One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK1!

Chapter 19 - Orange Town 4.

[Chapter Size: 1285 Words]

Third Person POV

Orange Town, East Blue.

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While the crew was organizing everything at the port related to the captured pirates, Luffy, Shirahoshi, and Megalo were walking through the empty town at the moment.

"So this is how a human town works? It's different, but it reminds me a lot of the houses on Fish-Man Island!" The 1.70-meter-tall mermaid spoke, admiring the surroundings.

"I don't see much difference between humans and fish-men, to be honest. Apart from the respiratory system for breathing underwater, you seem to have the same physiological conditions as humans..." Luffy said as he walked with the princess.

"Although I have no idea how mermaids reproduce..." Luffy couldn't help but murmur as he curiously examined her tail.

"Sharky Sharky!" Megalo exclaimed while munching on some plants in a house's garden.

"That's not seaweed, Megalo. It's better to wait and eat it when we get back and have a big feast," Luffy warned him, as Megalo didn't seem to like the plants he had tried and promptly spat them out.

"Shishishishishi," Shirahoshi laughed alongside, amused by her finned friend's antics.

"Why is the town so empty? Did the bad men drive away the other humans?" She innocently asked.

"Yes, unfortunately, that's how things work everywhere in the world. The strong prey on the weak..." Luffy spoke calmly.

"Hm? What's that up ahead, Luffy-Sama?" Shirahoshi said, looking a few dozen meters ahead, where there was a destroyed house. In front of it lay an injured dog with blood matted in its fur, lying on the ground amid the wreckage.

"Did this happen before I got here?" Luffy commented to himself, a bit surprised, as he knew that in the original story, Mohji's giant lion, Richie, destroyed the pet shop, and Chouchou fought back bravely. However, it seemed that this event occurred while he was on his way to the Marine ship.

It appears that with my presence in this world as the new Luffy, many things are changing, including characters with different genders and ages, as well as some events unfolding differently.

"It seems I can't rely on my previous knowledge anymore, or trust it too firmly," Luffy mumbled internally.

"What's wrong, Luffy-Sama?" Shirahoshi couldn't help but ask when she heard Luffy speak softly.

"Nothing, Princess. Let's go; that animal needs help if it's still alive..." Luffy said as he hurried forward.

"Yes, Luffy-Sama!" The mermaid followed him closely.

Upon reaching the scene, the first thing Luffy did was remove some debris from on top of the dog. Shirahoshi stood in shock, her hand over her mouth, seeing the animal in such a wretched state.

"Well, he's still alive, but he needs treatment quickly," Luffy said, speaking to no one in particular.

He opened the system store and retrieved some healing fluids to prevent infection of the wounds at this moment. Luffy had no medical expertise, but he figured it was the basic step before having Lami, who would take care of fully healing the dog.

"WHO ARE YOU, AND WHAT... HMM? WHAT IS THAT WOMAN WITH A TAIL????" A new voice appeared nearby—a shocked elderly man who had observed Luffy tending to Chouchou and had dropped a bottle near the injured animal.