One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! BOOK3!

Chapter 451 - Wano 06.

[Chapter Size: 1800 Words.]

Third Person POV

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"Tell me, how did you end up here? I saw you were in the middle of the sea not long ago..." Luffy said, looking at the member of the Worst Generation's supernova group.
"You were spying on me, then?!" Kid said with disgust.
"Of course." Luffy didn't deny it. "After all, I need to stay updated on the sea. I have many spies monitoring the movements of people who interest me. But you still haven't answered my question: are you in Wano because of my war against Kaido?" he asked.
"I'm not answering your question!" Kid snapped while Killer remained silent beside his captain, a sign that he hadn't eaten a Smile.
"I see..." That was all Luffy needed to hear to know the answer. "Well, in any case, you're in luck, because I'm here to free you." Luffy said.
"Wait..." An elderly man called out, and Luffy immediately recognized him as the old man known as Hyogoro. "Are you Monkey D. Luffy?" he asked cautiously. Luffy listened, sensing the man's curiosity.
"Yes..." It was obvious. But that old man wanted to ask anyway. Meanwhile, Luffy shifted his gaze to the large man who looked almost like a frog and was watching curiously.
"It's good to meet another of the Nine Red Scabbards," Luffy said.
"Yes, that's me," he replied.
"Well, in any case, I'll free everyone. We can talk later. Lami, can you act?" Luffy turned toward the ship, where Lami on the deck nodded, creating her Room.

She quickly detected all the keys and teleported them to all the prisoners. "Good, you can all be freed now. Even you, Caribou." Luffy teased as a man appeared from hiding, looking at him fearfully. This man was weak and clumsy but inherently untrustworthy as the opportunist he was.

In the end, the prisoners began grabbing the keys and unlocking their shackles. Finally, they started to free themselves.
"Are you going to fight Kaido?" one of the common residents approached Luffy.
"Of course. I'm going to take down Kaido. That's why I'm inviting all of you to join us as I move through the regions of Wano," he said.
"And how could we be useful...? We're not as strong as one of the Red Scabbards..." the prisoner muttered.
"I'm not saying I'm forcing you to fight, but you've been standing still for so long, and now you have the chance to finally fight. I've talked to many of you along the way here, and I know some of you will come, even if you're not very strong. Still, you want to fight for this country. That's why I'm extending this invitation. Even if you're not the most powerful to face Kaido, at least do your part," Luffy said, and the place fell silent.

He then turned to Kawamatsu. "Will you fight?" Luffy asked. "I've spoken to some—Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, and Doji—they'll join the fight. I don't know about the other Scabbards, but I don't think they'll stand by. The question is: will you come along?"
"I..." Kawamatsu seemed hesitant.
"Maybe this is a chance to fight," Hyogoro said with a serious look at the green-hatted man. He spoke before turning back to Luffy. "So, are we really going to take down Kaido?" he asked, wanting to see Luffy's determination. If he knew what Luffy was thinking, he might not have asked, as Luffy didn't even see Kaido as a challenge anymore.
"Obviously, he will be taken down, but I'd like to see the people of Wano fighting as well," Luffy said, and Hyogoro nodded.
"And what do you plan to do with Udon? Surely, someone will notice something is wrong here since you said you plan to move to other regions of Wano?" the man asked again.
"That's why I need your help. I want you to pose as the Beast Pirates, make any necessary calls. I'll leave a powerful member of my crew here. If anyone comes, as long as it's not a calamity, they can handle it easily," Luffy said and looked toward the ship. "Chouchou, come here..." Luffy called, and everyone waited to see someone powerful.

Suddenly, a furry dog jumped off the ship, landed on the ground, and began walking toward them.

"The dog?" The samurai were somewhat stunned by this. After all, since Wano was a closed-off country, no one had any news about the Straw Hat crew or their journey. So, Chouchou was an unknown figure.
"The dog is dangerous," Kawamatsu murmured, sensing through his Haki that this was no ordinary dog. Even he couldn't defeat that dog.
"Well, anyway, here." Luffy said as he pulled small boxes from his pocket and enlarged them. "Inside these boxes are food and weapons for you," he said.
"Now, we'd better get going. Chouchou, you stay with them while we go take down some of Kaido's men in the region, as there must be a few around. We'll grab all the Den Den Mushi here before returning to give them to you," Luffy said, pausing.
"In the meantime, we'll be feeding the villages in the region. I want you to intercept any messages about what's happening here and relay to them that everything is normal with the prison's communicators," Luffy said, and they nodded.
"In the end, we'll also take down the factories. I want you to stop all activities there since they won't be used anymore. And I also want you to place this device in every factory," Luffy said as he started handing out a crate full of Dyna Stones, which he had taken from Zephyr.