How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel

"Don't worry, I'll release it right away." (The text then abruptly shifts to a seemingly unrelated sentence about a person named Mao Yu who had already completed a transaction in a group chat.)

"Don't eat anything... scary... later, okay?"

Don't even mention telling Luffy not to be surprised. The moment the ship hit the water, Mo Yu's mouth dropped open. I don't know how to describe it!

What's this!?

The ship wasn't very large, about the size of a small two-story cruise ship from my previous life, just with this design...

"cat?"

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Chapter 222 They are pirates

Without sails, it can move quickly at sea even without wind.

In the world of One Piece, what an amazing ship it was! It had a huge cat head hanging on it, and two plump-looking cat paws on either side. Overall, it looked like a cat lying on the water, constantly spraying water from its rear end to move forward (it looked like that).

It looks cute overall, but it also makes Mao Yu feel strange.

"So, that grocery store owner actually likes this kind of thing?" Mao Yu couldn't picture what the man looked like.

Judging from the comments in the group, he seemed to be a very kind person. Not only did he give her a boat, but he also gave her a shallow weapon as a bonus, which really surprised Mao Yu with his generosity.

However, as for Asauchi, unless she successfully transforms into an axe after her Shikai, she really won't be used to using the katana-style Asauchi.

"Well, it's still a long way off for that."

Putting away the shallow weapon, Mao Yu focused his gaze on the cat's head at the bow of the boat.

There it is, little Luffy sitting on it, his mouth open to the wind, his cheeks puffed up like big balloons by the wind. It seems this habit started when he was little.

But Luffy's happiness is only for now.

This time, I'm taking little Luffy out to sea, not to let him experience what it's like to sail, but to shatter the child's dreams (laughs).

According to the group admin, who was just there to fill a spot, Luffy was raised in a very hands-off manner from a young age, not knowing who his father was, only that his grandfather was a Marine. Growing up under such circumstances, even someone as carefree as Luffy would have some rebellious dislike for the Marine profession.

Then he met Shanks, one of the few outliers among the pirates.

This is precisely why Shanks set a bad example of pirates for young Luffy. In a world where children don't have a concrete concept of good and evil, pirates like Shanks are undoubtedly easy for children to admire.

Then came the incident of the Lord of the Coast, and they made a promise that's more effective than anything else in shonen manga. After meeting Ace, who also wanted to become the Pirate King, and establishing a bond based on a common goal, it was basically a done deal for Luffy to become a pirate.

In a shonen manga, breaking established promises and bonds to distort the protagonist's beliefs is something only a madman would do...

"At least for now, Luffy doesn't know Ace. As for promises and bonds, there's only the promise right now, so it's not impossible to give it a try."

Mao Yu pinched her chin, and she liked the feeling of the cool armor touching her chin.

It's like the constant rubbing of toes inside armor.

"Wait, where's Luffy?"

Mao Yu was startled and came to her senses. She then discovered that Little Luffy, who had been sitting on the cat's head just moments before, was nowhere to be found. She looked around but couldn't find him anywhere.

Could it be that he accidentally fell into the sea without paying attention?

The more Mao Yu thought about it, the more likely it seemed, so he quickly ran to the stern of the ship, trying to find the drowning little Luffy behind him.

Unfortunately, there was no trace of Luffy in the tracks left by the ship.

"Shut down the engine first..."

"Navigator Mao Yu!" Little Luffy suddenly shouted, startling Mao Yu.

"Pirate flag! As the future Pirate King, I definitely need a pirate flag. Look, this is the pirate flag I prepared. Let's hang it up together!"

It was that cloak.

It seems that Luffy got tired of sitting on the bow of the ship enjoying the wind, so he took his cape and upgraded it.

To be honest, Luffy's pirate flag was exceptionally ugly. "...There's nowhere on this ship for you to hang your pirate flag," Mao Yu sighed and retorted.

After all, this ship isn't a sailing ship from the One Piece world. It does have a lookout tower, but it's not suitable for flying a pirate flag.

Besides, she is a junior officer in the Navy Headquarters. If someone finds out that she is flying a pirate flag on her ship, wouldn't that be terrible?

Unlike the kind of transmigrator who gets transported into One Piece and immediately wants to become a pirate, Mao Yu doesn't want to give up his identity as a Marine.

Therefore, "no matter what, flying the pirate flag is unacceptable!"

However, no matter how reasonable and correct your reasons are, they are all meaningless to children, especially particularly unruly children. Children will only use their own judgments to communicate.

So when Luffy was rejected, he became stubborn and kept jumping around trying to hang the pirate flag up. Mao Yu had no choice but to play along with Luffy's antics.

Taking care of children is a very troublesome thing, no matter what world you are in.

"Sigh..." Life is tough, Mao Yu sighed.

After all, the protagonist is usually a simple-minded, shonen shonen manga protagonist, and Luffy's level of mischief made his guardian feel like he had come to hell.

He desperately wanted to fly his own pirate flag on the ship.

"Luffy!" Mao Yu jumped down and landed in front of little Luffy.

Although it's highly unlikely to be of any use, Mao Yu still wants to try and distract Luffy first.

"Let me tell you..."

—Boom!!

Suddenly, the sound of artillery bombardment came from afar, growing louder as it approached.

When Luffy and I arrived at the bow of the ship, we saw that we had reached the shore and discovered a small town ahead.

However, just like the cannon fire we just heard, the situation in this town, which is also built on an island, is not good. A large ship flying a genuine pirate flag is docked at the port.

"Pirates! Those are pirates!" Little Luffy exclaimed excitedly.

However, Mao Yu thought that Luffy wouldn't get excited for long.

This chance encounter on the island can be considered a matter of fate. Mao Yu initially wanted to find the Arlong Pirates, and even the moment he left Windmill Village, he was heading straight for Nami's Cocoyasi Village.

The Arlong Pirates could be a useful tool to shatter Luffy's illusions about pirates.

And if I remember correctly, the Arlong Pirates also colluded with a Marine, which is perfect, as it allows her to educate the enemy while killing two birds with one stone, without having to go looking for other pirates or corrupt Marines.

"Little Luffy." So, in order to shatter Little Luffy's beautiful dream of being a pirate, Mao Yu felt it was necessary to let Little Luffy know some things.

"What do you think these pirates are doing right now?"

"..." Little Luffy fell silent. As expected.

As the distance decreased, the sound of the cannonballs became clearer, and the pirates on the ship were excitedly dancing and cheering.

"Pirates are the freest people on the high seas!"

Ah, this!

This development was completely unexpected by Mao Yu. What on earth happened to Luffy's head? Is Shanks' brainwashing really that strong?!

Yes, it is indeed that strong.

With a sigh, Mao Yu said, "They are pirates, real pirates, Luffy."

Chapter 223 Mission

"Brothers! Once we pull off this job, we can have some fun again!"

Pirates landed on the island, which had little resistance left, brandishing their weapons and engaging in arson, murder, and looting. If they found it amusing, they would even leave ugly scars on the inhabitants.

And if a hidden, beautiful woman is found...

"Hey, this girl's pretty good-looking, much prettier than the one from that island last time!"

After all, it's no longer just a shonen manga on paper. The pirates who burn, kill, and plunder won't just do what villains in shonen manga can do. Some things they can't do will also appear in front of Mao Yu.

*Snap!* A hand covered in heavy armor grabbed the pirate's hand, and the bones groaned in pain.

Regardless of whether he was a member of the navy or not, as someone whose values ​​were not too skewed, Mao Yu would not turn a blind eye to this situation.

It is essential to crush the pirate's hand, break his legs, and render the villain incapable of resisting.

"The freest people on the high seas, why are they pirates?"

He kicked the wailing pirate, and the holy flames that ignited spread and burned the pirate's companions. With his back to the blazing holy flames, Mao Yu asked Luffy.

Of course, Mao Yu didn't expect Luffy to give any kind of answer at this moment.

While dealing with the pirates and leading Luffy forward, searching the fallen town for more pirates who had landed, he asked himself a question:

"Without rules, there can be no order. The freest people are loyal to their own desires. The pirates of the sea build their happiness on the innocent masses. These are the real pirates, not the freest people on the sea. They are just a group of villains who break the rules and trample on life."

"Of course, this applies not only to pirates in this world, but also to the World Government."

"They blindly support the Celestial Dragons, ruthlessly rule weak countries, and demand exorbitant tributes in exchange for the Navy's protection. Their internal structure is rotten and infested with parasites."

"Ha, how ironic. The Navy, which takes protecting the people as its sacred duty, is nothing more than a bunch of executioners in the hands of the World Government's laws."

Mao Yu glanced at the straw hat on Luffy's head, a legacy from the Pirate King Roger.

The world of One Piece needs a new era to arrive, an era of pirates grand enough to influence the entire world, a chaotic world powerful enough to shake the World Government.

This was Roger's goal, even if it plunged the world's poor into misery, because the world did need a period of chaos.

But things didn't go as planned; the golden age Roger created did not develop as he had envisioned.

They succeeded in plunging the lower classes into misery, and their ultimate goal—searching the world for the Poneglyphs and shaking the World Government's rule—was probably only achieved by Luffy and his crew from beginning to end, according to the original story.

I wonder what would happen if Luffy stopped being a pirate...

No, even if Luffy doesn't become a pirate, his adventures will be different from the original story. Even if he becomes a Marine as Garp wishes, he will eventually end up like in the original story.

Mao Yu stopped in his tracks, turned around, squatted down, and looked at Luffy, who had his face hidden under his straw hat, and said:

"Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the New World, those guys are the real outliers among pirates."

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Seven-Colored Leopard Leaps Over Maoyu: Ah...

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Newbie here to fill in: Seriously? You're nervous even reading from a script?

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