Chapter 481 Luffy's Special Training!
Jeff nodded when he heard this.
"Let them do it."
"There's not much time left for them."
"Let them do whatever they want to do during this time."
After Jeff finished speaking, he stood up and slowly left.
It was hard to imagine that such an old man was the leader of the Guardian team.
Seeing Jeff leave, Wade also disappeared from the room.
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On the Thousand Sunny
"Gear Fourth: Great Ape!"
Luffy roared, attacking Keshia for who knew how many times.
"Bang!"
The terrifying blow slammed into Keshia's Hammer of Gothel, but there was no reaction at all.
"Too weak."
"No matter the strength or the transformation, it's too weak."
"As Captain Ryuunosuke's little brother, how can there be such a huge gap?"
"Silent Echo."
The war hammer in Keshia's hand smashed down in an instant, and a shockwave exploded outward.
"Snakeman!"
Luffy quickly shifted into Snakeman.
Now he could switch between forms smoothly and without hesitation. Relying on his extreme speed, Luffy darted into the air to avoid the shockwave.
"Hahahaha… as long as I'm in the air, you just—"
"Bang!"
Before Luffy could even finish his thought about aerial combat, Keshia appeared directly in front of him.
Her hammer crashed into him and sent him flying back down onto the deck.
Then she left with a calm expression, as if nothing had happened.
At this time, Ryuunosuke walked over to Luffy again.
"How are you feeling these past few days?"
"This is already a near top tier combatant. Do you have the confidence to charge into Raftel like this?"
Ryuunosuke asked with a smile.
"Big brother, are you stronger than her?"
"Why…"
"Why don't you train me yourself, big brother?!"
Luffy slowly sat up from the ground, his tone full of grievance.
He knew that with Ryuunosuke personally training him, his strength would definitely climb even further.
"Will you really let me train you?"
"Luffy, have you ever felt despair?"
Ryuunosuke suddenly asked.
"Despair?"
"Brother, I'm a real pirate. I'm going to become the Pirate King."
"I'll never feel despair. I'll keep moving forward, reach Raftel, and become the Pirate King!"
"So, big brother—"
Buzz.
Just as Luffy was speaking, Ryuunosuke suddenly released his aura.
A devouring bloodlust swallowed the entire area in an instant.
"What a strong murderous aura!"
"Who is it?!"
Keshia immediately gripped the Hammer of Gothel and appeared on the ship's railing at the very first moment.
"Ryuunosuke?"
After feeling where the aura came from, Keshia saw it was him, showed no change of expression, then turned and left.
On the Sunny, everyone was trembling in horror.
That overwhelming pressure made them feel as if they had been thrown into an icy abyss.
"Brother, I get it!"
"Stop!"
Luffy could not endure more than a few breaths.
In front of Ryuunosuke, he did not even pretend to care about pride.
He simply surrendered.
"If I train you myself, it will not temper you much."
"And to you, I will always be someone to look up to and surpass. You will never feel real hostility from me."
"Keshia is the most suitable opponent."
"By the way, why hasn't Brook come back yet?"
After Ryuunosuke finished speaking, he changed the subject and asked directly.
They had already been on Luffy's ship for days and still had not seen Brook.
It really felt like that guy had run off.
But from how he had stayed with the Straw Hats before, he clearly had some other intention.
"No idea."
"How about we just ignore him and head straight to your Dragon Hunter Pirates?"
"He won't hide forever, right?"
Luffy clutched his head and spoke weakly.
Even though Ryuunosuke had already withdrawn his killing intent, the pressure still lingered on Luffy's body.
"It's fine. There's no rush."
"Here, this is for you."
"The old man asked me to give it to you. It might help your training."
After Ryuunosuke finished speaking, he took out an Infinite green stone.
"This is…?!"
Seeing the Infinite green stone in Ryuunosuke's hand, Luffy's eyes showed a trace of memory.
He had come into contact with something similar when he was very young.
Back then, he had not yet eaten a Devil Fruit.
He had found it in the basement of Dadan's house.
After he touched it, the stone had directly entered his body.
Then, not long after, he accidentally ate a Devil Fruit.
"From your reaction, it looks like you already know how to use it, right?"
"Take it. After you digest it, come back to me and I'll give you more."
Ryuunosuke tossed the stone to Luffy, then headed back toward his own ship.
At this time, everyone on the deck was staring at him in panic.
"Brother Ryuunosuke, you're not planning to kill us and eat us, right?"
Chopper was the most frightened.
If there was anyone on the ship who looked like food, it was definitely him.
"No. I just wanted to scare Luffy a bit."
Ryuunosuke smiled.
…
After greeting everyone briefly on deck, Ryuunosuke walked to the stern.
"Should we stay here and wait, or head out to look for him?"
Ryuunosuke looked at Keshia, who was sitting on the railing, and asked directly.
This whole trip had been Keshia's plan in the first place.
Her target was Krulu Busulud.
As for Ryuunosuke, he was not in that much of a hurry.
After confirming that Luffy and the others were fine, his sense of urgency had faded.
"Go out and look for him?"
"It's not that easy to find someone on this sea without any clue at all."
"Wait a little longer. If all of you reach Raftel and that guy still hasn't shown up…"
"Then we'll think of something else."
Keshia said slowly.
During this period, she had been used as Luffy's training dummy.
She was still very resistant to that role.
But there was no helping it. She had to stay here and wait for Krulu Busulud to appear.
She could not simply sit around and do nothing.
Not to mention, this whole thing had been proposed by Ryuunosuke.
If not for him, she likely would have been killed by Jin and Fengyue.
So now, Keshia had no intention of losing Ryuunosuke as an ally.
Of course, whether she had other thoughts beyond that was something only Keshia herself knew.
…
At the same time, on a remote island in the distance.
"Lord Krulu Busulud, should we give up for now?"
"Ryuunosuke and Keshia have clearly noticed something."
"If Ryuunosuke keeps Luffy at his side, we won't get a chance to strike."
Moria asked helplessly.
"No."
"The captain's personality will never allow him to stay under Ryuunosuke forever."
"Wait."
Brook spoke slowly.
"Understood, Lord Krulu Busulud."
"Then I'll go get Perona first. I still have to bring her back, right?"
"Leaving her on the Dragon Hunter Pirates' ship is a bit…"
Moria's tone was hesitant.
He still felt deeply guilty toward Perona about this entire incident.
But Perona had been a crucial piece of their earlier plan.
"Yeah. Go."
"Be careful. Don't let them catch your trail."
"Bring her back while she still doesn't know anything."
After Brook finished speaking, he turned and walked deeper into the island.
Moria, on the other hand, turned back to board his massive, eerie ship and left the island behind.
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