Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

The next day.

The morning mist draped the cottage like a veil, and dewdrops clung to the wooden windows. Sunlight dripped from the pine needles like scattered gold, mingling with the scent of earth and wild chrysanthemums.

Inside Dadan's room.

Luffy had his eyes closed, his brows slightly furrowed, and his body kept turning left and right. Beside him were Sabo and Ace.

Even with Luffy's considerable efforts, he still couldn't wake the two guys up.

Suddenly, Luffy opened his eyes.

No! He can't hold it in anymore, he needs to pee!

However, as soon as he jumped up, he bumped into something bright red, and his hand instinctively reached out to grab it.

next second...

"ah!!!"

A heart-wrenching scream rang out, instantly waking everyone in the room.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a strange man standing not far away, with Luffy holding him by the nose and hanging from him.

"Ouch! Ouch!! You brat!! Get down here!!"

The man was Buggy, who felt as if his nose was about to be ripped off, and kept shaking Luffy off him.

No matter how much he shook it, Luffy's hands remained firmly gripping his nose, and the shaking only made it hurt more.

It's not that he doesn't want to use his hands, it's that he simply can't.

His hands were cuffed behind his back, and the feeling of powerlessness he felt indicated that the handcuffs binding him were not ordinary handcuffs, but sea stone handcuffs.

To spare his nose some pain, Buggy immediately sat down and placed Luffy on the ground.

Luffy, still pulling on his nose, tilted his head slightly and asked Buggy:

"Who are you?!"

"Kid! Forget who I am, just let go of my nose, or it'll deform from your pinching!!"

Buggy roared at Luffy.

Upon hearing this shout, Luffy's hand, which had already loosened, tightened again, causing Buggy's expression to change instantly in pain.

"Hey kid, what are you doing? Want to die? Let go of me right now, or I'll beat your head off!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy increased his strength again, even pulling left and right repeatedly, saying:

"Hit me then! Hit me then!!"

Kyle had taught him that when someone is impolite, you should retaliate with an even more impolite response.

Although it seemed like he was the one who caused the problem at first, why can't we talk to him properly?

If you talk to him nicely, you'll let him go; why do you have to yell at him?

Just kidding, he's a dignified navy officer, do you think you can yell at him?

On the other side, Ace and the others watched this scene with bewildered expressions, and asked curiously:

"Who is this guy? Where did he come from?!"

"He's a pirate; I captured him last night!"

Kyle sat up in bed, yawned, and then spoke.

"Pirates? You captured them?"

These words left the group even more bewildered.

No, why did you sneak out in the middle of the night and bring back a pirate?

Kyle sat on the bed, watching Buggy being pulled and screaming by Luffy, and said:

"Buggy the Clown, bounty of five million Berries. Other aspects are hard to say, but in terms of strength, he's just a small fry!"

Last night, after Kyle brought Bucky back, he stunned him with electricity and put him in the house.

On the other side, Bucky, upon hearing Kyle call him a nobody, immediately became furious. He glared at Kyle and roared:

"Hey kid, who are you calling a nobody? I'm the infamous Buggy the Boss!!"

As he spoke, he flicked his nose a few more times, but seeing that he still couldn't shake Luffy off, Buggy's eyes darkened, and he looked at Luffy in front of him and said in a low voice:

"You brat! You forced me to do this!"

"Look at me... Bucky's big snot!!"

As he spoke, Buggy suddenly strained his nose, and in an instant, a large amount of snot gushed out, landing directly on Luffy's hand.

Luffy was stunned for a moment, but his expression immediately turned to extreme terror.

"ah!!"

He immediately released Bucky's nose, flailed his hands wildly, and countless snot flew out in all directions throughout the room.

Upon seeing this, the expressions of the others changed drastically.

Sizzle!

Several flashes of lightning streaked through the air, blasting all the flying snot into dust.

Kyle took a sudden step and instantly appeared next to Bucky and the other man.

"Bang! Bang!!"

Two dull thuds rang out, and Luffy and Buggy both collapsed to the ground, their eyes rolling back and large bumps rising on their heads.

Kyle looked utterly disgusted.

"You two are asking for a beating, aren't you?"

"Hey! Kids, what are you yelling about over there?"

Just then, a loud, carefree voice came from the doorway.

The door was opened, and Garp appeared in the doorway. His attention was immediately drawn to the two people lying on the ground.

Especially that red nose that seemed both strange and familiar.

After watching for a while, Garp seemed to remember something, and pointing at Bucky's red nose, he shouted:

"Are you that red-nosed brat from Roger's ship?"

The words "red nose" acted like a sensitive term, causing Bucky, whose eyes had been rolling back in their sockets, to jump up as if from the dead, shouting with a ferocious expression:

"Who are you calling red-nosed?!"

However, when he saw Garp's face clearly, the ferocity on his face disappeared completely, replaced by bewilderment, which then turned into deep fear.

"Monkey D. Garp??!!"

The familiar way he picked his nose, the familiar demeanor—everything reminded him that the old man before him was the one he had once deeply feared.

Suddenly, the experience of being chased all over the sea by Kapu came back to his mind.

This guy in front of me was once on par with his captain!

Is he going to get killed?

"Hey, it really is you! What are you doing here?"

Garp picked his nose, flicked it, and asked curiously.

Seeing Garp there, Buggy completely lost all interest, slumped to the ground, and said irritably:

"You think I wanted to be here?! I was kidnapped!!"

As he spoke, Bucky turned his gaze to Kyle beside him and said:

"Look, he's the one who brought me here!"

Sensing Garp's gaze, Kyle briefly recounted what had happened the previous night.

After listening for a while and calming down a bit, Luffy was the first to speak up with dissatisfaction:

"Huh? What do you mean, Kyle? You're going on an adventure all by yourself without me?"

"Exactly! It's so unfair of you not to include us in something this fun!"

Ace and Sabo chimed in.

Kyle glanced at them indifferently.

"So what if a few weaklings yell? Can you keep up with my speed?"

"Huh? Kyle, what did you say? I challenge you to a duel!"

"That's right, a duel! A duel!!"

Watching the group shouting, Kyle felt a pang of guilt, wondering if he had gone too far before. Otherwise, these guys would have been able to jump around so much in such a short time.

With this in mind, Kyle smiled and slowly walked towards the group...