Sabo said, "Besides rescuing Ace, Dragon gave me another mission."
"What mission? Do you need my help with that too?"
"I need to contact Robin," Sabo said. "Dragon asked me to pass along a few words."
"What do you want with her?"
Sabo smiled, his eyes bright with hope. "Dragon said she's the light that guides the Justice League."
When Rubick brought Sabo aboard the Thousand Sunny, Luffy burst into tears the moment he saw him.
"Sabo! You're alive, Sabo!"
Luffy clung to Sabo like a little kid and wouldn't let go. His tears just kept pouring down.
Rubick clicked his tongue and sighed. "Brotherly love. Gets you right in the heart."
Sabo greeted the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates with easy courtesy. "I'm Sabo, Luffy and Ace's older brother. Thank you for looking after my little brother."
It was just what Ace had said years ago. Sanji grew jealous all over again. "Why are both of Luffy's brothers so friendly and polite?"
"Uncle told me you know who Luffy's father is," Sabo said. "So let me introduce myself again. I'm his father's second-in-command, and I'm fighting to liberate the world and overthrow the Celestial Dragons' brutal rule!"
Nami asked in surprise, "Celestial Dragons? Who are they? Why do you want to overthrow them?"
Sabo was about to explain, but Rubick said, "Their next stop is Fish-Man Island, so they'll have to go to the Sabaody Archipelago for Coating. They'll see for themselves what the Celestial Dragons are like."
Sabo nodded. "True. Seeing them firsthand will tell you more than I could."
Rubick took Robin aside to talk, while Sabo told Luffy about everything that had happened to him since he'd set out to sea.
When Luffy and the others heard that the Celestial Dragons had fired on Sabo's