One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

A crimson figure suddenly flashed across the wilderness.

Each of his appearances is accompanied by a violent roar and the tragic death of a poor Pokémon.

In just a few seconds, the upgraded radiance enveloped Nika once again.

"Nika?!"

Before she could even savor the joy of her sudden increase in strength, watching the crimson figure gradually disappear into the distance, Little Nika suddenly shouted and instantly transformed into a streak of light, chasing after the crimson figure.

With just one person and one pet, they made rapid progress from the low-level areas.

Finally, Crimson and Nika's figures stopped inside a mountain range teeming with wild Pokémon of level 30+.

With his current strength, there's really no difference between instantly killing a level 30 Pokémon and instantly killing a level 1 Pokémon; the punch he throws is the same.

But if he were to go any further, he might have to throw a second or even a third punch to take down the wild Pokémon...

In comparison, the efficiency is actually greatly reduced.

Therefore, this place is an excellent training ground for Crimson!

Judging by the timeline, the first generation of the special Zerg bred by Usopp will soon hatch.

In order for the Zerg to pass on even more powerful genes, he might have to spend a lot of time training Usopp on behalf of the Zerg.

This is a good opportunity to get a feel for boosting services beforehand.

……

……

Time passed by, second by second.

Knowing that his companions outside had many things to do, Crimson didn't stay in the game world with Nika for too long.

After Nika successfully reached level 30 with Crimson's rapid leveling service, Crimson comforted Nika and then left the game world.

at the same time.

The Forest of the Sea, a land that has been completely turned into a wasteland after a ten-day battle.

A banquet with thousands of participants is proceeding smoothly.

As the organizer of this banquet, Luffy held aloft a cake covered in cream in one hand and a huge bone club in the other, a carefree laugh on his face.

"Wa hahaha……"

"It's been so long since I've had Sanji's cooking, this is so satisfying!"

Hey! Luffy!

Just then, Usopp, who was carrying a large pot and slowly walking down the deck of the Going Merry, saw this and quickly lectured Luffy:

"The banquet hasn't even officially started yet, how could you ruin Sanji's cooking beforehand!?"

"Put it down right now! You can only eat after the banquet officially begins!"

"what!?"

Despite possessing unparalleled fighting power, Luffy immediately slumped to the ground upon hearing Usopp's words, muttering under his breath:

"What does it matter!? It's just eating a little bit beforehand..."

Luffy reluctantly put down the half-meter-long bone and the cake bigger than his face, then slumped listlessly onto the table, muttering softly:

"Seriously, why hasn't Red come back from the Pokémon world yet?!"

Everyone's waiting for him!

"Correction! You're the only one waiting for him, aren't you?!"

A giant hand made of vines slowly and steadily placed the dish on the table, giving Luffy a helpless look.

On the other side, Nami, who was also using a whirlwind to support a dish, had an amused expression on her face and teased Luffy:

I advise you to be more patient!

"For you, Crimson has been doing his best to stay by your side all this time, not daring to relax for a moment..."

"If you start the banquet before he, the biggest contributor, appears, then..."

"Not to mention us, even the fish people who come as guests might think you are heartless."

"You're right, aren't you, Jinbe!?"

"……Forehead."

Jinbe, who was sitting near the oversized round table, was completely taken aback when Nami suddenly turned the tables on him.

He was already quite uncomfortable being forced to sit at the Straw Hat crew's main table.

Hearing Nami suddenly bring up the internal affairs of the Straw Hat crew to his head, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

Unfortunately, given Jinbe's personality, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and politely respond to Nami's words:

“Miss Nami is right. Lord Crimson has indeed been working very hard these past few days, so I think we should wait a little longer.”

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry~... Of course I know how hard Crimson has worked, I was just testing you guys!"

Luffy, seemingly ashamed after being lectured repeatedly, interrupted Jinbe and then looked at Nami and Usopp with a self-righteous expression.

"Look at you all, how can you not trust your captain!"

"Jinbe, you're still the best!"

"..." Jinbe's face broke out in a cold sweat again.

Before he could say anything more, Nami, who had put down the food, stretched out her finger and used the wind to tap Luffy's forehead, making him lean back.

"Come on, don't give me that!"

"We don't know you yet!?"

After saying that, she turned her gaze to Jinbe and said:

"Jinbe, there's still a lot to do in the kitchen, so I'm leaving Luffy to you."

"We absolutely cannot let this kid start eating early, otherwise everyone will be left with nothing to eat!!!"

"...Um, okay."

Jinbe, looking completely bewildered, nodded in astonishment.

But after Nami and Usopp left, he suddenly realized what had happened.

and many more……

Something's not right!

How could a mere Shichibukai like him be qualified to manage a peerless powerhouse like Luffy?

And there is...

When did my relationship with the Straw Hat crew become so good?!

All he did was deliver two Devil Fruits and teach Fish-Man Karate for two days.

Why……

He was inexplicably assigned to the Straw Hat Pirates' main table, a seat even His Majesty Neptune never gets to sit at!

In an instant, Jinbe inexplicably sensed a sinister aura approaching him.

……

……

In fact, Jinbe's guess was correct!

The moment Nami and Usopp returned to the Going Merry's cabin, the Straw Hat crew, who should have been busy in the kitchen, suddenly peeked out from the shadows and secretly stared at the main table where only Luffy and Jinbe were.

"Although I don't know why Red used telepathy to bring us closer to Jinbe just a second before we entered the Pokémon world..."

"But our plan just now should have been pretty good, right!?"

"Perfect!"

"Aside from Luffy almost actually starting to eat, everything was so smooth and natural!"

The other members of the Straw Hat crew praised Nami and Usopp's acting skills.

At the same time, they also began to wonder... why was Crimson so friendly to this fish-man Shichibukai?

Of course, this curiosity was more prevalent among Franky, Brook, and others who had only recently joined the Straw Hat Pirates.

As "original shareholders" of the Straw Hat Pirates from the very beginning, Zoro, Nami, and the others already had some guesses in their hearts.

Given Red's style, the fact that he would instruct them to get along well with Jinbe even in such an urgent situation...

This is enough to show that in the future that Red sees, the relationship between Jinbe and the Straw Hat Pirates must be extraordinary.

maybe……

The Merry will soon have the joyous news of a new passenger arriving...

Chapter 323 Zoan-type Awakening (Seeking monthly votes~)

"Why isn't Crimson back yet?!"

At the lively banquet, watching the Straw Hat Pirates below who had already begun to feast and were preparing to continue their training after finishing their meal, Luffy, sitting in the main seat, immediately showed a listless expression.

This time, he wasn't pretending to be Jinbe with the Straw Hat crew; he was genuinely drooling over the delicious food in front of him.

After fighting for ten days and ten nights, he was already starving.

While good medicine can heal physical fatigue and injuries, it cannot satisfy Luffy's craving for delicious food.

Perhaps he wasn't acting at all, but genuinely couldn't wait to feast!

"Judging by the time, it should have been two and a half hours, right?!"

Hearing Luffy's commotion, Franky glanced in the direction of the Going Merry's cabin with a puzzled look.

Although Red entered the Pokémon world in an open area of ​​the Sea Forest, they certainly wouldn't leave him alone in the wilderness. Naturally, they took him and the equally unconscious Nika with them and settled them in Red's own bedroom.

At this moment, Usopp, who was standing to the side, also looked puzzled: