One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates.

Chapter 3 Crimson Laughter

"Wuhu~"

"An adventure in a magical world, here I come!"

Upon stepping onto the land of this other world, Luffy immediately grinned widely, raised his arms above his head, and cheered joyfully.

Following the agreement that "in this other world, I will obey Crimson's orders," he quickly turned his gaze to Crimson.

"Red, can we go find that talking kitten from last time!?"

"That trio was hilarious! I'd love to see them perform again!"

"That's Team Rocket, an evil organization, not here to put on a show for you."

"Huh?" Luffy looked puzzled. "But they're really funny!"

Red glared at Luffy with annoyance, then said:

"I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Be quiet, I need to verify a few things!"

As he spoke, his consciousness suddenly stirred, and a vibrant interface, visible only to himself, appeared before his eyes.

A red Pokédex, a yellow bag, green Pokémon, purple records...

The four options, each a different color, are arranged neatly.

The Pokédex feature can be used to record detailed information about the Pokémon that Red and his friends have encountered so far.

For Crimson, this is a rather useless function, barely usable as a database.

The "bag" is the game's backpack function, used to store items that Crimson and his companions acquire in this world.

They've only just begun exploring the game world, so their inventory doesn't have anything particularly interesting yet.

As for the "Record" function, in the game it saves the game progress, but for Crimson, it is actually an option to actively exit the game world.

After entering the game world, Crimson and his companions did not completely lose their senses of the outside world.

Their current state is quite mysterious, somewhat similar to being engrossed in playing a game.

Although most of their consciousness is focused on the game, they can immediately detect any disturbances in the real world and then return to the real world through the [Record] function.

And the last one...

As a flash of crimson thought appeared, the Pokémon icon suddenly flickered.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar yet unfamiliar interface appeared before him.

There are still 6 neatly arranged Pokémon slots, but the last 5 slots are all grayed out, and only the first slot is occupied by a small cartoon character of Luffy.

Click to view Luffy's information.

As the background music "I'm going to be the Pirate King" played, Red immediately entered Luffy's Pokémon interface.

Pokémon: Monkey D. Luffy

[Level: 46]

[Gender: Convex]

【Personality: Bold (+Defense -Attack)】

【Attribute: Normal, Fairy】

【Characteristic: Regeneration (When not in combat, it can quickly restore physical strength and injuries)】

[Skill: Empty, Empty, Empty, Empty]

Experience points: 693/6787

……

HP: 194

Physical Attack: 141

Physical Defense: 156

[Special Attack: 121]

[Special Defense: 135]

【Speed: 138】

……

This concludes Luffy's complete attribute interface.

Upon opening this interface, Crimson's gaze immediately focused on the bar for Luffy's experience points.

"693 points!? That's almost 200 points higher than when I left last time?"

A glint of light flashed in the crimson-black eyes that were fixed on him.

"So it seems experience points can be gained more than just in the game world!"

"Luffy, as a Pokémon, can also gain experience through training and battles in the real world!"

He discovered another system mechanism, and his bright red lips curled up noticeably, revealing a smile that said, "I am gradually understanding everything."

Seeing Luffy's eagerness to wreak havoc, he smiled slightly.

"Alright, Luffy!"

"I've had a long day of leisure, let's warm up with some exercise!"

"Hehe, I can't wait any longer!"

Luffy chuckled sheepishly.

Then he immediately focused his gaze on a small, purple mouse with two sharp incisors that emerged from the grass.

It's none other than Rattata, the classic gatekeeper Pokémon from the Pokémon games!

Luffy flashed forward, his body transforming into a blurry shadow, appearing behind Rattata as if by teleportation.

At the same time, a strange field suddenly appeared and enveloped him and Rada.

A domain barrier that could be freely controlled appeared on Crimson, who was watching the show from the sidelines.

This game world is both real and illusory.

The truth is that even if Luffy hasn't learned a single Pokémon move yet, he can still fight freely here.

Even these Pokémon that can be seen everywhere on the roadside have combat abilities that match their level. They can run, jump, and use amazing skills to dodge attacks, which is completely different from their dull appearance in the game.

But what is illusory is...

Every time Luffy and Red prepare to battle a Pokémon, they create a field that isolates other Pokémon.

Furthermore, above the head of the target Pokémon, Rattata, there is an information bar that follows its activities:

[LV: 5, HP: 21/21]

This is exactly Little Rada's level and health.

Besides, the world is not as vibrant as it seems.

Although everyone they encountered along the way had very vivid expressions, they could only speak fixed phrases and were unable to have normal conversations.

but……

who cares!

As long as this world can make them stronger, then it is a good world!

"Rubber rubber... pistol!!!"

Peng! ! !

A fist, as fast as lightning, flew out and slammed into Rada's body without any regard for martial ethics.

Level 46 vs. Level 5!

The outcome of this battle, where the odds were heavily against each other, was already predetermined.

"Squeak~"

Little Rattata, completely unprepared, never expected that Luffy, a powerful fighter, would resort to a sneak attack!

After a mournful cry, Little Rattata's eyes suddenly turned into spiral circles.

This is also one of the characteristics of the game world: all Pokémon do not die, they only lose their ability to battle.

After the Pokémon transforms into its iris form, it means that Red can now capture it with a Poké Ball.

Although you can't obtain Pokémon, Pokémon captured in Poké Balls will become extra experience points, and occasionally items will drop.

It's equivalent to a double experience buff.

"Shall we subdue it, Crimson?"

Luffy, having easily dealt with a small Rattata, looked up and asked.

He had some understanding of some of the game's mechanics.

However, Crimson shook his head: "No need. It's not worth wasting a 200-dollar Poké Ball on a level 5 Rattata."

Let's keep going!

After speaking, Crimson glanced at the information notification that flashed by as the domain disappeared:

Monkey D. Luffy defeated Rattata and gained: +12 experience points.

"Only 12 experience points? That's not enough to keep up with Luffy's massive experience bar!"

"It seems that the most urgent task now is to advance the storyline and enter the high-level leveling area."

Crimson pondered to himself.

"Luffy's attributes are Normal and Fairy, which in principle makes him effective against Bug, Ghost, Dragon, and Dark types..."

There are 18 types in total, and there are certain restrictions between them.

To become a powerful trainer, mastering type advantages and disadvantages is a fundamental skill.

As for why Luffy has both normal and fairy attributes, Akane has his own guesses about this.

First, there's Luffy's fighting style. He doesn't use any other energy sources; he only uses his body for the most basic, primal combat...

This is clearly a common phenomenon among Normal-type Pokémon.

Therefore, it's quite normal for Luffy to have a Normal type.

The other fairy attribute is very likely related to Luffy's Devil Fruit ability.

It's not surprising that Nika's Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit, which is written as rubber and named after a mythical beast, is detected by the game world as a mysterious and ever-changing fairy attribute.

"but……"

Crimson thoughts paused slightly.

"Before Nika awakened, Luffy's fighting style was ultimately more inclined towards Normal type, but Normal type has no advantage over other types and cannot attack Ghost type..."

Even if Luffy has such powerful regenerative abilities that he can sustain his energy, we still need to think carefully~

"We still need to train Luffy as soon as possible."

"Only a powerful Luffy can help me clear the levels faster and earn more rewards from the machines!"

A strange light flashed in his crimson eyes.

He didn't believe that his cheat ability could only make those around him stronger.

He has now staked everything on that mechanism he has yet to encounter:

Completing game levels or achievements will earn you rewards that match the game's characteristics.

Crimson had a premonition that his path to becoming stronger would definitely be related to these rewards!

In order to obtain these rewards, he can only rely on his only "Pokémon" at present - Luffy!

We absolutely cannot let this guy relax!

Standing behind, watching Luffy begin to laugh as he ran towards a Popo, a meaningful smile slowly appeared on his crimson face.

"Enjoy this world to the fullest, Luffy!"

"I hope you never tire of fighting and keep forging ahead!"

"For your dreams and goals, I will relentlessly urge you to keep moving forward!"

"Don't bother me, your trainer, when the time comes!"

(End of this chapter)