In the previous article, I briefly talked about Luffy's performance in 1043 words, and in any case, it has been determined that Luffy is "Joey Boy". And these three points have a lot to do with Luffy being Joey Boy: one: the near-death state. Second: rubber fruit. Third: straw hats.
Looking back at these three points now, I believe that many sea fans can also feel that these three points seem to have an inextricable relationship with the redhead, and even we have reason to believe that Luffy became Joey Boy because of the redhead's hand, which is his chess game.
Next, we will stand in the perspective of redheads, and then see if this speculation is reasonable or not?
Red-haired Shanks, according to the earliest plot, 30 years ago, the then 9-year-old redhead became a pirate intern in Roger's pirate group, when Roger gave his straw hat to redhead. Then the redhead followed Roger's pirates all the way until 24 years ago, when the 15-year-old redhead watched Roger's death under Roger's execution table, and a man pressed the straw hat on his head, bowed his head and cried bitterly. 22 years ago, he invited Jesus Bu to join and founded the Red-Haired Pirate Regiment to officially start his pirate journey.
The focus is on the next plot.
One: the rubber fruit is stolen, Fozzie Foo is imprisoned, and Luffy coincidentally eats it
Twelve years ago, the then 27-year-old red-haired Shanks stole the rubber fruit that CP9 Fooz F was ordered to escort, and because of the loss of the rubber fruit, Foz Foo was sent to prison, and later because of "Nika", Foz Foo was forced to escape from prison.
Why did the redhead rob this demon fruit? No matter how this plot is understood, it can be determined that the "rubber fruit" is not ordinary. Then, because of coincidence, the rubber fruit was eaten by Luffy.
You can say that Luffy ate the rubber fruit himself, but you can't deny that without the redhead staying in the windmill village for a short time, there would be no Luffy eating the rubber fruit.
The second is to save each other with a broken arm and give a straw hat
Then, because of the appearance of the Mountain Thief King, Luffy was forced to fall into the sea, and the redhead was bitten off by the "King of the Near Sea" for saving Luffy. Later, when he left the windmill village, he gave Luffy his straw hat and instructed Luffy to return to his original owner after becoming a good pirate.
Perhaps Luffy's initial eating of the rubber fruit was purely coincidental, but if it was put into the various plots explained by the Kingdom of Peace, the rubber fruit was not ordinary, and this condition was brought in. Are these plots after the redhead and broken arm protect Luffy and give Luffy a straw hat more reasonable? Especially the redhead said, "I bet this arm on the new era."
By the way, I have to talk about the red hair and broken arm here, which is related to the editor of the original serial at that time, even Oda did not think so much at the time, but the long manga depends on how to "round" back these plots in the later stage.
Third: On the eve of the World Conference, secretly meet with the five old stars
On the eve of the World Conference, the redhead secretly went to the Holy Land Mary Joya's Room of Power to meet with the Five Old Stars, where they were personally received and talked about a certain "pirate".
You may question, what does this have to do with Luffy? Needless to say, there really is, just after the meeting with the redheads. The five old stars decide to clean up the world, and Lord Im decides to "extinguish the lights", including Luffy's reward order. Then to the latest plot, the end of the World Conference, the five old stars talk about the battlefield of the Kingdom of Peace, obliterate someone, the mysterious demon fruit, which has never awakened for hundreds of years, the original name that was eliminated, ordered CP0 to intervene in Kaido's war anyway to obliterate Luffy!
Since the redhead first met with the five old stars, the five old stars' various actions seem to be closely related to Luffy, what can you think of? The redhead said that the pirate was most likely Luffy.
That is to say, Luffy's near-death state before "awakening" now may not be caused by the red hair, he explained to the five old stars the danger of Luffy, and the possibility of letting them take a shot at Luffy is not nothing.
Redhead bets Luffy can become "Joey Boy"
The three points mentioned earlier, rubber fruit, straw hat, and near-death state are all possible with red hair.
Luffy's initial eating of the rubber fruit can be said to be accidental, but later for Luffy to lose his arm, give away a straw hat, save Luffy from war on top, sneak in on the eve of the World Conference and meet with the five old stars, and a series of actions. The redhead seems to be calculating for Luffy all the way, and even Karp says that the redhead is the man who guides Luffy on the road of the Shanghai thief.
On a desert island, when the redhead attended a wedding, he smiled at Luffy's new news in the newspaper and said: It seems that we will meet soon...
What is the identity of the redhead? What else did he expect from Luffy?
Kaido knows That Joey Boy, the redhead can't be unaware, anyway, Luffy can now become "Joey Boy", and the redhead really plays a big role.