"Luffy!"
With a cheerful female voice, Uta quickly ran down from the ship and greeted Luffy, who seemed to have been waiting for her.
"Yo, Uta, you're finally back!"
Monkey D. Luffy, Garp's grandson, the protagonist of this world, was also happily raising his hand.
But at the same time, he saw two people walking behind Uta, and his face fell. "Grandpa, why are you guys here again!"
"What are you talking about, Luffy? If we didn't come, how would we send Uta back?" Garp walked down with big strides while stuffing donuts into his mouth. Beside him was Zephyr, who looked a bit gloomy. He said to Luffy, "You should go to Marine Headquarters to take a look too."
"No! I don't want to!" Luffy stuck out his tongue, flatly refusing.
Zephyr was very unhappy because he intended to train Luffy into the strongest Marine. He believed that with Garp's genes and guidance, Luffy would surely become a Marine. But little did he know that Luffy had no interest in the Marines at all.
Uta, on the other hand, saved him a lot of worry. Uta grew up with Luffy in Windmill Village, but Zephyr occasionally took her back to Marine Headquarters. The main reason was to let her experience more of the Marine atmosphere. Uta respected her adoptive father very much and agreed with his ideals.
Uta loved to sing, and Zephyr often took her to perform in various countries. During these performances, Uta could feel people's hatred for pirates. It was precisely because pirates made the world miserable that people loved music even more, hoping that music could cleanse their souls.
But unexpectedly, Luffy was completely stubborn and had no interest in becoming a Marine, which baffled Zephyr.
How could Garp's grandson not want to become a Marine?
How did he teach his grandson?
Garp, however, wasn't that concerned. He walked over with a laugh and punched Luffy, saying, "How can you become a good Marine if you don't join Marine Headquarters!"
"That hurts!" Luffy covered his head, tears welling up, but he didn't say anything too harsh because he didn't want Zephyr to scold him.
"Uta, let's go, don't mind them!"
Luffy puffed out his cheeks and dragged Uta away.
"See, Luffy's eyes are full of resistance." Seeing Luffy pull Uta aside, Zephyr said to Garp with some dissatisfaction.
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"What's wrong with that? Children often resist adult suggestions. When he gets older, he'll definitely become a good Marine." Garp was nonchalant. Zephyr had no choice but to feel that letting Luffy grow up on his own was a mistake.
When Luffy was born, he sensed his extraordinary nature through the stars. Originally, he wanted to take Luffy to the Blue Dream Base, but then he sensed that Luffy was Garp's grandson. He thought Garp's grandson would become a Marine and didn't act.
However, he didn't expect Garp to be such an idiot who didn't know how to teach children, and raised Luffy to be like this. If he had known, he should have let Luffy grow up at Marine Headquarters.
Fortunately, Uta, his daughter, was a source of comfort.
"Ah!"
Just as Zephyr was worrying about Luffy's future, he suddenly heard two little screams. Both of them immediately became alert, thinking someone was going to attack them. But when they looked, they were stunned.
"Miss Makima... why are you here too?"
That's right! The person who appeared in their sight was Makima?!
Luffy and Uta had bumped into her because they were running too fast. Makima looked at the two little ones who had fallen on the ground, then heard Garp and Zephyr's voices. She smiled faintly and said, "Demons have appeared in the Goa Kingdom, and I came to take a look. I didn't expect you two to be here too."
She smiled and crouched down, looking at the two little ones who got up from the ground. She ruffled their hair. "These two must be Luffy-chan and Uta-chan, they look so compatible."
"Right? Right? Uta is one of the partners I've decided on after going out to sea!" Luffy was still in pain from Garp's punch, and this bump hurt even more. But Luffy didn't care about the pain; he just thought this big sister had great taste.
Uta retorted, "Don't dream, Luffy! I'm not going out to sea with you. I'm going to be a Marine who eliminates pirates!"
Makima interrupted them. "Eh? Going out to sea? Is Luffy going to be a pirate?"
"That's when..." Just as Luffy was about to speak, he suddenly shivered. A killing intent suddenly emanated from behind him, reminding him that Garp and Zephyr were still there. Garp was one thing, but if he said he wanted to be a pirate in front of Grandpa Zephyr...
He would surely die a horrible death?!
Luffy got goosebumps all over his body and quickly said, "No, it's... it's a game! Uta and I are playing a Marine vs. Pirate game. Uta is playing a Marine, and I'm pretending to be a pirate right now."
Uta saw Luffy's reaction and knew he had let something slip again. She quickly nodded and said, "That's right, that's right, we're playing a game!"
"Luffy..." Zephyr and Garp had already walked over, Zephyr with a grim expression. "You are the grandson of Vice Admiral Garp, a hero. How can you become a pirate?"
"Alright, they're just kids. Since it's a game, let it be," Makima said, patting their heads again. Then she gently patted them and added, "Okay, kids, you can go play now. This is the adult world."
Luffy and Uta breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran away.
As they ran, Luffy asked Uta, "Uta, who is this big sister? I've never seen her before."
Uta whispered, "She's not a Marine. She's Makima, Fleet Admiral of The Black Order, and one of the most powerful and influential people in this world. Legend has it she even fought the Pirate King."
"Eh?! Fleet Admiral?!" Luffy exclaimed. Uta quickly covered his mouth. "You idiot, don't be so loud!"
Makima's image was one of profound mystery. Although she wasn't a Marine Fleet Admiral, her prestige had reached every department of the World Government.
Legend had it that she could kill people invisibly. Just by acting in Mary Geoise, she could kill anyone anywhere in the world without them even knowing how they died.
Therefore, many people in the World Government's departments feared Makima, including Marine Headquarters. Uta often went to Marine Headquarters and had heard many rumors about Makima there, so she also feared Makima.
However, Luffy undoubtedly didn't know what fear was. At this moment, he only felt excited.
She fought with that Pirate King!
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