The Explorer of the Universe
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Finally, we arrived at an island where the Navy base, where the pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro was held.

"We're at Naval Base!" Luffy said happily.

"Yes, finally." Said Coby who was tying the anchoring rope of the ship so as not to drift carried by sea currents to a short pole available at the dock.

"You're great, Coby, we can make it safely." Said Luffy who praised the bowl-haired man.

"Hahaha, it's easy if you know about navigation, if you really want to be a pirate, you have to get a crew that knows about navigation." Obviously Coby.

"Yes, let's eat first." Luffy said casually.

Tanaka who saw how relaxed Luffy was just exhaling his long breath.

We walked to a restaurant, sat in an empty chair, ordered some food and drinks available at the restaurant.

Luffy ordered so many foods that Tanaka was amazed to see. Although he already knew that Luffy's appetite was indeed at the level of the monster glutony.

It was even more terrifying that all the food was exhausted without being left in just a matter of minutes. To make Luffy's stomach like a woman who is 7 months pregnant.

"It looks like we're going our separate ways here, Coby, hopefully you can become a Marine and become an admiral." Luffy said casually.

"Yes, thank you Luffy for everything, may you also be the pirate king, even though we will fight each other later." Said Coby crying.

"Shi shi shi, huh, how are you, Tanaka? What are you gonna do?" Ask Luffy.

"Right now I don't know what I'm going to do, can I follow you until I have a goal?" Tanaka Pinta.

He just wants to stay close to Luffy who is the main character in the one piece story.

Although he can adventure freely in the world of one piece, still there is nothing quite interesting than seeing and feeling firsthand the adventures of the main character of the one piece story.

"No problem, you can stay with me, shi shi shi shi." Luffy said with pleasure.

"Thank you, but this doesn't mean I've become a member of your pirate crew, it's just a ... Travel companions, yes, traveling companions." Tanaka said firmly.

"Yes, yeah, no problem, me and you are traveling companions." Luffy.

After that, they left the restaurant. Of course they left the restaurant not without paying.

The Alvida pirate crew defeated by Luffy also gives some valuable treasures in addition to the ship requested by Luffy with threats.

The three of them walked to the same place but with different goals.

Luffy wants to meet with Zoro and invite him to become a pirate crew while Coby will enroll as a Marine member.

Coby asked one of the fruit sellers, the location of the Navy Headquarters and he also accidentally mentioned the name Morgan.

But the reaction of the people around and the fruit seller was unexpected. They just look scared.

They decided to search the base themselves. Until finally managed to find the position of the Naval Headquarters.

"Come on Coby." Luffy Pinta.

"No, I wasn't ready, especially after seeing the reaction of the townspeople, while listening to Morgan's name." Answer Coby.

Without waiting any longer, Luffy climbed the walls of the Marine base to see Zoro.

"Luffy's not there, but there." Said Tanaka who pointed towards the wall of a field.

"Is that so."

Without a second thought, Luffy immediately ran towards the wall of the field where Zoro was tied to a cross-shaped pole.

He climbed that wall, and so did Coby. While Tan just stood up while looking around in case there were Marine soldiers who saw the three of them.

Luffy and Coby saw a green-haired man wearing a black bandana and three earrings on his right ear were tied to a pole.

"Is that the guy?" Luffy.

"Black sandalwood.and black pants... That creepy aura, he really is Roronoa Zoro!" Shouted Coby who immediately fell down.

"So he's Zoro, I think that rope is easy to untie! Let's get the rope off so he can be free!" Luffy.

"Don't be stupid! How could you let him escape? He'll kill you!" Shouted Coby with fear.

Tanaka, who was below, decided to climb the wall and sit on it.

He climbed the wall using force, making it float through the air until he was finally able to sit on top of the wall.

Even so, Tanaka had to expend all his energy to do so because he previously could only float as high as 1 meter and the wall was over 3 meters tall.

"Wow, that's so great Tanaka!" Said Luffy in amazement.

"Tanaka, you ... You ... Can float!?" Ask Coby who was surprised.

"Hey, you guys are there." Call Zoro.

"Here and set me free ... I've been tied for nine days ... I'm hungry." Zoro said with a smile.

"Look, he's smiling." Luffy.

"He's really scary." Said Coby who climbed back up and his body shook for fear of seeing Zoro.

While Tanaka was just acting ordinary, even he said.

"What can you give us when you let us go?" Ask Tanaka casually.

"Tanaka what are you saying?" Ask Coby who was surprised.

"I'll pay you guys ... I'll hunt down all the pirates around here and get the rewards for you all."

"What if you lie and attack us?" Ask Tanaka.

"No, I'm not going to attack you, I'm not lying, you can hold my word." Zoro said with a still terrible smile.

"Don't, don't do that, he'll kill us right away when he's free." Said Coby with fear.

"Don't worry. He won't be able to kill us because I'm also strong." Luffy said casually.

"Hmmm ... "

Zoro gave a sinister smile when he heard Luffy say that.

While Coby was more and more afraid because he did not expect Luffy would challenge Zoro by saying that.

Moments later, a ladder appeared beside Coby. A little girl climbed the stairs and gave a symbol of silence.

That made Coby, Luffy a little surprised and astonished by the attitude of the little girl.

"Oh the girl who caused Zoro to be held captive by the Marine has appeared, I forgot her name."

The little girl was Rika and she immediately jumped into the field where Zoro was tied up.

"Hey, don't go there, danger!" Said Coby who warned Rika.

"Luffy help the kid, he can get killed!" Pinta Coby was worried.

"Why don't you do it yourself." Luffy replied casually.

"What are you doing here?" Ask Zoro to Rika.

"You must be hungry, so I brought you some onigiri." Rika said with a smile on Zoro.

"Buck! Do you want to die? Go there!" Zoro.

"Onii-chan, you haven't eaten anything yet. It's." Rika then thrust onigiri on Zoro. "This is the first time I made it. I made it with love."

"I'm not hungry. I don't like it! Go there!" Zoro said trying to drive Rika away.

"But..."

"I don't want it! Go quickly!" Zoro.

Rika was saddened to hear Zoro's rejection.

"He just didn't want Rika to get involved with him because Morgan could have hurt Rika and her family." Think Tanaka.

Then an arrogant young man with seashell-like hair, named Helmeppo, came with two Navy men.

"Who's that freak?" Luffy.

"Thank God! He must be a Navy Officer! That kid will survive!" Coby.

Tanaka only shook his head when Coby still could not see with the right eyes.

"But with this, he'll come to his senses and become a good Marine warrior later."

Helmeppo approaches Rika and eats the onigiri the girl made by herself, but because it tastes so sweet.

"But ... But I taste better when it's sweet like candy." Rican Language.

Helmeppo threw the onigiri to the ground and trampled it.

Rika was crying because her onigiri was trampled so it could not be eaten anymore.

"Haaa~ don't cry, this is why I hate children." Helmeppo said with a look of disgust.

"Hey throw him out!" Helmeppo's Order.

"I said throw him out, do you want to refute my orders, do I have to tell papa about this!?" Helmeppo said, pointing to the soldier's chest.

"Ready! I will do!" Shouted the soldier.

Rika is thrown out on Helmeppo's orders, Luffy immediately acts to capture Rika's body.

But Tanaka had acted first by using force, Rika's body floated and made her able to stand in a perfect position.

"Wow, that's great, Tanaka." Said Luffy in amazement.

Tanaka just smiled and came down from the wall to approach Luffy and Rika. Coby did the same.

"Are you hurt?" Coby told Rika.

"He's a real jerk! How could he do this to a little girl." Said Coby who felt very angry.

"Are your eyes no longer blind, Coby? This is what happens in the world, the Marine is not only where the angels are but there are also demons who occupy it." Tanaka.

Coby just bowed lethargic when he heard that. He felt both of his cheeks being slapped very hard.

Tanaka looked at Luffy who had been stretching his hand against the wall in order to jump inside.

Without waiting for a long time, Tanaka also joined, but he did not enter the field, just sitting on the wall.

Luffy stood in front of Zoro.

"I heard you were so great." Luffy.

"You're still here?" Ask Zoro.

"I'm looking for a member. Do you want to join me?" Luffy Pinta.

"Just think about your own business!" Zoro Hardik.

Luffy then walked over to Zoro.

"Do you want me to let go and join me?" Ask Luffy.

"I'm so different from what you think! I can definitely hold on! I can!" Zoro.

"Huh, you freak!" Luffy.

"Hahaha, didn't he wrongly say Zoro was weird? He himself is even stranger." Thought Tanaka who felt funny about it.

As Luffy was about to walk away, Zoro stopped him. "Can you get me that food?" Pinta Zoro stared at the onigiri who had been trampled by Helmeppo earlier.

"You want to eat this? It's dirty." Said Luffy while taking the onigiri.

"Give it to me!" Zoro.

Luffy also gave the onigiri to Zoro and immediately eaten until it runs out.

"Please tell him his onigiri is delicious." Zoro.

Luffy went to meet Rika and told her everything that Zoro wanted to tell Rika.

"really?" Said Rika who felt disbelief.

"Yes, he ate it all." Luffy.

"I'm so happy!" Rika said with a big smile.

"Is Zoro really a bad guy?" Ask Coby.

"He's not evil! The brother was arrested because of me." Rican Speech.

Tanaka then squatted down to align her height with Rika.

"What's really going on?" Ask Tanaka.

Rika explains everything about what really happened and the reason Zoro was arrested.

"It's all my fault! It's all my fault!" Rika screamed while covering her face and crying.

Tanaka stroked Rika's head to calm her down while saying, "it's not your fault, it's the one who did this to you as well as to her."

Then we heard the noise and saw Helmeppo walking haughtily and arrogantly with his men.

"Well so! Everyone should bow down, whoever raises his head I'll report to my papa." Helmeppo.

"In addition, I will also execute Zoro tomorrow! I promise I'll show you an interesting show." Helmeppo said with a happy laugh.

Luffy immediately approached the son of the Marine base leader and asked about his promise.

"What's? Whoareyou? Promise? ... Hahaha I was just joking with him, that person is just a fool who believes it, even though I am just reading ughh!"

Luffy directly hit Helmeppo until Helmeppo fell and almost lost consciousness.

Luffy's actions took everyone by surprise.

"What are you doing?" Ask Helmeppo, who was assisted by two soldiers to stay standing.

"Luffy-san, calm yourself down!" Said Coby trying to hold Luffy.

"Liar!" Luffy.

"How dare you do this to me. I'm Major Morgan's son!" Helmeppo.

"What happened to you, son? A person like you who takes refuge in the name of an old man is a useless person, a trash that must be destroyed." Tan said as he stared intently at Helmeppo.

Helmeppo and his two soldiers immediately left the place with a flurry of water.

"Curtain! there's no meaning in hitting people like him." Luffy.

"But you've hit him ... " Tanaka said the sweatdrop.

"Luffy, Tanaka, do you want to be an enemy of the Navy?" Coby Sweat.

"I've decided, Coby." Luffy.

"I'll recruit Zoro to be my member." Luffy's.

He immediately ran towards the Marine base headquarters. Tanaka was behind him.

While Coby just stood still, watching Tanaka and Luffy leave.

Tanaka and Luffy returned to where Zoro was and stood in front of him.

"You again? Don't you have a job?" Ask Zoro.

"I will let you go, but you must be my member!" Luffy Pinta.

"What are you talking about?" Ask Zoro.

"I want to be the Pirate King and I'm gathering members." Answer Luffy.

"Don't dream! I don't want to be your member. Don't waste your time." Reject Zoro.

"What's wrong with being a Pirate?" Ask Luffy.

"Pirate means bad man. Who wants to be a Pirate?" Zoro.

"Not all pirates are evil, there are also those who become pirates because it is only for adventure and fun." Tanaka.

"Yes, and the people here call you the bad guy!" Luffy.

"I don't care what they think! I will not regret what I have done. No matter what happens. I'll hold on! I'll do what I want to do!" Zoro.

"Ck, so stubborn!" Said Tanaka cynically.

"What did you say!?" Shouted Zoro.

"It's just that you turned down Luffy's request, because once you decide something he won't change it. Right, Luffy?" My speech.

"Of course, shi shi shi shi" Luffy said with a wide grin.

"Don't decide for yourself!" Zoro said.

"You can use a sword, right?" Said Luffy who did not rub Zoro.

"Yes. But that stupid major kid took my sword." Zoro.

"I'll take it for you, how?" Luffy said casually. "If you want that back, you'll have to be my member!" Pinta Luffy with a threat.

"That's a sneaky name, shit!" Zoro said.

Luffy then ran to enter the Marine Base Headquarters building, leaving Tanaka and Zoro.

"He that? Who exactly is that guy?" Zoro.

"Didn't he say it? He is the one who will become the Pirate King." Tanaka said with a proud smile, looking at Luffy's departure.

"Are you a member of the Pirates?" Zoro asked who made Tanaka look at her.

"Candidate, still a candidate, I'm still thinking about his invitation." Answer Tanaka.

"Are you sure you want to be a Pirate? You look so weak in my eyes." Zoro underestimated me.

"Never see anything just from the looks of it, Zoro and I are still candidates, not yet pirates." Said Tanaka who walked up to Zoro's right hand to remove the rope that tied him.

"You don't have to let me go." Zoro Pinta.

"But my captain-to-be has already decided, I as a prospective member will support him. Besides, you'll be executed by Helmeppo tomorrow. I'm not gonna let you die." Tanaka.

"What?! But he promised to let me go after 1 month?" Ask Zoro.

"Are you stupid! How can you easily believe the words of a person like trash that must be destroyed?"