Pirates of the Navy Thunder God

Chapter 319 Luffy: Let's Duel! (44)

"Luffy……"

If it were in the past, Makino would have smiled bitterly and shook his head, then served Luffy a bowl of seafood fried rice and also kept the accounts.

But today she really didn't have the energy...

Luffy, in a daze, also realized something was wrong, but his attention was not on Makino, but on the food that filled the room and made him drool.

"Wow! Grandpa Slap, you guys are having a party tonight and you didn't invite me?!"

The young man who was half dead just now suddenly jumped up, his legs compressed as if they had no bones, and then his whole body jumped up more than three meters high like a spring, walked around a group of people and came to the bar, picked up a large plate of half-eaten barbecue and poured it directly into his mouth.

Yes, pour!
His mouth opened to a point thicker than an adult's waist, and he poured most of the barbecue into his mouth! He didn't even chew it, his neck stretched and retracted, and with a "gulp", the barbecue went into his stomach.

"Hey! Alive!"

Luffy patted his belly with a silly smile on his face, reached out to the table a few meters away to get a chicken leg, and turned back in surprise: "Grandpa Slap, why don't you eat it? It's delicious!"

Slap smiled bitterly in response and said nothing.

At this moment, the flying squirrel's expression changed and he looked at Luffy.

Such a way of doing things my own way.

Carry a round straw hat with you.

Eat the rubber fruit.

"You're Monkey D. Luffy, right?"

The flying squirrel took a step forward, looked at it carefully for a moment, and finally asked affirmatively.

"Ah? It's me!"

Luffy raised his head in confusion and tapped the back of his head with his oily palm: "Who are you? Are you a marine?"

Although he is only 15 years old this year and has not gone to sea, his grandfather's greatest wish is for him to become a navy. After years of "teaching by words and deeds", even a person as thick-skinned as Luffy is impressed by the navy uniform.

It can be said that the navy uniform is the most important thing in Luffy's stupid mind, second only to the pirate flag and the straw hat.

"Yes, I am your grandfather's...colleague."

Upon hearing that the other party was indeed the target this time, the flying squirrel smiled and said, "Your grandfather couldn't come back due to some matters, so he asked me to stop by to see you... I believe he will be happy to know that you are so energetic."

It’s more than just “spirit”!
In just this short moment of speaking, at least one-third of the food on the surrounding tables went into Luffy's stomach.

If he is not "spiritual", then what are the others?

A sickly person?

"Tsk, it's that stinky old man again!"

Luffy's expression suddenly turned grim. As he said this, he rolled his eyes and picked his nose with his fingers, just like Garp: "It would be better if he didn't come back! Once he comes back, he will definitely ask me to join the navy again! If I don't listen, he will beat me. Who wants him to come back..."

"What's wrong with being a navy? Look, we are the navy. Those warships out there all listen to us. Isn't that impressive?"

He has seen many such little flying squirrels. Although he is embarrassed to admit it, there are definitely more young people who dream of becoming the Pirate King than those who hope to join the navy. So he was not angry at all. Instead, he raised his purple mustache in a friendly manner and used the majesty of the warship to attract Luffy's attention.

"Wow! Isn't that a mountain?"

As expected, Luffy's eyes suddenly widened, and there seemed to be golden light flashing in his eyes.

He had noticed a dark mass outside the harbor a long time ago, but he hadn't paid much attention to it because he was too hungry. Now that he heard that it was a ship, he became very excited!

"Yes, that is our navy's largest warship, a behemoth of war!"

The flying squirrel said proudly: "If you become a navy officer, you will have the opportunity to manage a warship. Do you want to go up and take a look?"

If it was a little guy with simple curiosity, the flying squirrel might have succeeded, but he was facing Luffy, who was known for not playing by the rules.

After hearing what the flying squirrel said, the golden light in Luffy's eyes dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye... You could really see it, from being full of expectations to completely ignoring it!

"No! That's a warship, only navy ships ride on warships!"

At this point, Luffy raised his fist, his eyes full of longing.

As soon as Slap saw the familiar movement, he knew what Luffy was going to say. He wanted to step forward to stop him, but suddenly he felt a shocking murderous intent and had to freeze in place.

"I am the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"

"One day I will build a ship bigger than yours, bring my friends with me, and become the Pirate King!!"

Luffy during this period didn't even have a clear understanding of what the Grand Line was or what the navy was.

He just wanted to be the Pirate King, and he did what he thought.

Listening to Luffy's deafening shout, Slap's eyes were filled with despair.

He discovered the source of the murderous intent, the man who destroyed Ace and the Spade Pirates.

However, contrary to his expectations, the expected anger did not appear. Ron just looked at Luffy calmly, and then said to the flying squirrel.

"Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel, it's time to leave."

No one can change Luffy's ambition. This has nothing to do with his identity as the destined protagonist. There are some people in the world who, once they have set their goal, will never give up even if they die.

To some extent, the same is true for Ron.

But he does not have Luffy's lofty and unpredictable goals. "One Piece" is a broad and general title. Even if Roger were to be resurrected and walk the Grand Line again, he would not know what would happen. Everything is unknown and full of surprises waiting for him to uncover.

Ron's goals are shallow and narrow, visible and tangible.

He just wanted to challenge himself. As long as it was something he couldn't do at the moment, it was within the scope of Ron's challenge.

Luffy is the kind of person who lives for an unattainable dream, living on the road of pursuing his dream. Ron, on the other hand, is the kind of person who lives for the sake of living. Every day is boring and numb to him, and only new challenges can make his ordinary daily life full of passion.

This is also the second reason why Ron did not become a pirate. In the eyes of dreamers, big dreams are a kind of romance, but in the eyes of Ron, who has died once, the so-called dream is just a dream. Compared with the romance of pursuing dreams, he prefers to think about what he can do at present and live a very realistic life.

Of course, there is no essential difference between the two. Both are a kind of firm belief in oneself and a sublimation of faith.

At the same time, once the goal is determined, it is impossible to be influenced by outsiders.

In the future, even if Zefa asks Ron to give up his goal, Ron will just ignore him.

So Ron would never take the flying squirrel's attempt to change Luffy's mind seriously.

……

On the way back to the warship, the flying squirrel frowned.

"Ron, do you know why so many people want to become the Pirate King?"

In the past, due to the strength of pirates and the influence of "Pirate King" Roger in the Great Pirate Era, it is understandable that young people wanted to become Pirate King.

Fame, wealth, power, becoming the Pirate King can give you everything, and this is too tempting for young people.

But nowadays, the life of pirates is getting harder and harder, and the pirates of the East China Sea are just like Alrita before, they have to hide even when holding banquets.

The Navy has changed enough.

The flying squirrel couldn't understand why there were still people so determined and determined to dream of becoming the Pirate King.

"Of course it's because of the World Government, cutie!"

Ron didn't say this, but instead said, "Maybe it's because I'm bored!"

"boring?!!"

"Of course! I heard that Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel was also born on an ordinary island, right? Living on an island with a limited area, when you were a child, you looked at the boundless ocean. Didn't you ever think about what was in the depths of the ocean? What kind of scenery would you encounter?"

"Even if you know there are pirates, man-eating monsters, and violent storms that take people's lives on the sea, you will feel scared and shrink back, and suppress this thought, but you will not forget it, right?"

The flying squirrel was silent.

To him, that is not boredom, but a dream.

But he understood what Ron meant. Indeed, no matter how much the navy changed the status quo, it would only affect something called "pattern".

And something like "pattern" is destined to have little relevance to ordinary people.

And that was just an impact, not a complete subversion. How stable was the structure of the Great Pirate Era?

Unless they can re-establish a new "great navy era", no matter how hard they try, they will not be able to influence the thoughts and considerations of ordinary people.

If you don’t go out, you will never know how wonderful the world is.

A kid like Luffy doesn't yearn for the glory and power of becoming the Pirate King, but is simply full of expectations for the vast ocean.

Just like he was before.

"I checked Windmill Village, but didn't find any mutant beasts. But the Goa Kingdom is pretty big, so let the soldiers take action... eh?"

Before he could finish his words, Ron suddenly let out a light exclamation and looked back curiously.

The flying squirrel's Observation Haki was not as good as Luo Enguang's, but the other party made no effort to conceal its whereabouts. It was moving in a manner that was so chaotic that it was unsightly just by listening to its footsteps, and it was running towards them like flying.

The person who came was Luffy, with half a piece of barbecue in his mouth.

Zizizi!
Luffy put his heels on the brakes, leaving two scratches on the ground, then swallowed the barbecue in one gulp and looked at Ron eagerly.

"Hey, that uncle over there!"

"I heard you killed Ace's companion, right?!"

"Yes... so what?"

Ron looked at him in amusement and raised an eyebrow.

"Do you want to avenge your brother?"

However, contrary to Ron's expectations, Luffy shook his head almost without hesitation.

"No! He's also a pirate, my rival on the road to becoming the Pirate King. I won't seek revenge for my rival!"

When Luffy said this, his face was full of "I'm too smart to be fooled", and then his neck shrank and he muttered softly.

"And Ace wouldn't want me to help him get revenge..."

Ron: "..."

"But since you were able to defeat him, that means you're very strong, right?!"

Luffy suddenly said loudly, without any fear on his silly face. He locked his eyes with Ron, spread his legs, and used his palms to support his knees to move the joints: "Let's duel!"

"As long as I can beat you, I can prove that I'm better than Ace! And then I can go to sea this year!"

Ron: "..."

Flying Squirrel: “…Puff!!”

(End of this chapter)