One Piece: New Luffy

Tashigi couldn't believe what she was seeing and covered her mouth, not daring to breathe.

Luffy exhaled and activated the Sunlight Fruit's power, quickly recovering his depleted strength.

His gaze changed slightly and settled on Tashigi, who was hiding in a small alley outside the square.

She has been discovered!

Tashigi's body immediately froze in place.

Such oppressive strength… just being trapped in his gaze left her unable to move!

"The punch I just threw, probably not even my grandfather would have come away unscathed. Girl with glasses, tell him to keep it a secret." Luffy said calmly.

He bent down to pick up his straw hat, dusted it off, and placed it back on his head.

Then, he walked straight towards the port.

It was only when he left the square that Tashigi's tense body finally relaxed.

She covered her chest and took a deep breath, as her suspended heart gradually calmed down.

Girl with glasses!? She bit her lip, feeling a sense of humiliation.

Being paralyzed with fear just by looking at the other party, Tashigi, oh Tashigi, how will you be able to defend justice like that?

But in fact, he was very powerful, especially when he turned white...

What was that?

Why would someone who has the same level of power as Vice Admiral Garp go so far as to become a pirate?

No one answered his internal doubts.

"Vice Admiral Garp!"

She came to her senses and immediately ran towards where Garp was sent flying.

Inside a building hundreds of meters away from the square, Garp was lying on the ground without getting up.

A trace of blood dripped from the corner of his mouth. After wiping it off with his hand, he couldn't help but smile and mutter to himself, "That punch hurt a little."

What happened last year?

Luffy's strength has undergone a tremendous change, awakening Conqueror's Haki and even his Devil Fruit!

But after almost a year without seeing each other, he couldn't imagine what his grandson had gone through to undergo such a huge transformation.

"Vice Admiral Garp!"

Tashigi's voice came.

"Tashigi?" Garp patted her ass (his) and stood up, rubbing the back of his head with a laugh. "Hahaha, it's really unacceptable to be defeated by my own grandson."

"Are you well?"

Tashigi asked worriedly.

He didn't seem to be in trouble. Seriously, what's the matter with you two, grandfather and grandson? Are their bodies made of steel?

"Where's Luffy?"

"Straw Hat Luffy left, and I couldn't stop him, I'm sorry. He asked me to give you a message..." Tashigi's mood was complicated. Why did she have to help a pirate deliver a message, and he still called her the girl with the glasses?

But in the end, she still honestly said, "'Keep it a secret,' that's what he said."

So the problem is with the Gomu Gomu no Mi?

Garp pondered in his heart. It seemed necessary to investigate what exactly the Devil Fruit the redhead gave Luffy was.

The punch he received earlier caused his body to become rubbery at the point of impact, and the fist even went through his chest.

This is no ordinary fruit awakening!

"Really? Then I'll leave it up to you, Tashigi. What you saw now must be kept secret."

"H-keep it a secret? I... I understand!"

Tashigi was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously.

Although she didn't know the reason, if Vice Admiral Garp said this, she would keep it a secret.

"Good girl, haha."

Garp chuckled satisfactorily, feeling pretty good.

The problem is that there is still one person!

Immediately, he left, and Observation haki instantly enveloped the entire city.

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Luffy walked through the unconscious crowd and headed towards the port.

Shouts came from behind.

"Wait a moment, Straw Hat Luffy... No, Luffy-sama!"

A man with green hair and an accent quickly caught up to him.

Excitedly, he ran in front of Luffy.

"And there?"

Luffy looked at the man. It was Bartolomeo. Because of his distinctive appearance and hair color, Luffy noticed him early on.

In the original work, this guy was a hardcore Straw Hat Crew fan.

"Hehehe... I just saw everything. You were amazing!"

Bartolomeo looked a little embarrassed, as if he had just met his idol. His face flushed with a hint of shyness, and his eyes were full of admiration.

[A/N: A little strange... But ok.]

"Then please keep this a secret," Luffy smiled.

"Yes! Um... I have a request, Luffy-sama! Please accept me as your subordinate!"

With a thump, Bartolomeo knelt down in classic 'dogeza' and said fervently, "Please let me be your subordinate!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy raised an eyebrow.

"Do you want to go to the Grand Line with me?"

"Yes! Although I don't have any special talents, after watching your battle, especially that white figure, my blood is boiling! Luffy-sama, you are the man who will become the Pirate King!"

Afraid of being rejected, Bartolomeo's emotions became even more heated.

Luffy laughed lightly and continued walking towards the port.

Bartolomeo stood still, his heart suddenly froze.

But in the next moment, a voice from behind sounded like a hymn straight from the sky.

"Follow me."

"Yes, Luffy-sama!"

Bartolomeo was very happy, he got up and couldn't contain his excitement.

Suddenly, white smoke appeared in the distance.

The pale smoke quickly flew like a long snake.

Smoker saw the tragic situation.

Countless people were lying in the streets with their eyes rolled back, and the only two who were standing were casually walking among the corpses.

"Straw Hat Luffy!!" Smoker was furious, his murderous intent was not disguised.

"Luffy!"

"Luffy-Aniki!" 2x

Behind, Zoro ran quickly, followed by Johnny and Yosaku.

"Hey, Zoro, get ready to set sail. My grandfather is here," Luffy greeted.

"None of you are getting out of here!"

Veins popped on Smoker's forehead. "If I let you go after killing so many people, what right do I have to wear a Marine uniform?"

In an instant, his entire body turned into white smoke, surrounding Luffy like a cage.

"Luffy-sama, please go ahead. Leave this to me. I've dealt with this guy before!" Bartolomeo quickly made a strange gesture with his hand, crossing his middle finger with his index finger.

"Barrier..."

Luffy stopped him with his hand raised and smiled.

"A Logia user as weak as you is rare."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy instantly captured Smoker in his Observation Haki.

Luffy jumped up and threw a punch towards the thick smoke.

"Go back and train for a few more years!"

Boom!

With Armament Haki surrounding his fist, Luffy directly knocked out Smoker's true body.

"Wow!" Smoker spat out stomach acid, his eyes bulging. He was knocked down hard and fell to the ground.

"Cough... Cough..." Smoker coughed on the ground, as if all his strength had been drained. He looked at Luffy and said, "You son of a bitch... How did you hit me!?"

Logia users have fluid bodies and are immune to physical attacks.

He had not been injured or felt pain for many years.

"Go ask your teacher."

Luffy wasn't interested in dealing with him and waved his hand to signal everyone, "Come on, it's time to go to the Grand Line!"

(End of chapter)