General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 575 Luffy goes to sea

Donghai Windmill Village, deep in the forest.

Several crocodiles, tigers, and brown bears with their heads covered with bruises were staring with frightened eyes at a young man in the forest clearing.

"Rubber rubber..."

Luffy muttered something, and suddenly raised his right foot high and kicked it into the air above his head.

His right leg stretched rapidly, and soon its length exceeded ten meters, and it was still stretching upward.

It wasn't until the length of his right leg reached more than twenty meters that it gradually stopped. Like a rubber band that had been stretched to the limit, his right foot wearing slippers began to rebound a little bit and continued to accelerate, heading towards a piece of ground in front of him. The huge rock was stepped on.

"Tomahawk!"

"boom!"

The rebounding right foot crushed the hard rock and exploded with a bang. The broken stones flew everywhere, making the surrounding bushes and trees crackle.

Several onlookers looked at this horrific scene in horror. They all shivered in fear and hugged each other.

Fear made them ignore the bodies hit by stones.

"Very good! I've finally mastered this move, hahaha. In this way, my strength should be greater than Ace's, right?"

Luffy stood in front of the broken stones, laughing with his hands on his hips, a proud smile on his face.

Soon, his laughter was interrupted by the growling sound coming from his stomach.

"So hungry."

Luffy touched his belly, picked up the blown hat from the ground, turned around and looked at the animals watching behind him, and drooled over the crocodile, tiger, and brown bear one by one.

"Awwww..."

Several animals were trembling with fear, closing their eyes tightly, hugging each other and crying.

When Luffy saw this, he scratched his head in frustration and muttered.

"It's such a pity. Now that I've become friends with you, I can't catch them and roast them to eat meat. It tastes really good."

As he spoke, he licked his lips in recollection.

"Gudong."

Upon hearing this, a crocodile with a bandage on its right limb rolled its eyes in fright and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Huh? Is it dead? In that case..."

Luffy's eyes immediately lit up.

The remaining crocodiles shook their heads quickly, bit their companions' tails in panic, and ran wildly into the depths of the forest.

The other tigers and brown bears also dispersed and disappeared in front of Luffy in a blink of an eye.

Luffy rubbed his growling stomach, turned around regretfully, and walked out of the forest, with a happy smile on his face again.

"Since you can't eat barbecue, let's go to Maginot's Bar to buy some cakes and juice!"

Luffy left the forest and walked into the Windmill Village.

As he walked through the street, villagers smiled and greeted him or made jokes along the way.

"Hey! Luffy, have you mastered the secret move you mentioned a few days ago?"

"Of course! I'm so strong now."

"More powerful than Ace?"

"Sure, if Ace were here, I would definitely beat the shit out of him."

"boast."

"Not at all."

Luffy walked all the way to the door of Maginot's tavern, pressed the straw hat on his head, and suddenly noticed several villagers walking out of the tavern with newspapers, and couldn't help but curiously said:

"Uncle, are there any new newspapers? Is there any news about Shanks and Ace?"

"Yes." The villager pointed behind him, "Go and ask Maginot, she is reading the newspaper inside."

"really?"

Luffy's face lit up with joy, and he quickly opened the door and walked into the bustling tavern.

Seeing Luffy come in, the villagers who were drinking inside smiled and said hello.

Maginot, who was standing behind the bar holding a newspaper, also raised his head, looked at Luffy with a smile, put down the newspaper in his hand, and quickly brought a large bowl of noodles filled with meat and a glass of juice from behind the bar. Put it in front of Luffy.

"I know you will definitely come over to eat at this time. Today's food is beef noodles. Please use it slowly, Luffy."

"Thank you, Sister Maginot."

Luffy grinned happily and eagerly sat down at the bar. He picked up his chopsticks and stuffed a large handful of steaming noodles into his mouth.

"Ah, hot, hot, hot."

As soon as the noodles entered his mouth, he screamed and stuck out his tongue due to the hot noodles.

The drinking villagers all laughed when they saw this.

"Eat slowly, the noodles are heated on the stove."

Maginot also sat down, picked up a wine glass and began to wipe it.

Luffy blew on the steaming noodles and ate them slowly, his cheeks bulging, while looking at the newspaper on Maginot's hand, he said vaguely: "Sister Maginot, I heard they said that the new newspaper There is news about Shanks and Ace, is it true?"

Maginot stopped wiping the cup, with a gentle smile on her face, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "It's true."

"What did the newspaper say? Tell me."

Luffy's eyes lit up, he even forgot to eat the noodles and looked at Maginot eagerly.

Maginot put down the cup, picked up the newspaper on the bar with a smile, and read: "In the past few days, the situation in the New World Totland Sea has become increasingly tense. The Whitebeard Pirates, the Red-haired Pirates, and the Beasts The pirate group, as well as the New World Navy branch, compete for ownership of the remaining twenty islands..."

"The red-haired pirates are Shanks' pirate group!" Luffy became excited.

"Well, the Yonko Red-haired Shanks had another fierce collision with the Yonko Kaido a few days ago. The aftermath of the battle between the two sides completely destroyed Candy Island."

"Destroyed an island?" Luffy's eyes widened, and the noodles fell from his mouth, "That's awesome, Shanks!"

Maginot continued: "Fire Fist Ace, the captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, had a conflict with the Major General of the G5 branch, Thor Eniro, over the vortex spider Skuard's intrusion into the G5 sea area. The two fought. The losses on both sides were considerable.”

"Thunder God Enel." Luffy stared at Maginot nervously, "He sounds like a very powerful person. Is he a marine like grandpa? Ace, is he injured?"

"I don't know. In fact, being injured is not a big deal. After all, he has entered the most dangerous sea area in the world, the New World, which is a paradise for the strong. However, fortunately, he did not meet the strongest person from the G5 branch."

Maginot put down the newspaper and gave Luffy another spoonful of beef.

Luffy ate beef and asked doubtfully: "The strongest person in the G5 branch? Who is that? Is he strong? Stronger than Ace?"

Maginot nodded, and the expression on his face became solemn.

"Well, he's very strong. I'm afraid that the current Ace is really no match for him. He is the new naval hero who has inherited the title of Grandpa You's naval hero. He is the strongest general candidate in the Navy Headquarters. With one person's power, he has made the Great Pirates Era The man who suddenly reduced the number of pirates from a surge in number."

"He is the base commander of the G5 branch and the strongest person in the G5 branch, Lieutenant General Lan Lin, Luo Xia."

"Lieutenant General Lan Lin Luo Xia...is he the same lieutenant general as grandpa?"

As Luffy ate the noodles, his mind was not on the delicious food for the first time, but he began to yearn for the wonderful adventures in the new world that Maginot told him.

"Oh, by the way, Luffy." Maginot suddenly smiled and said: "I heard that Lieutenant General Lan Lin is also sixteen years old, the same age as you this year. Moreover, he is also your grandfather's disciple and is very good at using Lieutenant General Garp’s fist and bone moves.”

Luffy's mouth dropped open. "As old as me, more powerful than Ace. Grandpa's disciple, very good at using fist bones?"

He swallowed hard, and his heart suddenly felt sudden for no reason.

"It's too scary. If I go to sea in the future, I will definitely not touch him. Grandpa's fist bones are very painful."

"Don't worry, Lieutenant General Lan Lin is not at sea now. Because of some things, he was imprisoned in Impel Down City, the most dangerous prison in the world. However, we all believe that he did not commit a crime, but is a real hero."

Magino sighed, looked at Luffy and said seriously: "But Luffy, you are right. If you really go to sea and become a pirate one day, you must avoid contact with him. His attitude towards pirates It's a bit extreme, and the most annoying thing is the pirate who is lawless on the sea under the banner of freedom. There are almost no examples of such pirates who have survived from him."

Luffy said nothing, silently sucking the noodles in the bowl, while imagining in his mind what kind of partners he should find.

At this time, several villagers walking arm-in-arm walked in outside the tavern door.

One of the villagers saw Luffy sitting on the bar and couldn't help but laugh loudly: "Luffy! So you are here. I have good news for you. Your grandpa will rush back to Windmill Village soon."

"Grandpa is coming back?" Luffy paused while sucking on the noodles and turned around.

"Yes!" Several villagers had smiles on their faces. "I heard that Lieutenant General Garp has a long vacation and will stay in Windmill Village for a long time."

"A very long time?"

Luffy suddenly became alert and asked quickly: "How long will it take for Grandpa to come back?"

"I don't know. I heard from the village chief that it might be half a year, it might be a year, or he might stay in the village to take care of his old age and not be able to go out."

Several villagers said something else, but Luffy couldn't listen anymore.

He finished the noodles in the bowl in three gulps, said thank you, and left the tavern in a hurry.

In the forest, on a cliff near the sea, Luffy sat on the grass, looking at the three wine bowls in front of him in trance for a while.

The setting sun gradually sank into the sea at dusk, dyeing the sea surface golden yellow.

Luffy looked troubled.

"Oops, grandpa actually wants to come back and live for a few years. In that case, how can I go out to sea? I will definitely be caught by that violent old man. Has Ace entered the legendary new world? How amazing. But I haven’t even left Windmill Village.”

Maginot's words during the day made Luffy's heart feel a little itchy.

Thinking of the promise he made with Shanks, the sworn wine he drank with Ace and Sabo here, and the promise they made to meet again on the sea in the future, Luffy suddenly had no intention of continuing to train hard in Windmill Village. idea.

Originally, he wanted to study some skills on how to use the rubber fruit's ability. After a while, maybe by this time next year, he would go to sea to find a partner he likes, and then go to explore the great route, the new world, that Shanks and the others talked about. , go on an adventure on the sea, find the legendary secret treasure, and become the freest pirate king.

But now, if Garp really returns to Windmill Village and stays here for a year or two, then his plan to go overseas will really come to nothing.

Luffy sat on the ground and frowned, thinking hard. After thinking for ten seconds, he finally made up his mind. He picked up the mountain spring water in the bowl in front of him, touched it with the other two bowls, drank it all in one gulp, and stood up. He got up and quietly ran towards a certain direction by the seaside of Windmill Village.

A few days later, the village chief of Windmill Village and Dadan, the bandit hiding in the forest, were sweating profusely and looking for Luffy everywhere in Windmill Village.

However, even if they turned the entire village and the surrounding forest upside down, they still couldn't find Luffy.

Moreover, a small wooden boat parked by the village chief's family on the beach was also missing.

"It's over, it's going to be bad now. Luffy must have stolen the village chief's boat and secretly went to sea to become a pirate."

Dadan covered his head and screamed in panic.

"How should I explain to Garp when he returns to the village? That bastard Luffy didn't even say hello."

The village chief stood on the beach and kept tapping the beach at his feet with his crutch, blowing his beard and staring in anger.

At the same time, the port of Shieldstown.

"Kerby, you are so useless. Didn't we knock that Allima away? You are still so afraid. You can't become the Pirate King if you are so timid."

Luffy jumped off the small wooden boat docked on the shore, looked back at a short, fat boy with pink hair wearing a pair of bottle-bottom glasses, and said bluntly.

The boy named Kebi carefully climbed ashore holding the side of the boat. Hearing Luffy's words, he had a wry smile on his face and scratched his head.

"Luffy, I'm not as powerful as you. Besides, my dream is to become a heroic naval warrior, like that naval hero. Also, the name of the woman you knocked away is Arrita."

"very hungry……"

Luffy seemed not to have heard, his head drooped weakly, his eyes scanning around the town in front of him.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he ran towards a tavern that was open.

"Eat! Meat! I want to eat meat!"

Behind him, Kebi hurriedly caught up and shouted, "Luffy! Wait! Do you have any money on you?"

Ten minutes later, the tavern proprietress and her daughter Rika surrounded Luffy and Kirby with angry expressions on their faces.

Luffy's stomach was rounded, and the table in front of him was filled with empty plates.

Kebi was sweating profusely as he explained.

"Yes... I'm sorry! Luffy is really hungry. I'm sorry. I'm willing to work in the tavern to pay back the money. I'm really sorry! Please forgive us!"

"Hmph! I think you guys are just here to eat for free. Are you pirates? Just like the abominable Belumeber, you eat and drink and do mischief in the town all day long!"

The little girl Lixiang pointed at Kebi with a kitchen knife in her hand, which scared him so much that his face turned pale. She waved her hands and shook her head and said, "I...we are not pirates. Don't get me wrong. We are just too hungry."

Kirby wanted to explain, but Luffy burped and grinned: "How do you know I am a pirate? Yes, I am Monkey D Luffy, the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"

"You still say you're not a pirate? Your companions have admitted it!" Lixiang gritted her teeth, her hands trembled, but she firmly held the kitchen knife, pointed it at Luffy and Kebi, and shouted: "Get out of my tavern quickly. , get out of Shieldstown, you are not welcome here!"

"Ah?" Luffy was a little confused, scratched his head, and asked doubtfully: "Don't you want us to stay and work? We just ate without paying."

"We won't trust a big-eating pirate to work in a restaurant! Get out of here!" Li Xiangjiao shouted, her voice trembling.

It could be seen that she was scared, but she was holding on and not retreating.

Luffy glanced at the empty plates on the table and wanted to say something else, but Kebi grabbed his arm and pulled him outside.

"Luffy, let's go. You claim to be a pirate so openly. If someone in the town informs the navy, you will be doomed."

"Inform the Navy? Huh, inform that dandy Bellumber? He doesn't care about the life and death of the people in Shieldstown. Just like his colonel father, he only knows how to bully us!"

Lixiang snorted behind her, ignoring the restaurant proprietress's dissuasion, and choked with red eyes: "That brave swordsman just hacked to death the big wolf dog he had tamed, and then he was captured and taken to the naval academy. He is said to be imprisoned for a month without food. As long as Colonel Monka and his son Bellumber are in Shields Town for one day, we will never be able to live a stable life!"

"Mr. Swordsman who acts bravely for justice?"

Luffy stopped walking out of the tavern.

Ten minutes later, outside the wall of the Shieldstown Naval Base, three figures sneakily climbed up the wall and looked at the school grounds inside.

"Where is the swordsman you mentioned? Rika." Luffy looked around.

"Idiot, didn't you see the cross erected in the middle of the school grounds? Didn't that Mr. Swordsman have his hands and feet tied there?"

Lixiang held a few rice balls in her hands and pointed to the middle of the school field.

Luffy and Kirby quickly looked at each other, both of them stunned.

Luffy was a little surprised and looked at the man whose hands and feet were bound.

"Huh? Lixiang, didn't you say that the one who was caught was a swordsman? But he looked like a blind uncle, right? His eyes were full of scars, he looked so scary."

"Well, although Mr. Swordsman can't see it, he is really a very powerful swordsman." Lixiang nodded and confirmed.

"Blind swordsman?" Luffy's eyes shone with excitement. With a strong hand on the wall, the man turned over and jumped into the school grounds.

"That's so fun! I'm going to rescue him right now. I want him to be my first partner!"

(End of this chapter)