The Great Voyage: I Became Nami's Brother at the Start

"I'm leaving!"

Nami's lips twitched, she stood up, wiped away her tears, bowed, and left.

"Hey, did Luffy say exactly where he is?" Nojiko grabbed her arm, her eyes red.

Nami paused for a moment upon hearing this, then shook her head.

Norton thought for a moment and said, "This kid didn't have a navigator when he set sail, so he must have been drifting aimlessly at sea. Considering the time involved, he probably didn't go very far, probably around the original location of Cocoyasi Village."

Chapter 168: The person is gone!

"Near the original location of Cocoyasi Village?" Eileen stroked her chin and looked at Miki, who was standing beside her. "Do you know something?"

Miki nodded and said, "Based on the name Bucky the Clown, our intelligence department can pinpoint their location. They recently occupied a small town as a base and are committing crimes there. Because there are no shops of ours in that town, we haven't received any requests for help from them."

Nami was overjoyed upon hearing this: "It's good that you know. Just tell me the approximate location, and I can find them."

Norton put his arm around Nami's shoulder and said, "That's settled then. You tell her the location, and I'll personally take her there. Since my sister wants to go out to sea, it's only right that I, as her older brother, personally escort her!"

ヾ(??▽?)ノ

"Great!"

Nami cheered, jumped up, kissed Norton on the cheek, and laughed happily.

After making some preparations back home, Nami was ready to set off.

Let's go back to this morning.

Luffy, who wasn't carried away by the bird, and Zoro, who had gotten lost, drifted to an island.

"Hey... You have a navigator, why don't you contact the Marine branch by phone?" Zoro started complaining as soon as he landed.

The two were almost starving halfway there when Luffy realized they seemed to be lost.

"Isn't that a bit inappropriate? Borrowing a Den Den Mushi here is just as good! Hehe..."

Glug glug...

After laughing foolishly for a while, Luffy's stomach growled again.

"Alright, alright... let's go find a place to eat on the island first..." Zoro slapped his forehead helplessly and headed towards the town.

The idea was good, but once the two arrived on the island, they realized that something seemed a little off.

First of all, the streets were too quiet; there wasn't a single pedestrian in sight.

This is unusual, because there should be quite a few people at the pier early in the morning.

Then, the slightly salty sea breeze carried a hint of danger and a faint smell of blood.

"There's something wrong here." Zoro frowned and warily drew his sword.

"It better be problematic! Otherwise, they won't be enough for me to fight! Last time at the Marine branch was so boring. I didn't even have to use my full strength before Morgan fell down! It was so dull!" Luffy pouted, grumbling with a disgruntled expression.

Zoro's lips twitched, and he thought to himself, "Just how strong is this guy? Looks like I've made the right choice in following him..."

"Hey? A puppy!" As Luffy entered the town, his eyes lit up and he ran over.

He found a small dog sitting motionless in front of a shop.

Luffy squatted down in front of the puppy, stared at it for a few seconds, then turned to Zoro with a smile, pointing at the puppy and saying, "Hey, Zoro, there's food here!"

"Eh!!!! Watch out... Ah..." Zoro's eyes widened, and the next second, tragedy struck...

"Awoo..."

"Oh dear..."

Zoro covered his face, and the puppy had already bitten Luffy's hand.

Who are you?

Hearing the screams, an elderly man wearing leather armor and glasses walked over.

"Ah, sir, we're just passing by and wanted to grab a bite to eat and borrow a Den Den Mushi." Luffy raised his hand to greet them, the dog still hanging from his wrist.

“If it’s just about food, I can help you. The Den Den Mushi… should be in his hands… come with me.”

The old man reached out and comforted the puppy for a while, and the puppy finally let go.

The old man led them next door to get something to eat, and under Luffy's persistent questioning, the old man finally revealed the situation.

Very simple!

The Buggy Pirates arrived here, drove away all the townspeople, and stole the Den Den Mushi, which is why no one called for help.

The old man was ready to risk his life when Luffy and his crew arrived.

"Just this little thing? Leave it to us! Thank you for the meal!"

Luffy kept eating, stuffing his mouth full, yet he could still talk.

Zoro rolled his eyes and didn't say anything. He knew his captain was strong, so he just had to follow along and charge in.

The old man paused, startled, and was about to say something when the barking of dogs broke the silence outside again.

The three looked over at the sound, and the old man's expression changed drastically.

"Oh no! It's Bucky the Clown's right-hand man, the Animal Tamer! His lion is..."

"Tch, it's nothing!"

Before the old man could finish speaking, Luffy had already wiped his mouth and left.

Ten seconds later, Luffy returned, acting as if nothing had happened, and sat there continuing to eat.

A person who only eats rice, a soul that only eats rice.

Anything that interferes with Luffy's ability to eat is an enemy!

"what……"

The old man stared in shock, his mouth agape, his eyes filled with disbelief and awe.

What just happened?

Scene: Entrance to a pet store.

Characters: Luffy, animal tamer, lion.

Event description: Luffy walked out looking annoyed. The lion bared its teeth at him, and the tamer ordered an attack. Three seconds passed.

The lion pounced, but Luffy, expressionless, delivered a punch that sent the lion flying. Two seconds later...

Luffy glanced at the beast tamer, then threw another punch. The stunned beast tamer collapsed next to the lion, and two seconds later...

In the last three seconds, Luffy ran back to continue eating.

That's the complete sequence of ten seconds.

"This is so boring, so boring..."

While eating, Luffy complained, "Hey, Zoro, hurry up and come with me to get the Den Den Mushi after you finish eating! The East Blue is so boring, let's hurry to the Grand Line!"

"I..." Zoro suddenly realized that his proud three-sword style might only be a matter of one punch against Luffy.

If we measure the Grand Line by Luffy's strength...

Zoro suddenly felt a sense of urgency and crisis!

"Train! I need to hurry up and train! Otherwise, I'll definitely be a burden when we get to the Grand Line! My goal is to become the world's greatest swordsman!"

Zoro, his heart burning with fighting spirit, ran up to find that there was no food on the table!

Holy crap! I was just spacing out for a second, where's the food?

Looking up at Luffy, I saw that the bastard had almost eaten himself into a ball!

Let's go!

As Luffy stood up and took a deep breath, his body deflated rapidly like a punctured balloon, much to the astonishment of Zoro and the old man, until it returned to its original size.

The two exchanged a glance, swallowed hard, and followed Luffy out.

The three of them made their way to the outskirts of the Bucky base and encountered their underlings.

Without saying a word, they started fighting.

Luffy and Zoro continued their basic attacks until they reached Buggy, who was completely bewildered.

Without further ado, Zoro, eager to prove himself, took the lead and eliminated the man wielding the sword.

But Bucky, in a dirty trick, grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up without any sense of martial ethics.

Luffy, who was picking his nose and watching the whole thing, saw his little brother being bullied, so why was he being polite to Buggy?

Luffy's Devil Fruit ability makes him immune to blunt force attacks and physical damage.

The clown is the exact opposite; his Split-Split Fruit makes him immune to sharp weapons, rendering slashes ineffective.

and so!

"I'm the clown..."

"Go away ┏(^^)=?!"

Luffy was clearly corrupted by Norton; he was gone before Buggy could even reveal his Devil Fruit ability!

Chapter 169 Leave Me Some

Watching Buggy being sent flying by his own punch until he became a star in the sky, Luffy nodded in satisfaction and walked into the tent.

The Den Den Mushi is inside the tent!

When Norton flew over with Nami, Luffy was sitting in Buggy's old spot, gnawing on meat.

"You little rascal! Nami is in your hands now, so you'd better protect her well!"

Norton vigorously ruffled Luffy's hair and spoke with a serious expression.

"Don't worry!" Luffy grinned. "Don't you trust my strength, Norton?"

Grabbing Luffy's head, Norton locked his neck and scolded, "Don't give me that! You may be invincible in the four seas right now, but once you reach the Grand Line, there will be plenty of strong people around. You can't afford to be complacent!"