Dresrosa, the kingdom of dongta.

"Shanks, it's great. I finally saw you again..." Luffy was so excited that he couldn't do anything about himself.

"Yes, twelve years have passed, and I didn't expect that the little ghost who only had runny noses to grow up to an excellent pirate now!" Red hair said with emotion, and then laughed and scolded: "What the hell is that guy Beckman doing? He actually told you my whereabouts. Meeting now is different from the agreement he had done back then..."

"Hehe..." Luffy just touched the back of his head and kept smirking.

"Okay, you went all out to find me, what do you want to say?" Redhead said helplessly.

"I, I...I don't know what to say. I had this idea at the beginning, but after learning the news of the war two years ago, I was confused and wanted to see you urgently..."

Hongfa was moved, but she still laughed and scolded: "Can I rely on you little devil to comfort me?"

Luffy shook his head, "I didn't understand that feeling very much at first. Until later I lost my partner and the person who was most important to me, I realized that it was the powerlessness brought by weakness. So, I vowed to work hard to become stronger, so strong that I can protect all the people I cherish..."

The red-haired pressed his hand on Luffy's straw hat and sighed: "Luffy, you have really grown up!"

"Well, I..." Luffy nodded suddenly, suddenly found that the arm pressed on his head seemed to be vaguely reflecting the light, and said in surprise: "Xiang... Shanks, your arm is not..."

The red hair did not mean to hide it, but placed his left arm in front of Luffy openly: "Now you don't have to feel guilty anymore, I have found an arm that is stronger than before."

Luffy was extremely excited, "How could this be the same? You are..."

"Okay, okay, you little guy haven't changed anything else, you talk a lot more than before." Red hair hurriedly stopped, "Now you see it, can you go back?"

"No!" Luffy refused decisively, "I want to be with you!"

"You little dear, do you know what I'm going to do next?" Red-haired frowned.

"Shanks, you should be looking for revenge in the New World this time, and I can help you!"

"Hahahaha!" The red hair suddenly burst into laughter, and even tears were almost laughing. "What are you talking big? Are you going to help me eat like before?"

"Shanks, don't underestimate me, I've become very strong now!" Luffy said dissatisfied.

The red-haired suddenly looked serious and said solemnly: "Luffy, I know you have been training in the hands of Senior Reilly for two years. Speaking of strength, perhaps many long-standing big pirates may not be able to compare with you. However, since you have also experienced the top war two years ago, you should know how powerful that man is!"

"Don't mention you, even Senior Reilly and I may not be his opponent."

"Since you know you won't be his opponent, why do you still appear here?"

"Because I'm always unwilling to give up... and I don't have any chance. If the essence of Nightmare is really as Beckman guessed, as I was guessing, I wouldn't be afraid of the clone I had in Golden City two years ago, even if I was alone, I wouldn't be afraid. In that case, I would have more things to do!"

"Since that's the case, I should help you even more. I have lost my grandfather, Chopper and Vivi, and I can't lose anyone who is extremely important to me!"

The red hair pondered and shook his head for a while and said, "What stupid things can you say? With your strength, what can you help me? Let's say this when you grow up to be a real big pirate."

"I'm already..."

"No, why did that guy suddenly appear here..." The red-haired expression changed drastically. It was not his plan to encounter nightmare so early.

"Hmm? Shanks, what's wrong with you?"

"I can't explain it..." Hongfa raised his right fist and wrapped around the darkness. In Luffy's confused eyes, he punched him.

Darkness spread and eroded the space. In an instant, a dark vortex appeared to completely swallow Luffy.

"Live hard to survive, Luffy. Only by experiencing the taste of victory and failure, experiencing desperate situations, shed tears of sorrow, can he become a man who stands tall and upright!"

"Is the dark fruit? I didn't expect it to fall into your hands. However, compared to this, it surprised me even more when a man like you chose to eat it!" The voice went from far to near, and the last moment was still far away in the sky, and the next moment was close.

There was no noise outside, only blood flowed along the ground, and the red hair was silent, knowing that the tragedy of the Dongtata tribe was inevitable.

"However, you obviously have the chance to escape with him, why did you choose to stay? Are you unwilling to escape like you did two years ago, or do you think you already have the strength to stand in front of me?" Roy walked in with a faint expression, as if the killing from the outside had nothing to do with him.

"Who knows, I fantasized about the scene of standing in front of you again day and night, but just now, I was confused again." Red hair laughed at himself and then said with a solemn expression: "However, there is one thing I know very well. If I escape again, I will never have the chance to stand in front of you. Instead of placing my hopes on an uncertain future, it is better to take advantage of the situation and fight."

"Fight? What are you fighting with me? Sword skills, domineeringness, robotic arms, or your ability to dark fruit?" Roy shook his head and mocked.

"How can I know if I don't try it? At least, I won't leave any regrets this time."

"Very good, I hope you can give me a little fun. After all, the last person with the dark fruit said something very similar to you!"

When the red hair heard this, his pupils contracted violently: "Did the Blackbeard die in your hands?"

"Otherwise, what do you think, besides me, who else can really kill him in this world?"

Even with the red-haired mind, after hearing the news, he was inevitably a little negative and decadent. This is the ultimate power that he could only obtain after betraying his own beliefs and eating the devil fruit!

Fortunately, Red Hair adjusted quickly, as if telling Roy, and also as if he was cheering himself up, he said to himself: "Blackbeard is Blackbeard, I am me, not to mention that Blackbeard only took this fruit for a few months, but I have obtained it for two years and have used the ability of this fruit to the extreme."

"I will never lose this battle!"
Chapter completed!