"Luffy… "
If it had been in the past, Maginot would have smiled wryly and shook his head before serving Luffy a bowl of seafood fried rice, and also keeping accounts.
But she really didn't have the strength today...
Luffy, who was confused, also noticed that something was wrong, but his attention was not on Maginot, but on the food placed around the room that made his mouth water.
"Wow! Grandpa Slap, you didn't even call me for the party tonight?!"
The young man who had been dying just now jumped up immediately, his legs compressed as if there were no bones, and then his whole body jumped up more than three meters high like a spring. He bypassed a group of people and came to the bar, picking up a large plate of half-eaten barbecue. Just pour it into your mouth.
Yes, pour!
He opened his mouth to the point where it was wider than an adult's waist, and poured half of the plate of barbecue into his mouth! There was no chewing, the neck stretched and retracted, and with a "gurgling" sound, the roast went into the stomach.
"Hey! It's alive!"
Luffy patted his belly with a silly smile on his face, reached for a chicken leg from the table a few meters away, and turned back strangely: "Grandpa Slap, why don't you eat it? It's delicious!"
Slap returned a wry smile and said nothing.
At this time, Flying Squirrel's expression changed and he looked at Luffy.
This is my own way of doing things.
Carry a round straw hat with you.
Eaten a rubber fruit.
"You're Monkey D. Luffy, right?"
The flying squirrel took a step forward, looked at it carefully for a moment, and finally asked firmly.
"Huh? It's me!"
Luffy raised his head in confusion and pressed the back of his head with his oily palm: "Who are you? Are you a marine?"
Although he is only 15 years old this year and has not gone to sea, his grandfather's biggest wish is to become a navy. After years of "teaching him by words and deeds", even if he is as crazy as Luffy, he is still deeply impressed by the navy uniform.
It can be said that the navy uniform is the most important thing in Luffy's head, second only to the pirate flag and straw hat.
"Yes, I am your grandfather's... colleague."
When he heard that the other party was indeed the target this time, the flying squirrel smiled: "Your grandfather has something to do and can't come back, so he asked me to stop by to see you... I believe he will be happy to know that you are so energetic."
More than just "spirit"!
Just as he was talking, at least a third of the food on the surrounding tables went into Luffy's stomach.
If he is not "spiritual", then who are the others
Sick
"Tch, it's that stinky old man again!"
Luffy's expression suddenly dropped. When he said this, he rolled his eyes and pressed his nose with his fingers, which was exactly the same as Garp: "It would be best if he didn't come back! Once he comes back, he will definitely let me join the navy! No! If you obey me, beat me. Who cares if he comes back..."
"What's wrong with being a navy? You see, we are the navy, and the warships outside listen to us. How majestic is that, right?"
I have seen this little ghost-headed flying squirrel a lot, and although I am embarrassed to admit it, there are definitely more young people who dream of becoming a pirate king than those who hope to join the navy. So he didn't get angry at all. Instead, he raised his purple beard in a friendly manner and used the majesty of a warship to attract Luffy's attention.
"Wow! So that's not a mountain?"
Sure enough, Luffy's eyes widened in an instant, and there seemed to be golden light shining in his eyes.
He had long noticed that it was dark outside the port. He was too hungry just now and had not noticed it. Now that he heard that it was a ship, he became excited!
"Yes, that is the largest warship war beast in our navy!"
The flying squirrel said proudly: "When you become a navy, you will have the opportunity to have a warship under your own management. Do you want to go up and have a look?"
If it were a simple and curious little guy, maybe Flying Squirrel would have succeeded, but what he faced was Luffy, who was famous for not playing by the rules.
Hearing what the flying squirrel said, the golden light in Luffy's eyes dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye... It was really visible, from full of expectation to complete disregard!
"No! That's a warship, and only the navy rides on warships!"
Speaking of this, Luffy raised his fists, his eyes full of longing.
Slap knew what Luffy was going to say as soon as he saw the familiar movements. He wanted to step forward to stop him, but suddenly felt an astonishing killing intent and had to freeze in place.
"I am the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"
"One day I will build a ship bigger than your warships, bring my friends with me, and become the Pirate King!!"
At this time, Luffy didn't even have a clear understanding of what the Grand Line was and what the Navy was.
He just wanted to become the Pirate King, and he did just that.
Listening to Luffy's deafening shouts, Slap's eyes turned gray.
He discovered the source of the murderous intention, the man who destroyed the Ace Spade Pirates.
However, to his surprise, the expected anger did not appear. Ron just stared at Luffy calmly, and then said to the flying squirrel.
"Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel, it's time to leave."
No one can change Luffy's ambition. This has nothing to do with his status as the destined protagonist. There is a kind of person in the world who, once he has set a goal, will not give up even if he dies.
To a certain extent, so was Ron.
But he is not as ambitious and unpredictable as Luffy. "One Piece" is a broad and broad title. Even if Roger is resurrected and walks the great route again, he will not know what will happen. Everything comes from the unknown and is full of surprises. Wait for him to reveal it.
But Ron's goal is short-term and narrow, visible and tangible.
He just wanted to challenge himself.
Anything that he cannot currently do is within the scope of Ron's challenge.
Luffy is the kind of person who lives for elusive dreams and lives on the road to pursue his dreams. And Ron is a person who lives because he is alive. Every day is boring and numb to him. Only new challenges can make his ordinary daily life full of passion.
This is also the second reason why Ron did not become a pirate. In the eyes of dreamers, lofty dreams are a kind of romance, but in the eyes of Ron, who has died once, the so-called dream is just a dream and a smoke and mirrors. Rather than pursuing the romance of his dreams, he prefers to think about what he can do now and live a very realistic life.
Of course, there is no essential difference between the two. They are both a sublimation of firm belief in oneself and belief.
Once the goals are determined at the same time, they cannot be influenced by outsiders.
Even if Zefa came to ask Ron to give up his goal in the future, Ron would only look down upon him.
Therefore, Ron would not take the Flying Squirrel seriously at all when he wanted to change Luffy's mind.
…
On the way back to the warship, Flying Squirrel frowned.
"Ron, do you know why so many people want to become the Pirate King?"
In the past, because of the strength of pirates and the influence of Roger, the "Pirate King" in the Great Pirate Era, it is understandable that young people want to become the Pirate King.
Fame, wealth, power, becoming the Pirate King means you can have it all. This is too tempting for young people.
But nowadays, life for pirates is getting harder and harder day by day, and the East China Sea pirates are even more like Alita before, having to hide even during banquets.
The Navy has changed enough.
Flying Squirrel couldn't understand why some people were still so determined to dream of becoming the Pirate King.
"Of course it's because of the World Government, cutie!"
Ron didn't say this, but instead said it in another way: "Probably because he's bored!"
"boring?!!"
"Of course! I heard that Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel was also born on an ordinary island, right? Living on an island with a limited area, when you were a child and looked at the endless sea, didn't you want to go and see what was in the depths of the sea? Yes. What kind of scenery did you encounter?”
"Even if you know that there are pirates, man-eating monsters, and violent storms on the sea that can kill people, you will feel scared and cower and suppress the idea, but you will not forget it, right?"
The flying squirrel was silent.
In his opinion, it is not called boredom, but a dream.
But he understood what Ron meant. Indeed, no matter how much the Navy changed the status quo, it would only affect something called "pattern".
And things like "pattern" are destined to have little relevance to the common people.
And that's just an influence, not a complete subversion. How stable is the pattern of the Great Pirates Era
Unless a new "Great Navy Era" can be reestablished, no matter how hard they try, they will not be able to affect the thoughts and considerations of ordinary people.
If you don’t go out, you will never know how wonderful the world will be.
What a brat like Luffy longs for is not the glory and power of becoming the Pirate King, but simply full of expectations for the vast expanse of the sea.
Just like him before.
"I checked Windmill Village and found no mutated ferocious beasts. However, the Kingdom of Goa is quite big. Let the soldiers take action... Huh?"
Before he finished speaking, Ron suddenly let out a soft sigh and looked back curiously.
The flying squirrel was not as domineering as Ron Guang, but the other party barely concealed his whereabouts, and ran towards them like flying in a way that was so chaotic that it was unsightly to listen to the footsteps.
The person who came was none other than Luffy, with half a piece of barbecue in his mouth.
Sizzle!
He stood up on his heels and braked, leaving two scratches on the ground. Luffy swallowed the barbecue in one gulp and looked at Ron eagerly.
"Hey, that uncle over there!"
"I heard that you killed Ace's companion, right?!"
"Yes... so what?"
Ron looked at him funny and raised his eyebrows.
"Do you want to avenge your brother?"
However, to Ron's expectation, Luffy shook his head without hesitation.
"No! He is also a pirate. He is my opponent on the road to becoming the Pirate King. I will not help my opponent avenge himself!"
When Luffy said this, his face was full of "I'm too smart not to be fooled" look, then he shrank his neck and muttered softly.
"And Ace wouldn't want me to help him get revenge..."
Ron: "..."
"But since you can defeat him, it means you are strong, right?!"
Luffy suddenly said loudly, with no trace of fear on his silly big face. He locked his eyes on Ron, spread his legs, and used his palms to support his knees to move his joints: "Let's duel!"
"As long as I beat you, it will prove that I am better than Ace! Then I can go to sea this year!"
Ron: "..."
Flying Squirrel: "...Pfft!!"