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

Bai Yun's explanation had a touch of Versailles about it, but this fruit was indeed extraordinary.

Beckman lit another cigarette and sized up Bai Yun. If it were true, he would want to recruit Bai Yun.

"Replicated fruit".

"Okay, so you want me to teach you?"

"Watch carefully, try it once, and if I'm satisfied, I'll teach you."

"Laki!"

Beckman drew his gun and suddenly shouted. Lucky Roux, the cook of the Red-Haired Pirates who had his back to him, turned around and saw Beckman pointing his gun at him, the muzzle of the gun swaying upwards.

Laki understood, baring his white teeth as he bit into the large bone and flesh on his right hand while simultaneously picking up an empty wine bottle from the table with his left and throwing it upwards.

The instant he threw the bottle, Beckman raised his gun and pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

"Snapped!"

White smoke billowed from the gun barrel, and the bottle exploded instantly in mid-air.

"Ohhhhhh!!"

The crew cheered enthusiastically when their first mate suddenly showed off his skills.

Luffy watched with starry eyes, thinking, "So cool!!!"

"Are you crazy, Ben?"

Only Shanks would dare to say that about Beckman.

Beckman blew on the muzzle of his gun, tucked it back into his waistband, ignored Shanks, and looked at Bai Yun.

"Ah."

"it's your turn."

Bai Yun glanced at him, raised his hand, and a flintlock rifle automatically appeared in his hand. He closed his eyes, activated his Devil Fruit ability, and recalled Beckman's actions of drawing the gun, raising the muzzle, and pulling the trigger, analyzing each step as if in slow motion.

Opening his eyes, Bai Yun, who had never touched a gun before, now felt quite at ease holding it.

"Laki, cooperate with him."

Laki chewed on some meat. Could this kid in the wheelchair have such marksmanship?

But he didn't ask any questions; he simply picked up a bottle and threw it up.

Bai Yun immediately raised his gun.

"boom!"

The bullet leaves the barrel; a slow-motion close-up shows the blast wave following the bullet as it flies past in an instant.

"Snapped!"

Raki raised his hand and grabbed the bottle; he hadn't fired a shot in vain, at least he had broken the bottle's neck.

"Ohhhhhh!!"

"I didn't expect that!! Bai Yun, huh?!"

"I never knew you were so talented! Amazing! Amazing!"

Even though Bai Yun was replaced, everyone still showed their support, quite surprised that this kid in a wheelchair had such marksmanship.

Yasopp, the sniper of the Red-Haired Pirates who "abandoned his wife and children," also praised Bai Yun's shot. He said that one cannot reach this level without hard training. Although he did not hit the center of the bottle, it was already very good for Bai Yun's age.

What he didn't know was that today was Bai Yun's first time touching a gun.

Chapter 8 Mountain Bandit King

Bai Yun showed off his skills in front of everyone and proved the authenticity of his fruit to Beckman.

Beckman believed it; Bai Yun's thumb and forefinger had no calluses, and he did indeed look like someone handling a gun for the first time.

"oh!!!"

Luffy and Shanks both looked at Bai Yun with starry eyes.

Luffy is drawn to Whitey because he's so cool; he's the same age as Whitey, yet so powerful.

Yes, that's Luffy's personality. When he sees someone his age who is better than him, he doesn't feel jealous, but rather thinks the other person is cool.

Shanks, on the other hand, saw a genius he could bring onto his ship.

.......

"So, are you satisfied, Mr. Beckman, even though you didn't hit all the marks?"

"Or, may I change how I address you?"

Bai Yun asked with a smile.

Beckman, with a cigarette dangling from his lips and legs crossed, looked at the precocious kid in front of him and was about to say something when the tavern owner, Makino, suddenly rushed out of the kitchen in a panic.

"Everyone!"

"What happened! Why were there gunshots? Are you all alright?!"

With short, dark green hair and a headscarf, Makino, who resembles Shanks' wife, makes her appearance.

"Haha, it's nothing, Makino. It's just that Ben is going crazy, and our new friend Bai Yun showed us his skills."

Shanks explained, well... it was as if he hadn't explained anything at all.

Bai Yun could only say that Beckman wanted to test his marksmanship by hitting a bottle.

They apologized for the debris on the ground.

"So that's it."

"As long as you're okay."

"Would you like to eat something too? Luffy, Baiyun."

Knowing they were just playing around, Makino dismissed her worries and smiled again. No wonder they opened fire in the tavern.

“That’s great. Then, let’s use my Treasure Trove for bookkeeping.”

"If there's food, Luffy definitely wants some," he replied with a smile.

"You're kidding me, right? Where did this 'treasure' come from?"

A question from Shanks.

Luffy directly refuted the explanation.

"Nonsense! After Bai Yun and I become pirates, we'll definitely find tons of treasure, and then I'll use the money to pay off my debts!"

Bai Yun: So you've dragged me into this?

"Hehehe, I'm looking forward to it!"

Whether Makino was just coaxing her or genuinely believed her, she was smiling quite happily.

.......

"Thank you, Miss Makino."

"You're welcome, Baiyun, please enjoy."

Makino served Luffy and Bai Yun a grilled meat steak.

Over there, Luffy was eating grilled meat steak and chatting with Shanks again, still about Luffy wanting to set sail together.

"Let's talk after eating."

Bai Yun didn't rush to eat; instead, he kept his eyes fixed on Beckman.

Beckman gave this perfunctory answer, but he had already decided to teach Bai Yun and was considering whether to bring him on board.

Bai Yun nodded slightly, then he would finish eating first. He started cutting with a knife and stabbing with a fork, but before he could even put the meat in his mouth, he heard a bang as the tavern door was kicked open, startling him.

Turning my head, I saw that it was indeed him.

Holding a beer in hand, I'll take down the Four Emperors; stepping on the future Pirate King, I'll stand on his feet.

I have annihilated over sixty-four emperors, and now I am the bandit king of the East Sea Mountains.

.......

"Mountain Bandit King" Sig and his henchmen kicked open the tavern door. Bai Yun guessed they would come and immediately looked in Luffy's direction.

Sure enough, with a chew in his mouth and a piece in his hand, Luffy had already eaten the Gum-Gum Fruit as a dessert.

Bai Yun had never tasted the fruit before; the ability to replicate the fruit was given directly by the system. However, he knew the reputation of Devil Fruits' taste. The fact that Luffy could eat them so nonchalantly showed that he was quite ruthless.

Sorry to bother you!

"Hehehe, so this is a pirate? First time seeing one like this. They look really stupid..."

As the king of mountain bandits, Higuma was full of confidence and launched a taunting attack on the Red-Haired Pirates.

The crowd looked at them in confusion, but Sieg assumed they were just scared out of their wits and headed straight for the bar, squeezing next to Shanks without giving him any thought.

"We're bandits, we're not here to rob or vandalize, buy us ten barrels of bar."

Quite polite.

"I'm so sorry! We've already sold out of wine for today," Makino replied, sounding a little nervous.

"That's strange. What are these pirates drinking? Are they drinking water?"

"No, I mean, all the drinks in the tavern are here, that's all."

Makino explained.

Bai Yun continued eating his grilled pork ribs; he wasn't involved...

but.

Sometimes, it's best not to speak too soon.

"Even disabled kids get to drink!"

"Do you pirates accept just anyone? Hahaha!!"