Early the next morning, Rokujin was not awoken naturally but by a series of knocks on his door. “Bang! Bang! Bang!” “Rokujin! Are you there? Wake up!” Hearing Makino’s voice, Rokujin quickly got up and rushed to open the door. “What’s wrong?” “Is Luffy here with you, Rokujin?” Makino asked anxiously, her eyes scanning his room. “No, he’s not here. Is he missing?” Rokujin asked, feeling a mix of confusion and secret relief. Luffy’s disappearance likely meant bandits had captured him.
“Oh no! When I woke up this morning, I found Luffy was missing, and then I found this.” Makino pulled out a note. “Hmm?” Rokujin read the note, “Foolish pirates, exchange the sword for the person, sig Bandits!” Seeing the note, he became even more convinced that Sig’s men had taken Luffy. His expression turned serious, “Makino, let’s inform Mr. Shanks immediately. He’s the only one who can save Luffy now!” “Okay, let’s hurry!”
The two rushed to Shanks and his crew’s residence and informed them about the note and the situation. “Looking for death!” Shanks growled, a hint of murderous intent in his eyes, as he called to his crew, “Let’s go bring Luffy back!” “Yes, Captain!” With that, everyone followed Shanks, including Rokujin.
“Hey, Rokujin, are you going too? It’s too dangerous!” Seeing that Rokujin was also going, Makino grabbed him. They were facing bandits! Even if Rokujin was skilled in swordsmanship, he hadn’t been tested in real combat. “Makino, don’t worry. I am a man now, and I can protect myself. Luffy is like my brother!” Rokujin said earnestly, standing tall.
Shanks then spoke, “Makino, let him go. I’ll protect him.” “Alright, just be careful!” Makino said with a worried face. “Okay, Makino!” With that, the group set off towards the village entrance, ready to head to Sig’s bandit camp! Rokujin walked beside Shanks, observing the attributes of those around him.
【Character: Shanks】
【Level: ???】
【Skills: ???】
【Weapon: ???】
The information was mostly question marks for the main members of the Red-Haired Pirates. The system couldn’t detect anything about characters more than five levels above the host.
Meanwhile, at the village entrance, a bandaged sig and his brothers were holding Luffy captive, waiting for Rokujin and others. Luffy struggled and shouted, “Let me go! Shanks will come to save me!” “With those useless pirates? Wait until I get his famous sword, and see how I kill him!” sig spat disdainfully. But Luffy resisted, retorting, “I won’t let you talk about Shanks like that, apologize!” “Apologize? Foolish!” sig’s eyes turned cold, and he slapped Luffy across the face. “Smack!” A crisp sound left a red handprint on Luffy’s face, his little eyes quickly filling with tears. But he held back from crying. “Heh, kid, how about it? Just admit they are useless pirates, and I’ll let you go right now!” sig sneered.
Luffy bit his lip and shouted, “Shanks and the others are not useless pirates!” “Looking for death!” Suddenly, sig, furious, drew his sword and aimed a chop at Luffy’s arm. Just as he was about to strike, a voice behind him stopped him. “Stop!” Rokujin, Shanks, and his crew had arrived promptly, their eyes fixed on the bandits. Hearing the voice, sig lowered his sword, eyeing Shanks’s sword with interest, “You’ve come? Hand over your sword, then I’ll let this foolish kid go!” He wanted to get the sword and settle scores with Rokujin and the others. But Shanks ignored him, teasing, “Luffy, didn’t you say your punch is as strong as a gun?” “Shut up!” Luffy growled in anger, teeth clenched. Even at this time, Shanks was still joking. “Heh!” Shanks laughed and walked forward. Seeing this, sig raised an eyebrow, urging, “Hey! Didn’t you hear me? Hand over the sword!” Shanks continued walking calmly without even glancing at him. Suddenly, a bandit aimed a gun at Shanks’s head, threatening, “Take one more step, and I’ll blow your brains out, you weakling!” Then Shanks stopped but still didn’t act, speaking sternly, “If you draw a gun, be ready to
And just like that, the bandit’s head was pierced by a bullet, blood splattered, and he fell instantly. The shooter was another of Shanks’s crew members, Lucky Roo, dressed in a watermelon-striped shirt, holding a large chunk of meat, savoring it deliciously. The sight stunned the rest of the bandits. “He attacked!” “Such a sneaky attack, it’s despicable!”
Benn Beckman just scoffed, “Despicable? Did you think you were facing saints? You’re dealing with pirates here!” “Hmph! Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill this kid?” sig slightly frowned, pressing his blade against Luffy’s neck. Shanks’s expression darkened at that moment, and he growled, “Whether you spill drinks on my head or spit at me, I might just laugh it off.”
“But no matter the reason, I will not allow anyone to harm my friends!” Hearing this, Luffy’s eyes flickered, and he whispered, “Shanks…” But Sig paid no heed to Shanks, his eyes bloodshot as he roared, “Just pirates!”
“Boys, let’s slaughter them!” “Yeah! Ah! Charge!” “Kill them!” The bandits immediately charged forward. At this moment, Benn Beckman stepped forward, saying, “I can handle this easily enough!” As the bandits were about to engage and Benn Beckman was ready to make his move, Rokujin suddenly heard the system notification.
【Ding, congratulations, Host on triggering the mission: Eliminate the bandit minions, system reward: Energy Point +1!】
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