I'm in One Piece, and I'm Luffy's childhood friend.

Who says there's nothing to do? Look, here it is.

The near-sea king emerged from the sea and appeared in front of the fishing boat, causing the boat to rock violently with the splashes it created.

Look at that blind eye; it's the one that bit off Shanks' arm.

"King of the Coast, I've been waiting for you for a long time. You're unlucky to have met me! Let me show you the strength I've honed over ten years."

Luffy stood up, his left hand on his right shoulder, staring at the Sea King.

"Rubber! Rubber! Gun!"

Just as the Near Sea King opened its mouth to bite, a punch was thrown out, directly knocking the Near Sea King's mouth crooked, knocking it unconscious on the surface of the sea, and slowly sinking down.

"You've tasted my power now, you stupid fish."

"Clap clap clap, Luffy is so awesome."

Bai Yun showed his support.

"hey-hey."

"So, first we need to gather our partners, Bai Yun, preferably ten people, and then the pirate flag."

Luffy looked at the sea and thought about his plans for the future.

"I do have a good design for the pirate flag, but first we need to have our own pirate ship."

Bai Yun said.

"Yeah, and we should also get a pirate ship, since the ship is also our partner."

"Alright, let's set off with these goals in mind!!!"

Luffy raised his hands and shouted.

Bai Yun nodded. "Let's go!"

But suddenly a problem was discovered.

Where are we headed?

"......"

"Wherever I end up, that's where I'll go! Hahahaha."

Luffy paused for a second, but then said optimistically.

Bai Yun chuckled, "As expected of you, Luffy."

"Okay, then let's just go wherever we end up!"

And so, Luffy and Hakuyun became the initial members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

With none of them knowing how to sail, they embarked on a great journey, going wherever the wind took them, aboard an old fishing boat.

Chapter 31 Have we met somewhere?

"Is fate truly beyond redemption?"

Bai Yun sat on the boat, gazing into the distance with a sense of melancholy.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"We didn't expect it to be stranded, Bai Yun. At least the weather is nice right now."

"Although this huge whirlpool is terrifying, we are all ability users and can't swim."

"There's no one around here, so there's no way to call for help."

Luffy remains optimistic. Even as a Devil Fruit user, and with his only crewmate being a Devil Fruit user, he remains optimistic even when faced with a shipwreck at sea.

"Yeah yeah."

Bai Yun gave a perfunctory reply, patted Luffy on the shoulder, and then shoved him into the wooden barrel as soon as Luffy turned around.

When Bai Yun saw the two wooden barrels in the cabin, he felt that he could not escape his fate.

"When disaster strikes, everyone flies away, but remember to come find me, Luffy!!"

Before Luffy could answer, Bai Yun kicked the barrel into the sea.

When the ship was completely engulfed in the whirlpool, he immediately crawled into the remaining barrel.

The next second, the whirlpool swallowed the fishing boat, and the wooden barrel containing Bai Yun also fell into the sea.

Bai Yun felt dizzy and fainted shortly afterward.

.........

"Uh..."

Bai Yun slowly opened his eyes. What he saw seemed to be a square surrounded by tall walls.

He felt like "God" was tied to a cross-shaped wooden stake.

Looking to the right, a splash of green caught Bai Yun's eye. He smiled; this first meeting was quite nice.

"You look familiar, sir. Have I seen you somewhere before?"

Zoro kept his head down, letting Bai Yun's words go in one ear and out the other.

Seeing that Zoro ignored him, Bai Yun smiled and looked at himself; he was indeed tied up very tightly.

"You'd better come and save me quickly, Luffy."

"I have a weak constitution."

.........

"I slept so well!!"

"what is this!!!"

As for Luffy, he arrived perfectly on the island where he had stopped, following the trajectory of fate.

The Abida brothers, who thought the barrel contained wine, were so startled by Luffy's sudden appearance that their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"who are you?"

Where is Bai Yun?

Luffy posed a profound question.

Who are you?!

"Who is Bai Yun?!"

A group of random passersby, whose names they didn't even know, retorted with the question.

No slacking off!

Before Luffy could continue speaking, Alvida threw a spiked club, smashing the entire warehouse to pieces. Luffy, who was still in the tavern, rolled into the forest behind it.

........

"Are you alright? You were thrown quite far by the tremor."

The future pillar of the navy is comparable to the arrival of a "Grand Marshal"!

Although he hasn't had plastic surgery yet, he has an extremely round chin and looks timid.

Kobi and Luffy explained that this was the island where the pirate "Avida" stopped.

But Luffy doesn't care about any of that.

"Really? That's not important."

Do you have a boat I can lend you?

"Bai Yun and I got separated in a sea whirlpool, I have to go find him."

"You've been caught in a sea whirlpool!!!"

Kobi expressed surprise at Luffy's incredible luck, but then immediately showed Luffy the ship he had been building for two years... well, you could say that...

"what is this?"

"coffin?"

"This is a boat. I secretly built it for two years, just so that one day I could escape."

Kobi explained.

"Two years? You're just going to give up on it?"

Luffy asked, "You've been building this ship for two years, and you're just giving it away like that? I also wonder if this little boat will sink halfway through the voyage."

"There are things I want to do too, but just thinking about Miss Abida makes my legs go weak, and I dare not...run away..."

Kobi's face contorted with fear at the thought of Abida's round face and spiked club.

"You're such a coward, I hate you."

With a wide grin, Luffy said it without any hesitation.

Kobi felt like he'd been stabbed hard.

"Is the white cloud you just mentioned your partner, Luffy?"

What do you plan to do at sea?

Kobi changed the subject.

"I want to be the Pirate King."

Luffy still smiled as he uttered those words that could only be achieved through countless trials and battles.

Kobi was so scared that his mouth almost fell to the ground, warning Luffy that it could be fatal.

Luffy gave him a flick on the forehead, and Kobi got a bump on his head, rolling on the ground in pain.

Luffy took off his straw hat and placed it on his chest, his eyes instantly becoming resolute.

"I said I would become the Pirate King, and I'm willing to pay for it even if it costs me my life."

The cowardly Kobi was deeply shocked by Luffy's great determination.

"Can I... do it too?!"