One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! - Chapter 503 - Prison Project.

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Third Person POV

Wano.

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Sphinx had finally arrived and landed, nestled among the other kingdoms and islands, while all the inhabitants looked across the sea, watching their neighbors, surprised by the new landscape filled with islands around them, spaced roughly 10 to 50 kilometers apart from one another.

Even though the island also had its own identity as its own sea—after all, the sea couldn’t be taken away and many depended on its ecosystem—it was still the safest place to be at that moment.

"I want you and the others to come to Wano as soon as you can so we can talk. Your companion is still there, celebrating with the people of Wano. Besides that, we need to gather all the remaining Whitebeard fleet members who are still loyal and alive," Luffy said, exchanging a few more words with the remaining Whitebeard crew.

"Alright. We’ll just take care of the island matter here. We want to see Oden’s grave... and show our respect to the former comrade..." Marco said, while Luffy nodded.

"Alright. I’ll wrap up a few more things and plan to take these two with me already," Luffy said, as Bepo approached him.

"Captain, we’re done here. Do you need anything else?" he asked, as Zoro, who had just finished another nap, looked at Luffy, who shook his head.

"Not for now. You can do whatever you want. We’ll meet up once I finish a few more things. I’ll call you on the Den Den Mushi," Luffy said, heading to a corner of the village marked by the previous battle.

Grabbing the already awake man, Weevil looked around, trying to move.

"What is this? Why am I tied up?" he muttered, confused.

"Because you lost, you idiot," Luffy said, while blood still poured from his wound, which hadn’t closed.

"It hurts! Help me, make it stop hurting!" Weevil said, begging, as his screams began to wake the old woman, still chained up as well.

"What? Where am I?" she murmured, trying to move, but she was restrained.

Luffy just picked them up—one in each hand—before his black wings sprouted from his back. He took off, flying with both of them screaming.

Luffy went to the Wano area, flying past all the kingdoms before heading to Onigashima, where there were still many groups celebrating on the island in the last few days.

The fight between Lami and Reiju was happening in the distance, already going on for days without any sign of stopping, as explosions were still going off.

In any case, Luffy just placed Weevil on the ground, while the ship remained in his pocket until that moment, pulling it out before the Black Pearl hit the ceiling of Onigashima with people greeting Luffy and him boarding the ship.

His Den Den Mushi rang immediately. Upon answering, it was his sister.

"Luffy, we saw the island arrive! Is Ace on it?" Lucy exclaimed, immediately asking about the brother she hadn’t seen since the war. "I was told you were going to fetch them. I even wanted to come along, but since it was supposed to be quick, you didn’t even bother inviting me, huh?" she complained.

"Yeah, he’s here. Where are you?" Luffy asked, since she was out of his Haki range.

"I’m in Dressrosa," she said. That explained why he couldn’t sense her—after all, she was in another kingdom a bit far from Onigashima. Even though they were in a large archipelago, each piece of land was an island, a kingdom of different sizes, but all gigantic land masses that could stretch for hundreds of kilometers each.

"We’re taking care of my nephews, your kids!" she added. "They’re asking about you."

"I’ll visit them as soon as I can. We still have plenty of time," Luffy said, as he still needed to handle all the matters of the islands and everything that was affecting each one of them. In a way, he still didn’t have time to go and be with his family, no matter how much he wanted to.

Lucy then headed to Sphinx, after hanging up the Den Den Mushi. Meanwhile, Luffy was alone on the ship, deep in thought about what to do.

“Luffy!” Chopper appeared at that moment, seeing Luffy arrive after flying out to look for Usopp. He was finally conscious and doing well. Luffy smiled at his friend.

"Someone make the pain stop..." Weevil kept murmuring, and Chopper finally noticed him.

"What?! Someone’s hurt over there!! Quick, call a doctor!! Ah, I’m a doctor!" Chopper started running until he became self-aware.

Luffy needed him, but his Den Den Mushi rang once more. Upon answering, he heard Monet's voice.

"Captain," his secretary/lover said.

"Were you able to handle everything, Monet?" Luffy asked.

"Yes. All the resource requests we sent to the kingdoms are being executed. They've already started sending supplies to Wano since yesterday," she replied. After all, it had only been a day since they’d sent the request to help the kingdom of Wano.

"Great. Keep checking the stockpiles and also assist Hiyori. She’ll be responsible for Wano from now on, until her brother returns," Luffy said.

He hoped the Red Scabbards would also assist, but he knew none of them specialized in administrating an entire kingdom. That’s why he’d appointed Monet, who had some knowledge—especially being by his side as the sole secretary after Vivi took on other duties.

After Vivi gave birth to Sinbad, she had taken on more of a mother’s role than that of an assistant, and Monet had been helping him manage his schedule.

"Alright. I’ll help the princess with the kingdom’s administration. Call me if you need anything," Monet said, hanging up.

Luffy remained thoughtful for a moment, reflecting on who else could help Monet in that role. Maybe Nojiko would be the best choice to support Hiyori. Nami would think of cleaning out the coffers and profiting off Wano, though she wouldn’t trample people to do so. Even Robin would be a good option, but she was likely exploring historical sites and Poneglyphs, knowing her.

Meanwhile, Jinbei, who was also a great administrator, was taking care of Fish-Man Island, helping them adapt to their new life on the surface. Luffy would visit the island later to see how they were doing.

Those who understood how to run a kingdom were all a bit busy, so Luffy didn’t have anyone better than Nojiko to assist Monet and Hiyori.

But now, he had to resolve an important issue: what to do with his prisoners of war. He looked at Weevil and that old woman still on the ground, on the rooftop of Onigashima, lying next to the Black Pearl while being treated by Chopper, who was bandaging the six-meter-tall man's body.

He had been full of other prisoners ever since arriving in the New World — and now he had to deal with them. Building a prison modeled after Level Six of Impel Down seemed like the ideal solution, as he wanted to negotiate with some and keep others tightly secured.

Luffy looked toward Onigashima, below the Black Pearl, thinking about the best place to set up a prison. After all, that place would no longer be used as anyone's base. Keeping them there, at the center of all the islands around Wano, seemed like an interesting idea.

"Alright... let’s deal with this first," Luffy decided.

Grabbing the Den Den Mushi, he dialed a number. Before anyone answered, the Den Den Mushi transformed into an older-looking snail, with a mustache and a large beard.

"Do you need something down here, Monkey D. Luffy?" — it was Gan Fall, the leader of the Skypiea territory, in the sky above Wano.

The island was still ten thousand meters high, along with Shiki’s scientific bases, while other floating islands hovered lower, with the same kind of setting previously applied to Dressrosa.

"I need to know the current stock of metals that Lola created," Luffy asked. After all, the largest deposits were in Skypiea and in the base islands and depots of Shiki that Luffy had been using since defeating him.

"I can take a look with the folks and let you know," Gan Fall replied. After all, there wasn’t an exact number available — the stocks had to be constantly checked due to heavy usage in manufacturing everything.

Luffy wanted to know if Lola would need to create more.

"Alright, I want you to summon Shiki’s scientist... and also Caesar Clown to come here to Onigashima. I need their input for a project," Luffy said, as Gan Fall nodded.

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, he called Lola, while the Den Den Mushi changed appearance.

"Husband! How can I help? Your wife is here, ready to give you lots of love," she said with a smile. "Or maybe... it’s time for us to have our child, now that the war is over. Don’t you think that’s a great idea, huh, husband?"

Luffy sighed upon hearing that.

"So... can you come here to Onigashima? I need your help with some other things," Luffy said in a more serious tone, while she still smiled.

"Of course! I’ll be there in a second!" she replied.

Luffy then called Franky, with the Den Den Mushi taking on a look similar to the cyborg.

"What does the Captain need from SUPERRR FRANKYYY!?" he exclaimed enthusiastically.

"Come to Onigashima. I need your opinion," Luffy requested.

"Sure thing!" he replied, hanging up right after.

Luffy then called Leo.

"I’d like your help here in Onigashima. Ask someone to bring you, I need the Tontatta Tribe," Luffy requested. The help of the fairies from Dressrosa would be very useful too.

Next, Luffy called Bartolomeo.

"OH MY GOD, LUFFY-SENPAI!!!" he screamed upon answering.

"Come to Onigashima... and bring your companion and the user of the Storage Fruit. I’ll need one of the prisoners with him," Luffy requested.

He was calling all his scientists, engineers, metal producers, and even the people who worked with rapid construction, to begin the new project. But he still needed someone even more essential to change Onigashima’s internal structure and also repair the damage caused by the countless battles.

Unsurprisingly, Bartolomeo was the first to arrive — with his companion at his side, looking at Luffy with stars in his eyes. But Luffy ignored him and went straight to Bartolomeo’s second-in-command, who also had stars in his eyes.

"I need you to retrieve a prisoner," Luffy requested, and the man quickly nodded.

In the next moment, in a distortion of space, one of the prisoners that Luffy had kept stored among many fell in front of him. He was conscious.

"What is this...?" his voice came out thin, but clearly audible, feeling trapped. "Where... am I?"

"Well, if it isn’t the one who tried to stop me from leaving Dressrosa years ago..." Luffy crossed his arms. "It’s a shame I wasn’t in the kingdom when you fought Titan Hugo. Must’ve been quite the battle."

"S-STRAW HAT!" Pica shouted, unaware that Luffy had since changed his name, his high-pitched voice making everyone around laugh at the scene.

"Don’t laugh!!!" he yelled, furious.

"Pica, do you know where we are?" Luffy stole his attention again, and the former executive of the Donquixote Pirates tried to look around, confused.

"We’re in Wano. You’re not gonna believe what happened, but Kaido — your great sponsor — was defeated. By me," Luffy said, flashing a bandit’s smile, while Pica furrowed his brow.

"I don’t see any other choice but for you to cooperate with this." He continued and paused again to let Pica absorb all that information.

"I want you to work for me from now on. I need your powers here," he said, staring firmly, while Pica, with a tense expression, was still processing the words.

He would be fundamental in using his fruit to fix the internal part of Wano just as Luffy wanted, adding metal created by Lola and seastone into the area right after it was paved.