29: Chapter 29 Loguetown, the Town of Beginnings and EndsOn the Moby Dick in the New World, Ace was happily showing Luffy and Uta's bounty posters to his father, Whitebeard, and said with a smile, "Dad, see that?These are my brother and sister.As expected of my siblings, they have bounties of 90 million and 60 million respectively on their first post.Looks like I need to work harder too; I can't let my siblings surpass me, can I?"
Whitebeard looked at Luffy's bounty poster with admiration, "No wonder he's Garp's grandson.I wonder if this kid would be willing to become my son?"
The other two Yonko of the New World didn't seem so happy.Looking at Luffy's bounty poster, they had a premonition that they would be defeated by this kid in the future.
On the Grand Line, on White Earth Island, at the Revolutionary Army's headquarters, Sabo, now the Chief of Staff, held Luffy and Uta's bounty posters with a look of satisfaction.He was happy for his younger brother: "Luffy, you've finally set sail for your dream!I'll train even harder too.As your older brother, I'll do everything I can to protect my younger siblings!"
On the Going Merry in the East Blue, the crew was unaware of the immense shock their bounties had caused the world.Everyone was celebrating their first bounty.Sanji had already given his bounty to Yang.Luffy looked at Sanji, who was squatting in a corner muttering to himself, with a hint of fear.Zoro, on the other hand, mocked him, saying he'd been driven insane by the shock.Sanji, already upset, immediately lunged at the green-haired swordsman, determined to kick him to death.Zoro, not to be outdone, drew his Murasame swordsmanship, ready to chop off the lecherous, round-browed cook.Meanwhile, Nami, who was sunbathing because of the noise on the deck, had veins bulging on her face.Without any instruction, she used her shaving brush on each of them, giving them Luffy's favorite treat, "love." "Iron Fist!" Looking at the two people with blue smoke rising from their heads, Luffy silently mourned for them in his heart, and at the same time secretly vowed never to mess with Nami again.The Going Merry sailed for several days amidst the bickering and fighting of the group.Finally, on this day, Luffy and his crew arrived at Loguetown, a town near the entrance to the Grand Line.The usually noisy Luffy stood on the ram's head and quietly looked at the town not far away."Finally here, Loguetown, also known as the town of beginning and end, the birthplace of the previous Pirate King Roger, and also the place where he was executed." Uta came to Luffy's side, nestled in his arms, and looked at Loguetown not far away with him.Nami looked at the couple in front of her, a trace of envy flashing in her eyes.
On another stretch of sea off Loguetown, Bucky the Clown and another tall, beautiful woman wielding a spiked club stood together, looking at Loguetown.The woman asked, "Are you really sure that Straw Hat bastard will come to this island?I just don't believe it."
"That Straw Hat bastard will definitely come here.This is where Pirate King Roger was born and died, and it's a place every pirate visits before entering the Grand Line.So that kid will definitely come back.When that happens, if you and I join forces, we'll definitely defeat that bastard, right, Alvida?"
Buggy spoke confidently, though his voice had become noticeably higher-pitched.Thinking of all the misfortunes he'd suffered because of Luffy, Buggy wiped away a tear.After being knocked away by Luffy, he was left with only his head, limbs, and a makeshift raft, drifting aimlessly.He would climb onto every island he encountered, searching for any remaining parts of his body.But as time went on, Buggy grew increasingly desperate.Just as he was about to give up and settle for any island, he encountered Alvida, who had suffered the same fate.This fat woman, after being frozen and knocked away by Luffy, had miraculously survived and drifted to this island with the waves.On the island, they found the Paramecia-type Smooth-Smooth Fruit.After eating it, Alvida transformed from her former chubby body into a tall and beautiful woman.The two hit it off immediately, and upon hearing that they had both experienced similar fates, they decided to form a new pirate crew and set sail to find Luffy and take revenge.Buggy was also lucky enough to find his body parts in the Bear Paw Group.However, after assembling them, Buggy was devastated to find that his manhood was numb.Later, Buggy's voice became increasingly shrill, and his movements began to become effeminate.Looking at the effeminate Buggy, Alvida quietly took a step back.She now seriously doubted whether she had chosen the wrong partner.
Soon, Luffy and his crew arrived in Loguetown.Seeing the bustling town, they quickly decided what to do.Zoro decided to buy a sword, but after checking his pockets, he realized he had no money.He shamelessly asked Nami for a loan, only to be met with a demand for three times the amount, which annoyed him greatly.However, he had no choice but to buy it, so he reluctantly accepted the Beli from Nami's hand.Looking at Zoro's resentful eyes, it seemed he was complaining about why he had entrusted all his money to this money-grubber.Luffy was also helpless.After robbing the Sixteenth Branch, under Nami's persistent pleading, he still entrusted his money to her management, keeping only a few hundred thousand Berries for himself as pocket money.However, Zoro wouldn't be able to spend it all on buying a sword this time.Nami, who had just tricked Zoro a little, went to buy clothes while humming a tune.She originally wanted to take the other girls with her, but Kuina only wanted to maintain her sword and wasn't interested in buying clothes, while Uta was worried that Luffy would get lost and not be able to find his way back.So Nami could only go shopping alone and buy clothes for the two girls on her way back.
The two women, each with their male companions, wandered through Loguetown.Just as Kuina was about to ask Zoro where he was, she turned around and spotted Uta, who was also searching for Luffy.They exchanged a knowing glance, somewhat amused and exasperated, but could only search for the two directionally challenged individuals."Where are we two?Are we lost?We're such a worry!""Forget it, I'll go find her later," Zoro muttered, finally arriving at the entrance of a weapon shop after wandering around for a while.Seeing Kuina nowhere to be found, he quickly entered the shop."Is this the little tavern from the series?But where's Uta?Oh well, I'll just cause some trouble at the execution rack and they'll find me," Luffy thought, not giving it much thought.He turned and went into the tavern, completely unconcerned about the chaos he might cause.Inside, Luffy chatted happily with the old man, oblivious to the fact that in the most secluded corner, a man in a green robe, with an unappealing appearance, was looking at him with gentle eyes.Meanwhile, at the Marine branch base in Loguetown, a middle-aged man with three cigars dangling from his lips stared at Luffy's bounty poster and sneered: "A mere rookie pirate crew with a total bounty of 380 million?But your good luck has run out.If you dare come to Loguetown, I, Smoker, will capture you all!"