Among the clear blue skies, a boat can be seen as Luffy happily stretch out his arms, enjoying the nice weather while Coby tells him about how they'll reach a Marine base.

"Coby have the decency to learn the basics." Iida complimented Coby's navigation skills.

"To be fair, he was stuck as a slave for a pirate crew." Momo slightly frowned.

Coby tried to explain to Luffy that Zoro is like a demon as they see an image of this hunter with red, glowing eyes.

Iida can't help but to grimace at Coby's description of the Pirate Hunter. He doubts that Zoro will be exactly like a certain other hunter, but at the same time, seeing him right now just makes him a little nervous for what Zoro is actually.

Maybe he's just overreacting... but he's in prison for a reason. Iida thought, hoping that this Zoro is a good person.

The title came up as Luffy's voice said, "Enter the Great Swordsman! Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro!"

Now on the island's town, Luffy was surprisingly a lot more happy than he should be for a pirate while Coby kept mentioning Zoro's in jail for a reason.

"...I shouldn't be surprised that young Luffy isn't reacting to that." Toshinori slightly sighed.

Luffy ignored his worries, wondering if Zoro is inside the base.

At the sound of his name, the citizens of the island hopped away from him, terror on their faces, which made Luffy laugh.

"This Zoro must have really done something bad." Ochako said, a little worried while Iida's frown deepens.

Luffy still wasn't too worried by Coby's warnings, but he focused on the Marine base instead.

"You know, it's kind of sweet that Luffy's supportive of Coby's dream." Momo smiled a little.

"Don't really see why he is. If the extra becomes part of the Marines, he'll have to go after him someday." Katsuki said, rather irritated by Luffy's willingness to help him.

"But it's his dream." Kirishima said as if that would be a satisfying answer to Katsuki. "Luffy is just being supportive of his friend."

Coby was rather timid about the idea, not sure if he's ready, hearing that Captain Morgan is the leader of the base.

Just like when they've heard Zoro's name, the citizens jumped away with a look of terror plastered on their face.

This was quite confusing for most of the students, but an idea did popped up in the teachers' head.

Misuse of power? Aizawa could already guess what the situation is.

"Why did they do that?" Toru innocently said, "He's suppose to be a captain, right? It sounds like a high title."

"Just wait and see, little listener." Hizashi said, keeping up a smile.

Coby voiced his worries about the citizens' reaction, but Luffy shrugged it off as something they do for fun.

"Highly doubt it." Todoroki said with darkened eyes.

In front of the large doors of the Marine base, Coby tried to say his farewells to Luffy, but instead of that, Luffy tried to climb the wall to see if that 'demon' is there.

"I don't think they normally keep criminals out in the open." Hizashi said, which Coby agreed with, though they were proven wrong once it was revealed that Zoro is tied up in the open.

"Wasn't it revealed in the last episode that he was crucified out in the open?" Aizawa slightly smirked.

"Okay, I get it. I was wrong."

At first, Coby tried to deny it, but he was there, Zoro is there.

Then Luffy said they should untie him.

Aizawa suppressed the desire to facepalm while Iida and Katsuki actually did that.

"You shouldn't do that!" Iida openly scolded him.

"Yeah! You should at least see if you could trust him first, then untie him." Katsuki advised.

The glasses wearing boy sweatdropped at what he just said. "That's not what I was trying to say-"

"Do you think I care, Glasses!?"

Even when Coby tried to warn Luffy that Zoro could kill him, Luffy was confident enough to believe he could take him on the Pirate Hunter.

"He isn't wrong." Sero smiled.

Their homeroom teacher sighed, hoping that this isn't going to make them arrogant. He doesn't want to expel the entire class this far into the school year.

Of course the commotion between the two caused Zoro to call out to them, calling them eyesores and to get lost. That doesn't make Luffy back off, even when Coby continued to try to change his mind.

"Quite the determined fellow, isn't he?" Toshinori chuckled.

When a ladder appeared against the wall, a little girl can be seen climbing up it. Seeing the boys, she shushed them and started to climb down the other side.

"What is she doing!? She'll get hurt!" Iida shouted at this (more than likely) rule breaking.

"Oh, come on, the guy's tied up." Jiro rolled her eyes.

The little girl was there to feed him rice balls she made, but Zoro just told her to beat it.

"That's harsh." Momo looked rather appalled, especially since this is her first time making rice balls.

The girls awed at the child while Kirishima said, "Come on, dude. Set aside your pride!"

Still, Zoro was too stubborn to let her feed him.

At first, they narrowed their eyes at him until they heard the gates open.

A snobby-looking, blond man came in with Marine men by his side. Even though he reprimanded Zoro for bullying kids, the way he talks is just unpleasant.

With how relieved Coby is to see the Marines didn't made any of them expect anything good from them, or at least the man in purple.

Then the man in purple took one of the girl's onigiri, despite her protests.

"You jackass!" Mina shouted, hating to see the little girl cry.

It gotten worst when he complained that they were sugar in them instead of salt, which the girl claimed it would be better sweet, not understanding what she did wrong.

"Hey, using sugar in onigiri isn't that bad." Sato defended for the pigtailed girl, looking pissed off by this guy like the others.

Somehow the blond was able to prove himself as more of a douche by knocking over the other rice ball to the ground and stomped it into the dirt as the girl pleaded for him to stop.

The room was filled with the look of hatred for the lanky man and looks of sympathy for the teary-eyed girl, except for Hizashi, who was slightly afraid of the murderous look plastered on his old friend's face.

"How could you do such a thing?" Ochako practically growled, clenching her fists.

"Because he's a pampered, little bitch! That's fucking why!" Katsuki shouted, surprising several students with the fact that he actually seemed to care about the little girl.

The man in the purple suit held up a poster that explained that anyone who helps criminals will be executed, issued by Captain Morgan.

By the look of fear on the child's face, it was understood why Zoro was so rude to her.

"To protect her." Tokoyami whispered.

"H-He can't do that." Iida said, looking incredulously at this Marine's actions. "She's just a kid."

When the man mentioned Caption Morgan is his 'daddy,' Todoroki narrowed his eyes at him, and bile risen from his throat when the man used his father to threaten the Marine soldier by his side to throw the girl over the wall.

"Hey, why don't you pick on someone your own size!?" Kirishima shouted.

"Sadly, this does happen," Aizawa said. He knew this isn't going to make them happy to hear as he could tell from their disappointed looks. "Simply because they have some connections, they believe they could use that to their advantage, whether for bad or good intentions."

Bad or good intentions. Todoroki repeated in his mind.

They could see the soldier didn't want to, but he have to throw the little girl over the wall. Luckily, Luffy was fast enough to slingshot himself to catch her.

"Good job, Luffy." Mina sighed, but she felt sour when the captain's son mocked Zora for his stubbornness as Zoro mentioned a bet between them, which he has only ten days left.

"So they made a deal." Izuku said, trying to piece this together as the man left and soon Luffy took his place in the courtyard.

In that courtyard, Luffy tried to chat up with him, and Zoro just wanted him to go away, especially since Luffy mentioned how they think of him as a 'bad guy.'

"If he's the 'bad guy,' then what would you call blondie and his 'daddy?'" Mina said, still a little steamed about the last scene.

"Hey, hey, we should calm down." Toshinori sweatdropped, but he does understand how and why they're feeling this way.

While Luffy admitted that he'll starve after three days if he was in his place, Zoro claimed that he has more willpower than him to survive.

"Can you even survive a month without food? Ribbit." Tsuyu wondered.

"Well, as long as he's given water, he'll live for three weeks normally," Izuku answered. "So it's probably best that Luffy try to break him out today."

A breath of fresh air was presented to them when Zoro asked if Luffy could feed him the dirty onigiri.

"See, he can't be a bad guy." Ochako smiled as Zoro quietly thanked for the food.

Within the town, Luffy and Coby were with the little girl, who was so glad that Zoro did eat her food. Coby was confused if Zoro is actually evil.

"No way!" Kirishima immediately disagreed, which the young girl agreed with too.

In fact, the young girl said that Zoro is doing this for her and her mother, telling them the backstory of how he saved them from the same man, Helmeppo, and his wolf.

While Koda quietly mourned for the wolf Zoro killed, the rest were still angry at Helmeppo's behavior, though they weren't too surprise anymore.

"That's a dirty trick." Hizashi attempted to murmur, though it came out a bit louder than he attended.

"How could he make those people suffer?" Iida slightly growled at the blond. "He shouldn't be doing all of this just because his father has power."

At the sound of breaking glass, the three ran into the restaurant, that belonged to the little girl's mother, to the man himself, Helmeppo, who's already demanding free food while crushing a basket full of fruit under his foot.

"Fuck off!" Katsuki was clearly annoyed by him. "You can't even fight your own battles without the help of your fucking 'daddy.'"

"It's that girl." Izuku pointed out the orange-haired girl in the crowd, making sure to make a mental note of her.

Then Helmeppo dropped the bombshell: He doesn't plan on keeping his promise and will be executing Zoro tomorrow.

"Why do you keep getting scummier than before!?" Ochako shouted, wanting to throw a rock at his face.

A new look appeared in Luffy's eyes. One they haven't seen the happy boy have before. A look of anger.

It was quick, but in a couple of steps, Luffy punched Helmeppo right in the face.

This action caused most of them to be rendered silent... except for the Bakusquad.

"Fuck yeah!" Katsuki shouted with such glee that it almost look like he's breathing fire while the others cheered joyfully for Helmeppo's pain.

Coby held the rubber boy back, and if Aizawa was honest and didn't want to continue on looking professional in front of his class, he would had gladly demand the problem child to keep punching him.

That's when Luffy made his decision: Zoro will be his nakama.

The cheering stopped when in an office from one of the Marine buildings, they saw a blond man smoking. A blond man who claimed he's great.

"Goddamn it." Katsuki glared. "It's his 'daddy.'"

Todoroki can't help but to glare at the blond man too, and it didn't help that the man wanted more 'tribute' from the people.

"You shouldn't even have tribute." Mina narrowed her eyes.

Toshinori frowned at Captain Morgan's actions. This man shouldn't be putting fear in the people. He should be helping them feel safe.

Then Helmeppo suddenly barged in, telling his dad there's someone he wants him to slaughter.

"I would like to see you try!" Kirishima shouted.

After the eyecatches, it showed the crucified Zoro, sweating in the heat. The sound of clashing swords can be heard as a memory seems to pop up: a young Zoro and a girl with short, blue hair training together.

"Aw..." The girls cooed at the younger Zoro until the blue-haired girl was able to throw Zoro right off his feet.

"You're weak as usual, Zoro." The girl said with a smile.

Izuku slightly flinched at her words, remembering his childhood with Katsuki, though the difference was this rivalry is probably much more friendlier compared to his and Katsuki's.

I promised her... I can't afford to die in a place like this.

It's not hard to smile at Zoro's determination, seeing his reason.

Then Zoro woke up, noticing Luffy right in front of him. Luffy was going to release him and have him join his crew, but it was obvious that Zoro doesn't want to stoop to a pirate's level, which Luffy is confuse about.

"Pillaging, killing, stealing..." Iida listed off while Izuku sweatdropped, "Did he really forgotten about Alvida?"

"I would." Katsuki said.

Despite being known as an evil bounty hunter, Zoro doesn't care. "People can say whatever they want, but I ain't done anything I regret. I will live through this and accomplish what I want!"

"He's so manly." Kirishima admired as his eyes seemed to almost shine.

Though despite what Zoro said, Luffy was still determined himself to have the pirate hunter join his crew... by blackmailing him and take Zoro's sword back from Helmeppo.

"Huh, didn't think Straw Hat was smart enough to even blackmail." Aizawa said, not too sure if he should admire the rubber man for that.

Luffy ran off, laughing, until Zoro shouted at him for going in the wrong direction.

"Never mind." Aizawa soon added.

"GOMU GOMU NO ROCKET!" Shock was plastered on Zoro's face as Luffy used his arms to launch himself towards the blue buildings.

On top of the taller Marine building, several soldiers were pulling up a giant statue of Captain Morgan himself. While the real Morgan watched over them, making demands, Helmeppo complained about how Luffy punched him, something Morgan hasn't done.

"I'm surprised he hasn't punched you at all before with your bitching." Katsuki complained.

Then suddenly Captain Morgan asked Helmeppo why he've never hit him before. Before his son could finish his sentence, his father suddenly punched him, much to the horrified looks of the students and teachers, as he claimed Helmeppo isn't even worth hitting.

Using his axe arm to pick his son by the collar, Morgan made sure to claim that Morgan himself is great.

Throwing his son against the wall, Morgan still found more ways to become a even more disgusting person, demanding one of the Marines to kill the girl who helped Zoro, and then killed the soldier when he refused.

Anger and confusion flared up with the audience as Morgan continue on claiming his 'greatness.' Anger for the captain's actions and confusion on what this means.

Despite their different backgrounds, the students of Class 1-A were raised to love heroes and hoped to become one, but seeing this man do all these atrocities was incredibly infuriating, especially wondering how Morgan was still able to keep his job. The teachers themselves knew that there were definitely heroes who aren't the greatest, but not to this much cruelty. These are the actions of villains, not someone who is suppose to protect the people.

Todoroki himself was especially angered by this, in fact he's starting to feel a little sympathetic for Helmeppo. Helmeppo is still an awful person. Todoroki knows that for sure, but at least he had some sense not to actually kill the little girl. Now for Morgan himself, it sickens Todoroki to even think of his father in any good light, but at least Endeavor is trying to work for admiration, not demanding it, like Morgan.

Katsuki suddenly slammed his fist against the table, creating an explosion, surprising everyone out of their angry stupor.

"He's making heroes look bad." Katsuki growled, glaring at the metal jawed man.

Then he noticed his homeroom teacher narrowing his eyes at him.

"You're lucky that you didn't break it." Aizawa said as Katsuki sit back down. "I know that you're all angry about this. While it's good that you know his actions are horrible, you need to know how to control your feelings of it."

His students nodded in understanding as they went back to watching the anime.

From down below the building, there was Luffy looking around, confused at the lack of Marines.

"You better defeat that asshole." Katsuki said, much to the agreement of the other students who demanded for the captain's defeat (and maybe death).

From above, the Marines attempted to pull up the statue, but when it bumped into something, Luffy was able to notice the sound of Morgan's swelling ego.

"It's a FUCKING statue!" Katsuki shouted at the captain.

Luffy uses his rubber abilities to rocket himself to the roof, and before Morgan could punish the frighten Marine soldier with his axe arm, by pure accident, Luffy launched himself up too high and grab onto the ropes, causing the statue to break in half.

Everyone either laughed out loud or simply smile at the Marines' looks of shock and horror, happy to see the captain was taken down a peg.

Surprisingly enough, Luffy apologized.

"Oh, you don't need to apologize." Jiro said, wiping away a tear. "He deserves it."

Of course, by the few minutes of knowing Captain Morgan, it wasn't too surprising that he wanted Luffy killed while Helmeppo pointed him out as the guy who punched him.

Luffy appeared in front of him, which caused the purple suit wearing man to scream in terror.

"It's honestly amusing seeing something like this." Tokoyami said, not being able to fight off a small smile on his face as he watch Luffy carry Helmeppo off into the base.

Captain Morgan's day wasn't getting any better when one of the soldiers announced there's someone in the crucifixion yard.

"Is it Coby?" Ochako said hopefully.

Her question wasn't answered yet as they saw they're in the Marine base's hallways. The orange-haired girl from before jumping down from the ceiling, looking around.

"Her again?" Katsuki said annoyed by the unnamed 'extra.'

"Finally, more of her." Mineta happily sighed, a little sick of the sausage fest of an anime.

At first, she attempted to unlock a door until she has to hide when the Marines pass by.

Now with Luffy, he was trying to find Zoro's sword, carrying Helmeppo by his shirt. When the blond man mentioned they passed his room, Luffy have to continue on dragging him around.

"Oh good, more Helmet Head torture." Katsuki wickedly smiled, which some of the students happily agreed to.

"Should we say something?" Hizashi whispered towards Aizawa, a bit worried about their students' enjoyment of this.

"No. I'm certain he would have said something a while ago." Aizawa said.

At a simple glance at Iida, he didn't made a single protest to Helmeppo's pain; something he would have done if this was someone else while worry still linger in Hizashi's mind, he didn't address this... for now.

The soldiers came, holding up their guns to Luffy as they demand for him to let go of Helmeppo.

Instead of that, Luffy held Helmeppo up like a meat shield.

"Oh my god." Momo cracked a smile, holding a hand to her mouth.

"Is he?" Jiro smiled.

Luffy told them they can shoot now, much to the panic of Helmeppo.

"He did!" Sero shouted for joy as Koda tried to cover up a snort.

After Luffy used Helmeppo as a ram, they were switched to the outside, seeing Coby trying to break Zoro free.

"It is Coby!" Ochako gleefully cheered, happy to see the boy doing something so brave.

Coby begged Zoro to escape while Zoro warned him that he'll be killed. Despite that, Coby didn't want to sit by and watch. He wanted to be a honorable Marine.

Most of the class can't help but to smile at his words, especially Izuku.

"Huh, he still wants to be a hero." Aiwaza said, impressed that Coby didn't go for the path of vigilantes.

Zoro tried to tell him about the bet, but soon he soon learned of Helmeppo's disgusting actions and Luffy's anger towards towards the Marine. Coby told him that he's the only one who can save Luffy while Luffy is the only one who can save Zoro.

Kirishima gasped. "Is there going to be a manly bromance?" Katsuki rolled his eyes at that.

"Ah! No!" Toru shouted when Coby and Zoro were surrounded by Morgan and his men. "...That wasn't an answer, by the way."

Switching to Luffy, the straw hat boy entered a surprisingly girly room that apparently belongs to Helmeppo.

The only non-girly things in that room were the three swords leaning against a wall.

Despite his dark feathered face, Tokoyami seem to brighten up at the sight.

"Why three?" Shoji wondered, which Luffy noticed too.

Luffy asked the son which one is Zoro's sword, but Helmeppo had fainted during the 'trip.' Glancing out the window, Luffy noticed the situation outside as the Marines aim their guns at Zoro and Coby.

"No!" Toru seemed to be squirming in place if the clothes were anything to tell. "Leave them alone!"

"Calm down. Calm down." Ojiro sweatdropped.

Captain Morgan wondered if Zoro and Luffy are conspiring, but Zoro claimed he always fight alone, unlike Morgan, who hide behind his troops.

"He does have a point." Aizawa admitted. "It's just that he could have said it at a better time."

Morgan told his troops to take aim.

Zoro's life seemed to flash before his life, seeing the blue-haired girl from his memories.

"Come on, Luffy. Do something!" Mina shouted, worried.

"GOMU GOMU NO ROCKET!"

Rocketing himself in front of the two, Luffy used his body as shield from the bullets.

"Luffy!" Ochako cried in shock.

"Don't worry. He's fine." Izuku said as one half of the class were a little confuse.

"Did you really forgotten what rubber is? Katsuki sighed, obviously annoyed.

The new bullet holes in Luffy's body were stretching back farther and farther until the bullets suddenly flung back; one of them nearly missing Morgan's head.

"Whoa! Bullets don't work?" Denki exclaimed.

"Do you seriously not know how rubber works!?" Katsuki shouted. "Of all people, I thought you would know what rubber is."

"I know what rubber is! I just didn't realize it was that strong against bullets, like if you shoot a rubber ball, I would expect it to pop."

Mina stuffed a pillow against Katsuki's face before he could shout again.

"A ball completely made of rubber, or a rubber ball full of air?" Izuku asked Denki. "There's a difference."

"...That suddenly makes a lot more sense."

Zoro asked Luffy who he is in shock, and the straw hat boy answered, "I'm Monkey D. Luffy! The man who's gonna be King of the Pirates!"

With "To Be Continued" on the screen, the class moved quickly onto the next episode.


"Morgan vs. Luffy! Who's the Mysterious Pretty Girl?" greeted them after skipping the recap and opening song.

"Finally, we're going to meet the orange-haired girl." Mineta said, happy that the episode isn't going to be a sausage fest.

Zoro was completely confused by Luffy's decision to become Pirate King.

"Pirate King is Pirate King." Luffy answered like it was common sense. "Are there any other meanings?"

"To be fair, you can't really take that any other way." Hizashi said, amused by the shocked Marines.

Coby happily explained that Luffy is serious about being the Pirate King, accepting of his person he is.

A couple of students smiled at Coby understanding the straw hat boy while Jiro sighed when Luffy laughed so carefree.

Luffy showed Zoro the sword, asking which one is his. Then the moss haired man revealed all of them are his; he's a sentourau swordsman.

"Three swords style." Tokoyami said under his breath, suppressing his desire to fanboy over swords.

"Three sword? That's like three times as manly!" Kirishima exclaimed.

"Wait, where does he hold the third sword?" Denki wondered.

Luffy asked if Zoro'll fight alongside him or be killed by the Marines. The swordsman have a wolfish grin spread across his face, happily agreeing to be his pirate.

Just as the same time as Luffy cheered, so did the students of Class 1-A.

Aizawa couldn't resist the smile on his face, thinking this as comical. Future heroes celebrating someone becoming a villain. What has the world come to?

Then Zoro yelled at him to untie his ropes.

"Ah, shit, almost forgotten about that." Sero said, remembering the Marines who were dumbfounded by Luffy and his rubber ability.

Morgan recognized Luffy as someone who have eaten a legendary Devil Fruit.

"It's that name again." Todoroki commented.

The captain described the Devil Fruits as all powerful fruits that would give great powers ranging from fire to tsunamis, though the secrets to them lies in the Grand Line.

"Do you think these Devil Fruits are more powerful than quirks?" Sato wondered.

"Depends, can you eat two of them? Certainly it would expand the possibilities if they did." Izuku said, already making a few theories in his head.

While Luffy was trying to untie the roped, Morgan ordered his Marines to attack them since they opposed him.

"Goddamn it, Straw Hat! Use the fucking swords to cut him out!" Katsuki shouted.

Coby tried to warn them as the Marines ran after them. Students gasped when slashes were heard, coloring the screen negative, but instead of a brutal murder, Zoro blocked the Marines' swords with his own. One in each hand and one in his mouth.

While his students awed over Zoro's ability (along with Toshinori and Hizashi), Aizawa can't help thinking how impractical it is to hold a sword in your mouth.

The Marines jerked back at this development, but Zoro threatened they'll be dead if they moved.

While the Marines crying in fear was funny to the other students, it wasn't to Katsuki.

"For god's sake, actually be competent at something!" The explosive boy shouted.

"He changed his mind surprisingly quick." Todoroki said when Zoro agreed to be a pirate.

"Eh... To be fair, where else is he suppose to turn to?" Kirishima shrugged.

Zoro told Luffy that he wanted to become the world's greatest swordsman, and if Luffy gets in the way of that, he'll have to commit seppuku as an apology.

At the word 'seppuku,' most of the class cringed.

"Isn't that a little harsh?" Kirishima said, somewhat nervously. "I know it's your dream, but having someone commit suicide is a bit over the top."

Izuku glanced over at the ashy blond, realizing he've gone quiet. Even at a glance, the green-haired boy can see the uncomfort on him by how Katsuki isn't looking at the screen for too long.

Though Luffy wasn't deterred by Zoro's threat, in fact, Luffy was just glad to have the perfect swordsman for the Pirate King's nakama. Zoro is just glad that his name will be know across the world.

"Wait, how does he talk with a sword in his mouth?" Denki realized.

"...Practice?" Sero guessed with a shrug.

Morgan commanded his soldiers to kill them immediately, which only caused the Marines to shake in their boots, like with Zoro.

"Oh my god!" Katsuki shouted in anger once again at the Marines' incompetence.

Luffy yelled for Zoro to get down, lifting up his leg high in the air.

"GOMU GOMU NO MUCHI!" His leg stretched to the side and kicked every soldier in a widespread attack.

"Amazing." Izuku said, eyes wide.

"What? Did you forget that legs existed?" Katsuki said, annoyed.

Everyone stayed silent for a moment, realizing who he's talking to.

"Hey, I didn't forget that legs existed. It just took me a while to use my legs into my move set." Izuku blushed in embarrassment.

"At least Luffy didn't forget," Katsuki then quickly added, "And he's a giant dumbass."

A look of shock appeared on Morgan's face while amazement was on Coby's. Zoro asked what Luffy is, and Luffy simply answered with his Devil Fruit's name, which confirmed Morgan's suspicions and his soldiers' fears.

Despite these fears, Morgan ordered, "This is a direct order! If you lack the guts to fight, shoot yourself in the head and save me the trouble! My division has no reason for cowards!"

"WHAT?!"

"Jesus Christ! I know you're an ass, but that's too far!"

"How could you say such a thing!?"

Over the outbursts, Izuku noticed Katsuki went quiet again.

Luffy passed Zoro, passed the soldiers, and charged straight towards the captain. With a jump, the rubber man tried to punch him, but was blocked by Morgan's axe hand.

He doesn't want to be defied by a 'nameless punk' as he declared himself as 'Marine Captain Axe-Hand Morgan,' throwing his coat in the air.

"Beat his fucking ass already, Straw Hat!" Katsuki suddenly shouted as his friends cheered on.

Morgan swung his axe at Luffy, but the boy easily jumped over it. Even then, the captain continued to attack and one of those attacks caused a large crack in the ground.

"You know if his head wasn't so far up his ass, he might have been a decent hero with that axe." Aizawa said.

Hizashi nearly bursted out laughing at his crude 'compliment.'

While in the air, Luffy was able to kick the captain in the face, causing Morgan to fall down. His soldiers were in complete shock, confused by such a thing.

"Yeah, Morgan's being taken down a peg!" Ochako proudly shouted.

Morgan picked himself up as Luffy charged after him again. His axe swung down into the ground, but Luffy was able to dodge, spinning in the air. With another kick to the face, Luffy send Morgan back.

The Marines were still, staring at this fight in disbelief. They can't believe their Captain Morgan is no match for this boy.

"Fuck yeah he is!" Kirishima shouted.

"Marine my ass! How dare you destroy Coby's dream like that!" Luffy shouted at the man he's holding by the shirt, giving Morgan a punch to the face.

Izuku felt his eyes becoming misty, feeling a sense of joy from Luffy's words.

Despite Helmeppo's demands to look at this, Luffy kept punching Morgan in the face.

Then it was revealed Helmeppo was holding a gun up to Coby's head.

"Coby!" A few people cried out in worry.

"Goddamn it, Deku 2! You just gotten captured by fucking Helmet Head of all people over there!" Katsuki shouted at the pink-haired boy. "How are you going to being the Marines if you messed up that badly!?"

Zoro was able to gain Luffy's attention away from punching Morgan and onto Helmeppo instead.

Even though Helmeppo was making threats and held the gun, he was shaking like a leaf.

Luffy himself didn't have much of a reaction besides a smile.

"Do... Do you have a plan, Luffy?" Izuku wondered.

Coby noticed his smile, looking calm. Then he declared that he doesn't want to hold Luffy back, even if he died.

A couple of students were able to smile confidently at Coby's bravery, even All Might. Aizawa wanted to tell them that they shouldn't provoke the gunner, but he decided to save that for later, seeing their happy faces.

Just add it to the lesson plan somehow.

Luffy prepares a punch, approaching him despite the son's cries.

A familiar axe raised up.

"GOMU GOMU NO...!"

Class 1-A and Hizashi gasped, noticing Morgan right behind the rubber man as Coby cried out a warning.

"PISTOL!"

Even though Morgan's axe came down, Luffy was able to stretch his punch right into Helmeppo's face. The axe didn't connect while Luffy smiled on.

Morgan fallen backwards as his eyes rolled back into his head. His shirt was torn into shreds.

Luffy called out Zoro's name as Zoro answered back, "It was nothing, Captain."

Luffy smiled back at him.

There was a moment of silence on the living room until Sero shouted, "That. Was. Awesome!" Many students agreed.

"I still can't believe that he's that strong." Jiro said. "He's so... skinny."

"Well, so are rubber bands until you stretch them and shoot it at someone. They hurt like hell." Denki said, then turned towards Katsuki. "See? I know something about rubber."

Katsuki sighed in irritation.

The Marines look on the scene with shock.

Zoro threatened them if they want to fight, but surprisingly enough, the soldiers didn't retaliate. Instead, they cheered, throwing their swords and hats in the air.

"I don't think that's safe." Iida sweatdropped. "Surely, someone's going to get stabbed."

Luffy's confused by the soldiers' attitude while Coby explained that everyone was afraid of Morgan.

"Man, I can't imagine hating your boss so much that you'll party over his defeat." Kirishima said, trying to imagine this situation with Fat Gum.

"Zoro!" Toru shouted in worry when the swordsman fell.

"Don't worry. I'm sure he's fine. He did just fight on an empty stomach." Ojiro tried to comfort her. This was punctuated by the fact that Zoro said he was hungry.

"Surprised he lasted so long." Todoroki said.

Inside of the Marine base, they saw the familiar redhead from before tying up some soldiers.

"Finally!" Mineta shouted, glad to see an attractive girl onscreen.

Entering one of the rooms, the unnamed girl searched around, but seemed to be having trouble finding whatever she's looking for until she noticed the safe. It's apparently her lucky day too, because it was unlocked.

"Really?! You didn't locked the safe!?" Katsuki shouted in frustration.

Her eyes lightened up, claiming it was the map to the Grand Line.

"She wants to go to the Grand Line?" Izuku said in confusion. "But why? It's a dangerous place from what we heard."

"And she doesn't look that much of a fighter." Sero said.

"Treasure hunter?" Ochako guessed.

However, her lucky day was short lived when she unrolled it, revealing an image of a jolly roger with a red, round nose on it and a message.

"Flashily?" Aoyama said when the redhead read the message.

"Another guy stolen their stuff and they didn't notice-"

"Yes, we know the Marines are absolutely incompetent at their jobs." Aizawa interrupted, which caused Katsuki to let out an annoyed huff.

At first, the redhead seemed to be annoyed too until she noticed the mark; the mark of Captain Buggy...

Hizashi let out a loud laugh. "Buggy? What kind of name is that?"

...who is also called the 'Heartless Buggy.'

"Nope, still not threatening at all."

The girl crunched up the paper as the camera panned to her reflection in the mirror.

After the eyecatches, they could see a crowd surrounding a familiar restaurant. Zoro happily rubbed his stomach after three weeks of not eating.

"Actually, if a starving person eat too much, they could die." Momo said.

"Wait, really?!" A shock expression appeared on Mina's face. "How?"

"Well, you see-"

"Save the health lesson for later. I'm sure it's interesting, but we're watching anime here." Denki quickly interrupted her.

Zoro can't believe that Luffy can eat more than him as Luffy says the food is really good while Coby apologized for eating. The bartender and the little girl from before didn't mind since they saved the town.

Luffy was glad that he got a new nakama, then Zoro asked if there were more shipmates than him.

"Well... You're in for a surprise." Izuku said with a lopsided smile.

Zoro pointed out that Luffy must have quite a few if he's pursuing the title of Pirate King.

"This is going to be awkward for you..." Kirishima trailed off.

Luffy causally said Zoro's the only one while Zoro is in disbelief, not really sure if they could call themselves a crew with two people.

"I know, Luffy should have been more prepared." Iida sighed as Luffy was confident since they're strong.

Then Zoro asked about the pirate ship. With a fork, Luffy pointed out the ship at the pier, which happened to be the sailboat being peed on by a dog.

The swordsman already looked like he's regretting his choices.

"Welp, you're stuck with him now." Mina giggled.

Luffy was convinced that they'll get a big one with a pirate flag.

Then a little fantasy popped up; one of Luffy on his big ship, holding up a sword. His jolly roger was the one in the title on the DVD's cover; a cartoonish skull and crossbones wearing his straw hat.

Coby clarified that Luffy doesn't think things through.

"You're telling me." Iida sighed, massaging his forehead while Zoro can't believe Luffy is his captain.

"Well, it's too late for you to back out now after all of that." Sero let out a chuckle himself.

While Luffy was certain that they'll get more comrades, the pigtailed girl asked where they're going next.

Luffy's answer? Well, it's obvious. The Grand Line.

Coby spat out his juice, which caused some of the students to let out a laugh. He went on a tangent on how a two-man crew on the Grand Line is impossible.

"Shut up, Deku 2!" Katsuki shouted.

The little girl asked if the Grand Line is really dangerous, and Coby begin to explain how the Grand Line works.

"Okay, it's much more different from our world." Kirishima said as they were told about the Grand Line, the Red Line, Gold Roger, and how One Piece have caused hordes of pirates to flock to the Grand Line.

While Coby was shaken up, the bartender confirmed it, mentioning that a customer of her's told her that people never came out of the Grand Line.

Still, Luffy was still determined to find the One Piece there with Zoro not too deterred that they're going to a death trap.

"I thought you were the more reasonable one, Zoro." Jiro sighed with a small shake of her head.

Zoro wondered why Coby cares since he's not going while Coby still worries for them, especially since Luffy and Coby are friends even though they just met.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Ochako said.

Luffy gladly agreed to be friends even with the distance between them. Coby smiled sadly, claiming he never had any friends, nobody stood up for him, and he never stood up for himself.

"...Are you crying?" Ochako asked.

"Yeah." Izuku sniffled, tears falling from his eyes.

Izuku can't help feeling connected to Coby, reaffirming that kinship he had with him earlier. Izuku could easily understand that feeling that plagued his past where it felt like the world was against him for being quirkless, but now, Izuku could just hope Coby could find more friends on his journey to be a great Marine, like how Izuku has gained friends on his own journey to be a great hero.

Coby was so glad that he's able to enlist in the Marines, but Zoro reminded him of his time with Alvida.

Izuku's eyes widen, along with a few others, hoping he didn't celebrate too early.

"Wait, that's not fair! He was a slave!" Kirishima tried to argue.

"Still, he could be a spy from the Marines' perspective." Aizawa interjected, which left the red-haired boy dejected at the idea of Coby not being able to get to achieve his dream.

"Ah! The Marines!" Toru shouted, seeing the Marines entering the restaurant.

One of the soldiers, the commander, approached them, asking if they were pirates. Luffy didn't shy away from that.

"And he's being honest about that?" Toshinori said, surprised by the rubberman's honesty.

The Marines are grateful for them for defeating Morgan, but since they're pirates, they have to leave the town, and the soldiers promised not to contact Headquarters for their actions.

"I don't like it, but I understand why they have to do it." Kirishima sighed in frustration as he mentally agreed with the villagers who argued for Luffy, but Luffy himself doesn't mind the request.

As Zoro and Luffy walked passed Coby, most of the students worried about the pink-haired boy when the commander ask if Coby was with them.

"Just say no. It's a simple, two lettered word." Katsuki rolled his eyes when Coby could barely speak.

Luffy looked back, but didn't say a single word until the Marine stopped him and asked if Coby was with him.

Luffy turned back, admitting he knows Coby.

"W-What are you doing!? I thought you wanted him to achieve his dream!" Denki exclaimed as many students were appalled by Luffy's action.

Interspersed with Coby's mental begging, Luffy kept detailing about Alvida and was about to talk about Coby's connection with her right until... SMACK!

Coby punched Luffy in the face before he could talk any further. By the smile on Zoro's face, it seems like that's what they wanted as Luffy punches Coby right back.

"Wait, he planned it?" Ochako blinked in surprise.

"The guy actually did something smart." Katsuki seemed generally shock by that.

The commander demanded for Luffy to stop and to leave at once. Zoro grabbed Luffy by the collar of his vest, telling him to not to overdo it. Coby fell onto the floor, heavily breathing.

"It's amazing his plan actually worked." Iida's eyes widen.

"I know, right?" Katsuki said.

I feel like we're giving him too much credit for one plan working out. Jiro thought to herself.

"He was still pretty reckless, though." Aizawa added.

The pirate crew of two left as Coby lay there on the floor, figuring out what just happened to himself; that Luffy did it on purpose, that Coby received his help even in the end as he wondered if he was actually worthless.

"Come on, Coby." Izuku whispered to himself. "You can do it. Prove yourself to the challenge."

Coby suddenly stood up, telling them he wants to join the Marines. The commander looked down on him, and before he could say anything, one soldier voiced his disagreement against this.

Still, Coby told how sincerely he wants to be a Marine to them.

The audience waited in anticipation as the commander continued to stare him down. He passed by Coby and informed him that they've lost many Marines to the pirates; that it's not easy.

Coby let out a small gasp.

He was given permission to join the Marines.

Class 1-A cheered for joy, throwing pillows in the air, except for Katsuki who glared down the pink-haired boy.

"Make sure you clean that up after this." Aizawa said, fighting back his freaky smile.

"Huh, 'after this?' Not 'right now.'" Hizashi smirked.

"Oh, so you're enjoying yourself." Toshinori said, a little surprised as Aizawa simply buried his face into his scarf.

At the port, there was a small scene of the unnamed redhead.

"Yes!" Mineta shouted for joy.

Then it switched over to Zoro discussing what happened back there with Luffy, walking to the boat.

"No-!" Tsuyu slapped the back of the grape boy's head with her tongue. "Ow!"

Luffy and Zoro turned around when Coby called out Luffy's name, seeing him, the bartender, and the little girl. Coby saluted them, thanking them for all they've done for him.

The straw hat boy let out a laugh as Zoro can't believe a Marine thanked a pirate.

"Yeah, that'll be like if a hero thanked a villain." Denki said.

"They're more like vigilantes to me." Hizashi pointed out. "They did save the town."

"Still kind of the same result." Aizawa said.

As the two pirates sail off to their next destination, Coby noticed another presence with them.

Right behind them, the Marines saluted to the leaving pirates as the commander told Coby he has a great friend.

"They knew." Ochako gasped.

Coby cried at the commander smiling at him, but toughened up before he could spill his tears, bringing a smile to the audience's face.

"Don't you dare make their next meet up sad." Kirishima hoped as Coby's thoughts revealed his hopes to meet Luffy again as pirate and Marine.

As the pirates sailed out to sea, Luffy joyfully cheered for his start, but Zoro asked if there was a reason why Luffy wants to be Pirate King so badly.

Luffy said there wasn't a reason, but rather a vow between him and a man as an image of a shadowed man putting that familiar straw hat onto a young Luffy's head appeared.

"A vow between men." Ochako said in amazement.

As a whimsical orchestral track plays, Luffy and Zoro head for the setting sun, then it ends on "To Be Continued."

The students of 1-A chatted among themselves as Aizawa put away the DVD disk, occasionally listening to them.

"They barely showed that girl!"

"I really want to see the next episode!"

"Is this what anime usually like?"

"Not really. Why, haven't you watched some before?"

"Only when I was a lot younger."

"...Oh."

Aizawa sighed, hoping this series might actually be some benefit to them.


AN: Okay, I've decided to bold the anime parts to help separate the parts. How is it? The reason why I have done that in the first place is because I thought it would be a little too busy to read and sometimes I like to blend the two occasionally.

Please tell me if there's anything I can improve.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter.