14: Chapter 14: The Navy of "Justice"?Coby stared wide-eyed at Luffy, his mouth agape as if he could fit an egg inside.Luffy, meanwhile, proudly displayed his outstretched arm, grinning as he told Coby that he was a rubber man who had eaten the Gum-Gum Fruit.
Luffy's arm was like rubber, stretching and shortening at will, and able to form all sorts of strange shapes.Coby was dumbfounded.He tried to touch Luffy's arm and felt its peculiar elasticity.
"This is amazing!" Coby exclaimed."You can actually become like this!" Luffy laughed and fiddled with his arms, showing Coby more of the wonders of the Gum-Gum Fruit.
"By the way, Coby, do you know where Shells Town is?I heard Zoro got into some trouble and got tied up there by a Marine captain."
After showing off his rubber body, Luffy asked Coby for directions to Shells Town.Although he could use a teleportation stone to get there, it would be rather boring.He had already set sail as a pirate, so what was the point of using a teleportation stone to travel back and forth?
"Sheltz Town?Of course I know where that is, but why do I feel like Luffy-san and Zoro know each other?Could this pirate hunter disguised as a monster be Luffy-san's partner?Luffy-san is too strong," Coby said to Luffy with starry eyes.
Luffy waved his hand, indicating that this was basic operation.After Coby said that he knew, Luffy and his crew found a small boat for escape on the ship.Before leaving, Luffy accidentally caught a glimpse of an orange-haired girl sneaking away from the side of Alvida's pirate ship.
"Nami, my future navigator, just wait.We'll meet soon, and I'll definitely help you defeat Arlong.Hehehehehehe," Luffy thought to himself, laughing inwardly.
On the way to Shells Town, Coby told Luffy and the others about the town.Upon learning that there was a Marine Captain named Morgan in Shells Town, and that he had even defeated the notorious pirate Kuro with a bounty of 16 million, both women's eyes flashed with shock.Only Luffy, who knew the original story, knew Morgan's true nature.Morgan was just a pitiful person being hypnotized by Kuro in order to retire.The current Morgan was nothing but a scumbag blinded by greed.
"Luffy, looks like we need to be careful.This Morgan seems to have some strength," Uta said worriedly, nestled in Luffy's arms.Luffy didn't say anything, just affectionately pinched Uta's delicate cheek to reassure her.Sitting nearby, Kuina watched the couple's display of affection and felt a surge of exasperation.Her own idiot, that green-haired moss, only cared about sword practice.She'd already given such obvious hints, yet this blockhead remained unmoved.Was this what Luffy meant by "a heart without women, a sword drawn with divine grace"?Soon, the group logged into Zoro's location.In Shells Town, the group strolled around the fairly lively town.According to Luffy, with Zoro's monstrous physique, being tied up for a while longer wouldn't be a problem, so the group wandered aimlessly around the town."I really want to meet this Marine Captain who once defeated Kuro.I wonder if this Marine Captain will accept me as a Marine," Coby said wistfully while munching on the fruit Luffy had casually bought.But something unexpected happened.When the townspeople heard Morgan's name, they all hid in fear.Coby was completely dumbfounded when he saw this.
"It seems this guy named Morgan isn't as nice as you thought in this town.Maybe his behavior is really bad," Luffy said casually, picking his ear.Coby looked at the scene before him and wanted to argue, but the scene before him made him speechless.
Luffy shook his head.After finding out the location of the Marine base, he led the group to the Marine branch base.After easily climbing over the wall, they saw Zoro with a green bandana in the middle of the courtyard.Seeing Zoro's disheveled appearance, the group couldn't help but burst into laughter.Zoro looked in the direction of the laughter and his face turned bright red when he saw several familiar figures.
"Hahaha, Zoro, what's wrong with you?You can't be tied up here because you can't even beat a mere Marine Captain, can you?" Even though he knew the original plot, Luffy couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zoro looking so disheveled.Even Uta and Kuina couldn't help but laugh along with them.
"No no no no ruthless, hurry up and untie me!" Zoro roared, his face red and his shark-like mouth wide open.
While Luffy said he wasn't in a hurry, he slowly prepared to untie Zoro.At this moment, a ladder was erected on the wall next to Luffy, and a little girl was secretly climbing up from below.After seeing Luffy and the others, she secretly shushed them, then quietly climbed over into the yard.After running to Zoro, she took out a package from her pocket and opened it.
"This is a rice ball I made for my big brother.He must be very hungry after being tied up here for so long," the little girl said, holding up the rice ball to Zoro.Zoro, not wanting the little girl to be implicated, rudely told her to get lost.Just as the little girl was about to say something, an unpleasant voice sounded from behind her, "Trying to treat a little girl like that, huh?That takes real strength, Pirate Hunter Zoro."
A blond-haired playboy walked up to the little girl, snatched the rice ball from her hand, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed a few times, then spat it out in disgust, stomping on it and cursing, "How can anyone eat such a sweet rice ball?Rice balls are supposed to be savory!"
Having said that, he granted permission.The young master ordered his men to throw the little girl out.Although the young man was unwilling, he had no choice but to do so under the threat of the young master.But the next moment.
"Hey, I advise you to put down the child in your arms right away, or I can't guarantee what will happen to your young master," Luffy appeared in front of the blond young master at some point, and was tightly gripping the young master's neck.Under this threat, the marine had no choice but to put down the little girl.
After Luffy casually abandoned the young master, the young master cried and ran back to find his father.The remaining group didn't leave either.After rescuing Zoro, they listened to the little girl recount the events.In short, the person Luffy had been choking was called Helmeppo, and his father was Morgan.Morgan wasn't as kind as Koby thought; since arriving here, he had started to act arrogantly, and his son, relying on his father, also ran rampant in the town.Not long ago, Helmeppo came to the little girl's tavern and, because the little girl had offended him, was about to unleash his dogs to kill her.Zoro killed the vicious dogs with a single sword strike to save the little girl.To prevent the little girl's family from being implicated, Zoro agreed to Helmeppo's demands, which is why Zoro was tied up here.
"Is this still the Navy I know?How could the Navy do this?" Hearing this, Coby felt his faith crumble.He had always believed that the Navy was righteous, but Morgan's actions shattered Coby's worldview.