Now You Are Who I Was Back Then!

"Thank me?"

Joy Boy's massive body slowly dissipated beneath the searing Golden Flames. Little Garden, which had been somewhat dim, was illuminated brightly by Tsugikuni Yoriichi's golden fire.

Firelight reflected across Tsugikuni Yoriichi's face. He had clearly heard Joy Boy's murmur before his body was completely incinerated. There was no joy on Yoriichi's face as he muttered solemnly.

Thank him?!

What had he done to deserve that man's gratitude?

Did "we'll meet again" mean that this guy had not truly died?

Joy Boy's strength was terrifying. Tsugikuni Yoriichi had won only because some of his own traits gave him an enormous advantage in battle against Joy Boy.

If Joy Boy appeared in this world through another means, in another form, Tsugikuni Yoriichi would likely find him very difficult to deal with.

Moreover, based on the various characteristics Joy Boy had displayed, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had already guessed his identity with near certainty. Joy Boy's words had also made Yoriichi think of many things.

If this giant truly was the owner of that Straw Hat capable of releasing powerful Haki, then he was most likely Joy Boy.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi had destroyed Joy Boy's physical body, yet he kept saying that they would meet again. That meant he truly had some sort of backup plan.

As for what Joy Boy's backup plan was, wasn't the answer already glaringly obvious to Tsugikuni Yoriichi?!

"Is it Luffy?"

"After the Nika Fruit awakened, it wasn't that Luffy gained the same abilities as Joy Boy. It was that Joy Boy gained a new body."

A gleam flashed in Tsugikuni Yoriichi's eyes. He had already formed a hypothesis.

Although Yoriichi had not paid that much attention to Luffy, the so-called child of destiny, he had understood Luffy's growth at every stage.

Before Luffy officially set sail, Yoriichi had