Gum-Gum Fruit

The air still held that eerie silence as Luffy frantically waved his hands where he stood.

His shoulders were hunched, his face filled with terror.

"Don't become a pirate, absolutely don't—!!!"

He looked like he had just crawled out of a nightmare, terrified that Garp would fall from the sky the very next second.

Rock's eyes suddenly lit up as he watched the scene.

As though he had thought of something amusing, the corners of his mouth slowly curled upward. No matter how one looked at it, that smile was far from proper.

"Luffy~"

His tone changed, carrying a hint of temptation.

Luffy froze, not yet fully recovered from his fear.

"W-what?"

Rock bent down slightly and leaned closer. "Do you want to—"

He lowered his voice as if he were revealing some earth-shattering secret.

"Order your Gramps around?"

Luffy's mind instantly stalled.

"Order... Gramps?"

He murmured the words again.

His eyes turned blank, as though he were desperately trying to comprehend their meaning.

Rock nodded, his smile becoming increasingly suspicious.

"That's right."

"If you become Fleet Admiral—"

He raised a hand and casually gestured through the air.

"You can openly order him around. You can make him do whatever you want."

"Even—"

He raised a brow, his lips crooked to one side.

"You could forbid him from picking his nose~"

At that moment, Luffy's mind automatically began imagining the scene.

—Garp stood before him with an unwilling expression while Luffy pointed at him with his hands on his hips.

"Gramps! No picking your nose!!!"

—Garp's face turned livid, yet he could only snort and lower his hand.

"..."

The next second—

"Wah—!!!"

Luffy practically exploded. His eyes instantly turned into sparkling stars, and his fear from moments ago was kicked clean away!

"Really?!"

He leaped up and began dancing