Chapter 4: Pretending to be a Hidden Master.

"Luffy, let go quickly!"

"If you keep going like this, your arm will break!"

...

Not only the villagers but also Shanks' heart was hanging in the balance.

He could clearly feel that Luffy had already reached his limit, and every step he took forward would cause him immeasurable harm to his body.

Even rubber has its limits.

Luffy had only recently eaten the rubber fruit and his body couldn't handle this kind of injury.

"Boss..." Ben Beckman asked in a low voice.

Rox opened his mouth but in the end shook his head gently, "No need. A strong person's true strength lies in their fighting spirit."

"If losing an arm can buy invincible fighting spirit, isn't this a profitable deal?"

Luffy continued on, the wounds on his right arm getting more and more numerous and larger.

But his fighting spirit remained unscathed, and instead grew stronger.

"I!"

"Will!"

Luffy spoke with each word emphasized, his voice though childlike and cute, everyone including Shanks, Hiruma, and the villagers of Fusha Village were completely amazed by him.

"Send you flying!"

At the same time, Luffy let go of his tightly clasped right hand on the wall.

With the terrifying force of elasticity, his right arm flew towards Hiruma at an almost unimaginable speed.

This speed was truly like a bullet fired from a gun!

If it were the previous Hiruma, even with all his strength he would not have been able to dodge this Rubber Pistol attack.

But things were different now.

[Host]: Hiruma

[Strength]: 22

[Speed]: 30

[Constitution]: 21

[Skills]: Swordsmanship lv1, Marksmanship lv1, Taunt lvMAX

His speed had reached a terrifying 30 points, and his reaction speed and body agility had completely gone up a notch.

That rapidly approaching fist, in Hiruma's eyes, didn't seem too exaggeratedly quick.

But...

It seemed like he didn't need to worry about this fist.

"Swoosh!"

The Rubber Pistol whizzed past Hiruma's hair with a grazing sound.

Missed!

As Hiruma was considering whether or not to continue using his amazing Taunt skill, Luffy's small body was carried away by the fist.

"Ah, this?" Hiruma looked at Luffy's retreating figure and was also confused for a moment.

Should this be counted as a win or loss?

Shanks's face was filled with relief, "I knew I wasn't wrong. This little guy is worth my hope!"

Yasopp leaned against the shed, looking towards the direction where Luffy had disappeared, "Boss, your hope fell into the sea."

"Damn... it's over! I wasn't paying attention and Luffy fell into the sea! What do we do? What do we do?"

Shanks, who had just looked like a wise man, suddenly became panicked, pressing his hands to his head and anxiously looking at the direction Luffy fell in...

Lucky, holding a lamb leg in his hand, said, "Boss, don't panic! Go save Luffy, maybe he is still alive!"

"You are right! I need to save him" Shanks' figure disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Ben Beckman looked helpless and blew out a smoke ring. "Really, this guy..."

As for Hiruma, he walked confidently to Ben Beckman's side and said, "Hey, no-so-stupid looking pirate, do you have a cigarette?"

Ben Beckman looked up at Hiruma. and suddenly grinned, "Sure enough, I'm the only one in the whole pirate crew who's not that stupid."

As he spoke, he handed Hiruma a cigarette.

"Bang!"

The sound of a gunshot rang out, making Hiruma jump in surprise and instinctively activate his Conqueror's Haki.

Ben Beckman and the others trembled all slightly, looking at Hiruma incredulously.

He actually had the potential of a king, just like their captain!

As soon as the Conqueror's Haki was released, the bullet had already lit the cigarette in Hiruma's mouth!

Looking at Ben Beckman, he finally felt the power of the Red Hair Pirates.

Other than the gunshot, he didn't feel anything unusual just now.

Even his lips that held the cigarette didn't feel any shaking.

The opponent's bullet had only ignited the cigarette without affecting anything else!

"Oh! Sorry, lighting a cigarette this way is a habit," Ben Beckman looked at Hiruma and laughed heartily.

Hiruma's Conqueror's Caki just now also startled them.

After a moment, Shanks came back carrying Luffy, his face full of tears.

But his left arm was already missing!

Hiruma was also amazed. Although he had changed, it seemed that the others hadn't changed at all.

Looking at Shanks' appearance, the Red Hair Pirates first froze, then began to laugh wildly and mock him.

"Hahaha! Boss, you're really pathetic. You actually left an arm here!"

"The boss was bullied by this bandit again. Last time he got soaked in alcohol, and this time he lost an arm!"

...

Hir4 was speechless. "How can you blame me? He obviously did it on purpose!"

Beside him, Ben Beckman muttered to himself, "Losing an arm in exchange for invincible fighting will? That's really a good deal. This guy," he sighed, "he's still so unreliable."

Then he turned his head to Hiruma, "Hiruma-san, don't mind them. They've always been this stupid."

However, Hiruma's expression wasn't as happy as before, because he had just successfully obtained a piece of loot from Shanks' battle with the Sea King.

A purple-grade loot!

However, before he had a chance to open it, it was directly deducted by the system!

In the end, he still had to repay the debt he incurred from awakening the Conqueror's Haki.

This feeling... was so frustrating!

"Hey! Don't cry, how can a man be so pathetic!"

"But...but...Shanks...your hand!"

Shanks suddenly took off his own straw hat and put it on Luffy's head.

"This is my treasured hat. I'll leave it with you for now!"

"When you feel strong enough someday, you can return it to me."

Luffy tried hard to control his tears and raised his head. "I will... I will definitely become the Pirate King!"

...

"Excuse me, can I have a word with you, senior?"

After learning that Hiruma possessed the Conqueror's Haki from Ben Beckman and others, Shanks no longer saw him as an ordinary bandit.

In his eyes, there seemed to be a mysterious veil shrouding Hiruma, which was hard to see through.

Although he seemed very weak, he could say things like "only the weak find excuses for failure," which was very inspiring.

He could also see the true nature of the rubber fruit's ability at a glance.

Now that he has slightly revealed the Conqueror's Haki, how could such a person be ordinary?

Even if he tried hard to recall, he could not connect Hiruma with anyone from his memory.

Hiruma deliberately showed an impatient expression on his face. "Kid, I know what you want to say. Although you are a foolish pirate, your eyesight is not bad."

"Don't worry, that little brat will definitely grow up to be a man stronger than you, a gambler."

If you want to act cool, you have to go all the way.

Kid? Gambler?

Shanks was taken aback. No one had called him a kid in so many years.

However, considering the other's age, he might really be just a kid.

And, he really was a gambler, trying to gamble on Luffy to become the one who will change the world.

"With seniors like you, I believe Luffy can do it."

Shanks had a lot of things he wanted to say to Hiruma, but now it was unnecessary.

This senior was really mysterious.