He heard the old village chief angrily saying that a group of people were playing on the nearby coastline and didn't know what they were doing. Luffy felt relieved when he knew they hadn't left yet, and followed his mother back to Mount Kolpo with a smile.

…

In this way, Luffy began his life in the mountains. For Luffy, he didn't think anything of it and continued to be carefree.

It’s much better than when I was with grandpa...

After all, my mother would not suddenly pick her up and throw her into a wilderness valley in the middle of the night...

…

This morning, Luffy was once again grabbed by his mother and forced to go out to wash up.

"Snort, snore, snore..."

He spat out the toothpaste, and Tulip brought a towel rubbed with cold water and wiped his son's face.

"Hey, it's that person..."

Luffy was so wet that he turned red, but he blinked and looked down the hillside, in the woods opposite - the black-haired boy who hit the crocodile with a water pipe that day was standing on a tree, his face blurred.

Looking at him and his mother in front of the small wooden house on the hillside.

Tulip said: "He was hanging around here a few days ago. Is he your friend?"

"Not yet," Luffy said with a smile, "but we can be friends! I'll go find him."

With that said, Luffy ran down the hillside, opened his arms to the freckled boy on the tree, and said cheerfully: "I'm not angry anymore about you bitching at me that day. Let's be friends!"

"..." The freckled boy on the tree was holding the water pipe, as if holding on to the only thing he had, still staring at the beautiful woman on the top of the hillside. After hearing Luffy's words for a long time, he lowered his head and replied.

The kid who said meaningless nonsense like "Let's be friends" fell into a longer silence. Finally, the freckled boy spat hard at the kid on the ground, turned around and jumped away, deep into the jungle. He was agile and quickly

Gone.

"Hey!" Luffy almost spat, feeling a little unhappy, but recalling Shanks' previous behavior, he decided not to be angry. "Forget it, let's continue to be friends with him next time. We still have to go to the village.

.”

"Luffy, you have to prepare to go~"

On the hillside, tulips were urging me. "Can we reach Windmill Village within an hour today?"

"must be able to!"

Luffy punched his fist energetically.

An hour and a half later, Luffy walked out of Mount Kolbo with a bruised nose and face, and tattered clothes... The big colorful snake followed his mother at his feet, and he was so scared that he said: "A brown bear will appear, I almost thought I was dead!"

Hiss!

On the way to Windmill Village, the large colorful snake at Luffy's feet suddenly raised its head and spat out a message uneasily.

"What's wrong with you?" Luffy, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, asked strangely.

Whoosh! The colorful snake swam forward quickly, and Luffy quickly followed it, "Wait for me!"

After chasing for a long distance, until they reached another deserted suburb outside Windmill Village, Luffy looked up and saw some familiar figures, divided into two groups and facing each other.

One of the waves included members of the red-haired pirate group with whom he had a good relationship, headed by Captain Shanks who wore a straw hat.

And the other wave... there was only one person, but this one person made the entire red-haired pirate group tense. Luffy had never seen Beckman, Lucky Lu, Jesus Bu and the others.

Such a serious look.

But Luffy felt that he could understand them... After all, that was Grandpa!!!

"Shanks!"

Wearing a black suit, a burly sixty-five-year-old sailor with short, snow-white hair, Monkey D. Karp yelled: "The brat on Roger's ship, how brave are you to come to my hometown!

"

Shanks said dissatisfied: "Where we stay is our freedom, right?"

He was deeply impressed by Garp. He used to chase their captain all over the sea with a pair of iron fists all day long. He knew how powerful this naval hero was. He had witnessed many fierce battles between him and Captain Roger.

Kesko understood it too well.

Definitely one of the few strong men standing at the top of this world...

Although I am old, I cannot be careless.

"Then if I catch you pirates in prison, it will also be my freedom, right?" A layer of black as rich as iron appeared on Garp's fists.

"Yes!" Shanks also smiled, holding the famous sword at his waist, the Western sword Griffin, with his left hand, "Isn't that what the navy and pirates are like?"

"..." A circle of thick white beards around Garp stood up like white needles. He grinned and said with a smile, "Fortunately, because of that woman, I came back a while ago to take a look... Hehehehe,

It's bad luck for you..."

"Hey, you don't really want to fight, do you?" Many people in the red-haired pirate group were a little nervous.

"Is this even a joke?" Lucky Lu gnawed on the chicken legs and tried his best to replenish his energy. Although he would not interfere in the captain's duel, it was definitely right to make more preparations.

Rumble!

The confrontation between Garp and Shanks clashed with each other, and there was a constant muffled sound in the sky.

Jesus was sweating on his forehead and was shocked, "Are the domineering colors colliding... Does this old navy man also have domineering colors?"

"Although he is old, he is also a naval hero. What should be doubted is whether the Overlord is worthy of him..." Vice Captain Ben Beckman held a cigarette and looked solemnly at the same momentum as Captain Shanks.

Monkey D. Garp was climbing. Suddenly, Beckman looked away and saw Luffy running from a distance, chasing a colorful snake. However, although Beckman was surprised, the target was not him - it was Luffy who was running towards him.

The figure passing by like a gust of wind, carrying a wisp of floral fragrance!

"Garp...dead old man..."

Garp and Shanks, who were confronting each other with fierce clashes of Overlord colors, both heard the female voice approaching quickly.

Luffy's mother? Shanks was surprised.

Sure enough, she was there too! Garp suddenly had a headache and shouted: "Tulip, don't make trouble!"

The cigarette ashes fell from the corner of Beckman's mouth. Jesus broke into sweat and said in surprise: "Another overlord?!"

Rumbling, the muffled sound in the sky above everyone's heads became more intense, and the third wave of unstoppable domineering power that swept across the world entered the battlefield - the tall and beautiful woman raised her long legs, and the heels of her high-heeled shoes were filled with rich black like a ribbon,

Kicked him hard!

"Seriously, you!" Garp yelled, with black blood flowing from his fist, and he swung it out with all his strength.

Tulip shouted: "Who came with you to lie?!"

"It's really an exaggeration..." Shanks smiled, but his eyes were filled with excitement. He chuckled and pulled out the famous sword Griffin, the blade of which was wrapped with black domineering force, "But this is so satisfying!"

When Luffy was chasing the colorful snake, a strong gust of wind blew him backwards.

Rumble…

A terrifying sound like the earth was shattering erupted in front of him, and countless black lightnings shot out all over the sky. Luffy lay on his back on the grass, staring blankly at the sky where Shanks, his mother, and his grandfather were, and the sky slowly became torn apart.
Chapter completed!