[286] "The path chosen by Kuina and Zoro"

"Gomu Gomu"

In the mountains and forests, Luffy threw his arm towards the back of the tiger in front of him, and the arm that was two feet long stretched out at that moment.

Weaponry haki condensed on the right fist, covering the fist, and then quickly contracted and violently bombarded the head of the ferocious tiger.

Soplo!

Luffy punched straight at the tiger and the large tree shattered several times.

Burst!

Burst!

The sound of the big tree falling continued to ring out and lasted for a long time before it stopped.

"Hey, Another one"

Brush!

Brush!

With his arm quickly withdrawn, Luffy rubbed his shoulders, his expression on his face was one of excitement.

Stomp.

At that moment, a sound of footsteps was heard.

"Is there another one here?"

I can hear this voice. Luffy smiled and then stomped in the direction of the sound.

But he was caught by a large hand.

"Huh?"

Luffy frowned.

Hand?

This is no beast.

Lifting his head, Luffy looked to the end of his arm, where several figures were walking.

When his gaze landed on the figure in front, Luffy's gaze gradually became sluggish, and then a hint of ecstasy appeared on Luffy's face.

"Grandfather"

With the help of the power of the arm extension, Luffy shot straight out and then rushed towards Lin Wuya's body.

Lin Wuya was surprised by Luffy's sudden strike. He looked at Luffy helplessly and said. ''Don't you know how kind your boy is, Grandpa is over eighty years old and you can't stop yourself from crashing like that"

"I'm not very happy"

Luffy smiled and jumped off Lin Wuya.

"At first I wanted to wait for you to find Grandpa after I went to sea, but I didn't expect Grandpa to come back"

Luffy smiled at Lin Wuya.

After a pause, he asked again. "Grandpa! Have you seen Ace?"

"Yes, I've seen him"

Lin Wuya nodded and said. "It's not just Ace, it's also Sabo who didn't pass away"

"Sabo?"

Luffy was startled.

Lin Wuya smiled and said. "Sabo isn't dead, he was saved"

"Grandpa! Are you telling the truth?"

Luffy's face was full of excitement.

"How can you be ridden by grandfather and the person who saved Sabo is still your father"

Luffy didn't know that Dragon was Luffy's father, but he thought that someday Luffy would know, so Lin Wuya also told him in anticipation.

"Did my father save him?"

Luffy was very excited.

He knew he had a father, but he had never seen him before.

But Luffy doesn't care about this, he cares about Sabo, Sabo is not dead, enough is enough.

"Unexpectedly, Sabo didn't even die, then, when I go to sea, it will be the world of our three brothers"

"Haha, the three brothers rule the sea"

"I'm One Piece, those two will be my little brothers"

Luffy reached into his waist, building the beautiful blueprint in his mind, and the three of them, Rayleigh, Robin and Enel were stunned.

This kid actually dares to say it.

On the contrary, Lin Wuya wasn't so surprised, because he knew Luffy's temperament, if he didn't say this, he wouldn't be Luffy.

At that moment, Rayleigh noticed the straw hat behind Luffy and frowned.

How familiar this straw hat is.

Looking at it, she recognized this straw hat, which was Roger's straw hat.

With the recognition, Rayleigh also became curious.

She remembered how Roger passed the straw hat to Shanks, how it appeared in this boy's hands.

"Boy, Who gave you this straw hat behind you?"

Rayleigh asked Luffy.

"This one"

Luffy took the straw hat behind him and put it on his head. "This is for me, from Shanks"

"Shanks"

Rayleigh was stunned and Shanks handed the straw hat to the boy.

As deputy captain of Roger's Pirates, Rayleigh naturally knows the significance of this straw hat, which represents a kind of inheritance.

When Roger passed this straw hat to Shanks, he saw how extraordinary Shanks was and felt that Shanks could inherit his spirit and become the next Pirate King.

What he didn't expect was that Shanks would pass the straw hat to Luffy.

Does this show that Shanks feels Luffy is more qualified than him to become One Piece?

"Looks like I missed something"

Rayleigh looked at Luffy with narrowed eyes.

He knows Shanks' eyesight and the person he gives the straw hat to is absolutely special.

He just didn't see it.

With this curiosity, Rayleigh looked at Luffy again seriously.

When her eyes landed on Luffy's, she smiled.

"That's it"

Rayleigh knew why Shanks passed the straw hat to this boy.

Because this kid had the same look in Roger's eyes.

Pure.

No fear.

No trace of impurity.

"Boy, What's your full name?"

Rayleigh asked Luffy.

"Monkey D. Luffy"

Luffy said his name.

"Pretty sure"

Rayleigh smiled. Like Roger, she is a descendant of the D family.

"What are you asking my name for?"

Luffy asked curiously.

"I'm just curious"

Rayleigh laughed.

"Is that so?"

Luffy smiled and didn't delve into it. He turned to Lin Wuya. "Grandfather, I just defeated a tiger, I'll ask you to eat roasted tiger meat at noon"

"Haha, yes"

Lin Wuya laughed.

No matter what you eat, the point is to see Luffy.

"Hey, Zoro, come and help me"

Luffy called out to Zoro.

"You want me to help you again"

"Well"

Zoro walked out with a helpless look on his face and then walked over to the tiger with Luffy and placed the tigers one after another.

"Luffy and Zoro seem to have a very good relationship"

Luffy and Zoro's performance surprised Lin Wuya a little.

If they were Luffy and Zoro in the original book, Lin Wuya naturally wouldn't be surprised.

But now Luffy has yet to set sail and Zoro has yet to become Luffy's deputy captain! Logically speaking, the relationship between the two shouldn't be that good, right.

"Grandpa, don't you know that, in the past few years, Luffy would often come to our house and yell to let Zoro go out to sea with him"

"I can't stop Luffy from getting tangled up like that, Zoro promised him"

Kuina said to Lin Wuya.

"That's it"

Lin Wuya smiled. It seems that even because of his appearance, some of Zoro's experiences have changed, but some places haven't changed. For example, Zoro was made to go to sea on par with Luffy.

Of course, Lin Wuya does not object to Zoro and Luffy being made to the sea, because for Zoro, Luffy is indeed a good partner and, in his opinion, the best partner.

Even Lin Wuya was still thinking about how to unite Zoro and Luffy on the way back. After all, his appearance in this life changed Kuina's experience and part of Zoro's experience.

In the original book, Zoro was lost because he went to sea in search of Hawkeye and then became a bounty hunter. He then held a feast with the son of the axe Morgan and was trapped by his treacherous tricks. This was the encounter with Luffy.

But his appearance made some changes to the plot, so Zoro will obviously not participate under Luffy's instigation as in the original book.

What Lin Wuya didn't expect was that Zoro had promised Luffy to go to sea with him before he matched him.

Is this destined for obscurity? It is destined for Zoro to become Luffy's deputy captain.

Even if there have been some plot changes, it still hasn't changed the fact that Zoro has become Luffy's deputy captain.

"And you? Kuina, are you going to go to sea with Zoro, or not?"

Zoro is now on Luffy's ship, so Lin Wuya is also curious about Kuina's plan.

"I'm going to go to sea alone to challenge swordsmen from all walks of life and improve my swordsmanship until I defeat the world's #1 swordsman, Hawkeye, Dracule Mihawk, and reach the throne of the world's #1 swordsman"

Kuina voiced his thoughts.

"Is that so?"

Lin Wuya smiled and nodded. It seems that Kuina and Zoro have chosen different paths.

But it doesn't matter.

Although the paths are different, Kuina and Zoro's goals are the same, that is, to defeat Hawkeye and become the number one swordsman in the world.

As long as the goal remains the same, it doesn't matter which path you take. Whether you are a pirate or a wandering swordsman, keep your original intention.

On the other hand, Rayleigh heard what Kuina said and couldn't help but look at Kuina again.

Although she is a daughter, she is determined not to lose Zoro.

Especially Kuina's eyes are full of firmness.

With great talent and determination, with these two qualities, Rayleigh can imagine Kuina's future achievements.

Even if you can't become the world's number one swordsman in the future, Kuina's achievements are absolutely high.

At that moment, Luffy carried the tiger, walked over and said to Lin Wuya. "Grandpa, let's go down the mountain"

"Yes"

Lin Wuya nodded and then went down the mountain with Luffy.

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