One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK1!

Chapter 172 - Skypiea 08.

[Chapter Size: 2000 Words.]
Third Person POV

Skypiea, First Half of Grandline.

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After opening all the cells, the former members of Baroque Works followed Luffy outside, leaving only Enel as the sole prisoner in the jail.

"You decided to free them, captain," Hugo said.

"I hope they don't cause trouble," Nami said, crossing her arms.

"Don't worry, I'll give them my vote of confidence. I hope we can trust each other. They will be a good addition to the fleet I'm creating," Luffy comments on some of his reasons.

"Freedom!!!" Mr. 2, always cheerful, immediately shouted excitedly, while the others also seemed quite relieved after leaving for the first time in a month, isolated in prison.

"Let's talk now," Luffy announces in front of the members of his main crew and the new 5 members of the fleet. Luffy began to share his plans with the new members and the part of the crew that was present.

"Let's talk about the future," Luffy started, with a tone of voice that mixed seriousness and enthusiasm. "Skypiea will not just be our base; it will be the heart of our expansion and strengthening here. We will use this place, out of the sight of most of the world, to strengthen ourselves in the coming months before continuing our journey." Luffy said, war was coming, as his brother would still go after Teach, so he needed to strengthen his crew like never before.

The 3 main crew members looked at Luffy, already expecting something like this, even though they still didn't know about the coming war, their captain had always given priority to their training while they sailed the sea.

He looked at the new recruits, Bentham, Babe, Galdino, Marianne, Mikita, and Miss Merry Christmas. "Welcome to the Straw Hat fleet, those of you who have joined us, this is an opportunity to start anew. We will use each of your skills in the best possible way. You will be so powerful when you come out of this training that you'll even be able to beat Crocodile, your former boss," Luffy smiled at their surprised expressions.

"Can we really do that?! Luffy-Channnnn!!" Bentham shouted.

"Yes, I'm sure you'll all be powerful when I'm done with you," Luffy smiled while the former Baroque Works members were oblivious to what they were in for, Hugo, Nami, and Chouchou felt sorry for them.

At that moment, Yamato approached, sensing that Luffy had returned to the ship with his haki, "Luffy, is everything alright here? I saw the fight from afar, it seems like you handled that lightning user well."

Luffy smiled at her, reassuring her. "Everything is under control, Yamato. How are the others?"

"They are all exploring the city, but the people are quite scared," she said.

"That's to be expected, anyway, Gan Fall, the former ruler of this place, should be arriving to control the population," Luffy crossed his arms.

"This is Yamato, the vice-captain of the group," Luffy introduced her to the new members as he had done with them to Yamato.

After the greetings, Luffy resumed speaking. "Everything is fine now. Things here are over, at least for today. Let's enjoy the City of Angels and relax a bit. There's a lot to explore and enjoy here in Skypiea," he said, encouraging everyone to enjoy the moment of calm after the clash with Enel, whose followers were also killed by Nami and Hugo. Enel was not a man who needed an army, so there were no more enemies.

Luffy went to the edge of the ship and jumped onto the sea of clouds port in the city. "Let's go. I want to see what this city has to offer as well." His smile was contagious, and everyone followed him into the city.