One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"........."

"........."

As soon as the crimson voice fell silent, the entire deck fell silent.

Much later.

Luffy picked a large wad of booger from his nose, flicked it off casually, and then asked, puzzled:

"Who is Joey Boy?!"

"Hahahaha..." Crimson burst into laughter, "Actually, I don't know who he is either..."

"But who cares!"

As he spoke, he turned back to Zoro and Nami and said:

"So, my two dear subordinates, do you have any further questions?"

"........."

Zoro and Nami exchanged a glance.

After a moment, Nami spoke again:

"So, Crimson, you know so much about us... is it because you've seen clips of our past?"

“That’s right.” The smile on his flushed face gradually softened. “It’s precisely because I’ve seen your past that I believe even more…”

"You are the most suitable candidates to become partners."

"Heh~" Zoro grinned, speaking with a confident yet arrogant tone:

"You have a good eye for people."

"So, will I become the world's greatest swordsman in the future?"

"This?" Red smiled without saying a word, instead looking at Luffy and asking:

"Luffy, do you want to know if you've become the Pirate King? I can tell you the answer right away!"

"do not want!"

Luffy pouted and decisively refused:

"I don't want to know the outcome beforehand! What's the point of such an adventure!?"

"Hmm~" Red looked at Zoro and laughed, "Now, Zoro, do you still want to know the answer?"

"Interesting." Zoro grinned, but didn't ask any more questions.

But then, he looked at Crimson with amusement and said:

"but……"

"If I don't become the world's greatest swordsman in the future, then it will be your dereliction of duty as a trainer."

“That makes sense.” A glint flashed in his crimson eyes.

Seeing that the two had no further questions, he took the initiative to suggest:

"Alright, it's getting late."

"A new adventure awaits us tomorrow!"

Let's call it a day.

"Perhaps you still have many questions in your mind, but believe me, as time goes by, these questions will be answered in future adventures."

"Luffy, get ready, I'm about to take you into the game world!"

"Oh~!!! I'm ready!!!"

Luffy laughed loudly and went straight into the cabin.

Crimson followed closely behind and went inside.

In an instant, the atmosphere on the deck became deserted.

Under the bright moonlight, Zoro rested one hand on the hilt of his sword, seemingly talking to Nami, yet also as if talking to himself, murmuring softly:

"It seems like we've boarded an incredible ship."

As he spoke, he strode forward, but instead of heading towards the cabin, he went to the training area on the deck.

After a brief warm-up, he lifted the enormous dumbbells onto his shoulders and began practicing, one rep after another.

"That's true."

Upon seeing this, Nami's lips slowly curved into a beautiful smile.

Whether it was her imagination or not, after listening to Red talk about Joy Boy and the World Government, she no longer felt that the Arlong Pirates would be any obstacle.

The pressure on my body suddenly vanished at that moment.

Even Red himself probably didn't expect that his words would resolve all of Nami's inner conflicts ahead of time.

……

……

A dozen minutes later.

In the game world, at the exit of the Tsukimi Mountain Cave.

"Hahaha~ The Pokémon world..."

"I, Luffy—am back!!!"

Chapter 31 Cerulean City (Please continue reading~)

"Wow! Where am I? This place is different from before!?"

Looking at the dark, rocky cave before him, Luffy exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course they're different!"

Chi Hong slapped the back of his head and strode towards the cave exit.

"This progress was made by Zoro working hard to help you yesterday. You should thank him properly later."

"I didn't ask him for help~"

Luffy grumbled in dissatisfaction, but still quickly followed in Red's footsteps.

As they walked, Akame instructed Luffy:

"Our mission today is to challenge the second gym after the Pryce Grey Gym—the Cerulean Gym."

"That gym is one that primarily uses Water-type Pokémon, so there will likely be a lot of underwater battles..."

"Just be careful then. Don't wait for my instructions. The moment you see the opponent release their Pokémon, attack them directly!"

"We must not give them the opportunity to dive underwater."

"Oh, oh~"

Luffy nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

God knows how much of what Crimson said he actually listened to.

However, Crimson didn't seem to care and continued:

"Besides that, Luffy, you want to train in Armament Haki, right?"

"There will be plenty of trainers along the way, so you can practice on them!"

"By the way, since you said that headbutting can help you find the feeling of Armament Haki, then you shouldn't use any other techniques later..."

"Just take care of all the enemies with a headbutt!"

As they spoke, Red led Luffy out of the Tsukimi Mountain cave.

In an instant!

The dazzling sunlight dazzled their eyes, forcing them to close them and adjust to the light.

Between Cerulean City and Mt. Tsukimi lies a mountain road called Route 4.

Because it is situated on Mount Tsukimi, the road is exceptionally rugged.

However, this is nothing to Red and Luffy.

The two of them surveyed the area from their elevated position, taking in all the trainer NPCs in every corner of Route 4.

"Alright! Time is limited, let's finish this quickly!"

Red clenched his fist to cheer Luffy on.

"Hehe, leave everything to me!"

Luffy is full of fighting spirit.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, he now has plenty of energy to spare!

Without waiting for Crimson's order, he leaped directly to the platform below.

Since Red isn't with him, even if he walks right up to the NPC's face, no battle dialogue will be triggered.

But it doesn't matter!

On this gentle slope, there is a large grassy area.

As we all know, in the Pokémon games, grassy areas are where Pokémon spawn!

With a rustling of the grass, a fierce-looking peacock suddenly took flight and flew right in front of Luffy.

The battle zone suddenly opened up.

Next came...

"Rubber rubber...headbutt!!!"

Peng! ! !

With a loud bang, the poor little Fiery Sparrow's eyes instantly turned into circles, and it spun around and fell to the ground.