Any Luxurious Warships?

Aboard the Luo Ji Pirates ship heading to the next island.

Ace that guy is making major news again!

Yamato did not expect the grandson of Marine hero Iron Fist Garp to cause so much trouble.

This was practically stealing the spotlight from their "Future Strongest Pirate Crew".

"If you hadn't stopped me from beating Doflamingo to death that day, we would be the ones making major news right now!"

Yamato gave Luo Ji an aggrieved look; ever since setting sail, she had yet to experience a single exhilarating battle.

"Stop sulking, this time I'll take you to cause a major stir!"

Stared at by Yamato's gloomy gaze, Luo Ji felt a bit embarrassed as well, so this time he prepared to pull off something big.

The premise was having a bit of luck.

"Really? What kind of major stir, attacking a Marine Branch?"

Yamato's eyes instantly lit up; a matter even bigger than attacking a Shichibukai should be attacking a Marine Branch or World Government institution.

"It might be even more thrilling than that!"

Luo Ji wore a solemn expression and laughed sinisterly, an eerie atmosphere that scared a few Tontatta into huddling together.

"Haha, stay calm, stay calm. If we're lucky, our bounties can jump up another notch."

Luo Ji quickly resumed his gentle smile; those two islands where light and darkness coexisted frequently saw Celestial Dragons, with an appearance frequency even higher than the Sabaody Archipelago.

Doflamingo's dark industries on those two islands also outnumbered those on the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Really? Then this time my bounty is going to exceed 1.5 billion Beli!"

Yamato gripped the Kanabo Ajian tightly, pondering what formidable enemy they would face this time.

Luo Ji took out two Log Pose devices, picked one at random, and pressed onward.

Meanwhile, on Briskiled Island.

Iron Fist Garp looked at the news regarding Fire Fist Ace in the newspaper.

Originally, his primary goal upon entering the New World this time was to drag Ace back for some discipline.

Yet that bastard Sengoku actually issued a mandatory order for him to garrison this island and await the appearance of the Luo Ji Pirates.

According to the orders of the Five Elders, dealing with Luo Ji now took higher priority than Fire Fist Ace.

"So many days have passed, did the Luo Ji Pirates just fly straight over the Red Line?

I'm not waiting anymore, I'm going to drag Ace back."

Iron Fist Garp grew increasingly impatient; he truly worried that reckless grandson Ace would challenge the Four Emperors Whitebeard and then vanish forever.

After all, when Ace rampaged through Wano Country, it was only because Beast Kaido happened to be away from his stronghold, allowing Ace to narrowly escape with his life.

Challenging Whitebeard now—if he ended up like Sand Crocodile, losing an arm would be considered a good outcome.

Most of the other stubborn, reckless fools were sent plunging to the bottom of the ocean by Whitebeard.

If Ace were forced to become Whitebeard's son, Garp would find that even more unacceptable.

"Vice Admiral Garp, how about, how about you make another call to Fleet Admiral Sengoku to ask?"

Vice Admiral Bogard did not dare to strongly stop this old superior, so he could only offer a suggestion.

If Garp insisted on leaving, there was nothing he, a mere vice admiral, could do.

"Hmph! I'm not a Marine Admiral, why should I listen to his damn orders? If he's got the guts, demote me or let me retire!"

Garp wore a stubborn, brazen expression; he had long since reached retirement age and had sat in the vice admiral's position for thirty or forty years, caring nothing for rank.

Back then, he had rejected the order to be promoted to Marine Admiral precisely to gain more freedom.

[...]

Seeing Garp bustling about to board the ship and set sail, Bogard could only helplessly make a call to report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

He had long since grown accustomed to Garp's temper.

On Mysteria Island.

The Marine Forces led by Gion and Kakei had waited in the-rabbit-waiting-by-the-stump fashion for many days, and a certain laxity had set in.

They, too, felt that the Luo Ji Pirates might have already flown directly over the Red Line.

After all, entering the Ten-Thousand-Meter Deep Sea usually came with a certain degree of risk.

Unidentified ocean currents, gigantic Sea Kings, all sorts of ferocious Sea Beasts, or even encountering a Submarine Volcano eruption were all possibilities.

Unless necessary, no one wanted to pass through Fish-Man Island.

Because once an accident occurred, it really was over.

"After leaving Dressrosa, based on their sailing route, the Luo Ji Pirates should have reached these islands long ago for coating.

Could they have really forcefully flown across the Red Line?"

Gion felt a bit disappointed; she still wanted to fight the Supreme King Color Infusion powerhouse Yamato and capture those pirates.

"They have completely vanished for many days.

I will report to Fleet Admiral Sengoku and see if we can cancel this mission."

Kakei felt that continuing to wait like this was no solution; they had other pirate crews that needed capturing and could not waste time this way.

"Then let's seek the opinions of Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Staff Officer Tsuru."

Gion felt rather helpless; this Luo Ji Pirate crew seemed somewhat cunning.

In the lawless dark district of Mysteria Island.

Recently, due to the heavy deployment of Marine forces stationed there, things seemed much more peaceful.

However, this deeply annoyed the various underground dark factions; even the arriving pirate crews had decreased significantly, severely impacting their business.

"That Gion actually seized one of our slave-catching ships, and it had fish-men and rare beasts ordered by His Excellency the Celestial Dragon inside!"

"Quickly notify the steward and have him exert pressure to force those rule-breaking Marines to release our people."

Inside a Human Auction House, several managers were engaged in a heated discussion.

According to the rules of this island, those Marines generally chose to turn a blind eye to such slave-catching ships.

After all, there was a high likelihood they carried cargo belonging to Celestial Dragons.

Yet that woman Gion actually dared to break the rules.

Shortly after landing, she dared to sweep through pirate crews and slave-catching ships with massive movements.

Did she really think no one could deal with her?!

"Hehe, latest news, His Excellency the Celestial Dragon is personally descending to the mortal world to take away his slaves."

Shortly after, one manager smiled craftily, emboldened by his powerful backers.

With a Celestial Dragon to back them up, let alone Gion—a branch elite vice admiral who had merely earned a title—even a Marine Admiral would have to obediently release the prisoners.

One day later.

"Land in sight!"

"Charge, charge, charge! We're going to coat the ship for Fish-Man Island~"

"Luo Ji, we must find a fish-man crewmate!"

Yamato stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the distant island with sheer excitement.

Among her adventure goals, the sky island ten thousand meters above and Fish-Man Island ten thousand meters below were the beautiful islands she had to visit in this lifetime.

"Violet, do you see any anomalies?"

Luo Ji ignored the overly energetic husky Yamato and turned to ask his strongest lookout.

"The port in the lawless dark district seems to have significantly fewer pirate ships.

There are twelve warships docked at the port in the righteous order district, so there should be quite a few Marines.

Oh, and there are five special warships flying the World Government flag."

Violet activated the Glint-Glint Fruit ability, observing the situation at the distant island's ports.

"Are there any luxurious golden warships?"

Luo Ji raised an eyebrow; the Celestial Dragons he had been expecting were on this island.

If there were, he wouldn't mind using a Celestial Dragon to draw blood.

If beating a Celestial Dragon wasn't enough to make his bounty surpass Yamato's, he would just finish one off.

Didn't the World Government and Marine Headquarters look down on him as a rookie?

Then he would let them witness Luo Ji's terrifying hazard level.

He didn't fear pursuit either; soaring through the skies and plunging into the seas were both his specialties.