One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy! - Chapter 496 - The future of Lulusia.

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Third Person POV

Fish-Man Island.

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Quickly, a great commotion began on Fish-Man Island. People started organizing and calling those outside the island to return immediately with the shocking news that they would be removed from the depths of the sea and taken to the Straw Hats' territory.

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the island, more and more pirates were approaching and gathering, but they were surprised to be stopped at the gate.

"Hey, why can't we enter? I don't remember Fish-Man Island ever prohibiting pirates from coming in! We just want to restock our supplies and visit the island of the merfolk. We have plenty of goods that might interest you, we can trade for something!" one of the pirates complained, not understanding why they were being barred.

"Fish-Man Island is about to change location, so we are prohibiting entry to anyone," one of the fish-man guards responded firmly.

"What? You're moving? How is that possible?" The ship's captain couldn't believe it. He had never heard of the island moving before—it sounded insane to him.

"Yes, we are relocating. That is why we are not allowing anyone else to enter. The pirates who are still inside the island are already leaving."

"Why don't we just attack them and force our way in?" A crew member suddenly suggested from beside the captain.

"Are you insane? If you try to attack us, it will be your destruction!" the guard said firmly. "Our territory belongs to Straw Hat!"

The pirate captain swallowed hard, feeling a shiver run down his spine. He definitely didn’t want to face the world's most powerful Yonko at that moment—the most talked-about man in the world in recent days.

"We could kidnap some mermaids and hide..." one of the crew members whispered to the captain.

"Don't be foolish!" the captain immediately reprimanded him, clearly fearful.

"Try anything, and you will be destroyed." The guard spoke severely, having heard the remark with Haki. "At this moment, Monkey D. Luffy is on the island."

The pirates immediately frowned, feeling the tension rise.

"Let me see if I got this right... You want to capture a mermaid?" A new voice emerged from the ocean. Someone appeared above the ship, wearing a carefree smile despite being in direct contact with the water.

Everyone looked up and turned pale. That was none other than Monkey D. Luffy himself.

He grinned before reaching for his waist, lifting his pistol, and aiming it directly at them.

"I will not allow mermaids to be captured. After all, they are my people. And just the thought of it already pisses me off," Luffy declared coldly.

"Wait, Lord Luffy! Please, don’t misunderstand us! My man spoke out of turn!!" the captain tried to argue desperately.

But it was already too late.

In the next instant, even submerged, Luffy made his pistol glow with purple flames before firing. The shot struck the ship directly, engulfing the vessel in mystical flames. The hull was shattered, the bubble coating burst, and immediately, the pressure of the sea began to crush the pirates.

Luffy watched coldly as the men started losing consciousness. Some were knocked out by the explosion’s impact, while others thrashed desperately, struggling to breathe—only to begin drowning in the relentless sea.

He lowered his gaze to his pistol.

Even underwater, he was already managing to use his powers.

"It’s very weakened... as it should be, but just using my powers against my own weakness... Interesting," Luffy spoke, satisfied.

After all, he wasn’t omniscient and always had something to learn. His training to resist both seawater and his physical limitations was something he had been refining since he went to Skypiea over a year ago, even though he couldn’t train much with the sea on the sky island. It was still too early to fully develop his resistance, as his own Moa Moa no Mi powers weakened him, limiting his learning multiplier.

"Lord Luffy!"

At that moment, several merfolk arrived.

They were a group of more than a hundred sea warriors, responsible for the island’s security. They had trained in Skypiea since the fall of the island’s traitorous fish-men, following Jimbei’s guidance, becoming extremely powerful. They were the largest pirate group to emerge from the island since the Sun Pirates.

They swam there as soon as they saw the explosion and the glow in the sea, immediately recognizing that it was none other than Lord Monkey D. Luffy.

"I want you to take them to prison. We won’t let them die here," Luffy ordered, referring to all the unconscious pirates floating in the sea.

In the end, he would send them back to the first part of the Grand Line as soon as possible. This was just the first group he had captured, as he hadn’t had to worry about anyone before, given that the fish-man pirates had been handling everything. However, he became irritated upon hearing about the attempt to capture a mermaid.

With his Observation Haki, Luffy could sense and hear everything happening on the island in real time. The fish-men themselves easily handled any rookie pirate. Many of them already knew how to use Haki, and the most powerful pirates—except for those in the Straw Hat Fleet—avoided approaching the island, knowing what it meant to invade Luffy’s territory.

"Yes, Lord Luffy! It will be done!" the fish-men responded.

Luffy nodded.

"In six hours, we’ll be moving the island. Make sure everyone is inside. We’ve already given a full day for those who were outside to return. I believe no one else is coming, but don’t let anyone leave. Understood?"

"Yes, sir!" the fish-men affirmed, and in an instant, Luffy disappeared.

The next second, he reappeared at another point on the island: the Mermaid Café, managed by Madame Shyarly, Arlong’s sister.

As he entered the place calmly, he noticed that the island’s inhabitants were laughing and celebrating. After all, they were finally going to the surface—a dream coveted by the island’s people since the days of Queen Otohime.

Now, with all those who supported Hody Jones’s ideas eradicated, there was no one left trying to impose the ideology that fish-men should dominate the world. That had been a foolish idea from the start because, against the world’s greatest powers, they were far too weak for such ambition.

With the protection of the world’s most powerful pirate crew, the fish-men finally had a real chance at security.

Either way, Luffy passed unnoticed as fish-men and mermaids shouted and celebrated. Some even mentioned his name, thanking him for everything. Mermaids working at the café rushed around, carrying drinks to customers.

He walked to the back of the café, opened the rear doors, and entered a silent hallway.

"What does the most powerful pirate in the world want with me? After spending a day organizing Fish-Man Island’s departure, he decided to show up now...?" a voice came from inside an open door.

Luffy stepped inside, finding Madame Shyarly standing near her crystal ball, her tail swaying gently as she calmly smoked.

"Looking at it this way, it almost seems like you were expecting me," Luffy commented casually.

"Maybe I was." She exhaled the smoke before continuing. "After all, I had a feeling you would come here. Not that I saw it in my crystal ball, but I sensed your presence the moment you approached. You’re far more terrifying than the first time you were here... Marrying the mermaid princess and all."

"Yeah, you’re not wrong," Luffy said with a grin. "Anyway, can I ask you for something?" he asked.

She remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Alright. I rarely use my powers, but I’ll make an exception for the one who will take Fish-Man Island to see the sun for the first time." She gazed at her crystal ball. "But know that this may not happen..."

"Great. I need to know the fate of a kingdom. Can you identify it for me?" Luffy asked.

"Alright, say the name. I'll do my best, but I can't guarantee anything. My predictions are unstable."

"Try to see anything about the Lulusia Kingdom," Luffy replied.

She then placed her hands over the crystal ball and focused on it, trying to visualize something about the fate of the mentioned kingdom.

Then, an image began to emerge—surprising Madame Shyarly. It was unusual for something like this to happen so quickly. Without realizing it, Luffy was influencing her vision with his Moa Moa no Mi.

She saw a peaceful kingdom, its people living normally. However, something strange was happening: the people themselves were imprisoning the king and the princess, locking them in a cell. Yet, the rest of the kingdom continued with their routine, seemingly unbothered.

Suddenly, the sky began to darken out of nowhere. Black clouds appeared abruptly and, shortly after, started turning green. Madame Shyarly widened her eyes in shock.

The scene shifted. A colossal danger began to rise over the kingdom. Then, she saw someone.

A shadowy figure delicately held a butterfly between their fingers. It was impossible to discern their face, only the tall and slender silhouette of their presence.

Fear gripped Madame Shyarly like never before.

In the next instant, the figure turned their eyes in her direction.

Their eyes were red as blood, burning with an indescribable terror.

Madame Shyarly felt her soul freeze.

And then, hell began.

The scene of the kingdom returned, and lightning rained from the sky, exploding like an unending bombardment. Streets were destroyed, buildings collapsed, people screamed as the very ground split apart. The ocean itself began to rage violently.

When the destruction ceased, all that remained of the Kingdom of Lulusia was a massive hole in the middle of the sea.

The surrounding waters collapsed, forming gigantic tsunamis that swept away everything nearby. The black clouds vanished suddenly, and the sky became clear again, as if nothing had happened.

"AHHHHHHH!!!!" Madame Shyarly let out a terrified scream that echoed through the entire Mermaid Café.

Customers turned in shock toward her.

Luffy moved swiftly, catching her before she collapsed to the ground.

She was trembling violently, her eyes locked on the crystal ball, utterly horrified.

"So, you saw the kingdom’s destruction?" Luffy asked, frowning.

Madame Shyarly nodded, still trying to catch her breath.

"But did you see the people dying? Did you see the land being destroyed?" Luffy pressed, trying to get more information. After all, Madame Shyarly's visions of the future were usually immutable.

"All I saw were explosions... I couldn't see many details. But... there was someone." She took a deep breath, trying to gather her thoughts. "Someone with a butterfly and a vast garden. Their eyes... were more terrifying than anything I've ever seen in my entire life!"

She started trembling visibly.

"Could... could someone with that kind of presence really exist in this world?" she murmured, looking at her own hand, which was still shaking.

It was just a vision, but the sensation of seeing that entity had terrified her as if her own life—and the entire world's—was in danger just from laying eyes on that being.

"So, you saw Im..." Luffy muttered, thoughtful.

He wanted to ask more about what she had seen in her vision of Im, but upon observing Madame Shyarly's condition, he realized it wasn’t worth pushing her any further.

Regardless, he continued, "I need to know when all of this will happen."

After all, he needed to stop it.

Madame Shyarly still looked at him with wide, fear-filled eyes, but she slowly nodded, ready to answer.