In One Piece With Cheat Codes

Ryu vs. Dragon

"No need to shout. I'm not here for you all—where's your leader?" Mihawk looked around, seemingly unable to find the person he was searching for.

"Leader! Leader!" A pirate shouted as he sprinted toward the depths of the island.

"Hm?" Several men lounging on the ground glanced over, their expressions darkening.

"Well, if it isn't Mihawk—what a rare guest!" A man with red hair and three scars across his right eye leaned back against a tree, its shadow concealing most of his face, giving him an ominous look. "But as you can see, I'm not in the best condition right now. Are you here to challenge me?"

"Hmph. Duel with a one-armed man? Hardly worth my time," Mihawk scoffed. "While I was out, I came across an interesting group of pirates. It reminded me of a certain little rascal from that village you mentioned long ago."

As he spoke, Mihawk produced a wanted poster.

"Could it be..." the other members of the crew murmured, glancing at the poster in surprise.

The red-haired pirate grinned. "So, you've made it... Luffy."

This was none other than Red-Haired Shanks, the leader of the Red-Hair Pirates and the one who'd set Luffy on his path to become a pirate.

Meanwhile, in the East Blue, in Windmill Village—Luffy's birthplace...

"What's all the commotion? Are you really celebrating that our village produced a notorious troublemaker?" grumbled the bartender in the bar owned by Luffy's sister. The villagers were in high spirits, cheering and raising their drinks to Luffy's wanted poster.

"Look at how happy Luffy is, Mayor!" Luffy's sister said, showing the poster to the elderly village chief.

"Hmph. A pirate is a pirate!" the old chief huffed, looking away in annoyance.

"But this is his dream, isn't it?" Luffy's sister smiled, undeterred.

"Is it a dream... or destiny?" the old chief murmured, raising his cup. His voice was so low that no one in the rowdy bar could hear him.

Back in Loguetown, Smoker and Ryu were drinking at a bar when Tashigi entered, walking over to whisper something in Smoker's ear. Smoker glanced at Ryu, seemingly unsure of how to bring it up.

"What's with that look? I'm not interested in men!" Ryu scoffed, taking a sip from his glass.

Smoker's forehead bulged with irritation, but he took a deep breath to calm himself, remembering Tashigi's report. "You stay here and drink. The schooner's at the port, so feel free to get lost whenever you want. I have official business to attend to."

With that, Smoker tossed a stack of Berries on the table and left with Tashigi.

"Tch, I think I'll follow and see what you're up to," Ryu muttered, chugging the rest of his drink and throwing the Berries to the bartender.

Curiosity got the best of him, despite his efforts to resist.

Although he didn't overhear Tashigi's report on purpose, if he happened to figure things out himself, well—that couldn't be helped, could it?

After a short wait, Ryu followed them out, using his Observation Haki to track Smoker's movements and ensure he didn't lose them.

Gradually, Ryu realized they were heading toward the execution platform, which was now surrounded by Marines. This sight made him pause—Luffy was currently on the platform, held by Buggy the Clown, who appeared ready to execute him. Below the platform, besides the gathered townspeople, members of Buggy's crew and another pirate group were fighting off Zoro and Sanji, who were trying to rescue Luffy.