Law's Envy, Ship Spirits, and Such...

Seeing Luffy, the crew of the Thousand Sunny fell silent.

"Is the enemy that strong?" Sanji asked in surprise.

If someone could beat Luffy to this state, does that mean their opponent also has a bounty no lower than Luffy's?

"Not really." Xi Yan glanced at Luffy and said, "I'm the one who beat him up."

"That kid was asking for it, so I taught him a lesson."

Sanji:...

What on earth did Luffy do to make Xi Yan beat him up?

Well, even though I don't know what happened, it's good that we got Caesar back.

Luo, who watched the entire process, wore a complicated expression.

He really understands the Straw Hat Pirates less and less.

This guy in Sunglasses is not only ridiculously strong, he also has Conqueror's Haki!

And most importantly... the Straw Hat Leader doesn't really dare to fight back when he's getting beaten up!

Is this guy really the captain?

After glancing at Luffy, whose face was bruised and swollen, Law fell into deep thought.

"Damn it, why wasn't it the Joker who sent someone to save me...?" Caesar said, tears streaming down his face.

Well, he's back in the hands of those demons!

Damn it... Damn it!

"Forget about it." Regaining his senses, Law glanced at Caesar and said, "There's no way I'll let Doflamingo rescue you."

After saying that, Luo paused slightly, then continued, "And... you'd better behave yourself, or else..."

At this point, Law took out Caesar's heart and gestured slightly to Caesar.

Upon seeing this, Caesar's expression immediately turned ugly.

"Damn it, my heart!"

Luo was satisfied with Caesar's reaction, and after a cold laugh, he put the heart away.

Caesar lowered his head resignedly and said nothing more.

Having lost his heart, he is now like a fish waiting to be slaughtered, utterly powerless to resist.

Thinking of this, Caesar sighed silently.

When will this ever end?

"Hey, Merry."

Xi Yan turned to look at Merry, who was floating in mid-air, and said, "Come with me."

"Where are you going?"

Merry, who had come to Xi Yan's side, looked at Xi Yan with a puzzled expression, clearly wondering what he wanted to do with her.

"I plan to collect that big ship down there," Xi Yan said, pointing to the massive pirate ship below that hadn't suffered much damage. "There's a huge aquarium inside; it's definitely worth a lot of money."

Upon hearing Xi Yan's words, Nami darted to Xi Yan side and excitedly asked, "Can Merry put this away?"

If that's the case, then this ship could fetch at least 100 million Beli, right?

That's money!

"Hey, Nami."

Xi Yan looked at Nami speechlessly and said, "This is the one I've got my eye on."

"They're all the same, they're all the same."

Nami waved her hand dismissively, then looked at Merry with a smile and said, "Merry, could you put this ship away?"

Upon hearing this, Merry tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "I think it should be okay."

Although she had never tried to store such a huge pirate ship before, she had used Sealing Scroll to capture pirates before.

So Merry thought there shouldn't be any problem.

"Alright, let's go, ignore this money-grubber." Xi Yan rolled his eyes at Nami and said.

Nami didn't care at all.

What's wrong with being a money-grubber?

Money-grubbers are the happiest people!

Seeing that Nami didn't say anything more, Merry took Xi Yan and flew down.

"Where is the enemy?" Merry asked curiously.

"Ah, I've already thrown it into the sea," Xi Yan said.

When he said goodbye to Kung Fu Sea Cow and the others, he casually snapped the neck of the Pet Fruit and threw it into the sea.

Afterwards, they returned to the top of the ship and, with the help of Merry's abilities, returned to the pirate ship.

Merry nodded, then turned her gaze to the pirate ship and said, "I wonder if my scroll can capture this ship."

"Your scroll was specially made by me, so there shouldn't be any problem."

As he spoke, Xi Yan glanced at the pirate ship below, then focused his gaze on a recessed area, saying, "Let's go, that's where we can get some cover."

If Merry's Sealing Technique is insufficient to contain such a massive pirate ship, then he will need to intervene.

So we can't let that guy Luo see it.

Merry, understanding Xi Yan's meaning, immediately used her abilities to send the two of them there.

Then she took out her specially made, enormous scroll.

Let's begin.

"Profound!"

Merry nodded, and then activated the Sealing Technique without hesitation.

The next moment...

"Bump!"

A huge plume of white smoke appeared in the area, completely covering it.

After the smoke cleared, the huge pirate ship was no longer there.

Looking at Merry, who was retracting the scroll in mid-air, Luo exclaimed in surprise, "Merry can actually retract such a huge pirate ship?"

This is absolutely astonishing!

Just how large is the limit to the objects her Sealing Technique can collect?

"Of course," Luffy proudly raised his head and said, "Meriko incredibly Lihai!"

Although he didn't spend those two years with Merry, he still learned some things about Merry from Xi Yan.

Merry is really amazing now!

Luo was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then that feeling of envy resurfaced in his heart.

If he could, he'd also like a Ship Spirit companion that could store his pirate ship.

Luo glanced at Merry, who had returned to the pirate ship with Xi Yan, and sighed silently.

"There's probably no time to rest now." Xi Yan turned to look at the horizon, which was beginning to lighten, and said, "It's almost dawn."

Although I don't know the exact time, since the sun is about to rise, it means it's morning.

The others understood this as well, and naturally gave up the idea of going back to sleep.

Soon, under Merry's control, the pirate ship returned to the surface of the sea and continued its journey towards the target area.

Just then, a News Bird carrying a morning paper appeared in the sky above the Thousand Sunny.

"Gah~"

"Gah~"

"The News Bird's here!" Luo shouted. "Hey, bring us a newspaper!"

Upon hearing Luo's call, the News Bird quickly landed on the Thousand Sunny, took a newspaper from its pocket, and handed it to Luo.

Without saying a word, Luo, having received the newspaper, immediately turned and walked towards the deck, intending to spread it out for everyone to see.

But the News Bird from Beli.

"Gah!"

"Gah!"

"Lo," Chopper said, "He said you haven't paid yet."

Luo, who was in a bit of a hurry, was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then remembered that he hadn't paid earlier.

Seeing this, Merry smiled, turned around, took out one hundred Beli from her pocket, and said, "Here you go."

"Gah~"

The News Bird, having received the money, was visibly in a better mood. After giving Merry a friendly nod, it flapped its wings and flew away.

Merry waved her arms at the News Bird with a smile, and said to Chopper, "Chopper, what did he just say?"

He said... "Thank you for your generosity, human girl worth one hundred Beli."

Upon hearing this, Merry froze.

Xi Yan:...

Seeing the tears welling up in Merry's eyes, Xi Yan sighed helplessly.

Why is Chopper so straightforward...?

"A human girl worth one hundred Beli."

Merry burst into tears. How could she be so miserable?

Seeing this, Chopper blinked and said, "Did I say something wrong again?"

"But I only have 50 dollars..."

At this point, Chopper suddenly stopped, and then burst into tears.

Seeing this, Perona felt a pang of sympathy and came over, hugging the two little ones to comfort them.

It took a lot of comforting to calm the two little ones down.

"Don't worry, your bounties will definitely increase in the future," Perona reassured her.

"Um!"

The two little ones nodded, and their emotions calmed down.

The rest of the Straw Hat Pirates breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, then turned their attention to Law and asked, "How is it?"

"He has done as I asked," Luo said, squinting his eyes.

The newspaper clearly stated that Doflamingo had resigned from his position Shichibukai.

Hearing this, the others gathered around, and then Usopp exclaimed in surprise, "He actually resigned from the Shichibukai?"

That's really surprising!

"Not only that," Sanji said, "He also resigned as... King of Dressrosa?"

"This guy was actually a King before?"

Brook looked at the newspaper in surprise, clearly not expecting Doflamingo to have such an identity.

Doesn't that mean this man is a pirate of the same type as the Pirate Empress?!

Is it really that popular for King to become pirates these days?

"King and all that..." Luffy frowned and said, "Is that country the Birdman Kingdom?"

If the King is a birdman, then the people must be birdmen too.

"What kind of strange theory is that?" Xi Yan said speechlessly.

Why must a kingdom be ruled by birdmen just because the King is Birdman Kingdom?

No, Doflamingo isn't a birdman either!

"It seems things are progressing quite smoothly," Nami said with a smile.

"But the fact that things are progressing so smoothly is actually a little unsettling," Franky said, frowning.

Things are unfolding exactly as they imagined, but is that really the case?

For some reason, he felt that something was not quite right.

"It's alright, that's good." Luo said with a smile, "Now our plan can continue."

Although we don't know what kind of mental process Doflamingo went through that night,... he really had no choice but to do it!

'Just you wait, Doflamingo!' Law thought to himself, 'You'll soon find out what hell is like!'

As if he had just realized something, Luo suddenly laughed even more heartily.

"That's good."

Luffy nodded, then pointed to some articles in the newspaper and said, "But why are we in the newspaper too?"

"Us?"

Usopp paused for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Where is it?"

"Here."

Luffy pointed to the sign that read "They've formed an alliance" and said, "This is it."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction Luffy Luffy pointing and then noticed the huge title.

"The Shichibukai, Trafalgar Law, and the Straw Hat Crew have formed an alliance, an exception!" Nami exclaimed in surprise, "Has our alliance been exposed so quickly?"

"Don't forget about the navy."

Xi Yan explained, "Also, Caesar conducted the Public Experiment via live stream, so it's normal that those guys guessed we were allied."

Xi Yan doesn't find it strange that this matter has been discovered, after all, what happened was broadcast live.

The other party simply doesn't know the true purpose of their alliance.

"That's true," Nami nodded.

That makes perfect sense.

However, what is the meaning behind the World Government's unclear trial of Law?

Nami stared at those words, a hint of doubt appearing in her eyes.

Thinking about this, Nami voiced her doubts.

"Perhaps it's because... the World Government hasn't been able to confirm whether Law has truly resigned from his position as Shichibukai," Xi Yan speculated.

This time, the others didn't say anything, but nodded in agreement with Xi Yan's idea.

After all... they hadn't considered any other possibilities.

"There's more here," Usopp said, pointing to the information below. "Magician Hawkins and Scratchmen Apoo Apoo have also formed an alliance."

"The Hawkins Pirates and the On Air Pirates, huh?" Law stared at the two pirate crews, his eyes narrowed, seemingly lost in thought.

Franky, however, asked curiously, "Could it be that they, like us, formed an alliance to deal with the Four Emperors?"

According to Law, forming an alliance is the best option to deal with the Four Emperors, so others might also form an alliance for this reason.

"They've formed an alliance."

Luffy asked with great interest, "So, which one did they choose as their target?"

If they also choose Kaido, then the two sides might meet in Wano Country.

"I don't know," Usopp shook his head and said, "It wasn't mentioned in the newspapers."

"How could such a thing be written in the newspaper?" Perona retorted.

Forming an alliance to deal with the Four Emperors is a closely guarded secret; how could it possibly be leaked beforehand?

After all, doing so might attract the attention of the Four Emperors prematurely!

"Never mind what others say," Luo said calmly. "Let's continue with our battle plan."

"Now focus your attention on Doflamingo."

He didn't care what Apoo and Hawkins thought, after all, those guys couldn't possibly affect their current battle plan.

As for whether they will meet in Wano Country?

If the other party dares to interfere with them, he wouldn't mind working with the Straw Hat Crew to wipe out those two groups!

The Straw Hat Pirates also shifted their attention away from Hawkins and his group.

"Judging from Doflamingo's reaction, Caesar is very important to him." Xi Yan crossed his arms and looked at Law, saying, "Your battle plan has indeed worked."

Luo nodded upon hearing this, and then said, "Now you know how heavy yesterday's deal was for Doflamingo, right?"

"We only stole Caesar, but that guy gave up the King he'd sat on for ten years overnight because of it!"

"At the same time... they also relinquished their right to legally plunder the Shichibukai!"

"And this is Doflamingo's reaction in order to reclaim Caesar!"

"Now, we can proceed to the next phase of our operation!"

As he finished speaking, a glint of light appeared in Luo's eyes, and the corners of his mouth began to unconsciously turn up.

Doflamingo, you're dead!