One Piece: I'm a Hunter on the Grand Line

Chapter 145 Your Grandpa Beat Me Up Back Then

"Dawn Island is just ahead—I can see the windmills. That village must be the windmill village you were talking about."

Nami put down her binoculars.

"Oops~ We've arrived so quickly."

Yelena got up from the recliner and stretched.

A dozen minutes later, the boat sailed to the vicinity of the dock, where villagers could be seen fishing while sitting on wooden platforms.

The other party also spotted them, packed up their fishing rods, and rushed into the village. Before long, dozens of figures appeared on the shore.

The leader covered his mouth with his hands and shouted at them, "Get out of there! Land on the west side of the dock, the water's shallow there! It can't swim there!"

"The next few days are the peak activity period for the Lord of the Near Seas; it will attack any ship that passes over its lair!"

Vivi looked puzzled. "Leave? What are they talking about?"

The ship was hundreds of meters away from the dock, so the sound was not very clear.

Robin withdrew her powers and explained the message the villagers had conveyed to everyone.

"The King of the Coast? That sounds impressive. Should we listen to them?" Nami took a few steps back and moved closer to Yelena.

"Go straight to the dock and bring the boat there." Yelena glanced down at her.

Without the pressure of survival, Nami has become timid. If this continues, won't her ship become some kind of "cowardly human race"?

It seems necessary to give her some serious training.

"Hiss!" Nami shuddered, rubbing the goosebumps on her arms and darting around. "I feel like something dangerous is watching me! It must be that Lord of the Coast!"

Amidst the shouts of the villagers, the boat steadily approached the dock.

When they were still more than a hundred meters from the shore, Vivi and Robin frowned at the same time and turned to look at the sea behind them.

Vivi said calmly, "Something is approaching!"

A few seconds later, the sea surface on the right side of the ship bulged rapidly, and with a large splash of water, a sea monster with a bluish-brown body, resembling a moray eel and having blue fins on its back, emerged from the water.

"Oh no! It's the King of the Coast!!"

"Luffy, what are you doing! That small boat will capsize!"

The villagers' exclamations reached everyone's ears clearly.

Zoro woke up from his sleep, wiped the seawater off his face, and looked up to find himself facing a gaping, blood-red mouth.

Its fangs were numerous and its stench was overwhelming, instantly dispelling his drowsiness!

Just as he was about to draw his sword, a dark shadow flashed past him.

"No way, not again?!" Zoro withdrew his hand.

"Roar!" The king of the near seas opened its mouth and bit the little man who was approaching it.

Yelena held her breath and kicked the King of the Near Sea in the jaw!

Bang!

The sea monster's tough skin and muscles instantly caved in a large area!

The cracking sound continued, all the teeth exposed in the mouth shattered, the eyes of the near-sea king turned from red to white, and the whole thing flew into the sky.

Yelena jumped into the air and kicked it in the side!

Bang! !

The King of the Near Seas drew an arc in mid-air, flying more than a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, and crashed heavily onto the open ground behind the villagers, leaving them dumbfounded!

"That's amazing!"

On the sea beside the pier, a boy wearing a straw hat stood on a small fishing boat clapping.

Yelena landed on the deck, and Vivi and the others showed no surprise, only Zoro's expression was complicated. "Just how strong are you?"

"It's probably more powerful than you imagine."

As the boat approached the shore and dropped its anchor, a slender arm reached out from afar and grabbed the railing.

Nami remained calm. "I've seen so many ability users lately."

"My name is Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

Upon hearing this, everyone on the ship except Yelena looked at the straw-hatted boy in surprise.

Mr. 9 scrutinized him carefully. "Good ambition, kid. Do you have a bounty?"

Luffy shook his head. "No, but it will happen sooner or later."

Mr. 9 immediately lost interest.

Luffy walked straight up to Yelena, grinned, and flashed his signature cheerful smile. "That move you used to knock away the Lord of the Coast was so cool! I want you to be my crewmate!"

Yelena found it amusing that her grandfather's attempt to recruit her into the Navy had failed, but now her grandson was trying to recruit her as a pirate. She wondered if Dragon would extend an olive branch to her someday.

Recognition from the top forces of the Navy, pirates, and the Revolutionary Army.

"I have no interest in becoming a pirate."

"Huh?" Luffy's face fell.

He turned his head and glanced at the near-shore king, who was surrounded by villagers pointing and whispering about him, and suddenly clapped his hands.

"How about this, we'll have a fight. If I win, you'll agree to become my partner, okay?"

"What if you lose?" Yelena asked, arms crossed, looking at him.

"I won't lose!" The kid smiled confidently.

Once ashore, the villagers quickly gathered around. An old man wearing glasses was about to bow when Yelena raised her hand to stop him.

"No need for thanks. You can have the eel on the ground. If you feel bad about it, please process the tenderest part of it and we'll come back for lunch."

After saying that, regardless of the villagers' expressions, Yelena led her companions to an open space next to the village.

Luffy swallowed hard, then waved to the bespectacled old man, "Uncle Slav, have Makino make one for me too!"

He hurriedly followed Yelena's footsteps.

"Here it is. After you lose, you will need to join Baroque Works and help me complete a very difficult task before you can become a pirate again."

"I promise you," Luffy said, clapping his fists together, his smile still confident. "I won't lose."

His arm quickly stretched back.

"Rubber Rubber Pistol!"

Whoosh!

A fist, though described as a pistol, slammed down with the power of a cannon!

Snapped.

Yelena grabbed Luffy's wrist.

"What?"

Luffy looked surprised and tried to pull his arm back, but it didn't budge.

Yelena pulled hard, and Luffy tumbled and flew over, along with his other fist.

Yelena's eyes flashed with admiration. It was quite impressive that she could still launch a counterattack after losing her balance.

Unfortunately, it's not very useful against Observation Haki.

She turned her head to dodge the attack and punched Luffy in the forehead.

Bang!

Luffy was sent flying backward at an even faster speed than when he arrived!

"Ouch! That hurts! It's rubber, so why does it hurt so much?! It feels like Grandpa's fist."

Luffy rolled on the ground, clutching his head. When he looked up, the person who had knocked him away was already in front of him.

"Do you know why I agreed to fight you?" Yelena cracked her knuckles. "Because I wanted to beat you up fair and square."

Beating him up for no reason would make her seem petty, even though she hadn't forgotten that grudge.

Luffy looked completely bewildered.

"Back then, your grandfather invited me to join the navy, but I refused. He then personally threw me overboard. How do you think I should get revenge for that?"

Bang!

"Ouch!" Luffy clutched his forehead, which was now even more swollen, and ran to the side.

"Then go beat up my grandpa! What do you want from me?"

"I can't beat him, don't run away, let me hit you one more time, then you'll feel better."

Bang!

Luffy's forehead was covered in three layers of bumps, like ice cream, and his eyes were filled with regret for "not being able to initiate the fight."

Call ~

Yelena breathed a sigh of relief. Good, her mind was clear.