One Piece – I Am A Different Luffy! - Chapter 488 – Aftermath.
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Third Person POV
New Word.
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Luffy looked at his crew and the situation in front of him as he kept walking.
“Keep taking care of the wounded. I’ll check the situation in Dressrosa,” Luffy requested as he deactivated the device.
The people of Wano were still in Onigashima, staring at them in a daze after all the celebrations. They hadn’t participated in the war, but they had certainly witnessed all the chaos in the hours that followed after the Straw Hats left the island.
No one could understand what had happened there, they were just surprised that the Straw Hats had returned after all the chaos, and now Luffy had also come back as he made his way to the Black Pearl.
“I’m going to check the situation in Dressrosa to see if they’ve restored communication, while you take care of the others,” Luffy requested as he headed toward the communicator.
“Enel… Disable the electromagnetic and lightning wave-canceling device,” Luffy requested, and Enel complied. After all, the device blocked all communication, even their own.
“Luffy, do you think Sinbad and the others are okay?” Vivi approached and asked, visibly worried.
Luffy couldn’t blame her.
“They’ll be fine, Vivi. Our children will be safe. Rayleigh and the others stayed there to protect them,” Luffy reassured her as he waited for the connection to appear.
He still had to wait for the other side to deactivate their device as well—one that Luffy had requested to be designed in order to prevent the government from learning about the war or gathering more data on them.
By coincidence, communication was restored twenty seconds later, exactly when Luffy opened the channel.
“Hello? Hello?” Gloriosa’s voice came through, filled with concern.
“Gloriosa, it’s me, Luffy. How are things over there?” he asked as Vivi, Yamato, Robin, Uta, and Hancock stepped closer, all worried about their sons and daughters.
“It’s a mess, Luffy! Those bastards invaded! They reached the city, but Rayleigh and Patrick Redfield managed to stop them along with the giants who stayed behind. The same goes for the other pirate groups and the animals—the remaining members of the kingdom’s forces managed to protect everyone as well,” Gloriosa reported, and Luffy nodded.
“Good,” he said as he heard several sighs from his wives, all worried about the children.
“We managed to protect the children,” Leo’s voice came through another channel. He and the Tontatta tribe had been safeguarding the children, acting as their personal guard while some Pacifistas had tried to reach them, only to be destroyed.
“That’s good. Tell Rayleigh to grab a Den Den Mushi,” Luffy requested.
“I’m here, Luffy,” Rayleigh’s voice came through at that moment.
Luffy sighed.
“Thank you for protecting my family and the kingdoms…”
“It’s all right,” he replied.
“Anyway, we’ll be heading there quickly before the government tries anything else. I just need to finish the last preparations,” Luffy said.
“Daddy! Daddy!” The voices of the children came through the channel as well.
“I’m coming to see you, my children. Stay safe until then.” With that, Luffy hung up the Den Den Mushi.
After all, he needed to finish his urgent tasks before attending to his children. The important thing was that they were safe after the attack and had managed to fend off the World Government.
In Dressrosa, Rayleigh and Redfield looked at the devastated city. Destroyed ships, wreckage everywhere. Rayleigh was slightly injured and exhausted. Even for him, that battle had been too intense.
“You really are getting old, Rayleigh,” Redfield remarked, standing beside him, also wounded and surrounded by destroyed Pacifistas and the bodies of fallen enemies.
“I’m not going to say I’m in my prime, but we made it in the end,” Rayleigh responded.
“To think that the government would go this far just to kill a bunch of children and destroy these kingdoms… Just out of spite,” Redfield scoffed.
At that moment, the sounds of explosions began to echo. Giants were approaching, all still weary from battle.
“How many did you lose?” Rayleigh asked Hajrudin, the leader of the giants.
“Two of my comrades were killed, but they fought with honor. We will remember that, as we all knew the risks,” he said solemnly.
Rayleigh felt the weight of those words.
“Hey, can you guys clean up this mess?” Redfield pointed at the wreckage around them.
“Let them catch their breath for a moment. We have a lot of work ahead of us,” Rayleigh replied.
“…”
Fujitora was looking at the destruction in that part of the city, seeing the bodies of both enemies and allies fallen on the ground, lost in his own thoughts. After everything, even with him being a hostage, the government had attacked at the same time. The Straw Hats hadn’t killed him in retaliation, while the entire population of the kingdom had to leave the port as pirates and soldiers fought against the enemies.
Back at the port, Rayleigh looked toward the horizon. The first signs of the sun’s arrival were beginning to appear, illuminating the traces of destruction from that intense night.
‘Rayleigh, this is what I want to do…’
A memory surfaced in Rayleigh’s mind, and Luffy’s voice echoed in his thoughts, speaking a few words.
‘Hearing you say that makes me think you really do know about the Void Century,’ Rayleigh murmured in the memory.
‘No, I don’t. But I know this.’
He smiled.
‘You do realize this is a direct challenge to the World Government, and they will do everything to destroy you.’
‘They already do. Either way, I’m taking this as something symbolic. I intend to pass this hat to her… I won’t be able to return it to Shanks after this.’
‘Are you sure? Will she really awaken in the war?’ he asked.
“Of course she will. She’s almost there. Soon, people all over the world will hear her laughter.”
‘But you plan to put her somewhere else, don’t you? You and your crew…’
‘Yes, you’re right. The place where she needs to be… Lucy has always fought for justice. And in that, there’s also the freedom of the world. Maybe, she can turn that group into an unstoppable force,’ Luffy said, though Rayleigh was a bit surprised by the plans he had for his sister.
Rayleigh pushed that memory aside, his gaze still fixed on the horizon, contemplating Luffy’s words. Perhaps the best time to announce this to the world was now.
Redfield sat down, but Rayleigh continued watching as the horizon grew brighter. He sighed, thinking about his crew and whether, at some point, the future would truly become like this.
Meanwhile, Luffy was analyzing the situation. He picked up another Den Den Mushi—the one he had asked Lami to steal in the middle of the war against the World Government. This device was directly connected to the Elders.
“Now, let’s talk to them,” Luffy said as he began to dial.
In Mary Geoise, communication was still down. The screens remained off, and no signals had been received since Luffy had cut them off hours ago.
The Gorosei had not allowed any of the kings to leave, despite the growing discomfort. They wanted everyone to witness the destruction of the Straw Hats, sending a message to the world.
The representatives of the East Blue kingdoms maintained worried expressions.
Among them was a king from Lumenarchy, present because that territory was a secret. He kept a calm gaze, trying to mask his concern. Deep down, he knew that the Straw Hat might have survived.
Everyone remained silent, until suddenly, one of the screens flickered back to life.
“It seems we’re back,” one of the Gorosei murmured, analyzing the screen as it powered on again.
All eyes turned to the screen, waiting to see who would appear. The first image transmitted was of the sky, still dotted with stars, while the first rays of sunlight emerged.
Then, slowly, the camera began to turn, and the figure of Luffy appeared on the screens of all the kings of the World Government.
The Gorosei’s eyes widened, stunned to see him smiling.
“I believe this isn’t what you were expecting,” Luffy said, his smile widening even further, clearly amused by the situation.
“This… this can’t be possible!” one of the Gorosei exclaimed, in disbelief.
“Of course, it’s possible,” Luffy replied.
“All of your forces were destroyed, except for one person who managed to escape. I must admit, that copy of Shanks was quite slippery,” he said.
“No… this can’t be happening!” They looked incredulous.
“You underestimated us after everything,” Luffy continued.
“You thought that sending nearly two thousand Pacifistas along with the Seraphim, those damned androids, and government agents from CP-0 as well as other members would be enough to actually stop us. Did you really believe I wasn’t prepared for this?”
He laughed, shaking his head.
“As always, you failed to keep your word. You claimed you wouldn’t intervene in the war, but you always try to pull the strings from behind and betray. After all, you are not trustworthy. Your words mean nothing.”
He then looked directly at the screen, directing his words to the kings and queens who were watching the transmission.
“This goes for all of you too! To the kings and queens present in this room! The World Government is not trustworthy. They manipulate and lie whenever they deem it necessary to ensure their plans and ambitions remain intact. It would be foolish to trust them after what happened today. You saw it for yourselves! Their words mean nothing, and one day, this could destroy you as well.”
Luffy took pleasure in throwing this truth in the faces of those old men.
“You have no right to say that!” one of the Gorosei exclaimed angrily, unleashing his Haki in fury.
Immediately, all the kings in the room felt the overwhelming pressure, swallowing hard as fear took hold of them.
“Oh, but I do,” Luffy replied, unfazed.
“As you can see, I had to destroy a large part of your forces. I wonder… how many resources did you waste on this? Furthermore, you even launched an attack against those who carry my flag, and you tried to harm even my children.”
None of the Gorosei could respond at that moment. Silence dominated the room, while the kings had varied expressions, stunned by what they were witnessing on the screen.
“Let the whole world know!” Luffy raised his voice.
“We defeated two Yonko and destroyed the entire fleet sent by the World Government. And this was a night of multiple wars and battles to prove something here.”
His gaze grew more serious.
“I want everyone to know and remember this: we are the most powerful pirate crew in the world! The strongest that has ever existed! Not even the World Government can stop us,” he declared.
“You don’t know who you’re talking to, boy!” one of the Gorosei shouted.
“You may have caught us off guard and won this battle, but we will use everything we have to destroy you! You are openly declaring war against the stability of this world!”
Luffy laughed.
“What a load of nonsense, bunch of old men.”
He kept his gaze cold, as if staring directly at each of them.
“We’ve been in open conflict ever since you tried to hurt my family. Now, I consider this an all-out war.”
Silence filled the room.
All the kings and queens present swallowed hard, while the Gorosei, overwhelmed by anger, began to unleash their Haki. The tension was palpable.
But Luffy remained firm, openly defying them in front of everyone.
————-Nexts Chapters —————-
Chapter 493 – The news began to spread.
Chapter 498 – The four Yonko of the New World.
Chapter 508 – Taking care of a few things…
Chapter 517 – This Is the Power I Want You to Have to Be a Challenge, Coby.
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