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At this moment, the eyes of Dragon and Garp darkened. Although it was merely a scene in the manga, the impact it had on them was utterly unexpected.
A suffocating silence enveloped the room, as both Crocodile and Ivankov, along with everyone else present, began to sweat nervously.
Garp and Dragon were suddenly overwhelmed with the urge to capture the pirate named Porshemi, chop him into pieces, and feed him to the fish!
This desire was especially strong when they saw Luffy crying and screaming in fear after receiving the first punch.
"This… I heard from Rob that his games world would allow us to enter the manga and animes' worlds at any chapter or episode we want and act freely within it…"
"Now I know what I'm going to do and which chapter I'll choose…"
The cracking sound from Dragon's fist was loud and clear as he clenched it tightly at that moment.
"Take me with you… I think I need to smash a few mountains on Dawn Island to vent some anger." Garp's response was similar.
Hearing this, Bonney realized she knew exactly which chapter she wanted to visit in the games world too.
She was looking forward to it.
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Chapter Events:
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"It's already evening…"
"All right, we're done!! We moved all our treasure!!"
Ace shouted joyfully after they successfully moved everything away from the previously discovered location.
"Haa… Haa… Ace!!" At that moment, Sabo arrived running.
"Sabo! What happened? Have they found our hiding place!?" Ace asked anxiously.
"Haa… Haa… No, they haven't!! They have no idea!! Luffy… Haa… hasn't said anything!!!" Sabo was shocked, and what he said shocked Ace as well.
"Eh…!?"
…
"Spit it out already!!!" Porshemi was still beating Luffy brutally, for who knows how long.
"P-P-P-Porshemi!! It's no use…!!!" Even one of his subordinates felt pity for Luffy at that moment.
"…!! He… doesn't even have the strength to yell anymore."
"Hick. Gehh!! Haa…" Luffy was tied up with ropes, bleeding from everywhere, helpless and weak.
"He probably can't speak anymore… and frankly, I can't watch this any longer!!"
"If you've got time to worry about the brat, go find Ace and Sabo!!"
"Our lives are in danger here!!"
…
"That poor kid…!! Should we call the town's authorities?"
"It's pointless. The law has no power over this mountain of garbage… and that man is one of Brewjam's crew… they've got the nobles backing them with money."
"They're allowed to loot and kill all they want here!! No matter how many bodies pile up in this dump, trash is trash."
Outside the building where Luffy was being tortured, even the homeless in the Gray Terminal felt sorry for him.
…
"Tell me!!!" exclaimed Porshemi.
"I won't…" Luffy replied weakly.
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In the art store in Baterilla, the crew of Roger's Pirates were reading the flashback scenes with focused eyes.
When they reached the scenes where young Luffy was suffering, they all glanced towards Shanks.
Shanks was silent at that moment, and no one knew what he was thinking.
But they could all tell he was angry, just like they were.
"Unfortunately, life is not easy for kids in such a world."
"Was our world this bad before the manga era?" Shanks asked flatly.
"No… it was much worse than what has been shown in the manga so far," Rayleigh spoke after taking a sip of sake.
"With the rise of hunters and their power rivaling or exceeding that of the government, competition among them to provide a good life for the world's inhabitants intensified… That's why villains no longer dare to become pirates," he explained, wiping his lips afterward.
"So the world has become much better, isn't that the purpose of One Piece?" Roger suddenly appeared, saying.
For those who already knew the true nature of One Piece, they were the most knowledgeable about the purpose behind everything Joy Boy had left behind.
Unfortunately, Joy Boy never anticipated someone like Rob coming along and interfering with his preparations… If he had known, he would have been very pleased.
…
"This is it! Finally!"
In the small house amidst the trees, Rouge cheered with joy when she saw young Ace and young Sabo attack Porshemi and his men to save Luffy at the crucial moment.
Seeing so many bloody scenes and the abuse young Luffy endured made her heartache, but the moment Ace and Sabo arrived, her heart filled with joy.
"That's it! Take him and run!"
"No! You need to run too, Ace… what are you doing? Why are you staying behind?!"
Seeing Ace say he wouldn't run from facing a guy, Rouge sighed with a helpless smile.
"Even as a child, you still resemble Roger so much."
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"Hey… That's a pretty bad decision, you know?"
"Just give us our money back, you rotten kid."
"We'll use it better." Facing the giant man compared to his small size, Ace wasn't scared at all.
"Don't be ridiculous!!!" This angered Porshemi.
"You… wait right here!!" Leaving Luffy aside, Sabo joined Ace in fighting the huge man.
"If I lost to a kid… I'd quit being a pirate!!!"
"Ooohh!!"
In the end, Porshemi was beaten severely by two kids.
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"I heard the story. Porshemi, you're pathetic…"
Brewjam and his crew stood in front of Porshemi, who lay defeated on the ground.
"Are you serious!!?"
"I'm sorry, Captain Brewjam… the money…"
Before Porshemi could finish his pitiful apology, Brewjam drew his gun and emptied it into him.
"Don't look at me… I don't want to see your face."
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"At least that scum who tortured Luffy is dead! Good job, Ace and Sabo!"
"They defeated a real pirate at this age… that's amazing!"
"When I was their age, I could barely catch a fish!"
"As if at your age now you could take on such a fierce pirate!"
"My god, even as kids they can do wonders!"
"Hahahaha! The look on Brewjam's face says it all."
"Hahaha!! That's funny, he said if he lost to a kid, he'd quit being a pirate…"
"He ended up quitting being alive instead! Hahaha!"
Back in the Sorbet Kingdom, the readers were delighted to see Porshemi's tragic end and Luffy's rescue by Ace and Sabo.
"What do you think?" Garp looked at Dragon and asked.
"The fate of a protagonist is not an easy thing to bear. He must feel loneliness, and to rid himself of it, he must pay such a price to gain a true friend."
"The price he paid to gain Ace as his brother was not small at all."
"Even as a child, Ace could see that."
"Heh~" Hearing this, a broad smile appeared on Garp's face. "Now you understand why my counterpart took Luffy to Ace's side? Despite knowing Ace's nature better than anyone else…"
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In the art store 'Green Garden' in the Goa Kingdom:
Outlook III and his wife Didit were staring at every scene where Sabo appeared with great seriousness… His blonde hair was very distinctive to them, along with the name.
"No, dear, it's impossible for a kid living as a vagrant in this garbage dump to be our son," Outlook III said with disdain.
Didit chuckled and nodded in agreement with her husband's words, "Certainly, I wouldn't want to be associated with a child like that if he were mine."
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 789: I Have No One Else.
Chapter 790: A Kingdom Free of Trash?
Chapter 791: Sabo's Blood Family
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