One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK3!

Chapter 441 - Mysterious Shichibukai 02.

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Third Person POV

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At the end, they were accompanied by the Shichibukai, who led them to a part of the island where the man had left his ship. Luffy asked him to let them use his vessel to continue their journey.

"What an ugly ship!" Lucy stopped in front of it and exclaimed, staring at the overly extravagant thing.

The ship was made of gold and adorned with precious stones. The worst part was that it had the head of a World Noble, even wearing an astronaut's helmet, entirely crafted in the aesthetic of the Tenryuubito. Yet, there were attempts to poorly disguise it, and anyone with two brain cells could see through the pathetic attempt. The man had placed a hat over the Tenryuubito's head, sunglasses over the astronaut's helmet, and a scarf around its neck in a weak effort to conceal the identity.

Luffy stared at it, his mouth slightly open, unable to believe what he was seeing. 'Can this guy really be so dumb and shameless at the same time? Couldn't he have just taken another ship and left this one behind...?' Luffy thought, observing the design that blatantly revealed who the owner was.

The man seemed displeased by Lucy's comment, unwilling to accept anyone daring to insult his ship—something he considered a masterpiece among the Tenryuubito, enough to make his peers envious.

"How dare you speak about my ship like that, you damn... Hm?!" He couldn't even finish his sentence because Luffy suddenly looked at him, releasing an immense pressure.

"What did you just say?" Luffy asked sharply, his piercing gaze stopping the man in his tracks and making his eyes widen. This Holy Knight, even as one of the seven most powerful, possessing strength equivalent to an Admiral, knew it wasn't enough to confront the man in front of him. Besides, he had an urgent mission.

'Damn it, focus on the mission,' he murmured internally, feeling nervous. His lips began trembling, but he forced a smile, as if slapping his own Tenryuubito pride.

"Forgive me if my ship doesn't please you, Miss Lucy," he said, each word sounding like a knife stabbing his heart. Speaking to someone so beneath him was humiliating.

"Oh, no problem, dude. You're really kind," Lucy said with an enthusiastic smile. "Anyway, I still think this ship is horrible, a baka-ship," she added, keeping her smile as if she hadn't just insulted him.

The Shichibukai debated internally whether or not he should kill the girl, but with Luffy there, he knew he had to tread carefully. 'Remember the mission, remember the mission,' he repeated to himself, forcing another smile to mask his frustration.

Luffy observed the entire exchange and simply sighed. "Let's go. Anyway, are we continuing on your ship or not? I'm getting a bit tired of flying," Luffy said, feigning nonchalance.

The man quickly nodded. "Of course, let's proceed." And so, everyone boarded the bizarre ship.

"Where's the kitchen?" Lucy asked immediately.

The Shichibukai, feeling immense nervousness at the thought of someone "inferior" touching his precious ship, hesitated once again, but under Luffy's sharp gaze, he quickly gestured with his hand. "It's right over there, Miss Lucy. Please, make yourself at home," he murmured, trying to sound amiable.

Lucy darted off, already starving, without even asking her brother for her bag of meat, preferring to grab things quickly from the kitchen.

"Well, let's get started," Luffy said seriously, turning to the man. "You sought me out to join my crew. But tell me, exactly, why do you want to abandon the government and join me—a criminal wanted across the world and, as far as I know, the most wanted man alive right now?" Luffy asked, maintaining a firm tone and staring at him with sharp eyes.