Chapter 17: Hawk Eye: Don't Mock Him! His Goal, I Fully Approve Of!

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Monkey D. Luffy: "Huh? Did I really set sail at 14 over there? Why didn’t I go with Ace?"

Portgas D. Ace: "... Luffy, don’t you see? That version of me isn’t worthy of sailing with you..."

Monkey D. Luffy: "Ah... is that so?"

Nami: "If that Luffy set sail so early, wouldn’t that mean we’d never have met him...?"

Roronoa Zoro: "I don’t know. Around that time, I was probably still working as a bounty hunter in the area. Maybe Luffy would’ve run into me. But... that version of Luffy is way too strong. He might not even think much of me."

Usopp: "If he doesn’t look up to you, then I definitely won’t stand a chance with Red-Haired Luffy..."

Nico Robin: "There’s no need to think so hard about it. Our meeting with Luffy was fate. That version of Luffy will surely have his own destiny as well..."

Sanji: "Beautiful Robin-chan is absolutely right!!"

Roronoa Zoro: "... Sanji, you’re such an embarrassment!"

Tony Tony Chopper: "... Sanji, you’re such an embarrassment!"

Usopp: "... Sanji, you’re such an embarrassment!"

Sanji: "Damn you, Moss-Head!! I’ll take you on!"

Amidst the Straw Hat Pirates' playful banter, the large screen with its white frame slowly lit up...

[On a bright and sunny day, 17-year-old Luffy recklessly steered a small boat out to sea!]

[He aimed to form a pirate crew and find 10 companions!]

[However, things didn’t go smoothly. Not even half a day into his journey, Luffy encountered a whirlpool, and his boat was destroyed!]

[Fortunately, thanks to his quick thinking, Luffy managed to dive into a barrel and narrowly avoided drowning.]

[By sheer coincidence, the barrel Luffy was in was fished out by Coby.]

[Luffy stepped in, punching Alvida and helping Coby escape her control.]

[Afterward, the two arrived at Shells Town!]

[Zoro made his entrance~]

[At first, Luffy thought Zoro was the "murderous devil" Coby had described and didn’t consider recruiting him...]

[But upon learning that Zoro had willingly allowed himself to be blackmailed by Captain Morgan to protect a little girl, Luffy beat Morgan to a pulp right there in the street and immediately decided to recruit Zoro as a comrade!]

Rocks D. Gibeck: "What exactly are we watching here? This kid’s adventure story???"

Gol D. Roger: "What are you blabbering about? No one’s forcing you to watch!"

Shiki: "I find this quite entertaining! Haven’t you noticed? The Marines in this base oppress the townspeople! And yet, Sengoku goes around spouting nonsense about justice. What kind of justice is that?! It’s laughable!"

Oden: "ROFL!!! These shameless Marines have the audacity to call us pirates???"

Charlotte Linlin: "Marines having honor? Anyone with honor wouldn’t join the Marines..."

Sengoku: "Spreading lies about the Marines? Tch, do you really think people will believe a word coming from you pirates?"

[In the Marine outpost square, Coby tried to untie Zoro but was shot down by a bullet from the Marines.]

[Then, Colonel Morgan appeared, ordering a squad of Marines to fire a barrage of bullets at Zoro and Coby!]

[Just as their lives seemed to be at an end, Luffy descended from the sky like a god!!!]

[A hail of bullets struck Luffy’s body, only to bounce off due to his Rubber-Rubber Fruit powers.]

[After saving Zoro, Luffy expressed his desire to recruit him, but Zoro firmly stated that he would never become a pirate!]

[However, Luffy held onto Zoro’s three swords: "Now, you have two choices. Either fight alongside me against the Marines, and you’ll become a wanted criminal by the World Government—or die here. Your choice."]

["!!"]

[Upon hearing Luffy’s ultimatum, Zoro’s expression turned to shock. "You actually gave me a multiple-choice question with only one option! You… you must be the Devil’s grandson!!"]

["Well, whatever. Rather than dying here, I might as well team up with you... as a pirate!"]

[With that, Luffy untied Zoro’s ropes.]

[The Marines charged forward, but Zoro instantly equipped his three swords, striking a cool pose as he blocked all incoming attacks from behind!]

[His gaze hardened as he stared at Luffy: "Listen carefully. I’ve agreed to join you as a pirate, but I have my own ambitions!!"]

["From now on, whether I gain fame or infamy, I want the world to remember my name! I am a swordsman who aims to become the strongest swordsman in the world!!"]

[Hearing this, Luffy grinned widely: "The world’s strongest swordsman, huh... Awesome!!! A pirate king’s crewmate should be this outstanding!!"]

Shanks: "Wow! Luffy, your crewmate has quite the dream! Becoming the world’s strongest swordsman? That’s no small feat!"

Gion: "It’s not just difficult—it’s practically impossible with that person around!"

Vista: "Exactly. As long as Hawk-Eye Mihawk is alive, the title of the world’s strongest swordsman remains unshakable."

Dracule "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk: "Do not mock his dreams. I fully approve of his goal! In the future, I will wait for him atop the throne of the world’s strongest swordsman, ready to face his challenge!!!"

Ssshh!!—

When Mihawk uttered those words, everyone present was left utterly stunned!!!

For him to acknowledge someone like this...

What extraordinary qualities does he possess???

Chapter end