23: Chapter 23 Rasoron Joins the Party"You bastard!" Zoro cursed angrily, but Helmeppo didn't care and instead said with a grin, "Can you hold on, Zoro?There are less than ten days left until the agreed time.Don't die in these ten days."
"Don't worry, I won't die," Zoro said coldly.Hearing this, Helmeppo turned around, laughed, and left."Thank you for saving me, big brother.My name is Rika.What's your name, big brother?" Rika asked.
"My name is Luffy, and this guy is Coby," Luffy introduced, pointing to Coby who had been ignored by Rika.Coby was on the verge of tears, thinking, "Is my presence really that insignificant?"
"Oh, right, big brother, didn't you just ask me what happened?Well then, I'll invite you to my family's restaurant for dinner, and I'll tell you the whole story in detail."
"Okay, Rika, you take Koby back first, I'll go check on Zoro." Luffy said, about to jump into the Marine base."Wait a minute, big brother, do you know where my family's restaurant is?" Rika asked.Luffy paused, looking embarrassed, and said, "I don't think so." Rika pointed to the stairs leading up from the barge and said, "My family's restaurant is called Foodfood.Just go down these stairs and keep walking, you'll find it.Don't forget, big brother!"
"Okay, Rika, I got it," Luffy said, then leaped into the Marine base and headed straight for Zoro.Zoro looked up and saw Luffy standing in front of him."Ah, it's you!Why haven't you left yet?Could you do me a favor and pick up those rice balls on the ground?"
"This is already dirty," Luffy said."Mind your own business, just pick it up and feed it to me," Zoro said.Seeing this, Luffy could only shake his head helplessly, pick up the rice ball from the ground, dust it off, and feed it to Zoro.After eating the rice ball, Zoro said, "It's delicious, I'm full," and then looked at Luffy again and said, "Who are you?Why did you approach me?"
Luffy replied, "I am Monkey D.Luffy.The reason I approached you is to invite you to join my crew."
"Your ship?Are you a pirate?Don't joke around.I'm not going to be a pirate.I have my own dreams to achieve," Zoro refused directly."Think it over carefully." After saying that, Luffy ignored Zoro's opinion and jumped out of the Marine base again, heading towards Rika's restaurant."What a strange person." After Luffy left, Zoro stopped talking and continued to lower his head, seemingly lost in thought.
"Really?Mr.Zoro really said that?" Rika asked happily.
"Yes, it's true." Luffy smiled as he looked at the happy little girl.He had just learned what had happened from Rika.Just like in the original story, Zoro made a one-month promise with Helmeppo to protect the shop.Meanwhile, Coby, who was standing next to him, muttered in a daze, "This can't be real.How could the Marines be like this?" Luffy didn't say anything.He knew that Coby would come out of his daze on his own.
Just then, an arrogant voice came from the doorway: "Hurry up and serve me my food!" Berumeber walked into the restaurant leading a wolfhound, arrogantly saying, "I'm hungry!Serve me my food now, or I'll have my dad execute you all!"
After saying that, Helmeppo crossed his legs, then suddenly thought of something and said, "I've suddenly come up with a fun idea.I've decided to publicly execute Zoro tomorrow."
At this moment, Rika could no longer hold back and shouted at Helmeppo, "Get out of here!You're not welcome here!" Helmeppo's face darkened instantly, and he said viciously, "You little brat, you really dare to say that!" With that, he released the wolfhound's chain and ordered, "Go!Bite this brat to death!" The wolfhound charged viciously at Rika, but just as it was about to touch her, a hand grabbed the wolfhound's neck tightly.It was Luffy!With a forceful pull, the wolfhound stopped struggling and stopped breathing.Helmeppo was shocked: "Do you know who I am, Straw Hat Luffy?I am." Before he could finish speaking, a fist was getting closer and closer to him.Thud!Helmeppo was sent flying and crashed outside, letting out a series of groans.
"You just wait!" Merumi was helped up by several Marine soldiers, screaming as he was carried away."Coby, come with me to save Zoro!" Luffy called out to Coby, who seemed not to hear him, still muttering to himself.Luffy grew impatient, punched him with Armament Haki, and looked at Coby, who was crouching on the ground clutching his head, saying, "If you really want to change this situation, then you must resolve to become stronger, strong enough to change everything in this world." At this moment, Coby raised his head and said firmly, "Mr.Luffy, I understand." Luffy was about to nod with satisfaction when Coby's next words shocked him: "Mr.Luffy, please let me join you, to adventure with you.I will definitely become stronger, so that I can change the injustice of this world."
"Wait, weren't you aspiring to become a Marine Admiral?How come."
"No, Mr.Luffy, I've already thought it through.So what if I become a Marine Admiral?After what happened today, I've realized that if even a lowly Captain is this arrogant, what kind of person would a Marine Admiral be?So, Mr.Luffy, please grant my request."
"This." Luffy was stunned.And just as he expected, the system acted up again: "Congratulations, host, for achieving the accomplishment—Master of Talk-no-Jutsu, changing Coby's original life trajectory.Reward: A Time Training House."
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