Franky's Request, Luffy's Decision
In the video footage, guided by Bartolomeo, Luffy finally arrived at the window where Zoro and Kin'emon were and spoke to them.
Bartolomeo himself, overwhelmed with emotion, fainted on the way.
"What do you want, Zoro?" Luffy asked, looking at Zoro outside.
"Since you knew about this tournament, why didn't you invite me to participate?" Zoro complained.
"Hehehe, sorry! Sorry!" Luffy smiled sheepishly and said.
To everyone's surprise, Zoro persisted, saying, "You rascal, you made me run all over the streets, and if you keep going..."
"Hey! Lord Zoro, this isn't the time for this!" Kin'emon quickly interrupted him, saying...
Unexpectedly, Zoro completely ignored his words and continued to yell angrily at Luffy, "Besides, how did you get cornered by that old man?! What are you doing?!"
"I wasn't cornered like him!" Luffy retorted. "You must not have seen the end! I easily defeated him."
"Poruporup."
Just then, a Den Den Mushi (a type of Den Den Mushi) rang in Kin'emon's hand. "What are you doing?" Zoro looked at him, puzzled.
"Sanji said earlier that if I saw Luffy, I should call him," Kin'emon explained.
"Oh, I see! Oh! Right!" Zoro seemed to suddenly remember the important matter, and said to Luffy in the arena, "Luffy, this arena is now completely surrounded by the Marines!"
"Oh, I see! Got it!" Luffy said, picking his nose.
"Hey! This is the important part! You're just going to gloss over it like that!" Kin'emon complained.
As he finished speaking, the camera shifted to a small alley not far from the Corrida Colosseum, where a large group of naval soldiers were lying in ambush.
On the screen, a few scattered, speechless comments appeared: {"Why didn't you say something this important sooner, Roronoa Zoro? Why did you say so much nonsense from the beginning?! You're driving this person with a serious case of anxiety crazy!"}
{Hey! That's way too calm! Those are the Navy! Can't you put any pressure on them?!}
{Wow, Straw Hat Luffy's attitude is so disrespectful to the Navy! He's so arrogant!}
{ The Straw Hat Luffy still don't know that the leader of this expedition is a Marine Admiral. They're going to get what's coming to them soon enough!}
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In the video footage, the Den Den Den Mushi connection with Sanji was finally established, and Franky and the others also connected at the same time.
After a brief exchange of information to confirm who was on each side, Franky got straight to the point, saying, "Guys, listen to me first. We're currently with the King Riku Army, who oppose the Doflamingo regime in this country, but they're Tontatta."
"The Tontatta?" Luffy asked, puzzled. "What Tontatta?!"
Franky didn't answer his question, but instead asked, "Hey! Luffy, do you remember that One-Legged Toy Soldier we encountered outside the arena before?"
"Ah! I remember," Luffy. "But what does that have to do with the Tontatta?!"
"He was actually the captain of that army," Franky explained.
"Oh! The captain of the Tontatta! That's impressive!" Luffy exclaimed in surprise. "And then?"
"They've gathered here today, determined to defeat Doflamingo," Franky replied.
"What?" Luffy suddenly recalled what Rebecca had told him in the arena cell, and immediately shouted to Franky on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, "Ah! That's right! The One-Legged Toy Soldier, that's the one Rebecca wants to stop, Franky, stop that army!"
"What nonsense are you spouting, Luffy?" Franky retorted. "I think the exact opposite of what you're saying. It seems you've definitely talked to that girl named Rebecca, haven't you?!"
"Yeah! She's such a nice person!" Luffy nodded and said, "Even though she didn't have much money, she still treated me to three bento boxes. But let me tell you, the reaction of the audience when she appeared really made me furious!"
"I'm just as angry about that as you are," Franky agreed. "But, Luffy..."
He took a deep breath, adjusted his tone, and said with utmost seriousness, "I will not act according to Torao's plan."
"Hey! What are you saying, Franky?" Usopp's surprised voice rang out beside him.
"That Torao's plan must be like this!"
To his surprise, Franky completely ignored him and continued, "After destroying the SMILE Factory, in order to defeat Kaido, they deliberately kept Doflamingo alive to use him. But what about those who want to defeat him today?"
"The Tontatta will not stop. At first glance, this country appears peaceful and prosperous, but it hides a deep darkness, and they are now fighting desperately to dispel it!"
"They are so small, yet their courage is astonishing. They dare to challenge that despicable and powerful enemy. Faced with such a brave and insignificant army, I cannot stand by and watch them die."
Even so, is it still more advantageous for us for Doflamingo to win?
"Hey! Luffy, no matter what you say..."
At this point, Franky's voice trembled slightly with a hint of a sob, "... I will help them, even if it goes against our original plan."
Upon hearing this, Luffy fell into a brief silence, then his eyes hardened. He stretched out his arm, grabbed the Den Den Mushi from Kin'emon's hand, and shouted, "Let's go cause a ruckus! Franky, we'll be there soon!"
"Thanks! Luffy, everyone, we really did you a great job!" Franky said apologetically.
"Then let's head back!" From Sanji and the others, who had been silent until now, came his excited voice and Nami's wailing voice.