One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!"

The ranger, who had gained wisdom in the field of combat, gave the order instantly.

On the other side, Crimson was equally unwilling to be outdone:

"Zoro, use Demon Slash to finish them off!!!"

"it is good!"

Looking at the garlic toad opposite him, Zoro didn't hesitate at all and instantly drew three long swords.

A ghostly aura suddenly surged from his body and quickly settled on the longsword.

"Three-Sword Style - Demon Slash!!!"

Swish! ! !

Before Bulbasaur's vine whip could even reach him, Zoro had already taken action.

A terrifying aura rose from his body, causing the Bulbasaur opposite him to freeze in place, too afraid to move!

It was Zoro's intimidating aura that really came into play!

As a flash of dark purple light streaked past, the level 11 Bulbasaur let out a miserable cry.

"Wow~"

Roronoa Zoro defeated Ranger Bulbasaur and gained 68 experience points.

[Command completed, rating: Average.]

[Bonus Reward: Experience +14]

"My experience points have indeed increased!"

Seeing the experience points Zoro received, Red immediately smiled with delight.

A level 11 Pokémon contributed nearly 100 experience points...

At this rate, it won't be long before Zoro and Luffy's strength experience a leap forward!

"Well done, Zoro!"

Red praises Zoro's swift and decisive actions.

And so, the two of them stormed from Deep Grey City onto Highway 3.

He slashed at anyone he saw along the way, killing gods and Buddhas alike, invincible!

They cut from one end of the road to the other without even blinking.

More than an hour later, Zoro's experience points had reached an astonishing over a thousand!

If this pace continues, it will be enough for Zoro to level up in almost 4 hours!

This upgrade speed is much faster than Evergreen Forest.

"Even Route 3 is like this, if we get into Mt. Tsukimi, will Zoro level up today?!"

Crimson clicked its tongue in amazement, but showed no sign of stopping.

As they reached the end of Highway 3, a rugged climbing path suddenly appeared before them.

Chi Hong placed her hand on her brow, blocking the sunlight as she looked upwards.

At the end of the climbing path, a large Pokémon Center and a passage leading into the interior of Mt. Tsukimi were prominently displayed.

"I never imagined that Mount Tsukimi would be so enormous when reproduced by the machine!"

"Alright! Since that's the case, let's press our advantage today and try to get Zoro promoted to the next level."

Crimson pondered to himself.

However, just as they embarked on their climb, a middle-aged forest ranger suddenly appeared in front of them from nowhere.

"Hey! The area ahead is the extremely dangerous Mount Tsukimi! You're not allowed to enter without sufficient strength!"

"Let me test your strength!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged ranger suddenly threw out a Poké Ball, releasing a level 13 Geodude.

The battleground has reopened.

However, for Zoro and Red, who have already slain countless Pokémon along the way, it has long been a muscle memory for them.

Before the fields were even fully open, Crimson, disregarding all martial ethics, took the lead and gave the order:

"Zoro, use Demon Slash!!!"

Swish!

A dark shadow flashed by in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, three distinct slash marks appeared on the hard rock body of the little fist stone.

"Cha~"

With a painful scream, Geodude instantly lost its ability to fight.

However, just as Crimson and Zoro were about to cross the small Karami and continue on their way, the middle-aged ranger unexpectedly stopped them again.

"I never expected you to be so powerful!"

"Very good, you have passed the test and may enter Mount Tsukimi for your adventure."

"By the way, you can have this too!"

The middle-aged forest ranger pulled out a CD from somewhere and placed it in his crimson hand.

"A move learning device!?"

Upon seeing this, Crimson's eyes flashed.

Defeating a regular NPC gives you this kind of reward?!

This was something he truly hadn't expected.

He immediately opened the [Bag] interface and began to check the information about the move learner.

He used to scoff at these common moves, but now he treasures them and analyzes them word by word!

【Movement: Treasure Gathering Skill】

【Attribute: Normal】

Category: Physics

[Power: 40]

[Description: Focus energy to throw small coins at the opponent. The coins will not disappear after successfully defeating the opponent.]

Chapter 21 Traversing Mount Tsukimi

"The Treasure Gathering Technique!?"

"Good heavens, I didn't expect this move!?"

"Isn't this Nami's favorite!?"

Looking at the strange move description in front of him, Crimson's expression instantly turned bizarre.

This move isn't particularly strong, but if you look at it as weak, its effect is quite remarkable.

but……

"A mere 40 power, and it's a special move at that, so don't waste Zoro's time."

Crimson closed the game interface, feeling neither disappointed nor surprised.

After all, whether in games or in reality, they haven't reached the point where money can limit their progress.

Therefore, this move is practically useless for Crimson at the moment.

Perhaps its only purpose is to attract Nami's attention and make her accept her identity as a trainer as soon as possible...

But all of this will have to wait until they eliminate the Arlong Pirates.

Nami won't easily give her heart to them until she resolves her inner conflict.

Without wasting too much time on the Treasure Gathering Technique, Red led Zoro directly up the hillside and into the Tsukimi Cave.

As soon as they entered the cave, two striking figures appeared in front of them.

A man and a woman, one with long pink hair and the other with short, light blue hair.

On the front of their white uniforms was a large "R"!

Is it the Rockets?

Looking at the two people he had met once before, Chi Hong licked his lips.

Because he knew that soon these two experience babies would contribute a lot of experience to Zoro!

"What a series of pleasant surprises!"

Inside the cave, Team Rocket's Jessie and Kojiro were arguing about something.

However, it seems that the process has not yet reached the battle stage. After discovering Red and Zoro, the two guys were surprised and immediately ran into the cave.

"Did they run away?" Red asked Zoro without hesitation, watching their departing figures.

"Let's go! Let's chase after them and see!"

The game world is not a simple game, and you won't lose your target just because an NPC runs off-screen.

But similarly...

If you lose track of them, finding their contact information again will be a very troublesome process.

Anyway, Pokémon are everywhere in Mt. Tsukimi.

They followed Team Rocket and decided to find the cave exit first!

"it is good!"

Zoro, who had gradually gotten used to obeying Red, immediately responded and followed Red in pursuit of Team Rocket.