One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates.

Chapter 5 is rated as average (please continue reading!).

"Wow! This is the gym you mentioned, Red!?"

"Wow...it's huge!!!"

Upon arriving in Pine Grey City, Red and Luffy were like tourists with empty wallets, passing by various buildings with Pine Grey City characteristics, and went straight to the largest place in the city besides the Pokémon Center - the Pine Grey Gym!

Just as the Evergreen Forest has become a real forest, the Dark Grey Gym is now completely different from the small stone room in the game.

Even before you get close, you can see two large rock snake sculptures standing on either side of the dojo's entrance, giving the entire dojo a majestic and grand feel.

Just standing at the entrance, you can feel a deep, rocky aura emanating from it.

Even through the dojo's main gate, one could faintly hear some noise, a testament to the dojo's vibrant atmosphere.

"Let's go!" Crimson stepped forward and pushed open the two seemingly heavy stone doors that were actually equipped with electric tracks.

Looking around, the interior decoration of the dojo perfectly matches the dojo's theme.

Here, both the ground and the walls are made of stone, presenting a deep earthy brown color, simple and solemn.

The training area in the very center of the dojo is filled with jagged rocks and towering piles of huge stones.

Near each pile of rocks, there were one or two trainers in green uniforms training Rock-type Pokémon.

It goes without saying...

These people should be the experience boosters that give players extra combat opportunities before challenging gyms in the original game!

At the very edge of the dojo, on either side, stand two enormous spectator stands.

At this moment, a few spectators were sitting in the stands, not too many, not too few, all staring intently at the Rock Gym area below.

"It's just a group of trainers training Pokémon, why bring so many spectators?"

"The machine itself isn't very meticulous in this aspect."

Red, like a connoisseur, offered his evaluation of the gym scene created by the game console.

Luffy, standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise, "Wow~ There are so many people here!"

Clearly, the machine has put much more effort into optimizing the gym than other areas, making it look more like a Pokémon gym.

Rather than the simple small room in the game.

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Akame shifted his gaze to the gym trainers, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Yes, there are quite a lot of people."

In fact, the experience points and rewards provided by these gym trainers in the game are much higher than those from wild trainers.

Perhaps the gains from this gym battle will be even greater than I expected!

He pondered to himself, then suddenly called out to the curious Luffy beside him:

"Luffy!"

"See those guys up ahead dressed like leeks?!"

"Walk!"

"We went over and harvested them!"

"Another fight?! Leave it all to me!" Luffy grinned, stretching his shoulders as he stepped forward, his face showing an eager expression.

Although the opponents he encountered along the way were all weak, he still felt novel and excited to be able to fight against interesting creatures.

Upon entering the dojo, the two, Akane and Akagi, walked along the rock-paved path straight toward a girl who was training with Geodude.

As soon as they approached, before Crimson could even speak, the girl's expression suddenly turned serious, and she took the initiative to speak first:

"Who are you people!?"

"This is the Pewter Gym! Not a place for fooling around!"

"What? You want to challenge Gym Leader Brock? You're a million light-years too early!"

"Let me test your abilities!"

"Go, Geodude!"

Without giving the two, Red and Crimson, any chance to speak, the girl threw out a Poké Ball and released her Pokémon.

The arc-shaped area suddenly opened up, enveloping Red and Luffy within it.

"As expected! The people in this world are all so strange!"

Even now, Luffy still can't figure out the thought processes of these NPCs, and he looks at the girl with a puzzled expression.

However, upon seeing this, Crimson merely smiled slightly, unsurprised.

Matching the girl's lines, he responded in a cringey, childish way:

"A mere Dark Grey Gym, and they really dare to talk like that!"

After saying that, Crimson Steps Back, shielding Luffy in front of him.

"Let's go, Luffy! Let's show her what you're made of!"

"oh--!"

With his experience, Luffy leaped from beside Akame to the center of the battle field, where he faced off against Geodude.

A status bar appears above Geodude's head: [LV: 7, HP: 28/28]

at the same time.

The entire dojo suddenly fell silent.

All the NPCs seemed to receive some kind of command, turning their gazes toward Luffy and Geodude, who were inside the battle area.

A deep, resonant background music appeared at just the right moment, playing above the dojo, its lingering sound echoing through the air.

Every drumbeat seemed to invigorate the soul.

The audience on both sides inexplicably started cheering, as if they were really watching a wonderful Pokémon battle.

"Hey, hey~ He's just a gym leader, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Red, finally realizing the significance of these spectators' existence, couldn't help but mutter to himself.

But to be honest, this feeling of being the center of attention is really a bit strange.

Even though she knew that the people on the other side were just a group of mindless NPCs, Chi Hong's emotions were still stirred up in this situation.

"The atmosphere really heated up right away!"

"Now we have no choice but to cooperate!"

He suddenly acted like a true trainer, giving Luffy a command:

"Luffy, use Shave! Get behind Geodude!"

"what?"

Luffy, who had always fought independently, was visibly stunned upon hearing this.

However, he quickly realized that this was a crimson command.

He immediately abandoned his thoughts and subconsciously obeyed Crimson's command, stomping his feet and unleashing the Six Styles: Shave.

A dark shadow flashed by, and Luffy instantly appeared behind Geodude.

Geodude is a clumsy Pokémon, and at only level 7, it's impossible for it to keep up with Luffy's reaction speed.

As for the gym leader, he was completely bewildered by Luffy's sudden action.

And the crimson voice once again echoed through the center of the battle.

"Now! Attack it from behind!"

Luffy suddenly stretched out his arm: "Gum-Gum... Pistol!!!"

"Oh no! Get out of the way, Geodude!"

In the battle arena, the opposing trainer has clearly also temporarily broken free from the constraints of programming and possesses combat abilities commensurate with their identity.

however……

In the face of absolute power, any command is pale and powerless.

Even if it's a divine skill, dodge it quickly!

Peng! ! !

A fist as sharp as a bullet slammed into Geodude's hard body, causing even the resolute Geodude to let out a painful howl.

"Hacha~..."

The HP bar, which was originally full, vanished instantly in the status bar on top of the little fist-shaped stone, reaching zero in an instant.

One strike ended the game.

The battle area slowly disappeared.

But at that moment, a look of surprise flashed across his flushed face.

Below the notification that Luffy gained experience points, another notification appeared immediately:

[Command completed, rating: Average.]

[Bonus Reward: Experience +8]

"What's this? An extra reward!?"

With a thought from the crimson figure, the disappearing message notification froze in place.

After carefully reading the message of confidence, Crimson suddenly understood.

"Come to think of it, this does seem to be the first time I've commanded Luffy in a battle?"

"Could it be...?"

"Depending on how well I command, there will be an extra experience point bonus after defeating the opponent!?"

"I didn't expect the machine to have such an effect! It's really great, the sense of participation is instantly enhanced!"

"As for whether it's as I think..."

His crimson eyes flashed, and his gaze then fell on the trainer on the other side of the pile of rocks.

"Just one test will do!"

……

……

Monkey D. Luffy defeated Geodude, the gym leader, and gained 38 experience points.

[Command completed. Evaluation: Useless.]

No extra rewards.

……

……

Monkey D. Luffy defeated Geodude, the gym leader, and gained 38 experience points.

[Command completed, rating: Average.]

[Bonus Reward: Experience +8]

……

……

The two gym leaders Luffy encountered next gave him different instructions.

One method is to make Luffy do a lot of strange moves, causing him to take two attacks from Geodude for nothing, and then defeat him.

The other one is the same as before: Shave + basic attack, instantly killing Geodude.

The results were "useless" and "average," which confirmed Crimson's suspicions.

"Sure enough, I knew my role couldn't just be to gather people to start the game!"

"That's true. As a trainer, how can you not know how to command your Pokémon!"

"It seems I can't let my guard down anymore; I need to put more effort into this area."

"No reward for useless commanders, and an additional reward of one-fifth of the original experience for average commanders."

"As for whether we can get any more extra rewards..."

Crimson paused in thought.

Although he really wanted to do better, there weren't any better reviews than average...

However, given Luffy's overwhelming level, no matter how he commands, he can't achieve anything significant.

Therefore, this expectation can only be left to the future.

After all, they have more important things to do now!

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(End of this chapter)