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

Looking at Shan Ge in front of him, Bai Yun was surprised to find himself here.

"Kid, you're so young to be a pirate, you'll probably pee your pants if you go to the battlefield."

"Look carefully, my head is worth 800 million Berries, and I'm the most wanted criminal."

“I’ve killed 56 men like your captain.”

"Don't get scared out of your wits."

Intimidating children and satisfying oneself by belittling others—everyone knows what kind of person that is.

Bai Yun: I'm so scared.

Bai Yun politely put down his knife and fork.

"That's amazing!!"

“Our captain is no match for you (he can’t even compare to that 800,000 fraction of the 4.0498 billion).”

"Since you're so capable, is there anything I can ask you for help with?"

"Oh, you're smart to know what's wrong. What is it?"

Sieg was delighted to be flattered.

"We're desperate for money. Could you offer yourself in exchange for the bounty, and then give us the money?"

As soon as Bai Yun said this, the tavern fell silent.

This was followed by a round of mockery from the Red-Haired Pirates.

"Hahahahaha!!"

"That's a good suggestion, Bai Yun lad."

“We are indeed ‘short of money,’ hahaha.”

Chapter 9 You've arrested the wrong person!

He tried to outsmart Bai Yun, but ended up being outsmarted by him instead. Sieg's face turned bright red with anger, and he drew his sword to slash at Bai Yun.

"You brat! You're asking for it!"

As he drew his knife, his henchmen behind him also drew their guns.

Bai Yun didn't dodge, and Shan Ge's knife couldn't reach him. Beckman drew his gun and used the barrel to block the blade.

"Hey, you actually pulled out a knife and attacked a child in a wheelchair?"

"Besides, he's my apprentice!"

Beckman, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, glared at Sieg and said.

Luffy immediately jumped off the chair, wanting to "rescue" Bai Yun.

Shanks grabbed him, but unexpectedly, Luffy's arm was stretched out.

"Eh!!!!!"

"The arm is stretched out!!!"

"Could it be you?!"

Luffy panicked, his mouth agape.

"What's going on?!"

Bai Yun was the calmest, while Sieg and his group were completely bewildered.

"It's gone!"

"The 'rubber fruit' we seized from the enemy ship is gone!"

"What!!"

Lucky immediately thought of the Gum-Gum Fruit, picked up the box containing it, and sure enough, it was empty.

Then Lucky took out a picture book, pointed to the image of the Gum-Gum Fruit in it, and asked Luffy if he had eaten it.

"Ah, I'll eat it as dessert..."

"It really tastes awful."

Luffy replied, bewildered.

Shanks cupped Luffy's face in his hands and excitedly told him, "The Gum-Gum Fruit is a secret treasure known as a Devil Fruit. Anyone who eats it will become a rubber person and will never be able to swim!!"

"What?! No way!!"

Luffy's jaw dropped to the floor; he looked utterly incredulous. How could he be a pirate if he couldn't swim?!

"enough!!"

"boom!!"

After the whole farce, Sieg was ignored and furious; any later and his lunchbox would get cold.

He drew his gun and fired a shot at Shanks.

Just as Sieg fired, Beckman used the gun barrel to knock Sieg's arm away, and the bullet hit the ceiling.

Shanks tightened his straw hat, stood up, and finally exuded some of the imposing aura of a Yonko.

"Since we've fired, we're gambling with our lives."

"Varied..."

Before Sigurd could finish uttering those two words, his entire crew of underlings were instantly taken down by the members of the Red-Haired Pirates.

Sig's face changed instantly; he was dumbfounded, cold sweat poured down his face, and he lost all his previous confidence.

"asshole!"

Holding his breath, Sieg threw a smoke bomb, and the tavern was instantly filled with smoke.

"Oh no, it's a smoke bomb!!"

The crowd exclaimed in alarm.

"Holy crap, you've got the wrong person!"

"Enough with the nonsense, you brat!"

"Bai Yun!"

"Ugh! Damn brat!"

The voices of Bai Yun, Xigu, and Luffy could be heard coming from the smoke.

When the smoke cleared, Luffy, Bai Yun, and Sigurd were nowhere to be seen.

"Oh no! What if Luffy and Bai Yun get captured?!"

Shanks frantically grabbed his head, but suddenly saw Bai Yun lying outside the tavern.

"Bai Yun!"

.......

Given the situation in the fog just now, Sieg grabbed Bai Yun by the collar, which is why Bai Yun said he had the wrong person.

But fate never makes mistakes.

Luffy is worried about White Luck. With his potential unleashed, as soon as he eats the Devil Fruit, he controls his arm to swing out and grab Higuma, then retracts it to quickly approach him.

Then, they were all arrested...

With one under each arm, Sigurd ran out of the tavern. But Bai Yun wasn't about to sit idly by; his bracelet transformed into a dagger, and he stabbed Sigurd. Sigurd, in pain, abandoned Bai Yun and took Luffy with him.

.......

Bai Yun, are you alright?

Shanks and the others rushed out of the tavern. Beckman, with a cigarette in his mouth, pushed out the wheelchair and led Bai Yun into it.

"I'm fine! At the dock, Higuma took Luffy to the dock!"

Bai Yun immediately said he was fine, pointing in the direction of the dock.

Shanks nodded and immediately got up and headed towards the dock.

Beckman spat out his cigarette butt and then pushed his wheelchair to catch up with them.

Bai Yun never imagined that his first "speeding" experience in 18 years would be while in a wheelchair.

.......

"not good!!"

Upon arriving at the dock, Bai Yun saw from a distance that the Near Sea King had bitten Sig and the small boat together in one gulp.

Luffy was splashing around in the water ahead, and Near Sea King had already noticed him.

"Wow... hippo... hippopotamus!"

"Guh...Help! Someone help me!!"

Shanks increased his speed again, rushing out in an instant, walking on air, and Bai Yun could only see his afterimage.

Remembering that Luffy had approached Higuma to save him, how could Bai Yun just stand by and watch?

The bracelet transformed into a short gun; without aiming, he raised his hand and fired a shot.

"boom!"

Sparks flew from the muzzle as the bullet left the barrel, accompanied by a blast of air, and struck the Near Sea King precisely in the eye.

"roar!!!"

The Near Sea King roared in pain and plunged back into the sea.

Shanks also entered the water, protecting Luffy in his arms.

However, as I just said, fate doesn't make mistakes. Bai Yun's bullet was a step too slow, and Shanks' left arm was still bitten off.

"Luffy, it's alright. If you're a man, don't cry."

"But...but, Shanks...your hand!!!"