Chapter 763: Don't Touch!!"The Sabaody Archipelago is faintly visible in the distance. I can only take you this far, Luffy, because our relationship cannot be known to the world."After two years, Hancock was ultimately still obsessed with Luffy, obsessed with love.This seemed to be something the Empress of the Amazon Lily could not escape.Elder Nyon was the Empress from three generations ago, who gave up her throne to go to sea because of love; this was also why Hancock didn't particularly like her.The Proprietress of the Rip-off Bar and Rayleigh's old flame, Shakky, was the Empress from two generations ago. Whether she gave up her throne for love, who knows... "Put this on like this."Hancock took out a fake nose decoration with a mustache, looking very much like the two-part mustache of the former Pirate King."Ahaha, I won't be exposed even without doing that~"Luffy laughed.Hancock handed the nose decoration to Luffy, then helped him put on his hat and prepared a bag for him—a massive bag. It truly looked like a wife meticulously preparing all the necessities for her husband before he leaves home."Is it not needed? But you must cover your face.""Even if you haven't been out for two years, your appearance has long been known to the world since the Great Incident. If you cause a commotion, it will affect your departure."Luffy put away the nose decoration. "Oh, I get it.""Also, in this backpack, there are 500 changes of clothes, bento for 1,000 people, handkerchiefs, towels, and tissues for 5 years, water and snacks for 3 years, plus silver tableware, toothbrushes, soap, hand cream, insect repellent..."Hancock wished she could pack everything from Amazon Lily for Luffy.Elder Nyon complained, "Would it kill you to pack a little less!""Carrying such a huge bag!""Then what about this one?"The "this one" Elder Nyon spoke of naturally referred to Satoru.In reality, Satoru was still inside the Ice Coffin at this time."That's right, Hancock. If I carry this backpack, I won't be able to carry Satoru.""What a shame. I'll have to take out the bento; I'll eat it now."It was exactly the kind of thing Luffy would say."Don't worry, Luffy.""I've also prepared something for the Ice Coffin."As soon as Hancock finished speaking, a female warrior came out pulling a cart."This is a cart. You can place Satoru's Ice Coffin on it. Luffy, you just need to pull the rope, and that way you can take it along with the bag."Hancock explained.Luffy nodded. "Ohh, that's great! Thank you, Hancock."Hancock's face instantly turned red.Two female warriors helped Luffy lift the Ice Coffinonto the cart. Then someone else came over and brought out a long cloth embroidered with flowers."Mr. Luffy, this is a long cloth we embroidered for Satoru.""Her Majesty said that the world has known Satoruto be dead for two years. It would be troublesome for you if he were recognized, so it's better to cover it.""Ah! This cloth is so ugly."Truly the straight-man Luffy."But, I guess it's fine to cover it.""That's great then."Afterward, the female warriors covered the Ice Coffin with the flowered cloth.With Satoru sleeping inside the Ice Coffin, there was an added sense of divinity and purity. In their eyes, they had never seen anyone so beautiful besides Her Majesty.Quite a few of them fell in love with Satoru at first sight.But just like Luffy, Satoru would not stay on Amazon Lily... "It's time to say goodbye.""Luffy, remember, when you are in need, our Kuja Pirates will help with all our strength. Do not forget this.""And... I have only one request...""What request? Marriage is a no-go."Luffy replied.Hancock didn't dare look at Luffy. "No, it's not that. I just hope you won't say goodbye."Luffy smiled. "What? I've never even said that word!""I want to see you again too.""Well then, I'm off!!""See you later~"Luffy set off on the ship, taking Satoru with him.Sometimes he was a straight man, but sometimes his words could touch one's heartstrings. However, it was just that Luffy valued friendship; he hoped to see every friend he had encountered again.Hancock was naturally no exception.But Hancock thought this was... this was... a proposal!!!Elder Nyon knew what she was thinking just by looking at her expression and said decisively,"It's not!!"... "Hahaha, we've reached the shore, Satoru.""Area 47?""Where am I supposed to meet up with my comrades?""Rayleigh told me, where is Shakky's Rip-off Bar?""Forget it, let's head up first."It was a typical Luffy move—head up first and see.While unloading, a kind-hearted person even came to help.Just like that, Luffy landed at Area 47 of the Sabaody Archipelago with his bag and Satoru.As the last to arrive, the ninth and tenth members.Then, by chance, he encountered the Fake Straw Hat who had just been beaten up by Usopp and Nami.Just moments ago, it was the Fake Nami meeting the real Nami.Now, it was the Fake Luffy meeting the real Luffy... It all started because that fat Fake Luffy was blocking the road, shouting about catching Nami and Usoppfor public execution, and then innocently shooting and harming civilians.Luffy had no intention of making a move; he was just gauging the path. His body could walk through, but he didn't account for the bag. As he walked past, the bag directly knocked the fat Fake Luffy to the ground."You brat, you bumped into me on purpose, didn't you!!""You know my name and yet you dare to act wild on purpose!!""Did you see that? My pathetic state just now!!""How dare you make me lose face in public!!""I am an elite pirate with a bounty of 400 million!!""Now, right this instant, get on your knees and tremble!!""Beg me to spare your life!!""I might consider letting you go."The Fake Luffy pressed his gun barrel against Luffy's face. If it weren't Luffy, if it were Zoro, he'd be lying on the ground; if it were Kid, he might have already met Satoru on the River Styx.The residents on both sides of the road were terrified, thinking, 'It's just kneeling, that's not as important as your life, just kneel! The opponent is Straw Hat Luffy!!'Luffy glanced at the Fake Luffy. Before he could speak, the Fake Luffy's attention was drawn to the thing on the cart Luffy was pulling behind him."What is this?""Covered with a ragged flower cloth, acting all mysterious. Let me see."After saying that, the Fake Luffy reached out to touch the flowered cloth. Luffy's eyes instantly turned serious.Touching his face could be endured, but touching Satoru was not allowed!!"Don't touch!!"Conqueror's Haki erupted. The Fake Luffy and his group all collapsed, foaming at the mouth.Luffy continued walking as if nothing had happened."Wh... What!!"But the residents on both sides of the road were astonished."He didn't make a move just now, did he?!""Why are they all lying down!!"
Chapter 764: Robbery!As the original timeline unfolded.Robin arrived at Area 17, where the Thousand Sunny was anchored.She met with Franky.At the moment, Franky was the only one aboard the ship.Regarding Franky's "Super Man Transformation," Robin commented, "You haven't changed at all, Franky.""Idiot! I've obviously changed! You should be amazed by the masculine romance accumulating inside my body!!"Franky informed Robin that the others who arrived earlier had already been to the ship, including the current superstar, Brook, who had secretly dropped by to tell Franky about his upcoming concert.Oh, he almost forgot, except for Zoro. Zoro was the first to arrive at the Sabaody Archipelago but still hadn't managed to find the location of the Thousand Sunny.He knew it was in Area 17, but that didn't mean he could actually locate it.Everyone had arrived, but they had all gone out again.He didn't know about the others.But Usopp had gone to buy fuel for the ship, and Sanji had gone to purchase ingredients."Zoro Bro, me, Nami, Usopp Bro, Chopper Little Bro, Brook Bro, Sanji Bro...""So that makes you the eighth to arrive, Robin.""Yes.""Speaking of Brook, he..."Franky knew what Robin was referring to."Yeah, he's a big star now. He leaped from a desolate, dark sea region straight onto the world stage. Maybe he won't come back to be a pirate after all..."The topic was a bit heavy, so Robin changed the subject."So now it's just Luffy and Bai Yun left."Franky said this while settling back onto a deck chair."Yes, they are the only ones missing."Robin nodded."I wonder if Bai Yun has recovered yet?""If Luffy is with him, there's nothing to worry about."Franky nodded. "That's right, that long-haired guy slept for two years while we trained for two years.""He was the one who said we weren't strong enough to challenge the New World and suggested the two-year separation. This time, we'll definitely make him look at us differently!!""Especially my masculine romance!!"Robin agreed with the first two sentences, but regarding the last one, she felt that as long as Franky was happy, that was fine."Want some cola?""No, you go ahead."...Meanwhile, Brook's concert was underway, lively and exciting.Turning to Area 47, Fake Luffy, the impostor, kept running into the real crew members.He woke up from his unconscious state only to see Chopper.Chopper, like Usopp, had poor eyesight and mistook Fake Zoro and Fake Sanji for the real ones, even wondering why their relationship had improved so much.Thus, Chopper was brought before Fake Luffy by Fake Zoro and Fake Sanji.While remarking that Luffy had gotten fat, he anxiously reported that Robin had been captured—the fake Robin, that is.The people from CP0 also had poor eyesight.But Fake Luffy didn't care about a fake Robin; it was time for him to go check on the forces he had gathered.Chopper was enraged and ran off due to Fake Luffy's heartless attitude."I'll never forgive you, Luffy!!"... "Achoo!!"That's strange, why am I sneezing?Luffy wondered.But he didn't realize he was being watched."That kid is carrying so much stuff and pulling a cart behind him.""He looks like a big score!!""Should we move?""Let's do it!!"... "Help me!!"Luffy walked past an alley entrance.An old man immediately lunged out.Luffy instinctively slapped him, sending the old man flying to the left.The two robbers watched the old man fly away.They thought, "Damn, this guy is tougher than us."But they immediately snapped back to the task at hand, raising a gun and a knife at Luffy."Robbery!!"Luffy remained completely calm.At that moment, the old man quickly ran back and grabbed Luffy's arm. "Help me, young man!!""Let go of me."Luffy told the old man to release him, but the old man refused.Just then, one of the two robbers fired his gun.The bullet flew toward them, radiating heat.Luffy pushed the old man away, his figure blurring as he instantly appeared in front of the two robbers."Wh—"Before the two robbers could finish the word "What," Luffy knocked them both down with a single punch each.Luffy didn't spare them a second glance, turning around to walk back. He was in a hurry, after all.He saw the old man holding the rope to the cart carrying Bai Yun's ice coffin.As Luffy walked back, the old man immediately and obediently handed the rope over."You take this, young man, you take this, you take this..."Luffy took the rope, his expression serious.The old man was sweating profusely, his eyes darting away.But Luffy simply said thank you, pulled the cart, and continued on his way. As he said, he was in a hurry. The old man watched Luffy leave.Only after Luffy's figure completely disappeared did he let out a sigh of relief.He walked over and patted the two fallen men awake."Wake up, wake up!!""Ugh...""Hiss... That hurts!"The two robbers cried out in pain.The old man nodded. "We ran into a tough opponent this time.""But luckily, we aren't stupid robbers who only rely on brute force!!""So, Boss, did you succeed?"The old man patted his chest and proudly declared, "When has my ability ever failed me!!"...Area 42, an area close to the sea.Sanji originally intended to find a fishing uncle to buy some fish from.But the uncle looked very anxious.Upon asking, he learned that a swordsman carrying three swords had said he wanted to fish.The uncle told him to go aboard the ship first, and that he would be ready to set sail and fish shortly.However, when the uncle returned, he only saw the swordsman sound asleep on a pirate ship next to his fishing boat.Before the uncle could call out to him, the pirate ship activated its coating bubble and sank into the sea, likely heading for Fish-Man Island.That's why the uncle was so worried—he feared something terrible had happened to the swordsman, as that was a pirate ship!!One could only say that something was indeed going to happen, but the uncle was worried about the wrong person.Sanji pulled out one of Zoro's wanted posters and showed it to the uncle. (As for why he carried Zoro's wanted poster with him, that was a question for another time.)"Look, was it this guy?""Yes, that's him! Is he a friend of yours, young man?""Hmm... how should I put it? We just know each other."Sanji replied while putting away the poster, furious."That idiot!""I actually thought he had surprisingly taken the lead and hadn't gotten lost, but this is the result?"Sanji wasn't worried.But the uncle was anxious. "What if he gets killed?! That was a pirate ship!!"Sanji waved his hand dismissively. "You don't need to worry about that. That guy won't die.""It's lucky enough that we know where he went.""Anyway, do you have any fish?"Just then, onlookers spotted bubbles rising on the sea surface. "Look, something is surfacing!"With a crash, a sailboat burst out of the water, except the boat was ruined, cleanly sliced in half down the middle.Zoro sat calmly on the edge of the wreckage and declared:"I... got on the wrong ship!!"
Chapter 765: Boss LuffySabaody Archipelago, District 33.Chopper ran all the way, upset by "Luffy's" heartlessness, thinking that after two years, everyone's feelings had changed and his efforts were in vain.It was normal for him to misunderstand; he was a simple-minded raccoon... ah, no, a reindeer.But then he encountered Usopp and Nami, who had just bought fuel and were about to return.After Nami's explanation, Chopper realized he had met an impostor.He was surprised and happy at the same time.Happy that his comrades hadn't changed, and also, "Being impersonated, it's like we... became big celebrities~ You scoundrels~"Two years had passed, and Chopper still couldn't hide his emotions.All in all.Fake Luffy's crew knew Chopper was real. With a real one around, the chance of exposure would be smaller.Fake Zoro and Fake Sanji were called out by Fake Luffy to bring Chopper back.However, Chopper had already reunited with Namiand the others and returned to the thousand sunny.Then Brook also returned to the thousand sunnywith the help of the Tobiuo Riders.Now, only Luffy, Satoru, Zoro, and Sanji were missing from the ship.Fake Zoro and Fake Sanji didn't find Chopper, but they did find Luffy, who was dragging Satoru along while trying to find his way.Unsurprisingly, Luffy mistook the two fakes for the real ones.But Luffy was wearing a nose ornament and a coat with a hood, so the two fakes didn't recognize him as the real Straw Hat Pirate. Regardless, their boss wanted them to bring back a real one, so bringing Luffy back now would count as completing their task.And so, Luffy was led to "his own" subordinates' gathering point... District 46, the Fake Straw Hat Pirates' gathering point.Luffy was brought here by Fake Zoro and Fake Sanjiand saw that Fat again.But just then, the Marine army arrived."This is the end! Straw Hat Luffy and his subordinates!! Surrender obediently!""All exits in District 46 have been blocked by us.""You have nowhere to run!!"The Marine were also blind.However, Luffy had just arrived here and didn't understand."How did the Marine know I was here?"...District 46 was noisy. In District 41, near the border with District 46.Zoro and Sanji, returning from the seaside, also heard the commotion in District 46."I want to go to the seaside, I want to fish..."Zoro said seriously. In two years, Zoro had lost an eye. This was probably something Satoru would be very interested in studying after he revived.Sanji remembered almost going to Fish-Man Islandand was already annoyed."Damn it, no!!""Why should I listen to you!!""Everyone's about to gather, so stop talking nonsense and come back to the ship with me."This reason convinced Zoro.But Zoro couldn't help but retort, "Tch, Number 7 still dares to act all high and mighty in front of Number 1."Sanji was so angry he turned into a shark face."What! You're ranking us by arrival order? Are you getting carried away just because you were the first to arrive, for once?!"Zoro said flatly."Oh, I'm sorry, Number 7."Sanji was so angry he caught fire."Damn it, do you want to try my two-years-later leg attack?!""Fine, I want to cut you down too!!"The two walked while arguing.If Satoru were here, he would definitely say, "You two's relationship is still as good as ever."Just then, the old man Luffy had encountered and two robbers passed by them.Sanji happened to receive a den den mushi call from Franky and picked it up.Zoro, however, directly turned his head and glanced at the old man and the others, but just looking, he couldn't see anything unusual.Perhaps he was overthinking, Zoro withdrew his gaze.Franky informed Sanji to gather in District 42. The Marine had already arrived, and the ship would go there; it was a good spot to sink to the bottom of the sea.Sanji said he understood."What's wrong?"Zoro didn't understand. He had been paying attention to the old man and the others and hadn't listened to Franky's words.Sanji put away the den den mushi, "Weren't you listening?"Then he told Zoro word by word, "Sigh... [Marine] [come]... [our] [ship] [escape]... Understand?"Zoro understood Sanji's sarcasm, "Why are you speaking word by word? Do you take me for a three-year-old?!"Now it was Sanji's turn to say flatly, "I thought that was enough for a muscle-brained idiot..."Zoro wasn't angry, because the commotion in District 46 caught his attention, "Okay, you'll see if I cut you down later.""But don't you think it's very noisy over there?"Sanji also noticed the commotion in District 46, "[Over there] [is indeed] [noisy]..."...Back to District 46.The Marine appeared and surrounded Fake Luffyand the pirates he had gathered.Although the Marine had many people.The pirates Fake Luffy gathered were not ordinary either; they were now well-known New Star pirates.The 92 million bounty'Severely Injured' Abyon, a tall guy with a bandaged head.The 88 million bounty 'Red-Lipped Waiter' Doughty, a big man with fiery red lips.Seeing their titles, Satoru suddenly felt that his 'Long Hair' title wasn't so hard to accept after all.Besides them, there were two more, who were brothers.The 210 million bounty 'Wet-Haired' Caribou.The 190 million bounty 'Bloody' Coribou.After two years, the bounties over 100 million had more inflation. The 200 million Caribou was called the weakest Logia-type user.However, this one actually had quite a fate with the Straw Hat Pirates.With them, and the famous, 400 million bounty Straw Hat Luffy, the pirates weren't scared at all.Then the Pacifista appeared.Everyone was so scared they scrambled away."It's... it's a Pacifista!!""The war machine that only appeared at the Marineford War two years ago, how could it be here!!"Pacifista were naturally strong, so strong that two years ago, the Straw Hat Pirates had to work together to defeat one, of course, not counting Satoru.The subordinates were scared. As a boss, he couldn't just surrender without fighting, right? How would he survive in the future?Doughty made a move!Doughty collapsed!!He was slapped by a Pacifista and flew into the arms of his subordinate, sleeping peacefully."No way! Captain!!""What! The 88 million bounty Doughty was defeated in one hit!?""Boss Luffy, hurry and make a move!!""Huh!! Where's Boss Luffy?!"Fake Luffy on the stage saw that Doughty couldn't withstand a single blow from the Pacifista and immediately ran away.Only Luffy remained up there, and he didn't understand, "Why are all these people calling me boss?""I can't figure it out. If only Satoru were awake now."Asking Satoru when he couldn't figure something out had become Luffy's habit. Unfortunately, Satoruwas still lying in the ice coffin he had pulled.
Chapter 766: Flashing and FlickeringFake Luffy assembled three pirate crews in Area 46 of the Sabaody Archipelago, under the guise of recruiting subordinates for the Straw Hat Pirates.Using the name of the "straw hat" was certainly glorious, but it definitely attracted the attention of the Marines.The Marines arrived, surrounding Area 46, and two Pacifistas were deployed.A single blow from one of them sent the Captain of one of the three pirate crews to a peaceful sleep.Seeing this situation, Fake Luffy immediately turned tail and ran.But if you had the guts to impersonate him...running wouldn't be so easy. Fake Luffy took off running, but Sentomaru, accompanied by another Pacifista, blocked his path.The bewildered pirates thought he was finally going to fight."Oh!! Is Captain straw hat finally going to fight?!""Take him down!!""Let us see the power of a 400 million Berriesbounty!!"Sentomaru looked at Fake Luffy with an indifferent expression. He was smart enough to immediately recognize him as a fake."Why do they call you 'straw hat'?"Fake Luffy was sweating profusely. Now that he had gone this far, denying it meant death, and admitting it also meant death. He might as well be defiant and see if he could scare the opponent away."Hey, kid! Do you know who I am? If you don't want to be gutted, get out of the way! I am Dragon's son, Garp's grandson, the 400 million Berries bounty..."Sentomaru couldn't listen anymore. "The 'straw hat' is not trash like you!!"He swung his axe down, flattening the 1.8-meter-tall Fake Luffy to 1.0 meter, burying eighty centimeters of him into the ground.The surrounding pirates' eyes nearly popped out. They couldn't believe their Captain straw hat was defeated in a single move.Sentomaru understood that this guy was using the straw hat's name to deceive people and cause trouble."PX-5, who is this guy?"The robot's scan was accurate, especially since this guy looked nothing like Luffy.The Pacifista PX-5 quickly provided the answer."Beep beep... Bounty of 26 million Berries... Pirate, Three-Tongue Demalo Black."Weak he may be, but his name was certainly long.The surrounding pirates realized they had been fooled, tricked by a small-time criminal with a 26 million Berries bounty.Luffy finally understood that the guy being flattened like a cucumber by Sentomaru was imitating him."Is that guy imitating me?""Are those Sanji and Zoro also imitating them? Ah~ Although they look a little different, they look so similar!!"So... similar?Everyone in the pirate world must have face blindness."The scammer is an idiot, and those of you who were fooled are even bigger idiots! Also, your luck has run out!! Take them all away!""However, by sheer coincidence, the real 'straw hat' is also here. PX-5 sensed him right after he entered this island.""PX-5, target that kid!"Under Sentomaru's command, PX-5 initiated a scan.It's unclear how it recognized him, but PX-5 quickly spotted Luffy, who was preparing to sneak away, and fired a laser beam from its mouth.Luffy sensed the danger instantly and kicked the cart containing Satoru's ice coffin forward, dodging the blast radius.He himself, carrying his backpack, rolled onto the stage where Fake Luffy had been speaking.The nose decoration and the coat fell off, revealing Luffy on the stage, holding the bundle in one hand and the straw hat on his head in the other."What are you doing!""There are precious lunch boxes in that bundle!"Satoru:...Luffy on the high stage, Luffy wearing the straw hat—he looks exactly like the wanted poster.The surrounding pirates were so surprised their eyes were practically glued to Luffy."He looks exactly like the wanted poster!!!"Just then, a Marine sneaked toward the cart. Luffyhad just kicked it away, so this item must be important to him and could be used to threaten him."Don't touch that!"But Luffy instantly turned his head and glared, scaring the Marine so much that his hand froze mid-air, unable to move.Sentomaru glanced at the cart but kept his focus primarily on Luffy.Luffy complained, "You're ruining my plans again! I promised someone I wouldn't cause a scene, or it would affect our departure."Sentomaru replied, "Don't worry, you won't be setting sail! Unlike two years ago, I am now officially a Marine! I will arrest you here!""Capture him! PX-5!!"Following Sentomaru's command, the Pacifista PX-5 immediately attacked.But two years had passed, and Luffy was no longer the same.He easily dodged the laser fired from PX-5's palm with a slight tilt of his head."Too slow."Then he instantly activated Gear Second. Now, he no longer needed to pump air into his arm to activate Gear Second."Gomu Gomu no JTE Gun!"Luffy leaped up and struck PX-5's head with a downward punch.With just one punch, PX-5 immediately collapsed, its head cracking and sparking with electricity, followed by a sudden explosion. One battleship gone.While Sentomaru felt a pang of distress, he sensed the Haki in Luffy's punch, and it wasn't weak. Had he grown this much in just two years?Satoru truly regretted not being present; if he were, he would definitely say, "What kind of growth is this, just two years? Later, I'll show you what quick mastery of Advanced Conquerors Haki via a single staff strike looks like."But Satoru also didn't want Luffy to be locked up by Kaido right now... Forget it, future matters can wait... The surrounding pirates were shocked by Luffy's power. Knocking down a Pacifista with one punch—what terrifying strength!Luffy, meanwhile, prepared to take off running.Just then, Zoro and Sanji fought through the Marineencirclement and entered Area 46."Hey! Luffy!!"Zoro recognized Luffy instantly, truly instantly.Sanji, meanwhile, complained."It's you, alright, Luffy. Things are never peaceful wherever you are!"Luffy naturally saw them too."Ah~~ Zoro, Sanji, there's no mistake this time!!""Long time no see!"They rushed toward each other.Zoro and Sanji ran toward Luffy, but a Pacifistaappeared and blocked their way.Sentomaru had only brought two Pacifistas; one was just destroyed by Luffy, leaving this last one.Zoro and Sanji attacked instantly."Get lost!""Stop getting in the way!"One swung his sword in a diagonal slash, splitting the Pacifista diagonally.The other kicked off the Pacifista's head.Regardless, it ultimately exploded into pieces.Zoro and Sanji didn't spare a glance for the explosion behind them; instead, they were arguing over who had defeated the Pacifista."I was the one who cut him!""I clearly kicked off its head!!"The background pirates, serving as the mood setters, once again had their eyes popping out. They recognized Zoro and Sanji—these were the real deals, completely incomparable to the fakes!!Zoro and Sanji arrived in front of Luffy.Zoro immediately spoke."Hey, Luffy, you're number nine.""Where's Satoru? He's number ten."Sanji retorted, "Shut up! Is that something to be proud of?!"Luffy grinned, "Long time no see. You guys are still the same as before.""He's behind me. Satoru is right there. I was just about to go get him when you guys arrived."Luffy replied.Zoro and Sanji peered over.They saw that the cart was actually flashing and flickering."Are you talking about that flashing, cloth-covered cart?"Sanji asked.Luffy, confused, turned around to look. The entire cart was indeed flashing and flickering.In that instant, with the next flash, it completely vanished.Luffy's expression changed from the joy of reunion to shock, disbelief mixed with confusion."Satoru!!!"
Chapter 767: The Copy devil fruitTwo years have passed. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji are about to leave. Now, only Sentomaru and some ordinary Marine officers and Soldiers cannot stop them.And to leave, naturally, they could not leave Satorubehind.But when the three looked toward the cart covered with a floral cloth where Copy cat Satoru's ice coffin was...The cart flickered like stars, and finally disappeared on the spot.Luffy's expression changed from the joy of reuniting with Zoro and Sanji to shock and disbelief. His body instantly steamed, and he arrived in front of the cart as if space-traveling.However, when he reached out his hand, the entire cart, including the ice coffin and floral cloth, had completely vanished.Gone without a trace.Luffy's eyes were slightly unfocused. He grabbed at thin air, looked at the empty ground, and shouted in disbelief and confusion."Satoru!!"Zoro and Sanji followed closely behind Luffy. Even Luffy, who had been with Satoru the whole time, did not know what had happened, let alone them; they were both completely confused too!Naturally, the cart could not have disappeared into thin air, and this was not a sign of Satoru coming back to life.To understand why this happened, let us rewind time a little.Rewind to when Luffy met that old man and the two robbers....Time rewind.After Luffy knocked out the two robbers, he left. The old man had politely handed the rope of the cart to Luffy.However, the key lay in that "handing the rope" action!The old man woke up the two robber henchmen; it was clear they were in cahoots.The old man's name was Zangtie.The two henchmen were named Bufenshangxia and Bufenzuoyou respectively.Under the questioning of the two henchmen, Zangtie confidently declared: "When have I ever failed?"He then took a cart out of his pocket and put down a cart that was dozens of times larger.Zangtie threw it on the ground, and the cart returned to its original size.Hands on his hips, Zangtie looked proud and smug.The Bufen brothers also climbed up, ready to see their haul this time.Before that, let's explain Zangtie's ability.Zangtie is a Paramecia-type Copy devil fruit user.He can copy and paste anything his right hand touches, including people.The copied items can exist for thirty minutes. The copied object is no different from the original, but the copied person has no consciousness; they are just a marionette.As for the original object that was copied, Zangtie has the ability to make its size larger or smaller.It seems very powerful, for example, copying an opponent and then shrinking them to the size of an ant—wouldn't that make defeating them easy?But the problem lies in whether he can get close enough to touch them with his right hand.For example, if Kaido came, given that Zangtie was slapped away by Luffy, he would likely be smashed into a pancake before even touching Kaido....Alright, back to the haul."What kind of thing needs to be pulled by a cart?""Furniture?"The Bufen brothers guessed.Zangtie, however, was confident: "So neat, looking at the shape, I bet it's treasure chests full of riches!"Zangtie's words excited the Bufen brothers.Bufenshangxia couldn't wait to step forward and pull off the covering floral cloth.The thing under the floral cloth revealed its true form.It wasn't furniture, nor was it treasure chests.It was a "natural air conditioner," a "must-have for cooling off"—an ice coffin.Of course, now there was someone inside the ice coffin "cooling off.""Mommy!!!"Bufenshangxia was startled and retreated repeatedly.Zangtie and Bufenzuoyou were also scared.What are coffins used for?Corpses, of course, what else.Stealing a coffin, that's just bad luck!"Damn it, I didn't expect that kid to have this hobby, dragging a coffin around in broad daylight. No wonder he covered it up so people couldn't see it."Bufenzuoyou complained about Luffy."Then didn't we just take that kid's punch for nothing?""Damn, took a punch for nothing and didn't get anything, just got a... corpse?!?""Bad luck!!"Bufenshangxia started cursing.Satoru: You're the one with bad luck, your whole family has bad luck!!As the big brother, an old veteran who had been scamming in the Sabaody Archipelago for the longest time, Zangtie didn't feel it was bad luck, nor did he feel it was a loss.Zangtie walked up to the ice coffin and looked at Satoru's appearance inside."This is... the corpse of Copy cat Satoru!!"Zangtie recognized Satoru at a glance.In order to cover up the fact that the original execution target, Ace, had survived, the Marines had packaged Satoru as a powerful and important figure and reported it extensively in the newspapers.His death, along with Whitebeard's death, was a victory for the world and for the Marines.Therefore, although Satoru had "died," dying in the Marineford War, he was considered famous."Long... Copy cat Satoru?!?""That figure who dazzled the world as a rookie pirate during the Marineford War!!""The apprentice of Beckman, vice-Captain of the Red Hair Pirates!""I heard he eventually fought until he collapsed and died in the Marineford War. The Marines, not wanting to go to war with the Red Hair Pirates, gave face to the Red Hair Pirates and handed the body over to them, and the war ended because of that.""Later, the Whitebeard Pirates also held a funeral for Whitebeard and him."Whitebeard's funeral was real; Satoru's was naturally to cover people's eyes and deceive the Marines."Then why is his corpse here?!?""On that kid?!?""Could it be... grave robbing?!?"The Bufen brothers recalled the scene of that big-nosed, bearded guy, Lightning Weather, grave robbing in the dark of night.The two huddled together for warmth, terrified."Ah!!!""Is that guy... an enemy of Copy cat Satoru?"Zangtie shook his head, indicating, how would I know!"If you say he is, he put the corpse in an ice coffin and pulled it with a cart; this treatment doesn't look like an enemy.""If you say he isn't, he robbed the grave...""Forget it, regardless, the relationship between that guy and Copy cat Satoru has nothing to do with us.""What we want is money, we want to make money!"Zangtie said.The Bufen brothers' expressions seemed to say, "Do we need you to tell us that?""We know, but this is a corpse, what money is it worth?!?"Zangtie shook his head and indicated, "Not necessarily!""Among the VIPs in the auction house, some people just like these things.""They like to turn these things into collections.""Like... human eyeballs! Or even turning the whole person into a specimen!!""Ah!!!""So perverted?"The Bufen brothers complained.Zangtie snorted coldly, "Those high-and-mighty people don't have to worry about money, so naturally they like to play with other things.""With Copy cat Satoru's looks, selling him to the auction house might even be worth some money.""Cover it with the floral cloth, I'll shrink the whole cart.""We are going to... the auction house right now!!!"
Chapter 768: Satoru is GoneAs mentioned before, Satoru was switched out.Coincidentally, Zang Tie and his group passed by Zoro and Sanji. Zoro instinctively checked, but couldn't detect anything.In short, Satoru was about to be taken to the auction house and sold.But at this moment, Luffy was still completely unaware... "What?""What did he just shout?""Satoru?""Copy cat Satoru? Isn't he dead?!"The surrounding pirates and Marines completely failed to understand what Luffy meant by shouting Satoru.Sentomaru was the same."What do you mean, straw hat.""Copy cat Satoru died two years ago, why are you shouting his name?!""Don't play dumb here!""Just obediently surrender..."Before Sentomaru could finish speaking, a sword and a kick swiftly approached him.Sentomaru's eyes widened, and he immediately used his giant axe to block.But he was still hit by a combined attack from Zoroand Sanji, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.Zoro said coldly, "Shut up."Sanji lit a cigarette, picking up where Zoro left off."Don't squawk here.""What we do is none of your business."Sentomaru looked serious; clearly, he alone couldn't hold back Luffy and the others... Zoro and Sanjireturned behind Luffy and asked him."Luffy, what exactly happened?""Hasn't Satoru woken up yet?"Luffy didn't know how to answer; Satoru had vanished into thin air right before his eyes.Just as he was about to speak, another voice rang out first."Hmph hmph hmph, it's really lively here."Rayleigh, carrying his sword, slowly walked into the center.The Marines surrounding District 46 had no idea how he got in.Meanwhile, the pirates' eyes popped out again, astonished by the appearance of the great figure Rayleigh."Plu... Pluton!!!"Rayleigh looked at the pirates who shouted his former title, giving them a kind smile."There's no need to mention things of the past.""Luffy."Over the course of two years, Luffy spent a year and a half with Rayleigh, and the latter half year was spent consolidating his own strength.Luffy knew how powerful Rayleigh was, and also how wise he was. He could ask him about Satoru's situation."Rayleigh!"But as soon as Luffy shouted, Rayleigh slightly shook his head, indicating that this was not the place to talk."Let's talk somewhere else."Rayleigh then turned to look at Sentomaru and his men, and told Luffy and the others behind him, "You go first."Zoro and Sanji looked at Luffy. If Luffy left, they would naturally leave; if Luffy didn't leave, they wouldn't either.Luffy looked again at the spot where the cart had disappeared; it was completely empty. He knew Satoru wouldn't just vanish like that.What was important now was finding Satoru and setting sail, not wasting time with the Marines.He made a decisive choice."Let's go!"The three began to retreat.Sentomaru naturally couldn't just stand by and watch."Don't think you can leave!!""Capture them!!"In response, Rayleigh raised his long sword and slashed the ground, creating a mark accompanied by a blue, slashing sword light.He then picked up a wine bottle, took a swig, and looked at the Marines, stating, "Although I am old.""However, regarding this line, I advise you not to cross it."Although he spoke with a smile, Rayleigh's words were now filled with an absolute authority, as if anyone who dared to cross would die.This was Conqueror's Haki.Sentomaru muttered inwardly, "Is this the Dark King's Haoshoku?"Getting old means getting weaker?Only a fool would believe that!!..."Huh?""They're coming!!""It's Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji!!"The three of them rushed back towards the going merry. Usopp and Chopper were "playing" with Franky's body, laughing so hard their heads were tilted back, and that's how they spotted the three returnees.The others were drawn by Usopp's words and looked toward the shore, indeed seeing the figures of the three men.Usopp and Chopper immediately ran to the side of the ship to greet them."Luffy, Zoro, Sanji!!""Long time no see!!"Franky struck his "Super" pose.Brook strummed his guitar, very pleased, "Yohohoho, the sound of reunion~"Nami and Robin were playing chess, and when they saw the three return, they also smiled.But everyone noticed that one person seemed to be missing.Where was Satoru?...The crew on the ship noticed them, and Luffy and his companions naturally looked at their comradeson the ship.Especially Sanji, whose gaze was firmly fixed on Robin and Nami, Nami being dressed so lightly."Miss Nami... Miss Robin...""!"Sanji immediately launched into a nosebleed-fueled spiral flight.Zoro frowned, "This idiot!"But he still jumped up, grabbed his foot, and pulled him back.He thought, Satoru disappearing has already created chaos, don't you add to the trouble!!...The three of them returned to the ship.Zoro tossed Sanji onto the deck.Chopper panicked, "Sanji!! Why are you bleeding so much from your nose!!""Doctor! Doctor!!""Ah, I am the doctor!!""Hang in there, Sanji, I'll stop the bleeding.""Oh right, long time no see, Luffy."Chopper even took a moment to greet Luffy, and the others also gathered around.Luffy looked at everyone. They had changed, but not by much."Hahaha, long time no see, everyone!!"Luffy stretched out his arms and gave everyone a hug.Nami broke free, "Alright, alright, we know you're happy, Luffy.""We are too.""But, where is Satoru?"When Nami brought up Satoru, the smile immediately vanished from Luffy's face.Everyone's expression changed. Could it be!!!Countless possibilities ran through everyone's minds.Did Satoru fail to revive?Could it be that Satoru couldn't actually be revived, and they were just being deceived?Did Satoru decide not to be a pirate anymore?And so on.But Luffy's answer naturally didn't match any of those assumptions."Satoru is gone.""Gone?!"Luffy then told everyone about how he had placed Satoru's ice coffin on a cart and traveled all the way to District 46.However, right there in District 46, the cart had inexplicably vanished right in front of him."That's right, I saw it too. The cart flickered and then completely disappeared.""Me too..."Sanji raised a trembling hand.It wasn't that he didn't want to stop the bleeding; it was just that seeing Nami and Robin made it impossible to stop!!"How could this happen?"Usopp was puzzled.Brook added sound effects to his surprise, "A Ghost Incident?!"Just then, Rayleigh suddenly appeared, "Brother Brook might be right.""Satoru wouldn't just vanish suddenly. Perhaps it really is a Ghost Incident.""...""What I mean is, a Devil Fruit user subtly stole the cart containing Satoru right under our noses."To be able to subtly steal something, and something large at that, right in front of the post-timeskip Luffyand Dark King Rayleigh, that person must be incredibly strong.However, since we don't know Zang Tie's ability, it's hard to guess.
Chapter 769: Death EnergyOriginally, areas 1 to 29 of Sabaody Archipelagomainly housed human trafficking shops, human auctions, and lawless zones.However, due to Marineford relocating to the New World, two years have passed, and now the entire Sabaody Archipelago has become a lawless zone.It's a case of 'come if you dare,' but pirates will inevitably come to enter the New World.Only the civilians above suffer, worrying about pirates on one hand and being oppressed by Celestial Dragons on the other... Sabaody Archipelago, Area 2 - Pitch-Black Auction House.Originally, the largest auction house on Sabaody Archipelago was naturally the one run by Doflamingo, the one that captured Camie, located in Area 1.But because Luffy punched a Celestial Dragon at the auction house, the entire auction house was eventually razed to the ground.Naturally, there couldn't be only one auction house on Sabaody Archipelago. Although Doflamingo was a Shichibukai, it wasn't enough to make people so afraid that they wouldn't dare to compete.In Area 2 of the island, there was an auction house run by a mafia, called the Pitch-Black Auction House.It used to be the second largest, and now it's still the second largest.As for why it's called the 'Pitch-Black Auction House'?You can't see your five fingers when you stretch out your hand.What does that mean?It's shady.At this moment, Zang Tie and the Bu Fen brothers brought the cart containing Satoru to the back of the auction house, ready to sell it to this auction house.Auction houses have something called consignment, where the owner of an item entrusts the auction house to sell it, and then collects between one and ten percent of the auction price as commission.However, in auction houses for human trafficking, there are no such rules; there's only a fixed price.The auction house names a price for the person. If you want to sell, it's sold. If not? Take them home and raise them yourself.Behind such auction houses, there is usually a back door, which is a convenient place for buying and selling.Zang Tie and the Bu Fen brothers arrived here at this time.There would usually also be a staff member responsible for escorting prisoners, and the host would generally be here, whose job is to negotiate prices with the arriving people.Zang Tie pulled the cart forward and uttered two words."Delivery."He didn't care that the host was scolding the delivery boy.Seeing someone arrive, the host finally stopped scolding his subordinate.On closer inspection, that delivery boy was actually Disco, the host from Camie's auction house two years ago.He had been left homeless after the auction house closed down, and this was clearly his new job.And the current host was his subordinate from two years ago.Now, their roles are swapped, with the scolder and the scolded reversing positions. One can only lament the impermanence of life; it's always better to leave some room for maneuver when dealing with people and matters.The host glanced at the cart behind Zang Tie."What kind of goods are you delivering?""There's no movement at all. Did they die?"Zang Tie thought, 'Not only dead, but dead for two years.'"It's 'puppet' goods."This is slang; 'puppet goods' refers to dead people.The host frowned slightly, not because of anything, but merely feeling unlucky."You know, we accept 'puppet goods' under two conditions: first, reputation, and second, appearance.""Does your merchandise have either of those?"Celestial Dragons and nobles aren't fools. If something is ugly and not famous, why keep it as a collection?Zang Tie smiled, "Both.""You two gentlemen can see for yourselves."Zang Tie pushed the floral cloth forward and pulled it open.The host and Disco looked down, their eyes instantly widening."Copy cat Satoru!!!"They were very familiar with Copy cat Satoru.It was he and Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates who ruined their jobs two years ago.However, this also gave the host an opportunity to advance, while Disco fell on hard times.Although the host was surprised how Zang Tie obtained Satoru's corpse, the rules of this business dictate not asking where the goods came from.If you dare, you take it.If you don't dare, then forget it.Satoru's identity is special.Brother of Straw Hat Pirates Captain Luffy.Brother of Whitebeard Pirates Ace.Apprentice of Red Hair Pirates Vice-CaptainBeckman.These buffs are almost maxed out.If these three pirate crews found out they were auctioning Satoru's corpse, they would probably lose their jobs again.The host couldn't make a decision, so he called the den den mushi to his boss behind the scenes.He wondered what the boss behind the scenes was thinking.Perhaps he intended to use Satoru to raise the reputation of his auction house.He actually agreed.But he only offered the bounty price of Satoru's living value, 291 million Berries.But for Zang Tie and his companions, who usually engage in petty theft.291 million was an astronomical sum."Accepted, accepted!!"Zang Tie eagerly agreed.The host looked down on him, thinking, 'This is enough to get him excited?'The number of transactions he handled daily far exceeded this amount.He was typically complacent, unaware of his own worth, and the money from the transactions wasn't his anyway, so it didn't concern him."You, pull the goods!""You, come with me for the money."The host, with a condescending air, told Disco to pull the cart and Zang Tie to follow him to the finance office for the money... At the shore of Area 42, where the thousand sunny was docked.Rayleigh appeared and offered an idea to the bewildered Luffy and others.That is, a Devil Fruit user had taken Satoru away without their knowledge.Rayleigh still had some trust in his Observation Haki."Luffy, you've always been with Satoru. Did anything happen on the way here?"Luffy scratched his head, "Nothing, really. After I got ashore, I just kept pulling Satoru along.""Then we met that impersonator, and after that, we arrived at the spot where Satoru just disappeared.""Oh! And one more thing: we ran into two robbers trying to rob an old man.""The old man held me back, so I had to knock down the robbers.""Then I continued on with Satoru.""Nothing really happened."Luffy said nothing happened.But the lens of Rayleigh's glasses flashed, and he knew, "The problem must be there.""That old man is also suspicious."Two robbers, one old man.Zoro remembered noticing that old man.Zoro could remember these things, but not directions."Luffy, were those two robbers one with Red Haircovering his left eye and one with yellow hair covering his right eye?"Luffy immediately responded, "Yes, yes!! Zoro, you saw them too?""Mm.""I saw them when that perverted cook and Frankywere talking on the den den mushi.""Those two robbers were with an old man, probably the one you said was robbed. They should be a group.""And the reason I noticed that old man was because I felt...""Death Energy!"After two years of training, Zoro could now freely use the Ghostly Aura of sandai kitetsu, and could sense life and death through it. Dead people naturally have Death Energy.To put it this way, even if someone faked their death and deceived Observation Haki, they couldn't deceive the Ghostly Aura.Because sandai kitetsu was unwilling to let go of any life it could reap.And Zoro, carrying sandai kitetsu and utilizing Ghostly Aura, could naturally sense the life and death of others.
Chapter 770: The Tool for Solving the Problem"Death Aura."Zoro mentioned the Death Aura, but everyone was unfamiliar with the term.Zoro then explained the principle to everyone, stating that it was a special skill granted by the sandai kitetsu after mastering the use of Ghostly Aura... "Those three people are alive, yet I sensed the Death Aura emanating from them.""That's what I found strange.""Thinking about it now, if Satoru was with them, then it makes sense."Satoru was truly dead, but he could be resurrected. His current body was a corpse, preserved from decay by the Ice Coffin.Therefore, it was normal for Zoro to sense his Death Aura."But Zoro, didn't you say you only saw the three of them?""Where is Satoru then?"Chopper raised the question.Zoro looked at Chopper, and as 'Iron-Blooded Daddy Chopper,' he replied with a smile."Either they found a way to shrink Satoru.""Or... they dismembered Satoru and put pieces in each of their clothes."As soon as Zoro said this,"Ah!!!!"Chopper and Usopp immediately hugged each other in terror, and Brook covered his face in shock.Nami punched Zoro on the head."Don't talk nonsense."Zoro bent over from the blow. Sure enough, no matter what, Nami's Nami-style Haoshoku was effective against members of the Straw Hat Pirates.Robin offered her opinion, "In short, we can now confirm that Satoru was swapped out by that old man.""The main thing now is to find that old man and bring Satoru back."Luffy nodded and instantly released his Observation Haki. Unfortunately, his Observation Haki couldn't yet cover the entire Sabaody Archipelago.Furthermore, District 42 and District 2 were quite far apart, and he didn't sense anything with this attempt.Rayleigh understood Luffy's intention."Observation Haki is for exploration and prediction.""It's a shame Satoru is currently in a state of suspended animation, and I haven't seen the person who took him away with those three, otherwise I might be able to help.""Then how? Where should we go to find them?!"Luffy asked anxiously.Rayleigh told him not to rush, "First, we need to confirm whether Satoru is still in their possession.""They obviously wouldn't have expected that the cart you were pulling contained Satoru's corpse.""After seeing it was a corpse, did they throw it away? Or did they keep taking it with them?""If they threw it away, it would be a little troublesome.""If they took him with them, then we can determine where he might be taken.""Where?"Luffy immediately asked, and everyone instantly looked at Rayleigh, waiting for his answer.Rayleigh smiled in response, "The Auction House.""The Auction House?"Franky was puzzled.Just as he was about to ask further, Rayleighanticipated him."Some people just like things like that."Everyone understood how disgusting that was.Except for Chopper, who didn't understand, but it was better that he didn't, so his innocent heart wouldn't be corrupted."The Auction House again."Nami said.She recalled what happened with Camie two years ago."That's right."Rayleigh picked up the thread of her conversation, noting that he and the crew had first met at an Auction House."Assuming Satoru was really taken to be sold.""But now, the entire Sabaody Archipelago has become a lawless zone. There are 12 Auction Houses in total, and we can't confirm which one they would sell Satoru to."Rayleigh stated the problem.However, as soon as the problem was stated, the person who could solve it arrived.Shakky appeared on the shore, cigarette dangling from her mouth."Hello, everyone.""Have you all reunited?""You seem to be missing little brother Satoru."Shakky raised her right hand, revealing a slip of paper clipped between her fingers—that was the tool for solving the problem.Shakky's intelligence network might not be the strongest today, but within the Sabaody Archipelago, she was second to none.Her Kites (informants) were countless, and every single one could bring her information about any part of the island daily.Auction items are generally not disclosed to buyers beforehand; this is done to increase buyer anticipation.Yet Shakky already knew all the items being auctioned today across the 12 Auction Houses.Clearly, Satoru was among them... "Clap... clap clap... clap clap clap!!!"Sabaody Archipelago, District 2.The auction at the Auction House had already begun.Because of his dislike for Disco, the auctioneer's style was completely different from Disco's.There was no music, no disco ball.Instead, spotlights shone on the item, allowing the audience to see it more clearly. The auctioneer gave a normal explanation on the side before stating the starting price.Coincidentally, two years ago, the Rosward Saintfamily was present.Two years later, the Rosward Saint family was present again.Saint Charloss is the guy who was punched by Luffy."Trash!! All trash!!""I wonder if there are any mermaids today!!"He truly loved mermaids; he immediately bid 500 million to buy Camie.He was taught a lesson by Luffy.Later, in the original history, during the World Conference, he openly tried to capture Shirahoshi.Shirahoshi's appearance and physique were indeed extremely tempting to him, a mermaid fanatic.But he failed again due to the intervention of Donquixote Mjosgard Saint, and was even beaten twice.Donquixote Mjosgard Saint was a Celestial Dragon who also liked collecting Fishman slaves ten years ago.In order to reclaim the slaves freed by Tiger, he prepared to travel to Fish-Man Island. During the voyage, his ship was attacked by Sea Kings, causing him to drift to Fish-Man Island. Despite being severely injured and unable to seek help, he maintained his arrogant attitude, coercing the island residents into helping him.The Fishmen he had once enslaved intended to seize the opportunity to kill him, but Queen Otohime stopped them in time. Just as he was about to shoot Otohime, he was scared unconscious when Shirahoshi's crying attracted Sea Kings. After recovering from his injuries, Otohime personally escorted him back to the Holy Land. Moved by Otohime's counsel, he decided that he would repay Fish-Man Island's kindness someday.Therefore, during the World Conference, he recognized Neptune and the others who had come to attend. To repay Princess Otohime's kindness, he intervened, teaching Saint Charloss a lesson for attempting to kidnap Shirahoshi, and ordering Rob Lucci of CP0, who was preparing to follow Saint Charloss's command to eliminate Neptune, to stop.Saint Charloss was not deterred, so he granted Sai and Leo special permission, allowing them to attack Saint Charloss to rescue Neptune and Shirahoshi, enabling them to successfully conclude the conference and leave.However, because he helped Sai, Leo, and the others who beat up Saint Charloss escape, he was later sentenced to death by the God's Knights.After reforming, he could be considered a true man among the Celestial Dragons, and he even became better looking. Unfortunately, the price for a Celestial Dragon to reform is death.He was, and Doflamingo's parents were too... But that's getting off track. Back to the main topic.After much delay, Satoru, the Final Major Auction Item, was finally pushed onto the stage.
Chapter 771: The Resurrection of SatoruThe auction was underway.As time passed, the people below kept placing bids.Almost all the auction items had been sold.But as Celestial Dragons, the Rosward Saint family had plenty of ordinary slaves; naturally, they wanted something special.However, until the final lot, there was nothing that caught their eyes.Just as they were becoming impatient, the final lot was brought onto the stage. It was a long, rectangular object, and the host had it stood upright.The crowd below was confused. Wasn't this an auction for slaves?What was this thing?It was strange, but it certainly caught their attention.The host took the opportunity to pull off the cloth and shouted."Tonight's final auction item.""A puppet!""A pirate with a bounty of 291 million Berries while alive, Copy cat Satoru!!""Starting bid: 300 million Berries!!"The moment the host finished speaking, the crowd erupted into an uproar, even though they were nobles.They were all thinking.But Satoru's status was not low either.Just the fact that he was a student of Beckman was enough.His corpse?This auction house was bold enough to auction his corpse; weren't they afraid of retaliation?Also, who sold Satoru's corpse to the auction house?That person was ruthless too!!But as Celestial Dragons, one could imagine the intelligence level of the Rosward Saint family. They held themselves in high regard, acting as if they feared nothing. Even if Beckman himself showed up, they wouldn't care.It wasn't that they were strong; it was that they were stupid."It's that bastard!!""It's him!! Two years ago, he was the one who instigated Straw Hat to hit me!!""Daddy!!"Saint Charloss began to complain.Rosward Saint was there at the time, so he naturally knew; it was only later that he was knocked unconscious by Usopp's butt.Saint Shalria remarked, "Didn't this guy die two years ago?""Why is his corpse only being dug up for auction now? And he hasn't changed a bit!!""The arrogance he showed two years ago—isn't he just a commodity now? This is the consequence of going against us!!""Daddy, isn't this exactly the kind of merchandise you like?""Should we buy it?""I wonder what his eyes look like. If they're pretty, you can dig them out for me…"Before Saint Shalria could finish, she was glared at by Rosward Saint. He liked this kind of collection, but it had to be intact. If the eyes were dug out, it wouldn't be complete.Saint Shalria shut her mouth. By then, the bidding had already reached 500 million.Rosward Saint doubled it immediately. "1 billion!!"The Celestial Dragons had made their move; who would dare compete with them?The whole venue went silent, a look of certainty on his face.The host wasn't stupid. He had acquired the goods for 291 million, and now he was selling it for more than three times that amount—a huge profit!! He immediately brought down the gavel."1 billion, third time!!""Sold!!"Rosward Saint stood up and laughed heartily."Hahahaha.""Get rid of that broken coffin and the ice!!""With it displayed like that, I can't even touch it!!"What a pervert!The host dared not ask more questions and quickly agreed. He ordered his men to open the coffin and melt the ice to satisfy Rosward Saint.However, just as the men approached the ice coffin, a loud bang suddenly rang out.The roof of the auction house had been smashed open, and a giant fist reached in, missing the ice coffin by just a hair."What the hell is that!!"The people in the auction house were startled.The fist retracted, and sunlight streamed onto the stage.Luffy descended from the sky.The host ran to the edge of the stage and looked up at the hole in the roof, seeing many flying fish from the Flying Fish Riders.The rest of the Straw Hat Pirates jumped down from the flying fish after Luffy, and the entire crew arrived on the stage.Satoru was there too.It was the entire crew, truly."Straw Hat!!"Rosward Saint was furious. It was them again! It was them again!! Two years ago, and now too!!The commotion of the roof being smashed open did not go unnoticed by the Celestial Dragons' guards outside.The auction house doors were pushed open, and guards in heavy armor rushed to the side of Rosward Saint and his family.Luffy and the others stood in front of Satoru.Luffy was directly in front of Satoru.Zoro and Sanji were on his left and right.Beside Zoro were Nami, Robin, and Franky.Beside Sanji were Usopp, Chopper, and Brook.Luffy struck an attack stance, glaring at the people below who had auctioned off his brother.Zoro kept his hands on the hilts of his swords.Sanji held the cigarette in his mouth between his thumb and index finger.Nami had already taken out her clima-tact.Robin had her arms crossed.Franky was still in his "Super" pose, arms pressed together.Usopp's eyes were firm; he was indeed much braver than two years ago.Chopper had transformed into his heavy point form, breathing out two streams of white smoke from his nostrils.Brook still had his fish-shaped guitar on his back; it wouldn't be bad to play a tune if necessary.Watching them appear, Rosward Saint got angrier the more he looked!! He immediately gave the order."Kill them!!"Even though the guards knew they had lost two years ago, they had to move forward. To disobey meant death!!However, at this moment, Satoru inside the crystal coffin finally reacted. The ice sealing Satoru melted away, leaving only the crystal coffin (It was originally a Satoru ice sculpture inside a crystal coffin; calling it an ice coffin was just for convenience).Normally, with the coffin standing upright, Satorushould have fallen out, but he remained floating in the air.A lucky audience member below saw Satoru's eyelids twitch.He suspected he had seen wrong and rubbed his eyes. When he looked again—holy crap, Satoru had opened his eyes."Holy crap!!"The man screamed in terror.The crowd was confused. What are you screaming about? The Celestial Dragons aren't going to kill you.Luffy heard Satoru's voice ring out from behind him."Move, Luffy."Although Luffy was overjoyed to hear the voice, he did as Satoru said and dodged to the right, causing Zoro to stumble from the impact.Before he could ask what Luffy was doing, he saw the lid of the upright crystal coffin fly off instantly. A foot reached out from inside the coffin.The coffin lid flew forward rapidly.The audience lowered their heads to avoid being hit.Only Rosward Saint watched helplessly as the lid smashed toward him.With a bang, the lid hit Rosward Saint, carrying him into the wall and sandwiching him.Saint Shalria and Saint Charloss screamed in shock."Daddy!!"On the stage.The resurrected Satoru felt the sunlight streaming in through the hole in the roof.It felt so comfortable.Retracting his foot, Satoru fell straight forward.Seeing this, Luffy immediately dashed over to catch him.Having been frozen for two years, Satoru's skin was still a bit cold; Luffy could feel it.Satoru rested his chin on Luffy's shoulder. After struggling on the River Styx for so long, plus two years of having no control over his body, he was indeed a bit tired.When Satoru's body was frozen, Xiao Bai had always been in the position of his abdomen.At this moment, it suddenly transformed into a human form, pushing Satoru and Luffy apart.Satoru stumbled, and Zoro and Sanji each reached out to grab his arms, helping him steady himself.Satoru was reconnecting with his body.After a while, he felt much better.Well then, it was time for his line."Long time no see, everyone!!""Did you miss me?!"It was the familiar Satoru; Luffy and the others were overjoyed.The crowd below exploded. Wasn't Copy cat Satorudead?!!"Eh!!"
Chapter 772: Are You Man or Ghost?"EH!!!"Bai Yun's resurrection delivered a significant shock to everyone in the audience seats of the auction house.This is literally a resurrection from the dead!!The newspapers had widely publicized it two years ago, and the pictures were crystal clear.Long-Haired Bai Yun had died during the Summit War.And now he's alive?!Alive?!!The Navy had proclaimed it a victory for the Navy, a victory for the world.Now, it seemed like a tremendous joke...Bai Yun looked at Luffy and the others, who were frozen in front of him. "What's wrong? Aren't you happy I'm back?""I had quite the fantastical adventure, you know. I almost didn't make it back.""Bai Yun!!"Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper gave Bai Yun a huge hug.The others were probably a bit shy.Brook strummed his strings again."The sound of a complete—reunion!""Have you hugged enough? There are still people watching below."Xiao Bai said.Indeed, the Celestial Dragon guards below were also stunned by Bai Yun's resurrection, unsure whether they should attack.Saint Rosward had been knocked unconscious by the ice coffin and couldn't give orders.However, his son and daughter were still conscious.Shalulia Palace screamed hysterically like a shrew, "Kill them!! Kill them now!!"Saint Charlos also shouted, "Call the Marine Admirals here!!"Receiving their orders, the guards had no choice but to continue charging onto the stage.Zoro and Sanji immediately jumped off the stage.To them, these guards were nothing but small fries now."You're right, we should talk somewhere else. This place... an auction house?""Oh, great. Was I just auctioned off as an item??""How much did I go for?"Everyone nearly fell over, and Nami complained, "Isn't your focus a little bit off?!"Bai Yun replied, "If the price was too low, that would be insulting me.""After all, I'm pretty famous now, right?"Nami raised her fist.Bai Yun quickly changed the subject."Alright, enough of that. Let's go, we can chat somewhere else. Zoro and Sanji have already cleared the path for us.""Hehe, you're right, Bai Yun, let's go."Luffy's phrase, "You're right, Bai Yun," hadn't been heard in two years, and it brought a distinct feeling of nostalgia to everyone.Bai Yun smiled back and gestured with his hand. "Captain, after you."Luffy laughed loudly. "Hahaha, Bai Yun, stop teasing me."Despite his words, Luffy clutched his straw hat and jumped off the stage first, with Bai Yun and the others following closely behind.The guards had already been dealt with by Zoro and Sanji.The path was clear.As for the people in the audience, no one dared to step out and stop them..."This setup to welcome my return is a bit small.""But hey, it's better than nothing."Bai Yun and Luffy arrived at the entrance of the auction house.Zoro and Sanji stood on either side of the doorway like guardian deities, and opposite them was a Marine unit led by Sentomaru.The Marines had completely surrounded the auction house.But Bai Yun's assessment was: this setup was too small!To capture them two years later, this lineup was completely inadequate."Long-Haired Bai Yun!!"The Marines were also shocked to see Bai Yun standing alive right in front of them.They had been present during the great war two years ago, and they had watched Bai Yun die—dead beyond any doubt.Yet, Bai Yun was now standing alive right in front of them.Sentomaru had naturally been part of that war as well."Long-Haired Bai Yun?!""Are you man or ghost?""Or are you an imposter!""When you killed yourself at the Summit War, all your internal organs were shattered; there's no way that could be wrong!!"Anyone present at the time who possessed Observation Haki could sense that Bai Yun had shattered his own internal organs; it was absolutely impossible for him to have survived."Whether I'm man or ghost, you guess.""But whether I'm an imposter, I can tell you."Bai Yun raised his right hand and immediately punched out, shattering the space. The shockwave slammed into Sentomaru.Sentomaru's eyes widened, and he instantly used the flat of his giant axe to shield himself, but the shockwave still forced him backward, scraping his feet along the ground, the axe nearly flying from his grasp.Sentomaru believed it; the man before him was the real Bai Yun.Whitebeard was dead.The only person in the world who could use the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was Bai Yun.Bai Yun hadn't died.Or rather, Bai Yun had been resurrected!!Could Whitebeard have been resurrected too!!!Sentomaru considered a terrifying possibility: if Whitebeard had also been resurrected, then the Marines would become the biggest joke on the sea..."Did you never die, or were you resurrected?""No, that's not important anymore.""What's important is that you're alive!!""You fooled the entire Navy.""If you walk out of the Sabaody Archipelago alive, you will only turn the Navy into a joke.""We thought we had won, but it turns out we were just a laughingstock."Sentomaru said.Bai Yun nodded, then shook his head."Whitebeard Old Man's death was your victory.""But Whitebeard Old Man died without regret. Ace, whom you wanted to execute, survived, and I, the one who inherited the Old Man's Devil Fruit power, also survived. That is your failure!""You Marines are already a joke!""What do you mean, 'if' I leave the Sabaody Archipelago alive?""If you have the guts, try to stop me.""Luffy, time is short. Your turn."Bai Yun handed the figurative microphone to Luffy.Luffy understood, and this was also a chance to show Bai Yun how much he had grown over the past two years!Luffy stepped forward, his eyes blazing with fury, and his Conqueror's Haki erupted.In an instant.All the Marine soldiers behind Sentomaru collapsed.Sentomaru's eyes widened."Conqueror's Haki!!!"He hadn't expected the Straw Hat Kid's strength to have increased so much in just two years.They had known he possessed the potential for Conqueror's Haki during the Summit War, but could he really wield it to this extent already?It wasn't just Sentomaru; even Zoro and the others were surprised, though their reactions varied in intensity.The most exaggerated reactions naturally came from Usopp and Chopper."Th-th-that's the move we saw Uncle Rayleigh use the first time! It's called Conqueror's Haki, right! Luffy, you can do it too?!!!"Usopp was practically stuttering.Chopper, of course, played along."That's amazing, Luffy!!!"Nami wasn't quite as surprised; in her heart, Luffy had always been reliable, and it was only natural for him to possess and grow into such strength."Hahaha, it looks like you've grown quite a bit in two years, Luffy.""Alright, in that case, I...""You can do it too?!"Usopp was shocked again.Sentomaru was also stunned.Could the Straw Hat Pirates be about to have two Conquerors on one ship, just like the Roger Pirates?The Roger Pirates even eventually had three or four Conquerors (Oden and Bullet both had Conqueror's Haki).But Bai Yun gave an "innocent" look and replied."I can't, no. I was just going to say that I should give Luffy a round of applause."