He had a vague guess in his heart.
Shanks took off his straw hat, his eyes filled with memories."This straw hat was given to me by my former captain.”After saying that, he handed it to Luffy.
Luffy took it and looked at the straw hat that Luffy treasured in the original novel. He nodded and said,""Then I won't stand on ceremony and accept it." He put on the straw hat with great importance.
Seeing Luffy put on his straw hat, Shanks felt like he was looking at the captain. The next moment, he saw Luffy replace Roger, standing at the peak and facing all the challengers.
"Luffy, I look forward to your future.”
Aboard the Red Fosse, Shanks looked at the disappearing Windmill Village with anticipation.
"Captain, you gave your treasured straw hat to Luffy. Are you trying to pass on your captain's will to Luffy?”Ben Beckman asked.
Shanks shook his head and smiled." I did have this idea before, but I may have been disappointed." Perhaps the captain's willpower was not enough to withstand Luffy's ambition and future!”
"How is that possible?"
Ben Beckman was a little lost. Shanks 'captain was the Pirate King, and he wasn't even satisfied with the achievements of the Pirate King? Luffy?
"How is it impossible? One Piece is enough. Luffy won't take someone else's path.”The moment Luffy put on the straw hat, Shanks seemed to see the future.
"The student surpasses the master. If he only becomes the second One Piece after accepting the One Piece's straw hat, then he's too useless.”
"Of course, I have to make a name for myself far greater than the Pirate King.”
Luffy stood still for a long time as he looked at the sea level where the Reid Forth had disappeared. He looked into the future and thought about his ambitions.
"Let's go back!"
After a long time, Luffy brought Makino back.
"Recently, I've heard that the King of Inshore has been attacking ships everywhere. Shanks and the others didn't encounter the King of Inshore today.”
"Yes, how lucky."
As the two of them walked away, their figures gradually disappeared, and their voices drifted with the wind. Luffy did not tell Makino that the King of the Inshore had appeared. In order not to disturb Shanks 'voyage, Luffy had long used Conqueror's Color to intimidate the King of Inshore, causing it to flee in panic.
Poor King of Inshore. From the very beginning, Luffy didn't give it a chance to appear.
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