One Piece : Luffy's Second Chance

East Blue, Goa Kingdom, Mt. Colubo

Midway Forest, a young man wearing a straw hat on his head was seen walking while pulling a crocodile measuring about 8 or 9 meters that had been tied with a rope behind him.

After a while, a house located outside the Midway Forest came into view. It was a house that couldn't be said to be quite large but also couldn't be said to be quite small. Judging from the peeling paint on the walls and some cracks on the walls, it was certain that the house was quite old.

The young man in the straw hat then placed the crocodile in the front yard and then walked towards the house.

'I'm back' The young man in the straw hat said as he opened the door.

'.....'

'Well of course no one will answer' he said with a bit of loneliness.

The young man in the straw hat then walked towards the kitchen, picking up a few things such as a knife, a pot, vegetables and some spices. After picking up the items, the straw hat boy returned to the front yard.

Placing the items from the kitchen near the crocodile, the young man in the straw hat walked to the side of the house and picked up some firewood that had been cut into pieces and brought it to the front yard.

After arranging the firewood, the young man in the straw hat started cutting the crocodile with an ordinary kitchen knife and then began the process of cooking the crocodile meat soup and barbeque.

Two hours later, the young man in the straw hat had finished eating the barbequed crocodile meat and saved the soup for dinner.

After that, the young man in the straw hat walked to the side of the house and picked up an axe. Then the young man in the straw hat chopped firewood until the sun set.

After taking a shower to cleanse his body of sweat, the young man in the straw hat prepared dinner consisting of hot rice and crocodile soup that had been heated.

After finishing dinner, the young man in the straw hat took a few bottles of alcohol and walked into one of the rooms in the house. Upon entering the room, various items could be seen in the room.

Swords, Compasses, Sticks, Catapults, Matches, Stethoscopes, Books, Sunglasses, Violins, Purple Coats, Fur Hats, Headphones, Jewelry, Pipes, some strangely shaped fruits and various other things.

But among all these things, there was one thing that stood out the most which was a huge photograph hanging on the wall.

In the photo there were at least more than 50 people visible, these various people showed various expressions such as Happy, laughing, annoyed, Disgusted and others. But there was one thing that all of them had in common: they were wearing bandages and looked like they had been in a battle.

And the one in the center of the photo is the young man in the straw hat who is laughing happily, but compared to the one in the photo, the young man in the straw hat currently looks gloomy and lonely.

The man in the straw hat then sat on the floor and looked at the large photo while opening the alcohol and drank it straight down before speaking.

''Hey did you guys know?

'It's been 500 years since the Great War, and right now the whole world is celebrating'

'And it's also been over 400 years since I last saw any of you'

The man in the straw hat then opened another alcohol and drank it all at once

'Tora-o, you know what?

'I hate you so much, you're the one who made me have this immortality but you're the one who left first'

'Even though I wasn't in good shape back then, you should have realized how my physique was'

'Just eating a lot of meat and getting enough rest will restore my vitality'

'You should have believed that damn it!'

The young man in the straw hat shouted, then he picked up the last bottle of alcohol and opened it again while speaking

'If you can see me there, see what you've done to me tora-o'

'I'm lonely, very, very lonely'

'I've even learned all about them in these 400 years'

'And you know why, so that I don't forget them all'

'But you know, it seems to have backfired on me. The more I learn, the more I remember them, and also the greater the loneliness that haunts me'

The man in the straw hat then finished the last bottle of alcohol and stood up.

'This is the last time I'll be in this place' he said and walked out of the room.

The Straw Hat Man then went to his room and sat at the study table writing a letter to his descendants.

Then the Straw Hat Man looked at the three picture frames that lay on the table.

In the first photo, the man in the straw hat is wearing a bridal outfit and his partner is a beautiful woman who has an orange tt.

In the second photo, the man in the straw hat is also wearing a bridal outfit but this time has a different partner. The woman is also quite beautiful and the woman has blue colored hair.

In the third photo, the man in the straw hat was also wearing a bridal outfit and this woman was also a different woman. The beautiful woman has half red and half white colored hair

The man in the straw hat then rubbed each photo and looked at the three women in each photo.

After a while the man in the straw hat stood up and walked out of his room and then left the house. The man in the straw hat then looked around and then looked to the west.

Instantly, the man in the straw hat disappeared from the scene and reappeared on a steep cliff located on the seafront.

'Nami, Vivi, Uta, Zoro, Usop, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook and Jinbei. I'll catch up with you all soon' said the man in the straw hat.

'You can't hold on anymore, Monkey D Luffy?

'Who?!' Shouted the man in the straw hat known as Monkey D Luffy while looking back with a heavy voice.

There was a man who was at least 1.4 meters tall, the man had sky blue skin like some fishman and also had white hair and on top of his head there was a floating circle

'Me? I'm called the Grand Priest and I'm an angel' he said.

'Angel?' Luffy muttered while frowning.

Being able to appear behind him unnoticed, there seems to be no reason for him to lie Luffy thought

Of course this thought was based on the viewpoint of Luffy's own strength, as someone who had trained all three types of Haki to the peak level. there was never anything that could sneak up behind him anymore.

Especially one of the three types of Haki was the power of observation, and even his observation Haki that could hear everything could not sense the presence of that person even if it was right in front of him and he was also sure that this was not an advanced technique of one of the other types of Haki.

'What does an Angel want with me?

'Fufufu before that, why don't you answer my question first Monkey D Luffy'

'Are you no longer able to hold on?'

Luffy frowned slightly at her question but he answered her anyway 'If you're an angel, you should already know the answer, right?'

'Of course, but I want to hear it from your mouth' The Grand Priest said with a smile.

Luffy looked into the eyes of the angel who called himself the Grand Priest and thought to himself 'What a bad character'

'I'm lonely, and I hate loneliness the most'

'Fufufu it's not like you're a king, where did that kingly pride go?'

'Even if I were a king, I would still feel lonely and that's why I decided to kill that loneliness' Luffy said.

'By killing myself?

'Yes!

'Other than the memories of all of them in my head, nothing else matters in this world'

'Including your current descendants?

'Even I don't know them too well anymore' Luffy replied firmly

The Grand Priest nodded his head at Luffy's answer

'I've answered your question, now it's your turn Grand Priest'

'In that case, do you have any regrets?

'Another question?' Luffy replied with annoyance.

The Grand Priest smiled at Luffy who was upset

'There is' Luffy replied after a while.

Ace, Pedro, Tora-o, Uncle Cobra were Luffy's biggest regrets. There are also those who also fought together in the war like in Wano, as well as in the last war. And that regret came because I wasn't strong enough back then.

'If you could do it all over again, what would you do?

''Huh!?'

Luffy looked at the Grand Priest who smiled after saying those words. if he had the chance to repeat it, of course he would gladly accept it, but.

'Of course it's not free right?' Luffy asked.

'Wisdom increases with age and experience.

'It seems like those words are true, considering that you used to not even understand simple things'

'Yes, it's not free' replied the Grand Priest.

Luffy took a deep breath and then asked

'What do I have to pay?

The Grand Priest smiled and then said

'Your immortality'

'I agree!' Luffy replied right after the Grand Priest spoke.

The Grand Priest who was still smiling continued to say

'Then it's a deal'

The Grand Priest then snapped his fingers and a giant clock appeared behind Luffy.

Luffy was quite surprised to see the giant clock that suddenly appeared in the air and wanted to ask the Grand Priest what it was, but then he realized that his voice could not come out at all and he could not move either

The Grand Priest who knew Luffy would ask what time it was, deliberately made him speechless and then said after looking at the time shown on the giant clock

'495 Years'

'That's the time you have spent during your immortal life, then you will get 4 wishes which based on 100 years = 1 wish'

'Too bad, if you survive for 5 more years you can have 5 wishes'

Then the Grand Priest snapped his fingers again and then Luffy's four greatest wishes surfaced like balloons

'If only I could go back in time'

'If only I was this strong when I was young'

'If only I could absorb the power of the devil fruit and put it in a new fruit.'

'I want this immortality to disappear and grow old slowly and then die'

Seeing Luffy's last greatest wish, the Grand Priest then snapped his fingers again and then the wish became

'If only I had two demon fruit powers like Kurohige, the number of casualties back then would have definitely decreased.'

The Grand Priest nodded and then spoke to Luffy who continued to stare at him in shock

'Then Monkey D Luffy, I'll summarize your wishes'

'First of all, even though it is our agreement, it will be reduced from your wish'

'Secondly, when you return to the past. You will take with you all your current powers except your immortality'

'Third, you will be given the power to capture demon fruit energy and channel it into any object you want'

'Fourthly, you will return to the past in the form of a soul and your young soul will merge with your current soul, then your body will slowly change to follow the current state of your soul'

'Which means, everything that was in your body when you were young will disappear because it has merged with your soul including the power of the Devil Fruit.'

'Since all your power comes from your soul, it means that your body has no Devil Fruit power at all.

'You understand, right?

'Lastly, there will be no more side effects from Nika's power. Because Nika has merged with your soul and no longer exists, there is only Sun God Luffy.

'In that case, Goodbye Monkey D Luffy' said the Grand Priest then knocked lightly on Luffy's body who then fell off the cliff at a very slow speed and not according to the law of gravity.

Luffy's body then slowly began to crumble like dust, but before his entire body was destroyed. Luffy looked at the figure standing at the end of the cliff and forced his mouth to move

'Th..k..y..u'

Then Luffy's body shattered and left behind a white ball of light that flew into the sky into a vortex that suddenly appeared

'What a strong will, despite being restrained by me but he managed to let go even for a moment. In this universe there are not many who have such determination' Grand Priest said with a sincere smile

'Then, it's time to send a message to myself 505 years ago' he continued while closing his eyes.

And after a while the Grand Priest opened his eyes again and then opened the portal to return to his Temple.

As soon as the Grand Priest entered the portal, Luffy's house on the edge of the Midway Forest began to disintegrate into dust. It wasn't long before the house and its contents were reduced to dust, leaving only a letter that had fallen to the ground.

Arriving at the magnificent temple located in space, the Grand Priest walked towards the center of the temple where he would report to someone. Arriving there, there was a small child who was escorted by two people on his left and right.

The Grand Priest then walked towards the child and stopped when the distance between the two was close to 2 meters, the Grand Priest slightly bowed towards him and then began to speak

'Zeno-sama, I have sent the boy back in time. If you wish to see his journey from the beginning, I suggest you use this' said the Grand Priest as he approached him and handed over the tab.

'Hm Yes, after Goku died things have become boring' He replied as he took the tabs.

'Hopefully the person given the opportunity this time won't bore me' Zeno said.

'I'm pretty sure the person this time won't make you feel bored enough Zeno-sama, that kid has strong determination. If that kid is given the chance to learn Son Goku's training method, it is not impossible to reach a higher level.'

'Hee, let's watch it together then'

'As you wish Zeno the same' replied the Grand Priest.

505 years ago

In a magnificent temple located in outer space, the Grand Priest was watching a small child playing with a bead. Suddenly the Grand Priest felt a mental message being sent to him.

'A mental message from the future?' He muttered.

The Grand Priest then closed his eyes and then looked at the mental message sent by his Future. After a while the Grand Priest opened his eyes and smiled, then he walked towards the little boy playing with the beads and said with a smile

'Zeno-sama, I have something interesting to report.'