Choice and Summoning!

Luffy clearly hadn't expected to run into Sabo on Fish-Man Island, much less have Sabo save his life. After recovering a little strength, Luffy cheered and threw himself at Sabo.

Luffy's utterly childlike demeanor brought a gentle smile to Sabo's face. They had not seen each other for years. Luffy had now grown into a spirited young man, yet before his older brother Sabo, he was still the little brother who loved clinging to him and Ace.

"You're already a great pirate with a bounty of ten million Beli. Why are you still acting like a child?"

"Why did you cause such a huge commotion on Fish-Man Island? You even alerted the World Government and a Marine Admiral."

Though Sabo's words were full of complaint, he gently patted Luffy's head to comfort him. Luffy was a strong person. Even when facing death, fear had never risen in his heart. But after escaping death and seeing Sabo again, his eyes still filled with tears.

They were tears of relief and happiness.

Such intense emotions were clearly not going to fade so quickly.

Sabo more or less understood how Luffy felt. Although he complained aloud, he kept one arm around Luffy, giving him a powerful sense of security through his embrace.

Luffy quickly got his emotions under control. He was practically a single-celled organism—his emotions came quickly and went quickly.

Hearing Sabo say that, Luffy's face filled with distress.

"I didn't want this either!"

"We were already keeping a very low profile, but the New Marines on the island found us not long after we arrived."

"We couldn't just surrender without a fight, could we?"

"Actually, when we faced the New Marines, I didn't want to fight them. I really did want to run, but they were too strong. If I hadn't