One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK2!

Chapter 315 - War 09.

[Chapter Size: 2000 Words.]
Third Person POV

Marineford, First Half of Grandline.

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Luffy continued walking towards Whitebeard, drawing closer with each step his boots touched the ice, attracting many puzzled glances at him since he was moving forward with a slight smile spreading across his face, his eyes fixed on Whitebeard as if challenging him.

"Hey, what is he planning?" a sailor commented in confusion, watching as Luffy passed by various other Navy members who were lying on the ground, unconscious from the Straw Hats' Haki explosion.

"He's heading for Pops!" The pirates soon realized this and began to gather, forming a line between Luffy and Moby Dick, raising their swords and pointing guns at the Straw Hat who continued walking without hesitation.

"Hey, Straw Hat! If you want to reach our father, you'll have to get through all of us!"

"Don't get cocky, rookie, you'll need 100 years to face our father!"

The pirates continued to shout at Luffy, who seemed unfazed and kept smashing his mouth against the ice with each step.

"Hey, Marco, why is he advancing against pops, isn't he here to save Ace!?" Vista murmured, narrowing her eyes.

Marco looked at Luffy, puzzled. "I don't know why he's doing this," Marco murmured as he saw that Luffy was about to do something. This rookie had always been enigmatic to them, no one could predict what his actions would be; after all, he had hit Jinbei before capturing him, took Ace and sent a photo to Pops as his prisoners while they were in Alabasta, he could do anything with that history, after all, he acted recklessly.

Luffy stopped in front of Whitebeard's lower-ranked pirates and stared directly at the man who was also looking at him. "Right now, I am in front of the strongest man in the world. This is a good opportunity to see his strength," Luffy couldn't help but murmur now with his sword fully drawn. His words reached the ears of everyone nearby, leaving the whole place stunned, both pirates and sailors.

"Hey, Boss Buggy! The straw hat is challenging Whitebeard before you!" The prisoners quickly tried to alert Buggy.

"How dare he!" another prisoner shouted.

"He wants to steal Boss Buggy's glory, we must stop him! No! It should be Boss Buggy who stops him!"

They continued to exclaim while others looked on as if they were a bunch of idiots...

Buggy, who was looking scared and lost, soon had an idea, coughed, and made a face as if he already knew what was going on. "Don't worry, loyal followers... I let him go ahead of me. After all, I couldn't give a chance to the Straw Hat if I fought against Whitebeard first!" He spoke, crossing his arms and closing his eyes while the people around him opened starry eyes as if Buggy were some kind of divine being.

"Yes, Captain Buggy, you are certainly giving a chance to a Monkey D Luffy, as expected of Captain Buggy, your reputation knows no bounds!"

The crowd soon began to cheer for Buggy letting Luffy fight Whitebeard first, since our boss will beat them afterward.

The ship soon started a shouting match in the middle of the battlefield of the bay, while they clamored for their Boss Buggy, but already the same, turned his back on his followers while making a grimace, hidden from everyone with a dark face. "Don't lose, damn Straw Hat. Don't lose, so I have to fight that guy just because of these fanatical and crazy followers!" Buggy exclaimed internally while crying.