Just Right
When Luo discovered that a flagship of the Marine Headquarters was anchored near Svalbard Island, he thought to himself, "Oh no!"
It was already troublesome enough that a legendary Great Pirate had suddenly appeared and threatened him, but now even the Navy had gotten involved?
Although he had considered the possibility of them both suffering heavy losses, Luo abandoned the idea when Wolf's safety was in mind.
Carefully avoiding the direction of the warship, they headed directly towards Svalbard Island...
Law could guess that the only thing that would make someone like Golden Lion, a sixteen-year-old newbie, notice him was the power of the Op-Op Fruit.
In the past few days, he also specifically looked for the wanted posters for Golden Lion and learned that both of his legs were broken during the prison break...
Therefore, Law was already 80% certain that Golden Lion Shiki wanted him to heal him himself.
If that were all, Law wouldn't want to cause any more trouble, but... once he comes into contact with the Golden Lion, there will definitely be additional dangers!
Wolf had previously learned that Law was a user of the Op-Op Fruit and had helped him research a lot of information. He learned that when the Op-Op Fruit's power is pushed to its limit, it can perform an "Eternal Youth Surgery" at the cost of sacrificing oneself, thus freeing the target from the limitations of lifespan.
Therefore, Law now understands why Doflamingo wanted the Op-Op Fruit back then, and even killed his own brother Rosinante in a fit of rage. He also understands that from the moment he obtained the Op-Op Fruit, he would become the target of the Marines, pirates, and even the World Government!
Wolf entrusted the submarine to him for this very reason—the submarine's stealth capabilities were beyond question.
Unlike in the original work, Law, having learned of Doflamingo's death, was less hesitant and filled with hatred, becoming somewhat more reckless, which led to him being discovered by Golden Lion...
He also understood that Golden Lion Shiki was unlikely to be satisfied with just coercing him to heal his legs, and might very well break his promise afterward.
However, for Wolf's sake, Law still came, and bypassed the warships, quietly landing on the island...
Contrary to Momousagi's expectations, Law's experience made it impossible for him to believe that the Navy was involved.
A day passed in the blink of an eye, and as the time for Shiki's earlier announcement to execute Wolf arrived, Momousagi Gion grew restless.
"Vice Admiral, does that Golden Lion really only plan to wait three days? Didn't he consider that the Op-Op Fruit user might not be able to return in time?" Johnny said, half-comfortingly.
As Momousagi's right-hand man, Johnny knew very well what Vice Admiral Momousagi was worried about—she was afraid of the Op-Op Fruit user and had already made contact with Golden Lion!
"No! I can't comfort myself like that... Let's move the boat closer!" Momousagi finally made up her mind and said.
Well, if Momousagi doesn't make up her mind soon, Sig is thinking of going there himself.
"But...yes!" Johnny wanted to say something, but seeing Vice Admiral Momousagi glaring at him, he immediately began to give orders.
The town on Svalbard Island was destroyed twenty years ago. During the reconstruction process, everyone gained a deeper understanding of mutual dependence, so the town became very harmonious. The rebuilt town was named Happy Town.
However, Happy Town was quiet at this time—after the Golden Lion arrived, no one dared to go out, for fear of being caught in the battle.
Gion landed with the navy, arriving at just the right moment...
After landing, Law lingered for a while before realizing there wasn't much of an opportunity, since the Golden Lion's ship was in the sky. However, when the Golden Lion was about to execute Wolf on the island, Law finally appeared.
On the Execution Platform that the Golden Lion built himself, the Golden Lion had already been fitted with legs—this time he had learned his lesson and chose his own legs!
He had been tricked by Silver Axe before; Silver Axe Vice Admiral swapped his leg with his own and almost betrayed him at a crucial moment.
Reattaching the leg was nothing to hesitate about; for a user of the Op-Op Fruit, it was just a minor surgery.
However, what Shiki asked next made both Luo and Shiki very serious—to fill in the gaps in their imaginations.
If this rudder were removed, there's a greater than 50% chance Shiki would die on the spot. But if a user of the Op-Op Fruit were to do it, there would be no risk whatsoever.
Or rather... there are no risks related to medical technology!
However, if the user of the Op-Op Fruit has malicious intentions, it would be too easy to kill Golden Lion or obtain a portion of his brain tissue as a threat.
Therefore, when Golden Lion faced Silver Axe, the topic of "filling in the gaps" was never mentioned. After all, they were all members of the Rocks Pirates back in the day, so who doesn't know who?
Even if Silver Axe's biological parents were to resurrect on the spot and be pledged to Shiki would still not believe Silver Axe!
But...
Trafalgar Law, this new user of the Op-Op Fruit, is different!
He wasn't as ruthless as Silver Axe, so Shiki was willing to give it a try.
Especially after being provoked by Momousagi...
He himself has been reduced to a 50/50 match with a Vice Admiral!
And at this moment, Wolf is being restrained by Scarlet in a "holding a girl in his arms" position— Scarlet is a leader Masira on the island of rare beasts. He is already more intelligent than ordinary rare beasts, and he is also exceptionally gifted. After the IQ catalytic mutation, not only was his rationality not destroyed, but he became even smarter.
Of course, no matter how smart they are, they are still Masira, much more stubborn than humans.
He was restraining Wolf at this point because Shiki had given the order...
If this kid dares to remove part of his brain tissue to threaten him, Scarlet won't even need to obey Shiki's orders; he'll kill Wolf in the most cruel way possible!
From their previous entanglement, Shiki had already determined Trafalgar's character.
However, there was indeed an element of gambling in his actions. At this moment, Shiki looked confident, as if victory was assured and he wasn't worried at all that Law would escape his grasp. He even had a cigar in his mouth. But in reality, he was also a little nervous.
"ROOM--"
Law, looking solemn, activated the power of the Op-Op Fruit, encompassing both himself and Golden Lion within the "operating room."
Luo approached the Golden Lion with extreme caution, his expression remaining tense, as if the Golden Lion might suddenly launch a sneak attack. His hands were already close to the Golden Lion's head.
But just then, Wolf struggled and shouted, "Law! Think about what you told me! Whether the power of the Op-Op Fruit is good or evil depends on the choice of its user!"
Clearly, Wolf didn't want to restore Great Pirate like Golden Lion because of himself, nor did he want Law to be threatened by Golden Lion because of him—once Golden Lion recovered, would he leave directly and stop bothering Law, as he claimed? Wolf didn't believe it!
Luo's face immediately tensed up, and he paused in his movements. He was mainly worried that the Golden Lion would become wary because of this, and he was indeed struggling with what to do.
Shiki, however, said calmly, "Haha, kid, you'd better keep your hand steady." He seemed completely oblivious to Wolf's words.
Luo struggled internally, his hands continuing to reach for the ship's rudder from behind...
What should we do?
Just then, Momousagi arrived!
"Trafalgar Law! Stop! Our navy is on its way, we'll save you..." Johnny shouted from afar.
Trafalgar Law looked up sharply upon hearing the word "navy," while Golden Lion revealed a smug smirk.
This was also part of the gamble the Golden Lion had made! Having spent the last few days on Svalbard Island, he had already learned about Trafalgar Law's background.
Really...
Trafalgar Law, who had been hesitant at first, saw the navy arrive and immediately—he steered the ship, filled in his own thoughts, and did it all in one go!
"Let go of Wolf!" Law said, teleporting backward a short distance, keeping a safe distance from the Golden Lion.
Golden Lion burst into laughter. "Hahaha..." At the same time, a powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted.
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