Hina the Black Cage

After that, Luffy, Makino, and Gion went to the canteen together, the only one in this Marine Headquarters. Due to the large number of marines stationed here, the canteen was enormous, and even when the three of them arrived, the place was almost completely occupied.

"Marine women are very rare," Luffy commented when his gaze saw the very crowded canteen atmosphere. Among the many marines, there were only a few women, and they were also seen gathering in groups.

"Don't just stare, let's hurry up if you don't want to run out of food."

When Makino saw that Gion had already walked ahead of her, she became confused and asked, "what about the queue?" However, what she saw after that caught her off guard.

Vice Admiral Gion, who had a high rank and popularity, casually walked over to cut the queue at the very front. When they saw that, the people who were cut in line didn't protest either. Instead, they made comments like:

"ahh, Vice Admiral Gion sure is beautiful."

"Her serious expression makes her even more seductive, I'm sure all of this is because of her appearance."

"Hey, who's that dark green haired woman? She looks beautiful too. Is she a new marine here? How come I've never seen her before?"

Luffy seemed to be ignored while the marines there turned their attention to Gion and Makino. Yet, it seemed as though Luffy did not care because, at this moment, he was concentrating on paying attention to something else.

"Makino you follow Gion and get it for me too ok."

"umm, alright," Makino actually wanted to ask something, but seeing Luffy's serious look caused her composure to waver and her heart to flutter a little bit, so she hurriedly left.

After that, Luffy made his way over to a table in the corner, which was relatively quiet because only a few marines were present. Nevertheless, there was one table that was occupied by just one marine.

From her long pink hair, it's clear that this marine is a woman. Her uniform consists of a purple shirt with a deep neckline and golden motifs on the front, long pants that match, and high-heeled shoes. In addition to that, she wears a bead necklace around her neck and a pair of purple sunglasses on her forehead.

When this woman with straight pink hair suddenly saw Luffy sitting on the chair in front of her, she asked, "What's wrong kid, why are you sitting there?"

"Hey Luffy, don't go carelessly like that, I don't care if you disappear, but don't make it hard for me," Gion shouted as she came carrying her tray of food closer to Luffy and she sat next to him, but Gion raised her eyebrows when she saw one more person there.

"Hina, why are you here?"

"Vice Admiral Gion, you know this kid?" asked Hina in surprise, but Gion then responded by saying, "this boy is Garp's grandson, and by the way, you haven't answered my question."

"It is time for me to return to headquarters. those people are still stubborn because they want me to make a report in person, even though I prefer to speak through Den Den Mushi."

From the start, Luffy came to this table. He, of course, already knew the identity of this pink-haired woman. Therefore because he was so excited, he tried to get acquainted, but Gion came sooner than he had anticipated.

Hina is a female character who works as a marine and is one of the popular characters overall. You could even say that this woman is more popular than Gion or Tsuru, and all of that is thanks to her beauty and seductive appearance.

'Her current rank, if I'm not mistaken, is a captain,' thought Luffy, and from earlier on, his gaze could not be separated from Hina, particularly the portion of her chest that was quite large.

"Is that so, hahaha, indeed, we as women really have to work harder in this place," Gion said while glaring at the marines who stole glances at her and Hina, making them rush to divert their attention in panic.

"But I still find it hard to believe that this young boy is Vice Admiral Garp's grandson? what is he doing here?"

While eating, Hina, who was now aware of Luffy's identity, became curious about him, so she started a conversation with him. Not long after that, Makino arrived with Luffy's food, and they began eating together.

"That sounds fun, maybe I'll stop by to see you guys sometime while I'm still here. I still have a few days left."

Gion retorted while looking at Luffy, "What's fun, even though I enjoy beating them up, but mostly they irritate me especially this naughty boy,"

Luffy just smiled and seemed unaffected as he asked Hina, "Captain Hina, where do you usually stationed?"

"How do you know I'm a captain?... I usually guard around East Blue, but for some reason my superiors ordered me to go to the Grand Line."

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Luffy said, "I have heard rumors about you saying that you are very talented and I also know your nickname, Hina the Black Cage, right?"

Even though she was surprised, Hina then laughed a little embarrassed, and she only thought of Luffy as a boy who admired her without any suspicion, whereas the other two people who were there looked at Luffy with different emotions.

'What is this brat thinking, is his perverted nature that bad, the look he gave Hina is also very similar to the look he gave me,' Gion had some serious thoughts going through her head at the time.

Meanwhile, Makino, aware of what Luffy was thinking, could only let out a resigned sigh as she continued to chew her food in a conflicted state of mind.

'Is Luffy also going after this beautiful woman? At this rate, I won't be able to compete with them... but I also know that I can't restrain him, let alone stop him from pursuing his grand ambition...'