"Is that so! I understand."
As Luffy finished speaking, he clenched his fists, took a step forward, and stepped out.
Facing this group of bandits, he could indeed instantly kill them with Conqueror's Haki.
But, how could Conqueror's Haki be as satisfying as feeling every punch land?
Seeing Luffy step forward, Higuma's gaze was immediately drawn to him.
And upon seeing that the other party was just a little brat who looked about the same age as Uta, an expression of disdain and contempt immediately surfaced on his face.
"Heh! Do you want to die too, kid?"
"I think you've been with these pirates for too long and have gone stupid; you don't know how terrifying I am as a bandit."
"As for pirates like them, I am..."
Higuma was halfway through his sentence when a black shadow suddenly shot out, like a bullet, sweeping past Shanks and instantly landing on his face.
Immediately, Higuma felt as if he had been hit by an enraged bull; all his teeth shattered, and his body flew backward uncontrollably, instantly losing consciousness.
"So noisy!"
Luffy retracted his fist, lightly muttering with impatience.
He stretched his wrist, and then, his gaze fell upon the remaining bandits.
At this moment, the bandits all had their mouths wide open, their eyes seemingly about to pop out, completely stunned.
When their gazes met Luffy's, all the bandits trembled and looked terrified.
"Wha... what was that just now?"
"Was that the kid's fist?"
"Am I drunk? Why did I seem to see that kid's arm stretch?"
"More importantly, that kid knocked out the boss with one punch, right?!"
"Is that guy... a monster?"
"Don't be afraid, we have guns. No matter how strong he is, can he block bullets?!"
One bandit suggested, and several bandits with guns immediately stepped forward, drew their guns, and aimed at Luffy.
"Gamble with your lives!"
Shanks, who had been silent, suddenly spoke at this moment.
"Huh?"
A bandit pointing a gun at Luffy looked puzzled.
Then he heard Shanks continue.
"If you draw a gun, you must gamble with your life!"
The bandit looked baffled.
"What are you talking about?"
Shanks turned his head and pointed at the gun aimed at Luffy.
"I'm saying, this isn't a toy to scare people with!"
Bang!
As he finished speaking, a gunshot rang out.
Roux, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, suddenly appeared beside the bandit at some point, and the barrel of his gun was smoking white.
Seeing his comrade suddenly killed, a bandit immediately panicked, looking at Shanks with shock and anger.
"Didn't you say you wouldn't make a move?"
Shanks looked at the bandit and slowly said.
"We had no reason to make a move just now."
"But now, you are pointing guns at our friends, and we won't ignore it."
As Shanks finished speaking, the field was immediately filled with smoke.
In a few blinks of an eye, all the bandits fell to the ground, unable to get up.
...
By the coast, at the port.
Shanks's crew had already loaded all the supplies onto the ship; they just needed Shanks to board, and they could set sail.
At this moment, Shanks stood by the shore, and in front of him stood Luffy and Uta.
Uta was biting her lip, holding back tears, her eyes full of reluctance as she looked at Shanks.
Shanks smiled, looking at Uta with affectionate eyes, and gently said.
"Don't cry, Uta."
"We will definitely meet again."
"One day, you will surely achieve your dream, bring joy to people with your singing, and usher in a new era."
Uta nodded heavily at his words, biting her teeth tightly, but unable to utter a single word.
Shanks then shifted his gaze to Luffy.
"Luffy, I'm entrusting Uta to you."
Luffy patted Uta's head and solemnly promised.
"Leave it to me; I will definitely protect her well."
Shanks smiled; he trusted Luffy's promise very much.
At this moment, Shanks suddenly took off his Straw Hat and placed it on Luffy's head.
"Luffy, I'm entrusting this hat to you. It's my most important hat, so you must take good care of it!"
"When you become an excellent pirate someday, return it to me."
"We have a promise, Luffy!"
After bidding farewell to the two and the villagers, including Makino, who came to see them off, Shanks turned and walked up the gangplank.
...
On the calm sea, a Marine warship slowly sailed.
"Vi... Vice Admiral Garp, there's a pirate ship."
A panicked voice suddenly broke the silence.
Garp, who was resting on the deck, slowly opened his eyes at the sound and said indifferently.
"Sink it!"
Unexpectedly, the Vice Admiral who was reporting to him did not leave but looked shocked and continued.
"Th... the other party is the Red Hair Pirates."
"No matter if it's Red Hair or Green Hair Pirates, if they dare to approach Windmill Village, just sink them directly."
Garp impatiently gave orders.
Suddenly, he sprang up from his lounge chair and looked at the Vice Admiral in shock.
"What did you say? Red Hair? Are you talking about the Red Hair Pirates from the New World?!"
The Vice Admiral looked nervous and nodded solemnly.
Garp was instantly shocked and quickly came to the side of the warship, looking at the pirate ship that was only a few hundred meters away from them.
At this moment, Shanks was smiling and waving at him in greeting.
"No wonder Marineford sent news that the Red Hair Pirates suddenly disappeared from the New World; so they came here?"
Garp recalled the news he had heard from Sengoku, and at the same time, his heart was full of questions as to why Shanks would come to his hometown, Windmill Village.
"Vice Admiral Garp, should we attack?"
The Vice Admiral looked at the Red Hair Pirates, who were gradually moving out of the warship's attack range, and asked Garp.
Garp frowned tightly, still pondering Shanks's reason for coming to Windmill Village.
Hearing the Vice Admiral's question, he shook his head in denial without much thought.
"Do not attack. If we act here, it will affect the villagers."
Garp noticed a group of villagers standing at the port on the village's coast.
He also saw that Shanks did not seem to have harmed any innocent people, which was why he did not intend to make a move.