One Piece: Marine Luffy, Garp regrets it

The news of Luffy and Reiju's engagement shocked not only the outside world but especially the Marine members who had accompanied Luffy to Germa.

Counting from their arrival at the Germa Kingdom yesterday at noon until breakfast this morning, less than a day had passed before their commander had quietly secured another princess as his fiancée.

Including Princess Vivi who had boarded their ship earlier, this marked the second royal conquest Luffy had made during their expedition. The crew had reasonable grounds to suspect that Luffy's true motivation for touring the North Sea was these beautiful and noble princesses.

Of course, Luffy completely denied such accusations.

He hadn't expected Judge to act so shamelessly, rushing to broadcast the news early that morning as if afraid Luffy might renege on their agreement. As a result, Vivi had stormed off in anger at daybreak, taking Ain and Nami with her.

Luffy had intended to find the three women and explain the situation, but before he could take action, an even greater trouble arrived at his doorstep.

After changing his clothes and opening his door to leave, Luffy found his path blocked by a figure that appeared suddenly before him. It was Sanji—his eyes bloodshot, hot air practically steaming from his mouth and nose. He clearly had just engaged in some intense physical exertion.

Luffy greeted him with his usual casual smile. "Hey~ Sanji, good morning~"

Sanji had run all the way from the dining hall, and seeing this bastard still in the mood to smile at him only stoked his fury further. He lunged forward, grabbed Luffy by the collar, and began berating him with a contorted expression.

Unfortunately, all that came out was: "Wuwuwu, ah %@#¥@@**¥%¥^~~~"

His words were completely unintelligible.

A drop of cold sweat formed on Luffy's forehead as he regarded his friend with bewilderment.

How severe a shock did this guy receive? What happened to reduce him to this state? Luffy wondered internally.

Outwardly, he placed a steadying hand on Sanji's shoulder to calm him. "Okay, okay, please speak slowly. I won't run away."

Under Luffy's patient reassurance, Sanji gradually regained control of his emotions.

"However," Luffy added casually, "I have an appointment with Reiju coming up, so we shouldn't waste time."

This subsequent statement pierced Sanji's heart like a sharp blade. He had initially refused to believe the engagement was real, assuming it was merely Judge's wishful thinking. The confirmation delivered a critical emotional blow—he staggered backward several steps before collapsing to the ground.

Seeing Sanji's devastated expression, Luffy sighed inwardly.

Of course, he understood why Sanji had rushed to confront him so urgently. But the arrangement with Reiju wasn't solely due to the agreement with Judge. Luffy had genuinely taken a liking to Reiju, and she appeared to have no objections. The matter was, for all practical purposes, already settled.

Considering this, Luffy sighed again and stepped forward to help Sanji to his feet.

"I understand what you're thinking," Luffy said sympathetically, "but let's be reasonable about this. From now on, I'll just call you 'brother,' and you can regard me as your brother-in-law. How does that sound?"

Sanji's already distressed face instantly darkened. He looked up at Luffy in utter disbelief. After several moments of stunned silence, he responded with unbridled anger:

"You bastard! Go to hell!!!"

Just as Sanji was about to lose control entirely and physically confront the shameless admiral, a voice called out from nearby.

"My, my, boys certainly are energetic. It's not very considerate to shout so loudly this early in the morning."

Hearing this voice, Sanji's body suddenly went rigid. He slowly turned his head to see Reiju approaching them, dressed casually but boldly in a white shirt and hot pants. Under his horrified gaze, she casually took Luffy's arm in a possessive gesture.

Noticing Sanji's stare, Reiju smiled slightly and asked: "Is there anything else you need? If not, could you please step aside for a moment? Your sister wants to discuss something private with your superior~"

"Step aside? Me? Are you kidding?! I'm your brother!" Sanji pointed at himself and yelled in disbelief.

This is all lies, he thought frantically. These two are just trying to get rid of me so they can go on a date! I won't let this happen!!!

"Hehe," Reiju chuckled softly as she addressed Luffy while gesturing toward Sanji. "I should probably explain something to you. This is my younger brother whom I haven't seen for more than ten years. We don't exactly have the closest relationship. So... do you understand what I'm dealing with?"

"I understand nothing!" Sanji declared, refusing to accept the situation unfolding before him.