Water 7

He had indeed neglected this little girl somewhat. She was a person, a person with a soul, not some plaything to be forcibly dragged onto his ship, teased whenever he remembered her, and cast aside when he didn't.

"Conis... remember, from now on, you are mine. I want you to... marry me!" Lu Zhuo took a deep breath, reached out his arms, and gently embraced Conis.

A trace of panic flashed in Conis's eyes. She had never imagined that Lu Zhuo would say such a thing.

Struggling to push Lu Zhuo away, her face flushed slightly, yet she wore a look of apology and whispered, "But Nami-sister and Robin-sister..."

"You have your own heart; just follow it. If you truly like me, why worry about other things? Besides, I believe Robin and Nami will accept you."

Looking at Conis before him, Lu Zhuo said with affection.

These three girls each had their own personality. Nami was vibrant and mischievous. Robin was calm, detached, and exceptionally wise. And Conis was gentle and considerate.

Conis suddenly looked up at Lu Zhuo, her face burning red.

"I... I understand."

Lu Zhuo looked at her, gazed at her red lips, and kissed her gently.

For an ordinary man, obtaining one of these three girls would be a blessing. Having all three in his pocket, and knowing they had all given their hearts to him, what else in this world could possibly make him unhappy?

All worries were cast to the back of his mind by Lu Zhuo. Forget it all; as long as he did what he wanted to do, that was enough! Why bother thinking about those troublesome things!

Regarding what happened between Lu Zhuo and Conis, Nami and Robin were tacitly aware. In truth, after spending so much time together, they had long since regarded Conis as a younger sister.

After Robin had completely surrendered her heart to Lu Zhuo, the two naturally accepted each other very quickly.

However, Lu Zhuo still had not "eaten" Robin or Conis. He felt it was necessary to give his women the most joyful moment possible.

Robin's emotional knot was the next thing he needed to untie. Lu Zhuo already had a plan in mind, though both Robin and Conis would have to suffer a little bit for it.

Having taken Conis in, Lu Zhuo felt an added layer of guilt toward her.

When he stood at the pinnacle of this world, he would definitely return to Skypiea and give her a grand wedding.

"Hey, Bepo, go check the wind direction!"

"Bepo, go turn the helm."

"Bepo, go..."

Suddenly having an extra subordinate who was also a navigator made Nami feel much more at ease. She no longer needed to give orders to Lu Zhuo, Robin, and the others, who only had a superficial understanding of navigation.

Of course, Bepo was somewhat reluctant about its status.

But after Lu Zhuo "threatened" it a bit, it would put on a pitiful expression whenever it saw Lu Zhuo. It obediently listened to Nami's orders, though it often caused some comical mishaps that brought much joy to the ship.

Except for Law, who was incredibly cold and almost never laughed, even Lu Zhuo was often amused by it.

Of course, Bepo still had some confidence. With a ship as large as Lu Zhuo's, there couldn't possibly be only these few people. Anyone who joined later would be ranked below it.

Thinking this way, Bepo looked forward immensely to the addition of the next crew member.

"Water 7, we've finally arrived!"

Lu Zhuo stood on the deck, looking at the island ahead, and revealed a faint smile.

Beside him, Law stood coldly and suddenly asked, "Is the plan starting now?"

"Of course!" Lu Zhuo looked at him and replied indifferently.

Afterward, Lu Zhuo turned his head, looked at Bepo, who was busy furling the sails, and Nami and the others, who were gazing at the scenery, and shouted, "Robin and Conis as a group, Law and I as a group, Bepo and Nami as a group—go have some fun!"

"Yay!" Bepo hopped about, quickly furling the sails, and jumped off the ship before it had even docked.

"That idiot!"

Lu Zhuo couldn't help but laugh, and taking Nami and Law with him, he also disembarked.

"Nami, go wander around as you please. Just be back on the ship by nightfall. Law and I have something to take care of."

"Got it, got it!" Nami kissed Lu Zhuo lightly on the cheek, while Bepo had already impatiently darted into the streets.

Lu Zhuo watched her back, smiled slightly, and didn't say anything like "be careful." With Nami's current strength, it was unlikely anyone other than an Admiral could easily take her down.

Watching Nami's figure disappear into the streets, Lu Zhuo looked at the indifferent Law beside him and said calmly, "Let's go!"

Once on the island, Lu Zhuo unscrupulously released his Observation Haki, searching everywhere.

He had no interest in starting from the beginning and slowly savoring the plot of Water 7 as it was in the original story.

In any case, with his current strength, there was nothing he particularly needed to fear. Although Law was still quite weak at this time, under Lu Zhuo's guidance, several of the Op-Op Fruit's abilities from the original story had already been developed by Law ahead of schedule.

With Law's abilities, Lu Zhuo no longer feared the Admirals.

Even if he couldn't win, he could at least escape. Since there was no longer any particular danger, Lu Zhuo naturally didn't need to follow the plot; he could just go ahead and ruin CP9.

Under the sweep of Lu Zhuo's unbridled Observation Haki, he quickly found his target.

In a bar in Water 7, Franky was gulping down cola, looking quite content.

Just then, two uninvited guests suddenly burst into the bar.

"Who are you guys?" Franky sensed that the two were targeting him, yet he felt no fear, staring wide-eyed at Lu Zhuo and Law.

Lu Zhuo swept his gaze over him twice, then released his Observation Haki, scanning his body at close range.

Franky felt Lu Zhuo's gaze was deeply uncomfortable, as if his very being had been seen through, and he shouted, "Don't ruin the mood here! I'm trying to drink my cola. If you piss me off, I'll toss you out right now!"

At that moment, Lu Zhuo suddenly moved, his body flashing as he appeared behind Franky, his hand coated in a layer of colorless Haki, and he slapped Franky unconscious with a single blow.

"Oh my god, murder! There are pirates here!"

The customers nearby saw this scene and immediately began to scream in terror, yet Lu Zhuo and Law ignored them entirely.

Soru!

ROOM, Shambles!

In an instant, the two of them vanished from the spot with Franky, leaving behind only a wooden stake that Law had swapped in.

Bringing the unconscious Franky to a corner, Lu Zhuo pointed at his chest and said, "Right here. Cut him open and take it out."

Law nodded, a flicker of burning intensity flashing in his eyes.

He was about to see the blueprints for one of the three legendary Ancient Weapons... Pluton!

The blade in his hand slowly left its sheath, and with a few light swings, he dismantled Franky into pieces.

For Lu Zhuo, cutting open a cyborg like Franky would have been a trivial matter. However, if Lu Zhuo were the one to do the cutting, it would be murder.

Lu Zhuo had a decent impression of Franky, and he didn't want to alter the plot too drastically.