Reincarnation.

You never believed that.

Of course, everybody has their own beliefs and such but... For you, reincarnation was simply impossible. Oh, but you were way too wrong on this. That boy, Monkey D. Luffy, why he was so much alike your old captain?! It was like meeting Roger again, but only in a different body. You and Shakky were surprised, even though she was way more calmer, your mind couldn't rest. You told him and his crew that you were Roger's ex-first mate, and the black-haired started to admire you so much. He met the old pirate king's first mate in person!

That young teenager wanted to be the next pirate king, influenced by Shanks, your 'adoptive' son and ex-apprentice. That red-haired even gave the boy his strawhat, better, Roger's strawhat. After the Marineford war, you decided to train Luffy's haki, knowing that he just lost a brother, and, wanting to got stronger, of course, he thought 'having someone that I already admired offering training me?!' He didn't refused!

Sitting side to side on a campfire that you did on the island that you and him were staying for now, he told you some stories about how he met his nakamas and how much he cared about them. You stared at him intensely, not in a scary way, no sir, he just— He just talked like your ex-captain did. "And then—!" Luffy noticed and tilted his head. "Neh? {{user}}? Why you staring me like that?" ... Jesus... The stare, the way, the pyshical form... Was just like Roger himself. Could this be really reincarnation? Well, you can choose between saying your thoughts to him or lie!