"Ha! That's done!" Luffy clapped his hands, looking completely satisfied.
The surrounding pirates stared at the scene speechlessly. The guy was strong, but was he really a pirate?
Even the red-clad old man from before asked with a laugh, "He just tried to kill you. In a situation like that, you still don't plan to kill him?"
"Isn't knocking him away enough?" Luffy asked, looking puzzled.
The red-clad old man laughed helplessly. "Pirates don't know how to be grateful. Before long, he'll probably come back with the other pirates."
"Oh, is that so? Then I'll just knock them all away when they come!" Luffy said carelessly.
"Haha, what an interesting young man."
Luffy returned to his barstool and sat down. The other pirates stopped paying attention to them as well, chatting and drinking while patiently waiting for the second act of the show to begin.
"Old man, are you a pirate too? My name is Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm the man who will become the Pirate King!"
"That surname, and that Straw Hat..." The red-clad old man's expression grew slightly strange. He chuckled softly and said, "Of course I'm a pirate too. My name is... Patrick Redfield."
It really is him. Why would such a big shot appear here? Robin was shaken to the core, but she still maintained a calm and composed expression.
Just then, Robin met Redfield's half-smiling gaze, and her heart grew even more flustered. Fortunately, he said nothing and merely shifted his gaze away indifferently.
"Old man, what about your companions?"
"I have no companions, and I don't need any."
"Someone without companions can't become the Pirate King!" Luffy said seriously.
Redfield was not angered. He merely looked past Luffy at the others and asked, "Do you think these few people can make you the