Chapter 8 – Shirahoshi.

Chapter 8 – Shirahoshi.

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Monkey D. Luffy's POV

Beach near Shell City, East Blue.

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[Open summoning card?]

[Yes]/[No]

"Yes!"

[Think about who you want to summon!]

"Come, Shirahoshi!"

The light appeared once again, this time in the middle of the beach's water.

"AHHHH!!!!" Luffy could hear the startled scream of a frightened young woman.

"SHARKY!!!!" Another strange sound came from the light, if Luffy wasn't mistaken, that was the noise Megalo made in the original work.

"Hmm? What's happening, Megalo? Why is everything suddenly glowing?!" Luffy heard the frightened voice of the same young woman in the midst of the light, as she questioned what was happening.

"SHARKY SHARKY SHARKY!" Megalo spoke with his strange voice as if the animal was grumbling. The light field wasn't small like the others; it covered a giant area this time.

When the light disappeared, a giant mermaid appeared in front of Luffy, her tail thrashing in the water with excitement. She had bubblegum pink hair and wore a seashell bikini.

Her sight was matched by another huge shark wearing a red shirt, even bigger than the mermaid! Both of them had a soap bubble float around their waists, allowing them to float and swim with ease.

"WHAT IS THIS!!!!!"

"A MERMAID!"

"SO BIG!!"

Luffy heard three startled voices coming from the beach. Kuina, Bepo, and Yamato couldn't help but be surprised by the sudden appearance of Shirahoshi in the middle of the sea.

"Hmm? Why am I seeing the sun? Am I breathing surface oxygen? Where am I?" She asked with a teary and frightened voice, quickly looking around.

"SHARKY SHARKY SHARKY!" Even her shark was agitated and scared. He seemed to be suffering from not being in the water, but Luffy knew from the original work that he could breathe oxygen. Nevertheless, he couldn't help but find his reaction hilarious.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! Hello, mermaid princess and you, shark, can you breathe!!" Luffy opened a smile after laughing and greeted the girl excitedly, catching their attention.

"Sharky!" Megalo seemed relieved by the reminder of this strange human and began to breathe the oxygen calmly now.

"Hmmm? A human?! Who are you, Mr. Human?" She asked cautiously and quite frightened.

"Princess mermaid, I am Monkey D. Luffy, a pirate!" Luffy introduced himself with the same smile.

"A pirate!!!" She became even more frightened, ready to cry and run.

"I brought you from the Fish-Man Island, princess, because I know you need my help! But this is strange; seeing you here, you look older than I imagined. I thought you would be much younger. How old are you?" Luffy asked curiously because she shouldn't have this appearance at this time.

"What do you mean I need your help, Mr. Human? I'm 18 years old," she said cautiously, wondering how Luffy would help her and why he had brought her here. Now he was asking about her age.

"18 years old?! Well, that's unexpected, as she should be 14 at this time. At least I'm not kidnapping someone underage..." Luffy sighed with relief. He found the change strange but also pleasant, as the girl was even more beautiful than he remembered, just as beautiful as Yamato!

"Hmmm.... Luffy-Sama, how can you help me?" Seeing the human murmuring to himself, she asked again with a curious tone, but still very cautious in her question. She was quite frightened, having been in her room reading some books with Megalo, and then suddenly finding herself here. As much as she wanted to look at this place on the surface, she was still concerned about why she ended up here with this human.

Luffy heard the question but had other thoughts on his mind before answering. In addition to the altered age of the mermaid princess, he realized that this world had other differences from the original. He noticed that Lami was a female version of Law, and now Shirahoshi was older than she should be.

"Could it be that by changing Luffy, the fate of this world has also changed? Since the original Luffy should be the protagonist, there have been changes that will alter reality! For example, this mermaid is older than she should be, so she can be stronger in the future events. With me here, perhaps the world understands that I won't save Fish-Man Island, so it's like they've been preparing her for it, and it will indeed happen, as I intend to train her for it," Luffy reflected mentally on this.

"Well, let's get down to it. I summoned you to help because, first, your kingdom is in great danger in the coming years!" I said, and she widened her eyes with some realization.

"The island of the tritons is in danger?! So it's true!" She said, worried to the point of almost crying at this information, even her shark tried to console her beside her.

"Yes, that's why I brought you here. I'm going to help you save your kingdom," I said, speaking the truth now. Shirahoshi is an ancient weapon, Poseidon, but she was not powerful at all when I saw her in the anime. I want to recruit her and make her so strong that she can protect her country with her own hands.

"But I'm weak!" Shirahoshi said, forgetting the fact that she appeared here out of nowhere as if she had been kidnapped.

[Moa Moa no Mi: Mass, apply 0.1 times!]

By multiplying by zero in front or below 1, I can reverse the effects within my capabilities, making my power even more versatile and useful!

Shirahoshi, who felt my touch, soon noticed the changes in her body, which was rapidly shrinking.

"Luffy-Sama, what's happening?" She cried out in fear.

"SHARKY SHARKY SHARKY!" Even Megalo was frightened, watching his friend's transformation.

Shirahoshi was shrinking at that moment, and I didn't say anything until she reached 17 meters, to 1.70 meters, 40 centimeters shorter than me, while the girl was stunned in front of me. I was satisfied with the result.

"Sorry for this repeating, but I reduced your size to avoid attracting too much attention," I said.

"You've gotten so big, Luffy-Sama!" She was immediately startled by this, and Luffy laughed at her reaction.

"Hahaha, of course not. Now let's do the same with Megalo." I said, turning to the shark, who was a bit cautious.

"SHARKY SHARKY SHARKY!" He clearly didn't want it.

"Sorry, buddy, but you can't stay with us at this size." I said and touched him, making him as small as Shirahoshi.

"Don't worry, Princess. This effect isn't permanent, but it will be good for you to get on our ship," I said, trying to reassure the still frightened princess.

"Hmm, I guess so, Luffy-Sama..." She said a little sadly and continued.

"Now, come with me. I want to introduce you to the other girls!" I said, returning to the beach. As Shirahoshi followed me, she was accompanied by her shark, who floated with a soap bubble around their waists. For the first time, she looked at her surroundings and was fascinated by the new sights in her life.

"Is this the sun? It's so warm!" She said as she followed Luffy to the beach.

"Is this a forest? It's green! I've never seen one before!"

"Is this sand? Are those birds flying near the sun? Is that a human city? It looks so different from the Fish-Man Island!"

Luffy couldn't help but smile at the young woman seeing so many new things in her life for the first time.

"How's Lami?" I asked when I reached the girls and the bear. While Lami was a bit bandaged, Bepo had adhesive bandages in his pocket for some bizarre reason.

"She's fine..." Kuina said.

"But I still think she needs more bandages!" Yamato couldn't help but comment in a silly tone.

"Do you want to turn the captain into a mummy?" Everyone looked at Bepo, who had an unexpected outburst of anger.

"Hmm?! I'm sorry!" The bear quickly apologized, embarrassed by the attention.

"What a funny bear!" Yamato said with a smile, not caring that he had just yelled at her a moment ago.

Kuina sighed; she had never seen such peculiar characters in her life. Even though she remembered meeting Zoro, he wasn't as quirky as Yamato, Bepo, and even Luffy. Moreover, she couldn't ignore the fact that Luffy was coming with a mermaid who had been gigantic until recently, followed by a shark wearing a T-shirt that didn't seem to need to breathe water and floated in the air like the mermaid.

"Hmm... What happened to her, Luffy-Sama?" Shirahoshi, seeing the small injured human lying on the sand, couldn't help but ask, worried.

"Hmm... She slipped and fell," Luffy said, scratching his head, because how could he say that he had punched the woman for cutting a piece of his hat just a while ago? He was sure she would cry and run away, saying he was a monster.

"She slipped and fell?!?" Both Bepo and Kuina yelled indignantly, knowing the real reason for Lami being in that condition.

"That's funny. She fell pretty badly to have broken six rib bones and dislocated an arm and a leg!" Yamato smiled, speaking these words calmly, while Shirahoshi put her hand on her mouth in concern. Kuina, Bepo, and even Luffy looked at Yamato strangely because she had believed Luffy's words and said it so strangely.

"In any case, you stay here for now to take care of Lami, because I want to talk to her when she wakes up. Meanwhile, I'll go get my first swordsman for the crew and the third member!" He said as the first swordsman, with a smile, because Kuina hadn't joined yet.

"But before I go, take this." He handed a set of clothes he had just bought in the system's store to Kuina, who was still wearing only the cloak from before, and a dress for Shirahoshi to help her conceal her tail, which was quite conspicuous on its own.

Then, in front of a group consisting of a passed-out person, a human, a bear, a mermaid, a shark, and a dragon-woman? Luffy wasn't quite sure of Kaido's genetic makeup, setting aside those thoughts, the group saw Luffy's transformation. His hair started growing again, with huge wings appearing behind him soon after.

"What is this!?"

"My Toki is amazing!" Everyone looked strangely at Yamato at that moment, wondering why she called me that and referred to me with a female name, not to mention the strange stars in place of her eyes.

"Fantastic! I'm sorry!"

"Luffy-Sama is amazing!"

"SHARKY SHARKY!"

So, without wasting any more time, Luffy took off into the air, lifting some of the beach sand in front of the group, and headed towards Shell City.

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