Looking at Straw Hat Luffy, who was gorging himself, and Reno, who looked a bit bewildered.
Two fierce pirates immediately yelled at Koby:
"Hey, Koby, what are you doing??"
"Didn't I tell you to kill everyone in this room?? How are there still two people??"
Good heavens, so they ran into robbers.
Reno watched this scene with interest.
He remembered Koby seemed to be on that fat woman Alvida's pirate ship, right?
Then the identities of these pirates were also obvious.
"Hey, kid, what kind of look is that??"
Seeing no fear in Reno's eyes, and even a hint of provocation.
The two pirates were extremely angry, and both simultaneously drew the long swords from their waists and walked towards Reno.
"Die for me!!"
"Go to hell, you annoying brat!"
Just as the sword was about to strike Reno's head.
Reno was about to make a move, but the next second he stopped.
Because.
"Gum-Gum Pistol!!"
Luffy, who had finished eating, threw a punch.
His entire arm swung towards the two pirates like it had a spring.
The two pirates hadn't even reacted.
They were sent flying by Luffy's rubber arm.
When Koby saw this, he quickly hugged his head and squatted down in fear.
He looked as cowardly as could be.
Even those two were no match for this guy in front of him, let alone him.
"Are you alright??"
Luffy walked up to Reno and asked.
Looking at Reno, who was still in a daze, Luffy thought he had been scared by the two pirates just now.
Reno looked at Luffy and smiled slightly.
"I'm fine."
Remembering how he had once killed Luffy with an axe during the Marineford War.
Now facing him again, Reno had a very strange, indescribable feeling.
But all that was in the past.
Reno no longer dwelled on it.
This time, he was going to embark on a brand new adventure with Luffy.
Hearing Reno say he was fine, Luffy grinned.
"My name is Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm the man who will become the Pirate King!"
"You seem interesting, what's your name?"
Luffy carefully observed Reno in front of him and greeted him proactively.
"My name is Reno!"
"I guess I'm a blacksmith."
"Blacksmith??"
Upon hearing this title, little stars immediately lit up in Luffy's eyes.
"Is it the kind that can build pirate ships??"
If so, his future pirate ship would be settled.
"Uh, no, not that kind you're thinking of, it's for robots."
Reno originally wanted to explain it thoroughly to Luffy, but then he suddenly remembered his brain, and then he gave up on that idea.
"Hmm, just understand it as a particularly amazing profession."
"Uh, okay then."
Luffy nodded, though he didn't fully understand.
"Since you're so amazing, do you want to be my companion??"
Luffy showed a harmless smile, pointed to his chest with his thumb, and said.
"Of course!"
Reno said decisively, without any hesitation.
He had come with this very purpose.
Since Luffy could invite him proactively, it saved him some trouble.
"Perfect, I also want to witness the future Pirate King's demeanor!"
Reno's face also broke into a smile.
"Hahaha, this is great, I finally have my first companion!!"
Seeing Reno accept his invitation without any hesitation, Luffy burst into hearty laughter.
Reno looked at Luffy somewhat speechlessly; was this guy's sense of humor really that low?
Meanwhile, Koby was already dumbfounded.
What the hell is going on??
What kind of people did he meet today?
One actually wants to be the Pirate King??
And also invited someone he just met?
Is the future Pirate King really that casual??
Most importantly, the other person actually believed him.
And accepted Luffy's invitation.
What happened today had completely exceeded Koby's understanding.
"Yosh, Reynor, with your addition, my Pirate Crew is now quite a decent size!"
Straw Hat Luffy pressed one hand on his straw hat, looking full of fighting spirit.
Reynor's mouth twitched involuntarily.
Only two people, and that's considered a decent size?
Alright.
Perhaps that's how Luffy saw it.
"Reynor, my goal is to become the Pirate King, what about you?"
"Do you have any goals?"
Luffy's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, and he suddenly asked Reynor.
"I want to watch you become the Pirate King!"
Reynor said with a smile, a rare seriousness on his face.
This was the truth.
Before this, Reynor would definitely have said he wanted to become the ruler of the world.
But he had already achieved that goal, and there was no longer any challenge.
Reincarnating into 1520, the same goal held no meaning.
If he wanted to, he could still become the ruler of the world.
But now, Reynor wanted to experience a different kind of adventure.
So, when Luffy asked, he answered almost without hesitation, blurting it out.
"Hahaha... Reynor, are you serious?"
"Do you also believe I will become the future Pirate King?"
Luffy seemed very happy about Reynor's trust.
He didn't even consider why Reynor would believe him so much.
"Of course."
Reynor nodded affirmatively.
"So, Captain Luffy, what should we do next?"
Reynor smiled slightly and asked Luffy.
"Uh..."
"Next?"
Luffy scratched his head, thinking seriously.
Reynor showed no impatience.
"Ah, I know! We need a pirate ship!"
After a long silence, Luffy's eyes suddenly lit up as he spoke.
"I think we need a pirate ship right now!"
"And companions, I want... hmm, about ten companions!"
Luffy counted on his fingers as he spoke.
"Among these ten, there must be a navigator, a ship's doctor, a chef, a Musician..."
"Oh, it's so troublesome!"
Luffy grew impatient as he counted.
Hearing 'Musician,' Reynor frowned slightly.
If the previous roles were standard for a pirate ship, then this Musician... Luffy must have been influenced by Shanks' daughter, Uta.
"Captain Luffy, I think our top priority right now is to leave this place."
Seeing Luffy still counting on his fingers, Reynor decisively interrupted him.
"Huh? What you said seems to be right!"
Hearing Reynor's words, Luffy scratched his head awkwardly.
After all, there was still a crisis to resolve.
"Hmm? It seems trouble is coming..."
Suddenly, Reynor looked towards the door.
The next second.
Boom—
With a loud bang, the door was violently kicked open by the newcomer.
"Koby—"
The extremely rough female voice stretched out, making Reynor instinctively cover his ears.
It felt like the sound of a female classmate's sharp long nails scraping a blackboard in his previous life.
It made one's whole body uncomfortable.
And at this moment, Reynor was enduring this torment.
As for the owner of this voice, who else could it be but that fat woman, Alvida?
Upon hearing that voice, the already frightened Koby trembled even more, his expression beyond mere fear.
"Koby, what are you, you hateful fellow, doing?"
"No wonder there's been no movement for so long; turns out you've colluded with outsiders!"
As she spoke, Alvida's gaze flickered towards Reynor and Luffy.
With her words, Alvida slammed her spiked club heavily onto the wooden floor.
A dull thud suddenly sounded, scaring Koby into directly shrinking into a corner.
Alvida looked at her two dead companions and, after a brief deduction, knew what had just happened.
It must have been Koby, that coward, who had a change of heart, then colluded with these two outsiders to kill the two men.
Yes, it must be like this!
Alvida didn't even need to verify!
Just looking at Koby's guilty expression, she knew it had to be true!
Alvida shifted her gaze from Koby.
Then she carefully scrutinized Reynor and Luffy.
She lingered on Reynor the longest.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be a pretty boy, quite handsome indeed."
Suddenly being stared at by Alvida, Reynor's heart had a sudden ominous premonition.
What did this dead woman want?
She wasn't lusting after his body, was she?
Although he was indeed as handsome as a jade tree and dashing, Reynor felt chills from the woman's gaze.
Reynor coughed twice, then nonchalantly looked away.
Because he really couldn't stand it anymore.
"Pretty boy, you're even shy."
Alvida didn't care at all.
As for Straw Hat Luffy on the other side, she had already automatically ignored him.
He was scrawny.
Nothing to see.
"Koby, are these two the helpers you found to deal with me?"
After a while, Alvida looked back at Koby.
This time, Koby could clearly hear anger and killing intent in Alvida's tone.
"No, no!"
"I don't know them at all!"
Seeing Alvida about to lose control, Koby, trembling with nervousness, quickly waved his hands in explanation.
In fact, what he said was true; he really didn't know Reynor or Luffy.
He was being inexplicably misunderstood by Alvida.
Dong!!!
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Luffy's rubber fist came flying.
Accompanied by Luffy's reprimand.
"You, do you really need to be so afraid of this auntie?"
"By the way, who is this rude auntie?"
With a'snap,' Luffy retracted his rubber fist.
His face full of question marks.
However, Luffy's inquiry was perfectly serious.
But when Koby and the pirates following Alvida heard it, everyone's mouths dropped open, their eyes filled with fear.
As if Luffy had said something incredibly rebellious.
"Hahaha, Captain, I think your address is a bit inappropriate."
"Given her age, 'old hag' might be more suitable."
Reynor, always one to enjoy a spectacle, pretended to be oblivious and 'reminded' Luffy.
Auntie?
Or old hag?
At this point, Koby and all the pirates rolled their eyes, almost fainting from fright.
Were these two guys really stupid or just courting death?
Hadn't they heard Alvida's name?
It's over!
Alvida was about to get angry!
"You... you two hateful fellows!!!"
Hearing Reynor and Luffy's teasing, black smoke was already rising from Alvida's forehead, and her teeth ground audibly.
"You two brats, I'll make you pay!!!"
Alvida was filled with murderous intent!
She wanted to use the spiked club in her hand to smash that monkey-like guy into a pulp!!
As for that handsome pretty boy…
Hmm… first, knock him out and bring him back. She would have some fun with him later!
He was going to make this guy suffer a double torment of body and soul.
"But before I deal with these two guys, Koby, you can die for me first!"
As soon as the words fell, Alvida's spiked club swung towards Koby.
At this moment, Koby had already been scared pale.
He was completely frozen in place.
"Hehehe, Auntie, I can't let you succeed!"
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