One Piece: Luffy is My Pokemon

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"Then...what kind of ability is it!? Devil Fruit!?"

After taking back his hand from Red's grip, Smoker glanced at Vivi with feigned casualness, and then asked Red.

"Don't you already know it very well?"

Red didn't answer directly, but gave Smoker a playful look.

Even though Smoker hadn't really entered the world of Pokémon, he had been undercover on the Merry for so many days...

Red didn't believe that he hadn't gathered any information.

This was a perfect opportunity to reveal the truth to this righteous Marine. Maybe they could bring Smoker to their side without waiting to arrive at Alabasta and defeat Crocodile.

Although Red was betting that this proud man would never admit it!

As predicted.

Hearing Red's tone, Smoker immediately turned his head awkwardly.

"Know...know what!? You'd better make yourself clearer!"

"Haha~" Red laughed.

"Alright, Captain Smoker, you've been with us for a few days, and you should already know what kind of pirates we are!"

"Although you're a Marine and we belong to different sides..."

"I don't dislike your dedication to justice."

"If you want to obtain power from me, you can come to me anytime."

"However..."

Red paused and looked at Smoker seriously.

"You don't seem ready enough to break through the barrier between us."

"I hope you can think it through soon."

"I won't disturb your training anymore. See you~"

Red smiled and waved to everyone on the deck, then gave Vivi a meaningful look, and the two walked toward the cabin together.

As the saying goes: rushing things won't get them done.

For someone in Smoker's position, the more pressure applied, the more guilty and resistant he would feel.

Red understood this.

So instead of wasting time on Smoker, it would be better to focus on Vivi.

After the two arrived at the cabin, Red immediately picked up a blackboard and began explaining Vivi's moves to her.

Through his observations earlier, he had almost fully understood the actual effect of the light wall.

Although in terms of blocking effectiveness, the light wall didn't block all physical attacks like Reflect would.

But at least it was an effective technique that could greatly weaken an enemy.

It could definitely play a key role when facing people with Devil Fruit abilities.

All that remained was to help Vivi gain a few levels in the coming days.

It was definitely impossible for her to be able to fight against Crocodile in such a short period of time...

But at least King Cobra and the Alabasta officials needed to see obvious results.

After all, this was the only way to get them to cooperate with Red's next plan, right?

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Time passed slowly.

Just as Red was explaining to Vivi his plans for her future training, Luffy's excited shouting suddenly came from outside the cabin.

"Guys! I can see an island!!!"

"Hmm!?"

Red stopped what he was doing when he heard Luffy's voice.

After looking at the drawings on the blackboard about Vivi's attributes and characteristics, as well as information about the Pokémon world, he said to Vivi who was listening attentively:

"We're about to reach the island. Let's end our lesson for today."

"I'll discuss the specifics with you in detail when we visit the Pokémon World tonight."

"Let's go outside and have a look."

"Yes!" Vivi quickly jotted down the last paragraph from the blackboard in her small notebook. She immediately nodded happily.

"Thank you, Teacher Red!"

"Haha..." The corner of Red's mouth turned up, and he whispered softly:

"Rather than teacher, I still prefer others to call me trainer~"

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A short while later.

On the calm sea, Laboon, like a dark island, slowly rose from the deep ocean once again.

"Thank you, Laboon!"

Usopp, who emerged from the hatch on Laboon's back, smiled and waved, then jumped down onto the deck of the Merry, and greeted everyone present:

"Hello everyone, long time no see!"

"Wow! Long time no see, Usopp!"

Seeing Usopp who had been secluded inside Laboon's body for three days, Luffy and the others approached with curiosity.

Thanks to Usopp's confident demeanor, Zoro immediately asked with interest:

"How did it go, Usopp?"

"Have you developed new ammunition?!"

"Hmm~"

When Usopp heard this, he suddenly raised his nose proudly and displayed a smug smile.

"Of course! Who do you think I am!"

As he spoke, a sly grin appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes wandered mischievously between Zoro and Sanji:

"Believe me! My newly developed ammunition will definitely surprise you!"

After three days of hard work in seclusion, he had finally found a way to incorporate Pokémon energy into ammunition.

And this had allowed Usopp to successfully open a new door of possibilities!

The only thing missing now was a good opportunity for him to showcase his talents!

"Long time no see, Usopp~" At this moment, Red, who had just walked out of the cabin, also smiled and greeted Usopp.

As Red and Vivi joined the group, the deck of the Merry instantly became lively.

As the ship moved forward slowly, they soon reached the coastline of the new island.

After dropping anchor and securing the ship, the Straw Hats said "Thank you" to Laboon who was responsible for guarding the ship, and immediately headed towards the interior of the new island with anticipation and a sense of adventure.

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At the same time.

On a resort island in the first half of the Grand Line.

A certain man wearing glasses and with his hair styled into a "3" took a careful sip of black tea, and then displayed a smug, self-satisfied expression.

"Ah~"

"I worked hard to become a senior agent just for moments like this!"

"This is the life!"

"Mr. 3..."

Across from him, a little girl wearing a painter's hat looked at her partner's embarrassing behavior and wanted to say something several times.

In the end, she kept quiet due to her shy nature.

But at that moment, a goshawk wearing strange goggles suddenly flew over their heads, dropped a piece of white paper, and continued soaring further into the sky.

"Hmm!?"

"A new mission!?"

Seeing this outrageous but familiar method of message delivery, Mr. 3, who had been enjoying his afternoon tea, immediately became serious.

The white paper slowly fell into his hands, and a series of small words came into view.

"Huh!? The next mission target... is in Little Garden!?"

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"Little Garden?!"

Walking through the lively rainforest full of ancient atmosphere.

Even though the hot and humid air was rising from the ground, following Red's advice, Nami still chose to wear long-sleeved protective clothing.

At Red's prompting, she suddenly raised a finger.

"Oh, right! I just remembered."

"I think I saw information about this island in the voyage records of a famous explorer!"

"It's said that due to the unique climate conditions of the Grand Line, this island hasn't experienced any ecological evolution for thousands of years..."

"So even now, there are still ancient creatures like dinosaurs living here!!!"

"Dinosaurs!!?"

Luffy's eyes instantly lit up with excitement, and he moved closer eagerly.

"Really!? Really!? Are there really dinosaurs here!?"

"Hey, Red, how about we keep a dinosaur on the ship~!"

"You want to keep one?" Red rubbed his chin thoughtfully and considered:

"It might be a little difficult on the Merry."

"But if we really encounter a particularly intelligent dinosaur, we could keep it in Laboon's belly."

"Please, please spare me!"

Upon hearing this, Usopp immediately protested:

"Unless I let Laboon swallow a small island, I really can't accommodate one in the limited space I have!"

"Unless! Luffy, you can promise to come to Laboon every day to clean up the dinosaur's droppings!"

"Hahaha, as if he would do that!"

Red smiled and said:

"It's fine. Things like this are easy to solve."

"Sooner or later we'll need to expand anyway."

"We can leave the feeding issues to Gem and Mikita."

"The real question now is whether there are any dinosaurs on this island smart enough to be worth keeping as pets."

The next moment, another expectant smile flashed in Red's eyes:

"Anyway..."

"The interesting things on this island aren't just the dinosaurs!"

"Luffy, Zoro, Sanji..."

"I wonder if you guys are interested in meeting and competing with warriors of the giant race?"

"Giants!?"

Red's words caused the Straw Hats to stop suddenly.

This time, even Usopp's eyes shone with excitement:

"Giants? Aren't those legendary creatures? Do they really exist!?"

"Of course!" Red replied with a smile: "Not only do they exist! There are many giants in this world!"

"Sugoi~!!!"

Luffy and Usopp immediately became excited, linking arms joyfully.

Zoro and Sanji were surprised for a moment.

"Competing with giants?"

That sounds...

Interesting!!!