"Um?!"
Luffy to the side, was stunned when he heard Xia Chen's words, and his mind was a little blank.
After a while, he asked with a curious look:
Why?
"You've changed so we can communicate with him better!"
Xia Chen pointed to Emeth in front of him and said.
"Oh!"
Luffy responded with a sound of agreement, but did not ask any further questions. Instead, he took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
Luffy stood on the Flying Nimbus, closed his eyes, and carefully felt the power within his body.
Thump!
"Knock knock!"
The sound of war drums slowly rose, growing louder and louder as time passed.
"What... what is this?"
Feeling the familiar rhythm, Emeth's synthesized electronic voice carried a hint of surprise.
Emeth stared intently at Luffy, under his gaze.
Luffy suddenly opened his eyes, and at the same time, an extremely powerful shockwave erupted from his body, spreading outwards.
His appearance began to change; white smoke appeared behind him, forming a white ribbon, and his entire body began to be stained white.
A few seconds later--
"Ha ha!"
"Hahaha!"
Luffy laughed loudly, and black and red Inazuma flashed around him, blasting the ground and creating a crater.
" Joy Boy!!"
Emeth cried out.
But he quickly shook his head.
"No! That's not right! You're not Joy Boy, you just have his scent on you!"
"I see!"
"Was that presence I sensed really you? Joy Boy... He's dead after all!"
Emeth couldn't help but say, his tone tinged with disappointment.
He was overjoyed when he sensed Joy Boy's presence while he was asleep.
This led him to believe for a time that Joy Boy was still alive, even though he had witnessed Joy Boy's death.
But what if?
What if Joy Boy isn't dead?
After all, in his eyes, Joy Boy was an invincible figure!
After realizing that the aura he sensed wasn't Joy Boy but Luffy, Emeth lowered his fist.
He had sensed Joy Boy's presence inside the building and assumed Joy Boy was being imprisoned, which is why he had been trying to break down the building to rescue Joy Boy.
But now it seems...
It was all a misunderstanding!
Emeth stared intently at Luffy, who was laughing loudly not far away, and asked:
"May I have your name?"
Hahaha... Me?
Luffy laughed loudly, then said:
"My name is Monkey D. Luffy! I'm the man who will become the Pirate King!"
Luffy once again uttered his classic introduction.
However, Emeth looked completely puzzled after Luffy finished speaking.
" Pirate King? What's that? Why do you want to become it?"
"Um??!"
Luffy's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
This was the first time he had ever met someone who didn't know what Pirate King was.
Oh, no! Robots!
You don't know Pirate King?
Luffy let out a strange cry, and Emeth replied in a similarly odd tone:
"Should I know what Pirate King is?"
"That can't be! They shouldn't not know Pirate King!"
Luffy muttered to himself, looking puzzled.
The fact that the other person didn't know Pirate King made it difficult for him to show off!
At this moment, Xia Chen patted Luffy on the back of the head and whispered:
"He's a robot from nine hundred years ago. There were no pirates back then. Isn't it normal that he doesn't know about Pirate King?"
"Oh? That seems to be the case!"
Luffy scratched his head and laughed, then looked at Emeth and said:
" The Pirate King is the freest person in the world!"
As he spoke, a dazzling light shone in Luffy's eyes.
"The freest person?"
Emeth murmured something under her breath, then looked at Luffy again and said softly:
"As expected, he's someone who shares a similar aura with Joy Boy, even their ideologies are so similar!"
" Joy Boy once told me that his dream was to enjoy the freedom of the world, and he also hoped that everyone in the world could be free. This is the goal he has always strived for!"
"Oh? Really? Well, I'd really like to meet him! It's a pity he and I live in different eras!"
Luffy said with a hint of regret.
"Hahaha..."
Emeth chuckled.
"If he were still alive, he might also want to be your friend!"
After saying that, Emeth turned his gaze to Xia Chen beside him and asked:
"Now that I've calmed down, can you tell me why you knew my name?"
"Hmm... how should I explain this to you?"
Xia Chen stroked his chin, and after a long while, looked at Emeth and said:
"Would you believe me if I said Joy Boy told me?"
"Letter!"
Emeth nodded.
"Because not many people really know my name!"
(⊙o⊙)...
Xia Chen didn't dwell on the name issue any further, but instead asked Emeth:
"By the way, do you know Vegito?"
"Um?!!"
"What did you say?!!"
Emeth had been calm just moments before, became incredibly excited upon hearing the name Vegito, his eyes flashing red light continuously.
"Do you know Vegito? Where is he?"
Emeth spoke immediately, his tone tinged with urgency.
"Judging from your expression, you two know each other!"
"Don't rush, I'll show you now!"
Xia Chen said calmly, then a thought crossed his mind.
The next moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and Luffy and Emeth couldn't help but look up.
What comes into view is a huge...
"Boom!"
A tremendous roar followed, Vegito's entrance was incredibly Haki, slamming into the ground and creating two large craters.
It's comparable to the 'Earth Guardian' from that Ultraman series next door!
Vegito stood in front of Emeth, his hundred-meter-tall body significantly taller than Emeth's.
Inside the building, Vegapunk and Shaka stared wide-eyed at the enormous figure of Vegito projected on the screen.
"This... this!"
Vegapunk stammered for a long time before finally saying:
"What is this giant robot?"
"This is the ancient robot that Xia Chen found in Noah. He said it seems to be a product from nine hundred years ago!"
"What?!"
"Is this also an ancient robot?"
Shaka said in disbelief.
Vegito's appearance is truly exceptional; this aesthetic doesn't seem to reflect the standards of nine hundred years ago!
While Vegapunk was in shock, Emeth outside was no less shocked, and perhaps even more so!
Although Emeth is a robot and his facial expressions are not visible, one can glean something from the red light constantly flashing in his eyes!