Chapter 2: The Ninja Shien"Oh~ you're called Shien, nice to meet you, I'm Luffy."Coby also responded: "I... I'm Coby, *cough cough*."Luffy climbed out of the barrel while introducing himself once again.Coby introduced himself while coughing up blood.Looking at the two in front of him, Shien nodded, acknowledging them.The three began to converse. Although it was said to be a three-way conversation, it was mostly just Luffy and Coby talking, as Shien's throat had not yet fully recovered.After the conversation, Luffy began to look around, asking Coby where they were.Coby stated their current location: "This island is where the pirate 'Iron Mace' Alvida rests. As for me, I'm a slave they dragged aboard."Luffy nodded: "Oh, is that so? Actually, that's not important at all.""Huh?" How could this guy be like this? Asking after something and then saying it's not important.This was Coby's thought, and also Shien's. He really couldn't understand how this person's mind worked.Finally, Shien forced himself to sit on the ground and began to accelerate the refining of Chakra to ensure his body could recover quickly.Determining there was no danger around, Luffycame before Coby and asked him: "Do you have a small boat you can give me? My ship was swept away by a whirlpool.""Uh... a whirlpool?! You encountered a whirlpool?!"Facing Coby's question, Luffy sighed: "Yeah, it really gave me a big scare."Hearing Luffy say it so casually, Coby exclaimed repeatedly: "A normal person would have died long ago...""If you want a small boat, I have one... but..."At the same time, he walked to the bushes on the side and pulled out a tattered wooden boat.Luffy looked at the tattered wooden boat in front of him and asked in confusion: "What is this? A coffin?"Coby said uncertainly: "It counts as a boat... My friend and I spent two years secretly building it."Luffy said with some emotion: "It took two years? You don't want it?"At the same time, Shien opened his eyes to look; he wanted to see just how broken this boat really was.The boat gave Shien the feeling that it had been hammered together using wooden planks as patches. Metaphorically speaking, it was like a piece of clothing sewn with patches; although it didn't look good, it felt like it could at least be used.Hearing Luffy's question, Coby pointed to his own body and then said: "Yeah, I don't want it anymore. We built it to escape from here, but on the first day it was finished, he was killed by Alvida, and I was beaten into a critical injury..." After that, Coby didn't speak anymore.But both Shien and Luffy heard the hidden meaning in his words. Coby's spirit had been broken, so he didn't want to run away anymore.Luffy adjusted his hat and looked at Shien, who had sat up, and asked: "Hey, Scroll Man, how did you get here?"Hearing the nickname Luffy gave him, Shien felt a massive headache: "Scroll, Scroll Man? You really are something, Straw Hat. My name is Shien, you better remember that! I was thrown here by someone."Luffy nodded with a smile, then came before Cobyand gave him a hard punch.This sudden turn of events startled Shien. He thought to himself: "What's going on? Why did he suddenly hit someone?"Coby looked at Luffy, not understanding his intentions."Hey, Coby, I thought you were a tough guy. I didn't expect you to be so cowardly. Since your companion sacrificed himself, why don't you inherit his will and leave this place!"Luffy's words were like a gale blowing through Coby's heart.He endured the sharp pain and looked at Luffy. At the same time, the scene of his friend dying tragically before his eyes began to fade, and a gentle breeze blew over his wounds.Just like that, Coby felt the piercing pain inside his body disappear.At this moment, Coby removed the bandages from his body and pushed the boat toward the shore with all his might.As he pushed, he thanked Luffy for his help, and Luffy laughed as well.Afterward, Luffy came to Shien, grabbed the scroll, and helped Shien up from the ground with one hand.Just like that, the three of them walked toward the shore.While walking, Coby asked why Luffy was in the barrel. Although he knew it was because of a whirlpool, he still didn't know why Luffy had set out to sea."By the way, Luffy, what are you setting out to sea for?""Me? I'm going to be the Pirate King."After hearing this, Coby stopped what he was doing, stood still, and then shouted loudly: "Wh... what! The Pirate King! That's the person who can obtain the greatest treasure in the world!"Luffy looked at him with a smile.Coby continued: "That means you're going to search for the great treasure 'ONE PIECE' that contains wealth, fame, and power?!"Shien, lying by Luffy's side, felt shocked when he heard ONE PIECE, because that was the name of the Pirate King manga."You'll die. Pirates from all over the world are competing for that treasure."Hearing the description, Luffy nodded. Although there was a smile on his face, the tone of his voice showed that he was serious: "Then I'll go compete for it too."Coby was about to say something when he saw Luffy holding his hat, saying with a serious face: "I've already decided to become the Pirate King, and I don't mind losing my life for it."Coby, full of admiration, marveled inwardly: "Such great determination, not even afraid of death."At the same time, as if he had made up his mind, he shouted out his dream: "My dream is to join the Marine! Although I will be your enemy, joining the Marine to become strong and catch bad guys, this! This is my dream!"Luffy smiled at Coby without saying anything.And Coby, as if he had made up his mind, continued: "By then, I will definitely be able to catch Alvida."Shien, who was being dragged by Luffy, spoke up: "I say, can you keep your voices down next time? This is pirate territory. Aren't you afraid of being heard by pirates..."Before Shien could finish his warning, the three of them heard a voice from behind, accompanied by the sound of something breaking through the air."Coby, who did you say you were going to catch!"A mace smashed down toward Coby. Coby seemed to sense something and hurriedly dodged to the side.Bang! The mace missed, smashing into the ground. The spot where Coby had just been standing was cracked open.Coby had moved away, but the boat beside him wasn't so lucky; it was smashed to pieces."My boat!" Coby was on the verge of tears. He had finally regained his confidence, he was about to leave this place, yet he didn't expect it to be destroyed by her.Thinking of this, Coby picked up the wreckage of the broken boat and lunged at Alvida.At the same time, he held the wooden club high and struck at her. Unfortunately, the disparity in strength could not be made up for by courage.Coby was hammered into the ground by Alvida's club. Only then did she look at Luffy on the side and Shien at Luffy's waist."Little ones, in this ocean, who is the most beautiful... of all!"At this moment, Luffy put down the scroll and Shien, crouched down, and pulled Coby out of the ground.Just as he was pulled out, hearing those words, Coby reflexively said: "*Cough cough*, how many times do I have to say it's not you! You savage, hateful old hag!"Luffy laughed heartily and pointed at Alvida, asking: "Who is this savage old hag?"Hearing one, then two people dare to tease her like this, Alvida couldn't take it anymore. She swung the mace in her hand and smashed it fiercely toward Luffy: "Both of you must die!"Shien hurriedly called out to warn him: "Luffy, dodge quickly!"But Luffy still didn't move, and the mace smashed onto his head.Strangely, Luffy wasn't injured. His head, just like Tom from the cartoon Tom and Jerry, was smashed right in.At this moment, Luffy's voice came: "Hee hee, that's useless against me! Because I am a Rubber Man!"Alvida, Coby, Shien, and the pirate underlings nearby were all shocked by the scene before them.But Luffy wasn't idle. He stretched his arm backward and shouted: "Gomu Gomu no Pistol!"After stretching to a certain distance, utilizing the properties of rubber, he snapped his arm back to accelerate his fist, and then this punch knocked Alvida unconscious.After seeing Alvida knocked unconscious, the other pirates exclaimed together: "Miss Alvida actually lost! Is he a monster!"Then Luffy faced the pirates and began to issue orders: "Give Coby a ship. He wants to join the Marine, and you are not allowed to stop him."The underlings nodded repeatedly. Seeing that the matter was settled, Luffy finally looked at Shien in his hand.Apparently, during the battle just now, he had forgotten that there was still a wounded person beside him.Fortunately, Shien had refined some Chakra, which made his physique a bit stronger."Hey, Scroll Man, who exactly are you?"Luffy still hadn't remembered Shien's name. Shien, having recovered quite a bit, spoke up: "My name is Shien, and I am a Ninja."Saying that, Shien began to form hand signs. Although the time was short, he could still use a simple Ninjutsu.Upon hearing Shien say he was a Ninja, Luffy's eyes shone with a bright light."A Ninja? So cool! Hey, hey, Shien, do you know Ninjutsu?"Shien didn't speak, he began to form hand signs: Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger — Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
