One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 379 Finale Extra Chapter 5: Xia Nuo's Wedding, Luffy Clears the Game
"I……"

Luffy opened his mouth with difficulty, but found that he couldn't say anything.

In an instant, dreams are shattered by reality, and the feeling of emptiness and helplessness is even more unbearable than hunger.

"Goo~~~~"

As luck would have it, my stomach rumbled loudly again, breaking the silence.

Luffy looked down at his shrunken belly, then looked up longingly at the half-eaten hamburger in Uncle Morgan's hand.

Moka paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, shoving the remaining hamburger, wrapper and all, into Luffy's hands: "Eat it, eat it! Look at you, so pathetic!"

"Thank you... thank you, uncle!"

Luffy took the hamburger and wolfed it down, as if he wanted to swallow all his confusion and disappointment.

He ate quickly, finishing the hamburger in a few bites, and then looked longingly at the fried chicken and cola.

Monka smiled and shook his head, then pushed the others over as well.

Luffy welcomes all comers and sweeps them away like a whirlwind.

But as he ate, his movements slowed down.

His mouth was stuffed with food, but his eyes were somewhat glazed over.

Even someone as oblivious as him finally realized with crystal clarity that the world seemed to have truly changed.

The sea he longed for, full of unknowns and challenges, where pirates roamed freely, has come to a complete end.

This is a new era.

What should he do?
Should we continue chanting the Pirate King's slogan, sailing on this dilapidated wooden boat to a vast ocean where pirates no longer exist, in search of a "final island" that has become a tourist attraction, teeming with visitors?

That sounds like it.

He seems even more foolish than the world's biggest fool.

so……

"I-I'm full!"

Luffy gulped down the last mouthful of cola, wiped his mouth forcefully, stood up, and said:
"Uncle Monka! And beautiful lady! Thank you so much!"

He grinned and asked loudly:

"Where is that network service center? I need to register! And how do I join that... Mars Exploration Force?"

Uncle Monka and Alvida exchanged a glance and both smiled.

"That's right."

Alvida chuckled and ruffled Luffy's hair. "Take the sea train two stops north, and you'll reach Cocoyasi Town, a major tourist destination in our East Blue. There's a network service center there. As for joining the pioneering force..."

She tapped her Den Den Mushi (snap plug) and brought up an electronic bulletin:
"But there are basic assessments, including physical fitness, academic knowledge, and an adaptability test... However, I think you have a good physique, so you should have a chance. Keep it up, little guy!"

"Um!!"

Luffy nodded emphatically and clenched his fist.

The dream of becoming the Pirate King has been shattered.

but……

The spirit of adventure will never die!

Now that the sea has calmed down, let's go to the wider universe!

Since this era doesn't need the Pirate King, then I, Luffy, will become... an explorer at the forefront of interstellar travel!
"Okay! It's decided!"

Luffy grinned again, revealing his signature, dazzling smile, and shouted to the sky:

"Star King! I'm going to be it!!!"

The shouts echoed across the sea, accompanied by the whistle of the sea train starting up again, carrying into the distance.

"That's really ambitious."

Bellmare gave a thumbs up. "But the train has already left. The next one won't come for another two hours. You don't have any money on you, do you? How about I buy you a ticket?"

"No need, it's only two stops away!"

Luffy glanced back at his shabby little boat. "I've already eaten your meal, how can I ask you to pay for the ticket? I'll just sail over in my own boat!"

It would be such a waste to throw away the boat that I worked so hard to build after only one morning. Let's row it one last time!

"Uh……"

Coby initially wanted to offer some advice, but looking at Luffy's well-developed muscles, he felt it wasn't necessary. Instead, he took a newspaper from the motorcycle's storage compartment and tossed it over.

"In that case, here you go. It's a World Economic News I bought a few days ago while waiting for the bus because I was bored. It happens to have a travel guide for Cocoa West Town. You can use it if you can't find an internet service center when you get there."

"Thanks!"

Luffy laughed heartily as he took the newspaper, stuffed it haphazardly into his pocket, waved to Coby and Helmeppo, and then jumped back onto his dilapidated little boat.

He took a deep breath, gripped the oar tightly, and gazed resolutely northward.

"Let's go! To Cocoa West Town!"

With a sudden backward stroke, the small boat shot off like an arrow, leaving a white trail on the sea.

"I hope the kid has a safe journey."

Monka watched his departing figure, smiled, and twisted the throttle on his motorcycle:

"Speaking of which, Koby, you actually still have the habit of buying newspapers? I thought young people like you preferred to read online news."

"Sometimes I do miss the feel of paper."

Koby scratched his head sheepishly, "Besides, there was some big news that day, so I bought two copies to keep as souvenirs."

"Big news?"

Monka was taken aback for a moment, then quickly understood and laughed, "Oh, it's that matter. It was indeed a very joyous occasion. Back then, the entire East China Sea... no, the whole world was holding banquets to celebrate! Let's go home for dinner, your mother must be getting impatient."

The three chatted and laughed as they started their hovermobile and sped towards a small island not far away.

Infrastructure development always has stages.

The current construction of the sea train cannot yet cover all remote islands and sea areas. Therefore, people like Monka, who live on their hometown island, still need to rely on these shared hovercrafts as a means of connecting transportation after getting off at the station.

……

Meanwhile, Luffy was rowing the small boat with all his might.

There's no need to worry about not finding that Coco Town; you can get there by simply following the direction of the sea railway.

In the blink of an eye, a few hours passed.

The sun was setting in the west; it was already dusk.

Luffy felt a little tired, so he stopped for a moment, stretched, and moved his arms and legs.

Just then, the sea breeze blew, causing the folded newspapers to unfold and reveal the front page headline.

The large color photograph on the front page of the newspaper instantly caught his eye.

"Eh?"

Luffy was startled. Wasn't that Shano, the older brother?

In the photo, Brother Xia Nuo is wearing a well-tailored black suit with a bright smile, while five beautiful brides in white wedding dresses stand side by side with him.

The entire layout is filled with a festive and auspicious atmosphere.

"Wow!!!"

Luffy's eyes widened instantly, and his mouth formed an "O".

"Brother Xia Nuo is married?! And with five girls at once?!"

He scratched his head, feeling that it was a bit too much, but then he thought that since it was Xia Nuo's older brother, it didn't seem so strange.

People as remarkable as Brother Xia Nuo, let alone five, even fifty or a hundred would be quite normal!
Luffy tilted his head, looking left and right. He couldn't tell whether it was beautiful or ugly, but...

Among the five girls, two had long black hair and looked older and more mature; he didn't recognize them at all.

But the other three girls had different hair styles: one with a high black ponytail, one with blue hair, and one with orange hair…

Uh.

I feel like I've seen these three guys somewhere before.

Luffy pinched his chin, racking his brains, but still couldn't remember.

Perhaps it's because it's been so long since we last met, and his appearance has changed so much. Even Brother Xia Nuo, if he weren't so incredibly handsome, the kind of person you'd never forget at first glance, he almost wouldn't have recognized him.

Scroll down for more extensive coverage of the banquet, complete with numerous photos.

Overall, it details how this world-renowned wedding was held in the newly built Peace Square on the site of the former Mary Geoise.

Invited guests from all over the world and of all races gathered here to witness the creator of a new era and his five partners embark on a new chapter in their lives.

"The banquet...it must be incredibly grand! There must be so much meat!"

Luffy grinned foolishly; that was all he cared about.

but.

It's better not to think about it, because once you start fantasizing, your mouth starts watering again, and your stomach immediately growls twice in response.

Sure enough, I didn't eat enough at noon.

After rowing hard all afternoon, all that energy was long gone, and now I'm starving.

We need to find somewhere to get some more food.

Luffy looked at the vast ocean in the distance with a bitter face. He hadn't taken it seriously when the kind people at the station said it was only two stops away.

I thought it would only take a few hours to get there.

As it turns out, it's still a long way off!
Just thought of this.

boom!
Suddenly, the sea ahead bulged, and a huge black shadow burst out of the water!

It came out clearly to get some fresh air, and when it caught sight of Luffy out of the corner of its eye, it paused for a moment, as if it thought Luffy looked familiar.

But ultimately, he couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention, so he shook his head and prepared to plunge back into the sea.

"Don't go! You've come at the perfect time!"

Luffy's eyes lit up, and he shouted excitedly as his rubber arm quickly extended, "I recognize you! Hey, you, the Lord of the Coast who bit off Shanks' arm back then! You haven't changed a bit! Hey! Lend me some meat, Gum-Gum—Pistol!"

The fist slammed into the head of the king of the near sea. The giant beast roared in pain, but its thick hide did not fall. Instead, it became even more ferocious and whipped its tail, creating a huge wave.

Luffy's small boat rocked violently, and he quickly steadied himself, preparing to attack again.

He didn't even need to use Armament Haki against sea monsters of this level; a few more punches would be enough to defeat them completely! "Stop!"

Just as Luffy raised his fist, preparing to deliver another blow with his Gum-Gum Pistol, a crisp shout rang out from the air.

Luffy was startled and looked up.

A streamlined white aircraft was hovering in mid-air. The hatch was open, and a tall, slender young woman with long pink hair was standing there.

She was wearing a dark blue uniform with the "Marine Environmental Protection Department" badge on her shoulder, and she was frowning as she stared at Luffy and the coastal king.

"You brat, how dare you! You actually dared to openly violate the Ocean Convention No. 12 in front of Tina!"

The pink-haired beauty said coldly, and at the same time, she leaped off the aircraft and landed steadily on the sea.

Ok?
Luffy then noticed that she was standing on a skateboard-like device that was emitting a pale blue glow, supporting her and making her stand steadily.

"What are you looking at!"

Tina spoke sharply, "Answer Tina's question, you brat! Don't you know that two years ago, we reached an agreement with all the intelligent marine life in the world through that princess from Mermaid Island?"

"Sea monsters and large marine creatures around the world will no longer attack ships, trains, or feed on humans. In return, humans will no longer hunt intelligent marine life! This is a convention enshrined in the basic law of the new world. Don't you know that at all?"

Luffy was completely bewildered. He had no idea what conventions or basic laws were.

The Lord of the Coast, looking aggrieved, rubbed his huge head against Tina's skateboard and then waved it toward Luffy, as if he were complaining.

"Okay, I know you've been wronged."

Tina patted the Lord of the Coast on the head, then turned to Luffy, her expression unfriendly, and said:

"Judging from your clueless appearance, you probably really don't know. In addition, Tina intervened in time and prevented you from succeeding, so we'll be lenient with you. You choose: pay a fine of 500,000 Berries, or spend half a month in the detention center?"

Luffy patted his empty pockets: "A fine? I don't have any money..."

Tina sighed, seemingly unfazed by this situation:
"Then there is only one option: go to the detention center and stay there obediently for a month. During that time, there may be some educational and reform activities. If you actively participate and cooperate, you may not even need a month. You can be released in ten days or so."

She first handcuffed Luffy, then took out a Den Den Mushi and tapped it a few times on the light screen that appeared on it.

Shortly after, a white escort vehicle bearing the insignia of "Maritime Order Maintenance Force" arrived.

Tina helped Luffy into the car and briefly instructed the driver, "Please take him to the East Blue Third Detention Center for a full month of detention. Thank you for your hard work, uncle."

"no problem."

The one-armed driver, with graying temples, glanced lazily at Luffy and nodded.

"I'm not going!"

Luffy couldn't help but shout, "If it's only a few days, that's fine, but a month? That's such a waste of time! I'm going to join the Interstellar Expeditionary Force and become the Star King!"

Star King?
Where did this silly boy come from?

Tina frowned: "Stop talking nonsense. Just cooperate obediently and don't have any other thoughts, understand?"

"Tina is warning you, the uncle who is escorting you used to be a very powerful figure. He made a big mistake and has to do this kind of hard grassroots work for thirty years to atone for his sins. If you try to escape, it will be easy to catch you and bring you back. But then, you won't just be locked up for a month. It might be extended to two months."

"understood."

Luffy, with a bitter face, boarded the escort vehicle.

Once the transport vehicle started moving and Tina could no longer be seen through the gaps in the fence, Luffy snorted and clenched his fist tightly.

He was slightly wary of the pink-haired female officer present.

But if there's only one old man left, what am I afraid of?
As for Tina's warnings...

Hmph, he doesn't care about any of that. Right now, all he can think about is that a month is too long. He just wants to eat meat, what's wrong with that?

As the vehicle passed a small island, Luffy took a deep breath, his rubber arm suddenly extended, grabbed a street lamp on the island's shore, and launched himself out of the car window like a slingshot!

"Rubber rubber... rocket!"

Luffy traced an arc through the air and landed on a deserted island several hundred meters away. He glanced back at the escort truck disappearing into the distance and grinned.
"Hey, it worked!"

He turned around and headed towards the center of the island.

I plan to hide here first, using the dense forest as a cover.

Then, when the opportunity arises, we will continue our journey to Cocoyasi Town.

But the next second, a golden light flashed.

"Why bother? You're just a young man, always so dishonest."

A sighing voice rang in his ears. Before Luffy could react, he felt a tightness around his neck and was lifted up by an invisible force.

He turned his head and saw that the driver was standing behind him at some point, still wearing that ordinary uniform, but his body was radiating a faint golden halo.

"hateful……"

Luffy struggled desperately, only to find that his neck and limbs were firmly bound by a ring of golden light like ropes, making him unable to move.

Even with the use of overwhelming power, they couldn't break free at all!

Luffy's expression changed drastically.

This guy is amazing!

The sense of oppression he felt was comparable to that of his grandfather!
"Who...who are you?!"

"Me? Just an ordinary driver~"

The driver spoke slowly, picking his ear with his finger, "Don't make things difficult for me. Miss Tina should have warned you, right? Don't even think about running away. Now your supervision period will double to two months."

"Now, behave yourself and come back with me."

The driver flicked his fingers, and the golden light binding Luffy's limbs immediately broke, causing Luffy to fall to the ground with a thud.

He immediately sprang up, bit his thumb, and his eyes blazed with fighting spirit.

"You're strong, that's true, but I'm not that simple either! Second Gear!"

He originally thought that there was no one in the East China Sea worth him using this move against.

Now we have no choice but to use it!
Steam rose up, and my whole body began to feel hot.

"Rubber Jet Machine Gun!"

Countless fist shadows immediately rained down on Kizaru like a storm, each punch containing terrifying power enough to shake steel!
however.

The one-armed driver in front of him simply turned slightly to the side, and all the fists missed their mark, leaving only rows of deep dents in the trees behind him.

"It's too slow!"

The driver spoke lazily, and in a flash, he appeared behind Luffy.

Alarm bells rang in Luffy's mind. Just as he was about to turn around, a sharp pain shot through the back of his neck.

The driver's hand chopped down lightly, seemingly casually, but Luffy's vision went black, and his body went limp and collapsed on the spot.

Before his consciousness completely vanished, he only heard the driver's drawn-out, distressed voice:

"You're really getting into trouble... I guess I'll put you in those stone shackles. Also, I guess I'll have to work overtime writing reports again. Sigh~"

………………

When Luffy woke up again, the first thing he felt was a hard, cold touch.

He opened his eyes and found himself lying in a small solitary cell.

The walls were grayish-white, and the lights on the ceiling were somewhat glaring.

The cell was small but clean enough, with a bed fixed to the floor in the corner, a simple sink and toilet.

"hateful……"

Luffy rubbed the back of his neck, where it still ached slightly.

Who was that driver? He killed me in an instant. That's terrifying.

The sense of pressure he felt was almost the same as that of his grandfather!

I tried moving around a bit, and it was alright. Thanks to the foundation that Brother Xia Nuo made me practice with the Sea Stone shackles back then, I could still move around freely and wasn't so weak that I couldn't even walk.

"Hey! Is there anyone there?"

Luffy grabbed the fence and shouted, "Let me out! I know I was wrong! But staying for two months is too long. I still need to sign up for the interplanetary pioneers!"

He called out several times, but no one answered.

A lazy voice came from the next cell: "Save your energy, newbie. The guards here won't listen to this kind of request. Why don't you chat with me and tell me why you're in here?"

"Because I was hungry and wanted to eat meat."

Luffy looked down at his shrunken belly, looking aggrieved. "So I fought a giant sea monster, and that's how I got this stuffed in."

"What a coincidence? Haha, I was also hungry and wanted to eat meat."

"But I didn't bring any money, so I ate a free meal at that restaurant called something like Balati, and as a result, I got beaten up by the old man at the restaurant and locked up."

The man in the cell next door laughed loudly, "That old man, you really can't judge a book by its cover. He has an aura of dominance and profound skills, he's incredibly powerful. I heard that he used to be on the same side as Brother Xia Nuo, and with that troublesome blond kid with curly eyebrows helping him out, even I was no match for him!"

Indeed, you can't judge a book by its cover.

Recalling his own experience of being beaten up by an old man and sent here, Luffy nodded with deep emotion and wholehearted agreement.

But then, a thought struck her, and she realized what he meant, asking with delight, "Eh? Wait, you know Brother Xia Nuo too?"

"Ok?"

The cellmate next door was clearly taken aback. "You call him that too? What a coincidence! By the way, speaking of which, I felt your voice sounded familiar, like I'd heard it somewhere before."

"Eh?"

Luffy was also taken aback. "Now that you mention it, your voice sounds familiar. Hey! Why don't you come up here and stick your head out so I can see you?"

Luffy clung to the fence, trying to stick his face out through the gap between the iron bars.

The cellmate next door did as instructed, getting up from the corner and limping over, struggling to peek his head out.

In the dim light filtering through the corridor, two faces finally met outside the iron bars.

Luffy was immediately drawn to the freckles on the other person's face, and the other person subconsciously looked up at the straw hat on his head.

Their expressions suddenly became somewhat strange.

After a short silence.

"Luffy???"

"Ace???"

The two men almost simultaneously widened their eyes, gripped the iron bars tightly, and cried out in alarm:
"It's you!!!"

　End of postscript. Happy New Year everyone!
　　There's also a final side story, which is the grand finale of the Nami series side stories.

　　
　
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