When Luffy returned to the palace, the banquet had already ended.
Ordinary soldiers were arranged to rest outside the palace. Only Luffy, Ain, Hina and a few other marine officers were left in the palace.
As soon as Luffy returned to his room and opened the door to take off his suit, he met the eyes of four women sitting in the four corners of the room.
His body froze and he remembered the main reason for his escape from the palace.
"Sorry, I went the wrong way."
Luffy quickly closed the door, turned around, and ran away in one go.
"Come back here!"
Ain, who was closest to the door, opened it with a slide, grabbed him by the back of his collar and dragged him back. He locked the door without saying anything and threw him on the bed.
Ain hugged his chest and scanned him from head to toe with a stern gaze. He went straight to the point with a cold tone:
"You said you would make our relationship public if I wanted to."
"Yes, yes, that's what I said."
Luffy nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, and admitted it.
Ain nodded with satisfaction, raised his chin and ordered:
"Well, you can announce it now, just in time to let some idiots with wild ideas see the reality."
She looked around the room with a hint of meaning, and Vivi and Nami immediately looked back with angry expressions.
Only Hina sat in the corner awkwardly, and she began to regret it in her heart.
"Um...this...Well, I declare that I am..."
Knowing that he couldn't escape, Luffy simply stiffened his neck and prepared to make a loud announcement.
But before he could finish his words, Vivi and Nami interrupted him.
"Wait a minute!" *2
The two girls looked at each other, and instantly understood and formed a temporary alliance.
Nami: "That was a long time ago, and Luffy promised me to give me a fair chance to compete."
Vivi: "That's right, and I have to be included!"
"What?! You promised Nami?!"
Luffy felt a chill in his heart when he was stared at by Ain's eyes.
But the girls pushed him to this point, and his temper came out.
Gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, Luffy stood up and said with his chest held high:
"Is it not possible? The world government has no regulations that a person can only marry one wife.
Even if there are regulations, so what? The world government is nothing, the rules I set are the rules!"
Hearing him say such shameless words, the four girls were all stunned.
After a while, Nami, who didn't want to admit defeat, came back to her senses first and jumped out to answer:
"That's right! If you can't accept it, just quit. It's fine with me!"
"But!", Ain bit her lower lip tightly. As a woman, she didn't agree immediately because of her sense of shame.
Seeing this, Nami was even more proud.
She was brought up by Bellmère and had been struggling in the dark sea for many years. She didn't care about these things. She immediately raised her sharp horns proudly and looked around the room with her head held high.
It seemed that those who couldn't accept it should get out quickly, so that Luffy would be hers alone.
Perhaps because she couldn't bear to see Nami's proud face, Vivi, who had just formed an alliance with her secretly, also gritted her teeth and jumped out to support her:
"I can do that too! It just so happens that I will become a queen in the future and won't have extra time to spend with my husband.
I'll just leave him to you guys to help take care of him."
"Bah, is being a queen is so great, if it weren't for Luffy, your country would have been destroyed long ago!"
Nami glared at her unhappily and fought back.
In an instant, the friendship was overturned. The two women greeted each other and quarreled in the room again.
Ain still didn't speak. She lowered her head and recalled the years she had spent with Luffy.
When she thought that this man didn't belong to her in the future, she couldn't accept it.
"Bastards, I have raised this man for so many years and he is almost grown up. No matter what you say, I will not give him to you for nothing!"
Ain almost shouted at her, then she pulled out her snowball and put it against Luffy's neck, saying viciously:
"I don't care about anything else, I am the eldest sister in the family!"
Feeling the sharp blade on his neck, Luffy raised his hand and swore:
"OK, no problem, I totally agree!"
"Humph, remember what you said today, or I will cut you with the sword you gave me!"
Ain put away the sword and threatened him fiercely, and glanced at Luffy's lower body. Luffy felt a chill in his crotch and said he didn't dare.
Just like that, even though the three women were unwilling, the matter was settled.
However, after the three women had expressed their opinions, Hina was still shrinking in the corner without saying a word.
She was just hot-headed and impulsive.
In fact, she regretted it after the banquet, but she was also held back at the time and didn't know how to get off the stage.
And now, seeing that everyone is going to become sisters, it will be too late if she don't leave.
Hina gritted her teeth and got up carefully, slowly moving along the wall towards the door.
Luffy noticed her little action and immediately scolded:
"Stop! You're here and you still want to leave? Come here!"
Hina:"No! Wait a minute...."
This late moon is full of stars, five people...Of course, nothing happened.
Some things are too hasty for them now.
After that, only Luffy and Hina confessed their feelings to each other.
In the end, Hina gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, blushing and choosing to accept, and then ran away in a hurry.
The other three women naturally couldn't stay, and after saying something, they all returned to their bedrooms.
Before leaving, Ain glared at him fiercely and mouthed to him not to be complacent.
Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result was quite in line with Luffy's wishes.
After staying in Alabasta for a few more days, when the domestic situation was completely stabilized.
Luffy and his crew left with Cobra's farewell and Vivi's reluctance.
Before leaving, the little princess gave Luffy a kiss and told him to call her often. Cobra was almost jealous of that attachment.
"Let's say goodbye here, and Hina will go to explain to Fleet Admiral Sengoku later.
You should work hard and don't lose face for the G27 branch."
After leaving Alabasta, Hina officially separated from the subordinates of the G27 branch.
Hearing that their goddess was really going to abandon them, the marine of the branch immediately cried and didn't want her to leave.
But Hina had made up her mind, and after giving them a few more instructions, she join the guerrillas squad and sail away.
After the warship sailed away, Hina retracted her gaze and came to Luffy who was teaching Zoro and others.
Noticing her approaching, Luffy turned around and asked with a smile:
"if you want, we can definitely go back and stay. After all, they are your subordinates who have followed you for so many years.
It is not impossible to hold a farewell party before leaving."
Hina took out a thin cigarette and lit it. After exhaling the smoke, she said indifferently:
"There's no need to bother. Hina had already brought all the luggage to this ship before we came out, so there's no point in going back."
She glanced at Luffy and said with a slightly teasing tone:
"Besides, those guys are quite resentful of you.
If you take me back, who knows if they will do something irrational."
Luffy shrugged, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Nami, who was undergoing training, looked up at Hina who was joking with Luffy, and cast an unfriendly look at her angrily. Hina keenly sensed her gaze, turned her head and looked over, and immediately snorted with disdain.
"Corporal, have you not eaten? Your movements are out of shape, pay attention "
Nami gnashed her teeth in anger, but due to the rules of the marine, facing the scolding of her superior, she could only respond with frustration and continue to train hard with concentration.
Seeing Nami frustrated expression of hating her so much but unable to do anything about it, Hina smiled with satisfaction.
'You still want to fight me on the warship, today Hina will teach you what it means that a higher-ranking official can crush a person.'
Soon, Hina began to make things difficult for Nami with various reasons, and the scolding never stopped.
During this period, Nami also wanted to protest, but was ruthlessly suppressed by Hina in the name of the superior.
Zoro and the other two who were training together quickly moved to another place for fear of being affected.
While doing squats with a two-ton barbell, Sanji asked Luffy hopefully:
"Captain, how do you manage to make so many beauties live in peace at the same time? Teach me"
"Want to learn?"
"Uh-huh!"
"I won't tell you."
Luffy teased Sanji for a few words, and seeing his aggrieved look, he laughed happily.
"Okay, train well, and when you become stronger, you will naturally be able to attract girls.
As for how to balance, that depends on your charm. This is something that is innate, and I can't teach you."
Luffy shamelessly boasted about how charming he was, and several people rolled their eyes.
Just when the three of them wanted to escape from here painfully and go to a quieter place to practice.
A pea-sized raindrops fell from the sky. Luffy stretched out his hand to catch a drop of rain, and before he could react, he heard Nami shouting loudly:
"The storm is coming! Fold the sails and turn left, and turn the outer ship to maximum power!"
Everyone obeyed the order of the navigator.
Soon everyone on the ship started to move, some to fold the sails, some to steer the ship.
Even Zoro and the other two stopped training and joined the team to help.
Looking at the busy scene on the ship, Luffy stood in the center of the ship with his arms folded and couldn't help sighing.
"It might be nice to live a life like this on the sea for the rest of your life."
Nami:"!! Don't get in the way here, and try to show off!"
Luffy:"Oh~"
After leaving the stormy area, the rest of the voyage went smoothly.
On the way, they occasionally encountered a few groups of pirates, but they were all small characters with low bounties.
Luffy threw them all to Zoro, Sanji and Usopp to practice.
Finally, after spending half a month, Luffy once again set foot on the headquarters, his real hometown after a year away.
"Marineford, I'm back.!!"
The loud voice spread throughout the entire port.
The marines passing by cast curious glances in this direction.
However, Luffy ignored them all and happily patted Zoro's shoulder and said proudly:
"How about it, isn't the Marine Headquarters magnificent? It's far beyond your imagination?"
The four people from the East Blue who came for the first time all nodded in unison, looking around with indescribable shock.
Although Cook and others had long been accustomed to seeing it, they couldn't help but feel excited after not coming back for so long.
Luffy simply waved his hand and gave everyone a holiday.
"Go back and have a good rest for a few days. I will inform you if there is a mission."
"Oh, long live the captain!"
Everyone cheered, those who had homes went home, and those who didn't had homes also had places to stay.
But before they left, they gathered in twos and threes, probably only when they had enough fun, they would go back.
In the end, only Luffy, Ain, Hina, Issho and the East Blue group were left.
"Ain, take Zoro and the others to check in at the apartment.
Hina, Uncle Issho, come with me to see the Fleet Admiral."
"Okay."
Several people had no objection to his arrangement.
Ain took the four people who had just arrived and were curious about everything and left.
Luffy, Hina, and Issho walked directly to the Fleet Admiral's office.
"Hey, it's Captain Luffy. long time no see. How have you been recently?"
"Grandpa Jacob, you haven't retired yet, please go home early to take care of your grandchildren."
"Luffy! Why are you hiding? Wow, you're already a Captain after a year. I thought you'd never get promoted in your life."
Silently following behind Luffy, watching him run into an acquaintance every two steps.
they couldn't help but smile and whispered with emotion:
"Brother Luffy has a lot of connections in the marine.
Most of the officers who greeted him were people I had heard of."
"Humph, of course. He is the grandson of Iron Fist Garp, and he grew up in the headquarters.
He is familiar with more Marine officers than Hina has ever seen."
Perhaps because she has established a relationship with Luffy, Hina's tone unconsciously carried a little pride when she said these words.
Issho nodded silently after hearing this, and continued to follow him, allowing him to show off his connections everywhere.
Outside the Fleet Admiral's office.
Luffy pushed open the door and walked in with a loud voice.
"Grandpa Sengoku, I'm back. Did you miss me?"
As soon as he shouted, Luffy caught a glimpse of three figures in the corner, yellow, red and blue.
He paused, turned around quickly, closed the door and walked out of the room.
A few dozen seconds later, there was a knock on the door.
Luffy gently opened the door and walked in seriously.
Standing in front of Sengoku's desk, he stood at attention and saluted:
"Report to the Fleet Admiral, Captain of the Marine Guerrillas Squad, Monkey D Luffy has completed his mission and is here to report to you!"
Sengoku, who was sitting behind the table, stared at the taller boy in front of him expressionlessly, without saying a word.
He stared at Luffy until he felt uncomfortable, and then he said faintly:
"Stand on the edge"
"Yes!"
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