[Meanwhile, in the chatroom, a burst of laughter erupted~~~]
Gol D. Roger: "Quick, turn back!"
Emporio Ivankov: "Gurgle gurgle gurgle...!!! Did the Straw Hat Luffy scare him to death?"
Charlotte Linlin: "That old hag Marshen is truly hilarious~~ she's making this old lady laugh to death~~"
Shiryu: "Hehehehe! During the War of the Best, that old dog was directly flattened by Red Hair Luffy, I estimate it has already left a psychological shadow on the other four old dogs~~~"
King of the Day: "Then they must have been scared senseless, right!!!"
Ben.Beckman: "A single mechanical giant can confront the World Government's fleet, and Red Hair Luffy also has the strength to single-handedly defeat the Five Elders. It's no wonder that old hag Marshen leads his team alone against the Straw Hat Pirates. It's not surprising~~~"
Marco: "Yeah! The greater the power in one's hand, the more one fears death!"
Marshen that guy clearly doesn't value his life.
Marcus Marshen: "Hmph! Simply ridiculous!!! The red-framed video is another world after all, so my personality there is definitely different from my personality here. How could I meet the Straw Hat Pirates and get scared away at first sight!!"
Rocks D. Xebec: "Sniff, sniff... He really cares about his reputation, this old guy..."
"Quick, turn back!"
[Marcus Marshen's heart leaped in fright~~~]
"This is truly hellish..."
"How did we encounter the Straw Hat Pirates in this place???"
[When Gecko Moria was directly flattened by Luffy's Twin Shot back then, even though Marcus Marshen frowned...]
[But afterwards, when he returned to Mary Geoise, they watched the footage of the scene many times.]
[The final conclusion was that if Moria hadn't been there, but any one of their four had been there, the outcome would not have been any better than Moria's...]
[It was from that time onwards that the fear of "Straw Hat Luffy the Demon King" had been deeply etched into the hearts of these old guys...]
[Although it is said that Luffy's Gear Second buff is a cheat skill, and it costs him life...]
[But for the Five Elders, they don't know how much lifespan Luffy's skill needs, so they only ordered the World Government to pursue Luffy!!!]
"Lord Marshen, we have so many warships. This is a good opportunity to eliminate the Straw Hat Pirates!"
[Borsalino intentionally said.]
[However, Marcus Marshen didn't want to hesitate for a second. He ordered: "Stop talking nonsense! Retreat!!!—"]
[Alright, everyone, listen!]
[Borsalino's face showed a regretful expression~~~]
[It's as if he missed a great opportunity to destroy the Straw Hat Pirates...]
[Burning Mountain: "It still depends on Admiral Kizaru! Even if you clearly know the strength gap, you still want to go and destroy the Straw Hat Pirates. You really are a role model!!"]
Sakazuki: "Idiot!! Can't you tell that he said that on purpose?"
Kuzan: "This cunning old monkey... he actually started preparing to retreat from the very beginning. Seeing that Marshen wanted to retreat, he pretended to be fighting!"
Borsalino: "I tell you two... this is a bloodbath!!"
Sengoku: "Alright, stop talking! Who is going to behave? In the video of the War of the Best, I saw everything clearly. There's no need to say more!!"
Seeing the Marine Admirals start an internal fight, Sengoku quickly stepped out to stabilize the situation.
[Upon receiving Marcus Marshen's order, the World Government's grand fleet immediately began to retreat!!!]
[Franky has already annihilated 30 warships without leaving a single piece of armor behind~~~]
[In this kind of large-scale warfare, no one would harbor such foolish thoughts as "should I or shouldn't I kill"!!!]
[Amidst a pile of broken warship wreckage, Thousand Sunny pushed aside these broken pieces and sailed towards the deep sea...]
"It seems my choice was correct..."
[Standing on the Thousand Sunny's aft deck, Vegapunk looked at those retreating warships and immediately understood that they were intimidated by the Straw Hat Pirates' power~~~]
[Now, he and Straw Hat Luffy are together~~~]
[They possess the power of ancient robot giants and modern Seraphim.]
[Plus the strong fighting power of the Straw Hat Pirates!]
[They already have the strength to challenge the World Government!!!]
[Of course, Vegapunk is more interested in what exactly happened in the Void Century...]
[And to what extent the scientific and technological power of that ancient kingdom once flourished...]
Sengoku: "Hmm?? The Straw Hat Pirates over there have left Egghead Island. Why is the red-framed video still playing?? According to the rules, shouldn't it be the white-framed video's turn to play...???"]
Tsuru: "Yeah... it's always been the white-framed video first, then the red-framed video plays. How come the red-framed video's progress is leading the white-framed video now???"]
Gol D. Roger: "Nothing else is clear, but the red-framed video certainly hasn't ended yet!"
Rocks D. Xebec: "Why?"
Gol D. Roger: "You fool! Haven't you noticed that there are still questions appearing in the red-framed video???"
Zephyr: "That makes sense...! Every time the red-framed video plays, there's a question. That means the red-framed video hasn't ended yet!"
Monkey D. Dragon: "Next, are they going to Giant Island? Wow... so excited!!!"
Usopp: "Yeah!!! So exciting!!! It seems our next stop will also be Giant Island! To talk with many, many giants~~~"
[Time flew by, a few days later~~~]
[On the sea, the Thousand Sunny was peacefully sailing on the calm sea~~~]
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
[On the deck, Vegapunk's Transponder Snail rang~~~]
"Hmm? It's Dragon."
[Seeing the human expression mimicked by the Transponder Snail, Vegapunk was a bit puzzled~~~]
He didn't know why Dragon would suddenly call him.
[Connect!]
"Dragon, something up?" Vegapunk asked.
[From the other end of the Transponder Snail, Monkey D. Dragon's voice immediately came: "Vegapunk, are you with the Straw Hat Pirates?"]
"Oh? How do you know?"
[Hearing this, Vegapunk raised an eyebrow, somewhat pleased~~~]
He had only left Egghead a few days ago...
The World Government should be the only one who knows about him leaving with the Straw Hat Pirates.
"It's not difficult to plant a few undercover agents within the World Government."
[Monkey D. Dragon calmly explained the reason he knew this news, then said, "I ask you, can you now talk to Luffy?"]
"Yes, what about it...? Do you want to talk to your son?"
[Vegapunk suddenly realized that the other party didn't intend to contact Luffy. He might be trying to contact Luffy through him~~~]
"No need! I'll give you a contact method for a Transponder Snail! You tell Luffy and have him contact me immediately!"
[Monkey D. Dragon interrupted Vegapunk, then gave Vegapunk a contact method for a Transponder Snail~~~]
"Oh, oh~~~"
[Vegapunk wanted to say something else, but Monkey D. Dragon had already hung up the phone...]
"This guy, how can he be a father..."
[Muttering a complaint, Vegapunk went to find Luffy~~~]
"My father?? You want me to make this call?"
[Luffy frowned~~~]
[As for Monkey D. Dragon, he basically had no impression of him!!!]
[The most vivid impression of Dragon was probably from the War of the Best, when he fought Monkey D. Garp across dimensions...]
[However...]
[Although he had no real interaction with Monkey D. Dragon, Luffy knew Monkey D. Dragon was the leader of the Revolutionary Army~~~]
[He probably didn't want to hurt Monkey D. Dragon...]
[So, he dialed the number~~~]
"Chirp, chirp, chirp..."
[Not long after, the Transponder Snail on the other side connected~~~]
Out of politeness, Luffy asked somewhat awkwardly: "Dad?"
"Uh..."
[The Transponder Snail on the other end first paused, then said with a somewhat crying and laughing tone, "Luffy, I'm Sabo."]
Portgas D. Ace: "Huh...?!"
Sabo: "Ah ha ha ha ha!!! Luffy: Huh..."
[Looking at this scene appearing in the red-framed video, Ace and Sabo truly couldn't stop laughing~~~]
"..."
[Hearing that the call wasn't to Monkey D. Dragon, Luffy's lips twitched...]
"Grandma's..."
"Someone else took advantage for free..."
"Isn't this the number my dad gave me? Why is it you?" Luffy's tone carried a hint of displeasure.
"Luffy, I was entrusted by Dragon to contact you!" Sabo quickly explained.
[Then he said: "Luffy, do you still remember me???"]
[I remember. When we were in Foosha Village, you and Ace were good friends. We met a few times."]
[Luffy and Sabo didn't have much brotherly affection, but because Ace had brought Sabo back to eat several times, Luffy knew about Sabo~~~]
"Hmm???"
[Luffy suddenly frowned and remembered something, then asked: "Wait!!! I remember Ace told me, 'You were burned by the Celestial Dragon's flames! What's going on, are you dead?'"]
"Ah! I was indeed burned by the Celestial Dragon's flames and fell into the sea! But I was saved by your father, and then I joined the Revolutionary Army."
[Oh, right. I had amnesia back then. It wasn't until after the War of the Best, seeing you and Ace, that my memory recovered.]
[Sabo briefly spoke about himself~~~]
"So that's how it is..."
[Luffy nodded, then asked, "Then do you have something to contact me about?"]
"Yes! Something very important!"
[Sabo quickly said, "I'm currently bringing Princess Vivi of the Alabasta Kingdom to find you!"]
"Princess Vivi?" Luffy's face showed a bewildered expression. He asked in confusion, "How is she with you?"
"This is a bit complicated to explain!!! In short, I rescued her from Mary Geoise! I originally brought her back to the Revolutionary Army headquarters, but when she learned about the relationship between the leader and you, she begged us to send her to you. And the leader also seemed to approve of this matter!!!"
[Sabo explained~~~]
Emporio Ivankov: "The Dragon over there has selfish motives~~~"
Gol D. Roger: "That guy probably wants to send a girlfriend to his son, right?"
Shiryu: "Hehehehe...!!! It's really like that~~~"
Nefertari Cobra: "This matter... I'm not against it~~~"
Nefertari Vivi: "Father~ King!!"
Nami: "Hahahahaha!!!"
Nico Robin: "Hehehe~~~"
[After hearing what Sabo said, Luffy asked doubtfully, "Find me??? I'm currently on Future Island Egghead, on my way to Elbaf. How could you find me?!"]
[Sabo said: "You don't have to worry about this. Princess Vivi always carries your Vivre Card! I can definitely find you now by relying on the Vivre Card!"]
[Vivre Card...]
[Luffy remembered it~~~]
[Before, when he was about to leave Alabasta Kingdom, Princess Vivi secretly asked him for a Vivre Card!!!]
[Although Vivre Cards are commonly used in the New World, someone of Princess Vivi's status cannot possibly not know about Vivre Cards.]
[And Luffy learned how to make Vivre Cards early on, when he parted ways with Shanks in Foosha Village.]
[So when Princess Vivi asked him for a Vivre Card, Luffy simply made a small one and gave it to her~~~]
[He never expected it would actually be put to use now...]
[He scratched his head: "But... Vivi, why are you looking for me...? And... you said you rescued her from Mary Geoise? What's that situation about??"]
"Luffy...!!!"
[At this moment, Princess Vivi's crying came from the other end of the Transponder Snail~~~]
"I'm sorry... I really don't know where to go... All I can think of is you... Please, let me be your companion... Wuwuwu..."
[Princess Vivi's voice was filled with sadness~~~]
"Princess Vivi, we've had dealings before, and I understand you quite well. There's no problem accepting you as a companion, but... can you first tell me what exactly happened???"
[Luffy vaguely felt that something very serious had happened to Princess Vivi!!!]
[Before, Franky activated the Pluton warship and discovered that the Pluton warship needed the Nefertari family princess's bloodline to fire~~~]
[And now... something happened to Princess Vivi...]
[It's hard not to connect these two things~~~]
[At this moment, Sabo took the Transponder Snail and said, "Luffy, not long ago, Princess Vivi and her father, King Cobra, participated in a World Conference held by the World Government. And I, because of some things, happened to see the World Government's dark side!!!"]
"However, now is not the time for detailed discussion, to prevent eavesdropping. In short, Princess Vivi's father was killed by the Five Elders, and there is someone above the Five Elders who wants to obtain Princess Vivi."
"Such ridiculous things, I'd rather die than believe it!"
[Vegapunk, who had been listening to the phone call from the side, frowned tightly~~~]
[Subsequently, he said with deep worry: "Luffy, it seems you must protect Princess Vivi well!! You absolutely cannot let her fall into the hands of the World Government..."]
"Yes, I know."
[Luffy nodded~~~]
[He only needed to analyze it a little, and he understood the importance of Princess Vivi, and Princess Vivi's current predicament.]
[Keeping Princess Vivi here with him is the best choice!]
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