Pokemon Trainer of the Strawhats

Encounters

Yukiko waited among the crowd as she watched the matches one by one until it was Luffy's round.

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Meanwhile....
Luffy, alias Luci, was preparing to suit up as a gladiator, but he had too much armor, though he was a bit frustrated.

"The people don't want to see all that armor." A voice said.

My name is Cavendish. I didn't have to tell you my name because... everybody knows who I am" stated the young man.

"How beautiful!" sighed in awe one of the female staff. "The 'Pirate Noble' of the white horse - Cavendish-sama!"

The girls faceplanted on the floor as they let out giddy laughs like schoolgirls, glowing hearts above them. You stared at them with an annoyed look, not understanding what's so special about that guy in particular. Cavendish chuckled at their antics, bringing his rose closer to his mouth.

"How sinful it is to be this beautiful!" he said snobbishly. "Perfect as this rose. That is what I am"

I've been blessed with everything all my life. Because I've made it this far without eating a Devil Fruit or even really trying. Just with my natural gifts!" Cavendish offered with a charming smile, bringing the flower between his teeth.

Luffy, who wasn't listening at all, climbed on a scale in the far room. The machine broke under his weight, signaling that he had too much armor on. A man from the Colosseum noted the result in his pad, gazing back at your captain:

"You're overweight" he said simply.

"What?!" cried out in surprise Luffy.

"I TOLD YOU EARLIER! COME HERE!" barked Cavendish.

"I look awesome this way!" the boy clicked his tongue, climbing down the scale. "Guess That's why everybody's half-naked"

He heard the loud cheers of the crowd outside, and guessed there was a block already fighting.

"Everybody's excited!" noted Luffy, approaching Cavendish.

"Do you know what makes them so excited? It's blood" the blonde male said, pulling out a petal from his rose. "Gladiators are just part of a show for them. People get excited seeing a loser's blood"

"Here, people really show their true color" Cavendish continued, examining the petal he tore away from the flower. "They're bottling up frustration, fear, and anger everyday, and hiding their bestiality deep inside of them. But they want to let it all out. Who wants to see a prolonged match between heavily armored competitors? For them, this competition is just a show"

"Should I take off this cape, too?" wondered Luffy, grabbing the red piece of cloth. "But it looks so good..."

"Hey you" Cavendish earned his attention once more. "I was watching you take down that big guy earlier. Who are you?"

"Ah, I'm Luci, I came to win the fruit for a friend." He said remembering what Yukiko told him to say.

"For a friend? Heh, how simple yet noble." Cavendish said looking through a list of wanted posters.

Most had knife slashes on them.

One was Luffy's.

"Ah, those...."

"I entered the New World three years ago" started Cavendish. "The whole world was talking about this beautiful rookie who was worth over 200 million. Newspapers covered me everyday. Girls went nuts over my wanted posters. They stole all of the posters throughout a town. Everybody was going crazy about me" he continued to boast his ego, imitating fans.