The Shinobi Of Strawhats
CHAPTER 31: The Dying Old Man

Original Author: PeekACoo

Translator: Mudil Ihsan

...~[Good Reading]~...

The crew arrived at the top of the hill and saw an unfinished ship there. Usopp was frightened and frightened to see many small dots of lights.

"GAAAHHH! That's the soul of the dead" - Usopp

"Nonono, this is a firefly" - Jon

Nami entered very quickly and the others also boarded the ship but there was nothing there. Nami then came out miserably, she did not find any treasure. He theorized that the ship was used by the old man, Zenny to escape with his treasure. But Robin objected to being on a cliff and would break if it went down to the sea.

"Even if he used it to escape, there was no way he would leave his treasure here. He'll take it when he's leaving" - Jon

".... I-it's true" - Nami

They decided to return to the old man's house and he was already asleep. So they kept eating after Jon gave the pot and they cooked it. He had a few little animals to keep them happy.

"How was your chakra training?" - Jon

"It's good" - all

"But it's boring" - Luffy

"Prophe Luffy, besides we're mostly on board, so we can't argue or do extreme exercises. Our enemy will be stronger than ever. We can't even hit Crocodile without water. He was a logia user, and there were more logias like him. If we don't get stronger we'll lose. I found that when I used chakra to cover my hand while punching Crocodile, it could actually hit him." - Jon

"WHAT?!" - Other

"Is that true?" - Luffy

"Yes, I can even demonstrate it for you right now, so you can be motivated to practice your chakras" - Jon

"How will you demonstrate it?" - Nami

"Luffy, stay calm?" - Jon

Jon then stands behind Luffy and hits his head, but nothing happens.

"It's a regular punch, now it's a punch with chakra covering my hand" - Jon

*BAM *

"OUCH, THE PAIN!" - Luffy

They were all shocked to see Jon could hurt Luffy's rubber body. They had never seen Luffy injured by a blow, as so far he had only been injured by a sharp object. Now they understand that this chakra is very useful for their future fights.

(an: Nami's punch getting Luffy bumped is a ruse, okay?)

"If you can cover your attacks with chakra, then you can hit the logia. But that doesn't cancel out their power. It's just that you can touch his real body, so your attack should be quite powerful. You must also have good chakra control, and you must have enough chakra to last until the end." - Jon

"Can it be used to cover my sword?" - Zoro

"yes, I'll tell you how to do it once you can cover your hands with chakra. But you should increase your chakra reserves first before trying to do so. Chakramu now is not enough to fight, you just activate it anyway. It can't be used to cover your hands, it just increases your strength for now." - Jon

The crew becomes motivated once they know what they can do with chakra. Now that they were all, even Luffy would train even if it was boring. They don't want to almost win like in Alabasta. They definitely want to win their fight and not rely on the luck of the last moments when they get enlightened or find the weakness of the enemy. That doesn't always happen.

They kept eating and Chopper went inside the house to check on old man Zenny. Some time later Chopper came back and said the old man was sick and he would die in 3 days. They were all shocked to hear the energetic and shameless old man was about to die. They felt pity and pity for her if she died alone and felt lonely before her death, so they decided to make her happy until she died.

They helped him and did what he asked from that night, did whatever he asked and finished his ship. Jon makes clones to train in the woods and gather food while his original body stays and helps the crew. He wouldn't let the clones help here after knowing the old man would die. He's a sincere person, so he won't help a dying old man with a clone while he's

practice, even tough no one will know if it's a clone or him. But he still needed to practice so he sent his clone.

Days passed, and a week had passed since that night, but the old man was still healthy. Chopper thought his diagnosis was wrong, so the crew decided to leave. They go to meet the old man who plays chess with Nami and say that they are going to leave.

"We couldn't go, I always lost chess and now we almost lost our ship." - Nami

"WHAT?" - All

"What kind of pirates risk their ships?" - Usopp

"I think if I win he will give me the location of his property, but I always lose" - Nami

The crew tried to stop the game by shaking the table but the old man had already taken the board. The old man also said that they could only get his ship after 10 years. Usopp said that they could just walk away but Luffy refused because he would not renege on his promise, betting is a promise for him. The crew becomes desperate but then Robin continues Nami's chess game and wins. So they didn't lose the boat, make them relieved.

Fortunately their money is on Jon so Nami can't bet with him. They had a party that night because they had not lost their boat and they were about to leave so they had fun with the old man. Nami kept bothering him about the treasure but he always said that there was what the treasure was.

"You guys are really cheerful pirates aren't you? Hahaha, I've never met a pirate like you" - Zenny

Old man Zenny then told them his past. He was a money lender, he lent money to pirates so he often fought with them because they would not pay him back. He raised money for his true dream of becoming a pirate king, that's why he built that ship. But he gave up because he was old now, and Luffy says age doesn't matter if he wants to be a pirate. This made the old man motivated again and decided to sail once more.

"You're a Straw Hat kid, age doesn't matter, right? Hahahaha, then for the birth of Zenny's pirate crew, Cheers!" - Zenny

"Cheers!" - All

"Hey hey grandpa, you're too drunk" - Usopp

"Hahaha, I'm drunk on happiness" - Zenny

The next day they prepared to leave. They'll leave after helping Zenny bring his ship down. They went up the hill and made preparations for the launch of the ship. But they saw a Marine ship near the Going Merry, so they ran there. Only Jon & Robin stayed to help Zenny. Luffy, Zoro & Sanji are enough to fight one ship.

But then Zenny used his binoculars and saw many ships hiding in the fog, it was a trap. So they decided to get off with Zenny's ship now. Jon made some clones to push the ship, they had made a path to the ship before so it only needed to be pushed.

The ship went down a mountain cliff and shocked the Marines. Jon sees Usoppp being held hostage by a Marine but he releases him because the ship almost crashes into them. The ship stopped near the side of the Navy ship and the Officer actually wanted Zenny's money and even shot his men who wanted to call his captain.

"A marine who killed even his subordinates. You must be making a lot of money right, Mr Marines?" - Zenny

"I don't think it's too old. Lookie! If she had a lot of money she wouldn't look ugly so she shouldn't have enough money for skin and facial care. Her hairstyle was bad so her barber must have been cheap. Most importantly his eyes, he couldn't even afford glasses to cover his ugly eyes." - Jon

Jon's comments left everyone even the Marines speechless. Then Zenny and the crew started laughing and Minchy went berserk in anger. But he did not dare to attack. He is actually afraid to confront the Strawhats but his greed makes him create a plot that defies his Captain's orders.

"Hahaha, good word. You hear that marine boy? Do you have enough courage to fight a pirate like me?" - Zenny

"Good old man, now show him how a pirate fights!" - Luffy

"What does he want to do?" - Zenny

"No idea, but it won't be good." - Jon

Jon was right, Luffy then dragged the ship to hit the Marine ship and they moved to hit the cliff. Jon, Robin, Zenny, and the goats have bumps on their heads, as do the marines. Minchy orders his subordinates to attack so that Zenny also attacks with his goat. But the marines didn't attack the goats.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ATTACK IT! THEY'RE JUST GOATS." - Minchy

"That's why we can't attack, because they're goats." - A Marine

Zenny also attacked Minchy but their fight was a bit funny to watch. Marines and goats continue to 'fight'. Well, it's more like marines avoiding getting hit by goats. Jon was fed up with this man-and-goat fight, so he made some clones and beat all the marines. He tied Minchy up and took him to the crew that came there.

Zenny then began to tell them that in the past he had cashed all the treasures into money. But then he was attacked and stranded on the island. But when he woke up, all his money had been eaten by goats. That was why he told them that it was his treasure. Nami and Minchy are disappointed.

"I may have lost all my money, but I have friends instead. Hahahaha." - Zennyy

The crew also laughed happily because what Zenny said was true and they would also prioritize his friends.

"Then old man, let's go first." - Luffy

"Go? Don't you think you can leave, there are 9 Marine ships waiting for you, hahaha." - Minchy

"We'll go and no one will stop us, hehe" - Luffy

Luffy then raised Minchy with his left hand and extended his right hand back.

"A little higher and to the right a little Luffy." - Usopp

"alright. Gomu-gomu ... Gun" - Luffy

Luffy hit Minchy in the direction that Usopp mentioned. Minchy landed right on the Marine captain's ship and he was stripped of his rank and captured.

"You trash the name of that tainted Marine, you don't deserve this position. Get him!" - Moore

The straw hat then prepared to leave but the denden mushi ship rang and Luffy picked it up.

"This is Marine Captain Moore. We have no interest in Zenny living on the island. We only came to arrest you, the Straw Hat pirates. But since you helped catch that trash, I'll let you pick a battle spot." - Moore

"We just want to go, so we'll come to you" - Luffy

"Are you sure, son? There are many ships there Iho." - Zenny

"Don't worry old man, I'm not only strong but also lucky. Anyway we will sail first, I hope we meet again in the future when you sail too old." - Luffy

"Well, let's meet in the future." - Zenny

"See you grandpa" - Usopp

"Dragon grandpa, nice to be with you" - Nami

"You take care of Grandpa" - Chopper

"Mbeeekkk." - Goat

"I have also made many medicines so do not forget to take them well." - Chopper

"All right, don't worry" - Zenny

"See you old man, I left you dinner, so eat." - Sanji

"Old Man, don't forget to look for an old woman when you arrive on another island huh!" - Jon

"..... HAHAHAHAHA" - All

"Of course I won't forget the boy. You are also careful, see you at sea someday." - Zenny

The crew then left and Zenny returned to the island. Zenny came home and found so much medicine that he was unsure if he would finish taking it all. He was very motivated right now because of Luffy's words.

Back with the crew, they had met the marines and Luffy pointed to the foggy area. They moved there but the battle they anticipated did not come. They are more focused on avoiding coral reefs that are scattered everywhere.

With Nami's skill and his small ship size, the Strawhats easily dodged the coral reefs and came out of the fog. But the Marines could not pass because the ship was too large and could not maneuver easily.

"You are so clever Luffy, using the coral reefs to escape." - Nami

"Eh? What do you mean?" - Luffy

"Huh? You didn't think about it?" - Nami

"There's no way he's thinking about that" - Sanji

"That must have been the hunch" - Usopp

"When Luffy can think of such a thing, then we've become the Pirate King's crew." - Jon

Usopp and Sanji nodded.

"Will grandfather be fine alone?" - Chopper

"Don't worry, if he wants to sail then let him sail, maybe he'll find some medicine if he sails." - Luffy

"Yes, you're right." Chopper

"Then let's meet someday, Zenny's pirate crew." - Luffy

...~[Thank You For Reading]~...

*Author: If only Robin had no fate to be a pirate how about Luffy will not break his promise and ten years later maybe old wkwkwkwkwkwk.

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