【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"The Colonel actually...lost!"

"Colonel Morgan has fallen! Great!!"

"liberated!!"

Zoro and Luffy watched in amazement as the marines threw their weapons and hats into the air and jumped for joy, thinking they would still have to fight them.

"Why are they so happy even though the colonel was knocked down?" Luffy asked confusedly.

"It turns out that everyone is doing this because they are afraid of Morgan!" Coby said happily. They all have their reasons for doing this.

Seeing Zoro suddenly twitching and falling, Luffy called out in confusion, "Zoro?"

"Are you okay?" Coby was startled.

"I'm just...hungry..." Zoro said weakly.

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"Haha, I'm so full!" Zoro smiled as he covered his full stomach. "Nine days without eating is really the limit!"

Luffy took the fork and rolled all the food into his mouth and chewed it. Hearing Zoro's sigh, he said bluntly, "So you can't last a month!"

"How can you eat more than me?" Zoro pointed at the stacked plates next to Luffy and raised his eyebrows in confusion. After all, he hadn't eaten for nine days, but Luffy must have eaten more than twice as much as him, and he was still eating.

"Sorry, you treated me too..." Coby said shyly to the proprietress, touching his head.

"It's okay, you are the heroes who saved the town!" The proprietress said happily, then she looked at the residents watching from the window and said with a smile, "The people in the town are very grateful to you."

"Big brother, you are really awesome!" the girl said happily.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm awesome!" Luffy chewed the food in his mouth, happily agreed, and said with a grin, "I'll be even more awesome in the future! I already have my own team now!"

Zoro leaned back in his chair and looked at Luffy, smiling and asking, "So, how many people have you gathered besides me? Since you announced that you want to be the Pirate King, you should have gathered quite a few people!"

Luffy stuffed the meat in his hand into his mouth, then said with a smile, "Two."

"Huh?" Zoro looked at Luffy in shock. "Are we the only two?"

"No, there's also Qi, although I don't know where he went." Luffy said casually, and then happily took a big bite of meat.

Zoro covered his face with a headache. Should he be glad that this was not a pirate group with only two people? Zoro asked expectantly, "What about the ship? You should have a very big ship." He really hoped that the boy had one.

"That's it." Luffy pointed out the window with a fork in his hand.

Zoro looked in the direction the boy pointed with some expectation, but there was only a dilapidated boat there. He asked in disbelief, "That one?"

"We'll have a ship this big soon!" Luffy said as he used his hand to show how big the ship he wanted was. He then laughed excitedly and said, "I also want a pirate flag!"

Zoro couldn't help but laugh at this funny scene. He rubbed his forehead. He felt as if he was on a pirate ship and couldn't get off. "Should I really regard this guy as the captain?"

"We will find our partners sooner or later!" Luffy said with a smile, and then took a big bite of the meat in his hand.

"By the way, where are we going next?" asked Zoro.

"Let's go to the Grand Line!" Luffy said excitedly.

"There are only two of you. Going to the Grand Line is like going to die!" Coby said excitedly. He looked at Luffy's indifferent expression and shouted anxiously, "Luffy! Are you listening? The strongest pirates in the world are gathered there!"

"Hahaha, there's nothing we can do about it." Zoro smiled and leaned back in his chair, as if he was ready to face any challenge at any time. "If you want to get 'one piece' anyway, you have to enter the Grand Line, right?"

"Zoro, are you going too?" Coby said in shock.

"You're not going anyway!" Zoro said helplessly.

"Although I'm not going, I'm still worried about you guys." Coby lowered his head and said, "Luffy, although I haven't known you for a long time, we can still be considered friends..."

"Of course, even if we break up, we will always be friends!" Luffy said with a smile.

"Really?" Coby smiled happily, looked at Luffy and said gratefully, "I have never had many friends since I was a child, let alone friends who can stand up for me, but that's also because I don't fight for it myself. But you taught me to fight for my beliefs!"

"By the way, are you okay?" Zoro tapped Coby's head and reminded him, "Although you are a handyman, it is an indisputable fact that you have been on the pirate ship for two years. Don't underestimate the intelligence capabilities of the navy. If they know your background, you can't be a navy anymore."

"Huh?" Coby was a little at a loss.

"Excuse me!" A man in a navy uniform and a group of navy men pushed open the door of the tavern and walked in. He looked at the three people in the tavern and asked, "I heard that you are pirates... Is this true?"

"It's true. We have already formed a pirate group." Luffy said with a grin.

"We are all very grateful that you saved the town, but as the navy, we can't let you stay here any longer. Please leave here immediately! In return, we will not report you to the headquarters." The navy said seriously.

"Let's go then, Zoro," Luffy said as he walked towards the door.

"Wait a minute!" The navy who just spoke stopped them and looked at Coby standing aside and asked, "Aren't you guys in the same group?"

"I... am not their partner!" Coby said stutteringly with his eyes closed.

"Is what he said true?" the Marine asked.

Luffy smiled and turned to Coby. "I know this guy. He once lived with a fat and big pirate on an unknown island. Her name seemed to be Alrita..."

"Stop talking!" Coby shouted, punching Luffy in the face. He didn't want his dream to be destroyed by the person who gave him hope. He couldn't believe that he was betrayed by him!

"How dare you hit me you bastard!" Luffy shot back with a grin, he threw a few punches back until he was stopped by the marines shouting.

"Stop! If you cause trouble in this town again, I won't let you go!" The navy shouted loudly, "I already know clearly that you are not my partners, please leave this town immediately!"

When Luffy turned to leave, Coby caught a glimpse of the smile on his face. He instantly understood Luffy's actions. He did all this for him. He didn't expect that he would still need Luffy's help even at the last moment. What's the difference from before? If he continues to be so cowardly, he will really be a waste.

Coby straightened his back and said loudly to the Navy Chief, "Please allow me to join the Navy! As long as I can be a Navy soldier, I am willing to do odd jobs or something else."

"What a terrible acting!" Zoro laughed and complained as soon as they walked out of the tavern, "It wouldn't be surprising if they were found out!"

"Coby will definitely take care of the rest!" Luffy smiled as he untied the rope of the boat.

"Luffy!"

As they untied the ropes, Coby's voice suddenly came, and Luffy and Zoro turned to look at Coby who was panting.

"Thank you! I will never forget what you have done for me!" Kirby shouted.

"This is the first time I hear the navy thanking pirates!" Zoro said with a smile.

"Nihehehe! See you later, Coby!" Luffy smiled and waved goodbye to Coby.