Chapter 43 Didn't You Agree To Be A Guide? Why Do You Force People To Practice!
Gol·D·Roger: "Impressive!! Luffy, this partner of yours is a true man!"
Watching the screen, Roger couldn't help but applaud.
Marco: "To protect the village you love, even if you know you're no match, you must be willing to risk your life. That's true protection!"
Edward Newgate: "Gurararara!! This kid is really something!"
Shanks: "Yasopp, that's your son, right? He really inherited your excellent genes~~~"
Yasopp: "No... I feel ashamed for Usopp. Although I'm proud of him, I don't have the right to say anything as a father..."
Usopp: "Dad!! Mom has never complained about you, and I'm proud of you too!!"
On the Red Force~~~
Hearing Usopp's words, tears welled up in Yasopp's eyes!!!
He knew he hadn't fulfilled his duty as a father~~~
He also believed in what Usopp had just said...
He knew even more how kind his wife, Banchina, was~~~
The more he felt this way, the more guilty he felt~~~
Yasopp: "Son..."
Yasopp's choked words appeared in the chat room.
Usopp: "Dad!!—"
[The next morning, the Black Cat Pirates attacked!]
[Usopp, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami fought against the Black Cat Pirates!!]
[Although the process was difficult, the Straw Hat Pirates ultimately emerged victorious.]
[Sitting on a severed stump, Usopp looked at Pepper, Carrot, Onion, the three brothers, and Kaya, and said, "Can we keep today's events a secret?"]
[Upon hearing this, Kaya widened her eyes: "Ah~ why?"]
["That's right! We fought to protect the village!"]
"Everyone will surely look at the captain with new eyes!"
"You're the great hero of the village!"
Pepper, Carrot, and Onion, the three brothers, exclaimed in incomprehension.
However, Usopp smiled.
"There's no need to go out of our way to tell everyone what has already passed. It will only cause panic. If it weren't for today's events, pirates wouldn't have attacked this remote village, and the villagers were able to live in peace because of it."
"But... everyone misunderstood you before, don't you want to clear up that misunderstanding?" Kaya looked at Usopp with concern.
Usopp shrugged. "It's not really a misunderstanding~~~ Besides this time, I have indeed been lying every time. Adding one more lie won't affect how everyone sees me. If we try to clarify this misunderstanding and make everyone live in fear of pirate attacks in the future, it wouldn't be worth it~~~"
After spending another day in Syrup Village, the Straw Hat Pirates received a gift from Kaya—Going Merry!
Usopp successfully joined the crew, and the Straw Hat Pirates left Syrup Village.
——
At this point, the large screen with a white border gradually dimmed...
At this moment~~~
Syrup Village!
The villagers didn't have the privilege to speak in the chat room of the viewing system, but they could see the screen in the sky.
When they learned the truth of that day, tears welled up in the eyes of the entire village~~~
"This is so damn frustrating!!! What have we done to him!!!"
"He risked his life to inform us with the determination to die, but we drove him away..."
"We're not human at all!!"
Although the large screen with a white border has dimmed, the figure of the young man who fought alone to protect the village is engraved in the minds of every villager in Xi Luobu Village.
This guilt and self-blame are enough to make many people, when they suddenly wake up in their sleep, can't help but give themselves a big slap.
Damn it, I wasn't human back then!
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Soon~
The red border gradually brightened!
The scene appeared.
[A small boat sailing on the sea~]
["Straw Hat, you're clearly only in your teens, why are you so strong?"]
[On the deck, Buggy looked at Luffy who was practicing swordsmanship and couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.]
["Practice!" Luffy's sword training did not stop, calmly saying, "When I was a child, I witnessed too many life and death battles on my grandfather's ship. At that time, I understood that if I didn't want to become someone else's dead soul, I had to become the strongest."]
["The strongest..."]
[Hearing Luffy's impressive idea in a calm tone, Buggy was greatly shocked.]
[No wonder this guy already has such a powerful Conqueror's Haki at this age, turns out he has such great ambition!!!]
["What about you? Aren't you just idling around on the sea? Why don't you practice? Come, let's practice together!" Luffy turned to Buggy and proposed.]
However, Buggy shook his head, "No need, I'm different from you guys. I have Demon Fruit power, my way of training is not something you can understand."
When it comes to training, Buggy has had enough since he arrived in East Blue!
Training is so tiring!
Especially in a small place like East Blue, he can already dominate with the power of the Devil Fruit, why bother with training?
Just lie down! Must lie down!!
Of course, he can't say that, so he simply came up with an excuse to fool Luffy.
However, Luffy sneered, "Cut it out, even if it's Demon Fruit power, training is still the most important thing! Build the prototype of the technique with a rich imagination, then try to put it into practice, and finally develop this ability through countless training. That's the way to train Demon Fruit power, right?"
What?!?!
Listening to Luffy's words, Buggy was dumbfounded!!
He looked at Luffy with a bewildered expression, "Hey hey hey, how do you know so clearly about the training methods of ability users? Could it be that you're also an ability user...??"
"Of course! Who isn't an ability user?" Luffy grabbed his own face and pulled hard, "See, I'm a Rubber Fruit user! So... your excuse just now can't fool me. Come, let's train together!"
"Not..."
Buggy was about to say something when suddenly he felt an extremely terrifying oppressive force enveloping him!
It was as if countless terrifying killers had instantly surrounded him, but without directly touching him!
Obviously, this was Luffy's Conqueror's Haki!!!
And it was that kind of super precise Conqueror's Haki that perfectly surrounded Buggy!
Huh?
Buggy's face froze.
Didn't we agree that I would be the guide? Why are you forcing me to train?