Chapter 20: The Shocked Straw Hat Pirates

"Crash..."

At this time, on the seventh route in the first half of the Grand Line.

In a sea area that is not very far from Long Ring Long Land and takes about several days to sail, a pirate ship about ten meters long with a sheep's head on the bow was moving slowly on the undulating sea.

There is also a rare orange tree planted on it, which is not particularly tall.

And above the towering mast.

A flag with a drawing of a skull wearing a straw hat is fluttering in the wind.

It's the Straw Hat Pirates' pirate ship, the Going Merry!

"Today's weather is also very good!"

Wearing a white T-shirt and casual denim shorts, Nami habitually flipped the coin and bought a copy of the latest newspaper from a News Coo that had just flown over.

But after casually glancing at the content of the newspaper, her eyes suddenly widened, and she stood somewhat frozen there.

"Everyone~"

Nami's expression changed, and she was a little excited as she hastily ran down from the attic.

Then she yelled loudly at Luffy, Chopper, Usopp, and others: "Everyone, come here and take a look!!!"

"What's wrong? Nami..."

A figure jumped up.

It's a boy wearing a red vest, denim pants, slippers, and a straw hat.

He jumped directly onto a barrel and sat down.

It's the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy.

After blinking his eyes several times in confusion, he looked curiously at Nami, who was a little excited.

Chopper, Usopp, and others on the side also looked over.

No matter how loud the commotion outside, Sanji just walked out slowly from the kitchen with a fresh fruit platter.

On the other side, Nico Robin, who was sitting on the beach chair and quietly reading a book, looked in Nami's direction.

They were all a little curious and looked at Nami, who was suddenly excited.

Not far away, a green-haired young man who was holding dumbbells looked over subconsciously.

"It's Ren—"

With a shocked face, Nami turned the newspaper and gestured to the others: "He may have gained some incredible ability... He even turned into a very exaggerated flaming beast!"

"Moreover, he just destroyed a Marine fleet and was offered a new bounty of 400 million Belly by Marine Headquarters!"

A giant beast is bathing in blazing flames with thick scales at the newspaper.

It's just mind-numbing.

"What!?"

Looking at the news headlines displayed by Nami.

Sanji and others's pupil could not help but shrink, and they lost their voices in disbelief.

Is this the Ren they know?

"His whole body is surrounded by flames. This shouldn't be an ordinary Zoan fruit... it's probably the ability of the Mythical Zoan that Ren once mentioned, which is rarer than Logia!"

Robin said in surprise: "But this appearance… this is the legendary Qilin, right?"

Ren collected two Devil Fruits.

Not just her. Everyone in the Straw Hats Pirates knew it.

After all, their Vice Captain has never hidden anything.

One of the devil fruit, which is purple-black and looks like a piranha, was found after killing Wapol in the Drum Kingdom and was identified as Paramecia·Munch-Munch Fruit.

The other one was obtained from the Little Graden. It was in the shape of a strange dragon head and belonged to an unknown Devil Fruit.

Ren said before that becoming a Devil Fruit user is not excluded from his option.

But he has been unable to make up his mind.

When they were on Sky Island, he was frantically searching everywhere and was trying to find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit that should have been reborn somewhere after Enel's death.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find it.

Robin guessed that after the other party had left the Straw Hats, he chose the dragon head shape Devil Fruit in the end.

So he gained such amazing abilities.

"It seems that he must have made up his mind and made a decision from those two Devil Fruits..."

Zoro looked serious.

He put down the dumbbells and said in a deep voice: "Is it the ability of the Devil Fruit found on Little Garden? It's really amazing!"

As the only swordsman of the Straw Hat Pirates, he has a tough character and has always been relatively rational.

He made a promise to his childhood friend and was determined to become the strongest swordsman in the world.

Three years ago, he went out to sea alone and worked as a bounty hunter, specializing in catching pirates in exchange for bounties.

Relatively speaking, he is not as naive as Luffy and others.

He was not particularly repulsed by Ren's usually ruthless and bloody behavior.

After losing to Ren in the swordsmanship competition, he has always regarded him as one of his future goals.

Zoro even often competed with Ren in swordsmanship and received guidance from him, which benefited him a lot.

He always feels a bit regretful about the departure of his vice-captain.

"What a terrible guy..."

Usopp's face turned pale while speaking: "After he gained powerful abilities, he immediately went to Marine and continued to vent his inner desire to kill?"

"Ren's appearance is indeed a bit scary..."

Witness the other party slaughter in the Drum Kingdom.

In particular, after witnessing his killing spree and mercilessly killing a large number of people, Marine began to attack the Straw Hat Pirates after receiving Wapol's request for help.

After joining the Straw Hat Pirates, Chopper, who has always respected and feared Ren, couldn't help but swallow his saliva in fear: "It's like a monster walking out of hell!"

"That guy still has such a bad character..."

Sanji put down the fresh fruit platter.

He lit a cigarette and said calmly: "I thought he could calm down and reflect on things after he left!"

Among the entire Straw Hat Pirates, he is the one who has the biggest conflict with Ren.

The other party not only always wins Nami and Robin's favor, but he's also his biggest love rival.

And he was completely dismissive of his chivalry.

Especially in many cases, when the battle is over, and they can leave directly, there is no need to kill the defeated enemy.

He also insists on being cruel to female pirates and marines.

This was really unacceptable to him.

The two had quarreled many times and even fought more than once.

Although he was taught a lesson every time, Sanji really couldn't stand Ren's indiscriminate killing and ruthless behavior against women.

In fact, on Ren's departure.

Although everyone in the Straw Hat Pirates was a little reluctant.

But the male crew members like Chopper and Usopp, who were too afraid of Ren, were more or less relieved at his departure.

Even Luffy is the same.

He also doesn't like Ren killing people indiscriminately and thinks that the other party is indeed incompatible with them, so leaving might not be the wrong choice.

As for Nami and Robin, the two female members of the Straw Hat Pirates who have been saved by Ren many times when facing crises, they admire Ren in their hearts.

But Nami's overly kind nature makes her really dislike Ren's cruel and bloody behavior.

Although she had tried her best to persuade him to stay, Ren had already decided to leave, and there was nothing she could do about it.

The only one who remains more understanding of Ren is the only survivor of Ohara and has been wanted by the World Government since she was a child.

She has experienced countless betrayals and all kinds of darkness, and she is no longer so naive.

But like Nami, she was also unable to persuade Ren.

In fact, Ren once saved her because she almost self-destructed and gave up on living in Alabasta.

She admired Ren far more than anyone else, and she even had the idea of ​​following him off the ship.

However, Robin is well aware of her special status as Ohara's only surviving archaeologist.

She used to hang out in the underworld and would sometimes join a force.

However, the World Governments and Marine Headquarters will always find her hiding place.

Then those forces will unfortunately face extinction because of her, and there has never been any exception.

Over the years, she had escaped the pursuit of the Marine and World Governments by betraying those forces without hesitation before danger came, making her survive countless near-death experiences.

She is fully aware that she will bring misfortune to others.

She can only hide her admiration because she really doesn't want to involve Ren.

But no one expected it.

Ren has only been away for a few days.

There was such a big commotion again!

"Ren?"

Luffy stood up.

He suppressed his smile and pressed down his straw hat.

Then, under Sanji's and others' gaze, he turned around while speaking: "What he pursues is different from us; let him go!"

After Ren disembarks.

In fact, recalling his experiences along the way, he has gradually seen a lot of things clearly.

Although Luffy is a bit nervous and likes to play around, he is not a real fool.

He can feel it vaguely after getting along for a long time.

In his heart, Ren doesn't really agree with his dream.

Therefore, he is not able to accept Ren's increasingly bloody and murderous behavior.

Their dreams are inconsistent, and there is no need to force them together.