Luo followed Naruto, his mind still churning.
He remembered the first time he met Corazon, when that clumsy man had tripped in front of him, smashing his nose against a pillar and drawing blood.
He remembered Corazon taking him away from Doflamingo's family and searching everywhere for doctors, going from hospital to hospital, town to town.
He remembered Corazon stuffing the Op-Op Fruit into his mouth, smiling through a mouthful of blood as he told him, "You're free."
Luo clenched his fists.
If Corazon could risk his life to steal the Op-Op Fruit for him, why couldn't he trade the Op-Op Fruit for Corazon's resurrection?
Soon, the two returned to the shore.
Luffy was still crouched beside the coffin, rambling on to Ace.
Rayleigh stood nearby with his arms crossed, chiming in from time to time.
Jinbe sat on the beach, watching them with a smile.
When the Heart Pirates saw Luo emerge from the forest, they immediately crowded around him.
"Captain, are you all right?"
"What did that man do to you?"
Luo waved a hand. "I'm fine, but I need to go with him to take care of something."
"Wait for me here. I'll be back soon."
The Heart Pirates froze.
"Captain, you're going with him? Where?"
"To take care of some personal business."
Luo offered no further explanation. "Just look after the ship."
The crew wanted to ask more, but the look on Luo's face made them swallow their questions.
Luo's expression was calm, but something burned in his eyes.
Naruto walked over to Luffy.
Luffy looked up, having already wiped the tears from his face.
"Luffy, that's enough chatting."
"Hurry up and train with Rayleigh. Get stronger and show me your determination."
Luffy froze, reluctance crossing his face.
He looked at Ace in the coffin, then