The king is back and it's here to conquer

Chapter 9

"Then let's go" said Luffy "we have been training for four years and my last picture was when I was fourteen"

"They could still recognize you if you aren't careful" said Coby shyly

"You are right" said Luffy "as I am the only one with a bounty, I will be wearing this wolf mask and let Hancock-chan here take care of my hat". Hancock blushed a crimson red when Luffy put his hat on her head

"Take care of it for me, will you?" Luffy said smiling

"Sure thing, Luffy-kun" said Hancock smiling.

A few hours later

Shells Town. The small island where Morgan was ruling with an iron fist and letting his son do whatever he wants. Well, he won't allow him to do it anymore. That corrupted monster had to go to jail. Maybe a beat down will be good. When they landed on Shells Town, Luffy could see the scared faces of everyone and it wasn't because of Luffy. They had hide the Jolly Roger in the guise of a supplies vessel.

"Mari, Sonia" Luffy said "help the people"

"Yes, Captain" said Mari and Sonia

"Coby, you are coming with me to look for Zoro" Luffy said. As he had expected, the people jumped in fear

"Told you there was a reason why Morgan arrested him" said Coby but Luffy saw the teen's face turn to horror when the people jumped even more scared than when Luffy said Zoro

"And didn't I tell you not all marines are good?" Luffy said "come on, I can tell him he is this way". Coby nodded and then follow him to where Zoro was. Luffy smiled at seeing Zoro. Still in the same position, waiting for Hellmepo promise to free him. He felt little Rika going to Zoro to give him food. She was trying to hide from them but was failing miserably, seeing as Luffy didn't need any of his abilities to see her

"Luffy-san, do something!" Said Coby "he will kill her!"

"No he won't" said Luffy "I want you to watch this. You will see how some marines truly act"

"What do you mean?" Coby ask. Apparently, he still has hope that marines were not evil

"Tell me Coby, if marines were good, why don't they stop slavers from kidnapping innocent people?" Luffy ask "or let those pigs do whatever they want?". Coby didn't say anything else and just stayed quiet, making Luffy worried about his friend. He hasn't say anything about joining the marines yet as Luffy has declared him his apprentice. Luffy started to teach Coby about haki and how to use it. The look of confusion of Coby's face was the same Luffy made when Rayleigh explained him about haki at the beginning, until he demonstrate by knocking out a big elephant without even touching it. So he decided he is going to use Morgan as an example

"Luffy-san, Zoro is probably in a cell" Coby tried once more to convince Luffy of trying to recruit Zoro

"Then who is that?" Luffy ask

"That's him!" Said Coby "Roronoa Zoro, the bounty hunter!". Just as last time, Rika raised a ladder, climbed and then went down with a rope and offer Zoro her rice balls. And Zoro, been the protective guy he was, try to scared her away. That's when Hellmepo arrived and did the same he did last time. Eat the rice balls, spit them out, insult Rika and order the marine to throw her. It was the first time Luffy actually use his devil fruit for something. He normally uses his sword, gear second for speed and his flying technique "You just stretched!!!" Coby said surprised

"That's because I eat a devil fruit" Luffy said. The next time his bounty appears, the name of the fruit would be there "the gomu gomu no mi"

"They are real!" Said Coby surprised