Back at Strawhats...
The trainees already started facing off Frankenstein. The target for the day was Johnny.
Frankenstein's continuous onslaught was always blocked by Luffy. The two clashes with intense gravity that bunch of the trees already reduced to smithereens.
Luffy didn't worry for Johnny's safety that much. That's because the latter can fend for himself fairly.
His focus right now is to surpass his own limits. Unknown pressure kept piling on his shoulders and he needed to improve as soon as possible.
"Now what? Luffy seem to have secured this defense." Sanji puffed a smoke from his cigarette as he commented.
"T-That's good to know. But I noticed something's wrong with their clash." Usopp was focusing on the fight of Luffy and Frankenstein while analyzing.
"Hm?" Sanji turned to Usopp.
"Pay attention, damn cook. That Frankenstein is playing with Luffy. Can't you tell that Luffy is using his steam form for a while now?" Zoro's narrowed one eye observed the battle and gave an opinion.
"Ah?! Do you think I don't know that, you fucking one eyed green head? I was only testing you all if you gain some insights of their battle!" Sanji glared at Zoro.
"Cut it out you two! You know this is a bad outcome right?! Luffy is on the losing end!" Usopp interjected while being flustered.
"Now that I see it up close, you guys are really strong." Nico Robin commented from the side. She couldn't understand how she convinced herself that she was on par with these men when she's clearly the weakest in the crew.
"Right Robin-chan! Don't worry, you can rely on me! I'll protect you with all my life!" Sanji assumed a heart-shaped eyes as he tried to simp with Robin.
"Idiot. She's not even the target today." Zoro snorted at Sanji.
"You're the idiot moss head with no sense of direction!" Sanji countered back at now the ever fuming but embarrassed Zoro.
Both men fought in a comical way while being separated by Yosaku and Johnny.
Nico Robin chuckled at the antics of these men. Her eyes directed to Luke at Merry Go who also glanced back at her.
She felt a bit loss since this kind of intense training is not her forte. One punch from that golden man and she will be end up in a coma.
As if reading her thought, Luke gestured a no problem sign at her.
Luke never intended to harm Robin in this training.
This training is like a test on how the Strawhats care for each other. At what length will they go just to protect their comrade? As for Robin, he already made a plan for her training together with Chopper later.
After this seven days of training, Luke will expect some improved version of the trainees.
Within this week of buffer time, he was planning a big move for the improvements of the Strawhats. If he's successful with this plan, the Strawhats will be one of the most dangerous pirate group in the world.
"Nami, I'll be gone for a week. You're the strongest one so take care of the rest while I'm away." Luke stood up as he said to Nami.
"Where are you going?" Nami was surprised with Luke's decision.
Chopper and Liz also turned to Luke in surprise.
"I have my own training too. Frankenstein will assist you here if something unexpected happens while Luffy and others are resting." Luke smiled. He gave Frankenstein two of his rings, the Neutralizing Spear and Slow Slow ring. Not even the likes of Akainu can pose a threat to his newly created Special Homie.
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Luke arrived on a island named Rusukaina near Amazon Lily. He wanted to check if this island is qualified to be his farming site.
This island is where Luffy trains for two years in the original story.
After a few minutes of roaming around the island while flying, he got disappointed with the result. There are no high quality souls he could harvest in this island except for one or two large animals. It is not worth his time to even kill one for the nourishment of his lifespan.
SWISH!
"Hm?" Luke easily catched an arrow coated by Haki. He was a bit surprised to see someone in this uninhabited island.
His detection is a bit different than others. He was using some sort of blood detection where no living beings can escape his senses within a wide range area.
He ignored a fact that residents of Amazon Liliy goes to this island to hunt wild animals for a food supply.
He squinted his eyes to the young female who fired the Haki coated arrow.
The young lady looks familiar but he didn't care that much. He floated down to confront this fierce lady.
The young lady named Margaret was stone in place from the restriction of Luke. Although she can't move, she still glared at Luke.
"Why did you attack me?" Luke waved his hand to release the restriction to the young lady.
"Y-You! Who are you?! You are trespassing our territory!" Margaret shouted with angry voice. She prepared to attack again when she realized she can only speak but not move.
"I was about to leave when you attacked me with your weapon. Why am I even explaining here?" Luke indifferently replied as he reach her head with his hand.
Kuja tribe are really bunch of fierce women. They never back down even at death's door.
Margaret lost consciousness after Luke tapped her head. Her pet snake as her bow also lost it's consciousness.
Luke erased her memory of meeting him. He has no business against these women of Amazon Lily.
However, he read an interesting news from her memory. Turned out this young lady called out for back up earlier. There are other two who are heading to his direction real fast.
The most interesting part is that, the ship of Boa Hancock was nearby and also responded to the call of Margaret.
At first thought, Luke wasn't interested with these crazy women.
Harvesting high quality souls is his top priority right now, but he didn't know where he could find some. The only option is to venture to the new world to cause a commotion there or kill every sea kings in the calm belt.
However, he wasn't planning to venture in the new world yet. As for sea kings, he needed these creatures for his future plans.
His eyes narrowed to a corner when he sensed two individuals approaching.
SWISH! SWISH!
He easily caught the two Haki coated arrows rushing towards him. If he was some random pirates, he'd be dead by those deadly arrows.
"Die, trespasser!" A Kuja tribe woman exclaimed as she reached for another arrow. She was furious when Margaret laid on the ground as she assumed the latter was dead.
However, before she could fire another shot, she realized her body refused to move one bit. The other Kuja warrior beside her also frozen her body.
Luke didn't bother to listen to their nonsense. If he let them speak, it would be a total mess. Why not directly speak to their leader when she comes by.
After putting these women and their pet snakes to sleep, he lifted their bodies through manipulation and headed towards the nearby sea cliff.
The Kuja Pirates ship was preparing to doc nearby when Boa Hancock saw the figure of Luke.
Right both sides of Boa Hancock are her sisters, Sandersonia and Marigold.
"A man?" Boa Hancock muttered in a low voice. Her expression turned to worse when she saw the three seemingly dead Kuja Warriors beside Luke.
Boa Hancock and her sisters made a high jump towards the cliff. The rest of the crew also prepared their weapons to fight.
"Who are you and what are you doing here in my territory." Boa Hancock asked. She could feel an undisguised danger from this man in front of her when he released Conquerors Haki. Before she take action, she needed to know his purpose for coming to the island of her territory.
"A passerby. In fact, I want some locals to help me pinpoint some island nearby. Also, these three are just unconscious. No harm was done." Luke examined Hancock. This woman indeed looked hot in person, especially those high perfect legs.
He was surprised a bit when this woman approached him peacefully.
'Was my laughable Conquerors Haki aura that intimidating? Damn I should probably practice this concept from now on to scare some hotshots.' He thought for a second.
"I don't know what's your purpose of coming here. Get the hell out of my territory and don't ever come back or I will kill you myself!"
Hancock was relieved when she heard the three unconscious tribe warriors are fine.
Still, there is an absolute law within her territory that no trespassers are allowed, especially for men.
This is a very lenient offer since she could tell that this man was not simple. If possible, no conflict shall be raised or she will have no choice but to fight this man.
"Hm?" Seeing that Hancock conjured a heart bow out of a kiss, Luke's eyes narrowed as he summoned his Special Gun Homie while pointing it to the Kuja Pirate ship where bunch of women are on standby.
He knew this move of Hancock. He will literally turn into stone statue if hit by it while unprepared.
He can probably deflect her love arrows in many ways but he doesn't like it being threatened either. If they continue to get stubborn, he'll have no choice but to harvest their souls.
Hancock noticed this action of Luke as she also narrowed her eyes. This is a clear sign of provocation. No matter how strong a hand gun is, it can only release one bullet at a time.
"I didn't come here to cause trouble. By the way, I'm the Vice Captain of Strawhat Pirates." Luke calmly replied. He didn't know if Luffy's influence reached these women. He really didn't want trouble and only looking for information of some island where he can harvest souls.
"Sis.." Marigold changed her expression and immediately whispered to Hancock.
When Hancock heard it, her action paused and examined Luke from top to bottom. The man looked elegant with his all-black suit. Adding with those obvious crimson eyes that gave her chills.
She badly wanted a test of power from this man. She's a Warlord after all. However, she didn't like obeying their orders, especially from the World Government.
"Why do you want to know the information of the nearby island? Are you trying to spread your influence in Paradise?" Hancock glared at Luke. No one has ever conquered Paradise before due to the influence of the marines. He'd be making a joke if he does that.
"To train. I found this island and thought this will be a perfect place to train, but I don't think wild animals here will give me a challenge." Luke closed his eyes. Hancock can actually influence his train of thought. This woman gets seductive the longer he stared at her. Her rizz is truly at the peak or maybe he's just too much of a simp back in the days.
Hancock eyes rolled as if she's thinking about something. Her eyes shone and said, "I can escort you to a nearby island. I want you to eradicate that wild beast that terrorizing that island for me."
Luke raised an eyebrow with interest. He didn't know if it's a trap or not. If it's nearby, why not pay this island a visit.
"Alright." He nodded without hesitation.
Hancock hid a devious smile as she commanded to set the course to the nearby island and brought the three unconscious Kuja warriors back to the ship.