With Vivi there, everyone entered the Royal City smoothly.
The Royal City was worlds apart from the other cities.
Outside, there was famine, drought, and unrest.
Inside, there was peace, happiness, and prosperity.
This was all because it rained frequently in the Royal City, allowing the people here to live quite comfortably without having to worry about a shortage of water.
But despite its peaceful appearance, the Royal City was actually fraught with danger.
As soon as they entered the city, everyone noticed countless furtive eyes watching them.
"Everyone, be careful. Something seems dangerous." Vivi warned them.
The others all nodded. They had sensed it long ago as well.
Only Luffy, whose nerves were hopelessly slow, had no idea there was any danger. All he could think about was food.
"I'm so hungry, so hungry! I want to eat! A city this rich must have tons of restaurants. Here I come~"
Luffy's soul and body had already left the group in sync. In the blink of an eye, he had vanished!
"What an idiot!" Zoro and Sanji were speechless. They could only hurry after him, intending to drag Luffy back.
The group was forced to split up at once.
The enemies hiding in the depths had still been worrying about how to separate the Straw Hat Pirates and deal with them individually. They had never expected the pirates to scatter so cooperatively on their own.
It was all thanks to their good captain, Mr. Luffy.
"Attack!"
A command rang out from the shadows.
Those monsters could hold back no longer, and they charged out from the darkness one after another.
"They're from Baroque Works!" Vivi recognized them.
"Does Baroque Works have this many people?" Usopp gulped.
He had thought they were all as formidable as Mr. 3.
Mr. 3 was