do u ever think about how much luffy probably hates the idea of people protecting him? like. viscerally, with every fiber of his being, he is repulsed by the very idea.
because when he was little, shanks protected him and lost his arm and sabo protected him (and Ace) and lost his memory (and almost his life).
then, later, robin tried to protect the whole crew and they nearly lost her for good. margaret and her friends protect him on amazon lily and they get turned to stone (tho that gets fixed pretty quick at least).
and then he learns that ace protected him and got captured by blackbeard.
bon clay protected him and he had to leave him behind in impel down.
then ace protected him again and died.
luffy has probably learned pretty well by now that nothing good happens to the people who protect him
