Shirou's clones number 30 million

Noticing the CP0 captain, Kuina carefully put away the whetstone given to her by the shop owner and quickly walked over.

"What's wrong? I think I heard Luffy's name."

"Miss Kuina, Luffy stood on the Pirate King's execution platform and made a lot of nonsense, belittling the Pirate King and saying a lot of bad things about him. As a result, he angered the townspeople and was surrounded."

"Huh...?" Kuina stared at him, speechless, and asked hesitantly, "Why would Luffy do something like this? What did he say about being the Pirate King?"

The CP0 captain hesitated for a few seconds before saying:

"According to my subordinates, Luffy cursed the Pirate King as just a good-for-nothing thug who only cared about his own momentary pleasure, bringing countless pirates to the world and destroying thousands of families that should have been happy."

"They even say that pirates are all wicked villains who do all sorts of evil, trash who run rampant on the sea, and that the Pirate King is just a clown who tries to glorify himself..."

Kuina involuntarily glanced at Shirou, thinking to herself:

This seems to be what Saragni Saint said in Windmill Village not long ago, although it's not quite the same, but Luffy probably added some of his own personal interpretation.

"Um, is Luffy alright?"

"Don't worry about safety. My subordinates and the Loguetown Marines are protecting Luffy, but the townspeople are in a huge uproar and have blocked the street. They're arguing with Luffy."

Because he was wearing a mask, neither of them could see his expression.

However, Shirou himself felt a little amused.

I never expected that Luffy would remember what I said, and even went to the execution platform to spout nonsense.

Even though I didn't make it myself, I still feel a little ashamed.

“Go and take a look, Kuina.”

"Yeah, I hope Luffy is alright."

After leaving the weapon shop, the CP0 captain remained hidden in the shadows, leaving only Shirou and Kuina in the open once again.

Because many pedestrians were rushing towards the execution platform, the streets were chaotic and crowded with people.

Shirou used his Observation Haki to scan the island and instantly spotted a crowded spot.

"Guina, there are too many people. Let me fly you over."

"Why……?"

Before Kuina could react, she found herself floating up and quickly grabbed Shirou's left hand.

"I'm wearing a skirt, is that inappropriate?"

"Don't worry, I've chosen a flight path that flies right above the rooftops, so pedestrians on the street won't be able to see us at all."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, I need to speed up."

The next moment, a golden light flashed through the air and appeared on the roof of the street where the execution platform was located.

Have we arrived?

After Kuina steadied herself on the rooftop, her gaze shifted to Luffy on the execution platform.

At that moment, he was laughing loudly, while many townspeople below were pointing their fingers at him and cursing him.

If it weren't for the Navy and CP0 members blocking the way below the execution platform, someone would probably have already climbed up to cause trouble for Luffy.

"Why are those townspeople so angry? Aren't all pirates bad people? The Pirate King is the worst of the worst, and Luffy isn't wrong either."

At that moment, another golden light streaked across the sky.

The next moment, Borsalino landed next to Guina and laughed:

"Because this is Roger's hometown, and for many older people, Roger is a family member they are proud of."

"Even so, Luffy is just a kid, right?" Kuina paused for a moment. "No adult would take a kid's joke seriously, would they?"

“No, it’s precisely because they’re children that they’re even angrier,” Borsalino glanced at the distant scene and added, “Besides, some things have nothing to do with age.”

"Mr. Borsalino, aren't you going to help Luffy?"

"Haha... So many people are already helping him, I won't join in the fun."

In the distance, Luffy suddenly stopped laughing, opened his mouth wide, took a deep breath, and roared at an unprecedented volume:

"I, Monkey D. Luffy, will one day destroy all pirates and establish an era of adventure that rivals even that of a petty thug like Roger. In the future, adventurers will surely replace pirates!"

A moment of silence fell over the area, followed by an even more intense barrage of curses.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat? Adventurers? What the hell are those?"

"I saw it in the newspaper a few days ago. How could a small, newly established organization possibly replace pirates?"

"You brat! You want to be on par with Roger? Don't even dream about it. Now get down here, I'm coming."

"Damn it!! How dare you insult me? Today, I'll show you the terror of pirates."

"You little brat, you think you're something special after climbing onto the execution platform? Get down here! I'll beat you to a pulp."

"Kid! Get down here! Since you dared to spout such nonsense, surely you have the guts to face the consequences?"

Chapter 114 There must be someone behind him.

Chapter 114, Section 115: Someone Must Be Directing Him.

Finally, the angry townspeople grabbed whatever they could find, such as vegetable leaves and stones, and threw them at the execution platform.

"Are you all pirates? I won't lose to you!"

Luffy looked visibly scared, but he stood ramrod straight on the execution platform, seemingly to show his masculinity.

"The future belongs to adventurers."

Luffy shouted with all his might, and an invisible Conqueror's Haki emanated from his body. The townspeople surrounding the edge of the execution platform instantly collapsed to the ground, temporarily losing consciousness.

"What...is this?" Kuina asked instinctively.

“Conqueror’s Haki, an innate talent.” Shirou paused for a moment and then smiled. “Those who are self-centered and single-minded often possess this ability.”

Borsalino paused for a moment, then laughed, unconsciously thinking to himself:

Is it Monkey D?

I heard Garp's grandson is in the East Blue, it must be him...

At this moment, Luffy was lying on the edge of the execution platform, looking around as if searching for a way to go down.

Obviously, climbing up is easier, but coming down is more difficult.

Upon seeing this, Shirou's mind stirred, and a layer of ice instantly appeared. Extending from Shirou's feet to Luffy's front, it transformed into an ice bridge, connecting the rooftop and the execution platform.

"Over here! Luffy."

"So cool! So refreshing!"

Luffy excitedly touched the ice bridge and ran up to it.

"Captain, I'm here!"

"What were you doing just now? You caused a huge commotion. Because of that, we have to leave Loguetown immediately." Shirou looked at him with a gloomy expression.

“Captain, I asked a lot of people in town, but no one knew what an adventurer was. When I asked the fifth person, he said that adventurers were just lowly clowns.”

Luffy paused for a moment, then said loudly again:

"So, I've decided to climb onto the platform where the Pirate King was executed and tell the townspeople that adventurers are a hundred times stronger than pirates!"

“Words can’t convince those who are prejudiced.” Shirou shook his head with a smile. “Instead of wasting time talking nonsense with them, we should work hard to make the adventurers’ reputation known and let the Adventurers’ Guild replace the pirates as soon as possible.”

However, Luffy's words reminded Shirou.

This is the only route from the East Blue to the Grand Line, and there are many pirates and bounty hunters here.

Instead of waiting for the Adventurers' Guild's branches to spread all the way from the Sabaody Archipelago, it's better to keep one branch here and open it directly.

The most important aspect of an adventurer's guild is its quest system, which consists of those who issue quests and those who complete them.

Initially, you can hire some shills; once you have a large number of real customers, the shills can be removed from the platform.

Thanks to Luffy's recent publicity, the people of Loguetown now know about the existence of adventurers, so this is a good opportunity to open the Loguetown Adventurers' Association.

Thinking of this, Shirou took out a white stone from his pocket, casually tossed it into a deep alley at the corner of the street.

Those weren't ordinary stones, but shadow clones prepared in advance, which were transformed into stones and kept in pockets for easy access.

"A lot of townspeople have gathered here to watch the excitement. Let's go, next stop—Beihai."

......

Naval Headquarters.

"Nonsense! Has Morgans gone mad? Publishing all sorts of things in the newspaper?"

Zhan Guo slammed the newspaper in his hand on the table, and countless speculations arose in his mind.

A toddler spouts nonsense on Roger's execution platform, belittling the Pirate King and declaring that the future belongs to adventurers.

This kind of play, which should have been a game for children, actually took up a lot of space in the newspaper, and even included some comparisons between the behavior of adventurers and pirates.

For example, pirates are all scoundrels who do whatever they want. When they feel like it, they will stand in the street and urinate in public; when they are in a bad mood, they will kill, set fires, destroy villages and towns to vent their displeasure; when they are short of money, they will plunder and steal any valuables they fancy.

They disregard law and morality, living freely on the sea, unrestrained by anything, no different from demons.

Adventurers, on the other hand, were praised to the skies in the newspapers, practically hailed as angels descended to earth.

"Is the World Government behind this? Do they want the Adventurers' Guild to replace the Navy?"

"Or is it just Morgans' personal behavior, unrelated to the government?"

First of all, one thing is clear: there must be someone behind this.

The reason is obvious: no child would be so audacious as to do such a thing on the execution platform.

Therefore, there must be someone behind him instigating him.

That person is the key.

While deep in thought, Zhan Guo suddenly noticed a few familiar words in the text.

The article mentions that the child who made those outrageous remarks called himself Monkey D. Luffy.