One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

boom!!!

A thick cloud of smoke suddenly filled the strange dojo.

The battle zone that had enveloped the entire dojo began to recede slowly from the top, like a burst bubble.

Gym Leader Aju recalled the Crobat, which had fallen to the ground and could no longer get up, and at the same time, the look of shock on his face disappeared.

With a stern, unsmiling face, he stepped forward and approached the crimson figure.

You defeated me!

"It seems you really have a talent for being a ninja. How about becoming my apprentice?"

"Haha, I was just kidding!"

"but……"

Ah-Ju chuckled to herself as she talked to herself, then pulled out a heart-shaped pink badge from behind her back.

It's hard to believe that a gym specializing in Poison-type Pokémon and battle styles would issue such cute and deceptively charming heart-shaped badges!

Is this a warning that love is the strongest poison?

While complaining, Chi Hong took the badge from A-Ju's hand.

In an instant, a strange sensation suddenly coursed through his body, but the feeling came and went quickly, disappearing in an instant.

"Um!?"

Crimson paused for a moment.

Compared to the thrill of receiving badges in the past, the feeling from the pink badge was unusually short-lived.

He was already prepared to enjoy the achievement reward when he received the badge.

But the current situation is like...

The machine had already ended before he even started.

"Strange, what exactly was amplified?" Crimson murmured, puzzled.

However, the move learner that A-Ju handed him next forced him to suppress his doubts for the time being and focus his attention on the move learner's instructions.

[Movement: Deadly Poison]

[Attribute: Poison]

Category: Change

【power:-】

[Description: Toxins are introduced into the target's body upon contact, causing their physical condition to gradually weaken over time.]

When a Poison-type Pokémon uses this move, it can transform it into a ranged attack, with the same effect as above.

……

Looking at the description of the new move, Crimson immediately rubbed his chin.

"Highly poisonous? That's a pretty good move~"

"The problem is that no one on the ship currently possesses poisonous properties."

"Only Usopp's combination of insect and grass attributes can be considered a half-relative of the poison attribute."

"However, without poison-type abilities, he can hardly unleash the true power of this move."

"Assessment complete: a useless piece of junk."

A thought flashed through my mind, and I realized that there was no immediate opportunity to utilize this powerful move...

Crimson could only toss it into her backpack, where it would gather dust alongside the other move learners.

He quickly went to Luffy's side, took out some good medicine, and forced it down Luffy's throat, who had collapsed on the ground.

As Luffy's eyes gradually cleared, Akame smiled and gave him a thumbs up, praising him:

"Well done!"

"Hehe~!" Luffy grinned widely and laughed knowingly.

He knew perfectly well that the crimson praise did not mean that he had defeated the other person's Pokémon.

In the final battle just now, Luffy's understanding and application of Conqueror's Haki and Fairy-type energy underwent another epic upgrade!

"Although it's still a long way from being fully afflicted with Conqueror's Haki..."

"But Luffy can now use Conqueror's Haki in battle!"

Red thought for a moment, then reached out and pulled Luffy, who had recovered somewhat, up from the ground, and said with a smile:

"Let's go!"

"We still have plenty of game time left today."

"Let's go to the Pokémon Center to recover first; the battle has only just begun!"

"No problem!!!"

Luffy raised his arm in response, and the two of them immediately sprang into action.

Thanks to the Pokémon Center's unreasonable regenerative abilities, Luffy instantly became energetic again.

"Next, once I get two more gym badges, I can challenge the Champion Road and complete the game world."

"The game is nearing its late stages."

Standing at the entrance of the Pokémon Center, Crimson gazed at the red brick road ahead, a look of emotion flashing in her eyes.

They now have two paths to choose from.

One option is to continue south, following Route 19 on the sea, to the next island town with a gym – Cinnabar Town.

only……

"Even the Pokémon in Fuchsia City Gym are already level 50. The upcoming gym challenges will probably be even more difficult."

"With Luffy's current strength, in a one-on-one fight, no Pokémon of the same level could possibly be his match."

"But if it's still the same kind of attrition warfare as now..."

Crimson fell into deep thought.

The Pokémon used by Gym Leaders are all exceptionally talented, and with the Gym Leader's training and excellent command, they are truly exceptional.

"...It's not certain that we'll be able to pass smoothly."

With a sigh, Crimson sighed and made a decision.

In the machine's world, he did not have the authority to switch Pokémon during battle.

In other words, whether it's the Gym Challenge or the Champion Road Challenge against the Elite Four, he can only use one Pokémon to defeat all six of the opponent's Pokémon.

This is undoubtedly a huge challenge.

Furthermore, although Luffy is not afraid of the ocean in the Pokémon world, as a land creature, his fighting ability in the ocean will inevitably be affected.

There's no need to force Luffy to go to Route 19 to cause trouble.

After much deliberation, Crimson ultimately decided to choose a different path...

Highway 15 is located on the east side of Asahi City.

While the wild Pokémon and trainers on this highway are not as strong as those on Route 19, they are still strong enough to guarantee experience points.

Moreover, this area is still unexplored, so we might even find some unexpected surprises.

Of course, more importantly...

If Crimson's memory is correct, following this path should lead to an abandoned power plant where Zapdos once lived.

They were just about to head to the Sky Island.

Letting Luffy get familiar with fighting against electric-type powerhouses beforehand seems like a good idea.

Enel from Skypiea is also not someone to be underestimated.

"and……"

"Zetzart is considered a legendary Pokémon, so I wonder if defeating or capturing one will trigger an achievement reward on the machine?"

A glint flashed in his crimson eyes. After briefly explaining the situation to Luffy, the two immediately set off towards Route 15, which was next to Asakusa City.

Time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, the quiet night passed by amidst the busy work of Akane and Luffy.

When the two people, who were sleeping on the soft beds of the lakeside hotel, opened their eyes again, the distant horizon outside the window was already tinged with a pale golden light.

"A brand new day has begun!"

Red, who had just returned from the Pokémon world, did not stay in bed any longer.

Why sleep so much in life? You'll find peace in death.

As the sun slowly rose, he stepped out of the room and found a relatively secluded and beautiful lakeside spot.

"Now it's my turn!"

After washing his hands with the golden lake water, Crimson's consciousness stirred, and he instantly opened the machine's achievement lottery interface.

The familiar lottery disc, the familiar golden pointer.

The only change is that all the move names on the disc have been changed to a dark purple color representing the poison attribute.

"A poison-attribute move, I wonder what I'll get?"

Perhaps because the rewards from badge achievements are not obvious, Crimson has extra expectations for the rewards from the lottery disc at this time.

With a thought, the circular turntable began to spin.

Under the expectant, crimson gaze, the golden pointer swept across one poison-attribute move after another...

Finally, the pointer stopped on a move that was unfamiliar to Crimson.

"Evil chains!?"

"What kind of move is this? It has a fantasy vibe to it!"