NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3 Conqueror's Haki Strengthening
"Luffy, welcome back."
"Are you hungry? I've prepared your meal!"
Seeing Luffy come in, Makino greeted him warmly.
Even if Luffy didn't mention it, she already brought out a large plate full of food as if she had expected it.
Luffy came to the bar, sat next to Shanks, and began to inhale.
"Oh?! You're so young, but you have such a big appetite?"
Shanks couldn't help but let out an exclamation when he saw that Luffy's appetite far exceeded that of an average adult.
"Well...well...this isn't enough!"
Luffy's mouth was full, so he took the time to squeeze out a sentence.
"vomit...cough...water...water..."
While speaking, Luffy didn't pay attention and was choked. He stretched out his hand towards Makino in pain.
"Hahaha, funny kid!"
Shanks laughed and pushed a cup towards Luffy.
Luffy didn't hesitate, took the cup and started drinking.
"Mr. Shanks, your glass is wine. Luffy is still a child and cannot drink."
Seeing Luffy holding a wine glass and drinking heavily, Makino said worriedly.
"Hahahaha! What does it have to do with it?! Men have to drink. This kid looks like a man."
Shanks didn't care and laughed.
Due to years of exercise, Luffy's body looks very strong and strong.
And because of the "rapid digestion" skill, Luffy has absorbed far more nutrients than his peers in these years, so he is taller than in the original work.
This led Shanks to give such an evaluation.
"Don't worry, Makino, I won't get drunk."
After finishing a large glass of wine in one gulp, Luffy put down the glass and assured Makino.
But despite this, Makino harshly rejected him.
"No, you can't drink any more, Luffy."
After saying that, she handed a glass of water to Luffy and took away Shanks' glass.
Luffy still respected this "mother"-like existence and nodded in acceptance.
"Is your name Luffy? I'm Shanks, captain of the Red Hair Pirates."
Shanks looked at Luffy with interest and greeted him politely.
"I am Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become the Pirate King."
After Luffy finished speaking, he continued to work on his food.
Unexpectedly, after he said these words, the originally noisy tavern suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at Luffy who was immersed in his rice with strange eyes and remained speechless for a long time.
"Luffy, you said such strange things again. If Mr. Garp hears it, he will teach you a lesson again."
Makino advised in a low voice.
"One Piece? What an amazing dream."
Shanks sighed and looked at Luffy with more appreciation.
At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed to Luffy's side.
Immediately afterwards, a sweet and childish female voice sounded in Luffy's ears.
"The one who wants to become the Pirate King is Shanks. Stop dreaming."
Luffy turned his head and looked around. Standing next to him was a girl with half red and half white hair, dressed fashionably.
At this moment, she was puffing up her face and staring at Luffy with a contested expression.
He recognized this girl at a glance, it was Shanks' daughter, Uta.
"Also, do you, a kid like you, know what One Piece is? You're just talking nonsense here."
Uta continued to argue, very dissatisfied with a child like Luffy saying such things.
Because Shanks once explained to her the meaning of the Pirate King, she always believed that only Shanks could become the Pirate King.
And Luffy's irresponsible remarks like this are disrespectful to Shanks.
"The Pirate King is the freest person in the entire ocean."
Luffy squeezed out a sentence between meals again.
As soon as he said these words, Uta, who had already thought about how to respond to him, was stunned.
Because this is exactly what Shanks explained to her.
Even Shanks and the rest of the Red Hair Pirates crew, who had been watching, were shocked by Luffy's words.
Who would have thought that a child who looked only seven or eight years old would have such cognition?
"Your understanding is heaven-defying. Through personal experience, your courage is improved."
"Your courage is increased, and your Conqueror's Haki is strengthened."
A prompt suddenly came out in his mind, which made Luffy couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised.
It seems that as long as you make a bold choice at the right moment, the courage that affects Conqueror's Haki can be improved.
At the same time, Shanks and all his subordinates suddenly looked shocked when they looked at Luffy.
Especially the sharpest Shanks.
He unexpectedly discovered that Luffy exuded a little bit of the king's Haki at that moment.
Especially after having that feeling, when I looked at Luffy again, the other person's courage seemed to have risen to a new level.
This unusual feeling shocked Shanks and made him involuntarily think of the purpose of his visit to East Blue.
Find the next owner of the Nika Fruit.
Of course, he couldn't hand over the Nika Fruit just based on simple feelings.
For Luffy, he still needs a long time to think about it.
After putting away his thoughts, Shanks started to care about the deflated Uta and tried to smooth things over.
"Okay, okay, Uta."
"Being the Pirate King is not that easy. You should stop competing with Luffy."
"We're going to be here for a long time, so just get along with Luffy."
Although he was surprised that Luffy could say such things, Uta was still unwilling to recognize Luffy easily.
"Hmph! Didn't you say you wanted to become the Pirate King? Then let's compete!"
"If you can't even win against me, the daughter of Captain Shanks of the Red Hair Pirates, don't say such ignorant words in the future."
Luffy glanced at Uta and then decisively rejected her.
"don't want!"
After holding back all his strength but having nowhere to release it, Uta suddenly became even more angry, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
"Why?! Are you...are you afraid?"
"If you're scared, just admit defeat."
Luffy said with a helpless look.
"Why do I have to compete with you? There is no reason at all!"
Uta was already so angry with Luffy at this time that she just wanted to give him some color as soon as possible.
"Then tell me, what do you need to do before you are willing to compete with me?"
Hearing Uta say this, Luffy instantly became serious, looked at Uta and said.
"There are winners and losers in the game. If you lose, join my pirate team."