In the world of One Piece, the first half of the Grand Line is on Upside Down Mountain.
Luffy sat on the top of a tree with his arms in his arms and looked at the four seas below the Upside Down Mountain.
Not long after, a red figure landed next to Luffy.
Ace stood on the treetop and patted Luffy on the shoulder, smiling.
"You guy, why are you still making trouble here? Why, a whole night isn't enough for you to be happy?"
"No, who is causing trouble!"
Luffy rejected Ace's statement very dissatisfied. He pushed Ace's hand away, and then rubbed his head with a depressed look on his face.
"I'm not a child, so how could I be in trouble?
I made it very clear, I don’t want to stay here anymore, I don’t like it here!
Even though I am not old enough to go to sea yet, I cannot sail as far as promised.
But I...I don’t want to be a villain who blocks other people’s dreams no matter what!!!”
Speaking of this, Luffy's eyes showed a little bit of unbearability.
He stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the sea, where countless shipwrecks were floating on the sea.
Many workers spread out along the track of the sea train, gradually picking up the wreckage and sorting the treasures and materials inside.
And those wreckage covering almost the entire sea as far as the eye can see are naturally left by all the people from all over the world who tried to break through the Upside Down Mountain!
Looking at the wreckage, Luffy's eyes became more and more filled with unbearability.
"Ace, are you sure we are doing the right thing?
I know that there are many bad pirates in that group of pirates, but I think even bad pirates should be qualified to pursue dreams, right?
What's more, there are always a few good people inside, right?
A man's dream should not be stopped!
Why do we have to stay at the beginning of the Grand Line and tear apart the dreams of all other pirates!!!"
When he said this, Luffy's eyes flashed with the scenes he had seen in the past six months.
In the past six months, the Inverted Mountain stronghold has been one of the strongholds facing the greatest pressure on the Black Bird Alliance. It has continuously destroyed 120,000 large and small pirate groups in the nearby sea area.
There are many large pirate groups there, with fleets of hundreds of ships like Admiral Creek of the East China Sea.
At the same time, there are indeed many adventurers out there like Ace who truly dreamed of heading for the Grand Line.
but…….
At the beginning of the Blackbird Alliance's plan, Rayleigh and his men were not able to screen all pirates trying to cross the border at this time.
so.
In the past six months, all the pirate groups that have tried to break into the Upside Down Mountain have sunk in this sea.
Without exception!
Regardless of whether they are good pirates or bad pirates, their last shouts before failure will undoubtedly be full of inner feelings.
Luffy had heard too many such shouts.
"We want freedom!"
"No one can stop a man's dream!"
"Our journey is a new world!"
"How could you fall here!"
"I want to enter the Grand Line, and my voyage has just begun!"
"Rayleigh, you are a pirate legend, but you want to destroy pirates single-handedly!"
"Damn rubber kid, helping others to do evil!"
"You really deserve to die!"
…
Sounds like these kept lingering in Luffy's mind, making Luffy's mood get lower and lower.
Until last night, Luffy finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Yesterday, after Xihai assembled 800 pirate groups to rush through the card during the day and failed, he assembled more than 200 pirate groups again that night and launched a new attack on Upside Down Mountain.
It's a pity to face Rayleigh's sword and Zefa's fist.
It's just that the weak pirates from all over the world have no ability to successfully break through.
After completely blocking yesterday's card rush, Reilly led his remaining subordinates to gather together for drinking as usual.
In the past six months, the fighting at the Inverted Mountain stronghold has not stopped for a day. All the pirates are waiting for the moment when this stronghold is exhausted to the extreme, but Rayleigh has always led his people to hold on.
The price of this support was that the soldiers under his command became more and more wild, and the consumption of food and wine in the entire stronghold was far beyond imagination.
At the same time, Rayleigh had to expand the scope of his stronghold and introduced the relatively famous brothel industry in the East and West seas near the gathering point to provide the tired soldiers with services that could soothe their souls.
Reilly didn't take that banquet seriously because similar banquets happened every night.
But he didn't expect that Luffy, who had always been quite obedient, would completely explode this night!
Luffy and Rayleigh had a big fight, and then Zefa beat him severely with an iron fist.
After that, Luffy was depressed all the time, even if Ace and Sabo tried to persuade him many times, it was of no use.
Sabo still has his own things to be busy with. He has used himself as a bridge to open up the connection between the Black Bird Alliance and the Revolutionary Army, and attracted an army commander of the Revolutionary Army to lead his men to the Upside Down Mountain to garrison defense.
Therefore, Sabo was too busy to comfort Luffy's heart.
Only Ace, when Lelizer Fashiliu and others were active.
On the frontal battlefield, one more of him is not much, and one less of him is not much, so he can come over and give a few words of persuasion.
Seeing that Luffy still couldn't let go of his grudge, Ace was silent for a long time, and finally sat next to Luffy.
In the distance, the war that had just stopped started again. The pirate group alliance that had been gathering for two weeks in the South China Sea launched its third attack again.
After the news of this impact was heard by other sea areas, it actually set off the so-called clarion call for a general attack.
The pirates gathered from all over the world all rushed towards the Upside Down Mountain, and even the track of the sea train was briefly destroyed by them!
Faced with such a scene, the commander of the revolutionary army quickly attacked and decisively helped Rayleigh's side withstand the pirate attack.
At the same time, the newly established G87 branch of the distant navy also rushed forward under the leadership of the branch chief, Major General Tina.
The navy and the revolutionary army rarely cooperate, but when it comes to pirates, their attitudes are consistent.
Their hearts, which are far more mature than Luffy's, also allow them to clearly understand how many people on the Grand Line their actions will save while resisting the pirates!
Looking at the increasingly expanding battlefield, Ace was extremely anxious. He knew that everyone needed him now.
But Luffy….
Gritting his teeth hard, Ace finally patted Luffy on the shoulder.
"Luffy, the war has started again, I don't have any more time to comfort you!
I just want you to fucking think about it!
Whether Uncle Gawain is a good person, whether Father Rayleigh is a good person, whether Teacher Zefa is a good person, Heliuda... he doesn't count!
In short, think about everyone. Except for a few companions, aren't our other companions and seniors all outstanding seniors that you and I can admire?
Then why do you think that what so many of your outstanding seniors gathered together to do would be a bad thing?
Do you think you are smarter than all your predecessors put together?
Or do you think that among all of us, you are the only one with a kind heart?
The thing I didn't like saying to you the most before was... you didn't understand anything!
I don't like saying that about my brother!
But think about it, think about why we can get together like this, why we have to face attacks from more than 500 ships every day, but our soldiers still don't feel tired!
You only saw the roars of the pirates when they died.
Have you ever seen how many people behind us smiled because the pirates disappeared!
If you can think openly, then don't think about those messy things and work hard with everyone!
If you can't think about it, then you can leave. I will ask a few uncles from the logistics department to take you to the current Grand Route and let you see what kind of life the people on the Grand Route are living today!
Make your choice as soon as possible, Luffy!
I don’t have time to stay with you anymore, everyone needs me!!!”
After saying that, Ace jumped out suddenly and turned into a line of fire and rushed into the battlefield.
"Prometheus, bipolar heavenly fire!!!"
"Copy that, Ace, the fire is coming!!!"
puff!
boom!
Hoo ho ho!!!
Thick fire instantly covered a small area of the sea, accompanied by the pirates' cries and howls. Ace's slightly freckled face could no longer see the smile and optimism of his youth, but was honed to be full of indifference and cruelty.
!
But you should find that even if his attacks are more ruthless, his methods are more sinister, and his actions are straightforward, he is also more vicious.
But his heart and his flame were polished even hotter and stronger in front of his increasingly determined goal!
And just as Ace charged onto the battlefield.
Luffy, who was sitting on the tree, couldn't help but close his eyes.
He understands everything Ace said!
He knew that since all his family and friends were doing the same thing, it definitely made sense!
But just like a person who is hemophobic is afraid of blood, Luffy, who wants to become the Pirate King, can never remain indifferent to the cry for freedom and navigation!
only…….
Listening to the screams in my ears, many of them belonged to pirates, but many of them belonged to my family and friends!
Think about the uncles on the black ice table who play football with me during the rare breaks.
Imagine the uncles from the 11th Division and the 2nd Division who may seem indifferent, but still bring snacks to you...
Think about the logistics department that funds itself every month.
Then think about Sanji who works hard to cook for himself and others every day...
There are also Kurokas and Chopper who are reluctant to even take a break, living in the operating room for six or seven months in a row, and will only stop the operation if they fall into coma...
Thinking of this, Luffy suddenly stood up with red eyes.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
After screaming, Luffy stretched his body and rushed to the battlefield in an instant.
“I don’t want to think about other people’s dreams anymore, it’s so overwhelming!
All I know is that not only the pirates, but everyone around me also has their own dreams!
Dreams are never wrong, but what about different dreams?
Different dreams can’t be wrong, no matter how much I can’t bear it, I can’t just watch everyone die beside me!!!”
As he spoke, Luffy slammed into the deck of a pirate ship.
The moment he saw Luffy, the captain of the ship quickly shouted.
"He has appeared. He is one of the enemy's most active young men recently, a vicious dog with the name of Straw Hat!
He is a devil fruit user, ordinary bullets are useless!
Brothers, stand shoulder to shoulder and kill him with your sword!!!"
"Kill!"
"Damn Draco lackeys!"
"Death to the lackey!"
"Do you have to stand in front of our dreams?"
"Go to hell!!!"
Facing the pirates rushing towards him, he listened to the lackey words that kept coming from his mouth.
Luffy's eyes were getting redder and redder, and he slammed his right hand to the ground.
"My dream has not come true yet, but at least I can protect the dreams of my friends and family!
sorry!!!
Your way, stop right here!
Second gear…!!!”
Buzz buzz!!!
Luffy's body suddenly turned red, and countless steam escaped from his body. After fighting hard for half a year, Luffy's strength now is almost comparable to that during the War on the Top!
After turning on the second gear, he simply swept away the ordinary pirate group.
Soon, the last pirate fell at Luffy's feet.
Looking at the last fallen pirate, Luffy took a painful breath.
"Sorry, pirates are not welcome on the Grand Line, but I think that as long as there is a sea, the dream of pirates will never disappear!
Even if we can only move around the four seas, we are still pirates!
leave!"
After the words fell, Luffy couldn't bear to turn around and leave, but at the moment he was about to leave.
The fallen pirate behind him actually stood up unsteadily.
Holding his broken arm, the pirate took a deep breath, and then shouted to Luffy who turned around.
“The sea is the sea for everyone!
It never belongs to anyone, it clearly belongs to each of us!
My dream, my pursuit of the great sea route, do you think it will be extinguished with just a few words from you!
I'm a pirate, you bastard, don't try to block my way!!!"
The second mate of the pirates finally rushed towards Luffy with a knife in hand, but Luffy remained strangely motionless when facing his knife.
The sea is everyone’s sea….
What he said is right......
But why is this happening?
While Luffy was confused, the second mate's sword was about to cut Luffy's neck!
At the critical moment, a yo-yo came around quickly, wrapped around the second officer's neck and threw him hard.
"What are you doing, Luffy?
If you were injured, the vice-captain, Iron Eagle Swordsman Captain, and others were in no mood to fight, and some pirates broke through our blockade.
Then our efforts in the past six months will be in vain!
Once a pirate group breaks through, that pirate group will immediately become an example for pirates from all over the world, and the impact of pirates from all over the world will be countless times more severe than it is now!
Uncle Reilly has said these words at banquets more than once!
My hometown, Alabasta, is not far behind us!
I don’t want to see my hometown go back to the era of being constantly plundered by pirates!!!”
While talking, Weiwei holds the string of the yo-yo and uses her backhand to hit it with a big windmill.
After the second officer was completely unconscious, Weiwei ignored Luffy and quickly rushed to the next ship, looking for the next target who was still resisting.
Looking at Weiwei's retreating figure, Luffy's eyes suddenly heated up.
"Why... everyone hates the appearance of pirates so much.
Obviously I loved pirates when I was a kid.
Obviously it’s the bandits who are annoying, pirates are all very handsome men..."
Having said this, Luffy clenched his fists and roared fiercely.
"Don't think about that anymore, even Weiwei is fighting hard!
