40 years before the arrival of Galadriel and Monkey D. Luffy

Looking around, a man saw only a land comprising only desolation and destruction. A war without respite seemed to have taken place and the smoke still visible was proof that the shells had destroyed the place where there was little time.

Not understanding at all what he saw, the man walked cautiously, before stopping, seeing the smoking corpse of a tank. Wondering if this was an animal, the man grabbed a dagger and patted the 'body'. However, he was surprised, hearing the noises it made.

" Metal? "

"Captain Yuronu?" Asked a man behind him.

Turning around, Yuronu looked at his army group containing a hundred individuals. Having left their homeland to be able to fight against a group of beastmen, the whole squadron was left helpless, when a strange sensation was felt.

And the next moment, the whole group had found themselves in this place, without understanding how, and even less knowing where they were.

"Captain...do you think we're still in Slane Theocrazy?"

being unable to answer his question, Yuronu simply spotted a tank heading towards them, as did a group of people aiming their guns at them.

Currently

Kneeling, Yuronu was prostrate on the ground. Teeth clenched, he was crying with rage.

"That's impossible! Impossible." He asserted, as tears streamed down his now half-wrinkled face.

Around him, the man found himself again on a field of war. Yet this time he had participated in the battle. His group consisted of the survivors of his battalions, as well as their offspring, who had managed to obtain their magical powers.

And with them, thousands of soldiers, native to this world had fought, while many of them had a strength equaling that of the captain.

And yet... yet... what was left of the original Slane Theocrazy group lay prostrate behind him, while the rest were corpses that covered the ground.

Unmindful of this detail, a man was sucking on a huge lollipop, with his disproportionate tongue, while a blue-haired, dinosaur-like woman was beating a last rebel soldier with her skull.

"ASSHOLE!" She roared, as her victim's blood ran down her forehead. "Pretend to be dead to attack me from behind? Did you take me for a moron?"

"Slurp! Casually, the military in this country was powerful and they are very interesting war machines." The man, with a lollipop, retorted. "Even combining the crew strength of two yonkos, they managed to kill half of our numbers."

"It's nothing." Retorted a third voice.

Shivering, Yuronu looked up and saw a tall man dressed in a large black coat, while a hood of the same color hid his face entirely, except for his eyes.

"I will give a brief summary of this battle! More than half of your troops are dead and the rest are either kneeling before us or wounded! Now I leave it to you to decide."

The tall man grabbed his saber and stuck it in the ground, two centimeters from Yuronu's head.

"Are you going to help us make up for the losses of our troops? Or would you rather be the next corpse in this open cemetery?"

Japan

Mouth wide open and feeling his glasses fall from his nose, Present Mic couldn't say a word. Next to him, his face fully covered in bandages, Aizawa said.

"I was complaining about being in the hospital for a long time...but weirdly, I would have loved to stay there longer.

For his part, Midoriya could only stare at the new entrant with a bewildered look.

"But how...?"

The last time he saw him, Luffy was eight inches taller and had a slightly more mature face. But now he had really become a high school student, barely taller than him.

" Luffy-san ... ? "

Seeing that the boy had recognized him, Luffy looked panicked, as he retorted.

"No…I'm…Lucy."

Seeing him sweating profusely, the high school students in the class thought.

"He lies very badly."

"What are you doing here?" Ida roared, pointing at him. "You are prohibited from..."

However, a hand clapped over his mouth, while Bakugo flashed a carnivorous smile. Staring at Luffy, as if he were prey, he still remembered his humiliation in front of Zoro.

" This guy...today is my chance. "

Remaining silent, Todoroki only looked at Luffy, while remembering his discussion with Sanji. Maybe he would understand what the cook wanted to tell him about his captain's strength.

Not knowing what to say, Uraraka looked at Luffy and Usopp, before turning back to the commentators' stands.

" Professors will surely say something. "

Nevertheless, a real fight was taking place in the grandstand, as Aizawa tried to snatch the mic from Present Mic's hands.

"What are you doing?" The blond roared. "I have to kick them out now."

"You moron!" Aizawa insulted him. "Think for a second! Everyone just saw Mugiwara and all the cameras must have shown his face all over the country! If we intervene now, everyone will see his disappearance and I bet you people will understand who he is. "

Staring at Mugiwara angrily, he growled.

"If people know that a pirate has managed to interfere in a high school tournament, UA will lose credibility and now is definitely not the time for that to happen! We have enough trouble with the USJ incident."

"But... we're still not going to let him participate in the tournament."

"From what you've told me...he's just an idiot just looking to eat or have fun."

"Huh…yes." Present Mic agreed.

"Then he's just entering the tournament for fun." Aizawa asserted. "He's not here for life-and-death fights."

" But ... "

"The robots from the first trial...can Power Loader control them?" Aizawa asked.

" More or less ... "

"In that case, ask him to use the strongest ones to attack Mugiwara! Let him do his best to eliminate him in the first trial."

"Ohhhhhhhhhh!" Present Mic said. "But…if people find out that…?"

"I take full responsibility for that."

In his office, Nezu stared at the screen of the small TV that was on his desk. Able to see the cameras zoom in on Luffy's youthful face, the headmaster remained still.

Then, thinking exactly like Aizawa, the mouse ended up opening a drawer. Picking up a glass and a bottle of whiskey, he declared.

"I thought I would save this bottle for the day I left."

He opened it, before filling a glass.

"Tomorrow...I'm fired."

"Looks like our Lady has found some new toys." Albedo affirmed. "But I wonder why she made them participate in this high school tournament."

Just smiled, Demiurge declared.

"Albedo...even if we are only able to predict a tiny part of our Lady's plan, it is our duty to make efforts to understand her thoughts."

Staring at Luffy, he declared.

"Did you forget? Rather than kill him, our lady is trying to find a way to ally herself with these pirates! From everything we've seen of them, it would be foolish of us to still consider them as worthless insects! If we decide to attack them, Nazarick will be victorious but... will suffer a huge loss in its numbers! Not to mention that most of the heroes could understand the interest of these fights and decide to support Mugiwara for us destroy. "

Putting his glasses back on properly, he continued.

"Our spies saw how excited this pirate, whose intelligence is no better than that of a hamster, was to enter this tournament and Galadriel granted his wish."

Beginning to understand, Albedo laughed.

"No matter how powerful a human is, a human is still a human and they're still very easy to handle! Give them what they want and you can be sure to handle them in two seconds."

"Yes... From now on, it should not be believed that Galadriel-sama's plans will end after full control of this planet! In fact, the first part of his plan will not end until the 41 Supreme Beings are around again of the great table of Nazarick. And to defeat the enemy against whom they have been fighting for two years, the slightest ally must be necessary."

"And Mugiwara definitely knows of one of the future planets where Nazarick's banner will be planted." Albedo finished. "Yes, Galadriel-sama wants to be nice to him, in order to develop in him a pleasurable obedience and not a forced obedience. After all, he is a pawn that we will keep with us for a few years."

"But I admit that I would have liked to be able to dissect him." Demiurge confessed. "Elastic skin? I wonder if that could have made scrolls."

Still seated in the bleachers, neither pirate moved.

"Nami, what do we do?" Chopper asked.

"Nothing." Nami affirmed, hands over her face.

"But Luffy..."

"At the moment, thanks to the heroes having diverted all public attention to the Nazarick girl, few people know who we are." Nami assured. "So people must think that Luffy is a real high school student. And if they're not stupid, the teachers aren't going to yell at the top of their lungs that an adult managed to sneak in among the participants! That would be bad for you. their reputation, already weakened."

" So they're going to let Luffy participate in the trials without reacting? " Sanji wondered.

"They will surely do everything to eliminate him." Jinbei asserted.

"Huh…you only talk about Luffy." Brook remarked. "And Usopp?"

"Who?" Asked the other pirates.

Seeing that everyone seemed to have forgotten his presence, Usopp pretended to leave.

"Sometimes it's convenient to go unnoticed."

Nevertheless, he saw Galadriel position herself in front of him, before giving him a small smile.

" Where are you going ? "

" I want to go. "

"Too late." The girl retorted, waving her finger. "You wanted something...you have to take it all the way."

"But I didn't ask anything!" Usopp retorted. "Besides, I doubt that the adults would let us participate in this event! They must have recognized us and..."

Finally, Present Mic's voice was heard.

" It's time to start the festivities! Let all competitors prepare for the first round. "

Hearing this, Usopp froze, while Galadriel simply patted his back, before walking away.

" Good luck. "

Then, walking towards Luffy, she saw him start to stretch his legs, while displaying a big smile.

"I feel like I'm going to have fun."

"Don't think yourself superior, Mugiwara." Bakugo roared.

Pointing at him, he affirmed.

"I'm going to win this tournament and when I take you down, along with that damn albino, I'll show everyone that I'm the one who can beat All Might."

"Those who cry victory before they have the slightest chance of achieving it...are the ones who will never reach the top." Todoroki retorted calmly, barely glancing at Bakugo.

" WHAT ? "

Ignoring him, the ice boy turned to Luffy, still affirming.

"Mugiwara...I challenge you too."

" Huh ? "

Seeing Bakugo, Todoroki and Luffy in front of him, while Galadriel was not far from the trio, Midoriya couldn't help but tremble with anxiety. The more the number of powerful rivals increased, the more his self-confidence decreased. Added to the nervousness he felt at being seen by thousands of people, the boy had only one desire: to run away.

" Do I have a chance? Do I really have a chance of winning and not being ridiculed? "

At that moment, casting several glances in the stands, he saw it. The silhouette of his childhood hero. Having taken on his appearance of an invincible hero, All Might was staring at him, at the top of a bleacher, while raising his thumb in his direction. Seeing this, Midoriya shook his head, before slapping his cheeks.

Showing a more determined gaze now, he assured.

" I won't lose! Not against, Bakugo, not against Galadriel, not against Luffy... not against anyone. "

" The first test is a very childish game. " Assura Present Mic. " It's quite simply an obstacle course! The rules are simple, you will have to go outside and go around the entire stadium while avoiding obstacles! During this race everything is allowed, as long as you respect the layout! However, even if all the candidates can finish this race, only the first 64 will be able to qualify for the following event .

Hearing this, several students looked around, while repeating the latest information.

"64? That means only a quarter of us will be eliminated at the end of this event."

" That's right! " Present Mic shouted, as if he had heard the statement. " Get ready because it's about to begin. "

Immediately, the participants positioned themselves in front of the finish line. But knowing what the test was, the strategies already began to be developed. Some placed themselves in the lead, to be sure to leave first. And others wanted to leave last, to ensure that the first met the obstacles.

For her part, Galadriel stands in front of the line and stepping up next to her, Luffy does the same.

" So, you came. " Affirmed the young girl.

"Yeah! And don't worry." Luffy assured. "As I promised, I wouldn't tell the others! But just, why?"

Taking a few seconds to think about this, Galadriel said.

"I just wanted to...have fun! That's the most important thing in a tournament, isn't it?"

Listening to him, Luffy nodded, before affirming.

"You're right! But..."

Flexing his legs, ready to sprint, he assured.

"I will finish first."

"I can't wait to see this." Galadriel assured.

" WARNING ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... GOOOOOOOO ! "

Immediately, shouts of acclamation echoed in the bleachers, along with the sound of footsteps. Running at full speed, some of the high school students were already sprinting and rushed towards the exit of the arena.

But already, seeing the narrow passage, Galadriel had created her first spell. Teleporting, she disappeared before appearing a hundred meters in front of the others. Then, she sprinted at full speed, without showing the slightest sign of fatigue.

"And the one who takes the lead of the race is none other than Nazarick Galadriel! Let's see if our young prodigy can keep this position until the end."

"Hey." That's cheating. " Luffy affirmed.

But suddenly, he froze, feeling his feet completely covered in ice.

"What?" He wondered, unable to move, just like the students around him.

Passing him without giving him a glance, Todoroki took Galadriel to follow. And seconds later, anyone who could use their Quirks to get above the icy ground was able to join him.

"DAMN IT!" Bakugo roared, noticing that he was only third.

Then, using his explosions as thrusters, he delivered.

"I would be the first."

Seeing more and more people pass him by, Luffy flashed a confident smile as he declared.

"That's why I love competition."

Then, without wasting any more time, he stretched his arms forward and managed to grab hold of two people, who were also trapped in the ice.

"Hey?" One of them wondered, feeling Luffy's hand gripping his t-shirt.

" What are you doing ? "

" GUM GUM... " Luffy shouted leaning his body back. " ROCKET ! "

Immediately, his body surged forward and his feet eventually followed, as the sudden movement shattered the ice at his feet. Hovering over the high school students, Luffy managed to get out of the arena and saw the participants in the lead, running not far ahead of him.

" I'M HERE. "

However, a grappling hook suddenly grabbed him at his pants and Luffy felt he was dragging extra weight.

" USOPP AHHHHHAAAAAAA! " The boy shouted, as he had hung a belt around his waist.

Having guessed what Luffy was going to do, Usopp simply waited for him to fly away to aim him with his grappling hook. And having only needed to let Luffy go forward, Usopp had done the same, without getting tired.

" Usopp ? "

"You're so predictable, Luffy.." Usopp affirmed.

However, he saw Luffy grab his grapple rope and start pulling it.

"Sorry, Usopp! But today is every man for himself! And I know you can't get your grapple out."

Nevertheless, expecting this reaction, Usopp simply pressed a button on his belt and it unhooked itself.

"Sorry Luffy! But I've had two years to fix that."

Then, as he fell, he positioned his hands towards the ground and two gusts of wind seemed to come out of his palms.

" BREATH DIAL ! " .

Using the two seashells to slow his fall, Usopp managed to land on his feet, before starting to run. In front of him, he saw Luffy fly several more meters, before landing in turn.

" Never mind that Luffy finished first in this race. " He thought. " Even if I finish 64th, I could qualify. "

Suddenly thinking, he wondered.

" But really, why am I taking part in this race? Shouldn't I pretend to be bad and give up right away. "

Yet, seeing the high school girls running around him, attacking each other to show their power, Usopp tried to remember the last time he had been able to participate in a friendly confrontation where no duel to the death was required to win.

Finally, grabbing Black Kabuto, he asserted.

"Too bad! After all, I'm a pirate and I can do whatever I want! And anyway, Luffy will do anything to win, so it won't matter if I give up or not."

At that moment, he fired a projectile behind him, and two seconds later, several high school students were hit by bamboo sticks that came out of the ground.

"I'm not going to humiliate my captain by giving up without a fight! Come on Usopp, no way to lose to high school kids."

Seeing him use several strange techniques, Demiurge frowned.

"Albedo...the one with the long nose...didn't he show any special powers or superhuman strength?"

"Indeed." The succubus agreed. "Even against Aura creatures, he can only beat with his gear! Without his weapons, he is a weaker than average human."

"Oh?" Demiurge said, seeing Usopp launch another projectile that knocked back other high schoolers. "Weapons stronger than Quirks? Interesting."

Finally landing on the ground, Luffy remarked that his gesture had landed him in the top ten.

"Perfect." He assured, pretending to run.

" DARK SHADOW !"

Dodging in extremis, Luffy saw a dark figure hitting the ground.

" What ? "

"You sure are my way, Mugiwara." Tokoyami asserted, passing him.

" You're the one backing off." Luffy retorted, throwing his arms back. " GUM GUM ..."

" I'm here. " Dark Shadow retorted, flying towards him.

" BAZOOKA ! "

Hit in the face, half of Dark Shadow disappeared. But almost immediately, he reappeared uninjured.

" Sorry, but physical attacks will never work against me. "

Then, he tried again to crush Luffy under his body and Tokoyami took the opportunity to resume his run.

"Hey, where are you going?" Luffy roared.

At that moment, he positioned his arm in front of his face, and parried a huge cock that tried to hit him.

"It doesn't matter if we manage to beat you, Mugiwara..." Ojiro began.

Then, Luffy felt tape wrap around him to immobilize him.

" What counts is to be in the first. " Affirmed Sero.

Then, an intense light blinded Luffy, while Toru had positioned himself in front of him.

"Nevertheless, it may be best not to give yourself a chance to advance to the next trial."

" And that's why ... "

Kaminari rushed towards Luffy before putting his hand on his face.

"We'll leave you here." He asserted, electrocuting Luffy's entire body.

Smiling confidently, Kaminari saw Luffy's body stay completely still, as he made no move to free himself.

"Yosh! It's done."

"That was easier than expected." Sero remarked.

" GUM GUM ... "

"Huh?" The foursome wondered.

Suddenly Sero felt beads of sweat appear on his face as Luffy's stomach swelled. Finding himself stretched to the maximum his adhesive tapes ended up being destroyed and Luffy freed himself in a few seconds.

" FUSEN ! "

" WHAT? " The quartet wondered when they saw him free.

Growling at first, Ojiro affirmed.

"There are four of us! We can..."

Suddenly crossing his arms, Luffy then threw them to the side, stretching them out. Quick as whips, the two arms slammed into the four high school boys around Luffy, knocking them backwards.

Seeing them being expelled, while other people took the opportunity to overtake him, Luffy hastened to resume his race.

"DAMN IT! I wasted too much time. All because of Blacrow! If I find him, he'll pay me for it."

Galadriel is already ahead of everyone else, and some students didn't know how she did it. But Class 1-A expected no less of her. But as she turned around, she saw Todoroki chasing her.

"Oh, are you still there?"

Simply keeping silent, Todokoki wondered if he should attack her now or save his strength for later. were not far behind him.

" There are more of them than expected. "

Todoroki is impressed if he is honest with himself. The class did not fall in its ice. But that didn't matter to him. They are not his goal.

" It doesn't matter if they all manage to follow me, all I want is to be first. "

However, he was suddenly startled upon hearing a perverted laugh. Then purple balls lined the ground and Mineta put her feet on them while being able to bounce. Then, passing Todoroki, he leapt into the air, before directing his hands towards Galadriel.

"Ga-la-dri-el..." he said, drooling.

" How am I going to kill him? " The girl wondered.

However, before they could think about it any longer, a robotic body struck the boy, knocking him to the ground.

Stopping, Galadriel saw several giant robots in front of her. She tilted her head, not really surprised to see these things again. They even look bigger than before, so part of her wonders how this school can build things like that. She will have to elaborate on this later.

" Here are the obstacles, and so suddenly, and right from the start. The first barrier will be robotic hell! " Present Mic shouted from the speakers.

Walking towards them, while Mineta's body was in her way, she took real pleasure in walking on his back, pretending not to hear his moans of pain.

" Maybe I should give them something to watch, yeah. Let's make some noise! Galadriel thought, and with a smile, she pointed her finger at the robot.

"[Arcane Singularity II]"