A/N : Next chap in 3 days approx
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Luke exited a sea king's mouth. He arrived at Jaya Island near Mock Town in the Grandline.
As for how they ended up in a sea king's tummy, it was Killer Bee who have a way on how to tame one.
Killer Bee is proficient in aquatic quamtum rizzics. In short, he actually used his manly side to a female sea king using his tailed beast form.
"Let's part here for now.." Luke looked at the group inside the sea king.
"Alright, see you in the new world buddy." Killer Bee nodded then commanded the sea king to dive away.
Luke clicked his tongue in amazement. Having a sea king to carry you around is very convenient. He can go wherever he wanted avoiding many troublesome problems.
Soon, Luke entered the Mock Town where Blackbeard met Luffy for the first time six months later. If his guess was right, Blackbeard should be in the town, hiding from the hunt of Whitebeard's 2nd Division Commander, Ace.
Luke indeed found Blackbeard in a random inn of the town. Since it will be morning soon, he decided to postpone the capture and explore the place for a while.
(A/N : I'm assuming BB is in the town. Timelines are too complicated and I don't have time to dig on it specifically. Next, I'm applying my theory on BB.)
Daytime already comes and Luke dressed in a low key manner as always while drinking a juice on a bar. He was observing the low key Blackbeard.
'I can feel something inside his body..' Luke raised his brow in interest. He found out that Blackbeard's organ structure are not the same as humans'. Instead, it was something else.
He smiled,
"No wonder he can house two Devil Fruits in his body in the future. And searched for the last perfect one..."
Blackbeard felt uncomfortable while eating and surveyed the surroundings. He saw Luke calmly smiling at him which gives him goosebumps all over his body.
He didn't know why but when he saw Luke, he smelled an imminent danger. His guts are telling him to go away as far as possible from this person. Not even the late Pirate King has given him this much of a pressure.
Luke beckoned for Blackbeard to come over to his table. He was still smiling as if he was only calling for his friend.
Blackbeard was sweating bullets when he saw the gesture. No matter how calculative he is, he may not be able to get away from this mysterious man.
He stood up and slowly came to Luke. If worse comes to worst, he will blow up the town and fled to a far away place to start anew.
"Nice to see you here, Teach. Look's like you obtained a new freedom." Luke came up with a direct approach as he smiled.
The guy looks so mediocre since his current ambition is not so strong unlike the future him.
The glow up of Blackbeard looks so badass like an evil demon that everyone hates and love for the story to have a good progress.
"Did Pops sent you here to find me?" Blackbeard's face darkened. The most probable answer he could find is that Luke is his previous crewmate from other commanders. He didn't expect his old man would go all out to find his whereabouts for killing a person.
"No. In whitebeard crew, only one person is madly searching for you and I'm not from Whitebeard's. I'm from another pirate group." Luke shrugged. The more he look at Blackbeard, the more he treat this man as a great specimen.
"So you're here to claim the bounty of my head from Pops?" Blackbeard looked apprehensive.
"Something like that, but to another group. It would be a wise choice if you cooperate with me."
"What if I refuse?" Blackbeard's voice deepened. He has his own great ambitions. He can't just accept the fact that some nobodies owning him.
"I'd like to see the way you try." Luke smirked. He stood up slowly while patting Blackbeard's shoulder. His voice echoed as he left the bar,
"I'll see you soon, Teach."
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Luke entered a Town Inn to rest and waited for the night to come. He was contemplating.
Soon he will be joining the Strawhat Crew to sail the seas and he needed to at least present himself in a formal manner.
He can change his clothes using his power like magic. But he needed a permanent set.
In his previous world, he like using dark tuxedos even when doing missions. He recalled his favorite set of clothes in a story named Solo Leveling where the protagonist wore dark formal clothes while having a dark cloack that serves like a cape.
Even in this world, Luke almost looked like the same face as Jin Woo but his eyes is crimson while the latter has blue. Also, Luke's hair is shoulder-length stylish dark hair.
"It's decided then. I'll use the same clothes as him as my appearance in this world. But I'm still wearing sunglasses to avoid too much attention." Luke muttered in a low voice.
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Afternoon comes when Luke opened his eyes from resting.
"Hmm? This guy is moving away from the town huh?" Luke disappeared from his position after he said that.
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Blackbeard led his team through the forest part of Jaya Island.
"Cut some trees. We're going to make a giant canoe to sail away from this place." Blackbeard issued a command with a serious tone. The best way to avoid trouble right now is to stay hidden. There will be a time when he will emerge with great momentum. He could feel the great era is about to come and he will be the King of the Pirates.
"This is so not like you, captain. What's the matter?" Laffite asked. He knew something was up after seeing Blackbeard's abnormal behavior.
"Last night, I felt something was off. What I noticed is that, a sea king passes by in this island. I think the appearance of the sea king bothers the captain." Van Augers stared at Blackbeard.
"A sea king? Weehahaha I'm eager to fight those monster one day." Jesus Burgess flexed his muscles up high like a champion.
"And why would we go out there when a monster can literally devour us in a heartbeat? Let's not be so hasty with things." Doc Q commemted while lying on the back of his sickly looking horse.
"Must be a coincidence that a sea king visited this island. We will be hiding in Sabaody's lawless area first. This place is not safe for the time being." Blackbeard led the way as he brushed off his unease feeling made by Luke. Now that he gathered his team, his confidence rose considerably. He himself can put up a fight if necessary.
Bang!!
Van Auger noticed a faint silhouette behind Blackbeard and fired a shot.
Everyone in the crew freaked out including Blackbeard. They looked at the culprit Van Auger with wariness and annoyance.
"There's a human shadow behind captain just now. It must be me having a misconception." Van Auger reasoned without showing regret firing out of nowhere.
"Show yourself..!" Blackbeard who heard Van Auger, scanned the woods with vigilance. He could smell a bad premonition when it comes to Luke. He didn't sneaked out of the town, he just left at the backdoor. Their action must be caught by that mysterious man he met at the bar.
"...I didn't expect to see you soon, Teach. And you brought your team too." Luke appeared on top of a big rock as he glanced down at the group. His hand showed a bullet he caught from Van Auger. He added,
"I must say. This sniper of yours has a pretty decent observation skills."
"Zehaha.. Of course I am pretty good at picking the best myself. Say young man, wanna join my crew? I can give you anything you want. Money, riches, women, you name it all." Blackbeard smirked with confidence. Everyone has their own desires, he just needed to put a bait to entice Luke.
"I can't seem to see that you are trying, Teach." Luke smiled back as he narrowed his eyes to the team.
"That's just an appetizer perks. Just say yes and I'll let you have that everyone in this world wants, power. Power that can invoke everyone's desire! ZEHAHAHAHA!!" Blackbeard spread his arms wide while laughing out loud like a maniac.
Luke's eyes shined when he heard this. He wasn't enticed by Blackbeard, but after knowing that the latter can now extract a Devil Fruit, his plan will start sooner than expected.
"Alright. I heard enough of your bullshit. Tie yourselves up so we can go back together in peace." Luke tauntingly smiled back at Blackbeard and his crew.
"You got a big mouth for a young man. I hope you can still keep that smile in the end." Van Augers prepared his rifle.
"Weeehahaha! There's no need for you guys to make a move. I'll fold this prick this instant!" Burgess jumped upwards preparing for a downward smash.
BOOM!!
The whole area trembled and the giant stone where Luke was standing crumbled into bits causing a cloud of dusts everywhere.
"You are strong even without a Devil Fruit. It's very commendable that you have a heart of a fighter."
Luke emerged from the dust while floating. Beside him was Burgess whose body was frozen still like a statue.
"If you survive this, find me in the future for revenge or pledge an allegiance."
Swish! BOOOOOM!! BOOOOM!! BOOOOM!!
Without waiting for the Blackbeard crew to react, he waved his hand and sent Jesus Burgess away like a ragdoll across the whole Jaya Island smashing few rocky hills and trees along the way. His fate is unknown.
"Hmm.. Let's see.. Three side bugs remains."
"Let's play a little game."
Luke smiled as his crimson eyes glowed.
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A/N : Check out Jin Woo's outfit here https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkd8Zy80sskR3bOIaJ5oYZYwbVwILjXIwSvQ&usqp=CAU