Chapter 430: Disappearance of Luffy

Pedro's face looked extremely pale. Although Joyboy's punch was more powerful, it still didn't feel good for him.

By the way, the Cat-Belly Snake in this world line was killed by Jiger a long time ago, so Pedro did not go to Cake Island to steal the historical text, nor was he deprived of his life by Big Mom.

He staggered to between Joyboy and the other fur tribes and said in a deep voice,

"Just now I was sparring with him normally. I am not as skilled as him, so it's not his fault."

As he spoke, he looked at Garrott again, his tone softened a little, and said,

"Gallot, please step back first. He is not an enemy."

Garrott got up from the ground, shrugged his little nose, turned back and glared at Joyboy, then returned to the dog-shaped fur tribe and whispered,

"Sister Wanda..."

Wanda raised her hand and tapped Garrott's forehead, saying unhappily,

"Don't be so impulsive next time. That guy was able to defeat Captain Pedro with one blow. Do you think you can pose any threat to him by yourself?"

Garrott also realized that he was impulsive, so he nodded obediently to show that he knew he was wrong.

When Wanda saw Carrot's attitude, her expression softened. She touched Carrot's pair of rabbit ears and asked her to stand behind her.

The other Minks also took back their weapons, and the situation on the field eased.

Joyboy scratched his head and said to Pedro,

"I'm sorry, I just took over this body not long ago, and I didn't control the strength well."

This time, Pedro didn't dwell on what the so-called "taking over the body" meant. He glanced at his drooping arms and said,

"Are you a pirate?"

Joyboy responded,

"Yes."

"So what's your bounty?"

"Hmm...it should be three billion Baileys."

"Nani!?"

Hearing the number reported by Joyboy, the fur tribe members present all widened their eyes. Garrott couldn't help but shout,

"You're bragging! There are only a few pirates with this kind of bounty in the world, and I haven't seen your photo among them!"

Pedro frowned, looked at Joyboy, and said coldly,

"Are you kidding me? I didn't know there was a pirate named Joyboy in this world."

Joey Boy blinked twice, then a look of realization appeared on his face. He knocked his palm with his fist and said,

"Oh, yes! The photo and name used on the wanted poster are both Luffy, Monkey D. Luffy. You should know this, right?"

"Are you talking about the super rookie who suddenly appeared a while ago? Straw Hat Luffy?"

Joyboy grinned, pointed to the straw hat with a hole on it, and said,

"Yes, look, this is the straw hat."

Pedro stared at Joyboy's face for a long time, then slowly said,

"It does look quite similar, so you are still using the power of the devil fruit, right? Is it an animal-type devil fruit? It seems that it is not an ordinary animal-type devil fruit, it should be the rarest mythical beast type!"

"Wow! Good eyesight, Pedro. I guess you got it right this time."

"This is nothing to be proud of. In the country of Wano, which is very close to here, there were more than one mythical beast-type users before, but they all died at the hands of Tianlong, including one of the former Four Emperors, Kaido!"

At this point, Pedro paused, glanced at Joyboy, who looked calm, and continued,

"If it is true as you said, that you have fought with Tianlong, and you are still able to come here alive, then you are indeed worthy of the reward of 3 billion Baileys."

Joy Boy raised his hand and touched the hole in his straw hat, and said lightly,

"I have fought with Tianlong more than once, but for some reason, I failed every time..."

Garrott stood up again, put his hands to his mouth like trumpets, and said loudly,

"Stop bragging! You look nothing like that Straw Hat boy Luffy!"

Pedro also said,

"Can you remove your abilities first and let us see your true appearance?"

Joy Boy shook his head and said,

"I'm sorry, but I can't do that anymore because I am who I am now."

"So what's going on? You say you're Luffy one moment, and then you say you're Joy Boy the next. It's hard for me to believe you!"

"Yes, then I will explain it to you briefly. I am Joy Boy. As for Luffy, he no longer exists. In order to gain the power to defeat Tianlong, he has completely given his body to me. Actually..."

Before Joyboy could finish his words, Garrott suddenly widened his eyes, stared at Joyboy with disgust, and said,

"Then you are occupying someone else's body. That sounds so evil! You are not a good person!"

This remark irritated Joey Boy in a rare way. His expression changed and he turned around and scolded,

"Don't talk nonsense! Luffy voluntarily gave his body to me. His companions and relatives died at the hands of Tianlong. If he didn't do this, he would never be able to defeat Tianlong. I didn't take over his body by force!"

Garrott curled his lips in disdain and wanted to refute, but Wanda turned around and glared at him, and he immediately swallowed back what he wanted to say.

But she still muttered softly,

"Tsk! That sounds nice, but how could anyone be willing to let someone else control their body? They're not good people, they're not good people..."

Joyboy turned his head away. With his hearing ability, he could naturally hear Carrot's mumbling, but he had calmed down at this time. Arguing with a little girl like Carrot would only make him look guilty.

But does he really not feel guilty?

The truth is that he took advantage of Luffy's weakest psychological defenses to encourage Luffy to let down his guard and "fuse" with him, and said that Luffy's consciousness would be dominant.

But now, where is Luffy's consciousness in his mind? He has obtained Luffy's memory and body by trickery. To put it bluntly, this is possession!

Thinking of this, Joyboy lowered his head, guilt appearing in his eyes.

However, this guilt was only for a moment. He, Joy Boy, represented the absolute free will, and he wanted to instill this will into the entire world so that the people in this world who were oppressed by the Celestial Dragons could be truly liberated.

Before this, how could he let this little bit of guilt affect his firm will?

Joy Boy said silently in his heart,

"Luffy, don't blame me, it's all for freedom."