Chapter 2 Coke SprayChapter 2: Cola JetSeeing the miraculous Devil Fruit in Luke's hand, Luffy opened his mouth and bit towards it.No one in this world can withstand two Devil Fruits, not even Blackbeard.Blackbeard merely stacked the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit by virtue of his body's unique properties; not everyone has Blackbeard's physical constitution.Luke, quick-witted, dodged Luffy, but unexpectedly, he shoved the Cola Fruit into Koby's mouth.Koby didn't have time to chew; the Devil Fruit slid down his esophagus into his stomach.Luke stared at Koby in astonishment. This fruit was originally intended for Franky, but Koby accidentally ate it. It should be said that Luke made a mistake.This couldn't be blamed on Luke; it was mainly because Luffy pounced directly, and Luke, with a quick dodge, shoved the Devil Fruit into Koby's mouth."Cough cough~~ Ah~ What did I eat? It's so unappetizing!"Koby clutched his throat and coughed repeatedly."It's a fruit, a delicious fruit," Luffy said foolishly from the side."I don't think so!"The Devil Fruit dissolved instantly upon reaching his stomach, and the Devil energy permeated every cell. Koby looked extremely pained.Seeing this scene, Luffy's mouth widened as he recalled his own experience of eating a Devil Fruit, which was exactly like Koby's current state."Could it be!" Luffy pointed at Koby, looking at Luke."That's right, it's a Devil Fruit." Luke nodded undeniably. Luffy's brain finally had a moment of clarity.Koby, hearing that he had eaten a Devil Fruit, was both in pain and excited.Devil Fruits are truly too rare. As long as one eats a fruit, one can basically become an elite talent in this world, equivalent to entering a top university.Whether one can become a top talent later depends on one's own efforts and the development of the Devil Fruit's power.For Koby, who had always been obscure and oppressed, this was a good thing.After a while, the Devil Fruit's energy spread throughout Koby's body, and he no longer felt uncomfortable.Koby let out a long burp.Immediately after, bubbles began to emerge from Koby's mouth, scaring him into quickly covering his mouth.The Cola Devil Fruit was taking effect; the bubbles in Koby's mouth were caused by the cola."No, I want to throw up."Koby couldn't hold it in anymore. He ran over and pushed open the cabin door.A thick jet of cola water spewed from his mouth.As luck would have it, the pirate Alvida was standing right at the door and was sprayed in the face by Koby."Koby~~~!"A coarse voice, like that of an old woman, came from Alvida's mouth.She had a corpulent body, a pockmarked face, short legs, a garlic-shaped head, and wielded a spiked club.Alvida, who was already ugly, was now drenched in cola. She could star in a horror movie without any makeup."Koby, how dare you spray an unknown liquid at the most beautiful woman in this sea!"Alvida's face was dark, her expression as if she wanted to eat Koby alive.It was unclear where this woman's self-confidence came from. If she had eaten the Sube Sube no Mi, it might be understandable, but without it, she was unbearable to look at.Luke couldn't stand such a self-absorbed woman. He swung his Thor's Hammer and walked towards Alvida.Even one-tenth of Thor's Hammer's power was more than a pirate of her level could handle.This one hammer strike might make this woman realize her true situation.Seeing Luke walking towards her, Alvida's small eyes glanced at Luke."Another handsome man!"Luke, who had transmigrated to the world of pirates, was even more handsome than the noble Cavendish. With the transmigration's blessing, he was one of the most handsome men in the current era.Such a handsome Luke possessed a "female killer" attribute, granting him +30 charm points when facing any woman.For example, if women faced an ordinary person, they might converse normally, but when facing Luke, they would be very enthusiastic, hoping to communicate deeply with him and receive more help from women. This was the power of the female killer attribute.Although he knew he was handsome, hearing it from Alvida made Luke's heart skip a beat, and his confident strides came to an abrupt halt."Koby~~ Who is the most beautiful woman in this sea?"Alvida shamelessly asked again, wanting to show off her charm and power in front of Luke.Koby's legs trembled with fear: "That would be..."Before Koby could finish, he was interrupted by Luffy."Who is this rude old hag?"Luffy pointed his finger and said seriously, making Koby and the surrounding pirates gape.The crew of Alvida's pirate ship knew well that although Alvida was ugly, one must never say it, especially words like "old hag" or "bitch," which would definitely make her furious.Luke glanced at Alvida and added fuel to the fire: "Old hag? Captain, she looks over fifty years old. You should call her grandma!"Grandma?The pirates on deck swallowed hard. This was truly a deadly insult."Grandma!? She's that old? I can't tell her actual age at all."Luffy believed everything Luke said and even bowed to Alvida: "I'm sorry, Grandma!"His tone was very sincere, and the consequences were very severe.This back-and-forth dialogue was pushing Alvida's last nerve."Damn it!"Alvida swung her iron club, and at the same time, Luke also swung Thor's Hammer.The two weapons collided on the deck, making a huge sound.The massive iron club was sent flying the moment it touched Thor's Hammer, disappearing into the sky without a trace.Alvida stood there, her weapon dislodged, her hands numb from the shock. She had lost the clash with Luke.Luke, carrying Thor's Hammer, with his agile body and handsome face, left an indelible impression in Alvida's heart."Koby, say what you want to say," Luke told Koby.This woman absolutely needed to recognize her current situation.Seeing Luke's bravery, Koby finally mustered the courage to shout at Alvida: "You are the most... most... ugliest old hag in this sea!"These words made Luffy burst into laughter and made Alvida's veins bulge.Alvida snatched a long sword from a crewmate and attacked, her flabby flesh jiggling with her movements.Facing Alvida's renewed attack, Luke raised Thor's Hammer high in his right hand, looking like the Statue of Liberty."Giving up, kid!" Alvida rejoiced, seeing Luke's unguarded stance.However, she didn't know that a dark cloud had already gathered above her head."You'd best look up, old hag!" Luke kindly reminded her."Hmm!? Up?"Alvida raised her head in confusion, looking up at the sky.Immediately after, a bolt of lightning struck down from the dark cloud. Alvida had no time to dodge and was hit by the lightning
Chapter 3 Naval BaseChapter 3: Marine BaseAlvida, struck by lightning, began to convulse uncontrollably.It was a miracle she wasn't electrocuted to death."Captain Luffy!" Luke gave Luffy a look.Luffy understood immediately: "Gum-Gum!"Luffy's arm began to stretch, followed by a Gum-Gum Rocket, sending Alvida flying.Alvida's body disappeared into the horizon, becoming a tiny speck."You actually defeated Alvida!"Koby was so excited he could barely believe it. When he'd shouted that earlier, he thought he was going to die."Haha, with Luke and me here, isn't it normal to defeat an old grandma!"Luffy genuinely thought Alvida was an old grandma.There was no time to celebrate; Marine ships appeared in sight.The Marines saw the pirate ship and immediately ordered an attack.Cannonballs exploded around the ship, shaking it from side to side.Luffy grabbed Koby and Luke, jumped directly from the large ship, and landed on a small boat.Luffy and Luke were now pirates, the opposite of the Marines.On the small boat, Nami was counting gold coins.These gold coins were all plundered from Alvidaand the merchant ship, and they were quite valuable.Seeing the three people drop from the sky, Namitried to row away.Luke held Thor's Hammer to Nami's neck and said in a playful tone, "Beautiful lady, stealing is against the law!"Nami gave a shy smile, then pointed behind her and said with an exaggerated tone, "Who's that!?"Luke wouldn't be fooled by such a low-level trick.Sure enough, Nami tried to take the opportunity to attack Luke's crotch, but Luke easily blocked it by raising his left leg.Luffy, standing nearby, pointed at Nami and said, "A girl who loves sneak attacks!"Luke seized the opportunity to grab Nami's ankle and held on tight.Nami was startled, not expecting this man to be immune to her tricks. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free.Nami got angry: "Let go of me! I need to take these gold coins back!""I can let you go back, on the condition that you become our navigator."Luke paused after speaking, then looked at Luffyand continued, "Captain, this girl is an excellent navigator."Luffy exclaimed in surprise, "Ah~~ really? Then join us!"Luffy trusted Luke implicitly and immediately extended an invitation to Nami to join them.Nami found it very strange. First, why did the guy holding her ankle know she was a navigator?Secondly, the guy wearing the Straw Hat, who she didn't even know the name of, invited her to join his crew.Not normal, these two people were not normal. Nami was unwilling to join.But the current situation was urgent, so Nami chose to temporarily comply, thinking she would first escape this predicament, then flee when they weren't paying attention. Nami had already made her plans."Okay, then I'll be your navigator," Nami said in a sweet voice.Luke could tell from her expression that she was lying, but it didn't matter. He would make her genuinely willing to join the Straw Hat pirate ship later.Their next destination was clear: to find the pirate hunter Zoro.Luffy had heard about the pirate hunter Zoro during this time, so he really wanted to recruit this powerful companion."I heard he's been captured and taken to the Marine Base," Koby said.Hearing that Zoro had been captured, Luffy looked disappointed: "What, so weak."Koby immediately retorted loudly, "No, he's as terrifying as a demon!"Luffy broke into a happy smile: "If he's good, I want him to be my companion."Koby looked helpless, knowing Luffy was going to cause trouble, but he couldn't do anything about it.Nami sat there dejectedly, guarding her treasure, afraid someone would take it.With only this small boat, there was currently no way to escape, so she could only wait until they landed.On the vast blue sea, Luffy sat excitedly at the bow of the ship: "The weather is so good!""Now is not the time to smile, Mr. Luffy. The Marine Base is ahead; that's where he was captured." Kobycouldn't be happy.Finally, the boat reached the town with the Marine Base.Luffy was the first to jump ashore, announcing his arrival.Nami tried to take the opportunity to escape, but Luke stopped her."Don't run off!"Under the pressure of Thor's Hammer, Nami could only silently follow Luke, cursing him hundreds of times in her heart.For convenience, Nami hid the gold coins under a tree on the shore.The town looked lively, with many stalls selling fruit on both sides of the road.Koby kept following Luffy, trying to persuade him not to recruit Zoro, as the rumored Zoro was said to be very vicious.Luffy, of course, chose to see for himself.Luffy casually picked up a pear, took a bite, and then asked the owner, "Is that guy named Zoro in the base?"Hearing the name Zoro, the fruit vendor and nearby merchants were so scared they retreated dozens of steps. Everyone seemed very afraid of Zoro.It seemed you couldn't mention Zoro's name here."Let's go to the base first anyway. You want to be a Marine, right?""But I'm not mentally prepared yet. I heard there's a Colonel named Morgan here."After Koby mentioned Colonel Morgan, the surrounding residents again retreated a few steps in fear, an even stronger reaction than to Zoro.Luffy laughed heartily, finding the town very interesting.Luke and Nami walked side by side, Nami looking somewhat downcast."Cheer up," Luke said."If you let me go, I'll cheer up," Nami said weakly."Can you tell me the purpose of your plundering money?" Luke asked.Nami, who had been listless moments ago, suddenly had a cold look in her eyes. In her heart, a sinister figure emerged: Arlong, the tyrant of the East Blue.But what was the use of saying such things? In the East Blue, no one was a match for the ArlongPirates, and even the Marines were colluding with them."Nothing."Nami said faintly. Since she had decided to bear everything, she would stick with it.It was just 100 million Berries; she could do it."It's because of Arlong, isn't it?"Luke said calmly as he walked.His calm words stirred up a storm in Nami's heart.Nami stood there, trembling all over. Luke also stopped.Luke smiled slightly: "What, did I hit the mark?""Why do you know these things? Who exactly are you?"To Nami, Luke was now a very suspicious person.Her deepest secrets were known by Luke, clear as day.Luke quickly explained, "I am an Appraiser. It's a unique ability, nothing to be nervous about. I mean no harm."Nami had never heard of the profession of Appraiserbefore, but she believed him slightly.