85: Chapter 85 The Birth of MARK2The sun was high in the sky when Luffy finally woke up from his sleep.Jarvis thoughtfully drew back the curtains for him, and sunlight streamed through the glass, bathing Luffy in its glow.Luffy stretched comfortably and stepped out of his room.After eating the breakfast Sanji had prepared, Luffy carried a basket of apples into the training space and found Enel, who had been imprisoned for a long time."Straw Hat Kid, what kind of hero locks me up here?If you've got the guts, let me out and we'll have a fair fight!" Enel, lying on his candle-bed, immediately jumped up and shouted as he saw Luffy approach.Mr.3 shook his head.Didn't this guy know who was in charge in this mysterious space?He himself had been just as arrogant when he was first imprisoned, and what happened?He was now a dutiful prisoner.Luffy didn't bother arguing with him and waved his hand dismissively.Enel was released, and thinking he was finally free, he stretched his muscles and, enveloped in lightning, unleashed a powerful lightning strike at Luffy.Luffy shook his head.Had this guy gone mad from being locked up?Had he forgotten he wasn't immune to lightning?Luffy wasn't going to be a fool and just stand there taking a beating.After neutralizing Enel's attack with the same move, Luffy charged forward and beat Enel to a pulp in the most primal way, leaving him bruised and battered on the ground."Damn it!Why do I have such a nemesis like you?" Enel lay on the ground, on the verge of tears.Did this kid have no weaknesses?He possessed the same lightning as him and wasn't immune to it.Even when he was in elemental form, this kid could still hit him.Luffy's eyelids twitched.The usually cold-blooded Enel had actually been beaten to tears?
Luffy took out the apples he'd brought for Enel, tossed one to him, and then casually tossed another to Mr.3.Luffy sat down and started eating the apples.Enel, seeing his favorite food, stopped crying, glanced warily at Luffy, then picked up the apple and began to eat it greedily.While eating, he mumbled questions about why Luffy hadn't killed him, instead sparing his life and locking him in this mysterious space.Luffy finished the last bite of his apple, clapped his hands, stood up, and walked to Enel's side, looking down at him condescendingly.He said that sparing his life was for a reason.Luffy then briefly told Enel about the things that would happen in the future.Enel was initially unwilling to believe it, but he had no choice but to comply.To escape this space, Enel had to pretend to agree to help Luffy.Luffy didn't expect.Luffy knew Enel would genuinely help him, so to prevent Enel from suddenly changing his mind, Luffy simply exchanged a "Compassion Talisman" from the system shop and used it on Enel.Unlike the Puppet Talisman, which turns a person into a helpless puppet, this talisman causes excruciating pain if the afflicted person harbors thoughts of betrayal or harming the user.However, Luffy promised Enel that if he helped Luffy win the Marineford War, Luffy would definitely release him from the control and grant him his freedom.Enel was helpless; now he was at Luffy's mercy and could only obey Luffy's orders.Just as he had the thought of killing Luffy, a pain from his very soul tormented him to the point of unbearable agony.After Luffy told Enel not to tell anyone else about this, he left the training space with a disgruntled Enel, leaving behind an envious Mr.3.
"Enel, what are you doing here?" The crew on deck were on high alert, drawing their weapons in a defensive stance.Luffy stopped them, explaining that Enel would temporarily be their companion on their adventures.With a knowing look, Enel reluctantly agreed.The crew, trusting Luffy, lowered their weapons and welcomed Enel.Enel gave a haughty snort and casually found a spot to sunbathe.Zoro gave Luffy a deep look, sensing he was hiding something.He approached Luffy, who was resting at the bow, and said, "Luffy, you're my captain.I'll respect every decision you make, but don't forget we're your crew too.If anything happens to you, be sure to tell us, and we'll do everything we can to help you."
Seeing Zoro's serious expression, Luffy felt a warmth in his heart.It was so nice to have a group of friends who cared about him.However, Luffy still chose to keep it a secret, saying that he was fine.Zoro, seeing this, didn't press the matter.Watching Zoro's departing figure and his companions causing a ruckus on the deck, Luffy silently apologized in his heart: "I'm sorry, everyone.Please forgive my selfishness.Let me go crazy by myself this time; it's the best way to protect you all."
Time flies.Three weeks have passed since the SS Sunny set sail.Franky, using the gift from Luffy, has successfully developed the MARK2 armor (MARK1, a prototype, has been collected by Franky).The group excitedly finds an island to stop on, ready to witness the MARK2 armor's debut.At the bottom of the SS Sunny, accompanied by familiar mechanical sounds, the MARK2 armor parts, aided by robotic arms, are fitted onto Franky's body piece by piece.With the final screw tightened, the arc-shaped reactor on the MARK2's chest begins to operate (the thoughtful system provides unlimited materials), and the eyes on the mask light up: "Successfully connected to the intelligent satellite, monitoring weather conditions, initiating self-check of body components."
As Jarvis issued a series of commands, the various parts of Mark 2 began to operate.With the inspection complete, Mark 2 underwent its first test.The elevator on the lower level carried Franky to the deck.At Franky's command, the thrusters in his palms and on the soles of his boots activated.Franky slowly ascended and adjusted his position.Once the energy reached a certain level, Franky instantly flew off.His companions on the island immediately instructed Jarvis to monitor Mark 2.As everyone watched Franky perform various difficult maneuvers on the holographic display, they were itching to try it themselves.Jarvis then reminded everyone that there was a spare experimental suit of armor in the laboratory at the bottom.Upon hearing this, everyone immediately rushed to the laboratory, eager to become the second person to wear it.While the group was fooling around, Luffy sneaked out of the crowd and ran to the dressing platform.By the time they noticed, Luffy was already on the Mark 2, eager to try it out.The others were furious.Luffy chuckled and went to the deck.After a series of adjustments, Luffy also took to the sky.Looking at the various data on the holographic mask, Luffy was incredibly excited.You see, in his previous life, besides loving One Piece, he also loved Iron Man and always dreamed of one day wearing armor like Tony Stark and fighting for justice.Today, his dream had finally come true."Hey, Luffy, how about it?The armor I built is super awesome!" "Come on, super!" Franky, flying in the air, didn't forget to strike his classic pose, completely forgetting he was high in the sky.If Jarvis hadn't reminded him, Franky might have already crashed.Franky adjusted his direction and began to descend.Through this test, Franky roughly understood how to continue and get back into the armor.Luffy, still having fun in the sky, continued to give orders, telling Jarvis to increase the speed to the maximum.Although Jarvis tried his best to dissuade Luffy from using insufficient energy, Luffy, in his excitement, didn't care about that and directly operated the manual control.The speed of the armor piloted by Luffy increased to another level.Luffy couldn't help but yell, but unfortunately, before Luffy could be smug for long, the armor shut down due to insufficient energy.The powerful inertia made Luffy rush straight forward.After smashing several rocks, Luffy crashed into a house, and the armor was sparking everywhere due to the continuous and strong impacts.