Pirate: I am King Luffy

"Business in Rogue Town is going to plummet. I wonder if the protection fees from the gangsters will be reduced. I guess everyone hates this little hero in their hearts."

"Hahaha..." The boss let out a meaningless laugh.

"Luffy!"

Nami waved to Luffy from afar while they were choosing clothes in the clothing store.

"How do you like this?" Nami leaned against Luffy holding the men's clothes.

The boss was originally in a friendly mood, but when he saw Luffy enter the store, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

He frowned and looked at the group of guests.

"how much is it?"

"Sixty thousand Baileys."

"So expensive?!" Nami was shocked.

Uta glanced at the tag and said, "It clearly says 10,000 Baileys!"

"Because there are fewer customers, the price has increased. Isn't this normal? We still have to pay rent and other miscellaneous fees."

The boss said as a matter of course.

He glanced at it and deliberately muttered in a moderately loud voice: "You are such a nosy brat."

"How could you do this?"

Uta's eyes widened. She had never encountered such a thing before. She raised the price temporarily and was told this. What did this mean?

Luffy knocked on the counter, making a muffled sound.

As he knocked, spider-web-like cracks appeared under the glass on the counter and continued to spread.

"What? Get out after you finish shopping. I have other guests to entertain."

The boss crossed his arms and said firmly.

In principle, the navy has no right to arrest ordinary people.

"Your hatred for me is too obvious. I don't mind it, but my companions have started to hate me too."

Luffy rested his head on his elbows.

"Yeah, I hate you, the new marine hero... Humph, this island is one with the pirates, the marines used to not mind their business, all the damage I cause from now on will be your fault, do you know how much money I lost?"

"Don't do meaningless things. If no one calls the police, don't come out!"

The boss took one look at the spider-web-like display case and his momentum weakened a little. But when he thought that this was in public and the navy couldn't do anything, he regained his composure.

"Luffy obviously did a good thing by driving away the third-rate pirates. How could you do this!" Uta asked in confusion.

Everyone will thank Luffy for driving away the vicious pirates who pose potential threats and maintaining everyone's safety. This is something she has always seen.

But here, Luffy became the object of people's hatred. Overnight, everyone's opinion of Luffy changed just because he drove away the pirates.

It shouldn't be like this. Why is there hatred instead of happiness in their eyes?

Luffy waved in the distance, and two navy soldiers with guns on their backs immediately trotted forward.

"I suspect this store is connected to pirates. Let's close it and investigate. Since they are speaking for pirates like this, they must have some interests involved."

Luffy said to the soldier nonchalantly.

"I'm really not a hero. I only do what I think is right, and this is also what I think is right now."

Luffy tilted his head and smiled at his boss.

"You can't do this! You have no evidence!" the boss screamed.

"I want to file a complaint against you!"

"It's just an investigation. We'll let you go once we've investigated thoroughly."

Luffy waved his hand, and a marine soldier held down the boss's arm and escorted him towards the base.

(End of this chapter)

172. Chapter 172 Gangster

172.

2023-09-05

The soldiers dragged the store owner down the street, in the direction of the base.

Countless people along the way were paying attention to this matter.

They woke up as if from a dream and remembered what the navy was. It was a violent agency and an army formed by the World Government.

Fighting pirates is the purpose of forming this army, so it is unquestionable that the navy will fight pirates.

They have enjoyed the pirate economy for too long and completely ignored this point.

If you insult the navy because they attacked pirates... just label them pirates and take them away directly.

Moreover, the merchants on this island are not clean to begin with, as they do business with pirates.

If they want to investigate, they can just seal it up and throw the person into jail.

There may not be a place to appeal for justice.

The naval base is largely closed and autonomous. If the base commander wants to start a show, they really have no place to complain...

Who is that person in this court who is suing me?

……

Uta walked out of the shop angrily.

"Why? Luffy is obviously doing good things, why are they so hostile to you?"

"There are too many third-rate pirates on the streets, which makes it easy for them to get into trouble. They will steal the residents' belongings and run away, and they will also bully people. Luffy is doing a good thing!"

"But no one likes Luffy anymore. Why?!"

Doubt and dissatisfaction filled Uta's heart. She was a kind and empathetic girl, a common problem among artists.

As she spoke, Uta's eyes turned red and watery.

"Since you are a businessman, it is normal for you to behave like this." Nojigo said to Uta with a normal expression.

"Merchants only care about money. Pirates can give merchants a lot of money, so they will hate Luffy for driving away the pirates."

"We are ordinary residents, so we will be very grateful to Luffy for driving away the pirates." Nami continued.

"Aren't we all the same?" Uta asked.

She has the perspective of a pirate, so in her eyes, residents and businessmen are weak people who will be bullied by third-rate pirates. From this perspective, for Uta, everyone is the same .

"Don't worry, it's normal to be disliked. Even Bailey is not liked by everyone. For example, I am not interested in Bailey."

Luffy touched Uta's head. Her bunny hair was completely down because of her depressed mood.

To be honest, this kind of Uta has more charm and becomes more beautiful.

Luffy still wanted her bunny hair to stand up though.

Luffy grabbed her bunny hair and helped her stand it up.

The girl looked at him confusedly with her misty eyes.

"Even though Luffy was seriously injured in order to defeat these third-rate people, they still hate him..."

"It's so unfair!"

"Uta, it's normal for them to hate me because I hurt them." Luffy said.

"Eh?"

"This kind of harm is not direct, but indirect. The pirates brought them a lot of money. I drove the pirates away, so they no longer have the money brought by the pirates. This is a kind of harm to the merchants."

"Luffy didn't take their money! They just lost the money given to them by the pirates!" Uta was dissatisfied.

"Their own money is still there, it's not less!"

"Because the pirates have always been there, they have always had money from the pirates.

The civilians don’t have the money that the pirates give them, so they won’t have any complaints about me driving the pirates away.”

"For businessmen, making less profit or no profit is a loss in itself, so they will feel that I have hurt them."

Luffy simply told Uta the reason why he was hated.

"Businessmen are so annoying..."

"Nami also hates businessmen. There are so many books in the bookstore, but Nami can't even take a look at them!" Nami said to Uta with a smile.

"Stupid Nami, why should others let you watch for nothing?" said Nojigo.

"Alas!" Nami made a face.

Luffy bought a glass of orange juice and handed it to Uta, "Businessman..."

He was just thinking about putting it in simple words when five or six young men quickly surrounded him.

"What do these people do?"

Luffy looked at them strangely.

"It was you who killed our boss!" the young man said to Luffy viciously.

"Too many people have died at my hands. I don't quite know who they were, but they must have been pirates." Luffy twisted his neck.

Apart from killing some pirates to practice his sword skills and gain experience in fighting enemies, he didn't kill anything else.

But it’s really amazing that there is someone who dares to stand in front of him like this, and he looks very weak.

These people are probably only about fifteen or sixteen years old.

"You guys, don't want to live anymore, right?"

The marine following behind Luffy shouted.

"Your Highness, these people are local gangsters." Hai Bing explained.

"Gangster?"

Gangs are also the product of wealthy towns, and gangs are somewhat special.

They don't have a bounty on their heads and they are not pirates, so the navy generally doesn't interfere in the affairs of the gangs.

The gangs are left to the sheriff to deal with.

But... can the sheriff control the gangs? No.

So the gangs have become a very strange creature that no one can control.

In large countries, there will be royal troops to deal with gangs. In any case, the navy generally ignores gangs.

Unless gangsters go to sea, their profession will change to pirates, they will have wanted orders, and the navy will take the initiative to take action against them.

"Luffy! Today I will avenge my dead boss!"

The gangsters shouted as they simultaneously pulled out their rifles and pointed them at Luffy and his companions.

In an instant, the silver moon flickered, and the king's sword fell into the scabbard with a click.

"What kind of strange species are the gangsters?" Luffy asked with a grin.

Because of drawing the sword, the wound that had originally healed opened a little again.

This thing usually runs rampant in the West Sea, but he couldn't remember it clearly.

"Your Highness, gangs are usually made up of locals, all hooligans who make a living by collecting protection fees from shops on the street. Occasionally, some gangs will call pirates brothers, but generally they will not become pirates..."

The marine explained that there were gangs in Rogue Town. In the original plot, Luffy's little brother, Bartolomeo, was a gangster from Rogue Town. He ruled the underground forces of 150 towns on the island, including Rogue Town, before going out to sea.

And then this guy is Luffy's biggest fan, even if Luffy is against the whole world, he will stand behind Luffy.

As for why he is against the whole world... This guy declared war everywhere under the banner of Luffy to seize territory, and even burned the flag of the Red Hair Pirates, declaring war on Shanks on behalf of Luffy...

Very classic, my idol’s idol, not my idol.

"See, merchants also have to pay protection fees. That's why they ask for money." Luffy said to Uta.