Luffy's adventures after setting out to sea needed no detailed introduction.
With no interference from Shin, everything proceeded as it had in the original story.
The little boat Luffy had sailed on naturally met with disaster at sea without any surprises. Just as in the original, he hid alone in a barrel and drifted across the ocean.
Only Luffy would dare do something like that. If it had been anyone else who had eaten a Devil Fruit, they would have had a one hundred percent chance of being buried at sea.
Beneath that blinding protagonist's halo, Luffy was naturally perfectly fine and began his carefree life at sea.
There was no need to elaborate on what happened afterward. Before long, he encountered his fated first companion, Roronoa Zoro!
This three-sword-style swordsman had been deemed Luffy's companion from their very first meeting.
After several invitations in a row, Zoro became the first companion on Luffy's crew.
Well, at that point, they did not actually have a proper ship yet.
As they continued onward, all kinds of companions gathered around them. When they met Nami, who was working as a thief, Luffy naturally invited her with his carefree personality.
What followed was a series of events from the original story, with nothing worth dwelling on.
Usopp, Sanji...
As member after member joined, the Straw Hat Pirates gradually began to take shape. As their strength grew and they accomplished more and more, their bounties steadily rose as well.
Led by their idiot captain Luffy, they charged toward the Grand Line. To reach the Grand Line, Loguetown—the place where Roger had once been executed—was an unavoidable stop.
"Wahahaha... Loguetown, here I come!" Sitting aboard the Going Merry, Luffy laughed wildly into the sea breeze.
"Seriously, why do I have such an idiot for a