24: Chapter 24: Coby and Zoro board the shipLuffy looked at Coby helplessly and said, "You'd better think this through.Becoming a pirate is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of the World Government, and you'll have a bounty on your head from the World Government in the future.Aren't you afraid?"
Coby said firmly, "Mr.Luffy, I'm not afraid." Looking at Coby's determined eyes, Luffy said helplessly, "With your current strength, you can't even leave the East Blue.I'll be giving you special training for a long time to come, so be prepared."
"Yes, Mr.Luffy."
"Let's go, Coby, let's go pick up our first mate Zoro," Luffy said, leading Coby towards the naval base.
After Helmeppo was knocked away by Luffy, he returned to the Marine base and immediately went to his father, Marine Captain Morgan, to complain and ask him to kill Luffy who had hit him.At that moment, Morgan was directing Marines to erect a statue of him, saying, "This statue is a symbol of my power.If you dare to bump or knock it today, you will face the consequences."
At this moment, Berumeber, sobbing, approached Monka: "Father, someone dared to hit your son!Go and kill him for me!" Monka looked at Berumeber with disgust and said, "Do you know why I never hit you?" "Of course, because I'm your son!"
Suddenly, Monka sprang into action, slapping Bellemere away and shouting, "You just wait and see, I'm the boss of this town.Those scoundrels are afraid of me, not you.If it weren't for me, you'd be nothing!" Bellemere covered his face, staring at Monka in disbelief.His father, who had never hit him before, had actually done it today.
At this moment, Morgan saw the two who had sneaked into the base to rescue Zoro and immediately roared, "Two rats have managed to sneak in!" Helmeppo also saw Luffy and the two, pointing at Luffy and shouting, "Dad, this is the guy who hit me!Kill him for me!" The two who had sneaked into the Marine base told Zoro that Helmeppo was to be executed the next day.At first, Zoro didn't believe it, but seeing that the two didn't seem to be lying, he cursed:
"Damn it, how can I die here?My dream hasn't come true yet!" At that moment, Luffy suddenly asked, "Zoro, what's your dream?" Zoro glanced at Luffy and replied, "My dream is to defeat the world's greatest swordsman and become the world's greatest swordsman."
"Then you should join me even more, because my dream is to become the Pirate King," Luffy said with a smile."Pirate King?Hahahaha, impossible!Don't make me laugh!" Zoro laughed loudly."Do you know what that means?"
Luffy replied, "I know.It's because I know what that word means that I want to become the Pirate King even more.Besides, it's also a promise I made to someone else." Luffy took off his straw hat and said.
Zoro seemed to be affected by Luffy's emotions, and remained silent with his head down.At this moment, Luffy said, "Zoro, I heard that you fight with three swords, but now your swords must have been taken by that bastard Helmeppo.How about this, let's make a bet.If I help you find your swords, you will join me and become my crew." Without waiting for Zoro's reply, he ran towards the base building.
"Don't take matters into your own hands, you bastard!" Zoro cursed, turning to Coby, who was trying to untie him, and asked, "And you, little fatty, I don't see how strong you are.What's your dream?"
Coby scratched his head sheepishly and said, "My dream.before I met Mr.Luffy, was to become an excellent Marine.But after witnessing how a mere Captain on this island preyed on the people, I decided to follow Mr.Luffy.I believe Mr.Luffy will help me become stronger so that I can eliminate scum like him."
"Becoming stronger, huh?" Zoro murmured.Meanwhile, Luffy, recalling the plot, remembered that Zoro's three swords seemed to be in Helmeppo's room.So, Luffy activated his Observation Haki and searched for Helmeppo's room.After a while, Luffy opened his eyes, smiled slightly, and leaped up, arriving at a window on the third floor.Sure enough, he saw Zoro's three swords."Bingo, found it!" Luffy punched through the glass, jumped into the room, took Zoro's swords, and looked around Helmeppo's room: "A small room decorated like this, how much money did it cost?"
Without further hesitation, Luffy slung Zoro's three swords over his shoulder, leaped from the window, and returned to Zoro's side."Here, these are your swords.It's a deal, I'll help you find them, and you'll join me."
"You…" Zoro stared speechlessly at the boy before him, then said, "Rather than die here, I'd rather join you and become a pirate.But let me make this clear: if you prevent me from achieving my dream, then I'll make you commit seppuku in front of me as an apology."
Luffy laughed heartily, "No problem!To become a future Pirate King's crewmate, you at least need a prestigious title!" With that, he drew his sword and cut the ropes binding Zoro.Zoro looked at Luffy in surprise, not expecting his captain to wield a sword.Meanwhile, on the other side of the Marine base, a petite figure vaulted over the wall and landed on the ground—it was Nami.She muttered, "I wonder who's causing trouble at the Marine base.But it's fine, this makes it easier for me to steal the Grand Line charts."