35 Chapter 35

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Alvida started to back away as her brain registered that perhaps she wasn't a match for this boy at all. And then she recognized who it was…

"You… aren't you the Hero of the Dawn Island?" Alvida asked as she took several steps back. The crooked pirate knew not to mess with a few people in the blue, one of them being the new bounty hunter who was rumored to have connections with the marine Hero Garp. His first bounty was a wapping 50 million berries. Of course, he would be strong.

Luffy's eye twitched slightly.

"No way… You are Monkey D. Mario?!" Coby said, "But wait… did they get the name wrong… didn't you say your name was Luffy?"

The six-armed monkey on his shoulder started laughing much to Luffy's frustration. "Yes, they accidentally got my name wrong…" he grumbled, "I regret making that joke…"

"Wait… wait… please don't kill me… I will give you all my treasures…" She continued to back away until the boy disappeared from her sight once again. A fist collided with the back of her head, robbing her of her consciousness.

"Yeah, I don't usually kill people," Luffy said finishing off his opponent. "But for you I might just man an exception... oh you're already gone. Oh Well!"

Coby watched as his preconceptions of the world were shattered right before his eyes. But it also made sense… the hero of the Dawn island… of course, if he was the grandson of the marine hero, he would be strong… but why was he trying to become a pirate?

The boy's thought was broken by Luffy, "The Marines will be here soon. You can try to join them, but it would be suspicious in this situation. In fact, they might just arrest you."

Coby nodded sadly at that. It was an accurate assumption.

"Why don't you come with me for now? I'm going to a certain island, but I honestly don't know how to get there. So I also need some help." He laughed sheepishly while saying it. "But there's a Marine base on that island… So let's help each other." Coby heard the proposal smiled and nodded with enthusiasm.

It was then that Luffy realized he didn't have a boat. He had abandoned his to its fate at the hands of the whirlpool. The thought saddened him. It was no Going Merry, so he just shrugged it off. Still, a pirate should look after his ship when he can.

Anyway, he was still thinking about the pink-headed boy. He didn't know if he could make Coby change his dream. If it didn't work, he wanted to let the boy a chance to start over in the Marines.

"Luffy… we should leave… the marines are on us." Coby's comment brought back Luffy from his imagination. He could see some of the cannon balls that were already heading toward him.

"Yes, we should look for a way out…" Luffy casually said as he used his Observation Haki with closed eyes. The colors went away only the aura of living remained, in his Observation Haki.

The color of Observation was personal for everyone… everyone saw things differently using this Haki. If Luffy used his Haki with closed eyes he could see all around him, the shapes of non-living things and the aura of the living things, it appeared like a glitch to him. He could even guess the emotion they had based on how their aura or the glitch fluctuates.

It was quite an interesting skill.

And with his Haki, he could see an odd Orange aura that was trying to hide from him. And Luffy wouldn't have noticed if he didn't know what he was looking for. It was an aura of a female that was on a small roeboat, getting away from the conflict.

Yup, that should be her.

"Well, Let's hitch a ride." He grabbed Coby and nonchalantly jumped off of the ship and onto her boat.

Sparky seemed annoyed that he was left behind, but the monkey didn't complain much as he used geppo to follow Luffy. Of course, Coby was screaming like a little girl due to sudden fright.

With that all three of them jumped onto Nami's small boat. "Don't mind us…"

Nami's eyes widened comically and she gasped. She had been planning to get away while she still had a chance, but he had found her somehow. And did he just walk in air… no she might be seeing things… anyway, this guy…he was dangerous.

Also… is that a six-armed monkey… the thing actually looked kinda cute. But she wouldn't comment on that.

"Hello," the boy greeted. "Sorry for the trouble, but we're kind of stranded. Would you mind giving us a ride to Shells Town? We have some business there."

Nami calmly assessed the situation. She knew Shells Town was on the same island as the 153rd Marine Branch. She was planning to go there herself to investigate a lead she had acquired. Perhaps it would be best to take this guy there to appease him long enough to get out of danger.

He just single-handedly defeated a notorious pirate crew and trashed their ship. Having been far from Alvida's dramatic reveal of Luffy, she was unaware of Luffy's identity. So, she wondered if this guy was a pirate, but decided against asking. She simply nodded in response to his request.

The obvious signs of fear Nami were showing amused Luffy. Also… she was kinda hot. But… she was seriously lacking the chest department. Eh... she will get big soon.

Thinking about how things happen in the original story, Luffy didn't like to go through the ordeal.

Seeing Luffy's eye oggled at her chest and the obvious disappointment on his face made Nami angry. "Hey, eyes up here, pervert!" But then she winched… she didn't want to scream at him.

"Uh… sorry, but there wasn't anything to look at…"

Nami seemed genuinely offended by the comment. It was as if someone had stabbed her heart.

And Luffy realized that he was being too blunt. "Don't worry, give it a few years… I'm sure they will grow big with proper food and nutrition. Milk will make those tites grow in no time..."

Coby felt a sense of deja vu for some-reason, and then he looked at his arms. His noodles like arms.

"That's it, mister… I had enough." She said covering her chest with her hands. "Say anymore about my boobs, and you will be swimming yourself there…"

Luffy gave a salute, "Aye aye, madam Flat."

"Why you!"

"Wait!" Luffy said cutting her off, he stood up as he looked again towards the pirate ship that was a getting further and further away. "I almost forgot about that… I did make a promise to sink the ship…"

Coby frowned and looked back at his former home… he hated that place. But Luffy wouldn't be able to sink it now that they were this far. That wouldn't be humanly possible…

His eyes comically enlarged when the ship suddenly split in half in the middle as it started to sink. Looking at his side he could see the orange-haired girl having a similar expression and Luffy was already putting back one of his naginata on his back.

When did he draw his blade… he couldn't even see it. Just how strong was this guy? Coby gulped, he was glad that this guy wasn't one of the bad guys… Also, could he someday be as cool as him?

While Coby was running through his thoughts… Luffy was paying attention to Nami's expression more.

He did this to show off that he wasn't just some weak nobody. And that she wouldn't need to be afraid of Arlong… and help was just one call away.

Of course, Sparky just rolled his eyes at the display of power… sometimes he couldn't get what the rubber head was thinking. But oh well, he had a good snack, now he could get some shut-eye.

The last time Luffy had put him on watch duty, this time there were more than enough people to keep an eye on things.