A look of disdain

"Alright, with these people here, Fujitora won't attack us for the time being," Xi Yan said. "Let's get on the ship quickly."

"Profound!"

Usopp and the others shouted, then quickly followed Xi Yan and ran forward, soon arriving near their target.

"Look, everyone!" Bartolomeo shouted. "That's the Yonta Maria!!"

"Wow, it's huge!"

Luffy stared in astonishment at the ship before him; it was enormous!

This ship is at least three times the size of their Thousand Sunny!

"Hahaha, isn't it magnificent?" Bartolomeo laughed loudly.

"It's not yours, why are you so smug?"

Cavendish stared speechlessly at Bartolomeo. Did this guy think someone else's ship was his own?

Bartolomeo ignored Cavendish and instead smiled at Luffy and the others, saying, "Gentlemen, let's get on board quickly; we still have things to do."

"Once things are settled here, we'll go see my ship. You'll be amazed!"

Bartolomeo proudly raised his head at the thought of the statues on his ship; they were his most prized possessions.

"Okay, I'll go take a look later."

Luffy smiled and agreed, then followed the others to the Yonta Maria in Orlumbus.

"It's even bigger now that we're up here," Franky remarked.

Orlumbus must have quite a few men under his command, otherwise he wouldn't have built such a large ship.

"Straw Hat."

Hajrudin stood before Luffy, smiling, and said, "I have four Giant Clan companions. One day, we will unite the entire Giant Clan and revive the Giant Warrior Pirate Crew that once shocked the world!"

Wow, the Giant Warrior Pirate Crew!

Usopp's eyes lit up with excitement as he exclaimed, "Hey, Luffy, that was the glorious era of Dorry and Brogy!"

At this point, Usopp pictured his two giant mentors, wondering how they were doing now.

If we have the chance, we must get together again!!

"Really?" Luffy laughed loudly, "Then we'd be formidable opponents if we were to fight!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Then, giant, we shall meet again."

Although they might become enemies in the future, Luffy didn't care at all at the moment, because he believed that he would not be defeated by anyone now.

Hajrudin smiled upon hearing this, "Until we meet again?"

They won't part ways so easily until that matter is resolved.

"Our Yonta Maria Grand Fleet is a large fleet of 56 ships," Orlumbus said, looking at Nico Robin and Xi Yan. "They should come in handy."

Although they couldn't interfere in the battles of high-level experts like Xi Yan, clearing out the enemy Taxi Soldiers for him was no problem.

After all... we can't let our Admiral waste his energy attacking the enemy's minions, can we?

"To come in handy?"

Nicole Robin looked puzzled. What did she mean by "come in handy"?

What is Orlumbus planning to do?

But Orlumbus didn't explain; he just gave Nico Robin a mysterious smile, which puzzled Robin.

What's this guy up to?

Xi Yan seemed to sense something, and the corners of his mouth began to turn up slightly.

It seems... the Straw Hat Pirates might be about to change.

"Luffy Landu!"

Leo ran up to Luffy, raised his head, and said, "Our clan leader has given permission and hopes we can join."

"Join in?"

Luffy looked at Leo with a puzzled expression. What was this little guy talking about?

"While I'm invincible in serious competitions, I'm still far from being a champion among the strongest pirates."

After Edio finished speaking, Blue Gilly immediately chimed in, saying, "So I've decided to join forces with Edio to go to sea."

"We're still here!"

The Jette brothers joined in, saying, "We're coming too, don't forget your brothers!"

Don't worry, I won't forget.

Edio burst into laughter; how could he possibly forget his good brothers who had fought alongside him?

"I'm planning to get on this guy's ship."

"Go to sea with him," said Suleiman, pointing at Cavendish.

"Hello!"

Cavendish glared at Suleiman and said, "I've already let you on board, you should at least call me captain, you bastard!"

"And you too!"

Cavendish speaking, he looked at Luffy and continued, "Don't forget I'm your senior!"

"Even though I'm supporting you, I'll always be the most popular!"

After saying that, Cavendish proudly raised his head, looking rather adorable.

Luffy:???

Luffy looked at these guys with a puzzled expression and said, "What are you guys talking about?"

"Do whatever you want."

Why keep reporting these things to him one after another?

Even though we fought together, it doesn't have to come to this extent.

"Yeah, why are they saying all this?" Merry also looked puzzled, completely baffled by what these guys were doing.

"Just watch."

Xi Yan reached out and rubbed the little guy's head, gesturing for him to look down first, and he would naturally find out what was going on in a moment.

Seeing that Xi Yan had said so, Merry didn't say anything more, but instead looked at Luffy with her big, bright eyes.

"We all hit it off during our two-day stay at the Royal Palace, so we made a decision together."

"Ah?"

Luffy glanced at Jette, so what does this have to do with what the other person is saying?

"Let me explain," Orlumbus strode up to Luffy and said, "We decided the order by drawing lots."

"First up is the Beautiful Pirates, a total of 75 people, whose captain is White Horse Cavendish."

"Next up is the Barto Club, 56 people, captained by the cannibal Bartolomeo."

"Next up is the Eight Treasure Navy, about a thousand men, led by the Third Hokage pillar, Chief Lao Cai!"

"Next up is the Ideo Pirates, four people in total, captained by Destructive Cannon Edio."

"Then comes the Tontatta Tribe's legion, totaling 200 people, led by the Warrior Leo."

"Then there's the Future Giant Warrior Pirate Crew, which currently only has five members, and their captain is Hajrudin."

"Finally, there is our Yonta Maria Grand Fleet, with 4,300 men, Admiral is me, Orlumbus!"

After saying that, Orlumbus's lips curled up slightly. Although their strength wasn't particularly great compared to the Straw Hat Pirates and Straw Hat Luffy, they would definitely come in handy!

"A massive army of 5,600 men." Bartolomeo stepped forward, knelt down, and said, "Senior Luffy, we, the seven representatives, wish to swear brotherhood with you."

Just as Luffy was about to ask Bartolomeo why he was Luffy, he suddenly looked puzzled and said, "A toast to sworn brotherhood?"

What is that?

Xi Yan revealed an expression of "I knew it," as he had suspected this from what these people were saying, and it turned out to be true.

It seems Luffy has quite the charm.

"That's right!"

Bartolomeo said earnestly, "You're the boss, and we're your underlings."

"Please let us join the Straw Hat Pirates!"

Cavendish and the others smiled upon hearing this.

At this moment, they were proud to join the Straw Hat Pirates!

"Hello."

Perona walked over to Xi Yan, nudged him lightly in the Xi Yan with her elbow, and whispered, "They wouldn't be doing this because of you..."

Before Perona could finish speaking, Xi Yan shook his head and said, "No, it wasn't me. I can tell that."

"They were won over by Luffy's charisma."

He admitted that his reputation was very high, but ultimately these people had not witnessed what he had done firsthand, so whether they would admire him was still unknown.

And what about Luffy?

Luffy did something really big right under their noses!

In this situation, it's possible that they would fall for Luffy's charisma.

Besides... if Ninja couldn't even understand this much, he wouldn't deserve to be Ninja.

"I see."

Perona nodded, then smiled and said, "Luffy really has a lot of charisma."

Even she now really hopes to become a true member of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Then, as if she had just thought of something, Perona's smile gradually faded, and she sighed silently before turning back to Merry's side.

This scene stunned Xi Yan. What was going on now?

Never mind that for now.

Then, Xi Yan turned his gaze to Bartolomeo and the others, thinking to himself, 'Your ideas are all good, but... Luffy might not be willing.'

As if he had just thought of something, a smile appeared on Xi Yan's face.

"Come on, let's drink to seal our brotherhood!" Orlumbus shouted. "After you drink, we'll officially join your ranks!"

"That's right!"

As Bartolomeo poured drinks for the others, he said, "Once this step is complete, we'll be truly one of us."

After pouring drinks for everyone, Bartolomeo smiled at Luffy and said, "Come on, Luffy- senpai."

"From this day forward, we acknowledge Luffy as our boss, and the seven of us are willing to become your underlings!"

"That's all..."

Before Bartolomeo could finish speaking, he noticed that Luffy was still standing there silently staring at the glass of wine, showing no intention of picking it up. This surprised Bartolomeo. What was Luffy- senpai doing?

"Luffy- senpai, you should hurry up too."

Luffy paused for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "I won't drink this."

"Huh?!!"

Cavendish and the others were dumbfounded. Why weren't they drinking?

After drinking this glass of wine, we're all family now, so why not drink?

"Ha ha."

The Straw Hat Pirates burst into laughter; Luffy's reaction was exactly what they expected.

"Why?" Bartolomeo asked, dumbfounded.

"I don't actually like drinking much."

"Ah?"

"This... this isn't a problem with the taste," Bartolomeo said anxiously. "I'm telling you, you'll be hunted down by all sorts of important figures because of this incident and Senior Xi Yan."

"If something like that happens, you'll need troops to deal with it, won't you?"

"So when that time comes... those of us who were saved by you will definitely come in handy."

"That's right!"

Leo and the others nodded in unison. Someday in the future, these warriors would definitely come in handy.

"But if I drink this wine, won't I become the captain of this huge fleet?" Luffy said, troubled.

"Yeah, what's the problem?" Bartolomeo asked doubtfully, "With a total of 5,600 subordinates, you'd be a true great pirate."

"Luffy- senpai, you're going to become the Pirate King someday. If you want to conquer the world, this level of strength is nothing."

Bartolomeo became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see that day.

"Let's forget about it," Zoro said with a chuckle. "That approach won't work on this guy."

"Ah?"

Bartolomeo was taken aback. What did he mean by saying this Luffy -senpai?

"Instead of this, let's pour all the wine into this big bowl first, I'll drink it." Zoro pointed to the huge bowl and plate next to him. He had thought the wine smelled good, so he planned to try it.

"I've already said it's not a matter of taste..."

Bartolomeo was completely stunned, as were Luffy Zoro... What on earth is going on?

Did they really not understand what I meant?

"Why, Straw Hat?" Orlumbus asked, puzzled. "Are you dissatisfied with these troops?"

"I know you guys are strong, but you still need some manpower to get things done."

"I believe that sooner or later, you will need..."

Before Orlumbus could finish speaking, Luffy interrupted him with a look of disdain, saying, "Too restrained!"

"Huh?"

"That disgusted look on his face..."

Cavendish and the others were all dumbfounded. Why did the Straw Hat make that face?

Does he really look down on us that much?

"More than that, I smell the aroma of food," Luffy sniffed and said, "Could it be that you've already prepared a feast behind the scenes?"

"His interest has actually shifted to the food..." Edio's lips twitched. What kind of thought process did this guy have?

"Stop joking with me, Straw Hat!" Cavendish snapped. "Get serious!"

"As a senior and part-time celebrity, I've already said I'm willing to join your team, aren't you even a little bit tempted, you bastard!"

He's a superstar whose fame resounds throughout the world!

So many people who meet him have to address him as "Young Master Nobleman."

But the Straw Hat rejected him... This is unacceptable!!

Unfortunately, Luffy maintained the same expression, clearly showing little interest in these people joining his crew.