One Piece - I Am A Different Luffy!-Chapter 496 - 494 - Alabasta is going to the New World.

I ended up posting the wrong Chapter! I'm reposting Chapter 494, and I'll release Chapter 495 again on Monday.

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Third Person POV

Alabasta.

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"Well, everything is ready... at any moment, Bepo will be here then..." Luffy spoke with satisfaction, looking at all the transmissions in front of him.

Three days had passed since they arrived in Alabasta and managed to transfer all the ships that were still in the Grand Line, belonging to the kingdom.

Moreover, they had cut off any transmissions going outside. However, the World Government surely already knew that Alabasta had been taken in some way since they had been unable to contact any of their agents in the area. Even when they sent more agents, none of them returned, almost leading the government to dispatch the Holy Knights to check the situation.

Enel was taking care of any agents around Alabasta.

Luffy no longer needed to worry about the World Government now. While he was in the throne room, sitting on the grand chair, his father-in-law glared at him indignantly, watching Luffy on the throne while the transmissions were active, and he was speaking with Hugo and Bepo. Enel, as always, remained silent, as his arrogant and proud personality tended to be.

"Get off my throne, you bastard! That throne belongs to me and my grandson! You have no right to sit there!" King Cobra bellowed, being held back by his own men.

The king shouted with white eyes and shark-like teeth, his rage towards Luffy evident, while Luffy remained seated as if he had completely ignored his words.

"Please, Your Majesty, you can't simply want to remove him from there," one of the counselors countered. "He's a Yonko who ended a war against two others, and Alabasta is his territory!" The counselors tried to calm the king.

They knew that the pirate before them was the same one who had been plastered across the newspapers in recent days, with shocking feats that were completely reshaping the world's power structure. It should have been common sense that Luffy couldn't simply be expelled from anywhere at this moment. Even in enemy territories, no one would dare to confront him.

However, Cobra remained outraged. To him, that throne should not be violated by "a pirate's ass," even if that pirate was married to his daughter and the father of the future king of Alabasta, according to his own wish.

Luffy looked at the newspapers with a smile. There was no other topic in the world besides his rise as the most powerful pirate in the world.

"It's a shame I didn't receive the title of the world's strongest man," Luffy murmured.

Whitebeard carried that title in the old era, but at the same time, he wasn't considered the most powerful pirate, as that title encompassed the entire crew. Luffy, on the other hand, received this recognition solely because he did not stand out individually. Furthermore, Lucy and Yamato had defeated enemies at Yonko level in the war, with their crew completely overcoming two Yonko crews.

Besides that, both within his main crew and in his fleet, there were members who stood out immensely, even though they had not yet fully unleashed their power. After all, there were currently more than just three Yonko-level members alongside Luffy. Among them were even former Shichibukai and other renowned pirates—warriors so powerful that they could fight on equal footing against forces as formidable as Marine admirals.

All of this made the Straw Hats, without a shadow of a doubt, the strongest crew in the world.

"Well, I had already earned the title of the most wanted crew in the world, with the highest bounty of all. Adding the official bounty to the underworld one that the Tenryuubito placed on my head, I was already more wanted than my father... But now, I've received the title of captain of the greatest crew at sea." Luffy smiled arrogantly and continued.

"Now, I just need to earn the title of the strongest man in the world. After all, I vaporized a monster like Bullet."

Putting that thought aside, he turned his attention back to King Cobra, who was still trying to approach him, his eyes white with fury. The king could not accept seeing Luffy sitting on Alabasta's throne.

"Well, it looks like they've arrived," Luffy said, ignoring Cobra the next moment.

On the horizon, a shadow began to cast over the capital. A massive island emerged in the sky. Whisky Peak had finally been brought to become part of the kingdom.

Hugo and Bepo entered through the castle balcony as Luffy stood up from the throne, satisfied.

"Let's start moving Alabasta immediately," Luffy ordered without wasting time.

"Yes, Captain! We'll do it!" Bepo exclaimed.

"Then let's move quickly. Bring the travel bags!" Cobra bellowed.

"My king, that won't even be necessary," one of his counselors replied. "The entire kingdom is going to move."

At that moment, Bepo touched the palace floor, and his power spread across the almost continental-sized island. Alabasta began to tremble. In the distance, several World Government ships were positioned, but for some reason, they couldn't get any closer. One by one, they disappeared as thunderbolts struck from the sky, destroying them completely.

An admiral had been sent to check on Alabasta's situation, but he was still days away. However, to prevent any information from being transmitted, more lightning bolts began to rain down on the enemy ships, eliminating the last of the government's fleet and cutting off all communication.

Then, something happened that no one could have imagined.

The massive island of Alabasta, one of the largest in the Grand Line, began to rise. The sea was left behind as the land ascended steadily into the sky.

"Incredible!" people exclaimed as they watched the kingdom rise, especially those in port cities who could see themselves moving away from the sea and gaining altitude, but by this point, everyone already knew this would happen.

Despite its colossal size, the island did not crack or collapse. Bepo maintained precise control, ensuring everything was lifted safely.

And so, Alabasta began traveling through the skies. Whisky Peak floated beside it as Luffy used his Moa Moa no Mi powers to further increase the speed of the islands through the sky while maintaining their stability, so much so that no one inside even realized they were advancing at high speed.

At that moment, Alabasta was so high that it appeared only as a shadow in the sky, at an altitude similar to what Skypiea had before leaving the paradise as well.

"We lost contact with Alabasta!" one of the Gorosei shouted furiously.

The Five Elders were enraged. A series of failures had plagued the World Government: first, their failure against the Straw Hats; then, the invasion of Pangaea Castle, where an intruder managed to escape with information about the existence of Imu and the government's secrets.

They needed to destroy Sabo. But first, they needed to find his location.

"Imu-Sama desires that we use the Mother Flame. It's time to finally test it," one of them said, as everyone around them felt that the moment had come.

They already knew that, finally, the World Government's ultimate weapon would come into action.

"I hope this demonstrates enough power to help us erase our failures up until now," another responded, while the others nodded in silence.

"And finally, we will be able to kill that damn pirate," one of them said, pointing at a wanted poster of Monkey D. Luffy.

The poster was at the top of a pile containing all the newly updated bounties, but only Luffy's was fully exposed. His bounty had increased from 3 billion to 5.5 billion berries, officially making him the most wanted pirate in the world.

It wasn't just his bounty that had increased, but he would discuss that with his crew later. At the moment, a small shadow emerged over Mary Geoise. To those not paying attention, it looked like just a passing cloud, but it moved swiftly, barely noticed by most. Yet, without their knowledge, Alabasta was advancing at full speed, entering the New World.

After an hour of traveling through the sky, Dressrosa was sighted. The two islands—one of them immense, with Alabasta's desert—began descending near the kingdom of Dressrosa.

Quickly, the Navy and Government ships, which had been stationed nearby to monitor the Straw Hats, spotted the islands on the horizon. Miles away, the soldiers were shocked, relaying the information to the World Government, which would be even more frustrated, as Luffy was taking action and had stolen Alabasta entirely into his territory in the New World.

The problem was that the Straw Hats possessed unique abilities capable of frustrating the Government in multiple ways. Besides Bepo, Law, Enel, and Luffy himself, their Akuma no Mi powers could cause immense headaches for the Government, especially when combined. The issue wasn't even just their combat strength but their abilities, which gave them an advantage even if they became enemies of the entire world.

Luffy and Bepo, for example, could align all their allies in a single location before the Government could even react in time, instead of leaving them vulnerable to enemy attacks.

Luffy had other territories, but for now, he would move only Alabasta and Whisky Peak, as they were strategic locations with no real threats against them.

East Blue, for example, would remain as it was. After all, he needed that sea for the war that would engulf the entire world.

His dominance over one of the Blues was already consolidated. Now, he only needed to conquer the rest of the countries and kingdoms in that region. Even without a complete takeover, his influence had already spread across several territories:

Goa Kingdom;

Village Kingdom;

Syrup Kingdom;

Shimotsuki Village, the homeland of Kuina and Zoro; freёwebnoѵel.com

Loguetown, the last stop before the Grand Line, now governed by an ally as the city's mayor.

Luffy's plans were still a mystery to many, even to his closest allies. He rarely revealed everything, but one thing was certain: everyone was preparing for Order 66.

This command, which he had whispered across the countries he had claimed as his territories, was now unfolding and would be executed in the future when Luffy finally gave the signal for Order 66.

Troops from each of the kingdoms began mobilizing. Many soldiers had spent a year training in Skypiea, growing even stronger to protect their lands.

The world did not know it yet, but the real game was just beginning.

Alabasta finally landed, and the air became filled with tension. Whisky Peak followed right beside it, as Bepo controlled the islands, ensuring they were not affected too much by the landing.

It didn't take long for Vivi to rush toward Alabasta's castle, carrying Simbad in her arms. She wore a big smile, excited to see her father after so long.

"Papa!" she exclaimed, jumping onto the castle's balcony.

King Cobra, who was sitting on the throne this time, immediately stood up upon hearing his daughter's voice.

"Vivi!" he exclaimed, hurrying toward her.

Without hesitation, he wrapped Vivi in a strong embrace and, shortly after, looked at Simbad, satisfied to see his grandson.

"Look at you... The future king of Alabasta!" Cobra said joyfully.

The little boy, however, looked at his grandfather with curiosity, ignoring his enthusiasm. He lifted his small hands and mumbled toward another part of the room when he noticed Luffy.

"Mustang..."

Luffy almost burst into laughter.

Suddenly, Simbad looked directly at him and said something unexpected.

"Papa!"

Luffy blinked, surprised, while Vivi's face lit up with a radiant smile.

"He learned that word two days ago!" Vivi explained excitedly.

"Then say 'Mama,' Simbad!" Vivi requested.

The boy pointed at Vivi and said, "Mama!"

Then, he immediately pointed back at Luffy.

"Papa!"

Luffy picked up his son and laughed.

"Well done, son! Looks like this is the first step toward you becoming a great man," Luffy said proudly.

Vivi, standing beside him, raised an eyebrow, confused.

"What does one thing have to do with the other?" she asked.

Meanwhile, Cobra watched the scene from a distance, visibly sad and depressed. He had been completely ignored after so long without seeing his daughter while Luffy and Vivi talked, with Luffy holding Sinbad.

Luffy, however, quickly refocused on the mission.

"Bepo, you're coming with me again. We're going back to the beginning of the New World."

"Yes, Captain!" Bepo stepped forward and nodded to his captain.

"Shirahoshi, where are you?" Luffy asked over the communicator.

"Luffy, I'm taking care of your children here in Dressrosa," the mermaid princess responded.

"Meet me at the port. We're going to Titan Island now. It's time to move it as well. After all, your father still hasn't appeared at the Reverie. And the moment has come for your race... It's time to bring the Fish-Men to the surface."

He hung up the Den Den Mushi, said goodbye to Vivi and Simbad, and left with Bepo, ready to move another kingdom.

Soon, the Fish-Men's island would become the neighbors of Wano and would join the new Straw Hat territory.