Revealing His Strength
The days passed by like this. The red-haired pirates seemed to have treated Windmill Village as their temporary base. Although they would go out to sea, they would still return here.
It was also during this time that Luffy used a knife to cut a scar under his left eye to prove his courage. Shanks was so angry that he called him an idiot.
After spending so much time with each other, the villagers also realized that the red-haired pirates were not bad people. They did not plunder for a living. At least, they did not plunder civilians. They only plundered fellow pirates. This was a black eat black, and no one would say anything.
It was precisely because of this that the red-haired pirates snatched Luffy's demonic fruit, the rubber fruit, from the enemy's ship during a raid and placed it on the bar counter. During the banquet that day, he habitually teased Luffy. In the end, Luffy was so angry that he ate the rubber fruit on the counter. By the time everyone realized it, it was already too late. Luffy had already become a rubber man.
" Hey, Roan, look at me…" Luffy had gotten the rubber fruit. After the initial shock, he quickly accepted the fact that he had become a rubber man and quickly ran home to show off to Roan.
Luo An was training his sword drawing skills, and he shook his head helplessly when he heard this. In order to maintain the normal development of the plot, he did not interact much with the Red-haired Pirates. On the contrary, Luffy and Shanks were very close, and they had almost become friends who talked about everything. They had also become good friends with everyone in the Red-haired Pirates. From then on, other than the revolutionary army leader's father and the navy hero's grandfather, Luffy had a third backer.
"You actually became a Demon Fruit ability user?”Luo An looked a little disappointed. Of course, he did it on purpose.
"Eh? Why aren't you surprised?" Luffy originally wanted to see Roan's shocked expression, but he didn't expect Roan to have such an expression. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"What's so strange about that? Because I'm also a demon fruit ability user.”Luo An smiled and extended his index finger. With a light tap, a bolt of lightning flashed from his fingertip, cutting through space and instantly hitting a rock ten meters away. With a soft sound, a small hole was pierced through the rock-the kind that one could see from one end to the other.
"Si Guoyi is so powerful." Luffy was stunned. To be honest, although he had lived with Roan for so long, he had never seen Roan fight. He did not know how strong Roan was. Today was an eye-opener.
"Pa, pa, pa ~"
"What a wonderful performance.”There was a crisp clapping sound, and Shanks 'voice rang out." Oh, I'm sorry, brother. I didn't mean to peek. I was worried about Luffy, so I followed him here. Who knew that I would see this scene when I came here? But you're really amazing, brother. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I would have thought you were just an ordinary person…"
"It's okay. This isn't a secret that needs to be hidden.”Of course, Luo An had already discovered Shanks. However, he did not use the power of his eyes and ears. Instead, he used ultrasonic positioning. Over the years, Luo An had developed many practical abilities to train his fruit abilities. The ultrasonic positioning was only one of them. There were many others.
Shanks 'hair was wet, and he smelled like alcohol. Apparently, Stigma had insulted him, but it made sense. Luffy ate the rubber fruit after Stigma insulted him, but Shanks didn't care.
"But little brother, since you are so powerful, why are you willing to live in seclusion in this small village? Of course, I'm not here to investigate. I'm just a little curious. It's okay if you don't want to answer.”Shanks was very curious about this. If he hadn't seen Roan attack, he would have let it go. But now that he saw Roan attack, he naturally asked. After all, with Roan's ability to pierce through rocks with lightning, he was qualified enough to board his red-haired ship. Although he could only be a low-level officer, it was still the ship of the four emperors.
At the same time, Shanks also began to be on guard. He had failed to notice such an expert hiding around him. It seemed that he had been too relaxed during this period of time.
"There's no reason. I just don't want to be a pirate.”Roan's words were half-truths, but Shanks didn't intend to probe further. He didn't care what the answer was.
"Why didn't Luo An want to be a pirate?”Shanks did not pursue the matter, but Luffy was curious."Don't you want to be the freest person in the world?”
"I don't yearn for freedom." Roan patted Luffy's head and smiled.""Everyone has their own path. Your path is One Piece's, but mine is another.”
This was said for Luffy and Shanks to hear. It could be considered as telling him his ambition.
"Alright then." Shanks wasn't an idiot. Roan had already made it very clear that the two of them weren't on the same side, so it was best if you didn't say anything about recruiting him.
Understanding this, Shanks gave up on the idea of recruiting him. He smiled bitterly in his heart. He really didn't expect that as one of the four kings, he would be rejected when recruiting. However, everyone had their own aspirations. It was better not to force it. But in his heart, Shanks had already taken a liking to this boy named Roan. He wanted to see how far this boy who had rejected him would go in the future.
"Then what is your path, Luo An?”Shanks knew his place, but Luffy didn't care. His one-track-minded mind couldn't think of the twists and turns inside. He only knew what he was thinking.
Shanks also pricked up his ears. Even though he knew what was going on, it didn't mean that he wasn't interested in Roan's thoughts. He was just too embarrassed to ask before, but now that Luffy had asked, he naturally wanted to hear it out.
" My path…" Luo An looked up at the endless starry sky and muttered,""My path…is to sail freely on the sea.”
"Eh?" Luffy's mouth was wide open.”
Shanks 'eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He had been waiting for a long time, thinking that Roan would say something shocking. Who knew that after all this time, they were still sailing on the sea? Since everyone's path was the same, why did you take such a big detour?
Luo An laughed." It's different. Because I'm not a pirate, there's no bounty on my head. I can sail freely on the sea without worrying about being chased by the navy."”
"I'm afraid your dream won't be so easy to achieve.”Shanks couldn't help but say," I have to say that you're thinking very well, but this world has never been as beautiful as you think. Sometimes, just because you don't want to cause trouble doesn't mean you won't get into trouble. There are many idiots in this world who make trouble out of nothing. If you don't provoke them, they might provoke you…"
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