Chapter 85 – Luffy's Brother
After thinking for a moment, Sabo stepped aside and answered the Den Den Mushi.
But only a few moments after the call connected, he hurried back toward Law and Itachi.
"Friends—do you have a spare boat?"
Law and Itachi exchanged glances.
"What do you need a boat for?" Law asked.
"I just received orders," Sabo said urgently.
"I have to return to Riel Callander to help."
"The Revolutionary Army is moving in. If we get the chance…"
"We're going to stop the Blackbeard Pirates—and destroy them."
During the call, Dragon had already explained the situation.
For a long time, Riel Callander had secretly supplied the Revolutionary Army with large amounts of weapons.
Although Dragon had outwardly agreed to let Riel Callander handle the situation themselves, he had already begun mobilizing Revolutionary Army forces.
Now Sabo needed to return and join the rescue operation.
"So the Revolutionary Army is heading to Riel Callander…" Law said thoughtfully.
"I thought you'd be heading to Dressrosa with us."
Meanwhile, Itachi had already asked Panxi to prepare a boat.
Panxi didn't hesitate.
He generously handed Sabo a captured steam speedboat from their ship.
Freys then guided the main vessel to the surface.
After thanking them, Sabo boarded the speedboat and prepared to leave.
Itachi and Law waved him off.
Then Law turned back.
"Well then."
"We'll have to trouble you to send us to Dressrosa."
"We're meeting up with the Straw Hats there."
"Yosh! It's an honor to help the two big brothers!" Freys laughed excitedly.
A Sudden Realization
Just as Sabo was about to start the steam engine—
He suddenly froze.
"Straw Hat…?"
He turned around quickly.
"Wait—who was that Luffy you just mentioned?"
Law blinked.
"You mean Monkey D. Luffy, the pirate known as 'Straw Hat'?"
"The one with a bounty of 300 million berries."
Law looked puzzled.
After the events at Punk Hazard, the Straw Hats' bounty posters and news had already spread across the world.
Hadn't Sabo seen them?
"You… you…"
Sabo stared at Law and Itachi in disbelief.
But he didn't remember seeing either of them on the Straw Hats' wanted posters.
"Trafalgar Law, I know you're a Warlord of the Sea," Sabo said.
"But who is this guy?"
He pointed at Itachi.
"This is Itachi," Law replied.
"He's a member of the Straw Hat crew now."
"You're part of Luffy's crew?!"
"And Luffy is going to Dressrosa?!"
Sabo's face filled with shock.
Law frowned.
"You know the Straw Hats?"
"Know them?" Sabo laughed loudly.
"He's my little brother!"
"My brother!"
"Brother?" Law repeated in confusion.
"The only brother Luffy has is Fire Fist Ace, right?"
"Luffy has another brother?"
Even Itachi looked slightly surprised.
"Well…" Sabo scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"It's hard to explain right now."
"When we meet in Dressrosa, I'll tell you everything."
With that, Sabo started the steam speedboat.
Under Panxi's guidance, the vessel quickly rose toward the sea surface.
"Blackbeard…" Sabo muttered, clenching his fists.
"I'm coming back."
A Quick Decision
Law watched him disappear.
"I'm still a bit confused, but Itachi—"
Before he could finish speaking, he realized something.
Itachi had already jumped into the water.
He swam toward the small raft floating nearby.
On it lay Lafitte, still unconscious and tied up.
Without hesitation—
Itachi drove his blade straight through Lafitte's heart.
When he climbed back onto the ship, Law stared at him with cold sweat.
"I thought we agreed to let him live or die on his own?"
Itachi wiped his blade calmly.
"Luffy's brother is returning to stop Blackbeard."
"That means there will be more fighting."
"If we've already become enemies…"
"…then the Blackbeard Pirates might as well lose one more member."
As he said this, Itachi felt a faint trace of regret.
If that were the case—
Perhaps he should have finished off Blackbeard completely earlier.
"…Well," Law said awkwardly, wiping his sweat.
"That… actually makes sense."
He hadn't expected Itachi to act so decisively.
Meanwhile… Dressrosa
At the same time—
Outside Dressrosa Island, the Thousand Sunny had already docked.
On the deck—
Luffy was currently wrestling with Momonosuke, who had transformed into a dragon.
"Hey!"
"You're supposed to be a dragon! Dragons can fly!"
"I'm not a dragon!" Momonosuke shouted.
"I can't fly! I don't even know how I turned into this!"
"If you can't fly, then you're not a dragon!"
"You're just a grilled eel!"
"You idiot!!"
Momonosuke bit Luffy's face.
Luffy immediately punched him back.
"Stupid eel!"
"I told you I'm not an eel!"
The two started rolling across the deck in a full fight.
Nearby, Sanji and Brook watched helplessly.
"Luffy has been beating that kid the entire journey," Sanji sighed.
"He's actually kind of pitiful."
"Luffy-san," Brook added politely,
"He's only a child."
"Who cares!" Luffy shouted.
"So what if he's a samurai!"
"I'm going to be the King of the Pirates!"
"You idiot!" Momonosuke yelled back.
"I'll become the Shogun of Wano someday!"
"Shut up, grilled eel!"
"You stupid monkey!"
"Hey! Who are you calling a monkey?!"
"This is going too far!"
The fight continued until Kin'emon rushed over.
"Stop!"
"Lord Luffy, please!"
"You are our benefactors. Please do not fight with him."
Kin'emon bowed apologetically.
"My son is still young, but he takes great pride in being a samurai of Wano."
"Please forgive him."
Then he sighed.
"Still, Lord Luffy… it's not appropriate to beat up an eight-year-old child."
"Tch." Luffy crossed his arms.
"I just don't like this eel."
Momonosuke tried to charge again, but Kin'emon shouted.
"Enough!"
"I told you not to offend Lord Luffy again!"
Startled, Momonosuke ran toward Nami.
"Sister Nami!"
At first, Nami had disliked the boy.
But seeing him bullied by Luffy, she softened a little.
She picked him up.
"There, there."
"It's okay."
But as Nami hugged him—
Even though he was still in dragon form—
Sanji and Brook noticed something disturbing.
Momonosuke's face had turned extremely perverted.
"You…"
"YOU BASTARD!"
Sanji exploded.
Kin'emon gasped in horror.
Sanji immediately delivered a flying kick.
Momonosuke's face swelled instantly as he crashed to the deck.
"Sanji!" Nami shouted.
"Why would you kick a child?!"
"A child?!" Sanji pointed furiously.
"He calls himself a warrior when it suits him!"
"But suddenly he's a child when he gets hit!"
"This is all your fault, Kin'emon!"
"You have no sense of shame!"
Sanji still couldn't forget the look on Kin'emon's face back when only his head was attached to Nami's body.
Brook also pointed accusingly.
"Exactly!"
"Are Wano samurai all perverts?!"
"T-That's not intentional!" Kin'emon protested desperately.
Just then, Franky, who had stepped off the ship, reminded everyone:
"Hey! Don't forget—we still need to gather information in the city!"
Meanwhile—
Zoro was still sleeping peacefully on the deck.
And Robin rested her chin on her hands, gazing calmly at the distant sea.
"The two of them…"
"Don't they know how to catch up already?"
End of Chapter 231
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