One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK2!

Chapter 347 - Fish-Man Island 03.

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Third Person POV

Grand Line.

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"You know..." Whitebeard began. "I won't be alive for much longer," he admitted.

Luffy looked at him with a rather serious expression, nodding, understanding what the man meant by those words. "Yes..." he said.

"My family is not strong enough to defend against other Yonko... as you can see... I hoped to have a powerful successor, but I haven't found anyone yet and believed that Ace would become that person," Whitebeard admitted while Luffy nodded.

After all, he really saw Ace as his potential successor, even to the person who would find the One Piece hidden by his father and lead the battle that would involve the entire world. However, his death was approaching, and Luffy didn't know if Whitebeard still believed Ace would be that person; in fact, it wouldn't matter.

"Do you think everyone would follow me just like that? I doubt it," Luffy spoke immediately, reading Whitebeard's thoughts.

"I don't think so... but I fear for their lives when they try to defend my legacy with their current strength..." he murmured.

"Unfortunately, that will happen, Whitebeard. But if they really want to join my flag, I will accept them," Luffy said. He would not deny these people; they were strong and reliable, at least more so than most of those Hachi mentioned when he went to Sabaody. The sea was infested with pirates looking for Luffy wanting to join his fleet.

Luffy wanted to have an army, but not in that way; after all, he preferred quality, and these pirates were often just criminals looking to commit crimes under the shadows of a criminal flag.

"..." Whitebeard looked at him for a while and decided to continue. "What are your plans for the New World?"

"I plan to stay in Paradise for another year since I will train and perfect everything I've learned. We will go to the New World as soon as this time passes and start conquering the islands of the New World by stealing them from the other Yonkos," Luffy said, smiling.

"You plan to start a fight against everyone at once?" Whitebeard was surprised by this statement.

"Yes, I already have conflicts with Kaido and Big Mom, so I don't mind messing up the entire New World until I create my own territory before stealing all the red Poneglyphs with the location of Laugh Tale," Luffy said with confidence.

"Do you think you will be able to dominate this sea? Do you understand what it means to find Roger's secret?" he asked with an intense look, and Luffy just smiled.

"I know very well, I've been preparing for this since I left East Blue. You can see, I have the most powerful crew of all because even if in my current state I can't reach the level of a Yonko, I have many companions who are on par with commanders and will be even stronger," Luffy said, clenching his fist.

"Before my powers return to me, I will be as strong as any Yonko just with my Haki and physical body," Luffy declared, "I even pondered giving you a beating."

"Gurararara. Arrogant brat. Very well, I would like to leave my territories under your flag... when I depart with my crew." In the end, Whitebeard spoke his thoughts.

"I will go to the New World in a year, I will be willing to take whoever wants from your crew if you are not alive by then, but try to stay alive, old man," Luffy said with a satisfied smile.

"Very well, if that guy conquers my territories by then, expel him from there as best as you can," Whitebeard didn't seem very confident he would live until then.