One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"Let's go, Luffy! Let's show her what you're made of!"

"oh--!"

With his experience, Luffy leaped from beside Akame to the center of the battle field, where he faced off against Geodude.

A status bar appears above Geodude's head: [LV: 7, HP: 28/28]

at the same time.

The entire dojo suddenly fell silent.

As if receiving some kind of command, all the NPCs turned their gazes toward Luffy and Geodude, who were inside the battle area.

A deep, resonant background music appeared at just the right moment, playing above the dojo and lingering in the air.

Every drumbeat seemed to invigorate the soul.

The audience on both sides inexplicably started cheering, as if they were really watching a wonderful Pokémon battle.

"Hey, hey~ He's just a gym leader, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Red, finally realizing the significance of these spectators' existence, couldn't help but mutter to himself.

But to be honest, this feeling of being the center of attention is really a bit strange.

Even though she knew that the people on the other side were just a group of mindless NPCs, Chi Hong's emotions were still stirred up in this situation.

"The atmosphere really heated up right away!"

"We have no choice but to cooperate now!"

He suddenly acted like a true trainer, giving Luffy a command:

"Luffy, use Shave! Get behind Geodude!"

"what?"

Luffy, who had always fought independently, was visibly stunned upon hearing this.

However, he quickly realized that this was a crimson command.

He immediately abandoned his thoughts and subconsciously obeyed Crimson's command, stomping his feet and unleashing the Six Styles: Shave.

A dark shadow flashed by, and Luffy instantly appeared behind Geodude.

Geodude is a clumsy Pokémon, and at only level 7, it's impossible for it to keep up with Luffy's reaction speed.

As for the gym leader, he was completely bewildered by Luffy's sudden action.

And the crimson voice once again echoed through the center of the battle.

"Now! Attack its rear!"

Luffy suddenly stretched out his arm: "Gum-Gum...pistol!!!"

"Oh no! Get out of the way, Geodude!"

In the battle arena, the opposing trainer has clearly also temporarily broken free from the constraints of programming and possesses combat abilities commensurate with their identity.

however……

In the face of absolute power, any command is pale and powerless.

Even if it's a divine skill, dodge it quickly!

Peng! ! !

A fist as sharp as a bullet slammed into Geodude's hard body, causing even the resolute Geodude to let out a painful howl.

"Hacha~..."

The HP bar, which was originally full, vanished instantly in the status bar on top of the little fist-shaped stone, reaching zero in an instant.

One strike ended the game.

The battle area slowly disappeared.

But at that moment, a look of surprise flashed across his flushed face.

Below the notification that Luffy gained experience points, another notification appeared immediately:

[Command completed, rating: Average.]

[Bonus Reward: Experience +8]

"What's this? An extra reward!?"

With a thought from the crimson figure, the disappearing message notification froze in place.

After carefully reading the message of confidence, Crimson suddenly understood.

"Come to think of it, this does seem to be the first time I've commanded Luffy in a battle?"

"Could it be..."

"Depending on how well I command, there will be an extra experience point bonus after defeating the opponent!?"

"I didn't expect the machine to have such an effect. It's really great, it really enhances the sense of participation!"

As for whether it's as I think...

His crimson eyes flashed, and his gaze then fell on the trainer on the other side of the pile of rocks.

"Just one test will do!"

……

……

Monkey D. Luffy defeated Geodude, the gym leader, and gained 38 experience points.

[Command completed. Evaluation: Useless.]

No extra rewards.

……

……

Monkey D. Luffy defeated Geodude, the gym leader, and gained 38 experience points.

[Command completed, rating: Average.]

[Bonus Reward: Experience +8]

……

……

The two gym leaders Luffy encountered next gave him different instructions.

One method is to make Luffy do a lot of strange moves, causing him to take two attacks from Geodude for nothing, and then defeat him.

The other one is the same as before: Shave + basic attack, instantly killing Geodude.

The results were "useless" and "average," which confirmed Red's suspicions.

"Sure enough, I knew my role couldn't just be to gather people to start the game!"

"That's right. As a trainer, how can you not know how to command your Pokémon!"

"It seems we can't let our guard down anymore; we need to put more effort into this area."

"No reward for useless commanders, and an additional reward of one-fifth of the original experience for average commanders."

"As for whether we can get more extra rewards..."

Crimson paused in thought.

Although he really wanted to do better, there weren't any better reviews than average...

However, given Luffy's overwhelming level, no matter how much he commands, he can't achieve anything significant.

Therefore, this expectation can only be left to the future.

After all, they have more important things to do now!

Chapter 6: Pewter City Gym, Conquered! (Please continue reading!)

"Are you the challengers for today?!"

On a high platform sculpted from dark gray rock.

With his spiky hair and dark skin, the guild master, Xiao Gang, looked down at Chi Hong and Luffy below the rocky platform and asked them a question.

After Red and Luffy overcame numerous obstacles and defeated many enemies, with Luffy gaining over 500 more experience points, they finally arrived in front of the Pewter City Gym Leader.

When questioned by the museum owner, Xiao Gang, Chi Hong stepped forward and admitted:

"Excellent! Please accept our challenge!"

He was already eager to receive a reward from the machine once he got the first badge.

Luffy, who was standing nearby, also started to move his wrists.

He'd been playing with little stones the whole way, and he was getting a little tired of it.

Will the gym leader in front of him bring him any surprises?

The crimson response was like pressing a switch to "confirm the challenge." Xiao Gang's expression instantly turned extremely serious, and combined with his dark skin, it gave him a kind of intimidating presence that was not commensurate with his age.

"Hmph~ You know you'll lose, yet you still want to challenge me?"

"Your courage is commendable!"

Xiao Gang's tone suddenly became louder.

All the gym trainers who had been defeated by Red and Luffy had now moved to the stands on both sides of the gym.

A beam of light, seemingly from nowhere, suddenly illuminated Xiao Gang's surroundings.

The magnificent music resumed, mingling with the cheers of the audience.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the center of the Rock Gym, opening to both sides and revealing a formal Pokémon battle arena.

Xiao Gang looked confident and proud.