Pirate: I am King Luffy

Luffy turned his attention back to his arm, curiously observing where Robin's hand connected to his own, but could barely make out anything.

Moreover, the feeling that Robin's ability acted directly on him was - too weird.

Luffy's eyes lit up, and then he touched it with his other hand.

As a result, Luffy's body was covered with hands, and Robin easily pinned his body down with her joint technique.

This woman is quite powerful, and with this ability, she can easily suppress her opponents.

Luffy tried to break free, but his body remained motionless.

"How amazing!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Captain, be normal!" Nami raised her fist and hit Luffy on the head.

All the arms on Luffy's body disappeared with a bang.

"Don't touch the hands of strange girls!"

"Unpolite behavior!" Nami snorted.

"That's right, Luffy, Robin doesn't want you to touch her!" Uta and Nami shouted.

"I'm just curious..." Luffy said angrily after being knocked to the table by Nami.

"I have a valid reason!"

Even though it was just an ordinary fight, it was also a test. Robin vaguely tested Luffy's approximate strength.

I can easily suppress Luffy in normal mode, but...

Robin thought about the mode Luffy entered when he met Crocodile, with white steam floating all over his body. This mode, coupled with the foreshadowing of eating chocolate, undoubtedly involved the power of returning life.

After breakfast, everyone went out shopping and enjoyed the scenery of the rainy land, and they all dispersed.

Uta would start gambling enthusiastically, and Robin would introduce the rules of each gambling table on the side. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to try out her skills with those old gamblers.

When she shook the color cup, she was shaking so much that she really looked like a casino master. Coupled with her beautiful appearance, many men of all kinds were surrounded by her. Luffy stood beside Uta nervously.

"Oops, that's too close!"

Uta looked at Luffy who was around him helplessly, and said with some embarrassment that although he enjoyed Luffy like this, but, but... there were so many people around during the day, and he would feel embarrassed.

Uta pushed Luffy.

"No, I hate every stranger who might touch Uta equally."

"Hate it, it's just an ordinary bet!" Uta put his hands on Luffy's chest, but they were so weak that he couldn't push him away.

"Need I tell you how competitive Uta is?"

"Humph, I'm not a gambler, I just want to win the game!" Uta explained.

"That's enough. Are you guys going to gamble or not? You're arguing here and I'm about to throw up!"

Several old men shouted at Luffy in a disgusting manner.

Uta also felt ashamed.

"Okay! I'm going to play marbles, okay?"

Uta went to find the marble gambling equipment to play with angrily. It was a single-player game, a bit like controlling marbles to walk through a maze. Her twin ponytails swayed behind her, showing off her girlish charm.

"As a hero, is it really okay for you to protect the daughter of a pirate like this?" Robin said softly beside him.

"If you think the word protect is not appropriate, how about guard." Luffy replied.

"That makes sense, right? A hero of the navy guarding a pirate's daughter."

"So cunning?"

Luffy held his head indifferently and watched Uta play games, then walked to the street to buy something to eat.

“Want to buy apples?”

“Anyone want to buy apples?”

"A golden apple dug out from the ruins. Eating one is said to grant immortality..."

In the bustling market, Luffy was attracted by the shouting boss. After all, the word "it is said" was used, which has a similar meaning to "legend", and most legends are true, so Luffy was a little curious.

The owner of the market was selling golden apples. Luffy looked down and then took a golden apple and looked at it.

This apple... this golden color...

"Sir, would you like to buy some apples?" the boss asked Luffy with a smile, then showed Luffy the golden apple in his hand.

"How is it? It's a golden apple. Let me tell you in secret. This is an incredible treasure I found when I sneaked into an ancient ruin. If you take a bite of this dreamlike golden apple, you can live for a thousand years!"

The white-haired boss wearing a blue tall hat spoke mysteriously to Luffy.

"Found in ancient ruins?" Luffy asked, tossing the apple in his hand.

After the deal with Crocodile was reached, Luffy was too lazy to wear the navy robe, so the boss couldn't recognize Luffy as a navy.

"Well, this is the legacy of ancient civilization. You know Joba, an oasis buried in the desert. There are many ancient relics on that land. I dug this out from under the yellow sand!"

"So how much is it?" Luffy asked.

"Now, I'll give you a discount. Just one thousand Baileys will be enough." The boss looked at Luffy with a smile.

"One pound?"

"One."

"Wait a minute, you want a thousand Baileys for an apple like this!" Nami came over following the voice, holding newly bought clothes in her hands. She had just gone shopping in a clothing store.

Nami punched Luffy on the head without mercy, "The prices are too high! They're enough to buy a month's worth of newspapers!"

Nowadays, newspapers are sold for less than a hundred baileys a copy, so you can imagine how rip-off the boss's prices are.

"Luffy, you don't want to buy this, do you?"

"Yeah, I plan to get some apples to eat." Luffy nodded.

"You're buying into such a simple scam?" Nami was shocked.

"I didn't say I would buy it." Luffy complained, "Don't knock so hard!"

Nami snorted, "Whatever!"

"Little girl, how could I, a man of my age, lie to you? You are from another place, right? If you don't understand the ancient ruins of Alabasta, don't talk nonsense!"

The boss said somewhat unhappily.

The people of Alabasta are significantly different in attire from outsiders like Luffy and Nami.

They would have white turbans and hats wrapped around their heads, or their clothes would have white cloth falling diagonally like in ancient Greece.

"Then..." Luffy pulled open the curtain at the back of the shop, and inside there was a man wearing a white turban, who was painting a red apple yellow with a paint pen.

"What is this?"

Luffy sighed. There were a few lustful golden apples placed behind the man.

"Tsk...you're here to cause trouble. I won't do business with you anymore!" The shop owner took the apple away with a tsk, and yelled at Luffy angrily.

"I really hate vendors who cheat on food."

Luffy sighed and tossed the golden apple in his hand again.

"The coloring is good, but you are trying to trick me with food, old man. I am a marine."

"So, as punishment for you, I'll take all these watermelons!" Luffy said, grabbing a jar of watermelons.

It took a lot of strength to lift the water tank which was more than one meter high.

"Wait, what evidence do you have to prove that you are a navy? You are robbing!" The old man looked at Luffy.

"You deserve it. Do business honestly. Next time I see you using food to deceive people, I will take away all the fruit in your store."

Luffy nonchalantly pulled out his officer ID, the seagull logo on the cover made the boss grit his teeth.

"The Navy... Can the Navy just steal things? Someone come——"

Just as he was about to shout, he saw Luffy's eyes turn red, and in an instant, great terror surged through his body.

"My Lord, I know I was wrong."

"If business is bad, you don't have to do it. There are plenty of people who will do it anyway. If I catch you, you'll be in trouble."

Luffy took a watermelon and chopped it with his bare hands, splitting the round part of the watermelon in half and gave half to Nami.

"Yes, yes, sir, I know I was wrong..." The two bosses apologized to Luffy in trembling voice.

"These watermelons are only worth one thousand Baileys at normal prices, which is a very small punishment for you. Be honest, do you know how many kilograms of oranges you can sell for one thousand Baileys in the East China Sea?"

Nami said as she glanced at the jar of watermelon Luffy was holding.

After scolding the boss, Nami caught up with Luffy and said, "Help me carry my clothes."

"My hands are busy!" Luffy said while eating watermelon.

"Nami, if you feed me, I can help you."

After taking two steps forward, I heard Dashigi's voice.

She and Kuina were in front of the weapon shop. The fat owner looked at Tashigi respectfully, with his fat hands folded in front of him, not knowing where to put them.

Dashigi was wearing cropped pants that left half of her calves exposed, and a purple T-shirt. Her short hair was pretty and cute, but there was anger between her brows.

At this time, Dashiqi was holding a knife and said to the boss in a serious tone, "This won't do. Selling a knife like this for 200,000 Baileys is simply a fraud!"

Luffy walked over and listened from the side, then ate the melon with relish.

Red glasses hung on Dashiqi's nose. "I'm telling you, have you ever sold patents? Please don't do this again! Got it?"

"Yes, I'm very sorry..." the boss said uncomfortably.

"Nami..." Luffy turned and looked at Nami.

"Tell me, did I set the price of the car too low? I think the prices in this country are so high."

"Indeed...that's not right, these are people who like to sell at high prices and deceive people!" Nami went to hit Luffy again.

"It hurts~"

"Lieutenant, there are too many stores here that sell expensive items. I'm going to report this to Princess Weiwei!"

"These bosses are unlucky to have met you..."

Nami said, patting her head.

"Luffy will be very particular about the restaurant where he eats."

"Of course. What I hate most is cheating on food. I don't mind if they sell it for a high price, as long as the food is right and the price is clearly marked, but he's obviously cheating me!"

Luffy said to Nami angrily.

"I hate stores like this the most! If you see one, everyone will be severely punished!"

"Even though I said that, I just took a jar of watermelon away."

Nami looked at the melon in Luffy's hand.

"What the punishment is depends on my temporary decision. I think this is a heavy punishment." Luffy scratched his head.

"Because you are a young master, you are not sensitive to prices and you don't know how much is a normal fine." Nochigo came over and scolded Luffy.

(End of this chapter)

285. Chapter 284 Long Live Crocodile

285.

2023-11-20

After hearing what happened, Weiwei smiled awkwardly and said, "This kind of thing... always happens."

Although this is human nature, it is a normal thing...

I feel a little guilty when I think about my friend being cheated by people from my own country.

"It has something to do with this city," said Robin.

"This is a gambling city, a city that dreams of getting rich overnight. Gamblers here have no concept of money and are easily cheated of large amounts of money by vendors without realizing it. They spend money lavishly and are used to the feeling of spending money like water."