The Duty of Adults

"What's all the fuss about...?" Luo looked helplessly at the noisy crowd. Ever since he had formed an alliance with Straw Hat, he felt as though his worldview was no longer enough.

"Ah! Tra-guy!" Luffy shouted excitedly. "Are those your companions?"

"That's right. Let me introduce them to you—the full twenty-man crew of our pirate crew!" Luo looked somewhat resigned.

"Just get familiar with our faces first, Straw Hat!" Led by Bepo, Luo's subordinates warmly greeted Luffy.

"Oh!" Luffy raised a hand.

"All right, I have something to discuss with you..." Luo had no intention of letting everyone bond and walked straight toward Luffy.

"Actually, I have some things I want to discuss with you too..." Luffy likewise had no intention of getting to know new friends first. He wanted to tell Luo about the preparations on his side.

"That was way too brief!" Bepo and the others were quite dissatisfied. "You just brought us over like that, Captain!"

"It's only an alliance. There's no need for us to get that close..." Luo paid no attention to his subordinates' objections.

After entering the room, Luo listened in detail to Li Ziming's plan. However, he still did not entirely approve of it.

"I understand Ming's plan, but can everything really go as smoothly as you say?" Luo shook his head. "Would Kaido really wait for us to settle Black Leg's matter before going to war with us? I originally thought we could rest and recover on Zou for a while before facing Kaido, but I didn't expect Kaido to have already turned this place into such a mess. If they find out we're here now, even if they don't target this country directly, have you considered what will happen to this country once they attack?"

"That's so thoughtful!"

"Garchu! Are you