The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Therefore, it's best to let a monster like Luffy grow wildly on his own.

Even if someone were to offer him guidance, aside from big names like Garp and Rayleigh, everyone else should just give up and go to sleep.

Luffy and his crew don't need to be bothered with, but Link teaches his apprentice, Ah Niu, everything he knows, including both types of Haki.

He also imparted his insights and interpretations to him one by one, showing that Link had high hopes for him.

Perhaps after Ah Niu grows up, he will become the fifth formidable force, following Luffy, Link, Zoro, and Sanji.

In fact, after several more adventures, his bounty might even be much higher than Chopper's!

Well, as the only creature on the ship without a bounty, Ah Niu is incredibly motivated, determined to surpass Chopper!

This is the current state of the Straw Hat Pirates; everyone has received training in power and is striving to improve.

Pirate crews of Duke Batra's caliber are no longer able to stop their advance; they are not even as insurmountable as obstacles.

With Link's training and the help of his tools, the Straw Hat Pirates' journey ahead might be much smoother than before.

After defeating Baron Batra and his gang, the group followed the treasure map to the island, which was the "Kingdom of Rare Beasts" that Link remembered.

There's not much to say. With such a magical creature as Chopper appearing, plus the onslaught of Sanji's many delicious dishes, it's a formidable challenge.

Link and his group obtained the legendary Golden Lion's Kirin Horn without any trouble.

Upon learning that the so-called treasure was not gold or silver, but the horn of a creature, Nami nearly burst into tears, clinging to the mast.

It seems that her financial luck has been rather bad lately.

Nami was heartbroken, but Zoro became very interested after hearing that the Kirin Horn could be paired with the Thousand-Year Dragon Bone to effectively improve training results and enhance personal strength.

Link happens to have the method to combine the millennium dragon bone and the unicorn horn, but the process of mixing them is somewhat difficult.

With the addition of the [Genius Helmet] and the [Efficiency Enhancement Pill], there will absolutely be no mistakes.

Thus, Link now has other things to do besides training.

Having made some gains, the group continued on to their next destination.

Afterwards, they arrived at a small island called Hannabal, where many pirates had temporarily gathered.

While resting there, they were suddenly told that they could participate in a deadly sea race, and the winner would be determined by the entry fee, with a maximum of around 300 million pegories.

Nami, who hadn't earned any money in a long time, chose to participate without hesitation.

In her opinion, with Link's gadgets, winning would be a piece of cake!

So Nami went to Link to discuss using a gadget to participate in the competition, and the result was...

"Participating in the competition? Absolutely!"

Link gave this answer without hesitation, much to Nami's delight.

Her smile was so radiant and sunny; it seemed that Link had grown even more handsome and dashing during this time.

But~

"But it's agreed that if we win, I'll personally take half of the prize money." Just as Nami was about to praise Link, he calmly stated this. Nami: "...??!!!"

What did you say? You want half?!

"Snapped!"

Nami slammed her hands heavily on the table in front of Link:

"You're a devil!!!"

Nami glared with her white eyes wide open, hissing through her sharp teeth:

"It's 300 million Berries in total, and you're saying you want half of it?!?"

"Yes, this is based on the rule that the captain and I set when we explored the Seven-Colored Mist!"

Link, on the contrary, remained quite calm and argued vehemently:

"It was agreed that whoever gained something would be entitled to half of the share!"

"If I win using my props, then of course I should rightfully take half!"

"Of course, if you don't use my tools, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

Link was very fair and presented Nami with the options.

Upon hearing that it was the Seven-Colored Mist again, Nami clutched her chest once more.

She can barely hear that word anymore.

"But that's 150 million Berries, isn't that way too expensive?!"

She bared her teeth there, "Aren't you afraid this bite will burst your stomach?!"

"Furthermore, you already gained so much from the Seven-Colored Mist, why do you need so much money?!"

Nami is gradually developing in the direction of Gian: a bully on the ship with the attitude of "I'm poor, so I'm right".

"Who in this world would complain about not having enough money?"

Link said quite confidently, "Besides, we can simply choose not to participate in situations that might pose a danger to us."

"After all, we already have enough funds on board, so there's no need to resort to such a dangerous method to obtain money."

"So rather than saying this is me asking for 150 million Berries, it's more like I'm buying an insurance policy for the risky behavior we're about to undertake."

To Link now, Pele is basically just a number; he doesn't even care about a mere 150 million Pele.

The reason for this requirement is simply to establish a normal atmosphere on board:

If you're already confident you have everything you need, why risk everything to continue plotting something? You have to pay a price beforehand. Link's words drew slight nods of agreement from the others.

Nami gritted her teeth, wishing she could unleash a flurry of furious claw attacks on Link.

In the end, however, she had no choice but to accept Link's suggestion.

Then, Link took out the [Airplane-type Universal Control Stick] that he had used before in the Calm Belt.

With this gadget, any sea adventure would be a piece of cake for the Going Merry.

With this item, Luffy and his crew easily broke through the encirclement and won the championship.

It’s just~

After all, it's 300 million Berries. The organizers would love for all the participating Navy teams to be wiped out so that all the money would go into their own hands.

So they found the second-ranked Gaspard, a former Marine Rear Admiral who later defected, a Paramecia-type Gummy Fruit user, with a bounty of 95 million Berries.

He is known as the biggest stain on the Navy, and even his pirate flag is a Navy seagull flag with a big X drawn on it.

His strength is undeniable; if he hadn't been defeated by Luffy along the way, Drake might not have earned the title of "Fallen Marine Rear Admiral."

Pascal will also be vying for a spot on the Supernova list.

His candy-candy fruit belongs to the same genus as the candy-type Devil Fruits possessed by the children of Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors.

Furthermore, the Gummy Fruit, like Katakuri's Mochi Mochi Fruit, is a special type of Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.

It can transform its body into various shapes like a gummy bear, and when subjected to physical attacks, it can stick to the enemy's body, causing them to become trapped inside and unable to move.

0. Requesting flowers.......

Its advantages include strong defense, high playability, and the ability to freely form various hardened sugar spikes as weapons.

However, its weakness lies in the fact that its body has become gummy in nature, similar to how a samosa fruit can be solidified by water. It can also be solidified using food-grade powder.

Gaspard, who came in second place thanks to his candy fruit ability, was very resentful and started causing trouble for Luffy.

After the fight, this guy finally fell to Luffy's rubber fist.

Well, he's still in rubber for now, but Link has already made some progress on Luffy's awakening of the Sun King and Nika's abilities.

The World Government gave this Mythical Zoan type Nika Fruit another disguise, the Rubber Fruit, in order to erase the fruit's name from history.

This mythical beast fruit, which hasn't awakened its abilities for eight hundred years, possesses its own unique and wondrous qualities.

This also explains why Shanks, who is not very planned but relatively rational, would deliberately oppose the World Government to seize this Devil Fruit.

And it was precisely because of this fruit that Who's lost CP9, who was clearly a promising member at the time and claimed that his talent was no less than Rob Lucci's.

But because he lost the Gum-Gum Fruit, a relatively insignificant and even trashy ability among Paramecia-type Devil Fruit users, he was thrown into prison and tortured?!

This is simply impossible, which only underscores the extraordinary nature of this Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

To put it even more pragmatically, why does Shanks have such high expectations for Luffy?

This is likely related to Luffy eating the Nika Fruit and the fact that his name contains the letter "D".

The manga also shows that Luffy is connected to Joy Boy and Sun King Nika.

Luffy is even Joy Boy himself!

Because Zane also said "Drum of Liberation" and "Joyboy, he has returned."

At that moment, Luffy, who had been defeated by Kaido and collapsed from the Gear Fourth derailment, had a strange smile on his lips, as if he had awakened something.

And the sound of his laughter was pronounced "Nika"!!

Nika the Sun King was a legendary warrior from ancient times, whom slaves firmly believed would one day appear to liberate them.

He is a warrior who can liberate everyone from suffering and bring smiles to their faces!

And all of this perfectly matches Luffy's personality and actions.

Furthermore, the silhouette of Sun King Nika, just like Luffy, has a flexible and stretchy body!

Oda, the author of One Piece, loves to use the technique of building suspense before revealing the main character's true nature.

Whether it was when Luffy fought Crocodile in the original work, he had been badly beaten before, but after recovering, he immediately showed up and beat Crocodile to a pulp, which was incredibly satisfying.

Furthermore, Enel from Skypiea demonstrated the invincible lightning power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, leaving everyone helpless against it.

Until Luffy's appearance, revealing his abnormally high level of insulation?

This caused Enel to reveal his classic terrified, snotty face, and he reached a series of climaxes!

Luffy, who has been repeatedly beaten down by Kaido, has now revealed a strange smile. This suggests he might awaken special powers like Joy Boy or Sun King Nika, potentially leading to a stunning comeback!

And that's exactly the case.

[I guessed right! Luffy did indeed awaken the power of the Sun King Nika Fruit and become the new Sun King Nika!!]

...However, these all seem to be at least two years away, so there's no need to think that far ahead.

At least for now, Luffy's Devil Fruit ability is the Gum-Gum Fruit.

However, there are some clues along the way, and we can try to unlock the power seal on Luffy.

However, if the captain possesses a Devil Fruit ability that seems incredibly powerful, then shouldn't the first mate also find a suitable Devil Fruit ability?

However, with so many tools at his disposal, Devil Fruits are not a necessity for Link.

He also declined to comment on both the taste of Devil Fruits and the weakness of being restricted by the sea.

However, if Link could obtain a powerful Devil Fruit ability without paying any price, he would naturally not refuse it.

Link seems to have recently drawn an item that can do just that.

"A powerful Devil Fruit ability..."

He pondered the item he had just drawn from his treasure pouch, his eyes gleaming.

136 self-made millionaires! The legend of the Sky Island! Heading to Jaya Island!!!

On the other hand, after Luffy defeated Spagard, Nami also asked the organizers for money without any hesitation.

The organizers originally intended to renege on their debt and double-cross them, but after witnessing Luffy's powerful fists and Nami's intimidating presence...

They also felt that the group in front of them was not to be trifled with, and they recognized them as the Straw Hat Pirates, who had recently become the most formidable force.

Without saying a word, I hurriedly transferred the money, hoping to get rid of these plague-like people as soon as possible!

"Seriously, they're just a bunch of pirates, all of them won't learn their lesson until they're faced with the truth."

Nami patted the banknotes in her hand, her eyes almost closing with laughter, feeling as if she were surrounded by the smell of money.

However, after putting the money back in the great and fierce place of the two-dimensional world, and patting it a few times, he looked at Link, who was tinkering with potions, with a complicated and envious expression.

They work hard there to earn money, while Link earns so much just by renting out props.

In Nami's opinion, even if Link didn't become a pirate, he could still make a name for himself on the high seas with all his gadgets.