Monkey D. Luffy after training for a decade encountered the Sea King known as the Lord of the Coast. Who a decade prior was allowed to eat one of Shank's arms in his attempt to save Luffy from drowning after a foolish mountain bandit named Higuma thought he could escape out to the open sea. Escape to where was something no one would ever know as there was such a thoughtless and reckless plan led to his death after all. There was a reason why no one would ever think to look for a mountain bandit out on the open sea after all.
After the Lord of the Coast was defeated again with a single action only this time it was merely scared away without taking any damage. This time around they were prompted to 'served' as Luffy gave them a five course meal that left them not wanting anything else from the rubber man anymore.
The next thing that Luffy came across on his voyage was a whirlpool, which pulled his ship in. Luffy managed to survive by hiding in a barrel. This barrel was of high quality so much so that it was amazing that Luffy had managed to get his hands on it. Not only did it survive being sucked into a whirlpool but also managed to get tossed within and then toss out to the open sea once again where it washed ashore Elegia. All the while never once let any a single drop of water the entire time all this happened.
Gordon was walking along the shore making sure that nothing like that Den Den Mushi he had once had washed ashore. There was a reason they were staying on this island and until that was handled he did not want to leave. Though what he found today was just a barrel or so he thought at first until a person burst out of the barrel. Seemingly no matter how sturdy it was on the outside, that same strength did not apply to the inside seemingly.
"Thought I was gone for a second thanks to the whirlpool," Luffy said
"Shipwrecked, huh" Gordon said he did not know why but after talking to Luffy for a while invited him back to where he was staying.
After all, there was nowhere else to stay other than his place...at least if he wanted something to eat that did not need to be cooked by himself
"Gordon, where did you go this time as I..." the only other person on Elegia demanded out of him once he got back but trailed off after seeing Luffy.
She then pitched herself and then walked over to Luffy taking his straw hat from him.
"Where did you get this" she demanded
This was one of the few times that Luffy was speechless as he looked at the only other resident of Elegia grilling him over his straw hat.
"Answer me Luffy why do you have, Shanks' hat" she demanded
"U...ta," he said shocked as the girl he thought was gone was standing before him
"Luffy?, What the matter...oh ummm yeah...hey, I am alive" Uta asked realizing why he would be shocked over seeing her after a decade.
After their touching reunion where they hugged it out both recall the moments when they realized they thought they would not be able to see the other again. Uta's being delayed compared to Luffy's because of seeing Shank's hat with him like this.
"I see so that's your connection to Uta then," Gordon said
As Luffy was looking back at Uta after she had listened to what he had been doing since they left saw each other.
"Why are you and Uta the only ones here on this island and what happened back then" he said looking at Gordon wanting answers.
That is what he got as he was told what happened here on this island and how they were staying here until Uta was ready to leave to prevent a second incident from occurring. As Gordon was teaching Uta even if she was not aware of it to protect herself from the influence it had over her. That is why Shanks left her here on this island with just him though he took the blame for what Tot Musica did. Probably was because he did not want Uta be blame herself for what happened even if she was fully herself when it occurred.
Various events happened and eventually, Luffy realized at some point he had ended up trapped in Uta's world along with Uta herself somehow that did not seem to have her memories of the outside world. This was eventually revealed to be the doing of Tot Musica themselves that told control of Uta while she thinking about how nice it would have been to have grown up with Luffy like how she heard how Yamato did with Ace.
Neither Luffy, Gordon, or Uta would realize how they managed to defeat Tot Musica that day. After all the only way to defeat Tot Musica is with simultaneous, targeted attacks from both the Uta World and the real world. At the time the only two that were capable of attacking were Gordon and Luffy and of the two of them, only Luffy was a capable combatant. So how was Luffy about to defeat Tot Musica on his own without help, it was the result of several things as Tot Musica had full control of Uta at this point and used her like a puppet. Rather than finishing Luffy off when they had the chance they decide to gloat and even reveal to Uta why she had been left on this island by Shanks.
This caused something within Luffy to stir as for a few moments the sounds of drums could be heard as then Tot Musica was struck so hard that they flung from Elegia itself out in the open sea in the real world and right out of Uta's body in Uta World. Where Uta would awake lying on something in the middle of the sea confused as to what happened with Luffy and Gordon inside Uta World completely both body and mind.
Uta's powers had changed as she did not have the range she once did but in exchange, she gained other things that she could not do before or at least was aware that she could do. Merely having a devil fruit power does not mean one knows everything they can do the moment they gain it.
