"Is something wrong, Luffy?"
"Ah, I have a request. But... are you okay now? Your illness?"
"I will not be at the mercy of illness."
"A pirate is about to be executed this time. Ace, one of Whitebeard's men, is my brother!"
"I want to save him!"
"But I heard it's already too late to go by pirate ship!"
"Can you board the warship that came to pick you up and take me to the prison where Ace is being held?"
At Kuja Castle.
When Luffy urgently said this to Hancock.
Garp, Zephyr, Sakazuki, Newgate, Kaido, and the others standing "not far away" were all moved.
Garp: "What is he planning to do?"
Zephyr: "He actually intends to infiltrate Impel Down!"
Sakazuki's expression darkened. "What nerve, this brat."
"Tch, that's Luffy for you. But can something like this really be done?"
Spreading his hands, Aramaki voiced his doubts. "How is he getting in? How is he getting out afterward? And Hancock actually dares to do this?"
Shiki spoke in a ghostly tone. "Getting out might still be possible."
"If this is your wish, I am willing to go anywhere!"
At that moment, Hancock's cheeks suddenly flushed, and with a smile as radiant as peach blossoms, she gladly agreed to Luffy's request.
"Eh?"
"Uh..."
Garp, Aramaki, and the others sensed the strange atmosphere.
Then they heard Flame Flower, the "old woman" by the upstairs window, widen her eyes.
Staring at Hancock and Luffy in disbelief, she revealed the truth.
"The illness Snake Princess is suffering from is called lovesickness!"
"The previous Empress died because she fell in love!"
"There is a saying passed down in the distant East Blue: love always comes with storm winds and torrential rain!"
"Ah—"
Garp and Zephyr's group were dumbfounded as well, with Garp staring in