Garp laughed loudly as he pushed open the door to Makino's pub, his laughter echoing throughout the establishment: "Luffy! Grandpa's back! And I brought you a little Companion!"
At this moment, Luffy was listlessly slumped on the bar, a glass of juice in front of him. He looked at Garp without a hint of surprise or expectation. Hearing Garp's voice, Luffy merely lifted his head for a brief glance, then lowered it again, muttering, "Oh... Grandpa."
Garp's mouth twitched. He punched Luffy's head and roared in anger, "Brat! What do you mean, 'Oh, Grandpa'! I'm your Grandpa whom you haven't seen in ages! Shouldn't you be excitedly running over to hug my legs and act spoiled?! What kind of attitude is that?!"
Luffy rubbed his head with a wronged expression, retorting, "Grandpa always hits my head, it hurts so much." After speaking, he pouted and turned his head away, clearly displeased with Garp's actions.
"And Grandpa is never home, leaving me here by myself. I don't want Grandpa!"
Garp sighed helplessly, "Sigh... This time, Grandpa's on vacation and can stay with you for over half a year. I was afraid you'd be lonely by yourself, so I even specially prepared a playmate for you. Who would've thought, Luffy doesn't like Grandpa anymore!" As he spoke, he put on a sad expression, even feigning a few tears.
Luffy was still a child after all and not yet that rebellious; he quickly went to comfort his Grandpa.
"Grandpa, don't be sad... Luffy misses Grandpa very much too."
Garp secretly gave a thumbs-up. He had his little Grandson wrapped around his finger. He then coughed and pulled a distraught Orochimaru from his embrace.
"Luffy... look, this is the playmate Grandpa prepared for you. From now on, this will be your older brother? Or younger brother? It could also be an older sister or younger sister, it doesn't matter. The name is Orochimaru... Hmm, Monkey D. Orochimaru, not bad, not bad... You'll understand later." Garp looked thoughtfully at the certain snake without saying much. As a Marine Hero comparable to Roger, he had some foresight. Although he didn't know what had happened, since they were family now, there was no need to overthink it.
Seeing Orochimaru, Luffy's eyes lit up when he heard the words "younger brother." He would have a younger brother from now on! *͈ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈ෆ He completely disregarded how a snake could be a younger brother and casually picked up a piece of meat, stuffing it into Orochimaru's mouth.
"Younger brother, eat meat!"
Orochimaru choked and rolled his Byakugan... This family is crazy... Don't be so presumptuous! No... who's the younger brother?! Who wants a random older brother and Grandpa?! And cut it up for me before feeding it! Although in his previous life he could spit snakes and swords, he didn't eat like this!
Orochimaru constantly complained internally, then fell into a daze, thinking he was finished... His cool persona was gone forever. Would he have to adopt a goofy persona from now on? It must be the fault of that 1/10 Blue Star person, yes! That's right! I! Orochimaru am cool and unique!
The small snake held its head up with an indescribable seriousness, then Luffy grabbed him and started petting him... Orochimaru declared... Let me be destroyed! Ugh!
Luffy, tired from playing, fell asleep holding Orochimaru. The snake lay limp, its eyes vacant. Garp covered both the person and the snake with a blanket, looking at the certain snake.
"Although I don't know what kind of past you have, you are my Grandson now, so don't think too much. I won't ask either. Children should act like children. Escaping won't solve problems." He then turned and left.
Orochimaru was silent ˙ʟ˙... How was he supposed to explain that he didn't have a tragic past (it was actually quite tragic)... that him not transforming into a human wasn't escaping... it was just that he hadn't mastered the Devil Fruit (it was indeed escaping).
"Sigh... These people who talk to themselves, they really are... like certain others, impossible to dislike," a young Orochimaru's voice emanated from the snake's mouth, echoing in the room with a joy he himself hadn't realized.
"Since I'm here... a fresh start isn't bad." Orochimaru pondered how to explain his origins... then remembered the system panel and opened it to look at his character background.
Character: Orochimaru (Kozuki Orochimaru)
Background: From the Kozuki Clan of Wano Country, Lady Toki and Kozuki Oden's posthumous child (system skin, to rightfully possess Wano Country).
Lady Toki passed away when he was 1 year old, leaving him a diary with his identity information, entrusted to a subordinate for upbringing. He struggled to survive until he was 5, and due to a conspiracy, he was stuffed into a barrel and thrown into the sea, washing ashore in Foosha Village from Wano Country.
Wano Country in this world... the Kozuki Clan... what a repulsive name. Will I be from Wano Country from now on... It truly is a tragic and hateful past, an existence that is hated.
But what does it have to do with me? It's just a reason when dealing with hateful people.