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Looking at the light screen that had appeared before him, Lu En didn't hesitate. He clicked "Load" next to the Beast Physique (Deep Purple) and Ghost Qi (Special) terms. As for "Three-Sword Style" and "Biting Force Stronger Than a Hyena," he'd leave those for Zoro to use himself.
Seeing the progress bar starting to load next to Zoro's Beast Physique (Deep Purple), and Luffy's Superhuman Physique (Deep Purple) already about one-third loaded, a smirk played on Lu En's lips. Soon, this pass to becoming a true monster would be completely his.
"So cool!"
Luffy, who loved all things bizarre, exclaimed in admiration as he watched Zoro's unique Three-Sword Style.
"Fighting the Marines here, I've truly become a scoundrel, but..."
Zoro raised his head, a beast-like grin spreading across his face as he looked at Luffy.
"I will become the world's greatest swordsman. If that ambition cannot be realized because of you, then you will have to commit seppuku to atone for it!"
"Hehehe, if my crewmate wasn't at least this level, I'd be worried."
Luffy grinned back.
"Zoro, duck!"
"Gum-Gum Whip!"
Luffy activated his Gum-Gum Fruit ability, stretching his right leg to kick all the Marine soldiers behind Zoro flying.
"Rebels!"
Seeing that the most feared 'Heavenly King' Lu En remained still, Morgan roared, his axe chopping down fiercely.
"Three-Sword Style - Oni Giri!"
Splish!
A spray of blood. Zoro's first move was Oni Giri, one of the strongest secret techniques in his current swordsmanship.
Bang!
Under Zoro's Oni Giri, Morgan's eyes rolled back sharply, and he crashed heavily to the ground.
"We won, hehehe!"
Luffy cheered, raising his hands.
"Your Captain's been defeated! Is anyone else still going to fight us?!"
Luffy rolled up his sleeves and shouted.
"Mor... Morgan's been defeated?"
The remaining Marine soldiers looked at each other.
The next moment.
Clatter! Clatter!
They all threw their weapons into the air.
"Hooray! Morgan's defeated! We don't have to be controlled by him anymore!"
The Marine soldiers cheered in celebration.
"What's this? Their captain was defeated, and they're actually happy about it?"
Luffy was a little surprised.
"After all, most people who become Marines in this era still want to do good for civilians. Scum like Morgan are a minority."
Although Lu En had become a pirate, he didn't completely deny the Marines for it. For civilians, the Marines indeed provided security in this chaotic era. Pirates like Luffy, who were essentially explorers and would save local civilians, were not only extremely rare but also constantly sailed, so civilians received no protection at all. This was why many countries would join under the Four Emperors for protection; having a fixed territory could give civilians a sense of security.
"Well, you're right, hehehe. These Marines don't seem so bad to me."
Luffy thought for a moment and nodded.
"You two are certainly different from typical scoundrels."
Zoro was a little surprised, then a slight grin tugged at the corner of his mouth. His word was his bond; if he said he'd join, he would. But being able to join a not-so-bad pirate crew was also something to be happy about. After all, his decision to join wasn't just because he felt threatened with death and wanted to continue his dream. More importantly, he could feel that Luffy and Lu En were completely different from those pirates who plundered and killed.
Especially Lu En, a man who could say things like "a child's sincerity is more precious than gold" certainly couldn't be a truly bad person. Furthermore, this man possessed Conqueror's Haki, a power so incredibly formidable. And a person recognized by such a man, Luffy, as captain, naturally had extraordinary qualities. Now it seemed his feeling was correct after all.
"Bond with Zoro increased, term loading progress increased."
A line of text appeared on the light screen, making Lu En's lips curl slightly. Hmm, it works, as expected.
"Ah, I'm hungry."
At this moment, Zoro suddenly collapsed. He hadn't eaten for twenty days, and he had only managed to defeat Morgan just now thanks to Rika's rice ball.
"Big brother, come to my house for dinner."
Rika happily invited them.
"Food! Can we go too?"
Luffy immediately shouted excitedly.
"Yes! Of course! Big brothers, you saved the town!"
Rika smiled even more brightly.
"Lu En, let's go, time to eat."
Luffy looked at Lu En.
"You guys go ahead. I received information that this Marine base has a map of the Grand Line. I'll go get it first."
Lu En looked towards the Marine base and said slowly.
"Then we're off!"
Luffy dragged one of Zoro's strengthless legs.
"Hey! You bastard, you... you..."
Zoro, utterly drained of strength, twitched his mouth.
"Food!"
Luffy dragged one of Zoro's legs, also picked up Rika, and under Rika's guidance, rushed towards the restaurant. Zoro, meanwhile, was dragged by one leg, sliding along the ground.
"You bastard, at least carry me!"
Zoro's furious shouts were drowned out by Luffy's excited yelling.
"Food!!!"
"I'll kill you someday, you bastard!"
...
Watching this daily scene, which was a famous one from the original story, Lu En also chuckled. Then, guided by the term system, he quickly found Morgan's office.
"Sure enough, this safe was opened by Nami, but she left this behind. Indeed, she's one of the Cowardly Trio."
Lu En opened the safe and looked amusedly at the paper in his hand, which bore the Buggy Pirates' symbol and read, "I've taken the sea chart, you big shot." As for how Lu En knew this, the term system showed: Safe (Term): A safe that was opened and then closed by Nami.
Without the valuable sea chart, and to avoid being targeted by the Marines, Nami had cleverly left this note behind. Lu En wasn't disappointed that he hadn't encountered Nami, as without Observation Haki, it wasn't easy to catch Nami, who had skilled infiltration experience. But Lu En wasn't in a hurry; after all, they would soon meet at the Buggy Pirates' hideout.
"Buggy the Clown, huh?"
Lu En looked at the paper in his hand, his eyes a little strange. Buggy, who was an apprentice on the Pirate King Roger's ship, just like the current Yonko, Shanks. Moreover, when the Roger Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates clashed back then, Buggy even left a deeper impression on Whitebeard than Shanks. Lu En had always been curious about what made Buggy so extraordinary when he read the original story.
After all, in the original story, Buggy later gathered a large group of capable individuals by leveraging his status as a former Roger Pirates crew member. His status as a Pirate King crewmate was then broadcast during the Summit War, leading him to become a Warlord. After that, due to various coincidences, and with Mihawk and Crocodile as his "Imperial Fathers," he eventually became a Yonko. His actual strength display was indeed quite poor.
However, in front of Lu En, who possessed the strongest Term System, no matter what special qualities Buggy possessed, they couldn't be hidden from Lu En.
"You were equally valued by Roger as Shanks. I hope you can bring me some surprises, Buggy."
Lu En took the paper and walked towards Rika's family restaurant.