Would Luffy give up his dream of becoming the Pirate King because Loa existed?
Of course not. He might even shout, "I'm gonna be the Pirate King!" and get ready to knock Loa flying.
As for Garp, could he stop him?
Of course. If Garp truly wanted to, Luffy would never have the slightest chance of setting sail. The same had been true of Ace. But people had dreams. No matter how far-fetched a dream was, or whether the path ahead was the right one, that was for the dreamer to decide.
Garp understood that, so he had not stopped Ace. And because he understood it, he would not stop Luffy either.
Foosha Village, East Blue.
"Well, Dadan? Still haven't found that brat?"
Under Garp's lead, the whole village had launched a massive search. Old village chief Woop Slap was especially enthusiastic, calling on everyone, young and old, to turn out and find Luffy.
"A pirate from this village is a disgrace to the village." Woop Slap said it all the time.
Ace's departure had left the old Village Chief fuming. Now Luffy wanted to follow the same path. Garp did not even need to ask—Woop Slap would be the first to object!
After all, if one pirate from the village was a disgrace, what would two be?
A disgrace on top of a disgrace!
So Foosha Village was bustling like never before. Even the New Year Festival had never brought this kind of excitement.
"That doesn't make sense. The village is only so big, and we confiscated his boat. Where could he have gone?"
Cigarette in her mouth, Dadan was just as baffled. She was Luffy's guardian in name, but in practice she was half a mother to him. And as someone who knew him like a mother, she