One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

Red suddenly became more serious, looking intently into Zoro's eyes.

"Your goal should be to become the world's greatest swordsman, right?"

"Have you heard my story?" Zoro asked in return.

No! It's your face that tells a story!

Zoro: "???"

"Haha, just kidding."

Crimson laughed loudly: "In short, once you're on this pirate ship, you can forget about escaping!"

"You are the number one combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates!"

"Correspondingly, I'll help you realize your dreams and ambitions!!!"

"Help me? With your abilities?"

Zoro frowned.

Although he considered himself quite powerful while only wandering in the East China Sea, he wasn't so narrow-minded as to think his dream would be easily achieved.

Moreover, he couldn't sense a trace of a swordsman's aura from the crimson figure.

“Talking big is not a good habit.” He scrutinized Red and Luffy carefully.

Crimson replied with a smile, "Have you forgotten who I am?"

"Even though I'm a newbie, I'm still a trainer!!!"

"Trainer? What's that!?" Zoro asked curiously.

His crimson eyes flashed, sensing that this was an excellent opportunity to gain Zoro's recognition as a trainer.

Just as he was about to answer, Luffy suddenly interrupted their conversation.

"Crimson, someone's coming!"

"Ok?"

Red paused for a moment, then immediately followed Luffy's gaze and looked behind him.

A man with a slicked-back blond hair and a prominent buttock chin was seen walking towards their location, escorted by two armed navy men.

The newcomer was none other than Helmeppo, the son of Morgan who had made a pact with Zoro to keep him tied up here!

At this moment, he looked exactly like a nouveau riche's foolish son, arrogantly pulling up his collar and striding with an air of superiority.

"Oh my gosh~ There's a commotion downstairs, what's going on?"

"So, even a pirate hunter who swore an oath could break his promise and have his crew put you down ahead of time!?"

"Looks like you're prepared to go to jail!"

After saying that, Helmeppo suddenly turned his gaze to Red and Luffy, and said in his harsh, shrill voice:

"Hey! And you two! Don't you know that in Branch 153, breaking into a prison is a capital offense!?"

"Death penalty!?" Crimson snorted softly, a flash of anger crossing his eyes.

Because of Helmeppo's interruption, he had to find another opportunity to explain the meaning of a trainer to Zoro later.

Crimson slowly turned her gaze toward Bellemere.

"First, I don't call you 'Hey'!"

"Secondly... Zoro's sword was stolen by you, wasn't it?"

He suddenly said to Luffy:

"Luffy, take care of those two marines, then have this guy go and retrieve Zoro's sword for us!"

"No problem!"

Luffy grinned.

"shave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a light cloud of dust rose rapidly from beneath his feet.

But Luffy's figure completely disappeared from the spot in that instant!

"What!?"

Zoro was shocked to find that Luffy had disappeared without him noticing, and then he heard a series of overlapping screams coming from beside him.

He immediately turned his gaze and saw...

The two naval soldiers who had been following Bellemere were now both collapsed to the ground.

And right next to them was none other than Luffy, who had disappeared!

"How is this possible?! What kind of magic is this?!" Zoro exclaimed in astonishment.

"This isn't magic!"

Seeing Zoro's surprised expression, Red, sensing an opportunity, quickly revealed a meaningful smile and seized the chance to press his advantage, saying to Zoro:

"That's a move I, the trainer, taught Luffy!"

"Trainer?" Zoro murmured to himself again.

Although he hadn't figured out what this thing was, the speed Luffy displayed made him unconsciously look at the crimson figure with a powerful and mysterious filter.

He even forgot about refusing to become a pirate!

"Wha...what's going on!?"

Hearing the screams of the navy behind him, Bellmare suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

When he turned around and saw Luffy's grinning face, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his body stiffening and unable to move.

At this moment, Crimson strode over to the side of an unconscious navy man, picked up a long-barreled musket, and then pointed the black muzzle at Helmeppo's chest with a smile.

"Now, can you speak properly?"

Demon...the devil!!!

Seeing the smile on his flushed face, Bellemere's forehead immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

For some reason, he had a strange intuition:

"If I say the wrong thing, he will pull the trigger without hesitation!"

Bermbel, trembling, asked, "What...what do you want to do!?"

Then, he saw the mocking smile in those bloodshot eyes.

"take it easy."

"Your name is Bellemere, right? Colonel Monca's son?"

"We just want you to help us retrieve the knives of our own crew members, and also to pay a visit to your father."

"Ah!? Visiting Father!?" Bellemere cried out in alarm, but feeling the gun barrel pressed harder against his chest, he immediately shut his mouth and put on a fawning smile:

"Haha~ It's nothing, it's nothing."

“Those knives are in my room, and my father is also on the roof of the naval base.”

"I'll agree to any condition as long as you let me go!"

Of course, that's what he said, but in Helmeppo's heart he was thinking, "Once we see Father, it will be the end for you all!"

Seeing the hatred hidden deep in Helmeppo's eyes, Crimson noticed it but said nothing. She simply nudged Helmeppo a few more times and gestured for him to lead the way.

Luffy and Zoro exchanged a glance and followed.

……

……

Led by Bellemere, they successfully entered the Navy branch building.

Strangely, there wasn't a single naval soldier inside the building, allowing Red and his group to pass through unimpeded.

In just about ten minutes, they arrived at Helmeppo's room and found Zoro's three longswords.

One great sword of the twenty-one styles—Wado Ichimonji—and two ordinary swords.

Seeing Zoro with all three swords tucked into his waistband, Luffy immediately looked curious:

"Hey, why are you carrying three knives?"

"Hmph!" A glint of pride flashed in Zoro's eyes. "Because I'm a three-sword style!"

After retrieving his sword, his demeanor and mindset seemed to have changed completely, and he even forgot that he had been surprised and flustered by Luffy's speed not long ago.

However, Zoro's expression quickly turned serious again.

He glanced at Luffy and Red with a complicated expression, then said:

"Alright, now that you've retrieved my sword, and I've made enemies with the Navy, I have nowhere to go..."

"Then I'll reluctantly... become your partner!!!"

"But let me make this clear from the start!"

"My goal is to become the world's greatest swordsman!"

"If any of you dare to hinder my ambition, be prepared to commit seppuku as an apology!!!"

At that moment, a wild and fierce light suddenly burst forth in Zoro's eyes, as if to tell Akame and Luffy that he was not joking.

However, after he finished his impressive declaration of joining the group, he turned around and saw a silly-looking face picking its nose.

"Huh, what are you talking about?"

Luffy said in a strange tone:

"After I untied you, didn't you become our partner?!"

"You bastard!" Zoro shouted angrily, a vein throbbing on his forehead. "Don't take your self-righteous promises seriously!"

"besides……"

He then quickly turned his gaze to the crimson: